Low-complexity transform and quantization with 16-bit arithmetic for H.26L

This paper presents an overview of the latest transform and quantization designs for H.26L. Unlike the popular discrete cosine transform (DCT) used in previous standards, the transforms in H.26L can be computed exactly in integer arithmetic, thus avoiding inverse transform mismatch problems. The new transforms can also be computed without multiplications, just additions and shifts, in 16-bit arithmetic, thus minimizing computational complexity, especially for low-end processors. By using short tables, the new quantization formulas use multiplications but avoid divisions.