an efficient low bit-rate video-coding algorithm focusing on moving regions
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An Efficient Low Bit-Rate Video-coding Algorithm Focusing on Moving Regions. Kwok-Wai Wong, Kin-Man Lam, Wan-Chi Siu IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON CIRCUITS AND SYSTEMS FOR VIDEO TECHNOLOGY, OCTOBER 2001. Introduction. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
An Efficient Low Bit-Rate Video-coding Algorithm Focusing on Moving Regions
Kwok-Wai Wong, Kin-Man Lam, Wan-Chi Siu
IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON CIRCUITS AND SYSTEMS FOR VIDEO TECHNOLOGY, OCTOBER 2001
Introduction Conventional block-based coding schemes
do not take into account the arbitrary shape of moving objects.
Eight patterns are pre-defined to approximate the moving regions in a macroblock.
Experimental results show both the prediction efficiency and the compression efficiency are improved.
Low Bit-Rate Video Coding Using Patterns
The eight patterns for moving region approximation
Moving Region Detection
T: thresholding functionB:structuring element of morphological ope
rations, a square pattern of size 3*3
If < threshold,the value of M(x,y) is assumed to be zero. The value of the moving regions is nonzero.
Moving Region Detection Static MBs (SMBs)
the contents of the MB are all zero or the size of moving region is smaller than a threshold.
Active MBs (AMBs) The contents of all the sub-blocks have a nonzer
o value. Active-region MBs (RMBs)
The remaining MBs. One of the eight predefined patterns will be use
d to approximate the moving regions.
Moving Region Detection
Mk : the Kth MB in the processed frame M(x,y)
PN (i,j) : the pre-defined pattern number N
If the computed minimum Dk,N is greater than a threshold,the MB is assumed to be an AMB.
The rule for classifying the types of MB
AMB RMB
Architecture of the Encoder and Decoder Type of MB
SMB: encoded as a skipped MB AMB: the conventional block-based
encoding method is used RMB: “Pattern Matching” unit
Pattern Matching To find a pre-defined pattern which is the
best representation of the moving region in a RMB.
Uses 3 bits to represent PMB(pre-defined pattern information), and then encoded by VLC.
Architecture of the Encoder and Decoder Block Rearrangement
If RMB, “Block Rearrangement” unit rearrange the residual errors of the moving regions into a block of size 8*8
“Inverse Rearrangement” unit Motion Estimation
AMB: “Block Predictor” RMB: “Moving region predictor” Uses 1 bit to represent MPMODE(motion
predictor mode), together with the motion vector are encoded by VLC
Encoder
Decoder
Motion Estimation and Compensation
The contents of SMB are copied from the reference frame directly.
The matching process is more precise as the static region is neglected in motion estimation.
Conventional method: 256 “minus” ,255 “sum”, 256 “absolute” operations
New: 64 “minus”, 63 “sum”, 64 “absolute” operations
Detected moving regions
Results of pattern approximation
An example of pattern approximation for the sequence “News”
The principle of interframe coding for RMB
Prediction Error Encoding AMB: conventional DCT-based coding
method The prediction errors of the moving
region in a RMB are rearranged to a block of size 8*8, and DCT transform is then employed.
Only a block is needed to encode for a RMB,and the compression ratio is increased.
Rearrangement of the residual errors
Simulation Results
PSNR for the first 100 frames for the video sequence “Akiyo”
Encoding time saved per frame compared to H.263
Simulation results “Akiyo” with different bit-rates
Conclusion Eight pre-defined patterns were
chosen by experiments to represent moving regions.
This approach outperforms the H.263 in terms of the PSNR and the rum-time for sequences of smooth motion.