PREDATOR - Tracker that learns and improves

Zdenek Kalal1 HN recommenders · 2011–2023
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A demo of PREDATOR (TLD), a real-time object tracker that learns the appearance of its target and improves while it tracks. The technology was later developed commercially.

HN found it a nifty demo and cites it as a primitive but effective learning tracker that predates modern deep-learning trackers.

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3 comments from Hacker News

@tom_b2011 · in “OpenTLD - The predator TLD source code is online”

My friend forwarded me the video demo link for this: [VIDEO] Very nifty. I'm looking forward to reading the machine learning code involved in this.

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@jackcviers32021 · in “Automating programming: AI is transforming the coding of computer programs”

Incorrect. Recognition applications have been able to track objects across disparate frames of video even when obscures from camera view, for at least a decade now [1]. 1. [VIDEO]

@rasz2023 · in “Meta AI releases CoTracker, a model for tracking any points (pixels) on a video”

OK, 11 years ago then. This time with some very primitive ML: OpenTLD [VIDEO] Was good enough for commercialization [LINK] . I think their tech is powering this [LINK]