DYNAMIC SELECTION OF MOTION ESTIMATION SEARCH RANGES AND EXTENDED MOTION VECTOR RANGES

摘要

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide techniques and tools for selecting search ranges and/or motion vector ranges during motion estimation.;SOLUTION: A video encoder performs motion estimation constrained by a first search range, which results in multiple motion vectors. The encoder computes motion vector distribution information for the motion vectors. To compute the distribution information, the encoder can track the motion vectors in a histogram and count how many the motion vectors fall within each of multiple intervals for the distribution information. The encoder then selects a second search range and performs motion estimation constrained by the second search range. Selecting the second search range can include selecting a motion vector range, which in some cases actually determines the second search range.;COPYRIGHT: (C)2013,JPO&INPIT