• Journal of the Institute of Electronics Engineers of Korea SP
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• v.40 no.1
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• pp.79-86
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• 2003

A new quantization constraint set based on the theory of Projection onto Convex Set(POCS) is proposed to reduce blocking artifact appearing in block-coded images. POCS-based postprocessing for alleviating the blocking artifact consists of iterative projections onto smoothness constraint set and quantization constraint set, respectively. In general, the conventional quantization constraint set has the maximum size of range where original image data can be included, therefore over-blurring of restored image is unavoidable as iteration proceeds. The projection onto the proposed quantization constraint set can reduce blocking artifact as well as maintain the clearness of the decoded image, since it controls adaptively the size of quantization constraint set according to the DCT coefficients. Simulation results using the proposed quantization constraint set as a substitute for conventional quantization constraint set show that the blocking artifact of the decoded image can be reduced by the small number of iterations, and we know that the postprocessed image maintains the distinction of the decoded image.

• Journal of Broadcast Engineering
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• v.15 no.5
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• pp.672-680
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• 2010

This paper presents an adaptive quantization matrix selection scheme for H.264 video encoding. Conventional H.264 coding standard applies the same quantization matrix to the entire video sequence without considering local characteristics in each frame. In this paper, we propose block adaptive selection of quantization matrix according to edge directivity of each block. Firstly, edge directivity of each block is determined using intra prediction modes of its spatially adjacent blocks. If the block is decided as a directional block, new weighted quantization matrix is applied to the block. Otherwise, conventional quantization matrix is used for quantization of the non-directional block. Since the proposed weighted quantization is designed based on statistical distribution of transform coefficients in accordance with intra prediction modes, we can achieve high coding efficiency. Experimental results show that the proposed scheme can improve coding efficiency by about 2% in terms of BD bit-rate.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Intelligent Systems Conference
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• 1997.11a
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• pp.191-194
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• 1997

본 논문에서는 2D-DCT 변환된 동영상 프레임 사이의 오차 블록들의 활성 레벨(atcivity level)과 에지의 특성을 분류하여 동영상의 적응적인 양자화를 제안한다. 각 블록에서는 활성 레벨이 각기 다르고, 같은 활성 레벨이라 할지라도 에지의 특성도 각기 다르게 나타난다. 적응적인 양자화를 위해서, 2D-DCT 변환된 영상 오차의 각 블록의 활성레벨 뿐만 아니라 AC 계수들의 분포에 따른 에지 특성을 분류하면, 블록의 활성 레벨만을 일률적으로 적용한 Sorting 방법의 경우보다 향상된 영상을 복원할 수 있다. 블록의 활성 레벨은 AC energy에 의해서 측정하고, 에지 특성은 AC 계수들의 분포에 의해 결정하게 된다.

• Journal of the Institute of Electronics Engineers of Korea SP
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• v.38 no.4
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• pp.118-118
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• 2001

본 논문에서는 블록 분류와 적응적 필터링을 이용하여 블록 기반 부호화에서의 양자화 잡음을 제거하는 후처리 방법을 제안하였다. 제안한 방법에서는 블록 분류, 적응적인 블록 간 필터링, 및 블록 내 필터링의 단계로 이루어진다. 먼저, 각 블록을 8x8 DCT 계수 분포에 따라 7개의 클래스로 분류하고, 인접한 두 클래스 정보에 따라 적응적인 블록 간 필터링을 수행한다. 그리고 에지 블록으로 분류된 블록에 대하여 에지맵을 이용한 블록 내 필터링을 수행한다. 실험결과로부터 제안한 방법이 기존의 방법에 비하여 객관적 화질 측면에서는 유사하지만, 주관적 화질 측면에서 보다 우수함을 확인하였다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Broadcast Engineers Conference
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• 2003.11a
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• pp.65-68
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• 2003

블록화 현상은 블록 기반의 부호화와 이에 따른 거친 양자화 계수를 적용할 때 나타날 뿐 아니라 블록화가 나타난 블록을 움직임 보상으로 가져와 적용할 때 이후 영상에 전파되게 된다. 이를 방지하기 위해 H.264/MPEG-4 AVC 표준은 부호화 및 복호화 과정에 동시에 포함된 형태의 루프 필터를 적용하였다. 필터는 블록 경계에서 경계 양쪽의 블록 예측 모드에 기반 한 필터의 세기를 결정하고 양자화 계수를 이용한 한계 값과 화소 값윽 비교하여 블록 경계에 적응적으로 적용한다. 이 때 필터의 특성을 결정하는 편차 값을 부호기에서 전송하게 되는데 이 값은 부호기 구현에 따라 달라질 수 있다. 본 논문은 부호화하는 각 영상의 특성을 정의하고 편차 값을 정함으로써 영상에 적응적인 디블로킹 필터 알고리즘을 구현 및 실험을 통하여 검증한다.

• The KIPS Transactions:PartB
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• v.12B no.3 s.99
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• pp.223-232
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• 2005

In this paper, we propose a novel post-filtering algorithm with low computational complexity that improves the visual quality of decoded images using block boundary classification and simple adaptive filter (SAF). At first, each block boundary is classified into smooth or complex sub-region. And for smooth-smooth sub-regions, the existence of blocking artifacts is determined using blocky strength. And simple adaptive filtering is processed in each block boundary area. The proposed method processes adaptively, that is, a nonlinear 1-D 8-tap filter is applied to smooth-smooth sub-regions with blocking artifacts, and for smooth-complex or complex-smooth sub-regions, a nonlinear 1-D variant filter is applied to block boundary pixels so as to reduce the blocking and ringing artifacts. And for complex-complex sub-regions, a nonlinear 1-D 2-tap filter is only applied to adjust two block boundary pixels so as to preserve the image details. Experimental results show that the proposed algorithm produced better results than those of conventional algorithms both subjective and objective viewpoints.

• The Journal of Korean Institute of Communications and Information Sciences
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• v.34 no.2C
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• pp.200-208
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• 2009

A macroblock layer rate control for H.264/AVC has the problem that allocated target bits for current frame occasionally are exhausted too fast due to inadequate quantization parameter assignment. In this case, the maximum permissible quantization parameter is used to encode for remaining macroblocks and it leads to degradation of the visual quality. In addition, the header bits length estimation algorithm used for quantization parameter assignment takes the average header bits length for the encoded macroblocks of the previous frame and the current frame. Therefore, it generates a big mismatch between the actually generated header bits length and the estimated header bits length. In this paper, we propose adaptive quantization parameter decision method to prevent early exhausting target bits during encoding the current frame by considering the number of macroblocks that have negative targets bits in previous frame and the improved header bits length estimation scheme for accurate quantization parameter decision.

• Journal of Korea Multimedia Society
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• v.5 no.1
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• pp.28-37
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• 2002

In this paper, we propose new methods used in MPEG codec that can improve the picture quality degradations of the reconstructed images, such as blocking artifacts, without additional computations. At first, a new 2-step MAD motion search is presented in the motion search and compensation course to reduce the computations and the errors of block boundary pixels. And we also present an overlapped 2-step MAD motion search that use the pixels beyond the block boundary using the reduced computations. In DCT/quantization course for intra-blocks, 1-D DCT predictive quantization and pixel difference predictive quantization, those use the adjacent pixel sets of the Previously reconstructed blocks and improve the inter-block continuity, are presented. As simulation results, proposed methods shows better picture qualities by reducing blocking artifacts than that of the conventional MPEG.

• Journal of the Institute of Electronics Engineers of Korea SP
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• v.38 no.4
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• pp.442-452
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• 2001

In this paper, we proposed a postprocessing algorithm for quantization effects reduction in block coded images using the block classification and adaptive filtering. The proposed method consists of classification, adaptive inter-block filtering, and intra-block filtering. First, each block is classified into one of seven classes based on the characteristics of 8$\times$8 DCT coefficients. Then each block boundary is filtered by adaptive inter-block fitters according to the block classification. finally for blocks which are classified into edge block, intra-block filtering is performed. Experimental results show that the proposed method gives better results than the conventional methods from both a subjective and an objective viewpoint.

• The Journal of Korean Institute of Communications and Information Sciences
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• v.35 no.2C
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• pp.172-181
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• 2010

In this paper, we propose an adaptive block quantization method. The propose method perfrect reconstructs side information without high complexity in the encoder side, as transmitting motion vectors from a decoder to an encoder side. Also, at the encoder side, residual signals between reconstructed side information and original frame are adaptively quantized to minimize parity bits to be transmitted to the decoder. The proposed method can effectively allocate bits based on bit error rate of side information. Also, we can achieved bit-saving by transmission of parity bits based on the error correction ability of the LDPC channel decoder, because we can know bit error rate and positions of error bit in encoder side. Experimental results show that the proposed algorithm achieves bit-saving by around 66% and delay of feedback channel, compared with the convntional algorithm.