• The Journal of Korean Institute of Communications and Information Sciences
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• v.30 no.7C
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• pp.706-715
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• 2005

In this paper, we present a transcoding algorithm for converting an MPEG-2 video bitstream to an H.264 bitstream. The proposed transcoder consists of two parts. One is MPEG2 decoding part and the other is H.264 encoding part Because our algorithm is for transcoding in the spatial domain, MPEG2 decoding part carries out full decoding of MPEG2 bitstream. While, because macroblock type and coded block pattern in MPEG2 are significantly related to macroblock mode in H.264, macroblock mode is selected adaptively according to macroblock type and coded block pattern in H.264 decoding part. Furthermore, motion vector is also used as side-information for 16$\ctimes$16 macroblock mode. Simulation results show that the proposed transcoder yields high reduction of total transcoding time at comparable PSNR.

• Proceedings of the IEEK Conference
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• 2005.11a
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• pp.323-326
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• 2005

Several video coding standards, such as MPEG-4 and H.263, have been investigated to reduce the resulting number of bits while pursuing the maximum video quality. The recent video coding standard, H.264, provides higher coding efficiency than previous coding standards by using the mode decision scheme. For mode decision, H.264 chooses the best macroblock mode among the several candidates using Lagrangian cost function which reflects both the rate and the distortion. H.264 employs only one rate-distortion optimization (RDO) model for all macroblocks. Since the characteristics of each macroblock is different, each macroblock should have its own RDO model. In this paper, we propose an adaptive rate-distortion optimization algorithm for H.264. We regulate the Lagrangian multiplier considering the picture type and characteristics of each macroblock.

• ETRI Journal
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• v.27 no.5
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• pp.511-524
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• 2005

In this paper, we propose a novel hardware architecture for an intra-prediction, integer transform, quantization, inverse integer transform, inverse quantization, and mode decision module for the macroblock engine of a new video coding standard, H.264. To reduce the cycle of intra prediction, transform/quantization, and inverse quantization/inverse transform of H.264, a reduction method for cycle overhead in the case of I16MB mode is proposed. This method can process one macroblock for 927 cycles for all cases of macroblock type by processing $4{\times}4$ Hadamard transform and quantization during $16{\times}16$ prediction. This module was designed using Verilog Hardware Description Language (HDL) and operates with a 54 MHz clock using the Hynix $0.35 {\mu}m$ TLM (triple layer metal) library.

• The Journal of Korean Institute of Communications and Information Sciences
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• v.28 no.11C
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• pp.1123-1129
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• 2003

In the H.264 video coding standard, the information for the macroblock is encoded by the independent syntax elements, called RUN and MB_type. Through the experimental observation for various test sequences, it is shown that the performance of the video coding is improved by using the combined RUN and MB_type as an entity. Based on this fact, we propose an unified new syntax element composed of the RUN and MB_type in order to improve the compression ratio of H.264 video coding. In the proposed syntax element, an EOF(End-Of-Frame) symbol indicating the end of picture is used for enhancing the performance of video coding. The simulation result shows that the proposed method outperforms maximally 15 % to the conventional method for the bitrate of the macroblock.

• Proceedings of the IEEK Conference
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• 2003.07d
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• pp.1527-1530
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• 2003

Video is an important and challenge media and requires sophisticated indexing schemes for efficient retrieval from visual databases. Scene change detection is the first step for automatic indexing of video data. Recently, several scene change detection algorithms in the pixel and compressed domains have been reported in the literature. However, using pixel methods are computationally complex and are not very robust in detecting scene change detection. In this paper, we propose robust abrupt scene change detection using macroblock type and DC coefficient. Experimental results show that the proposed algorithm is robust for detection of most abrupt scene changes in the compressed domain.

• International Journal of Internet, Broadcasting and Communication
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• v.7 no.2
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• pp.168-172
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• 2015

In this paper, a balanced bitrate control in transcoding process based on video complexity measure for multi-view system which simultaneously shows multiple channels or video contents in single screen, is proposed. In order to consider the total quality of multiple video streams, the proposed algorithm reduces the complexity of multiple video stream and video quality differences at the same time by controlling bitrates of each stream by weighting when they are stitched for single screen. For the measure of complexity and quality differences between video streams, two different data: histogram of macroblock type and bitrate for each stream are used. The experimental result indicates that proposed algorithm decreases fluctuation of quality difference between videos in the multi-view system.

• Journal of Korea Multimedia Society
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• v.11 no.10
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• pp.1359-1365
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• 2008

The portion of header in H.264 gets higher than those of previous standards instead of its better compression efficiency. Therefore, this paper proposes a new technique to compress the header of H.264. Unifying a sentence elementary in H.264, H.264 does not consider the distribution of element which be encoded and uses existing Exp-Golomb method, but it is uneffective for variable length coding. Most of the header are block type(s) and motion vector difference(s), and there are redundancies in the header of H.264. The redundancies in the header of H.264 which are analyzed in this paper are three. There are frequently appearing symbols and non-frequently appearing symbols in block types. And when mode 8 is selected in macroblock, all of four sub-macroblock types are transferred. At last, same values come in motion vector difference, especially '0.' This paper proposes the algorithm using type code and quadtree, and with them presents the redundant information of header in H.264. The type code indicates shape of the macroblock and the quadtree does the tree structured motion compensation. Experimental results show that proposed algorithm achieves lower total number of encoded bits over JM12.4 up to 32.51% bit reduction.

• Proceedings of the Korea Information Processing Society Conference
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• 2003.11a
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• pp.551-554
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• 2003

본 논문에서는 MPEG 압축 비디오에서 매크로 블록 타입 정보를 이용하여 효과적인 점진적 장면전환 검출을 위한 알고리즘을 제안한다. MPEG 압축 영역에서 디졸브(Dissolve) 구간내의 B 프레임들의 매크로 블록 타입의 변화를 이용하여 디졸브 장면전환 구간을 빠르고 정확하게 검출 할 수 있는 알고리즘을 제안한다. 제안한 알고리즘은 실험 결과를 통해 성능을 분석하였다.

• The KIPS Transactions:PartB
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• v.12B no.5 s.101
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• pp.617-630
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• 2005

General scene change detection determines the changes of a scene by using feature comparison of two continuous images that are above the fixed threshold. But existing algerian detects scene change that was used in comparing the features of two images continuously, it usually takes a lot of time in decrypting the image data and false-detection problem occurs when there is an object motion or a change of illumination. In this paper, macroblock were used to extract the information directly from the MPEG compression area and suggests algorithm that will detect scene changes more effectively. Existing algorithm have shown numerous arithmetic problems that were improved in the proposed algorithm. The existing algorithm cannot detect the changes of a scene after analyzing the relationship of the previousand futureimages while the algorithm being proposed can detect the changes of a scene continuously and resolves the problem of false-detection. To this end, the data used in general were tested to prove that this algerian would be able to detect the scene changes faster and more correctly than the existing ones. The performance of the suggested algorithm was analyzed basedontheresultsoftheexperiment. .

• Proceedings of the IEEK Conference
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• 2000.09a
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• pp.725-728
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• 2000

본 논문에서는 영상검색 기법에서 핵심인 Shot Change Detection 과 Non Linear Browsing 을 H/W기반으로 구현하여, S/W 적으로는 비실시간으로만 가능하였던 video indexing 을 DTV 에 적용하여 실시간으로 구현하는 방법을 제시한다. 이를 위해 H/W part 는 실시간으로 들어오는 방송용 MPEG-2 bitstream 을 full decoding 이 아닌 최소화된 VLD(Variable Length Decoding) 수준의 parsing 으로 picture 내의 luminance와 chrominance 의 DC 값, macroblock type, motion vector 정보를 얻어내어 각각의 histogram을 계산하여 memory interface를 통해 S/W 측에 넘겨주게 되고 S/W 는 각 상황에 맞게 indexing algorithm 을 변화시키며 최적의 video indexing 방법으로 확장할 수 있도록 하였다.