Title
A parametric window design for OBMC with variable block size motion estimates
Abstract
This paper addresses the problem of adapting overlapped block motion compensation (OBMC) windows for use with variable blocksize motion estimates. We tackle the problem by using a parametric window design, which expresses, based on a statistical motion model, the optimal weights as a function of the distances between the predicted pixel and its nearby block centers. The formula enables both prediction weights and prediction order to be adapted on a pixelbypixel basis. Extensive experiments have been conducted using JM 12.4. Compared with conventional block motion compensation, our scheme shows a bitrate saving of 18% (5% on average) while maintaining the same or even higher PSNR (0.1 dB). It also provides a competitive advantage to variable block size motion compensation. Additionally, a hybrid of the two techniques achieves a further bitrate reduction of 13%. The result, nevertheless, provides only a lower bound on what is achievable since both motion estimation and mode decision were accomplished without considering OBMC. Further improvement is expected by incorporating iterative methods.
Year
DOI
Venue
2009
10.1109/MMSP.2009.5293287
MMSP
Keywords
Field
DocType
variable block size motion estimates,motion compensation,parametric window design,motion estimation,overlapped block motion compensation,statistical motion model,iterative methods,correlation,lower bound,psnr,encoding,competitive advantage,iteration method,pixel
Block size,Quarter-pixel motion,Computer science,Upper and lower bounds,Iterative method,Control theory,Motion compensation,Parametric statistics,Pixel,Motion estimation
Conference
ISSN
ISBN
Citations 
2163-3517
978-1-4244-4464-9
2
PageRank 
References 
Authors
0.54
3
5
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Yi-Wen Chen11196.80
Tse-Wei Wang2182.86
Yu-Chen Tseng371.46
Wen-Hsiao Peng420933.15
Suh-Yin Lee51596319.67