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Method and apparatus of adaptive lambda estimation in Lagrangian rate-distortion optimization for video coding

US8094716B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateNov 8, 2005
Grant dateJan 10, 2012
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Expiry dateJun 22, 2029

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

Abstract

A method for hybrid video coding is disclosed. The method generally includes the steps of (A) calculating a bit rate based on a percentage of quantized zero coefficients resulting from encoding a plurality of components of a video signal, (B) calculating a distortion based on the percentage of quantized zero coefficients, (C) calculating a plurality of variances of a plurality of prediction error pictures and (D) calculating an adaptive Lagrangian multiplier in a Lagrangian rate-distortion optimization as a function of the bit rate, the distortion and the variance to minimize a Lagrangian cost.

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