Abstract: An image processing apparatus is configured to execute the following steps. A first motion estimation is performed on a down-sized current frame and a down-sized reference frame to generate first motion vectors and a first reliability corresponding to the first motion vectors. An n-th motion estimation is performed on a current frame and a reference frame based on the first motion vectors and the first reliability to generate n-th motion vectors and a n-th reliability corresponding to the n-th motion vectors. A compensated frame between the current frame and the reference frame is generated based on the n-th motion vectors and the n-th reliability.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus and method are provided. An image processing device is configured to execute the following operations. The apparatus marks a first periodic block in a down-sized current frame with a first label. The apparatus performs a first motion estimation on the down-sized current frame and a down-sized reference frame based on the first label to generate first motion vectors. The apparatus marks an n-th periodic block having another periodic feature in a current frame with an n-th label. The apparatus performs an n-th motion estimation on the current frame and a reference frame based on the n-th label to generate n-th motion vectors. The apparatus performs a motion compensation on the current frame and the reference frame based on the n-th motion vectors to generate a compensated frame.

Abstract: An image processing method includes: downsizing a current frame and a reference frame; dividing the down-sized current frame and the down-sized reference frame into multiple first current blocks and multiple first reference blocks, respectively; performing a first motion estimation to the first current blocks and the first reference blocks to generate multiple first motion vectors; dividing the current picture and the reference picture into multiple second current blocks and multiple second reference blocks, respectively; performing a second motion estimation to the second current blocks and the second reference blocks to generate multiple second motion vectors; and generating a compensated frame between the current frame and the reference frame according to the second motion vectors. The second motion estimation includes: performing a 3D recursive search for each second current block; and adjusting multiple estimation parameters in the 3D recursive search according to the first motion vector.

Abstract: An image processing method includes: receiving first and second frames; generating multiple motion vectors based on the first and second frames, wherein one of the motion vectors corresponds to a first block of the first frame and a second block of the second frame; calculating a to-be-compensated position of a compensated block, a first motion vector between the compensated block and the first block, and a second motion vector between the compensated block and the second block; determining whether a sum of the to-be-compensated position, a compensation value, and the first motion vector or the second motion vector exceeds a target range in order to set a blending coefficient; modifying first data of the first block or second data of the second block based on the blending coefficient; and generating interpolated data based on the modified first data or the modified second data.

Abstract: An image processing method includes: receiving first and second frames; generating multiple motion vectors based on the first and second frames, wherein one of the motion vectors corresponds to a first block of the first frame and a second block of the second frame; calculating a to-be-compensated position of a compensated block, a first motion vector between the compensated block and the first block, and a second motion vector between the compensated block and the second block; determining whether a sum of the to-be-compensated position, a compensation value, and the first motion vector or the second motion vector exceeds a target range in order to set a blending coefficient; modifying first data of the first block or second data of the second block based on the blending coefficient; and generating interpolated data based on the modified first data or the modified second data.

Abstract: An image processing method includes: downsizing a current frame and a reference frame; dividing the down-sized current frame and the down-sized reference frame into multiple first current blocks and multiple first reference blocks, respectively; performing a first motion estimation to the first current blocks and the first reference blocks to generate multiple first motion vectors; dividing the current picture and the reference picture into multiple second current blocks and multiple second reference blocks, respectively; performing a second motion estimation to the second current blocks and the second reference blocks to generate multiple second motion vectors; and generating a compensated frame between the current frame and the reference frame according to the second motion vectors. The second motion estimation includes: performing a 3D recursive search for each second current block; and adjusting multiple estimation parameters in the 3D recursive search according to the first motion vector.

Abstract: A device and method using an overdrive function to do smoothing processing of video data including a frame sequence AABB or AABBB is disclosed in the present invention. The device includes a video information generator and an over drive circuit. The video information generator detects a plurality of continuous frames wherein the continuous frames include a current frame and a previous frame. When a second value of the current frame is different from a first value of the previous frame having the same position as that of the second value, the video information generator generates first video information; When the second value of the current frame is the same as the first value of the previous frame having the same position as that of the second value, the video information generator generates second video information.

Abstract: A device and method using an overdrive function to do smoothing processing of video data including a frame sequence AABB or AABBB is disclosed in the present invention. The device includes a video information generator and an over drive circuit. The video information generator detects a plurality of continuous frames wherein the continuous frames include a current frame and a previous frame. When a second value of the current frame is different from a first value of the previous frame having the same position as that of the second value, the video information generator generates first video information; When the second value of the current frame is the same as the first value of the previous frame having the same position as that of the second value, the video information generator generates second video information.

Abstract: This invention provides an image processing apparatus and an image processing method. By calculation of the pixel difference that is the difference of each corresponding pixels between the current image and the previous image with its neighbor pixel difference, this invention can determine the blending value.

Abstract: This invention provides an image processing apparatus and an image processing method. By calculation of the pixel difference that is the difference of each corresponding pixels between the current image and the previous image with its neighbor pixel difference, this invention can determine the blending value.