Real-Time Segmentation of Video on a Multiprocessor Platform

This paper presents a multiprocessor implementation of a segmentation algorithm for video streams. The segmentation procedure is part of an augmented-reality telepresence prototype. It has been implemented on a multiprocessor computer, equipped with specialized hardware for real-time graphics and video processing. The goal of this paper is to assess our experience in implementing an image processing procedure intended to meet the prototype’s real-time requirements rather than present a new image processing technique.