Title
Optimal Bit-allocation for Wavelet-based Scalable Video Coding
Abstract
We investigate the wavelet-based scalable video coding problem and present a solution that takes account of each user's preferred resolution. Based on the preference, we formulate the bit allocation problem of wavelet-based scalable video coding. We propose three methods to solve the problem. The first is an efficient Lagrangian-based method that solves the upper bound of the problem optimally, and the second is a less efficient dynamic programming method that solves the problem optimally. Both methods require knowledge of the user's preference. For the case where the user's preference is unknown, we solve the problem by a min-max approach. Our objective is to find the bit allocation solution that maximizes the worst possible performance. We show that the worst performance occurs when all users subscribe to the same spatial, temporal, and quality resolutions. Thus, the min-max solution is exactly the same as the traditional bit allocation method for a non-scalable wavelet codec. We conduct several experiments on the 2D+t MCTF-EZBC wavelet codec with respect to various subscribers' preferences. The results demonstrate that knowing the users' preferences improves the coding performance of the scalable video codec significantly.
Year
DOI
Venue
2012
10.1109/ICME.2012.146
ICME
Keywords
Field
DocType
efficient lagrangian-based method,optimal bit-allocation,traditional bit allocation method,scalable video codec,non-scalable wavelet codec,efficient dynamic programming method,bit allocation solution,min-max solution,wavelet-based scalable video coding,bit allocation problem,coding performance,problem optimally,vectors,encoding,wavelet transforms,resource management,spatial resolution,dynamic programming
Computer science,Upper and lower bounds,Coding (social sciences),Theoretical computer science,Artificial intelligence,Codec,Wavelet,Wavelet transform,Scalable Video Coding,Dynamic programming,Pattern recognition,Algorithm,Encoding (memory)
Conference
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
1
0.36
6
Authors
3
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Guan-Ju Peng1113.27
Wen-Liang Hwang242958.03
Sao-Jie Chen352362.97