Techniques for Text, Image, Audio and Video Indexing and Retrieval

Abstract The information retrieval is an interdisciplinary field. The Retrieval of multimedia has become a requirement for many contemporary systems. These systems provide to searching, querying, and navigation and sometimes composition capabilities involving various forms of media. In this survey paper, we review the techniques for text, image, audio and video retrieval. We focus on indexing and retrieval techniques for text, image, audio and video. Here also discuss features visual features for video retrieval such as colour, texture, shape. The indexing techniques are discussed for these features. We also compare most popular techniques used for indexing and retrieval.