A Novel Macroblock Level Rate Control Method for Stereo Video Coding

To compress stereo video effectively, this paper proposes a novel macroblock (MB) level rate control method based on binocular perception. A binocular just-notification difference (BJND) model based on the parallax matching is first used to describe binocular perception. Then, the proposed rate cont...

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Main Authors: Gaofeng Zhu, Mei Yu, Gangyi Jiang, Zongju Peng, Feng Shao, Fen Chen, Yo-Sung Ho
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 2014-01-01
Series:The Scientific World Journal
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/136854
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Mei Yu
Gangyi Jiang
Zongju Peng
Feng Shao
Fen Chen
Yo-Sung Ho
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Mei Yu
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Zongju Peng
Feng Shao
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description To compress stereo video effectively, this paper proposes a novel macroblock (MB) level rate control method based on binocular perception. A binocular just-notification difference (BJND) model based on the parallax matching is first used to describe binocular perception. Then, the proposed rate control method is performed in stereo video coding with four levels, namely, view level, group-of-pictures (GOP) level, frame level, and MB level. In the view level, different proportions of bitrates are allocated for the left and right views of stereo video according to the prestatistical rate allocation proportion. In the GOP level, the total number of bitrates allocated to each GOP is computed and the initial quantization parameter of each GOP is set. In the frame level, the target bits allocated to each frame are computed. In the MB level, visual perception factor, which is measured by the BJND value of MB, is used to adjust the MB level bit allocation, so that the rate control results in line with the human visual characteristics. Experimental results show that the proposed method can control the bitrate more accurately and get better subjective quality of stereo video, compared with other methods.
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spelling doaj-art-dacbac2ca1814899a6f7a362a1dfe2bf2025-08-20T03:24:25ZengWileyThe Scientific World Journal2356-61401537-744X2014-01-01201410.1155/2014/136854136854A Novel Macroblock Level Rate Control Method for Stereo Video CodingGaofeng Zhu0Mei Yu1Gangyi Jiang2Zongju Peng3Feng Shao4Fen Chen5Yo-Sung Ho6Faculty of Information Science and Engineering, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315211, ChinaFaculty of Information Science and Engineering, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315211, ChinaFaculty of Information Science and Engineering, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315211, ChinaFaculty of Information Science and Engineering, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315211, ChinaFaculty of Information Science and Engineering, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315211, ChinaFaculty of Information Science and Engineering, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315211, ChinaDeptartment of Information and Communication, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology, Gwangju 500-712, Republic of KoreaTo compress stereo video effectively, this paper proposes a novel macroblock (MB) level rate control method based on binocular perception. A binocular just-notification difference (BJND) model based on the parallax matching is first used to describe binocular perception. Then, the proposed rate control method is performed in stereo video coding with four levels, namely, view level, group-of-pictures (GOP) level, frame level, and MB level. In the view level, different proportions of bitrates are allocated for the left and right views of stereo video according to the prestatistical rate allocation proportion. In the GOP level, the total number of bitrates allocated to each GOP is computed and the initial quantization parameter of each GOP is set. In the frame level, the target bits allocated to each frame are computed. In the MB level, visual perception factor, which is measured by the BJND value of MB, is used to adjust the MB level bit allocation, so that the rate control results in line with the human visual characteristics. Experimental results show that the proposed method can control the bitrate more accurately and get better subjective quality of stereo video, compared with other methods.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/136854
spellingShingle Gaofeng Zhu
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Gangyi Jiang
Zongju Peng
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Fen Chen
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A Novel Macroblock Level Rate Control Method for Stereo Video Coding
The Scientific World Journal
title A Novel Macroblock Level Rate Control Method for Stereo Video Coding
title_full A Novel Macroblock Level Rate Control Method for Stereo Video Coding
title_fullStr A Novel Macroblock Level Rate Control Method for Stereo Video Coding
title_full_unstemmed A Novel Macroblock Level Rate Control Method for Stereo Video Coding
title_short A Novel Macroblock Level Rate Control Method for Stereo Video Coding
title_sort novel macroblock level rate control method for stereo video coding
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