Joint rate-distortion-complexity optimization for H.264 motion search

Hu Yu, Li Qing, Ma Siwei, C. C. Jay Kuo

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Abstract

A joint rate-distortion-complexity H.264 motion search framework is proposed to balance the encoder's coding efficiency and complexity in an embedded system environment. Under our framework, the complexity of H.264 motion search is primarily measured by the execution time of the sum of absolute differences (SAD) calculation. Two Lagrange parameters are used to terminate the complexityinefficient motion search rounds and skip redundant motion search of small block modes, respectively. Then, the relationship between the weighted complexity and the Lagrange parameters is explored to allocate the complexity cost among different coding units. It is demonstrated by experimental results that the proposed method can reduce the complexity without much sacrifice in coding efficiency.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2006 IEEE International Conference on Multimedia and Expo, ICME 2006 - Proceedings
Pages1949-1952
Number of pages4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Dec 2006
Externally publishedYes
Event2006 IEEE International Conference on Multimedia and Expo, ICME 2006 - Toronto, ON, Canada
Duration: 9 Jul 200612 Jul 2006

Publication series

Name2006 IEEE International Conference on Multimedia and Expo, ICME 2006 - Proceedings
Volume2006

Conference

Conference2006 IEEE International Conference on Multimedia and Expo, ICME 2006
Country/TerritoryCanada
CityToronto, ON
Period9/07/0612/07/06

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Media Technology
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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