Semi-hierarchical based motion estimation algorithm for the Dirac video encoder

WSEAS Transactions on Signal Processing

Volumn 4, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 261-270

  Tun, Myo ^a   Loo, K K ^a   Cosmas, John ^a  

^a BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dirac wavelet video codec; Motion estimation; Semi hierarchical

Indexed keywords

CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; DATA COMPRESSION; ESTIMATION; IMAGE COMPRESSION; SOUND REPRODUCTION;

COMPRESSION EFFICIENCY; DIRAC WAVELET VIDEO CODEC; INTER FRAMES; MOTION ESTIMATION ACCURACY; MOTION ESTIMATION ALGORITHMS; SEARCH RANGE; SEMI-HIERARCHICAL; TEST SEQUENCES; VIDEO COMPRESSION; VIDEO ENCODERS;

MOTION ESTIMATION;

EID: 48849090756     PISSN: 17905022     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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