Skip to main content
SpringerLink
Log in

Unified depth intra coding for 3D video extension of HEVC

  • Original Paper
  • Published:
Signal, Image and Video Processing Aims and scope Submit manuscript

Abstract

With the development of high-efficiency video coding (HEVC), the newest video coding standard, 3D video extension of HEVC (3D-HEVC) has been actively investigated. Since 3D-HEVC uses multi-view texture and depth data for input, various coding tools have been added to HEVC. In 3D-HEVC, on top of the existing 35 HEVC intra modes, eight additional modes exist, which are specifically for depth coding. In this paper, we propose a unified depth intra coding method that incorporates such depth intra modes into the regular intra mode set. In particular, the most rarely used HEVC intra modes are replaced by depth intra modes. As a result, binarization for depth intra modes is removed. Furthermore, the most probable mode selection procedure is modified to consider the elimination of several angular intra modes. The proposed method is implemented and tested on 3D video HEVC test model version 7.0. Simulation results report 2.2 % synthesis gain under all-intra configuration.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this article

Log in via an institution

Price excludes VAT (USA)
Tax calculation will be finalised during checkout.

Instant access to the full article PDF.

Institutional subscriptions

Fig. 1
Fig. 2
Fig. 3
Fig. 4
Fig. 5
Fig. 6
Fig. 7

Similar content being viewed by others

References

  1. Sullivan, G.J., Ohm, J.R., Han, W.J.: Overview of the high efficiency video coding (HEVC) standard. IEEE Trans. Circuits Syst. Video Tech. 22(12), 1649–1668 (2012)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  2. Choi, J.A., Ho, Y.S.: Improved entropy coding for quantized transform coefficients in HEVC screen content coding. Signal Image Video Process. (2013). doi:10.1007/s11760-013-0542-2

  3. Bross, B., Han, W.J., Ohm, J.R., Sullivan, G.J., Wang, Y.K., Wiegand, T.: High efficiency video coding (HEVC) text specification draft 10. JCTVC-L1003 (2013)

  4. Video and Requirement group, “Call for Proposals on 3D Video Coding Technology”, ISO/IEC MPEG N12036 (2011)

  5. Sullivan, G., Ohm, J.R.: Meeting report of the first meeting of the joint collaborative team on 3D video coding extension, development (JCT-3V). JCT3V-A1000 (2012)

  6. Muller, K., Schwarz, H., Marpe, D., Bartnik, C., Bosse, S., Brust, H., Hinz, T., Lakshman, H., Merkle, P., Rhee, F.H., Tech, G., Winken, M., Wiegand, T.: 3D high-efficiency video coding for multi-view video and depth data. IEEE Trans. Image Process. 22(09), 3366–3378 (2013)

    Article  MathSciNet  Google Scholar 

  7. Lainema, J., Bossen, F., Han, W.J., Min, J., Ugur, K.: Intra coding of the HEVC standard. IEEE Trans. Circuits Syst. Video Tech. 22(12), 1792–1801 (2012)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  8. Tech, G., Wegner, K., Chen, Y., Yea, S.: 3D-HEVC test model 4. JCT3V-D1005 (2013)

  9. Heo, J., Son, E., Yea, S.: CE6.h region boundary chain coding for depth-map. JCT3V-A0070 (2012)

  10. Jager, F.: 3D-CE6.h: simplified depth coding with an optional depth lookup table. JCT3V-B0036 (2012)

  11. Rusanovskyy, D., Muller, K., Vetro, A.: Common test conditions of 3DV core experiments. JCT3V-D1100 (2013)

  12. 3DV-HTM 7.0, https://hevc.hhi.fraunhofer.de/svn/svn_3DVCSoftware/tags/HTM-7.0r1

  13. Wiegand, T., Sullivan, G., Bjontegaard, G., Luthra, A.: Overview of the H.264/AVC video coding standard. IEEE Trans. Circuits Syst. Video Tech. 13(7), 560–576 (2003)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  14. Bjontegaard G.: Calculation of average PSNR differences between RD-curves. ITU-T VCEG-M33 (2001)

  15. Jager, F.: Description of core experiment 6 (CE6) on simplified depth coding. JCT3V-D1106 (2013)

Download references

Acknowledgments

This work was supported by the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) grant funded by the Korea government (MSIP) (No. 2013-067321).

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST), 123 Cheomdangwagi-ro, Buk-gu, Kwangju, 500-712, Korea

    Yunseok Song & Yo-Sung Ho

Authors
  1. Yunseok Song
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  2. Yo-Sung Ho
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Corresponding author

Correspondence to Yunseok Song.

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

About this article

Cite this article

Song, Y., Ho, YS. Unified depth intra coding for 3D video extension of HEVC. SIViP 8, 1031–1037 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11760-013-0609-0

Download citation

  • Received:

  • Revised:

  • Accepted:

  • Published:

  • Issue Date:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11760-013-0609-0

Keywords

Search

Navigation