Int J Performability Eng ›› 2019, Vol. 15 ›› Issue (3): 842-849.doi: 10.23940/ijpe.19.03.p13.842849

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Improved Bit Allocation Algorithm for Multiview High Efficiency Video Coding

Tao Yana, * and In-Ho Rab, *   

  1. a School of Information Engineering, Putian University, Putian, 351100, China;
    b School of Computer, Information and Communication Engineering, Kunsan National University, Gunsan, 54150, South Korea
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  • About author:Tao Yan received his Ph.D. in communication and information systems from Shanghai University in 2010. He is currently an associate professor in the School of Information Engineering at Putian University. His major research interests include Multiview high efficiency video coding, rate control, and video codec optimization. In-Ho Ra received his Ph.D. in computer engineering from Chung-Ang University in 1995. He is currently a professor in the School of Computer, Information, and Communication at Kusan National University. His major research interests include blockchain.

Abstract: This paper, aiming at the problem of the traditional RD rate control model and inaccurate bit allocation of multi-view high-efficiency video coding (MV-HEVC), proposes a rate control algorithm for MV-HEVC based on the similarity analysis of the views and time-domain complexity of the frame activity. First, the algorithm core uses the similarity analysis of the views to reasonably perform bit allocation among the views. Then, the frame layer and basic unit layer bit allocation and rate control are performed based on the frame rate, target buffer capacity, actual buffer size, and active time domain complexity of the frame. The experimental results show that compared with the fixed bit allocation algorithm applied to views, the proposed method not only effectively controls the bit rate of multi-view video coding with a rate control accuracy of over 99% but also improves the PSNR by 0.38dB.

Key words: multi-view high efficiency video coding, rate control, bit allocation, similarity analysis