Subsampled Block-Matching for Zoom Motion Compensated Prediction

Motion compensated prediction plays a vital role in achieving enormous video compression efficiency in advanced video coding standards. Most practical motion compensated prediction techniques implicitly assume pure translational motions in the video contents for effective operation. Some attempts aiming at more general motion models are usually too complex requiring parameter estimation in practical implementation. In this paper, zoom motion compensation is investigated to extend the assumed model to support both zoom and translation motions. To accomplish practical complexity, a novel and efficient subsampled block-matching zoom motion estimation technique is proposed which makes use of the interpolated reference frames for subpixel motion estimation in a conventional hybrid video coding structure. Specially designed subsampling patterns in block matching are used to realize the translation and zoom motion estimation and compensation. No zoom parameters estimation and additional frame...

• Type: Journal
• Year: 2010
• Where: TCSV
• Authors: Lai-Man Po, Ka-Man Wong, Kwok-Wai Cheung, Ka-Ho Ng
• Keywords: Computational Biology, Conventional Hybrid Video, Estimation, TCSV 2010, Zoom Motion