Adaptive quantization for perceptual video coding
US8737464B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 21, 2011 |
| Grant date | May 27, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 22, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N19/176
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In one embodiment, a perceptual video coder obtains local video content, and calculates a feature index for each of one or more features of a video unit of the local video content. Each feature index is then directly mapped to a delta quantization parameter (QP) using a linear fractional model that explicitly establishes a relation between the delta QP and a Human Visual System (HVS) insensitivity index, e.g., where the delta QP is set based on a comparison between a local strength of the HVS insensitivity index and an overall strength of a particular frame of the local video content. Accordingly, a QP of an adaptive quantization may be refined by adding to it each delta QP, such that adaptive quantization may be performed on the video unit based on the refined QP.
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