Synopsis (other)
A synopsis (: synopses) is a brief summary of the major points of a subject or written work or story, either as prose or as a table; an abridgment or condensation of a work. Synopsis or synopsys may also refer to: * Video synopsis, an approach to create a short video summary of a long video * Transcript poetry, a data collection method for qualitative research See also * * * Synoptic (other) * Synopsia (other) Synopsia may refer to: * ''Synopsia'' (moth), a moth genus * Synesthesia, a perceptual phenomenon See also * Synopsis (other) A synopsis is a brief summary of the major points of a subject or written work or story, either as prose or a ...

Video Synopsis
Video synopsis is a method for automatically synthesizing a short, informative summary of a video. Unlike traditional video summarization, the synopsis is not just composed of frames from the original video. The algorithm detects, tracks and analyzes moving objects (also called events) in a database of objects and activities. The final output is a new, short video clip in which objects and activities that originally occurred at different times are displayed simultaneously, so as to convey information in the shortest possible time. Video synopsis has specific applications in the field of video analytics and video surveillance where, despite technological advancements and increased growth in the deployment of CCTV (closed circuit television) cameras, viewing and analysis of recorded footage is still a costly labor-intensive and time-intensive task. Technology overview Video synopsis combines a visual summary of stored video together with an indexing mechanism. When a summary is re ...
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Transcript Poetry
Transcript poetry is a research method of data collection by which researchers use selected parts of transcripts and create poems that represent the original text in a new way. It is regarded as a collaborative approach to qualitative research that promotes the inclusion of the participant in the method of data collection (Burdick, M., 2011). Qualitative researchers are beginning to recognize the value of using transcription poetry as a way of giving more "voice" to the research participants’ experiences (Bhattacharya, K., 2013). Its value is by creating a "snapshot" of the original interview text using an art centred approach that makes for a more emotional impact statement to the reader. In her article, Burdick (2011) states, "These poems not only reveal critical insights and perspectives of our 2 participants, they also aim to convey intrinsic details of feelings, critical experiences, and/or epiphanies in their lived experiences." History In the early 1990s, sociologist, La ...
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Synoptic (other)
Synoptic may refer to: * Synoptic scale meteorology, a meteorological analysis over an area about 1000 kilometres or more wide * Synoptic Gospels, in the New Testament of the Bible, the gospels of Matthew, Mark, and Luke *Synoptic philosophy, wisdom emerging from a coherent understanding of everything together *Large Synoptic Survey Telescope, a wide-field reflecting telescope, currently under construction, that will photograph the entire available sky every few nights *SynOptics, an early computer-network equipment vendor that operated from 1985 until 1994, based in Santa Clara, California *Surface synoptic observations or SYNOP, a numerical code used for reporting weather observations *Synopticon, "surveillance of the few by the many", a reverse of Bentham's Panopticism See also * Synopsis (other) A synopsis is a brief summary of the major points of a subject or written work or story, either as prose or as a table; an abridgment or condensation of a work. Synopsis or s ...
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