Systems, devices and methods are described for performing hierarchical motion estimation by downsampling a current frame to generate a downsampled current frame, specifying a downsampled block in the downsampled current frame, where the downsampled block corresponds to a block of the current frame, and specifying a source block associated with the downsampled block, where the source block is larger than the downsampled block. Motion estimation may then be performed in a downsampled reference frame using the source block.
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