cs.CVApr 1, 2026

Advancing Complex Video Object Segmentation via Tracking-Enhanced Prompt: The 1st Winner for 5th PVUW MOSE Challenge

Authors: Jinrong Zhang, Canyang Wu, Xusheng He, Weili Guan, Jianlong Wu, Liqiang Nie

Organizations: Harbin Institute of Technology, Shenzhen, China · Shenzhen Loop Area Institute, China

Abstract

In the Complex Video Object Segmentation task, researchers are required to track and segment specific targets within cluttered environments, which rigorously tests a method's capability for target comprehension and environmental adaptability. Although SAM3, the current state-of-the-art solution, exhibits unparalleled segmentation performance and robustness on conventional targets, it underperforms on tiny and semantic-dominated objects. The root cause of this limitation lies in SAM3's insufficient comprehension of these specific target types. To address this issue, we propose TEP: Advancing Complex Video Object Segmentation via Tracking-Enhanced Prompts. As a training-free approach, TEP leverages external tracking models and Multimodal Large Language Models to introduce tracking-enhanced prompts, thereby alleviating the difficulty SAM3 faces in understanding these challenging targets. Our method achieved first place (56.91%) on the test set of the PVUW Challenge 2026: Complex Video Object Segmentation Track.

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