Multiple Description Coding Using Data Hiding and Regions of Interest for Broadcasting Applications

We propose an innovative scheme for multiple description coding (MDC) with regions of interest (ROI) support to be adopted in high-quality television. The scheme proposes to split the stream into two separate descriptors and to preserve the quality of the region of interest, even in case one descrip...

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Main Authors: M. Verza, N. Conci, G. Boato, F. G. B. De Natale
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 2009-01-01
Series:International Journal of Digital Multimedia Broadcasting
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2009/234360
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description We propose an innovative scheme for multiple description coding (MDC) with regions of interest (ROI) support to be adopted in high-quality television. The scheme proposes to split the stream into two separate descriptors and to preserve the quality of the region of interest, even in case one descriptor is completely lost. The residual part of the frame (the background) is instead modeled through a checkerboard pattern, alternating the strength of the quantization. The decoder is provided with the necessary side-information to reconstruct the frame properly, namely, the ROI parameters and location, via a suitable data hiding procedure. Using data hiding, reconstruction parameters are embedded in the transform coefficients, thus allowing an improvement in PSNR of the single descriptions at the cost of a negligible overhead. To demonstrate its effectiveness, the algorithm has been implemented in two different scenarios, using the reference H.264/AVC codec and an MJPEG framework to evaluate the performance in absence of motion-compensated frames on 720p video sequences.
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spelling doaj-art-704fccc4fa2243b195b9f0b5aa50c1792025-08-20T02:06:46ZengWileyInternational Journal of Digital Multimedia Broadcasting1687-75781687-75862009-01-01200910.1155/2009/234360234360Multiple Description Coding Using Data Hiding and Regions of Interest for Broadcasting ApplicationsM. Verza0N. Conci1G. Boato2F. G. B. De Natale3Department of Information Engineering and Computer Science(DISI), University of Trento, Via Sommarive 14, 38100 Trento, ItalyMultimedia and Vision Research Group, School of Electronic Engineering and Computer Science, Queen Mary, University of London, London E1 4NS, UKDepartment of Information Engineering and Computer Science(DISI), University of Trento, Via Sommarive 14, 38100 Trento, ItalyDepartment of Information Engineering and Computer Science(DISI), University of Trento, Via Sommarive 14, 38100 Trento, ItalyWe propose an innovative scheme for multiple description coding (MDC) with regions of interest (ROI) support to be adopted in high-quality television. The scheme proposes to split the stream into two separate descriptors and to preserve the quality of the region of interest, even in case one descriptor is completely lost. The residual part of the frame (the background) is instead modeled through a checkerboard pattern, alternating the strength of the quantization. The decoder is provided with the necessary side-information to reconstruct the frame properly, namely, the ROI parameters and location, via a suitable data hiding procedure. Using data hiding, reconstruction parameters are embedded in the transform coefficients, thus allowing an improvement in PSNR of the single descriptions at the cost of a negligible overhead. To demonstrate its effectiveness, the algorithm has been implemented in two different scenarios, using the reference H.264/AVC codec and an MJPEG framework to evaluate the performance in absence of motion-compensated frames on 720p video sequences.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2009/234360
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