This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the First Pacific Rim Symposium on Image and Video Technology, PSIVT 2006, held in Hsinchu, Taiwan in December 2006. The 76 revised full papers and 58 revised poster papers cover a wide range of topics, including all aspects of video and multimedia, both technical and artistic perspectives and both theoretical and practical issues.

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3D Scene Modeling.- Error Analysis of Feature Based Disparity Estimation.- Collinearity and Coplanarity Constraints for Structure from Motion.- Reconstruction of Building Models with Curvilinear Boundaries from Laser Scanner and Aerial Imagery.- The Generation of 3D Tree Models by the Integration of Multi-sensor Data.- LOD Generation for 3D Polyhedral Building Model.- Octree Subdivision Using Coplanar Criterion for Hierarchical Point Simplification.- Dimension Reduction in 3D Gesture Recognition Using Meshless Parameterization.- Target Calibration and Tracking Using Conformal Geometric Algebra.- Robust Pose Estimation with 3D Textured Models.- Multi-scale 3D-Modeling.- Image Analysis.- Boundary Based Orientation of Polygonal Shapes.- LPP and LPP Mixtures for Graph Spectral Clustering.- The Invariance Properties of Chromatic Characteristics.- A Scale Invariant Surface Curvature Estimator.- N-Point Hough Transform Derived by Geometric Duality.- Guided Importance Sampling Based Particle Filtering for Visual Tracking.- Intelligent Spot Detection for 2-DE Gel Image.- Gaze Estimation from Low Resolution Images.- Image Similarity Comparison Using Dual-Tree Wavelet Transform.- A Novel Supervised Dimensionality Reduction Algorithm for Online Image Recognition.- Feature Selection Based on Run Covering.- Automated Detection of the Left Ventricle from 4D MR Images: Validation Using Large Clinical Datasets.- Two Thresholding for Deriving the Bi-level Document Image.- A Novel Merging Criterion Incorporating Boundary Smoothness and Region Homogeneity for Image Segmentation.- A New Local-Feature Framework for Scale-Invariant Detection of Partially Occluded Objects.- Color Correction System Using a Color Compensation Chart for the Images from Digital Camera.- A Comparison of Similarity Measures for 2D Rigid MR Image Registration Using Wavelet Transform.- Finding the Shortest Path Between Two Points in a Simple Polygon by Applying a Rubberband Algorithm.- Facial Expressions Recognition in a Single Static as well as Dynamic Facial Images Using Tracking and Probabilistic Neural Networks.- Application of 3D Co-occurrence Features to Terrain Classification.- (2D)2 DLDA for Efficient Face Recognition.- Automatic Skull Segmentation and Registration for Tissue Change Measurement After Mandibular Setback Surgery.- Voting Method for Stable Range Optical Flow Computation.- Shadow Removal for Foreground Segmentation.- A Unified Approach for Combining ASM into AAM.- Variational Approach to Cardiac Motion Estimation for Small Animals in Tagged Magnetic Resonance Imaging.- Performance Assessment of Image Fusion.- Possibilistic C-Template Clustering and Its Application in Object Detection in Images.- Position Estimation of Solid Balls from Handy Camera for Pool Supporting System.- Shape Retrieval Using Statistical Chord-Length Features.- Multifocus Image Sequences for Iris Recognition.- Projection Method for Geometric Modeling of High Resolution Satellite Images Applying Different Approximations.- Intelligent Vision Applications.- Global Localization of Mobile Robot Using Omni-directional Image Correlation.- Computer-Aided Vision System for MURA-Type Defect Inspection in Liquid Crystal Displays.- Effective Detector and Kalman Filter Based Robust Face Tracking System.- Recognizing Multiple Billboard Advertisements in Videos.- Occlusion Detection and Tracking Method Based on Bayesian Decision Theory.- Pedestrian Recognition in Far-Infrared Images by Combining Boosting-Based Detection and Skeleton-Based Stochastic Tracking.- Unsupervised Texture Segmentation Based on Watershed and a Novel Artificial Immune Antibody Competitive Network.- A Novel Driving Pattern Recognition and Status Monitoring System.- Advances on Automated Multiple View Inspection.- Target Tracking and Positioning on Video Sequence from a Moving Video Camera.- Radiometrically-Compensated Projection onto Non-Lambertian Surface Using Multiple Overlapping Projectors.- Motion Detection in Complex and Dynamic Backgrounds.- Effective Face Detection Using a Small Quantity of Training Data.- A New Passage Ranking Algorithm for Video Question Answering.- Fusion of Luma and Chroma GMMs for HMM-Based Object Detection.- Undistorted Projection onto Dynamic Surface.- Robust Moving Object Detection on Moving Platforms.- Automatic Selection and Detection of Visual Landmarks Using Multiple Segmentations.- Hybrid Camera Surveillance System by Using Stereo Omni-directional System and Robust Human Detection.- Robust TV News Story Identification Via Visual Characteristics of Anchorperson Scenes.- Real-Time Automatic Calibration for Omni-display in Ubiquitous Computing.- Face Occlusion Detection for Automated Teller Machine Surveillance.- Automatic Pose-Normalized 3D Face Modeling and Recognition Systems.- Vision-Based Game Interface Using Human Gesture.- Terminal Phase Vision-Based Target Recognition and 3D Pose Estimation for a Tail-Sitter, Vertical Takeoff and Landing Unmanned Air Vehicle.- Detection of Traffic Lights for Vision-Based Car Navigation System.- What Is the Average Human Face?.- An Improved Real-Time Contour Tracking Algorithm Using Fast Level Set Method.- Multimedia Compression and Transmission.- Dynamic Perceptual Quality Control Strategy for Mobile Multimedia Transmission Via Watermarking Index.- A Rate Control Using Adaptive Model-Based Quantization.- The Design of Single Encoder and Decoder for Multi-view Video.- Vector Quantization in SPIHT Image Codec.- Objective Image Quality Evaluation for JPEG, JPEG 2000, and Vidware VisionTM.- Efficient H.264 Encoding Based on Skip Mode Early Termination.- Low-Power H.264 Deblocking Filter Algorithm and Its SoC Implementation.- Rate Control Scheme for Video Coding Using Low-Memory-Cost Look-Up Table.- Adaptive GOP Bit Allocation to Provide Seamless Video Streaming in Vertical Handoff.- Memory-Efficiency and High-Speed Architectures for Forward and Inverse DCT with Multiplierless Operation.- Unequal Priority Arrangement for Delivering Streaming Videos over Differentiated Service Networks.- A New Macroblock-Layer Rate Control for H.264/AVC Using Quadratic R-D Model.- Selective Quality Control of Multiple Video Programs for Digital Broadcasting Services.- Joint Source-Channel Video Coding Based on the Optimization of End-to-End Distortions.- A Temporal Error Concealment Method Based on Edge Adaptive Boundary Matching.- Fractional Full-Search Motion Estimation VLSI Architecture for H.264/AVC.- Motion JPEG2000 Coding Scheme Based on Human Visual System for Digital Cinema.- Wavelet-Based Image Compression with Polygon-Shaped Region of Interest.- Buffer Occupancy Feedback Security Control and Changing Encryption Keys to Protect MOD Services.- H.264-Based Depth Map Sequence Coding Using Motion Information of Corresponding Texture Video.- A Novel Macroblock-Layer Rate-Distortion Model for Rate Control Scheme of H.264/AVC.- A Geometry-Driven Hierarchical Compression Technique for Triangle Meshes.- Shape Preserving Hierarchical Triangular Mesh for Motion Estimation.- Parameter Selection of Robust Fine Granularity Scalable Video Coding over MPEG-4.- Adaptive QoS Control for Scalable Video Streaming over WLAN.- H.264 Intra Mode Decision for Reducing Complexity Using Directional Masks and Neighboring Modes.- Seamless Channel Transition for BroadCatch Scheme.- Spatial Interpolation Algorithm for Consecutive Block Error Using the Just-Noticeable-Distortion Method.- Error Resilient Motion Estimation for Video Coding.- Multimedia Signal Processing.- A Novel Scrambling Scheme for Digital Video En…