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Exploiting temporal information and adaptive thresholding for fast mode decision in the H264 video coding standard

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A new algorithm for fast mode decision in the H264 video coding standard is presented in this paper. The algorithm exploits temporal information and adaptive thresholding and can provide significant computational savings with similar or even better Rate Distortion performance as compared to accepted standard contributions and other techniques found in the literature.

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  1. Department of Electronic/Electrical Engineering, Loughborough University, Loughborough, Leics, LE11 3TU, UK

    Christos Grecos & M. Y. Yang

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Grecos, C., Yang, M.Y. Exploiting temporal information and adaptive thresholding for fast mode decision in the H264 video coding standard. Multidim Syst Sign Process 18, 309–316 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11045-006-0006-8

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