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http://dx.doi.org/10.5909/JBE.2009.14.1.28

Fast Mode Decision for H.264/AVC P Slices Using Classification of SKIP Mode Distortion  

You, Jong-Min (Dept. of Electronics and Computer Engineering)
Jeong, Je-Chang (Dept. of Electronics and Computer Engineering)
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Journal of Broadcast Engineering / v.14, no.1, 2009 , pp. 28-35 More about this Journal
Abstract
H.264/AVC, a recently developed video compression standard, is used for various applications because of its high coding efficiency. Variable block mode plays important role in the high coding efficiency of H.264/AVC but involves significant computations to select the optimal mode. In this paper, a fast mode decision method for H.264/AVC P slices is presented. To reduce computations for mode decision, the proposed mode decision method skips the mode decision processes for small partition modes using distortions of SKIP mode and intra16x16 mode. The experimental results show that the proposed method can reduce encoding time up to 66.41% while maintaining compression efficiency.
Keywords
H.264/AVC; mode decision; rate distortion optimization; video coding;
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