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A Prediction Cost based Complexity Reduction Method for Bi-Prediction in High Efficiency Video Coding (HEVC)

HEVC의 양-예측을 위한 예측 비용 기반의 복잡도 감소 기법

  • Kim, Jong-Ho (Broadcasting & Telecommunications Convergence Media Research Department Realistic Media Research Team, ETRI) ;
  • Lee, Ha-Hyun (Broadcasting & Telecommunications Convergence Media Research Department Realistic Media Research Team, ETRI) ;
  • Jun, Dong-San (Broadcasting & Telecommunications Convergence Media Research Department Realistic Media Research Team, ETRI) ;
  • Cho, Suk-Hee (Broadcasting & Telecommunications Convergence Media Research Department Realistic Media Research Team, ETRI) ;
  • Choi, Jin-Soo (Broadcasting & Telecommunications Convergence Media Research Department Realistic Media Research Team, ETRI)
  • 김종호 (한국전자통신연구원 방통융합미디어연구부 실감미디어연구팀) ;
  • 이하현 (한국전자통신연구원 방통융합미디어연구부 실감미디어연구팀) ;
  • 전동산 (한국전자통신연구원 방통융합미디어연구부 실감미디어연구팀) ;
  • 조숙희 (한국전자통신연구원 방통융합미디어연구부 실감미디어연구팀) ;
  • 최진수 (한국전자통신연구원 방통융합미디어연구부 실감미디어연구팀)
  • Received : 2012.07.20
  • Accepted : 2012.08.30
  • Published : 2012.09.30

Abstract

In HEVC, the fast search method is used for reducing the complexity of the motion prediction procedure. It is consisted of the sub-sampled SAD which reduce the complexity of Sum of Absolute Differences(SAD) calculation and the simplified bi-prediction method which reduce the iterations of the uni-prediction for the bi-prediction. The computational complexity is largely decreased by the fast search method but the coding gain is also decreased. In this paper, the simplified bi-prediction is extended to compensate the performance loss and the prediction cost based complexity reduction methods are also proposed to reduce the complexity burden by the extended bi-prediction method. A prediction cost based complexity reduction method is consisted of early termination method for the extended bi-prediction and the bi-prediction skipping method. Compare with HM 6.0 references S/W, the average 0.42% of BD-bitrate is decreased by both the extended bi-prediction method and the prediction cost based complexity reduction methods with negligible increasement of the complexity.

HEVC에서는 움직임 예측 시, 복잡도를 줄이기 위해 고속 탐색 기법이 사용된다. 고속 탐색 기법에는 SAD 계산 복잡도를 줄인 부-화소 단위 SAD 계산 기법(sub-sampled SAD)과 양-예측시의 단-예측 반복횟수를 줄인 간소화된 양-예측 기법으로 이루어져 있다. 고속 탐색 기법으로 인해 복잡도는 크게 줄었지만 부호화 이득 역시 감소하였다. 본 논문에서는 감소된 부호화 효율을 보상하기 위해 간소화된 양-예측을 확장하였고 확장된 양-예측으로 증가된 복잡도를 줄이기 위해 예측 비용 기반의 복잡도 감소 기법들을 제안한다. 예측 비용 기반의 복잡도 감소 기법은 양-예측 조기 종료 기법과 양-예측 생략 기법으로 이루어져 있다. HM 6.0 참조 소프트웨어와 비교하여 확장된 양-예측 기법과 예측 비용 기반의 복잡도 감소 기법으로 복잡도의 증가 없이 평균 0.42%의 BD-bitrate을 감소시켰다.

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