Video signal quantization for an mpeg like coding environment

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H04N 7/50 (2006.01) G06T 9/00 (2006.01) H04N 7/26 (2006.01) H04N 7/30 (2006.01)

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CA 2081405

- 26 - IMPROVED VIDEO SIGNAL QUANTIZATION FOR AN MPEG LIKE CODING ENVIRONMENT Abstract A quantization parameter for use in encoding a region of an image is developed from a) a categorization of the region into one of a predetermined plurality of perceptual noise sensitivity (PNS) classes, b) a level of psycho-visual quality that can be achieved for the encoded version of the image, the level being selected from among a plurality of predetermined levels, and c) a prestored empirically derived model of the relationship between the PNS classes, the psycho- visual quality levels and the values of the quantization parameter. PNS indicates the amount of noise that would be tolerable to a viewer of the region, i.e., the perceptual sensitivity of the region to noise. Some characteristics on which PNS classes may be based are: spatial activity, speed of motion, brightness of the region, importance of the region in a particular context, the presence of edges within the region and the texture of the region, e.g., from "flat" to "highly textured". PNS classes that include combinations of the characteristics of a region of the image may also be defined. The PNS classes employed are selected by the implementor and may be determined empirically. The psych-visual quality of an encoded image is the quality, as perceived by a viewer, of the version of the image that is reconstructed from the encoded image. It is determined from the complexity of the image and the bit-rate available to encode the image.

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