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A Feedback Buffer Control Algorithm for H.264 Video Coding

H.264 동영상 부호기를 위한 Feedback 버퍼 제어 방식

  • 손남례 (전남대학교 대학원 전산학과) ;
  • 이귀상 (전남대학교 정보통신연구소ㆍ컴퓨터정보학부)
  • Published : 2004.10.01
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Abstract

Since the H.264 encoding adopts both forward prediction and hi-direction prediction modes and exploits Variable Length Coding(VLC), the amount of data generated from video encoder varies as Flaying time goes by. The fixed bit rate encoding system which has limited transmission channel capacity uses a buffer to control output bitstream It's necessary to control the bitstream to maintain within manageable range so as to protect buffer from overflow or underflow. With existing bit amount control algorithms, the $\lambda_{MODE}$ which is relationship between distortion value and quantization parameter often excesses normal value to end up with video error. This paper proposes an algorithm to protect buffer from overflow or underflow by introducing a new quantization parameter against distortion value of H.264 video data. The test results of 6 exemplary data show that the proposed algorithm has the same PSNR as and up to 8% reduced bit rate against existing algorithms.

H.264 부호화 기법은 단방향 및 양방향 예측 모드를 채택하고 있으며, 가변 길이 부호화를 사용하기 때문에 비디오 부호기에서 발생되는 데 이터량은 시간에 따라 변한다. 전송채널 용량이 제한된 고정 비트율 부호기에서는 출력 비트량을 제어하기 위해 버퍼가 사용되는데, 버퍼가 넘치거나(overflow) 고갈되는 것(underflow)을 막기 위해 발생 비트량을 적절한 영역 내에서 제한해야 한다. 기존의 비트량 제어방법 에서는 영상데이터의 왜곡 값과 양자화 계수간의 $\lambda_{MODE}$가 정규 값을 벗어나기 때문에 화질이 열화 된다. 본 논문에서는 H.264 동영상의 왜곡 값에 대한 새로운 양자화 계수론 도출하여 피드백 함으로써 버퍼의 넘침이나 고갈을 방지할 수 있는 알고리즘을 제안하였다. 제안한 기법을 6개의 실험데이터에 적용한 견과 PSNR 값은 기존 방법에서와 비슷하면서도 비트율은 최대 8%까지 감소하였다.

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