Abstract: Communication in an asymmetric multiengine system is handled using engine routing tables defining subsets of engines to control engine-to-engine connection mapping. Local devices perform an engine selection process that includes selecting an engine routing table based on a number of remote engines in a remote device and selecting an engine set from the selected table based on an identifier of the remote device. A connection to the remote device is created using the engines identified in the selected engine set.

Abstract: Video processing system, computer program product and method for managing an exchange of information between a memory unit and a decoder, the method includes: (a) retrieving, from the memory unit, a first non-zero data structure that comprises only non-zero first transform coefficient groups; wherein first transform coefficient groups are associated with a first quality level; (b) retrieving, from the memory unit, second layer information; (c) processing, by the video decoder, the second layer information and the first non-zero data structure to provide second transform coefficient groups; (c) generating, by the video decoder, a second non-zero data structure that comprises only non-zero second transform coefficient groups; wherein the second non-zero data structure is associated with a second quality level that is higher than the first quality level; (d) generating second non-zero indicators that are indicative of non-zero transform coefficient groups, wherein the second non-zero data structure is associated

Abstract: A method of encoding a video frame is disclosed in which video slices of the video frame are initially encoded in parallel using both interframe encoding and intraframe encoding. Then, after a first predetermined minimum amount of the video frame has been encoded, the method includes periodically determining whether the amount of intraframe encoded information for the frame achieves a first threshold, and when the first threshold is achieved, encoding the remainder of the video frame using only intraframe encoding. The method may include determining whether a lower second threshold is achieved based on relative complexity of the frame and quantization. The method may include performing similar comparisons on a slice by slice basis in which any one or more of the processing devices skips motion estimation and interframe encoding for corresponding video slices. A video encoder is disclosed which includes multiple processing devices and a shared memory.

Abstract: Embodiments are disclosed for a system and method for parallel processing of video signals. A multi-core processor is used to establish a master-slave relationship between a first processing core and a plurality of individual processing cores. Shared memory is used to store data and control messages. A plurality of individual private memories are associated with each of the individual processing cores; and control logic is used to establish a master-slave protocol for using the plurality of individual cores to process video data. The master processing core is operable to balance the video data processing load among the individual slave processing cores.

Abstract: A method for bit rate control within a scalable video coding system is described. The method comprises, for an access unit within a scalable encoded video bit stream, determining a bit budget for at least one spatial dependence layer within the scalable encoded video bit stream, and calculating at least one quantization parameter value for encoding the at least one spatial dependence layer based at least partly on the determined bit budget for the at least one spatial dependence layer.

Abstract: The invention pertains to a video processing system for video processing, the video processing system being arranged to assign tasks to least two parallel processing units capable of parallel processing of tasks. The video processing system is further arranged to control at least one storage device to store input video data to be processed, processed video data and a task list of video processing tasks. The video processing system is arranged to provide and/or process video data having a hierarchical enhancement structure comprising at least one basic layer and one or more enhancement layers dependent on the basic layer and/or at least one of the other enhancement layers. It is further arranged to assign at least one task of the task list to one of the parallel processing units; and to update, after the parallel processing unit has processed a task, the task list with information regarding tasks related to at least one enhancement layer dependent on the processed task.

Abstract: Video processing system, computer program product and method for decoding an encoded video stream, the method includes: receiving an encoded video stream that comprises a plurality of encoded video frames, each encoded video frame comprises multiple encoded frame portions; and repeating, for each encoded frame portion: providing, to an entropy decoder, different quality level representations of the encoded frame portion and context information generated during an entropy decoding process of different quality level representations of another encoded frame portion; entropy decoding, by the entropy decoder, the different quality level representations of the frame portion based on the context information; wherein the entropy decoding comprises updating the context information; wherein the entropy decoding is selected from a group consisting of context based adaptive binary arithmetic coding (CABAC) and context based variable length coding (CBVLC); and storing the context information.

Abstract: Video processing system, computer program product and method for managing an exchange of information between a memory unit and a decoder, the method includes: (a) retrieving, from the memory unit, a first non-zero data structure that comprises only non-zero first transform coefficient groups; wherein first transform coefficient groups are associated with a first quality level; (b) retrieving, from the memory unit, second layer information; (c) processing, by the video decoder, the second layer information and the first non-zero data structure to provide second transform coefficient groups; (c) generating, by the video decoder, a second non-zero data structure that comprises only non-zero second transform coefficient groups; wherein the second non-zero data structure is associated with a second quality level that is higher than the first quality level; (d) generating second non-zero indicators that are indicative of non-zero transform coefficient groups, wherein the second non-zero data structure is associated

Abstract: A method of encoding a video frame is disclosed in which video slices of the video frame are initially encoded in parallel using both interframe encoding and intraframe encoding. Then, after a first predetermined minimum amount of the video frame has been encoded, the method includes periodically determining whether the amount of intraframe encoded information for the frame achieves a first threshold, and when the first threshold is achieved, encoding the remainder of the video frame using only intraframe encoding. The method may include determining whether a lower second threshold is achieved based on relative complexity of the frame and quantization. The method may include performing similar comparisons on a slice by slice basis in which any one or more of the processing devices skips motion estimation and interframe encoding for corresponding video slices. A video encoder is disclosed which includes multiple processing devices and a shared memory.

Abstract: Embodiments are disclosed for a system and method for parallel processing of video signals. A multi-core processor is used to establish a master-slave relationship between a first processing core and a plurality of individual processing cores. Shared memory is used to store data and control messages. A plurality of individual private memories are associated with each of the individual processing cores; and control logic is used to establish a master-slave protocol for using the plurality of individual cores to process video data. The master processing core is operable to balance the video data processing load among the individual slave processing cores.