Title
A still image encoder based on adaptive resolution vector quantization employing needless calculation elimination architecture
Abstract
We have developed an advanced vector quantization (VQ) encoding hardware for still image encoding systems. By utilizing needless calculation elimination method, computational cost of VQ encoding is reduced to 40% or less, while maintaining the accuracy of full-search VQ. We have successfully implemented the advanced encoding method and Adaptive resolution VQ (AR-VQ), which realizes compression ratio over 1/200 while maintaining image quality, into a still image encoding processor. The processor can compress still image of 1600 x 2400 pixels within one second, which is 60 times faster than software implementation on current PCs.
Year
DOI
Venue
2003
10.1145/1119772.1119894
ASP-DAC
Keywords
DocType
ISBN
needless calculation elimination method,advanced encoding method,compression ratio,full-search vq,vq encoding,image encoder,image quality,adaptive resolution vector quantization,advanced vector quantization,computational cost,encoding hardware,needless calculation elimination architecture,adaptive resolution,logic design,integrated circuit design,sorting,image resolution,vlsi design,radix sort
Conference
0-7803-7660-9
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
0
0.34
1
Authors
7
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
M. Fujibayashi131.49
T. Nozawa242.26
T. Nakayama300.34
K. Mochizuki400.34
K. Kotani500.34
S. Sugawa600.34
Tadahiro Ohmi711436.98