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Snow Video Codec Specification Draft 20080110 |
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Introduction: |
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============= |
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This specification describes the Snow bitstream syntax and semantics as |
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well as the formal Snow decoding process. |
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The decoding process is described precisely and any compliant decoder |
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MUST produce the exact same output for a spec-conformant Snow stream. |
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For encoding, though, any process which generates a stream compliant to |
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the syntactical and semantic requirements and which is decodable by |
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the process described in this spec shall be considered a conformant |
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Snow encoder. |
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Definitions: |
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============ |
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MUST the specific part must be done to conform to this standard |
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SHOULD it is recommended to be done that way, but not strictly required |
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ilog2(x) is the rounded down logarithm of x with basis 2 |
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ilog2(0) = 0 |
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Type definitions: |
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================= |
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b 1-bit range coded |
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u unsigned scalar value range coded |
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s signed scalar value range coded |
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Bitstream syntax: |
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================= |
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frame: |
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header |
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prediction |
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residual |
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header: |
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keyframe b MID_STATE |
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if(keyframe || always_reset) |
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reset_contexts |
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if(keyframe){ |
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version u header_state |
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always_reset b header_state |
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temporal_decomposition_type u header_state |
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temporal_decomposition_count u header_state |
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spatial_decomposition_count u header_state |
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colorspace_type u header_state |
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chroma_h_shift u header_state |
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chroma_v_shift u header_state |
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spatial_scalability b header_state |
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max_ref_frames-1 u header_state |
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qlogs |
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} |
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if(!keyframe){ |
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update_mc b header_state |
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if(update_mc){ |
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for(plane=0; plane<2; plane++){ |
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diag_mc b header_state |
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htaps/2-1 u header_state |
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for(i= p->htaps/2; i; i--) |
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|hcoeff[i]| u header_state |
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} |
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} |
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update_qlogs b header_state |
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if(update_qlogs){ |
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spatial_decomposition_count u header_state |
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qlogs |
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} |
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} |
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spatial_decomposition_type s header_state |
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qlog s header_state |
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mv_scale s header_state |
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qbias s header_state |
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block_max_depth s header_state |
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qlogs: |
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for(plane=0; plane<2; plane++){ |
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quant_table[plane][0][0] s header_state |
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for(level=0; level < spatial_decomposition_count; level++){ |
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quant_table[plane][level][1]s header_state |
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quant_table[plane][level][3]s header_state |
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} |
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} |
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reset_contexts |
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*_state[*]= MID_STATE |
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prediction: |
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for(y=0; y<block_count_vertical; y++) |
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for(x=0; x<block_count_horizontal; x++) |
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block(0) |
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block(level): |
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mvx_diff=mvy_diff=y_diff=cb_diff=cr_diff=0 |
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if(keyframe){ |
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intra=1 |
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}else{ |
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if(level!=max_block_depth){ |
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s_context= 2*left->level + 2*top->level + topleft->level + topright->level |
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leaf b block_state[4 + s_context] |
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} |
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if(level==max_block_depth || leaf){ |
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intra b block_state[1 + left->intra + top->intra] |
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if(intra){ |
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y_diff s block_state[32] |
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cb_diff s block_state[64] |
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cr_diff s block_state[96] |
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}else{ |
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ref_context= ilog2(2*left->ref) + ilog2(2*top->ref) |
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if(ref_frames > 1) |
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ref u block_state[128 + 1024 + 32*ref_context] |
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mx_context= ilog2(2*abs(left->mx - top->mx)) |
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my_context= ilog2(2*abs(left->my - top->my)) |
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mvx_diff s block_state[128 + 32*(mx_context + 16*!!ref)] |
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mvy_diff s block_state[128 + 32*(my_context + 16*!!ref)] |
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} |
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}else{ |
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block(level+1) |
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block(level+1) |
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block(level+1) |
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block(level+1) |
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} |
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} |
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residual: |
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residual2(luma) |
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residual2(chroma_cr) |
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residual2(chroma_cb) |
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residual2: |
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for(level=0; level<spatial_decomposition_count; level++){ |
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if(level==0) |
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subband(LL, 0) |
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subband(HL, level) |
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subband(LH, level) |
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subband(HH, level) |
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} |
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subband: |
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FIXME |
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Tag description: |
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version |
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0 |
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this MUST NOT change within a bitstream |
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always_reset |
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if 1 then the range coder contexts will be reset after each frame |
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temporal_decomposition_type |
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0 |
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temporal_decomposition_count |
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0 |
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spatial_decomposition_count |
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FIXME |
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colorspace_type |
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0 |
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this MUST NOT change within a bitstream |
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chroma_h_shift |
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log2(luma.width / chroma.width) |
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this MUST NOT change within a bitstream |
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chroma_v_shift |
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log2(luma.height / chroma.height) |
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this MUST NOT change within a bitstream |
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spatial_scalability |
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0 |
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max_ref_frames |
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maximum number of reference frames |
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this MUST NOT change within a bitstream |
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update_mc |
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indicates that motion compensation filter parameters are stored in the |
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header |
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diag_mc |
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flag to enable faster diagonal interpolation |
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this SHOULD be 1 unless it turns out to be covered by a valid patent |
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htaps |
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number of half pel interpolation filter taps, MUST be even, >0 and <10 |
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hcoeff |
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half pel interpolation filter coefficients, hcoeff[0] are the 2 middle |
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coefficients [1] are the next outer ones and so on, resulting in a filter |
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like: ...eff[2], hcoeff[1], hcoeff[0], hcoeff[0], hcoeff[1], hcoeff[2] ... |
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the sign of the coefficients is not explicitly stored but alternates |
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after each coeff and coeff[0] is positive, so ...,+,-,+,-,+,+,-,+,-,+,... |
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hcoeff[0] is not explicitly stored but found by subtracting the sum |
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of all stored coefficients with signs from 32 |
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hcoeff[0]= 32 - hcoeff[1] - hcoeff[2] - ... |
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a good choice for hcoeff and htaps is |
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htaps= 6 |
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hcoeff={40,-10,2} |
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an alternative which requires more computations at both encoder and |
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decoder side and may or may not be better is |
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htaps= 8 |
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hcoeff={42,-14,6,-2} |
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ref_frames |
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minimum of the number of available reference frames and max_ref_frames |
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for example the first frame after a key frame always has ref_frames=1 |
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spatial_decomposition_type |
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wavelet type |
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0 is a 9/7 symmetric compact integer wavelet |
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1 is a 5/3 symmetric compact integer wavelet |
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others are reserved |
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stored as delta from last, last is reset to 0 if always_reset || keyframe |
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qlog |
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quality (logarthmic quantizer scale) |
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stored as delta from last, last is reset to 0 if always_reset || keyframe |
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mv_scale |
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stored as delta from last, last is reset to 0 if always_reset || keyframe |
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FIXME check that everything works fine if this changes between frames |
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qbias |
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dequantization bias |
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stored as delta from last, last is reset to 0 if always_reset || keyframe |
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block_max_depth |
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maximum depth of the block tree |
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stored as delta from last, last is reset to 0 if always_reset || keyframe |
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quant_table |
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quantiztation table |
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Highlevel bitstream structure: |
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| Header | |
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| | Block0 | | |
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| | split? | | |
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| | yes no | | |
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| | ......... intra? | | |
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| | : Block01 : yes no | | |
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| | : Block02 : ....... .......... | | |
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| | : Block03 : : y DC : : ref index: | | |
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| | : Block04 : : cb DC : : motion x : | | |
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| | ......... : cr DC : : motion y : | | |
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| | ....... .......... | | |
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| ------------------------------------ | |
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| ------------------------------------ | |
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| | Block1 | | |
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| ... | |
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| ------------ ------------ ------------ | |
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|| Y subbands | | Cb subbands| | Cr subbands|| |
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|| --- --- | | --- --- | | --- --- || |
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|| |LL0||HL0| | | |LL0||HL0| | | |LL0||HL0| || |
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|| --- --- | | --- --- | | --- --- || |
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|| --- --- | | --- --- | | --- --- || |
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|| |LH0||HH0| | | |LH0||HH0| | | |LH0||HH0| || |
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|| --- --- | | --- --- | | --- --- || |
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|| --- --- | | --- --- | | --- --- || |
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|| |HL1||LH1| | | |HL1||LH1| | | |HL1||LH1| || |
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|| --- --- | | --- --- | | --- --- || |
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|| --- --- | | --- --- | | --- --- || |
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|| |HH1||HL2| | | |HH1||HL2| | | |HH1||HL2| || |
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|| ... | | ... | | ... || |
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| ------------ ------------ ------------ | |
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Decoding process: |
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================= |
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| Subbands | |
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| Intra DC | | |
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| | LL0 subband prediction |
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------------ | |
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\ Dequantizaton |
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| Reference frames | \ IDWT |
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| ------- ------- | Motion \ | |
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||Frame 0| |Frame 1|| Compensation . OBMC v ------- |
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| ------- ------- | --------------. \------> + --->|Frame n|-->output |
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| ------- ------- | ------- |
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||Frame 2| |Frame 3||<----------------------------------/ |
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| ... | |
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Range Coder: |
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============ |
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Binary Range Coder: |
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------------------- |
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The implemented range coder is an adapted version based upon "Range encoding: |
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an algorithm for removing redundancy from a digitised message." by G. N. N. |
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Martin. |
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The symbols encoded by the Snow range coder are bits (0|1). The |
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associated probabilities are not fix but change depending on the symbol mix |
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seen so far. |
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bit seen | new state |
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---------+----------------------------------------------- |
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0 | 256 - state_transition_table[256 - old_state]; |
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1 | state_transition_table[ old_state]; |
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state_transition_table = { |
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0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, |
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28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, |
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43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 56, 57, |
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58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, |
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74, 75, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, |
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89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, |
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104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, |
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119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 133, |
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134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149, |
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150, 151, 152, 152, 153, 154, 155, 156, 157, 158, 159, 160, 161, 162, 163, 164, |
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165, 166, 167, 168, 169, 170, 171, 171, 172, 173, 174, 175, 176, 177, 178, 179, |
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180, 181, 182, 183, 184, 185, 186, 187, 188, 189, 190, 190, 191, 192, 194, 194, |
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195, 196, 197, 198, 199, 200, 201, 202, 202, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 209, |
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210, 211, 212, 213, 215, 215, 216, 217, 218, 219, 220, 220, 222, 223, 224, 225, |
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226, 227, 227, 229, 229, 230, 231, 232, 234, 234, 235, 236, 237, 238, 239, 240, |
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241, 242, 243, 244, 245, 246, 247, 248, 248, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0}; |
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FIXME |
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Range Coding of integers: |
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FIXME |
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Neighboring Blocks: |
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left and top are set to the respective blocks unless they are outside of |
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the image in which case they are set to the Null block |
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top-left is set to the top left block unless it is outside of the image in |
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which case it is set to the left block |
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if this block has no larger parent block or it is at the left side of its |
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parent block and the top right block is not outside of the image then the |
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top right block is used for top-right else the top-left block is used |
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Null block |
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y,cb,cr are 128 |
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level, ref, mx and my are 0 |
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Motion Vector Prediction: |
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1. the motion vectors of all the neighboring blocks are scaled to |
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compensate for the difference of reference frames |
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scaled_mv= (mv * (256 * (current_reference+1) / (mv.reference+1)) + 128)>>8 |
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2. the median of the scaled left, top and top-right vectors is used as |
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motion vector prediction |
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3. the used motion vector is the sum of the predictor and |
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(mvx_diff, mvy_diff)*mv_scale |
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Intra DC Predicton: |
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the luma and chroma values of the left block are used as predictors |
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the used luma and chroma is the sum of the predictor and y_diff, cb_diff, cr_diff |
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to reverse this in the decoder apply the following: |
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block[y][x].dc[0] = block[y][x-1].dc[0] + y_diff; |
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block[y][x].dc[1] = block[y][x-1].dc[1] + cb_diff; |
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block[y][x].dc[2] = block[y][x-1].dc[2] + cr_diff; |
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block[*][-1].dc[*]= 128; |
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Motion Compensation: |
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Halfpel interpolation: |
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halfpel interpolation is done by convolution with the halfpel filter stored |
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in the header: |
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horizontal halfpel samples are found by |
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H1[y][x] = hcoeff[0]*(F[y][x ] + F[y][x+1]) |
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+ hcoeff[1]*(F[y][x-1] + F[y][x+2]) |
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+ hcoeff[2]*(F[y][x-2] + F[y][x+3]) |
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+ ... |
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h1[y][x] = (H1[y][x] + 32)>>6; |
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vertical halfpel samples are found by |
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H2[y][x] = hcoeff[0]*(F[y ][x] + F[y+1][x]) |
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+ hcoeff[1]*(F[y-1][x] + F[y+2][x]) |
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+ ... |
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h2[y][x] = (H2[y][x] + 32)>>6; |
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vertical+horizontal halfpel samples are found by |
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H3[y][x] = hcoeff[0]*(H2[y][x ] + H2[y][x+1]) |
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+ hcoeff[1]*(H2[y][x-1] + H2[y][x+2]) |
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+ ... |
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H3[y][x] = hcoeff[0]*(H1[y ][x] + H1[y+1][x]) |
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+ hcoeff[1]*(H1[y+1][x] + H1[y+2][x]) |
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+ ... |
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h3[y][x] = (H3[y][x] + 2048)>>12; |
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F H1 F |
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F-------F-------F-> H1<-F-------F-------F |
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v v v |
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H2 H3 H2 |
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^ ^ ^ |
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F-------F-------F-> H1<-F-------F-------F |
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F H1 F |
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unavailable fullpel samples (outside the picture for example) shall be equal |
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to the closest available fullpel sample |
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Smaller pel interpolation: |
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if diag_mc is set then points which lie on a line between 2 vertically, |
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horiziontally or diagonally adjacent halfpel points shall be interpolated |
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linearls with rounding to nearest and halfway values rounded up. |
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points which lie on 2 diagonals at the same time should only use the one |
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diagonal not containing the fullpel point |
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F-->O---q---O<--h1->O---q---O<--F |
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v \ / v \ / v |
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O O O O O O O |
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q q q q q |
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O O O O O O O |
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^ / \ ^ / \ ^ |
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h2-->O---q---O<--h3->O---q---O<--h2 |
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v \ / v \ / v |
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O O O O O O O |
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q q q q q |
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O O O O O O O |
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^ / \ ^ / \ ^ |
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F-->O---q---O<--h1->O---q---O<--F |
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the remaining points shall be bilinearly interpolated from the |
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up to 4 surrounding halfpel and fullpel points, again rounding should be to |
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nearest and halfway values rounded up |
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compliant Snow decoders MUST support 1-1/8 pel luma and 1/2-1/16 pel chroma |
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interpolation at least |
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Overlapped block motion compensation: |
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FIXME |
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LL band prediction: |
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Each sample in the LL0 subband is predicted by the median of the left, top and |
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left+top-topleft samples, samples outside the subband shall be considered to |
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be 0. To reverse this prediction in the decoder apply the following. |
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for(y=0; y<height; y++){ |
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for(x=0; x<width; x++){ |
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sample[y][x] += median(sample[y-1][x], |
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sample[y][x-1], |
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sample[y-1][x]+sample[y][x-1]-sample[y-1][x-1]); |
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} |
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} |
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sample[-1][*]=sample[*][-1]= 0; |
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width,height here are the width and height of the LL0 subband not of the final |
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video |
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Dequantizaton: |
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============== |
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FIXME |
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Wavelet Transform: |
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================== |
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Snow supports 2 wavelet transforms, the symmetric biorthogonal 5/3 integer |
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transform and a integer approximation of the symmetric biorthogonal 9/7 |
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daubechies wavelet. |
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2D IDWT (inverse discrete wavelet transform) |
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The 2D IDWT applies a 2D filter recursively, each time combining the |
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4 lowest frequency subbands into a single subband until only 1 subband |
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remains. |
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The 2D filter is done by first applying a 1D filter in the vertical direction |
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and then applying it in the horizontal one. |
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--------------- --------------- --------------- --------------- |
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|LL0|HL0| | | | | | | | | | | | |
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|---+---| HL1 | | L0|H0 | HL1 | | LL1 | HL1 | | | | |
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|LH0|HH0| | | | | | | | | | | | |
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|-------+-------|->|-------+-------|->|-------+-------|->| L1 | H1 |->... |
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| LH1 | HH1 | | LH1 | HH1 | | LH1 | HH1 | | | | |
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--------------- --------------- --------------- --------------- |
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1D Filter: |
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1. interleave the samples of the low and high frequency subbands like |
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s={L0, H0, L1, H1, L2, H2, L3, H3, ... } |
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note, this can end with a L or a H, the number of elements shall be w |
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s[-1] shall be considered equivalent to s[1 ] |
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s[w ] shall be considered equivalent to s[w-2] |
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2. perform the lifting steps in order as described below |
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5/3 Integer filter: |
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1. s[i] -= (s[i-1] + s[i+1] + 2)>>2; for all even i < w |
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2. s[i] += (s[i-1] + s[i+1] )>>1; for all odd i < w |
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\ | /|\ | /|\ | /|\ | /|\ |
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\|/ | \|/ | \|/ | \|/ | |
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+ | + | + | + | -1/4 |
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/|\ | /|\ | /|\ | /|\ | |
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/ | \|/ | \|/ | \|/ | \|/ |
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| + | + | + | + +1/2 |
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Snow's 9/7 Integer filter: |
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1. s[i] -= (3*(s[i-1] + s[i+1]) + 4)>>3; for all even i < w |
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2. s[i] -= s[i-1] + s[i+1] ; for all odd i < w |
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1. lifting step |
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A= s[i-1] + s[i+1] 16bit |
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Important: |
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finetune initial contexts |
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flip wavelet? |
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try to use the wavelet transformed predicted image (motion compensated image) as context for coding the residual coefficients |
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try the MV length as context for coding the residual coefficients |
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use extradata for stuff which is in the keyframes now? |
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the MV median predictor is patented IIRC |
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implement per picture halfpel interpolation |
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try different range coder state transition tables for different contexts |
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compare the 6 tap and 8 tap hpel filters (psnr/bitrate and subjective quality) |
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spatial_scalability b vs u (!= 0 breaks syntax anyway so we can add a u later) |
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Loren Merritt |
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