Improving Accessto Digital Video Archives through Informedia Technology (W-6) 5280 Michael G. Christel, Howard D. Wactlar, and AlexanderG. Hauptmann Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, PA 15213,USA Presented at the 109th Convention 2000 September 22-25 Los Angeles, California, USA This preprint has been reproduced from the author’s advance manuscript, without editing, corrections or consideration by the Review Board. The AES takes no responsibility for the contents. Additional preprints may be obtained by sending request and remittance to the Audio Engineering Society, 60 East 42nd St., New York, New York IO 165-2520, USA. All rights reserved. Reproduction of this preprint, or any portion thereof, is not permitted without direct permission from the Journal of the Audio Engineering Society. AN AUDIO ENGINEERING SOCIETY PREPRINT