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Quantization parameter adjustment based on sum of variance and estimated picture encoding cost

US9565440B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJun 25, 2013
Grant dateFeb 7, 2017
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Expiry dateJul 22, 2035

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N19/198
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A video processing device includes a rate control module to determine more accurate initial quantization parameters at each scene switching point and to adjust the QP parameters in response to scene changes using a sum of variances metric and an estimated picture encoding cost metric from a coding complex estimation block. To determine a first quantization parameter set, a sum of variances metric and an estimated picture encoding cost metric for an initial set pictures of a video stream are used. A bit allocation module is to set a target bit allocation for infra-encoded pictures as substantially proportional to the sum of variances metric and substantially inversely proportional to the estimated picture encoding cost metric, and set a target bit allocation for forward predictive and bi-predictive pictures as substantially proportional to the estimated picture encoding cost metric and substantially inversely proportional to the sum of variances metric.

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