An efficient inter mode decision approach for H.264 video coding

Xuan Jing, Lap Pui Chau

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Abstract

Variable size block motion estimation is a very important technique for video coding. The new H.264 standard employs 7 different size block types which can significantly improve the coding performance compared with the previous video coding standards. On the other hand, the computational complexity of H.264 encoder increases dramatically due to the various coding modes used. In this paper, an efficient inter mode decision approach is presented. The objective is to reduce the number of candidate block types in the motion estimation while maintaining the coding efficiency. Experimental results show that the proposed method can save the computation cost by up to 42% at the same PSNR and bitrate.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2004 IEEE International Conference on Multimedia and Expo (ICME)
Pages1111-1114
Number of pages4
Publication statusPublished - Jun 2004
Externally publishedYes
Event2004 IEEE International Conference on Multimedia and Expo (ICME) - Taipei, Taiwan
Duration: 27 Jun 200430 Jun 2004

Publication series

Name2004 IEEE International Conference on Multimedia and Expo (ICME)
Volume2

Conference

Conference2004 IEEE International Conference on Multimedia and Expo (ICME)
Country/TerritoryTaiwan
CityTaipei
Period27/06/0430/06/04

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Engineering

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