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Yayın Decoder-side super-resolution and frame interpolation for improved H.264 video coding(IEEE, 2013) Ateş, Hasan FehmiIn literature decoder-side motion estimation is shown to improve video coding efficiency of both H.264 and HEVC standards. In this paper we introduce enhanced skip and direct modes for H.264 coding using decoder-side super-resolution (SR) and frame interpolation. P-and B-frames are downsampled and H.264 encoded at lower resolution (LR). Then reconstructed LR frames are super-resolved using decoder-side motion estimation. Alternatively for B-frames, bidirectional true motion estimation is performed to synthesize a B-frame from its reference frames. For P-frames, bicubic interpolation of the LR frame is used as an alternative to SR reconstruction. A rate-distortion optimal mode selection algorithm determines for each MB which of the two reconstructions to use as skip/direct mode prediction. Simulations indicate an average of 1.04 dB PSNR improvement or 23.0% bitrate reduction at low bitrates when compared to H.264 standard. Average PSNR gains reach as high as 3.95 dB depending on the video content and frame rate.Yayın Rate-distortion and complexity joint optimization for fast motion estimation in H.264 video coding(IEEE, 2006) Ateş, Hasan Fehmi; Kanberoğlu, Berkay; Altunbaşak, YücelH.264 video coding standard offers several coding modes including inter-prediction modes that use macroblock partitions with variable block sizes. Choosing a rate-distortion optimal mode among these possibilities contributes significantly to the superior coding efficiency of the H.264 encoder. Unfortunately, searching for optimal motion vectors of each possible subblock incurs a heavy computational cost. In this paper, in order to reduce the complexity of integer-pel motion estimation, we propose a rate-distortion and complexity joint optimization method that selects for each MB a subset of partitions to evaluate during motion estimation. This selection is based on simple measures of spatio-temporal activity within the MB. The procedure is optimized to minimize mode estimation error at a certain level of computational complexity. Simulation results show that the algorithm speeds up the motion estimation module by a factor of up to 20 with little loss in coding efficiency.Yayın Low complexity inter-mode selection for H.264(IEEE, 2006) Ba, Seydou Nourou; Altunbaşak, Yücel; Ateş, Hasan FehmiThe coding efficiency of the H.264/AVC standard enables the transmission of high quality video over bandwidth limited networks. Due to the use of multiple Macroblock (MB) partitions, the Motion estimation module has extremely high complexity that makes it unpractical for most real-time applications on resource-limited platforms such as hand held devices. In this paper we propose a novel algorithm that significantly reduces the encoding complexity while maintaining high rate distortion performance. The proposed method reduces the Motion estimation (ME) computational complexity by accurately predicting the optimal MB partitions and restricting the number of candidate modes based on a-priori probabilities computed from spatio-temporal information. The experimental results show that the speed up of UmHexagonS [1] (one of the most efficient ME algorithms) can be doubled while maintaining the coding efficiency of Full Search.Yayın Decoder side true motion estimation for very low bitrate b-frame coding(IEEE, 2011) Ateş, Hasan Fehmi; Çizmeci, BurakIn H.264 standard, coding of motion vectors constitutes a significant portion of total bitrate especially at low bitrate regimes. This is because differential coding of motion vectors is inefficient when the bit budget is very low. In this paper, we propose a novel estimation and coding algorithm for motion vectors of B-frames at very low bitrates. In this method, the encoder selects the optimal motion vector from a limited set of candidate vectors that are determined at the decoder side using true motion estimation. Since these candidate vector sets are fixed by the decoder for each macroblock, there is no need for explicit coding of motion information, which reduces the bitrate required for coding. Also, true motion vector estimates are used for improved direct mode coding in B-frames. The algorithm provides an average of 0.68 dB PSNR gain for B-frames when compared to the reference H.264 results at the same bitrates. Simulation results also indicate significant improvement in visual quality of the compressed B-frames.Yayın Fast inter-mode decision and selective quarter-pel refinement in H.264 video coding(IEEE, 2008) Ateş, Hasan FehmiIn H.264 video coding standard, there exist several inter - prediction modes that use macroblock partitions with variable block sizes. Choosing a rate-distortion optimal coding mode for each macroblock is essential for the best possible coding performance, but also prohibitive due to the heavy computational complexity associated with the required rate-distortion calculations. Likewise, sub-pel motion refinement improves the coding efficiency, but becomes a major computational bottleneck when integer-pel search is executed fast. In this paper, we present a simple strategy to reduce the complexity of quarter-pel refinement and inter-mode decision with minimum loss of coding efficiency. Based on the results of the half-pel motion estimation step, our method evaluates the likelihood of each inter-coding mode being optimal. Then, quarter-pel refinement and actual rate and distortion are computed for only those coding modes with sufficient chance of being optimal. We claim that this method minimizes optimal mode estimation error at a given level of refinement and mode decision complexity. Simulation results show that the algorithm speeds up quarter-pel search and inter-mode selection modules by a factor of about 6 with less than 0.12 dB PSNR loss.Yayın H.264 video kodlamada B-çerçeveler için kodçözücü tarafında aday devinim vektör seçimi(IEEE, 2012-04-18) Ateş, Hasan Fehmi; Gaurav, RahulH.264 standardında devinim vektör farklarının kodlanması sebebiyle özellikle düşük bit hızlarında nesne sınırlarında devinimdeki ani değişiklikler harcanan bit miktarlarını artırmaktadır. Bu bildiride B-çerçevelerde kod çözücü desteği ile verimli devinim vektör kodlama için özgün bir yöntem sunulmuştur. Bu yöntemde kod çözücü gerçek devinim kestirimi kullanarak az sayıda aday vektör içeren bir vektör kümesi belirler. Devinim kestirim doğrulu günün iyileştirilmesi amacıyla bu aday vektörler etrafında kısıtlı bir arama yapılır. Bu aramaya en iyi olma ihtimali düşük vektörler dahil edilmeleyerek aday vektor alt-kümesinin küçük tutulması sağlanır. Sonuç¸ta her makroblok için aday vektör kümeleri kod çözücü tarafından belirlendiği için, belirtik bir şekilde devinim bilgisinin kodlanmasına gerek kalmamakta ve bu da kodlama için gerekli bit hızını düşürmektedir. Algoritmanın aynı bit hızlarında referans H.264 sonuçlarına göre 0.39 dB PSNR kazancı sağladığı gösterilmiştir. Ayrıca sıkıştırılmış B-çerçevelerin görsel kalitesinde kayda değer bir iyileşme gözlenmistir.Yayın An algorithm and its architecture for half-pixel variable block size motion estimation(IEEE, 2007) Fatemi, Mohammad Reza Hosseiny; Salleh, Rosli Bin; Ateş, Hasan FehmiThis paper presents an accurate half-pixel variable block size motion estimation algorithm and its hardware architecture. The proposed algorithm does not require interpolation of the reference frame pixels and has near performance to the conventional interpolation-search methods. These simplifications cause high level reduction in computational time and gate count without the need for internal or external half-pixel accuracy search memory. A simple, low latency, high throughput and fully utilized pipelined architecture of proposed algorithm is implemented in VHDL The proposed hardware architecture uses shift registers for multiplication and pipelining technique and can support half-pixel accuracy variable block size motion estimation for the real time HDTV format (1920 x1280 resolution and 30 Frames/sec).Yayın Kodlayıcı destekli video çerçeve hız artırımı(IEEE, 2011) Çizmeci, Burak; Ateş, Hasan FehmiVideoda çerçeve hız artırımı (ÇHA), devinim denkleştirme yöntemlerinin kullanılmasıyla hareketlerin daha keskin ve sürekli gösterimini sağlayarak görsel kaliteyi artırmaktadır. Fakat, devinim kestiriminde karşılaşılan problemler ÇHA başarımını etkileyen yapaylıklara neden olabilmektedir. Bu bildiride, kodlayıcı desteği ile kodçözücüdeki ÇHA art işleminin başarımını artıran bir yaklaşım önermekteyiz. Bu yaklaşımda, kodlayıcı, ÇHA sırasında yardımcı olabilecek yan bilgiyi türetip kodlayarak kodçözücüye göndermektedir. Kodçözücü, bu yan bilgiyi kullanarak ÇHA ile daha kaliteli çerçeveler sentezleyebilmektedir. Geliştirilen algoritma, ÇHA sırasında özellikle kapatmadan kaynaklanan yapaylıkları azaltarak önemli görsel kalite kazançları sağlamaktadır. Ayrıca çeşitli video içeriklerinde kodlayıcı destekli ÇHA ile sentezlenen çerçevelerin ortalama PSNR değerlerinin, aynı bithızında H.264 standardı ile kodlanan B-çerçevelere göre daha yüksek olduğu gözlenmiştir.Yayın Rate-distortion and complexity optimized motion estimation for H.264 video coding(IEEE-INST Electrical Electronics Engineers Inc, 2008-02) Ateş, Hasan Fehmi; Altunbaşak, Yücel11.264 video coding standard supports several inter-prediction coding modes that use macroblock (MB) partitions with variable block sizes. Rate-distortion (R-D) optimal selection of both the motion vectors (MVs) and the coding mode of each MB is essential for an H.264 encoder to achieve superior coding efficiency. Unfortunately, searching for optimal MVs of each possible subblock incurs a heavy computational cost. In this paper, in order to reduce the computational burden of integer-pel motion estimation (ME) without sacrificing from the coding performance, we propose a R-D and complexity joint optimization framework. Within this framework, we develop a simple method that determines for each MB which partitions are likely to be optimal. MV search is carried out for only the selected partitions, thus reducing the complexity of the ME step. The mode selection criteria is based on a measure of spatiotemporal activity within the MB. The procedure minimizes the coding loss at a given level of computational complexity either for the full video sequence or for each single frame. For the latter case, the algorithm provides a tight upper bound on the worst case complexity/execution time of the ME module. Simulation results show that the algorithm speeds up integer-pel ME by a factor of up to 40 with less than 0.2 dB loss in coding efficiency.Yayın A cost-efficient bit-serial architecture for sub-pixel motion estimation of H.264/AVC(IEEE Computer Soc, 2008) Fatemi, Mohammad Reza Hosseiny; Ateş, Hasan Fehmi; Salleh, Rosli BinThis paper presents a new VLSI architecture for sub-pixel motion estimation in H.264/AVC encoder. It is based on an interpolation free algorithm that causes a high level reduction on memory requirement, hardware resources and computational complexity. A high performance, bit-serial pipeline architecture is proposed for quarter pixel accurate motion estimation which supports real-time H.264 encoding. Due to the bit-serial, modular and reusable architecture, it provides significant improvement in area cost (at least 390) and increases the macroblock processing speed almost 6 times when compared with the previous designs. The proposed architecture is suitable for portable multimedia devices where the memory and power consumption are limited.
