An Empirical Comparison of Video Frame Sampling Methods for Multi-Modal RAG Retrieval

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2408.03340v1
• Date: Mon, 22 Jul 2024 11:44:08 GMT
• Title: An Empirical Comparison of Video Frame Sampling Methods for Multi-Modal RAG Retrieval
• Authors: Mahesh Kandhare, Thibault Gisselbrecht,
• Abstract summary: We investigate the trade-offs in frame sampling methods for Video & Frame Retrieval using natural language questions. Our study focuses on the storage and retrieval of image data (video frames) within a vector database required by Video RAG pattern.
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• License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
• Abstract: Numerous video frame sampling methodologies detailed in the literature present a significant challenge in determining the optimal video frame method for Video RAG pattern without a comparative side-by-side analysis. In this work, we investigate the trade-offs in frame sampling methods for Video & Frame Retrieval using natural language questions. We explore the balance between the quantity of sampled frames and the retrieval recall score, aiming to identify efficient video frame sampling strategies that maintain high retrieval efficacy with reduced storage and processing demands. Our study focuses on the storage and retrieval of image data (video frames) within a vector database required by Video RAG pattern, comparing the effectiveness of various frame sampling techniques. Our investigation indicates that the recall@k metric for both text-to-video and text-to-frame retrieval tasks using various methods covered as part of this work is comparable to or exceeds that of storing each frame from the video. Our findings are intended to inform the selection of frame sampling methods for practical Video RAG implementations, serving as a springboard for innovative research in this domain.

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