• Journal of Broadcast Engineering
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• v.11 no.2 s.31
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• pp.153-163
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• 2006

We propose a new video compression method based on MCTF(motion compensated temporal filtering) with constant quality. SPECK is an efficient image compression coding method of encoding DWT coefficients. Especially SPECK method is very efficient for coding the motion compensated residual image which usually has larger amounts of high frequency components than the natural images. And proposed multi block size hierarchical motion estimation technique is more efficient than classical block matching algorithm with fixed block size both in estimation precision and operation costs. Proposed video method based on MCTF video compression can also support multi-frame rate decoding with reasonable complexity. Simulation results showed that proposed method outperforms H.263 video compression standard.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Broadcast Engineers Conference
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• 2013.06a
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• pp.357-358
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• 2013

H.264 등 동영상 압축 표준에서는 비디오 신호의 시간적 중복 데이터를 제거하기 위해 움직임 추정/보상을 수행한다. 또한 움직임 추정/보상의 정확성을 향상하기 위해 다중 참조프레임을 지원한다. 여러 장의 참조 프레임 중 현재 블록과 가장 유사한 참조 프레임 영역으로부터 움직임 추정/보상을 수행하여 보다 정확한 예측에 의해 잔차신호의 크기가 감소하게 되고, 그 결과 부호화 효율이 더욱 개선되었다. 본 논문에서는 다중 참조 프레임을 사용한 움직임 추정/보상의 효율을 유지하면서도 참조프레임을 나타내는 참조프레임 인덱스 비트를 줄여주어 부호화 효율을 더욱 개선하는 방법을 제안한다. 본 논문에서 제안하는 방법은 움직임 추정/보상 시, 각각의 참조 프레임에서 움직임 추정/보상에 사용되는 예측화소들을 비교하여 다중 참조 프레임이 효과가 있다고 판단 되는 경우에만 다중 참조 프레임 움직임 추정/보상을 수행하고, 다중 참조 프레임이 효과가 없다고 판단 되는 경우에는 단일 참조 프레임 움직임 추정/보상을 적응적으로 수행하였다. 실험결과 제안하는 방법은 다중 참조 프레임 인덱스 부호화에 소요되는 비트를 절감하면서도 부호화 효율을 유지함을 확인 할 수 있었다. 제안하는 방법은 동영상 압축 코덱에 적용되어 압축 성능을 더욱 향상 할 수 있다.

• The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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• v.10 no.4
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• pp.28-35
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• 2010

The variable block size motion estimation (ME) and compensation (MC) using multiple reference frames is adopted in H.264/AVC to improve coding efficiency. However, the computational complexity for ME/MC increases proportional to the number of reference frames and variable blocks. In this paper, we propose a new efficient reference frame selection algorithm to reduce the complexity while keeping the visual quality. First, a motion vector reference map is constructed by SAD of $4{\times}4$ block unit for multi reference frames. Next, the variable block size motion estimation and motion compensation is performed according to the motion vector reference map. The computer simulation results show that the average loss of BDPSNR is -0.01dB, the increment of BDBR is 0.27%, and the encoding time is reduced by 38% compared with the original method for H.264/AVC.

• The Journal of Korean Institute of Communications and Information Sciences
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• v.32 no.11C
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• pp.1066-1072
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• 2007

In this paper, we propose a fast multiple reference frame selection method for motion estimation and compensation in video coding. Reference frames selected as an optimal reference frame by variable block sizes motion estimation have the statistical characteristic that was based on block size. Using the statistical characteristic, reference frames for smaller block size motion estimation can be selected from reference frame which was decided as an optimal one for the upper layer block size. Simulation results show that the proposal method decreased the computations about 60%. Nevertheless, PSNR and bit rate were almost same as the performances of original H.264 multiple reference motion estimation.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Broadcast Engineers Conference
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• 2016.06a
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• pp.215-219
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• 2016

본 논문에서는 인간의 시각적 특성을 반영한 Just Noticeable Difference (JND) 모델을 사용한 움직임 예측을 통한 프레임율 향상 기법을 제안한다. 기존의 다중 프레임 기반 움직임 예측을 통한 프레임율 향상 기법은 움직임 벡터의 정확성을 높이기 위해 다중 프레임을 사용하며, 전체 영역에 대해 같은 블록 크기와 탐색 영역으로 움직임 예측을 수행함으로써 불필요한 계산량이 많아지고 움직임 벡터의 부정확한 예측이 수행된다는 단점이 있다. 제안하는 알고리듬은 인간의 시각적 특성을 고려한 Free Energy-based Just Noticeable Difference (FEJND) 모델을 사용하여 이전 프레임과 현재 프레임만을 사용하여 영역 특성에 따른 적응적 움직임 예측을 수행하여 정확성을 높인다. 실험 결과에 따라 제안하는 알고리듬의 성능이 향상되었음을 알 수 있다.

• The Journal of Korean Institute of Communications and Information Sciences
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• v.33 no.10C
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• pp.820-828
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• 2008

In order to achieve high coding efficiency, H.264/AVC video coding standard adopts the techniques such as variable block size coding, motion estimation with quarter-pel precision, multiple reference frames, rate-distortion optimization, and etc. However, these coding methods have a defect to greatly increase the complexity for motion estimation. Particularly, from multiple reference frame motion estimation, the computational burden increases in proportion to the number of the searched reference frames. Therefore, we propose the method to reduce the complexity by controlling the number of the searched reference frames in motion estimation. Proposed algorithm uses the optimal reference frame information in both $P16{\times}16$ mode and the adjacent blocks, thus omits unnecessary searching process in the rest of inter modes. Experimental results show the proposed method can save an average of 57.31% of the coding time with negligible quality and bit-rate difference. This method also can be adopted with any of the existing motion estimation algorithm. Therefore, additional performance improvement can be obtained.

• The Journal of Korean Institute of Communications and Information Sciences
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• v.33 no.3C
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• pp.247-254
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• 2008

H.264 provides a good coding efficiency compared with existing video coding standards, H.263, MPEG-4, based on the use of multiple reference frame for variable block size motion estimation, quarter-pixel motion estimation and compensation, $4{\times}4$ integer DCT, rate-distortion optimization, and etc. However, many modules used to increase its performance also require H.264 to have increased complexity so that fast algorithms are to be implemented as practical approach. In this paper, among many approaches, fast mode decision algorithm by skipping variable block size motion estimation and spatial-predictive coding, which occupies most encoder complexity, is proposed. This approach takes advantages of temporal and spatial properties of fast mode selection techniques. Experimental results demonstrate that the proposed approach can save encoding time up to 65% compared with the H.264 standard while maintaining the visual perspectives.

• Proceedings of the Korean Information Science Society Conference
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• 2007.10d
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• pp.564-568
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• 2007

H.264/AVC는 최신의 국제 비디오 압축 표준으로 가변블록크기 지원, 다중 참조 프레임 움직임 보상 등의 기법으로 이전의 압축 표준인 MPEG-4, H.263등에 비해 비슷한 화질에서 비트율을 거의 50%정도 줄였다. 이러한 기법들로 압축 효율성이 높아진 반면, 계산 복잡도는 증가하게 되었다. 따라서 본 논문에서는 움직임 벡터 예측인 MVP를 이용하여 시간적 상관성을 고려하고 프레임 내의 주위 매크로블록 모드정보에 가중치를 부여하여 부호화를 매크로블록의 최종 모드를 빠르게 선택하는 기법을 제안한다. 실험에서 JM10.2의 모드 선택기법과 비교한 결과, 평균 85%이상 선택한 모드가 동일함을 보여주었다.

• Journal of the Institute of Electronics Engineers of Korea SD
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• v.44 no.5
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• pp.58-65
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• 2007

As multimedia portable devices become popular, the amount of computation for processing data including video compression has significantly increased. Various researches for low power consumption of the mobile devices and real time processing have been reported. Motion Estimation is responsible for 67% of H.264 encoder complexity. In this research, a new circuit is designed for motion estimation. The new circuit uses motion prediction based on approximate SAD, Alternative Row Scan (ARS), DAU, and FDVS algorithms. Our new method can reduce the amount of computation by 75% when compared to multi-frame motion estimation suggested in JM8.2. Furthermore, optimal number and size of reference frame blocks are determined to reduce computation without affecting the PSNR. The proposed Motion Estimation method has been verified by using the hardware and software Co-Simulation with iPROVE. It can process 30 CIF frames/sec at 50MHz.

• The Journal of Korean Institute of Communications and Information Sciences
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• v.32 no.6C
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• pp.585-593
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• 2007

For the improvement of coding efficiency, the H.264 standard uses new coding tools such as VBS, 1/4-pel accurate ME, multiple references, intra prediction, loop filter, etc. Using these coding tools, H.264 has achieved significant improvements from rate-distortion point of view compared to existing standards. However, the encoder complexity is greatly increased due to these coding tools. We focus on the complexity reduction method of intra-mode decision. Our algorithm first restricts selective prediction modes of Intra4x4 using a simple preprocessing. The prediction modes of Intra4x4 are used for restricting those of the other inter-modes. Simulation results show that the proposed method outperforms other conventional methods and save about 82% of total encoding time.