News Collaboration Media Projects DevNotes   Audio/Video   Graphics   Internet   Prog. Lang.   Tips/Misc. BetaWorks   Magic Video Project   ImageScape   LML Website(NEW) Research   Content Based Retrieval   Interactive Video   Speech Interfaces   Virtual Studio People Archive	Best Paper Award by LML PhD Students at MMM2017 20 Jul 2017 LIACS Media Lab PhD students win Best Paper Award at MMM2017 Firefox: disable the leave page dialog box 20 Jul 2017 Many malware websites continually throw the dialog box: Are you sure you want to leave this webpage? They do this to prevent you from closing the window. This article explains how to turn off the dialog box in Firefox. Firefox: turning off video autoplay 30 Jun 2017 This article tells how to turn off autoplay in Firefox WinXP and 10: Multiple File Drag/Drop Batch Files 27 Jun 2017 This example shows how to setup a batch file so that you can drag and drop multiple selected files so that an executable will process each one. 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Dr. Michael Lew is chosen for the ACM SIGMM Executive Committee 26 Dec 2013 Dr. Michael Lew is chosen for the ACM SIGMM Executive Committee Extracting tracks from video files (batch) 3 Jan 2014 This article gives an example of extracting (lossless) tracks using ffmpeg HTML Tables: colspan 2 Sep 2013 In some cases you want to have unusual table setups with differing numbers of columns per row. This article gives a few tips. 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Cross-media analysis exploits the data available on diverse sources of rich multimedia content simultaneously and synergistically. It is beneficial for many applications in data mining, causal inference, machine learning, multimedia, and public security. How to Delete a Windows Service 12 May 2013 How to delete a windows service CFP: ACM Multimedia 2013 14 Mar 2013 Since the founding of ACM SIGMM in 1993, ACM Multimedia has been the worldwide premier conference and a key world event to display scientific achievements and innovative industrial products in the multimedia field. Installing Apache or MySQL as Windows Services 27 May 2013 This article explains how to install Apache or MySQL as windows services. 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Browser Cookie Law in the Netherlands 24 Jan 2013 The Netherlands has introduced a new law which requires opt-in consent for a wide category of browser cookies. FFMpeg and MKVmerge for Video Encoding 30 Dec 2012 Two high quality tools for encoding video into h264 are FFMpeg and MKVmerge. We give an example of their usage in batch files. Script to Add Users and Passwords 19 Dec 2012 This articles explains how to add users and passwords from a command line script MySQL select on multiple tables (join) 16 Nov 2012 An example of doing a SELECT on multiple tables CFP: ACM International Conference on Multimedia Retrieval (ICMR2013) 14 Oct 2012 ACM ICMR 2013 is seeking original high quality submissions addressing innovative research in the broad field of multimedia retrieval. Mongoose: A Simple and Portable Web Server 1 Oct 2012 This article briefly describes the Mongoose web server Calling PHP from Custom Web Server 22 Sep 2012 Suppose you wrote your own web server and want to use PHP. This article gives some tips on what you need to do. Change Remote Desktop Server Port 20 Sep 2012 This article shows how to change the listening port for the Remote Desktop Server Using FFMPEG to extract a specific audio track from movie 14 Oct 2012 This article explains how to use FFMPEG to extract a specific audio track from movie LUMIR welcomes Prof. dr. Boudewijn Lelieveldt 4 Jan 2012 The Leiden University Center for Massive Information Retrieval (LUMIR) welcomes Prof. dr. Boudewijn Lelieveldt as a core collaborator of the LUMC. Ard Oerlemans (LIACS Media Lab) nominated for Leiden University best thesis award 2 Dec 2011 The PhD thesis by Ard Oerlemans from the LIACS Media Lab was nominated for the best thesis award at Leiden University. Call for Organizers: ACM Int. Conf. Multimedia Retrieval - ICMR2014 19 Aug 2012 The ACM ICMR Steering Committee invites interested parties to submit proposals to host and organize the ACM International Conference on Multimedia Retrieval, ICMR2014 Yahoo Research joins the LIACS Media Lab on Image Search Project 18 Feb 2012 Yahoo Research is collaborating with the LIACS Media Lab at Leiden University on searching for images Inaugural Issue of the International Journal of Multimedia Information Retrieval 4 Apr 2012 The inaugural issue of the International Journal of Multimedia Information Retrieval (Springer) which is led by members of the LIACS Media Lab (Leiden University) has been published New Research Grant on Image Database Search 20 Jul 2012 Helios Technology had awarded a research grant, "Integrating Search and Exploration in Image Databases" to the LIACS Media Lab Dr. Michael S. Lew added to the Leiden University Faculty of Science Hall of Fame 14 Jun 2012 Dr. Michael Lew was added to the Hall of Fame at Leiden University ACM International Conference on Multimedia 2012 12 Mar 2012 ACM Multimedia 2012 calls for full papers presenting interesting recent results or novel ideas in all areas of multimedia and its applications. ACM International Conference on Multimedia Retrieval 7 Jan 2012 Effectively and efficiently retrieving information based on user needs is one of the most exciting areas in multimedia research. The Annual ACM International Conference on Multimedia Retrieval (ICMR) offers a great opportunity for exchanging leading-edge multimedia retrieval ideas among researchers, practitioners and other potential users of multimedia retrieval systems. This conference, puts together the long-lasting experience of former ACM CIVR and ACM MIR series, is set up to illuminate the state of the arts in multimedia (text, image, video and audio) retrieval. Turn off Firefox download scan 13 Aug 2012 This articles explains the steps to turn off scanning of downloads by Firefox Manual installation of Android Apps 9 Aug 2012 Explains how to install apps on Android 4 manually Move Putty Settings To Another Computer 3 Aug 2012 This article shows how to move Putty settings to another computer Convert avi to mkv or add new tracks 3 Jun 2012 This article shows how to losslessly convert from avi to mkv format AR Drone and Windows 7 18 May 2012 Using the Parrot AR Drone from Windows 7 How to Remote Desktop to the Actual Server Console on Windows 2003 21 Mar 2012 Using the Remote Desktop client usually lands you in a seperate session on the windows server. There are times, however, when you might want to be able to connect to the console directly instead of being in a seperate session. Windows Updates: Tips and Problem Solving 20 Mar 2012 Windows updates are necessary in some cases to install security patches. 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Disable Google Chrome Auto-Update 30 Jun 2010 This article explains how to turn off the auto update in Google Chrome Acer 4810 Battery Life Problem 17 Jun 2010 The Acer timeline 4810 should have an 8 hour battery life when surfing the Web. However, due to driver problems with the switchable graphics, users may only be seeing 4 hours battery life. Configuring Apache for Perl 12 May 2010 A short note on configuring Apache for Perl View All Network Connections on XP 10 Mar 2010 View All Network Connections on XP MySQL basics 29 Apr 2014 A brief tutorial on using MYSQL Reset MySQL Root Password 8 May 2013 Intel Modular Server and Windows 2003 Server 1 Feb 2010 The Intel Modular Server is not immediately compatible with most Windows Operating Systems. 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Disable Adobe Bonjour Service 7 Jun 2009 This article describes how to disable Adobe Bonjour Service Improving Apache Download Speeds 29 Apr 2010 Download speeds on Windows XP using Apache can be slow. The rate is actually limited by XP and can be improved using regedit. Apache: Changing default number of columns in automatic directory listing 23 Mar 2009 This article describes how to change the default number of columns in the Apache automatic directory listing Downloading a Webpage 18 Jan 2009 This describes how to use wget to download a complete webpage Text2Image 10 Dec 2008 This article describes how to convert a text file into an image. Howto Manually Register/Un-Register Filters & Codecs 18 Nov 2008 This article explains how to manually add or remove filters and codecs from your XP system. Warning: Problems when updating with XP SP2 9 Aug 2008 Warning: Problems when updating with XP SP2 Format USB Stick as NTFS 4 Aug 2008 How to format a USB Stick as NTFS instead of FAT32 Mencoder Tips 14 Aug 2008 Converting difficult files using Mencoder Encoding Difficult Files with Mencoder 3 Aug 2008 Some video files are difficult to transcode such as from VC1 to MPEG4, not because of the video codecs but because the file contains a poorly standardized codec like OGG Vorbis. This document gives some tips on how to make the transcoded files. Writing Excel sheets from PHP 21 Jul 2008 This article gives a few pointers on writing excel sheets from PHP. ACM International Conference on Multimedia Information Retrieval 17 Jul 2008 ACM International Conference on Multimedia Information Retrieval is a premier scientific meeting for discussing the latest advances in the area of multimedia retrieval. 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Problem: Win XP System Properties Not Appearing 31 Jan 2008 There are some programs which can interfere with the core functionality of Windows XP. This article describes one problem having to do with rundll32 and restore.exe Change Computername or Workgroup 30 Jan 2008 This article shows you how to use the XP support tool, NETDOM.exe to change a computer name. Windows XP Auto Login 30 Jan 2008 How to setup auto login for Windows XP Google Citation Statistics 15 Jan 2008 This page finds citation statistics from Google Scholar based on the author's name. LIACS Media Lab Resources 1 Jul 2007 A short overview of multimedia hardware available. Create a Safely Remove Hardware shortcut 26 Nov 2007 This article shows how to create a desktop shortcut which activates the Safely Remove Hardware function - especially useful when disconnecting USB drives Password Lock for Windows XP 26 Nov 2007 Two ways of locking Windows XP Reducing Apache Server Public Information 26 Nov 2007 For security reasons, it can be beneficial to reduce the amount of information Apache gives out to any user Changing Default Logon Screesaver 26 Nov 2007 Before a user logs in, XP has a default screensaver which in some cases might be annoying. This note explains how to change it. Maximum Half-Open TCP Connections 4 Aug 2007 Explains what the half-open TCP limit is and how to alter it. Reducing SVCHOST Memory Usage 26 Nov 2007 Some things to adjust when the svchost service becomes large Batch File Looping 26 Nov 2007 An example of how to use for loops for batch files Using Xcopy to backup a drive or directory 26 Nov 2007 Using Xcopy to backup a drive or directory X Server - Cygwin on Win32 26 Nov 2007 X Server - Cygwin on Win32 - This article explains what you need to know to get it working Extending Basic Disk Partitions 26 Nov 2007 This article shows how to use DiskPart in WinXP to extend a Basic disk partition Installing Apache, MySQL, PHP on Linux 26 Nov 2007 Installing Apache, MySQL, PHP on Linux Ubuntu Notes 26 Nov 2007 Some notes on installing Ubuntu 7 Intelligent computers in movies, television, and books 26 Nov 2007 A brief summary of intelligent computers in movies, television, and books. ActiveSync and Outlook 26 Nov 2007 Notes on getting MS ActiveSync to work smoothly with MS Outlook PHP5 Encryption Techniques 26 Nov 2007 A fast programmers tutorial on encryption techniques in PHP5 ACM Multimedia 2007 23 Sep 2007 ACM Multimedia 2007 invites you to participate in the premier annual multimedia conference, covering all aspects of multimedia computing: from underlying technologies to applications, theory to practice, and servers to networks to devices. ACM International Conference on Image and Video Retrieval - CIVR2007 2 Feb 2007 The International Conference on Image and Video Retrieval (CIVR) series of conferences was originally set up to illuminate the state of the art in image and video retrieval between researchers and practitioners throughout the world. IEEE Multimedia 2007 2 Jul 2007 IEEE International Conference on Multimedia & Expo is a major annual international conference with the objective of bringing together researchers, developers, and practitioners from academia and industry working in all areas of multimedia. SMB/Samba over SSH 29 Jan 2007 Suppose you have a samba server on server S, and wish to connect to it from a machine C. Perhaps you can't connect directly, because either S can't open port 139, or because you don't trust the security of windows file sharing. (Both are good reasons!) IEEE International Workshop on Human Computer Interaction HCI2007 12 Jan 2007 The goal of this workshop (IEEE HCI'2007) is to share new ideas and paradigms with other researchers worldwide in the scientific study of Human Computer Interaction. Human computer interaction (HCI) lies at the crossroads of many scientific areas. including artificial intelligence, computer vision, face recognition, motion tracking, etc. In order for HCI systems to interact seamlessly with people, they will need to understand their environment through vision and sound. Firefox Optimization 26 Nov 2007 This article shows how to greatly enhance the speed of the Firefox 2 internet browser Net Commands in Win2000 and XP 26 Nov 2007 This page gives a brief summary of the net commands available in Windows 2000 and XP Perl Primer 3 Jul 2006 This document gives a brief primer for the Perl programming language. It is meant to be a refresher for perl programmers, not an introduction for someone who has no perl experience. PeerExplorer - Trustworthy P2P 3 Jul 2006 Current Peer-2-Peer systems have significant limitations regarding security, interaction, browsing, and searching. The PeerExplorer project seeks to address all of these issues towards a next generation P2P application Bart Thomee 20 Feb 2005 Info Arjan v.d. Berg 1 May 2005 Info Welcome to the LIACS Media Lab 31 Dec 2020 The goal of the LIACS Media Lab (LML) at Leiden University is to unify education and research in the areas of multimedia analysis/understanding, artificial intelligence, human computer interaction and internet technologies. MagicVideoBrowser 1 Sep 2005 Built specifically for movie enthusiasts, MagicVideoBrowser offers a highly intuitive interface that allows its users an easy and effective way of navigating one's computer to browse or search for video files. In this application, video files are represented in a truly visual way as opposed to text. This program brings next generation video browsing and playing capabilities to video enthusiasts and professionals. Micha Haas 9 Nov 2000 Info IEEE International Workshop on Human Computer Interaction 5 Jul 2005 Human computer interaction (HCI) lies at the crossroads of many scientific areas. These areas include affective computing, smart interfaces, human motion and gesture recognition, perceptual user interfaces, and learning in HCI. The goal of this workshop (IEEE HCI'2005) is to share new ideas and paradigms with other researchers worldwide. PCI Express: What is it? 25 Sep 2004 PCI Express is the next generation PCI bus. We introduce what PCI Express is and explain the architecture. DVD Notes: Making IFO files 23 May 2004 Suppose you have the VOB files for a DVD and want to create the IFO file so that you can burn a DVD, then this article tells you how. Turning Off Windows Media Player AutoUpdate 29 Mar 2004 How to turn off the auto-update in Windows Media Player (all versions) International Workshop on Human Computer Interaction 2004 25 Mar 2004 The goal of this workshop is to bring together researchers from the field of computer vision whose work is related to human computer interaction. We are soliciting original contributions that address a wide range of theoretical and application issues in human computer interaction. Developments in mobile, wearable and pervasive communications and computing technologies provide exciting challenges and opportunities for HCI ACM SIGMM Multimedia Information Retrieval Workshop 2004 10 Nov 2004 Extending beyond all borders of culture, art, and science, the search for digital information is one of the major challenges of our time. Digital libraries, bio-medical science, the Internet, streaming video, databases, cultural heritage collections and peer-2-peer networks have created a worldwide need for new paradigms and techiques on how to browse, search, and summarize multimedia collections. MIR2004 is a peer-reviewed meeting for scientific researchers and users to discuss important challenges in multimedia retrieval. Virtual Education - Online School 7 Feb 2004 This is a 3D online school where you can walk around, see and talk to other students and teachers. You can also listen to music and view video for your studies. Speech Street Fighter 25 Jan 2004 This is a fighting game like "Street Fighter" played by speech. You can control your 3D fighter in real time using voice commands. Fractal Worlds 19 Jan 2004 Our main goal: Is to create an artificial world according to a set of random parameters(seed) at the begin of the program. So every time you run the program, you will get an entire new world that can be viewed in 3d. More general, every mountain, every ocean, and every tree will be placed differently in each run. Digital Immortality - Memory Cabinet 14 Jan 2004 We want to build a cabinet which holds 'memories'. The cabinet stands in a public space like the main entrance of a library or city hall. Every visitor can show an object with emotional value or memory to the digital camera/webcam. Virtual Aquarium 7 Dec 2003 Imagine a television that shows an aquarium with fishes which respond to movement and sound from the surrounding area. Voice Search 20 Nov 2003 Voicesearch is about as the name suggests, using your voice for doing the search on a webpage. Before it was all textual, now its possible to make it more dynamic,interactive and appealing to the users. International Conference on Image and Video Retrieval 5 Jul 2003 The International Conference on Image and Video Retrieval (CIVR) series of conferences was originally set up to illuminate the state of the art in image and video retrieval between researchers and practitioners throughout the world. VNC - Virtual Network Computing 8 Sep 2003 VNC is a program which allows you to control a desktop from any Windows, Mac, UNIX or PocketPC. Why Do We Need A Mouse? 15 Oct 2003 Our project goal is to use your hand as a pointing device (like the mouse). Hand motions can be much more expressive and convey more information than using the mouse. Also, you always bring your hands with you. Mira Gleisberg 12 May 2002 Info Adriaan Zwiers 12 May 2002 Info Bob Karhof 12 May 2002 Info 3D Visual Sign Language Translator 10 Feb 2003 We wanted to create a device which could work as a visual sign-language translator. On the fingertips of a glove we placed 4 different color leds. These leds can be recognized by an OpenGL code. 3D Photo Album 9 Jan 2003 We designed a virtual 3D photo album which could give a more natural way of viewing digital images. Virtual Window 12 Dec 2002 The intention of the project was to generate a window on a computer that was realistic and believable. A tromp l'oeil. Dynamic Disks 31 Oct 2002 Dynamic disks allow you to span disk drives and utilize RAID striping and mirroring within Windows 2000 and XP. We discuss the strengths and caveats of this technology. Virtual 3D Display 30 Jul 2002 This project is about designing a 3D display which can be viewed without shutter glasses or a head mounted display Video to Music 15 Jan 2002 This project examines methods for automatically creating music for video input. Info Stress Generator - Affective & Emotional Computing 15 Jan 2002 Goal of this project is to create a real time application that generates visual and audible stress or relaxation Interactive Movie Theatre 8 Jul 2002 In this project we create a special movie theater which changes the video on the screen based on user interaction via the chairs Augmented Reality 18 Jul 2002 In many situations, it would be nice to have additional information about one's surroundings. This project does that by augmenting reality. Virtual Pet Dolphin 15 Jan 2002 Create a virtual pet, in our case a dolphin, that reacts on speech and position of the user. Magic Mirror (Funny Mirror) 15 Jan 2002 We created a live video mirror which can distort the picture of the user. Moody Elevator - Emotional Spaces & Influences 8 Jul 2002 We created an elevator which influences interactions between passengers Dynamic Art 25 Jun 2002 Using live video capture and wall sized projections, we created a dynamic art exhnibit. Video Players 15 Jul 2002 We give an overview of the DivX Player and Microsoft Media Player. VirtualDub 28 Jun 2002 VirtualDub is a free, open-source program for basic video editing of mpeg and avi video and audio files. We explain when to use VirtualDub and how to overcome some common limitations. Xmpeg 11 Sep 2002 Xmpeg is a tool for converting mpeg video from one format to another. We explain what the tool does and give recommendations for using it. DivX 5.0 22 Mar 2002 DivX has released a new version of their codec. We discuss the effectiveness of DivX for video archiving. Pentium IV vs. Athlon 14 Dec 2001 In this article we summarize the debate over CPU performance between the PIV and the Athlon Martijn Cox 1 Jun 2001 Info Tim Cocx 1 Jun 2001 Info Boudewijn van der Valk 1 Jun 2001 Info Lodewijk van Doorn 1 Jun 2001 Info Pascal Haazebroek 1 Jun 2001 Info Rene Visser 15 Feb 2001 Info Alexander Verburgt 2 Jul 2001 Info Graphics Card Roundup 1 Oct 2001 In this article, we summarize the latest developments in graphics cards. Storage Blues 30 Aug 2001 We have tested a wide variety of storage options and give the results of our tests. Arthur Arts 9 Nov 2000 Info Reflective Notebook Displays 5 Jul 2001 On a notebook computer, the main power drain is typically the display. New technology called reflective displays promise significant power savings. Beyond the Hype: MPEG-4 and DivX 1 Jul 2001 MPEG-4 and DivX make extravagant claims about video compression. We summarize the facts and not the hype. Installing Windows 2000 with Ultra160 SCSI 20 Jun 2001 Howto setup Windows 2000 on a PC with an Ultra160 SCSI system WWW Text Search Engines 1 May 2001 This article briefly summarizes the different text based WWW search user interfaces. Installing Philips Vesta Pro Webcam under Windows 2000 18 Dec 2000 The Philips Vesta Pro webcam does not install correctly from the default nor the downloadable drivers. This devnote describes how to get it working under Windows 2000 Search Engine Myths 1 Feb 2001 Web search engines are shrouded in hyperbole and unsubstantiated claims. This article attempts to distinguish between search engine reality and myth Internet Message Access Protocol (IMAP) Version 4 19 Nov 2000 The specification of IMAP4 Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP): RFC 821 19 Nov 2000 The underlying protocol for Internet email POP3 Email Specification: RFC 1939 19 Nov 2000 This documents specifies the POP3 email protocol Sound in Java 19 Nov 2000 An example of loading and playing a sampled audio file Java Speech Synthesis Example 19 Nov 2000 A short example of using the Java speech synthesis API HTML Quick Reference 18 Jan 2001 Some useful HTML tags and tips Perl and Mysql 19 Nov 2000 Quick guide to using perl with the mysql database Perl and DBMs 19 Nov 2000 An example of using Perl with DBMs Content Based Retrieval in Extremely Large Visual Media Collections 12 Nov 2000 This article gives an overview of content based retrieval research Speech Interfaces Overview 13 Nov 2000 We give a summary of our research directions and projects in speech systems. The projects include a voice controlled CD player, an interactive musical jam session; and a virtual human. Virtual Studio Overview 12 Nov 2000 This article gives an overview of virtual studios - what they are and why they are useful. The Next Internet: A Critical View 1 Jan 2001 This article discusses the growing pains of the Internet and the solutions to the leading problems. Digital Cinema Is Coming. Are We Ready? 13 Nov 2000 Digital cinema is expected to overtake traditional analog film cinema within six years. What are the ramifications of this paradigm shift? Explosive Net Growth 10 Nov 2000 The president of Yahoo predicts explosive growth in the WWW Dr. Erwin Bakker 8 Nov 2000 Info Willem de Bruin 1 Feb 2001 Info Dr. Doug DeGroot 9 Nov 2000 Info Martijn Gaarthuis 9 Nov 2000 Info Dr. Michael S. Lew 4 Apr 2000 Info 10 Tera-byte (10,000GB) Optical Disk 9 Nov 2000 Romanian scientist is designing a 10,000 gigabyte optical disk Ernst Lindoorn 5 Sep 2005 Info LIACS Media Lab History 5 Sep 2000 A brief history of the LIACS Media Lab. Jan Niestad 9 Nov 2000 Info Transmeta Recap 8 Nov 2000 Compaq and IBM jump off the Transmeta train Ard Oerlemans 1 Nov 2004 Info Jeroen van Rest 1 Feb 2001 Info Joachim Rijsdam 9 Nov 2000 Info Dr. Nicu Sebe 4 Jul 2001 Info Dr. Erwin van Soest 9 Nov 2000 Info Eric Verlooij 9 Nov 2000 Info Jelle Westenbroek 9 Nov 2000 Info Dr. Lex Wolters 9 Nov 2000 Info Video Understanding FAQ 11 Nov 2000 Video understanding FAQ Video Understanding 11 Nov 2000 Brief overview of video understanding Model Based Video Coding FAQ 8 Nov 2000 Methods for representing, transmitting, and decoding video in low bitrate applications Model Based Video Coding 8 Nov 2000 Using 3D polygon based models for video coding Face Recognition 8 Nov 2000 Detect and identify faces in visual imagery ImageScape FAQ 14 Nov 2000 This project is an investigation into true image query interfaces. Toward this goal, we implemented (1) a general sketch query interface and (2) object oriented(thru the image icons) image queries.		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