A method and system that allows a user to find images using a query by example is disclosed. Images similar to the selected image are retrieved based on color or shape. Each clip in a clip catalog is assigned a color metric and a wavelet, i.e., shape, metric. The selected clip is also assigned a color metric and a wavelet metric. Those clips that are most similar based on either the wavelet metric or the color metric are returned to the user.
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application is a continuation of patent application Ser. No. 10/127,045, filed Apr. 19, 2002 now U.S. Pat. No. 6,944,332, and patent application Ser. No. 10/127,075, filed Apr. 19, 2002, now issued as U.S. Pat. No. 6,606,417 B1, both of which are divisionals of patent application Ser. No. 09/295,018, filed Apr. 20, 1999, now issued as U.S. Pat. No. 6,477,269 B1.
