@techreport{TR-IC-11-06, number = {IC-11-06}, author = {Jurandy Almeida and Sheila M. Pinto Cáceres and Ricardo da S. Torres and Neucimar J. Leite}, title = {Intuitive Video Browsing Along Hierarchical Trees}, month = {March}, year = {2011}, institution = {Institute of Computing, University of Campinas}, note = {In English, 12 pages. \par\selectlanguage{english}\textbf{Abstract} Recent advances in technology have increased the availability of video data, creating a strong requirement for efficient systems to manage those materials. Making efficient use of video information requires that data be accessed in a user-friendly way. Ideally, one would like to perform video search using an intuitive tool. Most of existing browsers for the interactive search of video sequences, however, have employed a too rigid layout to arrange the results, restricting users to explore the results using list- or grid-based layouts. In this paper, we present a novel approach for the interactive search that displays the result set in a flexible manner. The proposed method is based on a hierarchical structure called Divisive-Agglomerative Hierarchical Clustering (DAHC). It is able to group together videos with similar content and to organize the result set in a well-defined tree. This strategy makes the navigation more coherent and engaging to users. } }