Journal of Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications

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JOURNAL OF BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF POSTS AND TELECOM ›› 2008, Vol. 31 ›› Issue (2): 118-122.doi: 10.13190/jbupt.200802.118.cuiyb

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A Novel Fast Intra Prediction Algorithm for H.264

CUI Yu-bin,CAI An-ni   

  1. Telecommunication Engineering School, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Beijing 100876, China
  • Received:2007-04-18 Revised:1900-01-01 Online:2008-04-28 Published:2008-04-28
  • Contact: CUI Yu-bin

Abstract:

A novel fast intra prediction algorithm for H.264 is proposed. The nine Intra_4×4 modes are divided into three classes, the suitable mode class for current 4×4-block is predicted using the mode classes of neighboring left and up blocks. A novel Intra_4×4 mode selection method is designed based on the derived sum of absolute values of index-weighted integer transform coefficients. The quasi-stationary of locations of Intra_16×16 macroblocks (MB) in successive I-frames is exploited to reduce the computational complexity of Intra prediction. Mode selection for two chroma 8×8 blocks is accelerated based on the mode correlations between luma blocks and chroma blocks in one MB. Experiments show that the proposed algorithm can save 25% encoding time on average compared with Joint Video Team(JVT)-G013, while with better rate-distortion efficiency.

Key words: video coding, intra prediction, mode selection

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