Abstract
This section provides an introduction as to why video compression is necessary (namely, due to technological transmission and storage constraints). After a brief historical overview which sets the context that video compression has been with us since the first television broadcasts, it describes the fundamental compression stages used in contemporary codecs (i.e., entropy coding, domain transforms, and temporal coherence). This chapter also describes how several of these algorithms were chosen due to various limitations and quirks of the human psychovisual system. This section concludes with a deeper look at the details of common video compression algorithms in use today, including AVC and HEVC.
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Abbreviations
- AVC:
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Advanced video coding
- HEVC:
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High efficiency video coding
- MPEG:
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Moving Picture Experts Group
- RGB:
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Red, green, blue
- VC-1:
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Video codec 1
Further Reading
ISO/IEC 14496-10 Coding of audio-visual objects – part 10: advanced video coding
ISO/IEC 14496-2 Coding of audio-visual objects – part 2: video
ISO/IEC 23008-2 High efficiency coding and media delivery in heterogeneous environments – part 2: high efficiency video coding
ISO/IEC 13818-2 Generic coding of moving pictures and associated audio information, part 2: video
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Janus, S. (2016). Video Compression. In: Chen, J., Cranton, W., Fihn, M. (eds) Handbook of Visual Display Technology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-14346-0_24
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