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Frame-layer bit allocation for multi-view video coding based on frame complexity estimation

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Current multi-view video coding (MVC) reference model in joint video team (JVT) does not provide efficient rate control schemes. This paper presents a rate control algorithm for MVC by improving the quadratic rate-distortion (R-D) model. We reasonably allocate bit-rate among views based on the correlation analysis. The proposed algorithm consists of three levels to control the rate bits more accurately, of which the frame layer allocates bits according to the frame complexity and the temporal activity. Extensive experiments show that the proposed algorithm can control the bit rate efficiently.

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  1. School of Communication and Information Engineering, Shanghai University, Shanghai, 200072, P. R. China

    Tao Yan  (严 涛), Ping An  (安 平), li-quan Shen  (沈礼权), Zhen-gang Li  (李振纲), He Wang  (王 贺) & Zhao-yang Zhang  (张兆杨)

  2. Key Laboratory of Advanced Displays and System Application, Shanghai, 200072, P. R. China

    Ping An  (安 平) & Zhao-yang Zhang  (张兆杨)

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Communicated by FANG Yong

Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos.60832003, 60672052, 60902085, 60972137), the Key Project of Shanghai Municipal Education Commission (Grant No.09ZZ90), the Natural Science Foundation of Shanghai (Grant No.09ZR1412500), the Innovation Foundation of Shanghai University (Grants Nos.10YZ09, SHUCX091061), and the Shuguang Plan of Shanghai Education Development Foundation (Grant No.06SG43)

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Yan, T., An, P., Shen, lq. et al. Frame-layer bit allocation for multi-view video coding based on frame complexity estimation. J. Shanghai Univ.(Engl. Ed.) 14, 50–54 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11741-010-0110-1

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