The invention belongs to the technical field of the video processing, and particularly relates to a method for identifying content of a digital video, which mainly comprises a key frame extraction module, a video copy detection module and a video frame content identification module. The video copy detection module adopts a video copy detection method based on local ordering to ensure that a similar frame is rapidly obtained through a given possibility, and to improve the detection performance. The video frame content identification module adopts a pornographic image identification algorithm, the algorithm comprises four weak classifiers (skin area proportion classifier, face quantity classifier, invariant-moment classifier and skin area distribution classifier), the four weak classifiers are integrated to form one strong classifier, the result of the strong classifier is the final detection result, so the mistake recognition rate and nonrecognition rate can be effectively reduced. Themethod has wide application value for the internet digital video information monitoring.