1. The document discusses video compression technology, including digital television formats, video compression standards like MPEG-2 and H.264, video quality metrics, and video coding concepts.
2. Key video coding concepts covered are temporal compression using motion estimation and compensation between frames, spatial compression within frames using DCT transform and quantization, and entropy coding of coefficients.
3. Video compression aims to reduce the data required for transmission by removing spatial and temporal redundancy in video sequences.
H.261 is a video coding standard published in 1990 by ITU-T for videoconferencing over ISDN networks. It uses techniques like DCT, motion compensation, and entropy coding to achieve compression ratios over 100:1 for video calling. H.261 remains widely used in applications like Windows NetMeeting and video conferencing standards H.320, H.323, and H.324.
The document discusses video compression standards for conferencing and internet video. It describes the components and evolution of standards including H.261, H.263, H.263+, MPEG-1, MPEG-2, and MPEG-4. It focuses on the basics of H.263 including its frame formats, picture and macroblock types, and motion vectors. It also explains the improvements of H.263+ over H.263 such as additional negotiable options.
The document provides an overview of key elements and trends in high-quality image production, including spatial resolution, temporal resolution, dynamic range, color gamut, quantization, and related technologies. It discusses technologies like HD, UHD, HDR and WCG and how they improve the total quality of experience. Images and charts are included to illustrate comparisons of technologies and results from industry surveys on trends and commercial projects.
Serial Digital Interface (SDI), From SD-SDI to 24G-SDI, Part 2Dr. Mohieddin Moradi
This document discusses high definition video standards including SMPTE 274M, 292M, 372M and dual link SDI formats. It provides details on:
- The HD-SDI standards that define 1080p and 720p video formats and carriage through 1.5Gb/s serial digital interface.
- The timing reference signal codes used in HD-SDI to identify lines and perform error checking.
- How a 12-bit color depth can be achieved within the dual link standard by mapping the additional bits across both links.
- The benefits of 3Gb/s SDI and dual link formats for working at higher resolutions and color spaces prior to finishing.
VIDEO QUALITY ENHANCEMENT IN BROADCAST CHAIN, OPPORTUNITIES & CHALLENGESDr. Mohieddin Moradi
This document discusses elements of high-quality image production for television broadcasting such as spatial resolution, frame rate, dynamic range, color gamut, quantization, and total quality of experience. It outlines these elements and provides examples of their implementation in HD, UHD1, and UHD2 formats. Motivations for 8K and 4K broadcasting are discussed related to improved image quality, new applications, and bandwidth efficiency trends. Implementation examples of 4K and 8K broadcasting systems from Japan, Korea, Sweden, and the UK are also summarized.
This document discusses a project that aims to capture real-time video frames using a webcam, compress the frames using the H.263 codec, transmit the encoded stream over Ethernet, decode it at the receiving end for display. It describes the tools, video compression and encoding process using H.263, packetization for transmission, decoding, and analysis of compression ratio and quality using PSNR.
H.120 was the first digital video coding standard developed in 1984. H.261 in the late 1980s was the first widespread success and established the modern structure for video compression that is still used today. MPEG-1 and MPEG-2/H.262 built upon H.261 with improvements like bidirectional prediction and half-pixel motion compensation. H.263 further enhanced compression performance and is now dominant for videoconferencing, adding features such as overlapped block motion compensation.
H.261 is a video coding standard published in 1990 by ITU-T for videoconferencing over ISDN networks. It uses techniques like DCT, motion compensation, and entropy coding to achieve compression ratios over 100:1 for video calling. H.261 remains widely used in applications like Windows NetMeeting and video conferencing standards H.320, H.323, and H.324.
The document discusses video compression standards for conferencing and internet video. It describes the components and evolution of standards including H.261, H.263, H.263+, MPEG-1, MPEG-2, and MPEG-4. It focuses on the basics of H.263 including its frame formats, picture and macroblock types, and motion vectors. It also explains the improvements of H.263+ over H.263 such as additional negotiable options.
The document provides an overview of key elements and trends in high-quality image production, including spatial resolution, temporal resolution, dynamic range, color gamut, quantization, and related technologies. It discusses technologies like HD, UHD, HDR and WCG and how they improve the total quality of experience. Images and charts are included to illustrate comparisons of technologies and results from industry surveys on trends and commercial projects.
Serial Digital Interface (SDI), From SD-SDI to 24G-SDI, Part 2Dr. Mohieddin Moradi
This document discusses high definition video standards including SMPTE 274M, 292M, 372M and dual link SDI formats. It provides details on:
- The HD-SDI standards that define 1080p and 720p video formats and carriage through 1.5Gb/s serial digital interface.
- The timing reference signal codes used in HD-SDI to identify lines and perform error checking.
- How a 12-bit color depth can be achieved within the dual link standard by mapping the additional bits across both links.
- The benefits of 3Gb/s SDI and dual link formats for working at higher resolutions and color spaces prior to finishing.
VIDEO QUALITY ENHANCEMENT IN BROADCAST CHAIN, OPPORTUNITIES & CHALLENGESDr. Mohieddin Moradi
This document discusses elements of high-quality image production for television broadcasting such as spatial resolution, frame rate, dynamic range, color gamut, quantization, and total quality of experience. It outlines these elements and provides examples of their implementation in HD, UHD1, and UHD2 formats. Motivations for 8K and 4K broadcasting are discussed related to improved image quality, new applications, and bandwidth efficiency trends. Implementation examples of 4K and 8K broadcasting systems from Japan, Korea, Sweden, and the UK are also summarized.
This document discusses a project that aims to capture real-time video frames using a webcam, compress the frames using the H.263 codec, transmit the encoded stream over Ethernet, decode it at the receiving end for display. It describes the tools, video compression and encoding process using H.263, packetization for transmission, decoding, and analysis of compression ratio and quality using PSNR.
H.120 was the first digital video coding standard developed in 1984. H.261 in the late 1980s was the first widespread success and established the modern structure for video compression that is still used today. MPEG-1 and MPEG-2/H.262 built upon H.261 with improvements like bidirectional prediction and half-pixel motion compensation. H.263 further enhanced compression performance and is now dominant for videoconferencing, adding features such as overlapped block motion compensation.
Video coding standards define bitstream structures and decoding methods for video compression. Popular standards include MPEG-1/2/4 and H.264/HEVC developed by ISO/IEC and ITU-T. Standards are developed through identification of requirements, algorithm development, selection of core techniques, validation testing, and publication. They enable interoperability and future decoding of emerging standards. [/SUMMARY]
This document provides an overview of HEVC (High Efficiency Video Coding) including:
- HEVC aims to provide roughly half the bitrate of H.264/AVC at the same quality.
- It uses block-based hybrid video coding with improved intra-prediction, transform, quantization and entropy coding techniques.
- HEVC supports a wide range of resolutions, color spaces and bit depths for 4K and beyond.
The document discusses MPEG-4, a standard for multimedia coding. It was originally intended for low bitrate coding but later expanded its scope. MPEG-4 allows coding of audio-visual objects rather than just pixels, supports interactivity and universal access. It includes parts for video, audio, and other functionalities. Key features of MPEG-4 video include coding of video object planes (VOPs), shape coding, and various scalabilities.
The document discusses video compression and the human visual system (HVS). It describes how the HVS processes light and forms images, including properties like spatial and temporal resolution. Color perception and visual perception factors like viewing distance are also covered. Common image and video formats are explained, such as RGB, YCbCr, and frame rates. Video compression takes advantage of spatial, temporal, and spectral redundancy to reduce file sizes. Transform-based methods like DCT and wavelets are widely used.
The document summarizes key video coding standards including H.261, MPEG-1, MPEG-2, H.263, MPEG-4, and H.264. It describes their applications, coding tools, profiles, and roles in important technologies. H.261 was the earliest standard for videoconferencing over ISDN. MPEG-1 enabled video on CDs. MPEG-2 allowed digital TV and DVD. Later standards added features for improved compression and functionality at lower bitrates.
This document provides an overview of color spaces and high dynamic range (HDR) technologies. It begins with definitions of color gamut and chromaticity coordinates. It then discusses several key color spaces including Rec.709, Rec.2020, DCI-P3, ACES, and S-Gamut3. It also covers HDR formats like PQ, HLG, and log encoding. The document aims to explain the essential aspects of different color spaces and HDR technologies used for digital cinema and television production.
Serial Digital Interface (SDI), From SD-SDI to 24G-SDI, Part 1Dr. Mohieddin Moradi
The document discusses standards for serial digital interface (SDI) video signals. It provides information on:
- Early SDI standards including SMPTE 259M for SD-SDI at 270Mbps and how they standardized a serial digital video connection.
- Video signal sampling structures and resolutions for SD, HD, and UHD formats.
- The development of higher data rate SDI standards up to 12G-SDI and 24G-SDI to support higher resolution video.
- Electrical parameters and cable distance limitations for different SDI data rates.
This document discusses direct broadcast satellite (DBS) systems. It provides an overview of DBS technology, describing how digitally compressed television signals are transmitted from satellites in geosynchronous orbit to receivers with small dishes. The key components of a DBS system are described, including the uplink station, transponder on the satellite, and receiver components like the tuner and decompression engines. Advantages of DBS services are more channel choices, reliability, and digital picture/sound. Future directions may include advances in encoding, modulation, consumer electronics, and satellite platforms.
This document summarizes two modern communication mediums: Direct Broadcast Satellite (DBS) television and Internet Protocol Television (IP-TV). It describes how DBS uses satellites to deliver digitally compressed TV programs to viewers worldwide. It also explains the components of a DBS system, including programming sources, broadcast centers, satellites, dishes, and receivers. For IP-TV, it defines it as digital television services delivered via internet and outlines the technologies used like broadband and digital subscriber lines. It provides examples of content and services offered by IP-TV like video on demand, interactive TV, and voice calls.
The document provides an overview of analog and digital TV systems. It discusses the evolution from analog black and white TV to digital TV standards like ATSC, DVB, and ISDB. Analog TV systems used technologies like NTSC and PAL to transmit color images in an analog format, while digital TV systems compress and transmit audio and video digitally using standards like MPEG. Digital TV offers benefits like improved picture quality, more efficient use of spectrum, and the ability to deliver additional content like data broadcasting.
The document discusses the H.264 video compression standard and its applications in video surveillance. H.264 provides much more efficient video compression than previous standards like MPEG-4 and Motion JPEG, reducing file sizes by over 80% without compromising quality. This allows for higher resolution, frame rate, and quality video streams using the same or lower bandwidth and storage compared to earlier standards. H.264 compression will enable uses like high frame rate surveillance at airports and casinos where bandwidth savings are most significant.
The document discusses 3D graphics compression standards. It provides an overview of MPEG's work in developing standards for compressing 3D graphics content, similar to how other standards compress video and audio. This includes MPEG-4's initial work with surfaces like Indexed Face Sets as well as later efforts involving patches and subdivision surfaces to improve compression ratios and representation of curved surfaces. The goal is to standardize a format for compressed 3D graphics to enable widespread use in applications.
Direct satellite broadcast receiver using mpeg 2arpit shukla
1) Direct-broadcast satellite (DBS) transmits satellite television signals for home reception and involves programming sources, broadcast centers, satellites, satellite dishes, and receivers.
2) Error correction in DBS uses interleaving and de-interleaving to improve burst error correction by distributing errors across codewords.
3) MPEG standards including MPEG-1, MPEG-2, and MPEG-4 are used for audio and video compression and transmission, with MPEG-2 widely used for digital television broadcast by satellite, cable, and terrestrial television systems.
The document compares video compression standards MPEG-4 and H.264. It discusses key aspects of each including profiles, levels, uses and future applications. MPEG-4 introduced object-based coding while H.264 provides around 50% better compression than MPEG-4 at similar quality levels. Both standards are widely used for video streaming, television broadcasting, and storage applications like Blu-ray discs. Ongoing development aims to improve support for high definition video formats.
The document discusses the H.264 video compression standard. It provides an overview of the standard, including its objectives to improve compression performance over previous standards. Key features that allow for superior compression compared to other standards are described, such as enhanced motion estimation and an improved deblocking filter. Performance comparisons show H.264 can provide bit rate savings of up to 50% compared to other standards like MPEG-2 and H.263.
The document provides information about MPEG compression standards. It discusses the history of MPEG and how it was established in 1988 as a joint effort between ISO and IEC to set standards for audio and video compression. It describes several MPEG standards including MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, MPEG-7, and MPEG-21. MPEG-4 is discussed in more detail, explaining that it offers greater efficiency than MPEG-2, allows encoding of mixed data types, and enables interaction of audio-visual scenes at the receiver end. The document contains diagrams and tables to illustrate key points about the different MPEG standards and compression techniques.
1) The document discusses video compression and streaming technologies, including standards like H.264 and challenges of streaming over heterogeneous networks.
2) It outlines objectives to develop versatile encoder and decoder architectures, efficient compression algorithms, and new concepts for adaptive streaming over IP networks.
3) Key outcomes included advanced encoder and decoder architectures, improved video processing algorithms, an end-to-end H.264 streaming system, and a scalable video coding scheme.
This document introduces MPEG-4 and its capabilities for creating interactive multimedia scenes. It discusses the MPEG standards family and focuses on MPEG-4. MPEG-4 allows encoding of audio and video objects separately, placing them interactively within a 3D space. This enables interactivity, like changing viewpoints. Profiles allow tailoring implementations to specific applications. MPEG-4 also supports intellectual property management to help content owners. The document provides an example scenario of using separate audio and video objects within a 3D television news broadcast to illustrate MPEG-4's capabilities.
This document discusses key elements that contribute to high quality image production, including spatial resolution, frame rate, dynamic range, color gamut, bit depth, and compression artifacts. It examines these elements in the context of 4K and 8K broadcast cameras and their advantages over HD. Factors like wider viewing angles, increased perceived motion, and benefits for nature documentaries are cited as motivations for 8K. Technical details covered include lens flange back distance, flare, shading, chromatic aberration, and testing procedures. Overall quality is represented as a function of these various image quality factors.
The document discusses the new HEVC/H.265 video compression standard and its benefits for ultra high definition video. Key points:
- HEVC is 50% more efficient than H.264/MPEG-4 AVC, allowing a 50% reduction in bandwidth. It can support resolutions up to 8K.
- Tests show HEVC achieves 50-75% lower bitrates than H.264 for ultra high definition video, while maintaining comparable quality.
- HEVC's increased efficiency comes from processing video in 64x64 pixel blocks rather than 16x16, and parallel processing of video frames. This requires powerful multi-core processors.
- The improved compression enables
Introduction to Video Compression Techniques - Anurag JainVideoguy
The document provides an overview of video compression techniques and standards. It discusses the motivation for video compression to reduce data sizes for storage and transmission. It then reviews several key video compression standards including H.261, H.263, MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, H.264 and others. For each standard, it summarizes the goals, features, applications and technical details like motion compensation methods, block sizes, and bitrate ranges.
Video Conferencing : Fundamentals and ApplicationVideoguy
The document discusses video conferencing fundamentals and applications. It covers topics like modes of video conferencing, components, technologies, standards, protocols, bandwidth requirements, quality of service factors, challenges, and the eBaithak desktop video conferencing system developed at IIT Kharagpur.
Video coding standards define bitstream structures and decoding methods for video compression. Popular standards include MPEG-1/2/4 and H.264/HEVC developed by ISO/IEC and ITU-T. Standards are developed through identification of requirements, algorithm development, selection of core techniques, validation testing, and publication. They enable interoperability and future decoding of emerging standards. [/SUMMARY]
This document provides an overview of HEVC (High Efficiency Video Coding) including:
- HEVC aims to provide roughly half the bitrate of H.264/AVC at the same quality.
- It uses block-based hybrid video coding with improved intra-prediction, transform, quantization and entropy coding techniques.
- HEVC supports a wide range of resolutions, color spaces and bit depths for 4K and beyond.
The document discusses MPEG-4, a standard for multimedia coding. It was originally intended for low bitrate coding but later expanded its scope. MPEG-4 allows coding of audio-visual objects rather than just pixels, supports interactivity and universal access. It includes parts for video, audio, and other functionalities. Key features of MPEG-4 video include coding of video object planes (VOPs), shape coding, and various scalabilities.
The document discusses video compression and the human visual system (HVS). It describes how the HVS processes light and forms images, including properties like spatial and temporal resolution. Color perception and visual perception factors like viewing distance are also covered. Common image and video formats are explained, such as RGB, YCbCr, and frame rates. Video compression takes advantage of spatial, temporal, and spectral redundancy to reduce file sizes. Transform-based methods like DCT and wavelets are widely used.
The document summarizes key video coding standards including H.261, MPEG-1, MPEG-2, H.263, MPEG-4, and H.264. It describes their applications, coding tools, profiles, and roles in important technologies. H.261 was the earliest standard for videoconferencing over ISDN. MPEG-1 enabled video on CDs. MPEG-2 allowed digital TV and DVD. Later standards added features for improved compression and functionality at lower bitrates.
This document provides an overview of color spaces and high dynamic range (HDR) technologies. It begins with definitions of color gamut and chromaticity coordinates. It then discusses several key color spaces including Rec.709, Rec.2020, DCI-P3, ACES, and S-Gamut3. It also covers HDR formats like PQ, HLG, and log encoding. The document aims to explain the essential aspects of different color spaces and HDR technologies used for digital cinema and television production.
Serial Digital Interface (SDI), From SD-SDI to 24G-SDI, Part 1Dr. Mohieddin Moradi
The document discusses standards for serial digital interface (SDI) video signals. It provides information on:
- Early SDI standards including SMPTE 259M for SD-SDI at 270Mbps and how they standardized a serial digital video connection.
- Video signal sampling structures and resolutions for SD, HD, and UHD formats.
- The development of higher data rate SDI standards up to 12G-SDI and 24G-SDI to support higher resolution video.
- Electrical parameters and cable distance limitations for different SDI data rates.
This document discusses direct broadcast satellite (DBS) systems. It provides an overview of DBS technology, describing how digitally compressed television signals are transmitted from satellites in geosynchronous orbit to receivers with small dishes. The key components of a DBS system are described, including the uplink station, transponder on the satellite, and receiver components like the tuner and decompression engines. Advantages of DBS services are more channel choices, reliability, and digital picture/sound. Future directions may include advances in encoding, modulation, consumer electronics, and satellite platforms.
This document summarizes two modern communication mediums: Direct Broadcast Satellite (DBS) television and Internet Protocol Television (IP-TV). It describes how DBS uses satellites to deliver digitally compressed TV programs to viewers worldwide. It also explains the components of a DBS system, including programming sources, broadcast centers, satellites, dishes, and receivers. For IP-TV, it defines it as digital television services delivered via internet and outlines the technologies used like broadband and digital subscriber lines. It provides examples of content and services offered by IP-TV like video on demand, interactive TV, and voice calls.
The document provides an overview of analog and digital TV systems. It discusses the evolution from analog black and white TV to digital TV standards like ATSC, DVB, and ISDB. Analog TV systems used technologies like NTSC and PAL to transmit color images in an analog format, while digital TV systems compress and transmit audio and video digitally using standards like MPEG. Digital TV offers benefits like improved picture quality, more efficient use of spectrum, and the ability to deliver additional content like data broadcasting.
The document discusses the H.264 video compression standard and its applications in video surveillance. H.264 provides much more efficient video compression than previous standards like MPEG-4 and Motion JPEG, reducing file sizes by over 80% without compromising quality. This allows for higher resolution, frame rate, and quality video streams using the same or lower bandwidth and storage compared to earlier standards. H.264 compression will enable uses like high frame rate surveillance at airports and casinos where bandwidth savings are most significant.
The document discusses 3D graphics compression standards. It provides an overview of MPEG's work in developing standards for compressing 3D graphics content, similar to how other standards compress video and audio. This includes MPEG-4's initial work with surfaces like Indexed Face Sets as well as later efforts involving patches and subdivision surfaces to improve compression ratios and representation of curved surfaces. The goal is to standardize a format for compressed 3D graphics to enable widespread use in applications.
Direct satellite broadcast receiver using mpeg 2arpit shukla
1) Direct-broadcast satellite (DBS) transmits satellite television signals for home reception and involves programming sources, broadcast centers, satellites, satellite dishes, and receivers.
2) Error correction in DBS uses interleaving and de-interleaving to improve burst error correction by distributing errors across codewords.
3) MPEG standards including MPEG-1, MPEG-2, and MPEG-4 are used for audio and video compression and transmission, with MPEG-2 widely used for digital television broadcast by satellite, cable, and terrestrial television systems.
The document compares video compression standards MPEG-4 and H.264. It discusses key aspects of each including profiles, levels, uses and future applications. MPEG-4 introduced object-based coding while H.264 provides around 50% better compression than MPEG-4 at similar quality levels. Both standards are widely used for video streaming, television broadcasting, and storage applications like Blu-ray discs. Ongoing development aims to improve support for high definition video formats.
The document discusses the H.264 video compression standard. It provides an overview of the standard, including its objectives to improve compression performance over previous standards. Key features that allow for superior compression compared to other standards are described, such as enhanced motion estimation and an improved deblocking filter. Performance comparisons show H.264 can provide bit rate savings of up to 50% compared to other standards like MPEG-2 and H.263.
The document provides information about MPEG compression standards. It discusses the history of MPEG and how it was established in 1988 as a joint effort between ISO and IEC to set standards for audio and video compression. It describes several MPEG standards including MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, MPEG-7, and MPEG-21. MPEG-4 is discussed in more detail, explaining that it offers greater efficiency than MPEG-2, allows encoding of mixed data types, and enables interaction of audio-visual scenes at the receiver end. The document contains diagrams and tables to illustrate key points about the different MPEG standards and compression techniques.
1) The document discusses video compression and streaming technologies, including standards like H.264 and challenges of streaming over heterogeneous networks.
2) It outlines objectives to develop versatile encoder and decoder architectures, efficient compression algorithms, and new concepts for adaptive streaming over IP networks.
3) Key outcomes included advanced encoder and decoder architectures, improved video processing algorithms, an end-to-end H.264 streaming system, and a scalable video coding scheme.
This document introduces MPEG-4 and its capabilities for creating interactive multimedia scenes. It discusses the MPEG standards family and focuses on MPEG-4. MPEG-4 allows encoding of audio and video objects separately, placing them interactively within a 3D space. This enables interactivity, like changing viewpoints. Profiles allow tailoring implementations to specific applications. MPEG-4 also supports intellectual property management to help content owners. The document provides an example scenario of using separate audio and video objects within a 3D television news broadcast to illustrate MPEG-4's capabilities.
This document discusses key elements that contribute to high quality image production, including spatial resolution, frame rate, dynamic range, color gamut, bit depth, and compression artifacts. It examines these elements in the context of 4K and 8K broadcast cameras and their advantages over HD. Factors like wider viewing angles, increased perceived motion, and benefits for nature documentaries are cited as motivations for 8K. Technical details covered include lens flange back distance, flare, shading, chromatic aberration, and testing procedures. Overall quality is represented as a function of these various image quality factors.
The document discusses the new HEVC/H.265 video compression standard and its benefits for ultra high definition video. Key points:
- HEVC is 50% more efficient than H.264/MPEG-4 AVC, allowing a 50% reduction in bandwidth. It can support resolutions up to 8K.
- Tests show HEVC achieves 50-75% lower bitrates than H.264 for ultra high definition video, while maintaining comparable quality.
- HEVC's increased efficiency comes from processing video in 64x64 pixel blocks rather than 16x16, and parallel processing of video frames. This requires powerful multi-core processors.
- The improved compression enables
Introduction to Video Compression Techniques - Anurag JainVideoguy
The document provides an overview of video compression techniques and standards. It discusses the motivation for video compression to reduce data sizes for storage and transmission. It then reviews several key video compression standards including H.261, H.263, MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, H.264 and others. For each standard, it summarizes the goals, features, applications and technical details like motion compensation methods, block sizes, and bitrate ranges.
Video Conferencing : Fundamentals and ApplicationVideoguy
The document discusses video conferencing fundamentals and applications. It covers topics like modes of video conferencing, components, technologies, standards, protocols, bandwidth requirements, quality of service factors, challenges, and the eBaithak desktop video conferencing system developed at IIT Kharagpur.
The document discusses Android media player development. It covers characteristics of video streams like frame rate, interlacing vs progressive, aspect ratio, color depth and video compression methods. It then discusses the Android media player API, limitations and advanced development using FFmpeg library. Key points covered include supported video formats, media player class methods, state changes and errors that can occur. Customizing the player is described as providing benefits like security and real-time ads but also drawbacks like increased errors.
This document compares video compression standards MPEG-4 and H.264. It discusses key factors for video compression like spatial and temporal sampling. It provides an overview of MPEG-4 including object-based coding, profiles and levels. H.264 is introduced as a standard that provides 50% bit rate savings over MPEG-2. Profiles and levels are explained for both standards. Common uses of each are listed, along with future development options.
This document compares video compression standards MPEG-4 and H.264. It provides an overview of both standards, including their development histories and profiles. MPEG-4 was the first standard to support object-based video coding and compression of different media types. H.264 provides significantly better compression than prior standards like MPEG-2 at the cost of higher computational complexity. Both standards are widely used today for applications ranging from mobile and internet video to television broadcasting and digital cinema.
This document describes a project to design an H.264 video decoder using Verilog. It implements the key decoding blocks like Context-Based Adaptive Binary Arithmetic Coding (CABAC), inverse quantization, and inverse discrete cosine transform. CABAC is the entropy decoding method used in H.264 that is computationally intensive. The project develops hardware modules for these blocks to accelerate decoding and enable real-time performance. It presents the designs of the individual modules and simulation results showing their functionality. The goal is to improve on software implementations by using dedicated hardware for the critical decoding stages.
The document discusses different types of video compression standards including MPEG, H.261, H.263, and JPEG. It explains key concepts in video compression like frame rate, color resolution, spatial resolution, and image quality. MPEG standards like MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, and MPEG-7 are defined for compressing video and audio at different bit rates. Techniques like spatial and temporal redundancy reduction are used to compress video frames and consecutive frames. Compression reduces file sizes but can cause data loss during transmission.
Spatial Scalable Video Compression Using H.264IOSR Journals
H.264 is a video compression standard that provides improved compression performance over prior standards like H.261 and H.263. It achieves spatial scalability by encoding video in a spatial manner that reduces the number of frames and file size. The paper simulates H.264 encoding and decoding of a QCIF video using JM software. It compares parameters like PSNR, CSNR, and MSE between the encoded and decoded video. H.264 provides 31-35% greater efficiency and lower bit rates compared to prior standards.
This document summarizes spatial scalable video compression using H.264. It discusses previous video compression standards like H.261 and H.263. It then describes the key components of the H.264 encoder and decoder, including prediction models, spatial models and entropy encoding. Simulation results comparing parameters like PSNR, CSNR and MSE between encoded and decoded video using H.264 are presented. The paper concludes that H.264 provides 31-35% improved efficiency and bit rate reduction over previous standards.
The document summarizes improvements made to the Video Conferencing (VIC) tool to support high definition video for access grids. Key points:
1) The updated VIC tool leverages existing open source resources like FFmpeg to incorporate modern video codecs like MPEG-4 and H.264, allowing for higher quality video streaming in HD resolutions.
2) It adds features for error resilience, efficient color conversion, scaling viewing windows, and full-screen snapshots not previously supported by VIC.
3) Performance tests show the MPEG-4 codec can achieve television quality at 1Mbps for 720x480 video streams, using less bandwidth than older codecs like H.261.
The document summarizes improvements made to the Video Conferencing (VIC) tool to support high definition video for access grids. Key points:
1) The updated VIC tool leverages existing open source resources like FFmpeg to incorporate modern video codecs like MPEG-4 and H.264, allowing for higher quality video streaming in HD resolutions.
2) It adds features for error resilience, efficient color conversion, scaling viewing windows, and full-screen snapshots not previously supported by VIC.
3) Performance tests show the MPEG-4 codec can support 720p video at 25 frames/sec using around 1Mbps bandwidth while maintaining good quality.
This document discusses video coding standards and techniques. It summarizes the development of standards including H.264/AVC and the newer H.265/HEVC, which can provide 50% bitrate reductions. It also covers research topics like immersive video communication and measuring human visual perception. Overall the document traces advances in video coding and compression from early standards to current research frontiers like high resolution 3D video and improved subjective quality assessment.
The document discusses video coding techniques for compression and transmission. It covers traditional hybrid video coding standards using motion compensation (H.261, H.263, MPEG), as well as newer techniques like wavelet video coding, error resilient transmission, rate-scalable coding, and distributed video coding without layers. These newer techniques can provide better rate-distortion performance than standard codecs or more graceful quality degradation over lossy networks.
This document provides an overview of digital television (DTV) standards and technologies. It discusses:
1. The DVB standard architecture and key components like MPEG transport streams.
2. Video and audio coding standards used in DTV like MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, and H.264.
3. The ATSC digital television standard developed in the United States, including its use of 8-VSB modulation, forward error correction techniques, and the "cliff effect" in reception.
MPEG is a video compression standard developed in the late 1980s to enable full-motion video over networks and storage mediums. It was created by the Motion Picture Experts Group to address the need for high compression ratios to transmit video given bandwidth limitations of the time. MPEG uses spatial and temporal redundancy reduction techniques like discrete cosine transformation, quantization, and entropy coding to compress video frames and take advantage of similarities between neighboring pixels and successive frames. It defines a group of pictures structure and different frame types like I, P, and B frames to enable features like random access while maintaining synchronization and error robustness. MPEG became widely adopted and evolved through standards like MPEG-1, MPEG-2, and MPEG
The document describes the implementation of an FPGA-based video capture card that takes in an analog VGA video source, captures the video at 1024x768 resolution and 30 frames per second, compresses the data, and outputs it through a USB 2.0 port to a PC. The design uses a Xilinx Spartan 3A FPGA board with a video capture daughter board, Xilinx Platform Studio for hardware/software integration, and AccelDSP for implementing a video compression core. Challenges included integrating the various hardware and software components and developing the USB interface.
H.264 offers several technical advantages over MPEG-4 for video compression including finer-grained motion prediction, integer transforms, deblocking filters, and the ability to use multiple reference pictures. H.264 was designed to avoid the complex licensing issues of MPEG-4 and aims to not require royalty payments for its baseline profile. If H.264 can successfully avoid licensing controversies, it has the potential to see widespread adoption for uses beyond videoconferencing such as video streaming and storage.
This document provides a 3-sentence summary of the given document on video compression:
The document discusses video compression algorithms used in standards like MPEG, explaining how video compression works through motion estimation, discrete cosine transformation, quantization, and entropy coding to reduce spatial and temporal redundancies in video streams. It analyzes the tradeoff between compression ratio and quality, and provides an overview of common video compression standards and their applications.
This document provides a 3-sentence summary of the given document on video compression:
The document discusses video compression algorithms used in standards like MPEG, explaining how video compression works through motion estimation, discrete cosine transformation, quantization, and entropy coding to reduce file sizes. It analyzes the tradeoff between compression ratio and quality, and provides details on common video compression standards and their applications. The MPEG standards are described in particular detail, outlining the different frame types and compression steps used to remove spatial and temporal redundancies from video for more efficient storage and transmission.
This document summarizes video compression techniques used in standards like MPEG. It discusses how video contains redundancies that compression reduces by encoding differences between frames and subsampling color. The MPEG algorithm compresses video in 5 steps: resolution reduction, motion estimation between frame types (I, P, B frames), discrete cosine transform, quantization, and entropy encoding. Standards like MPEG-1, 2, and 4 provide different compression ratios and capabilities for various applications like streaming video.
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Video Compression Technology
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Agenda
Digital TV Introduction
Video Compression Standards
Video Formats and Quality
Video Coding Concepts
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Digital Television
What is Digital Television?
sending and receiving of moving images and
sound by discrete signals
more flexible and efficient than analog television
After June 12, 2009, full-power television stations
in the USA will broadcast in digital only
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Digital Television Format
Standard Definition Television (SDTV)
• Europe
- 4:3 Aspect ratio, 625 lines, 50 fields/sec
- 16:9 Aspect ratio, 625 lines, 50 fields/sec
• North America
- 4:3 Aspect ratio, 525 lines, 60 fields/sec
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Digital Television Format
High Definition Television (HDTV) - All 16:9 Aspect
Ratios
• 1125 (1080i) lines, 60 or 59.94 fields/sec, Interlaced
• 750 (720p) lines, 60 or 59.54 frames/sec, Progressive
• 525 (480p) lines, 60 or 59.94 frames/sec, Progressive
• Others: 24 Hz p, 25 Hz p, 30 Hz p, 50 Hz i/p, 60 50 Hz i/p
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Digital Video Broadcast Standard
Digital Video Broadcasting (DVB)
- DVB-S (Digital Video Broadcasting - Satellite)
- DVB-T (Digital Video Broadcasting - Terrestrial)
- DVB-C (Digital Video Broadcasting - Cable)
- DVB-H (Digital Video Broadcasting - Handheld)
Advanced Television Systems Committee (ATSC)
Integrated Services Digital Broadcasting (ISDB)
Digital Multimedia Broadcasting (DMB)
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Agenda
Digital TV Introduction
Video Compression Standards
Video Formats and Quality
Video Coding Concepts
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Video Compression Standards
JPEG, still images (Joint Photographic Experts Group)
• M-JPEG; motion JPEG, not a standard, generally proprietary, JPEG 2000
ITU-T : H.261 (px64), H.262, H.263 (Video conference), H.264
MPEG-1 (Moving Picture Experts Group), CD-ROM and
multimedia
MPEG-2, Broadcast entertainment/contribution and DVD
MPEG-4, very low bit rate coding of objects
Other formats - DV, RealVideo, VC-1, WMV, XVD
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MPEG-1
ISO/IEC 11172 (1993)
Lossy compression of video & audio
Design focused on non-interlaced (progressive)
Source Input Format (SIF) = 352x240, 352x288, or 320x240
Application was media storage e.g. CD-ROM
~1.5 Mbps data rate
Uses most of the H.261 techniques
Used in early DTV testing
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MPEG-2
ISO/IEC 13818 (1994)
Lossy compression of video & audio
Evolved out of the shortcomings of MPEG-1
Applications
• RF Transmission
- ATSC, DVB-T, DVB-C, DVB-S
- Other satellite; ENG, Backhaul, Affiliate Distribution
• Broadband Network (Telco)
• Storage Media
• Intra-studio
• Internet
• Video Conferencing
• Education
• Entertainment
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MPEG-2 ISO/IEC 13818
Part 1 Systems
Part 2 Video
Part 3 Audio
Part 4 Conformance Testing (for 1, 2 and 3)
Part 5 Software Simulation
Part 6 System Extensions - DSM-CC
(Digital Storage Media - Command and Control)
Part 7 Audio Extension - NBC (Non-Backward Compatible)
Part 9 System Extension - RTI (Real-Time Interface)
Part 10 Conformance Extension - DSM-CC
Part 11 Intellectual property management (IPMP)
MPEG-2 Standard Documents
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MPEG-4
ISO/IEC 14496 (1998)
Low bit rate video communications
• 2 Kbps – 10 Kbps
Applications
• AV data for web (Streaming media)
• CD Distribution
• Voice (Telephone, Videophone)
• Broadcast television
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MPEG-4 - Parts
MPEG-4 ISO/IEC 14496
Part 1 Systems
Part 2 Visual
Part 3 Audio
Part 4 Conformance
Part 5 Reference Software
Part 6 Delivery Multimedia Integration Framework (DMIF)
Part 7 Optimized Reference Software
Part 8 Carriage on IP networks
Part 9 Reference Hardware
Part 10 Advanced Video Coding (AVC)
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MPEG-4 - Parts
MPEG-4 ISO/IEC 14496
Part 11 Scene description and Application engine("BIFS")
Part 12 ISO Base Media File Format
Part 13 Intellectual Property Management and Protection (IPMP)
Extensions
Part 14 MPEG-4 File Format
Part 15 AVC File Format
Part 16 Animation Framework eXtension (AFX)
Part 17 Timed Text subtitle format
Part 18 Font Compression and Streaming (for OpenType fonts)
Part 19 Synthesized Texture Stream
Part 20 Lightweight Application Scene Representation (LASeR)
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MPEG-4 - Parts
MPEG-4 ISO/IEC 14496
Part 21 MPEG-J Graphics Framework eXtensions (GFX)
Part 22 Open Font Format
Part 23 Symbolic Music Representation (SMR)
Part 24 Audio and systems interaction
Part 25 3D Graphics Compression Model
Part 26 Audio Conformance
Part 27 3D Graphics conformance
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Overview of MPEG-4 Visual
MPEG-4 Visual (Part 2, “Coding of Visual Objects”)
Support many different application
• “Legacy” video application
• Rendered computer graphics
• Streaming video
• High-quality video editing
Block-based video CODEC, Quantization, Entropy coding
Introduction - Overview
Section 1-5 Technical detail
Section 6 Syntax & Semantics
Section 7 Processes for decoding
Section 8 Objects
Section 9 Profiles & Levels
15 Annexes
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Overview of H.264
Designed primarily to support efficient and robust coding and transport
of rectangular video frames
Target applications include two-way video communication
Introduction – Application, Concept of Profiles and Levels
Section 1-5 Preamble to the detail, terminology and definitions,
abbreviations
Section 6 input and output data formats
Section 7 syntax and semantics
Section 8 processes involved in decoding slices
Section 9 how a coded bitstream
4 Annexes
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Agenda
Digital TV Introduction
Video Compression Standards
Video Formats and Quality
Video Coding Concepts
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Composed of multiple objects each with their own characteristic
shape, depth, texture and illumination.
Spatial Characteristics & Temporal Characteristics
Natural Video Scenes
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Temporal Compression (IntER-frame)
• Compresses the data from multiple frames
Spatial Compression (IntRA-frame)
• Compresses the data within one frame
• (Similar to JPEG)
Spatial & Temporal
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Agenda
Digital TV Introduction
Video Compression Standards
Video Formats and Quality
Video Coding Concepts
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Video Compression - Purpose Of
What is the purpose of video compression?
• Reduce the amount of data required to be transmitted to create the picture
at the receiver.
270 Mb/s
1.485 Gb/s
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Video Codec
Encodes a source image/video sequence into a compressed form
Lossless and Lossy
Three main functional units: Temporal model, Spatial model, Entropy
encoder
Encoder Block Diagram
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Temporal Model
Reduce redundancy between transmitted frames by forming a
predicted frame and subtract this form the current frame
Frame 1
Frame 2
Difference
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Macroblock
represents a block of 16 by 16 pixels
contains 4 Y (luminance) block, 1 Cb (blue color difference) block,
1 Cr (red color difference)
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Motion Estimation & Compensation
Motion Estimation – Sample region in a reference frame that closely
matches the current macroblock
Motion Compensation – The selected “best” matching region in the
reference frame is subtracted from the current macroblock to produce a
residual macroblock
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Entropy Coder
Converts as series of symbols representing elements
of the video sequence into a compressed bitstream
• Predictive Coding
• Variable-length Coding
- Huffman Coding
• Arithmetic Coding