H.264/AVC基本档次编码器时域可伸缩编码的实现

提出一种在H.264/AVC基本档次编码器中实现时域可伸缩编码的方案,该方案通过H.264/AVC标准所提供的多参考帧和内存管理控制操作机制来实现。对于现有的H.264/AVC解码器,不需任何修改,即可直接解码由本方案生成的时域可伸缩码流。     

基于H.264/AVC的空域可伸缩编码及其在流媒体中应用的研究

可伸缩视频编码是目前国际上视频技术研究的热点。联合视频组在近年来围绕可伸缩视频编码(SVC)展开了大量的研究工作,提出了作为H.264/AVC扩展集的SVC方案,实现了时域、空域和质量等三个维度上的可伸缩性,而其中基于视频尺寸(空域)的分层是这一方案的基本结构。因此,本文研究了基于H.264/AVC的空域可伸缩编码技术的基本结构和技术要点,并分析了这一技术在流媒体系统中应用所带来的好处。     

基于H.264/AVC扩展的可伸缩视频编码技术

联合视频组（JVT）最近正在研究开发基于H.264/AVC标准的可伸缩视频编码（SVC）方法,并且准备将其纳入H.264/AVC标准的扩展中.本文概述了SVC的编码结构,并重点讲述了H.264/AVC可伸缩编码扩展的关键技术.     

H.264/AVC中扩展空域可伸缩编码的研究

可伸缩视频编码(SVC)是目前国际上研究的热点.联合视频组(JVT)围绕SVC展开了大量的研究工作,提出了作为H.264/AVC扩展集的SVC方案,实现了时域、空域和质量(SNR)的可伸缩性.由于最初的空域可伸缩性只支持以2为倍数的空间尺寸伸缩,并不能完全满足实际应用中的需求.     

H.264/AVC可伸缩扩展集

可伸缩视频编码是目前国际上研究的热点。联合视频组（JVT）在过去的一年中围绕SVC展开了大量的研究工作，提出了作为H.264／AVC扩展集的SVC方案。实现了时间、空间和质量（SNR）的可伸缩性。本文介绍H.264／AVC可伸缩扩展集的基本结构和技术要点。     

H.264/AVC图标插入转码算法及软件实现

随着H.264/AVC视频编码标准逐步进入实际应用,在H.264/AVC转换编码过程中加入图标、字幕等应用具有广泛的需求。针对此需求,提供了一种快速的图标插入转换编码方案,采用无再损编码技术,高效地重用了输入码流中编码参数,提高转码效率。实验结果表明,该方案可高效、优质地实现了在标清H.264码流中的图标插入应用。     

面向无线视频通信的H.264/AVC扩展可伸缩编码的研究

面向无线视频通信的相关视频编码技术是当前的研究热点，联合视频组正在研究开发的H．264／AVC扩展可伸缩编码可在空间、时间及质量上实现完全可伸缩，其视频码流能更好地适应无线网络环境及用户终端的多样性，克服无线网络易错、时变和带限的特点，提供更好的服务质量。文章详细地阐述了基于H．264／AVC扩展的可伸缩编码的关键技术及原理，并描述了其在无线视频通信中的应用及相关技术。     

一种低码率下视频分级B帧量化参数的分配方法

分级B帧编码结构是H.264/AVC和可伸缩视频编码中实现时域可分级所采用的高效编码方法。在低码率下,按照提案JVT-P014中的分级B帧量化参数(QP)分配方案进行编码会产生较大的视频质量波动,严重影响视频的主观质量。针对这一问题,提出一种新的分级B帧QP分配方法。该方法考虑了人眼视觉暂留特性,能够有效减小低码率下视频帧之间的质量波动。实验结果证明在低码率编码条件下,该算法与JVT-P014方案相比减少视频质量波动10%以上,并能同时维持整体率失真编码性能基本不变。     

一种新的可快速切入的H.264/AVC视频编码方法

提出一种新的可快速切入H.264/AVC视频的编码方法,该方法利用H.264/AVC标准所提供的多参考帧和内存管理控制操作等机制实现,可以在保持压缩效率不变的情况下,将新观众切入视频的速度提高5倍以上。     

一种切分H．264视频序列的方案

系统地介绍了H.264/AVC视频序列的结构,针对采用大序列验证H.264解码器时往往出现的重复性验证的问题,提出了合理切分视频序列并分别验证各个子序列的方案.实现了验证H.264解码器的灵活性,提高了验证的效率.     

一种基于滑动窗的自适应帧率控制策略

主要针对H.264/AVC视频编码技术,提出了一种基于滑动窗的自适应帧率控制策略,用来提供更好的编码效率.不同于常用的时域均匀下采样帧率控制策略,该策略采用滑动窗技术以及帧间MAD实时侦测视频序列的运动情况,并相应地改变跳帧间隔,从而达到自适应的帧率控制.最后将该方法与均匀间隔下采样的帧率控制技术在采用H.264/AVC视频编码技术和CBR信道的情况下进行了比较实验,验证了该策略具有更好的编码效果.     

一种面向H.264/AVC的码率控制算法

码率控制是视频编码中非常重要的技术之一,任何标准离开码率控制其应用都会受到限制.H.264/AVC是目前最新的视频编码标准,本文根据H.264/AVC编码标准的特性及其HRD部分对码率控制的要求,提出了一种新的适合H.264/AVC的码率控制算法,该算法实现了率失真优化与码率控制的结合,使得在达到码率控制的同时也能保证较高的编码效率,同时在码率控制的过程中根据HRD缓冲区状态进行位分配调整,保证了编解码缓冲区既不上溢又不下溢.该算法作为技术提案已被H.264/AVC接受,并集成到H.264/AVC的校验模型软件中.     

Efficient Level and Zero Coding Methods for H.264/AVC Lossless Intra Coding

Since H.264/AVC was designed mainly for lossy video coding, the entropy coding methods in H.264/AVC are not appropriate for lossless video coding. Based on statistical differences of residual data in lossy and lossless coding, we develop efficient level and zero coding methods. Therefore, we design an improved context-based adaptive variable length coding (CAVLC) scheme for lossless intra coding by modifying the relative entropy coding parts in H.264/AVC. Experimental results show that the proposed method provides approximately 6.8% bit saving, compared with the H.264/AVC FRExt high profile.      

Efficient rate control scheme for low bit rate H.264/AVC video coding

This article presents an efficient rate control scheme for H.264/AVC video coding in low bit rate environment. In the proposed scheme, an improved rate-distortion (RD) model by both analytical and empirical approaches is developed. It involves an enhanced mean absolute difference estimating method and a more rate-robust distortion model. Based on this RD model, an efficient macroblock-layer rate control scheme for H.264/AVC video coding is proposed. Experimental results show that this model encodes video sequences with higher peak signal-to-noise ratio gains and generates bit stream closer to the target rate.     

Mode-Dependent Templates and Scan Order for H.264/AVC-Based Intra Lossless Coding

In H.264/advanced video coding (AVC), lossless coding and lossy coding share the same entropy coding module. However, the entropy coders in the H.264/AVC standard were original designed for lossy video coding and do not yield adequate performance for lossless video coding. In this paper, we analyze the problem with the current lossless coding scheme and propose a mode-dependent template (MD-template) based method for intra lossless coding. By exploring the statistical redundancy of the prediction residual in the H.264/AVC intra prediction modes, more zero coefficients are generated. By designing a new scan order for each MD-template, the scanned coefficients sequence fits the H.264/AVC entropy coders better. A fast implementation algorithm is also designed. With little computation increase, experimental results confirm that the proposed fast algorithm achieves about 7.2% bit saving compared with the current H.264/AVC fidelity range extensions high profile.     

基于H.264/AVC的多参考帧时域误码掩盖

根据H．264／AVC编码的新特点,提出两种基于多参考帧的误码掩盖方法：一种是基于运动矢量均值的多参考帧误码掩盖;另一种是基于加权的多参考块的误码掩盖。仿真实验表明,解码后的图像质量优于H．264／AVC传统校验模型JM5．0的误码掩盖方法。     

Motion Estimation Based on Spline Interpolation in H.264/AVC Video Coder for Videoconferencing Application: Performance Versus Computation Load

The powerful H.264/AVC video coder involves a large encoding computational cost than the existing video standards due mainly to the motion-compensated estimation scheme based on a full search of multiple reference frames in the sequence. This strategy decreases the residual errors of the predicted frames and may improve the performance of the video coder. However a great number of computations are usually wasted without improving significantly the quality of the decoded video mostly in videoconferencing applications. To reduce the encoding computational load and preserve the performance of the video coder, this paper proposes to substitute the motion-compensated estimation method implemented in H.264/AVC by a temporal spline interpolation. Simulations on several test sequences show that important encoding saving times are achieved with a competitive quality of the decoded video compared to the exhaustive search of multiple reference frames in the H.264/AVC video coder.     

Rate control for consistent visual quality of H.264/AVC encoding

In this paper, a novel rate control scheme with sliding window basic unit is proposed to achieve consistent or smooth visual quality for H.264/AVC based video streaming. A sliding window consists of a group of successive frames and moves forward by one frame each time. To make the sliding window scheme possible for real-time video streaming, the initial encoder delay inherently in a video streaming system is utilized to generate all the bits of a window in advance, so that these bits for transmission are ready before their due time. The use of initial encoder delay does not introduce any additional delay in video streaming but benefits visual quality as compared to traditional one-pass rate control algorithms of H.264/AVC. Then, a Sliding Window Buffer Checking (SWBC) algorithm is proposed for buffer control at sliding window level and it accords with traditional buffer measurement of H.264/AVC. Extensive experimental results exhibit that higher coding performance, consistent visual quality and compliant buffer constraint can be achieved by the proposed algorithm.     

Joint depth-motion dense estimation for multiview video coding

The multiview video coding (MVC) extension of H.264/MPEG-4 AVC [1] is one of the most promising visual encoders for three-dimensional television and free viewpoint video applications. In this paper, we propose a joint dense motion/disparity estimation algorithm, designed to replace the classical temporal/inter-view unit within MVC, which uses a block-based motion/disparity estimation. The motion vector fields and the disparity vector fields are therefore simultaneously derived using the stereo-motion consistency constraint in a set theoretic convex optimization framework. The obtained displacement vector fields are then jointly segmented by minimizing a rate-distortion cost function, in line with the multiple reference frame strategy used in H.264/MPEG-4 AVC. Experimental results demonstrate the benefits of the proposed method compared to the separated dense estimation scheme or the block-based estimation technique.