This paper gives out a fast motion estimation algorithm for H. 264/AVC, which has almost the
same quality performance as that of the Full Search scheme and also provides a strategy to …

Sensors' locations play a critical role in many sensor network applications. A number of
techniques have been proposed recently to discover the locations of regular sensors based …

An adaptive mode decision algorithm is presented, with rate-distortion optimisation that
reduces complexity of the H. 264 encoder without loss of image quality and compression …

In recent years, video applications on handheld devices became more and more popular.
Due to limited computational capability and power supply in handheld devices, rate …

This paper analyzes the statistical characters of rate-distortion performances of the fast
motion estimation (ME) algorithms in H. 264/AVC and introduces an additional early …

Variable block size motion compensation has been adopted by the emerging video coding
standard H. 264. It can represent the motion characteristic in a macroblock more accurately …

Motion estimation is one of the most demanding and complex tools in block based video
encoders. Variable block size motion estimation (ME) and multiple reference frames in H …

This paper addresses the problem of determining a person's body and head orientations
while tracking the person in an indoor environment monitored by a single top-view camera …

In the new H. 264/AVC video coding standard, motion estimation takes up a significant
encoding time, especially when using the straightforward full search algorithm (FS). A fast …

This paper presents a fast algorithm and its VLSI architecture for H. 264 fractional motion
estimation. Motivated by the high correlation of cost between neighboring fractional pel …