FRAMES Achievements

• Experimental running of the FRANK (Film Researchers Archival Navigation Kit) system on TelstraUs Experimental Broadband Network (EBN) was undertaken until the EBN was withdrawn in December 1997. Experiments conducted with FRANK and other FRAMES project demonstrators will continue on the soon to be established ACSys Broadband Network (ABN).
• An Expression of Interest (EOI) for the FRANK system was issued and commercialisation options developed. Responses to the EOI were evaluated and negotiations are continuing with two companies who responded.
• Results of a study on the impact of broadband networks were presented to the ACT Department of Urban Services.
• Proposals were developed in conjunction with Access CMC, for a broadband network infrastructure with system and application services to connect film and TV production facilities in the Crows Nest region of Sydney.
• Further development of the FRAMES Project video representation model and video-querying engine; case studies using sports footage undertaken.
• Organised a planning forum with attendance from the major Australian cultural organisations and agencies, and from key industry players.
• As an outreach activity, over 40 demonstrations and presentations of activities given to both industry and cultural organisations.
• Established an infrastructure for testing and demonstrating networked digital media information systems. This facility includes a Sun Media Centre and Informix database server along with broadband ATM networking capability, as well as professional quality video digitisation and playback hardware. Connectivity is planned as part of the ACT Electricity and Water TransACT pilot.
• Design and implementation of the FRAMES video representation meta-model which was published in a number of international conferences on multimedia applications.
• Design and implementation of a prototype query engine supporting complex retrieval techniques developed specifically to support video synthesis.
• Case study was conducted using TV sports footage integrated with a spatio-temporal query system. This study was developed initially with Optus Sportsvision, and continued after the company ceased operation.
• Collaboration agreement established with the Australian Film Television and Radio School, including supervision of an MSc. Student.