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ICIP
2000
IEEE
14 years 11 months ago
Low-Complexity Face-Assisted Video Coding
This paper presents a novel face-assisted video coding scheme to enhance the visual quality of the face regions in video telephony applications. A skin-color based face detection ...
Chia-Wen Lin, Yao-Jen Chang, Yung-Chang Chen
ICIP
2000
IEEE
14 years 11 months ago
An Improved Video Object Tracking Algorithm Based on Motion Re-Estimation
In this paper, we try to improve a video object-tracking algorithm using a motion re-estimation scheme. The usual object tracking algorithm is composed of two steps: object projec...
Jungeun Lim, Hong K. Cho, Jong Beom Ra
ICIP
2000
IEEE
14 years 11 months ago
LIP Contour Extraction Using a Deformable Model
The use of visual information from lip movements can improve the accuracy and robustness of a speech recognition system. Accurate extraction of visual features associated with the...
Alan Wee-Chung Liew, Shu Hung Leung, Wing Hong Lau
ICIP
2000
IEEE
14 years 11 months ago
Classification of Textured and Non-Textured Images Using Region Segmentation
The classification of general-purpose photographs into textured and non-textured images is critical for developing accurate content-based image retrieval systems for large-scale i...
Jia Li, James Ze Wang, Gio Wiederhold
ICIP
2000
IEEE
14 years 11 months ago
Spatio-Temporal Joint Probability Images for Video Segmentation
In this paper we propose a novel video segmentation algorithm that is capable of reliably detecting both types of dissolves in addition to cuts and wipes based on the analysis of ...
Ze-Nian Li, Jie Wei
ICIP
2000
IEEE
14 years 11 months ago
On the Compression of Image Based Rendering Scene
In image based rendering (IBR), a 3D scene is recorded through a set of photos, and a novel view is rendered by assembling data from the photo set. Compression is essential to red...
Jin Li, Harry Shum, Ya-Qin Zhang
ICIP
2000
IEEE
14 years 11 months ago
Spatially Adaptive Image Denoising Under OverComplete Expansion
This paper presents a novel wavelet-based image denoising algorithm under overcomplete expansion. In order to optimize the denoising performance, we make a systematic study of bot...
Xin Li, Michael T. Orchard
ICIP
2000
IEEE
14 years 11 months ago
Rate-Complexity-Distortion Optimization for Quadtree-Based DCT Coding
In this paper, we study rate-complexity-distortion (R-C-D) tradeoffs for video coding, where we focus on the complexity of computing the inverse DCT. A quadtree coding approach is...
Krisda Lengwehasatit, Antonio Ortega
ICIP
2000
IEEE
14 years 11 months ago
Computationally Scalable Partial Distance Based Fast Search Motion Estimation
In this paper, we present a class of algorithms that use a partial distance metric to speedup the motion estimation process. The partial distance metric is used within the motion ...
Krisda Lengwehasatit, Antonio Ortega
ICIP
2000
IEEE
14 years 11 months ago
A New Approach for Image-Content Adaptive Mesh Generation
Jongmin Lee, Yongyi Yang, Miles N. Wernick