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Video encoding apparatus and video encoding method

US8000393B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateSep 28, 2009
Grant dateAug 16, 2011
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Expiry dateSep 28, 2029

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N19/61
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

According to one embodiment, a video encoding apparatus includes a motion vector calculation module, a motion boundary detection module, and a quantization parameter setting module. The motion vector calculation module calculates motion vectors for respective blocks in an input image. The motion boundary detection module detects a motion boundary between a motion region and a still region in the input image based on the motion vectors of the respective blocks. The quantization parameter setting module sets a value of a quantization parameter used to quantize a block that borders the detected motion boundary to a value smaller than a value which is set when the block does not border the motion boundary in accordance with a detection result of the motion boundary.

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