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Optimized bit allocation algorithm for coding tree unit level
Xu YANG, Hongwei GUO, Wanxue LI
Journal of Computer Applications    2023, 43 (10): 3195-3201.   DOI: 10.11772/j.issn.1001-9081.2022091410
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It the rate control algorithms of the new generation video coding standard H.266/VVC (Versatile Video Coding), the rate-distortion optimization technique with independent coding parameters is adopted. However, the Coding Tree Units (CTUs) within the same frame affect others in the spatial domain, and there are global coding parameters. At the same time, in the CTU-level bit allocation formulas, approximated coding parameters for bit allocation are used, resulting in the reduction of rate control accuracy and coding performance. To address these issues, a spatial-domain global optimization algorithm for CTU-level bit allocation called RTE_RC (Rate Control with Recursive Taylor Expansion) was proposed, and the global coding parameters were approximated by using a recursive algorithm. Firstly, a globally optimized bit allocation model in spatial-domain was established. Secondly, a recursive algorithm was used to calculate the global Lagrange multiplier in the CTU-level bit allocation formula. Finally, the bit allocation of coding units was optimized and the coding units were coded. Experimental results show that under the Low-Delay Prediction frame (LDP) configuration, compared with the rate control algorithm VTM_RC (Rate Control algorithm Versatile Test Model), the proposed algorithm has the rate control error decreased from 0.46% to 0.02%, the bit-rate saved by 2.48 percentage points, and the coding time reduced by 3.52%. Therefore, the rate control accuracy and rate distortion performance are significantly improved by the proposed algorithm.

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Video coding optimization algorithm based on rate-distortion characteristic
Hongwei GUO, Xiangsuo FAN, Shuai LIU, Xiang WEI, Lingli ZHAO
Journal of Computer Applications    2022, 42 (3): 946-952.   DOI: 10.11772/j.issn.1001-9081.2021030398
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Rate-Distortion (R-D) optimization is a crucial technique in video encoders. However, the widely used independent R-D optimization is far from being global optimal. In order to further improve the compression performance of High Efficiency Video Coding (HEVC), a two-pass encoding algorithm combined with both R-D dependency and R-D characteristic was proposed. Firstly, the current frame was encoded with the original method in HEVC, and the number of bits consumed by the current frame and the R-D model parameters of each Coding Tree Unit (CTU) were obtained. Then, combined with time domain dependent rate distortion optimization, the optimal Lagrange multiplier and quantization parameter for each CTU were determined according to the information including current frame bit budget and R-D model parameters. Finally, the current frame was re-encoded, where each CTU had different optimization goal according to its Lagrange multiplier. Experimental results show that the proposed algorithm achieves significant rate-distortion performance improvement. Specifically, the proposed algorithm saves 3.5% and 3.8% bitrate at the same coding quality, compared with the original HEVC encoder, under the coding configurations of low-delay B and P frames.

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