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2000
IEEE
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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
15 years 1 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
15 years 1 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
15 years 1 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
15 years 1 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
15 years 1 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
15 years 1 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
15 years 1 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
15 years 1 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
15 years 1 months ago
A New Approach for Image-Content Adaptive Mesh Generation
Jongmin Lee, Yongyi Yang, Miles N. Wernick