Tag: Video compression

 
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An Affine Based Algorithm and SIMD Architecture for Video Compression with Low Bit-rate Applications

This paper presents a new affine-based algorithm and SIMD architecture for video compression with low bit rate applications. The proposed algorithm is used for mesh-based motion estimation and it is named mesh-based square-matching algorithm (MB-SMA). The MB-SMA is a simplified version of the hexagonal matching algorithm [1]. In this algorithm, right-angled triangular mesh is used to benefit from a multiplication free algorithm presented in [2] for computing the affine parameters. The proposed algorithm has lower computational cost than the hexagonal matching algorithm while it produces almost the same peak signal-to-noise ratio (PSNR) values. The MB-SMA outperforms the commonly used motion estimation algorithms in terms of computational cost, efficiency and video quality (i.e., PSNR). The MB-SMA is implemented using an SIMD architecture in which a large number of processing elements has been embedded with SRAM blocks to utilize the large internal memory bandwidth. The proposed architecture needs 26.9 ms to process one CIF video frame. Therefore, it can process 37 CIF frames/s. The proposed architecture has been prototyped using Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) 0.18-μm CMOS technology and the embedded SRAMs have been generated using Virage Logic memory compiler.

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Circuits and Systems for Video Technology, IEEE Transactions on (Volume:16 , Issue: 4 )

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Mohammed Sayed , Wael Badawy, “An Affine Based Algorithm and SIMD Architecture for Video Compression with Low Bit-rate Applications“, IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems for Video Technology, Vol. 16, Issue 4, pp. 457-471, April 2006. Abstract

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CAVLC Encoder Design for Real-Time Mobile Video Applications

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This brief presents a new context-based adaptive variable length coding (CAVLC) architecture. The prototype is designed for the H.264/AVC baseline profile entropy coder. The proposed design offers area savings by reducing the size of the statistic buffer. The arithmetic table elimination technique further reduces the area. The split VLC tables simplify the process of bit-stream generation and also help in reducing some area. The proposed architecture is implemented on Xilinx Virtex II field-programmable gate array (2v3000fg676-4). Simulation result shows that the architecture is capable of processing common/quarter-common intermediate format frame sequences in real-time at a core speed of 50 MHz with 6.85-K logic gates.

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Circuits and Systems II: Express Briefs, IEEE Transactions on (Volume:54 , Issue: 10 )

C. A. Rahman and W. Badawy, “CAVLC Encoder Design for Real-time Mobile Video Applications”, The IEEE Trans. on Circuits and Systems II, Oct. 2007 Vol 54, Issue: 10, pp. 873-877.
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