Video Codec Design

By Iain Richardson and Iain E.G. Richardson

Codec-Algorithmen werden zur Kodierung und Dekodierung (oder Komprimierung und Dekomprimierung) von Daten wie Videofilmen benutzt, ohne da die visuelle Qualität des dekodierten Bildes beeinträchtigt wird. Bekannt sind zum Beispiel Codecs zur Konvertierung von analoger Videosignale in komprimierte Videodateien wie MPEG. Dieses Lehrbuch vermittelt Ihnen einen Überblick über einschlägige Standards und Technologien, der Schwerpunkt liegt auf Fragen des Designs. Einleuchtende qualitative und quantitative Vergleiche von Systemalternativen werden anhand von Fallstudien vorgenommen.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0471485535
• ISBN13: 9780471485537
• Release Date: May 2002
• Publisher: Wiley
• Length: 314 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.8" x 9.8"

Customer Reviews

Video Codec Design by Iaian E.G. Richardson.

I used this book as our reference textbook for a Digital Compression Course I took a few years ago. It had a good writeup on subjective quality measurement using the double stimulus continuous quality scale (DSCQS) method and objective quality measurement using PSNR. Also it's a good reference for video coding standards such as JPEG, MPEG, and for basic compression techniques such as vector quantization and Huffman coding. Pol Madamba (Review For Video Codec Design: Developing Image and Video Compression Systems by Iaian E.G. Richardson)Video Codec Design: Developing Image and Video Compression Systems

A good book, Maybe not the best

If you a rookie in video codec design, you can get basic knowledge from this book. Basic algorithms are explaned in detail(Such as, DCT, Motion Estimation and Compensation,and Entropy Coding). Read this book and read source code you'll know a lot.

The best video codec book so far

I bought many video related technical books, and I have to say this is the best one on video compression. My other favourite book is: "Video Demystified, 3rd Edition" on the general subject of video technology.This book not only introduces theory and mathematical backgroups for video coding, but also explains to you the "why" in an easy-to-understand manner. The book also summarizes a lot of practical techniques that people developed during the recent years when implementating some of video coding algorithms.It is not the amount of information presented in this book that attacted me, it is the way the author introducing those concepts that really brought my interest. Once you have the interest established and the necessary backgroup, you can now go search the internet for all detail video compression information you need (MPEG1/2/4, H261/263/264 standards, fast ME algorithms, rate-distortion algorithm, source code, etc).I also highly recommend this book as a senior undergrad text book on video coding.

Book Review

The book contains a good coverage of the material related to video CODECc design .This book deals with the intricacies of the video presents separate sections on key components of video CODECs and system design issues like motion estimation and compensation,transform coding, entropy coding, pre- and post-processing, distortion and complexity, transmission of coded video, and platforms.Author provides a good online help in case of any confusion or doubts which is of immense help.