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GPU-based HEVC intra-prediction module

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The HEVC video coding standard requires nearly 70 % more time than H.264/AVC to encode a video sequence. Manycore architectures can considerably help to reduce the coding time. In this paper, we propose the use of GPUs to perform the intra-picture prediction without any R/D loss. We have evaluated our proposal and compared the results with the ones obtained when running on a CPU. The results show that a time reduction of up to 85 % can be obtained without any R/D loss.

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  1. Physics and Computer Architecture Department, Miguel Hernández University, 03202, Elche, Spain

    V. Galiano, H. Migallón, P. Piñol, O. López-Granado & M. P. Malumbres

  2. Center of Operations Research, Miguel Hernández University, 03202, Elche, Spain

    V. Herranz

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This research was supported by the Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness under Grant TIN2015-66972-C5-4-R, co-financed by the FEDER funds.(MINECO/FEDER/UE).

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Galiano, V., Migallón, H., Herranz, V. et al. GPU-based HEVC intra-prediction module. J Supercomput 73, 455–468 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11227-016-1888-3

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