Abstract: A computer implemented method for controlling a transmission of a video stream is provided. The method comprises estimating a number of bits for a group of pictures, GOP, of the video stream to be transmitted, setting a latency requirement for the transmission of the video stream, determining an average minimum video bitrate across the GOP based on the estimated number of bits and a time corresponding to a time period represented by a duration of the GOP, for video frames in the GOP setting an output bitrate for transmission of a video frame based on the latency requirement and the average minimum video bitrate, and transmitting the video frame using the output bitrate.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for decoding JVET video, including receiving a bitstream, and parsing said bitstream to identify a syntax element indicating an intra direction mode to use for generating at least one predictor. The intra direction mode is a first intra direction mode in a plurality of intra direction modes that includes at least one weighted intra direction mode that corresponds to a non-weighted intra direction mode. The syntax element may identify whether to use a non-weighted or weighted intra direction mode to generate the at least one predictor. Thus, the coding unit may be coded in accordance with the at least one generated predictor associated with the selected intra direction mode.

Abstract: Disclosed are an image encoding/decoding method and apparatus. The method and apparatus select at least one reference pixel line from among multiple reference pixel lines and derive a predicted value of a pixel within a current block by using the value of at least one pixel within the selected reference pixel line(s). Alternatively, the method and apparatus derive an intra prediction mode of a reconstructed pixel region on the basis of a reference pixel region of at least one reconstructed pixel region, derive an intra prediction mode of a current block on the basis of the derived intra prediction mode of the reconstructed pixel region, obtain an intra prediction block of the current block by using the derived intra prediction mode, and reconstruct the current block by summing the obtained intra prediction block and a residual block of the current block.

Abstract: The present invention provides an image encoding method and an image decoding method. The image decoding method, according to the present invention, comprises the steps of: determining a transformation performing region; segmenting the determined transformation performing region into at least one sub-transform block by using at least one of quadtree segmentation and binary tree segmentation; and performing inverse transformation on the at least one sub-transform block.

Abstract: Improved method and apparatus for signaling of reference pictures used for temporal prediction. The signaling schemes and construction process for different reference picture lists in HEVC Working Draft 5 (WD5) are improved.

Abstract: Encoding a digital video using a Single Instruction Multiple Data (SIMD) operation. Advantageously, digital video may be encoded in a manner that conserves computational resources. A software encoder searches a decision tree in a random forest in furtherance of encoding of the digital video by causing a physical hardware component to perform a single operation on multiple data operands concurrently. The single operation may be a comparison of two or more thresholds of a single feature of a single frame, or a portion thereof, of the digital video. The decision tree may be arranged to position comparisons involving a single feature near the root of the decision tree.

Abstract: A method for video processing via an artificial neural network includes receiving a video stream as an input at the artificial neural network. A residual is computed based on a difference between a first feature of a current frame of the video stream and a second feature of a previous frame of the video stream. One or more portions of the current frame of the video stream are processed based on the residual. Additionally, processing is skipped for one or more portions of the current frame of the video based on the residual.

Abstract: Innovations in control and use of chroma quantization parameter (“QP”) values that depend on hum QP values. More generally, the innovations relate to control and use of QP values for a secondary color component that depend on QP values for a primary color component. For example, during encoding, an encoder determines a QP index from a primary component QP and secondary component QP offset. The encoder maps the QP index to a secondary component QP, which has an extended range. The encoder outputs at least part of a bitstream including the encoded content. A corresponding decoder receives at least part of a bitstream including encoded content. During decoding, the decoder determines a QP index from a primary component QP and secondary component QP offset, then maps the QP index to a secondary component QP, which has an extended range.

Abstract: Innovations in control and use of chroma quantization parameter (“QP”) values that depend on luma QP values. More generally, the innovations relate to control and use of QP values for a secondary color component that depend on QP values for a primary color component. For example, during encoding, an encoder determines a QP index from a primary component QP and secondary component QP offset. The encoder maps the QP index to a secondary component QP, which has an extended range. The encoder outputs at least part of a bitstream including the encoded content. A corresponding decoder receives at least part of a bitstream including encoded content. During decoding, the decoder determines a QP index from a primary component QP and secondary component QP offset, then maps the QP index to a secondary component QP, which has an extended range.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an image processing device and method for enabling control of a value of a quantization parameter within a desired range. A quantization parameter is corrected on the basis of a parameter regarding adaptive color transform and further correcting the quantization parameter on the basis of a parameter regarding transform skip, and coefficient data of an image to be encoded is quantized using a corrected quantization parameter that is the quantization parameter that has been corrected. The present disclosure can be applied to, for example, an image processing device, an image encoding device, an image decoding device, a transmission device, a reception device, a transmission/reception device, an information processing device, an imaging device, a reproduction device, an electronic device, an image processing method, an information processing method, or the like.

Abstract: The present invention provides an image encoding method and an image decoding method. The image encoding method of the present invention comprises: a first dividing step of dividing a current image into a plurality of blocks; and a second dividing step of dividing, into a plurality of sub blocks, a block, which is to be divided and includes a boundary of the current image, among the plurality of blocks, wherein the second dividing step is recursively performed by setting a sub block including the boundary of the current images as the block to be divided, until the sub block including the boundary of the current image does not exist among the sub blocks.

Abstract: Innovations in control and use of chroma quantization parameter (“QP”) values that depend on luma QP values. More generally, the innovations relate to control and use of QP values for a secondary color component that depend on QP values for a primary color component. For example, during encoding, an encoder determines a QP index from a primary component QP and secondary component QP offset. The encoder maps the QP index to a secondary component QP, which has an extended range. The encoder outputs at least part of a bitstream including the encoded content. A corresponding decoder receives at least part of a bitstream including encoded content. During decoding, the decoder determines a QP index from a primary component QP and secondary component QP offset, then maps the QP index to a secondary component QP, which has an extended range.

Abstract: Innovations in control and use of chroma quantization parameter (“QP”) values that depend on luma QP values. More generally, the innovations relate to control and use of QP values for a secondary color component that depend on QP values for a primary color component. For example, during encoding, an encoder determines a QP index from a primary component QP and secondary component QP offset. The encoder maps the QP index to a secondary component QP, which has an extended range. The encoder outputs at least part of a bitstream including the encoded content. A corresponding decoder receives at least part of a bitstream including encoded content. During decoding, the decoder determines a QP index from a primary component QP and secondary component QP offset, then maps the QP index to a secondary component QP, which has an extended range.

Abstract: Provided are an apparatus and a method for measuring a three dimensional shape with improved accuracy. The apparatus includes a stage, at least one lighting unit, a plurality of image pickup units and a control unit. The stage supports an object to be measured. The lighting unit includes a light source and a grid, and radiates grid-patterned light to the object to be measured. The image pickup units capture, in different directions, grid images reflected from the object to be measured. The control unit calculates a three dimensional shape of the object from the grid images captured by the image pickup units. The present invention has advantages in capturing grid images through a main image pickup portion and sub-image pickup portions, enabling the measurement of the three dimensional shape of the object in a rapid and accurate manner.

Abstract: The present invention provides an image encoding method and an image decoding method. The image decoding method, according to the present invention, comprises the steps of: determining a transformation performing region; segmenting the determined transformation performing region into at least one sub-transform block by using at least one of quadtree segmentation and binary tree segmentation; and performing inverse transformation on the at least one sub-transform block.

Abstract: Detection of scaling of compressed videos or images is provided. A frequency domain transformation is applied along both horizontal and vertical directions of input video or images to generate frequency domain data. Statistics in the frequency domain data are computed for each of the horizontal and vertical directions to extract features. The features are modeled to scores along each of the horizontal and vertical directions. An original resolution of the input video or images in the horizontal and vertical directions is identified according to the scores.

Abstract: A video encoder for encoding a video into a data stream using motion compensated prediction for inter predicted blocks, comprising a hypothesis number control, configured to control a number of prediction hypotheses of the inter predicted blocks within a predetermined portion of the video to meet a predetermined criterion.

Abstract: Systems, methods and apparatus for processing visual media data are described. One example method includes performing a conversion between visual media data and a visual media file that includes one or more tracks that store one or more bitstreams of the visual media data according to a format rule; wherein the visual media file includes a base track that references one or more subpicture tracks that store coded information for one or more subpictures of the visual media data, and wherein the format rule specifies a process used to reconstruct a video unit from a sample in the base track and the one or more subpicture tracks.

Abstract: A camera array for a mediated-reality system includes a plurality of hexagonal cells arranged in a honeycomb pattern in which a pair of inner cells include respective edges adjacent to each other and a pair of outer cells are separated from each other by the inner cells. A plurality of cameras are mounted within each of the plurality of hexagonal cells. The plurality of cameras include at least one camera of a first type and at least one camera of a second type. The camera of the first type may have a longer focal length than the camera of the second type.

Abstract: A system processing hardware executes a machine learning (ML) model-based video compression encoder to receive uncompressed video content and corresponding motion compensated video content, compare the uncompressed and motion compensated video content to identify an image space residual, transform the image space residual to a latent space representation of the uncompressed video content, and transform, using a trained image compression ML model, the motion compensated video content to a latent space representation of the motion compensated video content.