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Apparatus and method for macroblock based rate control in a coding system

US6690833B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateJun 18, 1998
Grant dateFeb 10, 2004
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Expiry dateJul 19, 2019

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N19/152
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method and apparatus for selecting a quantizer scale for each macroblock within a frame to optimize the coding rate is presented. A quantizer scale is selected for each macroblock within each frame such that the target bit rate for the frame is achieved while maintaining a uniform visual quality over the entire frame.

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