An Adaptive Search Range Decision Algorithm for Fast Motion Estimation using Local Statistics of Neighboring Blocks

고속 움직임 추정을 위한 인접 블록 국부 통계 기반의 적응 탐색 영역 결정 방식

  • Published : 2002.12.01

Abstract

In this paper, we propose an adaptive search range decision algorithm for fast motion estimation of video coding. Block matching algorithm for motion vector estimation that improves coding efficiency by reduction of temporal redundancy has trade-off problem between the motion vector accuracy and the complexity. The proposed algorithm playing as a pre-processing of fast motion estimation adaptively determines the motion search range by the local statistics of neighboring motion vectors. resulting in dramatic reduction of the computational cost without the loss of coding efficiency. Experimental results show the capability of the proposed algorithm.

본 논문에서는 동영상 부호화 시 움직임 벡터의 고속 추정을 가능하게 하기 위한 적응 탐색 영역 결정 방식에 대해 제안한다. 시간적 과잉정보를 제거함으로써 압축 효율을 개선하고자 하는 움직임 벡터 추정을 위한 블록 매칭 방식 (BMA: Block Matching Algorithm)은 움직임 벡터의 정확성 및 계산량 측면에서 상호 교환적인 특성을 갖고 있다. 고속 움직임 추정을 위한 전처리 과정인 제안 방식은 인접 블록 움직임 벡터의 국부 통계 특성을 이용하여 움직임 탐색 영역을 적응적으로 결정한다. 실험 결과를 통해 제안된 방식이 압축 효율의 손상 없이 상당한 계산량이 줄었음을 확인할 수 있었다.

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