In this paper, the complexity of intra coding is first analyzed so as to achieve a weight of complexity measurement for each intra mode. Then, a new complexity scalable control algorithm for intra coding in H. 264 is ...In this paper, the complexity of intra coding is first analyzed so as to achieve a weight of complexity measurement for each intra mode. Then, a new complexity scalable control algorithm for intra coding in H. 264 is proposed, based on the rearrangement of the order of candidate modes and an efficient complexity allocation and control (CAAC) scheme at the macroblock (MB) level. The candidate modes of each MB are rearranged according to the local-edge information. Experimental results show that our proposed algorithm can make an appropriate cut-off point of the candidate modes sequence adaptively according to the current energy condition of a mobile device, so as to adjust the complexity at any level while maximizing the video quality, which can prolong the operational lifetime of the battery with minimum degradation in video quality.展开更多
In High Efficiency Video Coding, the Residual Quad-Yree (RQT) coding is used to encode the prediction residual for both intra and inter Coding Units (CU) and provides improved coding gains. However, this results i...In High Efficiency Video Coding, the Residual Quad-Yree (RQT) coding is used to encode the prediction residual for both intra and inter Coding Units (CU) and provides improved coding gains. However, this results in much higher computational complexities. To address this problem, we develop two fast RQT algorithms for intra- and inter-prediction residual coding respectively. For intra coding, the proposed algorithm selects the best prediction mode in the rate distortion mode decision process using a Prediction Unit (PU) size-dependent fast RQT depth decision on a reduced prediction mode candidates set from the rough mode decision process. For inter coding, in addition to CU size-dependent fast RQT depth decisions, we propose a discriminant analy- sis-based fast depth decision algorithm to det- ermine the best transform unit size. Experimental results show that on average, we can real- ise a 21.29% encoding time saving and 0.03% bit-rate reduction for intra coding, while 15% of the encoding time can be saved with a negligible coding performance loss for inter coding.展开更多
In order to reduce the encoding complexity of macroblock coding mode decision in H.264/AVC, a selective smaller block-size searching algorithm and a selective intra coding mode searching algorithm are proposed by usin...In order to reduce the encoding complexity of macroblock coding mode decision in H.264/AVC, a selective smaller block-size searching algorithm and a selective intra coding mode searching algorithm are proposed by using the high correlation among coding modes and in spatial and temporal domains of video sequence. Simulation results demonstrate that the proposed algorithm can provide significant improvement in computational requirement, with negligible small picture quality degradation and slight bit rate increase.展开更多
基金Supported by the National High Technology Research and Development Program of China (2008AA01A313 ), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (60772069), and a Grant from the Centre for Signal Processing of the Hang Kong Polytechnic University (1-BB9c).
文摘In this paper, the complexity of intra coding is first analyzed so as to achieve a weight of complexity measurement for each intra mode. Then, a new complexity scalable control algorithm for intra coding in H. 264 is proposed, based on the rearrangement of the order of candidate modes and an efficient complexity allocation and control (CAAC) scheme at the macroblock (MB) level. The candidate modes of each MB are rearranged according to the local-edge information. Experimental results show that our proposed algorithm can make an appropriate cut-off point of the candidate modes sequence adaptively according to the current energy condition of a mobile device, so as to adjust the complexity at any level while maximizing the video quality, which can prolong the operational lifetime of the battery with minimum degradation in video quality.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant No.61272502the National Basic Research Program of China (973 Program) under Grant No.2010CB327900the National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars under Grant No.61125206
文摘In High Efficiency Video Coding, the Residual Quad-Yree (RQT) coding is used to encode the prediction residual for both intra and inter Coding Units (CU) and provides improved coding gains. However, this results in much higher computational complexities. To address this problem, we develop two fast RQT algorithms for intra- and inter-prediction residual coding respectively. For intra coding, the proposed algorithm selects the best prediction mode in the rate distortion mode decision process using a Prediction Unit (PU) size-dependent fast RQT depth decision on a reduced prediction mode candidates set from the rough mode decision process. For inter coding, in addition to CU size-dependent fast RQT depth decisions, we propose a discriminant analy- sis-based fast depth decision algorithm to det- ermine the best transform unit size. Experimental results show that on average, we can real- ise a 21.29% encoding time saving and 0.03% bit-rate reduction for intra coding, while 15% of the encoding time can be saved with a negligible coding performance loss for inter coding.
基金National Natural Science Foundation of China (60372018)
文摘In order to reduce the encoding complexity of macroblock coding mode decision in H.264/AVC, a selective smaller block-size searching algorithm and a selective intra coding mode searching algorithm are proposed by using the high correlation among coding modes and in spatial and temporal domains of video sequence. Simulation results demonstrate that the proposed algorithm can provide significant improvement in computational requirement, with negligible small picture quality degradation and slight bit rate increase.