Patent application number | Description | Published |
20100232498 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RATE CONTROL ACCURACY IN VIDEO ENCODING AND DECODING - Methods and apparatus are provided for rate control accuracy in video encoding and decoding. An apparatus includes a video encoder for encoding image data using rate control. The rate control involves estimating a quantization step size and adjusting a rounding offset. The rounding offset is capable of being non-constant during the encoding. | 09-16-2010 |
20100290524 | Method and apparatus for joint quantization parameter adjustment - The present principles provides a method and apparatus for jointly adjusting the rounding offset and the quantization step size on a macroblock level to improve the perceptual quality of the fine details of the encoded image. In one implementation, the content of the pictures is analyzed and the smooth regions are identified. A quantization step size value for the picture is initially defined and a rounding offset is adaptively assigned to each macroblock based on the content characteristics. The quantization step size is then calculated for the a particular macroblock according to another content characteristic of the macroblock such that the encoding of the particular macroblock is performed in response to the calculated quantization step size and the rounding offset value of the first block. | 11-18-2010 |
20110051807 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RATE CONTROL ACCURACY IN VIDEO ENCODING - A method and apparatus are provided for rate control accuracy in video encoding. The apparatus includes a video encoder for encoding image data in a single encoding pass using rate control. The rate control involves defining a quantization step size value and a rounding offset value and refining at least the rounding offset value. The image data is encoded responsive to the quantization step size value and the refined rounding offset value. | 03-03-2011 |
20110286513 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR ADAPTIVE MODE VIDEO ENCODING AND DECODING - There are provided methods and apparatus for adaptive mode video encoding and decoding. An apparatus includes an encoder for encoding adapted mode mapping information for a mapping between values of a mode index and modes available to encode at least a portion of a picture in a sequence of pictures. The adapted mode mapping information is adapted based on one or more actual parameters of the sequence. | 11-24-2011 |
20120030219 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR FILTER PARAMETER DETERMINATION AND SELECTION RESPONSIVE TO VARRIABLE TRANSFROMS IN SPARSITY BASED DE-ARTIFACT FILTERING - There are provided method and apparatus for filter parameter determination and selection responsive to variable transforms in sparsity-based de-artifact filtering. An apparatus includes an encoder for encoding picture data for at least a portion of a picture. The encoder includes a sparsity-based de-artifact filter for performing sparsity-based de-artifact filtering on the portion. One or more filter parameters for the sparsity-based de-artifact filtering are determined and selected responsive to variable transforms. | 02-02-2012 |
20120106627 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR VIDEO ENCODING AND DECODING USING ADAPTIVE GEOMETRIC PARTITIONING - Methods and apparatus are provided for video encoding and decoding using adaptive geometric partitioning. An apparatus includes an encoder for encoding picture data for a region in a picture using adaptive geometric partitioning, wherein a subset of geometric partitions used to code the picture data for the region is determined responsive to at least one of a distance and an angle. The distance is measured from a defined point within the region to a partition boundary. The angle is measured with respect to at least a line extending from the defined point within the region to the partition boundary. | 05-03-2012 |
20130044814 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR ADAPTIVE INTERPOLATIVE INTRA BLOCK ENCODING AND DECODING - Methods and apparatus are provided for adaptive interpolative intra block encoding and decoding. An apparatus includes a video encoder for encoding at least an intra block in a picture by dividing the intra block into at least a first partition and a second partition, and generating predictions of pixels in the second partition by adaptively interpolating reconstructed pixels from the first partition. | 02-21-2013 |
20130058413 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR UNI-PREDICTION OF SELF-DERIVATION OF MOTION ESTIMATION - Methods and apparatus are provided for uni-prediction of self-derivation of motion estimation. An apparatus includes a video encoder for encoding at least a portion of a picture. The video encoder includes a self derivation motion estimator for performing self derivation motion estimation for the portion. The self derivation motion estimation is used for selectively performing uni-prediction or bi-prediction for the portion based on one or more criterion. | 03-07-2013 |