Generative Yolov8-Based Deep Learning Framework for Real-Time Video Segmentation and Object Tracking in Multimedia Applications

With the exponential growth in multimedia content across platforms, real-time video understanding—particularly object segmentation and tracking—has become a cornerstone in applications such as surveillance, autonomous navigation, and augmented reality. Conventional video segmentation and tracking techniques often struggle with real-time processing, occlusion handling, and scale variation in dynamic environments. While deep learning models like YOLOv8 are highly efficient in object detection, their capability in fine grained segmentation and continuous object identity tracking remains underexplored. This paper introduces a novel Generative YOLOv8 based architecture that integrates segmentation-aware heads and temporal attention modules for accurate instance segmentation and object tracking. A generative adversarial refinement network is employed to enhance boundary precision and motion continuity. The model leverages video frame sequences, producing temporal-aware object masks while maintaining consistent object IDs across frames. Experimental evaluations on the DAVIS and MOT20 datasets demonstrate superior performance of the proposed model, achieving real-time inference speeds (~35 FPS) with a mIoU of 82.3% and IDF1 score of 84.7%, outperforming several state-of-the-art trackers and segmenters. The framework exhibits robust performance under occlusion, fast motion, and cluttered backgrounds, making it highly suitable for advanced multimedia applications.