Digital Compression of Still Images and Video

Image Data Compression: Introduction. Psychovisual Considerations. Signal Properties--The Influence of the Coding Algorithm. The Test Pictures. Plan of the Book. Guide to the Literature. Intraframe Predictive Coding: Introduction. Basic Relationships in Predictive Coding. Determination of Predictor Coefficients. Quantization of the Error Sequence. Adaptive Techniques. Other Developments. Concluding Remarks. Intraframe Transform Coding: Introduction. The Transform Coding Operation. Basic Transform Properties. Two-Dimensional Forward and Inverse Transformation. A Measure of Transform Efficiency. Transform Coefficient Processing. Transform Coefficient Distributions and Classical Bit Allocation. Adaptive Intraframe Transform Coding. Perceptual Considerations. The Still Picture (JPEG) Coding Standard. General Remarks. Intraframe Vector Quantization: Introduction. Basic Considerations. Codebook Design. Codebook Search. Other Approaches to the Vector Quantization Design/Implementation Problem. General Comments. Intraframe Sub-Band and Wavelet Coding: Introduction: Sub-Band Coding. Basic Principles. Sub-Sampling and Interpolation. The Filtering Problem. Two-Dimensional Extensions. Edge Effects. Practical Sub-Band Coding Schemes. Introduction: Wavelet Coding. Basic Principles of Wavelets. Multiresolution Wavelet Analysis. Extension to Image Processing. Practical Wavelet Coding. Discussion. Other Intraframe Techniques, One: Segmented, Block-Truncation, and Fractal Coding: Segmented and Two-Component Coding. Block-Truncation Coding. Fractal Image Coding. Other Intraframe Techniques, Two: Quadtree, Multiresolution, and Neural Approaches: Quadtree and Recursive Coding. Multi-Resolution Coding. Neural Techniques in Image Coding. Interframe Coding: Introduction. Interframe Predictive Coding. Interframe Frequency Domain Approaches. Hybrid Transform Coding. Motion and Motion Compensation: Introduction. Early Approaches to the Problem. Element Recursive Techniques. Block Matching Motion Estimation. Correlation Techniques. Hierarchical Techniques. Motion Compensated Interpolation. General Motion. Other Considerations. General Comments: How Efficient is Motion Compensation? Standards for Image Sequence Coding: Introduction. CCITT Recommendation H261: Video Codec for Audiovisual Services at p<$> x 64 kbs<+>-1<$>. MPEG-I. MPEG-II. Alternative Schemes for Image Sequence Coding: Introduction. Interframe Vector Quantization. Interframe Sub-Band and Wavelet Coding. Segmentation in Image Sequence Coding. Hierarchical/Recursive Schemes for Interframe Coding. Model-Based Coding. Image Transmission and Error Control: Introduction. Fixed Rate Transmission. Variable Rate Transmission.Appendix I: Variable Length Coding. Appendix II: The Future--Very Low Bit-Rate Video and MPEG-IV. References. Subject Index.