• Journal of Broadcast Engineering
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• v.16 no.6
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• pp.996-1008
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• 2011

This paper proposes a PSNR estimation algorithm of H.264/AVC bitstream for hierarchical B-picture structure. The proposed method consists of a modeling method for DCT coefficients for I-pictures and an error estimation method for blocks encoded by skip mode. The modeling method selects an appropriate model between Laplacian and Cauchy model, and the error of skip mode is estimated from MSE values of reference pictures. Experimental results show that the modeling method predicts more accurate PSNR values than Laplacian and Cauchy model and the error estimation method of skip mode enhances PSNR estimation of hierarchical B-picture structure.