ES&IS: Enhanced Spread and Iterative Search hardware-friendly motion estimation algorithm for the HEVC Standard

Author

Sanchez, Gustavo ; Zatt, Bruno ; Porto, Marcelo ; Agostini, Luciano

Author_Institution

Group of Archit. & Integrated Circuits, Fed. Univ. of Pelotas, Pelotas, Brazil

fYear

2013

fDate

8-11 Dec. 2013

Firstpage

941

Lastpage

944

Abstract

In this work the hardware-friendly Enhanced Spread and Iterative Search (ES&IS) motion estimation (ME) algorithm is presented and evaluated for the High Efficiency Video Coding Standard (HEVC). The ES&IS is divided in two steps: a central evaluation and a spread evaluation with a refinement. The ES&IS was compared with Enhanced Predictive Zonal Search (EPZS) using the HEVC reference software. Software evaluations showed that, in average, the ES&IS presents a 1.07% increase in bitrate and 0.05% decrease in PSNR when compared to EPZS. However, the main advantage of the ES&IS is its hardware-friendly aspect.

Keywords

code standards; iterative methods; motion estimation; search problems; video coding; ES&IS hardware friendly motion estimation algorithm; HEVC standard; central evaluation; enhanced spread and iterative search; high efficiency video coding; software evaluation; spread evaluation; Algorithm design and analysis; Bit rate; Computer architecture; Prediction algorithms; Software algorithms; Vectors; Video coding; Block Matching Algorithm; HEVC; Motion Estimation Algorithm; Video Coding;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Electronics, Circuits, and Systems (ICECS), 2013 IEEE 20th International Conference on

Conference_Location

Abu Dhabi

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ICECS.2013.6815567

Filename

6815567