Abstract: A simple and efficient scheme is used to predict the number of bits needed to block of discrete cosine transform (DCT) coefficients with variable length coding (VLC). The scheme defines an easily computable parameter that has a strong correlation with the number of bits needed to encode the DCT data. Then a second order polynomial is developed to approximate the correlation and is used to predict the number of VLC bits that will be produced if a corresponding quantization matrix is used. The approach can be used to streamline the encoding/transcoding process for DV, and the result on that is presented. A further feature is the ability to present multiple results for multiple quantization matrixes.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
December 21, 2000
Date of Patent:
September 30, 2003
Assignee:
Matsushita Electric Corporation of America