摘要:
A method and apparatus for selecting a quantizer scale for each macroblock to maintain the overall quality of the video image while optimizing the coding rate. A quantizer scale is selected for each macroblock such that target bit rate for the picture is achieved while an optimal quantization scale ratio is maintained for successive macroblocks to produce a uniform visual quality over the entire picture. One embodiment applies the method to the frame level while another embodiment applies the method in conjunction with a wavelet transform.
摘要:
An apparatus and concomitant method for selecting a macroblock coding mode based upon the quantization scale selected for the macroblock. The total number of bits needed to code each macroblock consists of two parts, bits needed for coding motion vectors and bits for coding the predictive residual. The number of bits for coding the motion vectors is generally obtained from a look-up table. The number of bits for coding the predictive residual is obtained by an estimation which assumes that the number of bits for encoding the predictive residuals is directly proportional to the value of its variance and inversely proportional to the value of quantizer steps (quantizer scale). Using this estimation, the total number of bits necessary to code a macroblock is calculated and compared for each coding mode. By selecting the coding mode with the least number of bits, a near-optimal solution of low complexity for practical implementation is acquired.
摘要:
A video decompression system includes block error concealment means for generating substitute data for lost blocks of pixel data. An interpolator generates both spatially and temporally interpolated or predicted blocks of data for concealing a lost block. Pixel data in the respective blocks of spatially and interpolated data are transformed to coefficients representing frequency spectra. A substitute block of coefficients is assembled from coefficients from both the transformed blocks, according to a predetermined criteria. The substitute block is transformed back to the spatial domain for substitution of lost pixel values.
摘要:
The apparatus for symbol boundary synchronization in one embodiment includes on the receive path of a multi-tone modem a window synchronizer, a converter and a symbol boundary component. The window synchronizer obtains windowed portions of the received datastream which includes symbols each expressed with a corresponding set of tones in a time domain. The windowed portions obtained in the training phase exhibit varying degrees of misalignment with the corresponding symbol boundaries. The window synchronizer is responsive to an alignment signal to obtain succeeding windowed portions of the incoming datastream aligned with the corresponding symbol boundaries therein. The converter couples to the window synchronizer to convert the set of tones from each windowed portion from the time domain to a frequency domain. The symbol boundary module couples to the converter to evaluate a phasor angle characteristic of selected tones from each windowed portion converted by the converter and to convert the phasor angle characteristic of the selected tones from a selected one of the windowed portions to the alignment signal to align the window synchronizer with the symbol boundaries in the received datastream. In an alternate embodiment of the invention the symbol boundary component couples to the window synchronizer to correlate sign values of the selected tones with a reference set and to output the alignment signal identifying the corresponding windowed portion which exhibits maximum correlation with the reference set to align the window synchronizer.