Perceptual-based quality metrics for image and video services: A survey

NGI 2007: 2007 Next Generation Internet Networks - 3rd EuroNGI Conference on Next Generation Internet Networks: Design and Engineering for Heterogeneity

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 190-197

  Engelke, Ulrich ^a   Zepernick, Hans Jürgen ^a  

^a BLEKINGE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIGITAL IMAGE STORAGE; LARGE SCALE SYSTEMS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; USER INTERFACES; VIDEO STREAMING; WIRELESS NETWORKS;

COMPLEX MODELS; QUALITY ASSESSMENT METHODS; QUALITY PREDICTION; VIDEO SERVICES;

IMAGE QUALITY;

EID: 34548820715     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/NGI.2007.371215     Document Type: Conference Paper

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