Title :
High quality video on multimedia PCs
Author :
Pelagotti, A. ; de Haan, G.
Author_Institution :
Philips Res. Lab., Eindhoven, Netherlands
Abstract :
Displaying broadcast video on a multimedia PC, implies the use of video format conversion (VFC) techniques, as computer displays and television receivers use quite distinct scanning rasters. VFC consists of spatial scaling, deinterlacing and picture rate conversion. Although scaling is rather straightforward, the other two tasks are far from trivial, and advanced motion compensated interpolation techniques are necessary to achieve a performance level that can compete with that of a standard TV. The paper discusses the options for picture rate conversion, and shows how even advanced motion compensated algorithms can run real time on a currently available programmable device
Keywords :
microcomputer applications; multimedia systems; real-time systems; television broadcasting; video coding; VFC techniques; advanced motion compensated algorithms; advanced motion compensated interpolation techniques; broadcast video; computer displays; deinterlacing; high quality video; multimedia PCs; performance level; picture rate conversion; programmable device; scanning rasters; spatial scaling; standard TV; television receivers; video format conversion; Cameras; Computer displays; Digital multimedia broadcasting; Image converters; Interpolation; Laboratories; Multimedia communication; Personal communication networks; TV broadcasting; TV receivers;
Conference_Titel :
Multimedia Computing and Systems, 1999. IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Florence
Print_ISBN :
0-7695-0253-9
DOI :
10.1109/MMCS.1999.778602
