Transform-domain Wyner-Ziv video coding for 1K-pixel visual sensors
 
Transform-domain Wyner-Ziv video coding for 1K-pixel visual sensors 
 
Frederik Verbist, Frederik Verbist, Nikos Deligiannis, Nikos Deligiannis, Wei Wei Chen, Wei Wei Chen, Peter Schelkens, Peter Schelkens, Adrian Munteanu, Adrian Munteanu
 
Abstract 

Efficient coding of extremely low-resolution video has received a mere shadow of the attention given to their high-definition counterpart. However, low-resolution video still proves suitable for video processing and may enable the design of advanced video-based applications in a cost-effective manner. Indeed, visual sensors with modest frame resolutions can be designed to be small, low-cost and low-power. This paper introduces a novel efficient codec, specifically designed to handle extreme low-resolution video captured by such visual sensors. By applying Wyner-Ziv coding principles, the encoding complexity is reduced since temporal redundancy is exploited at the decoder. The proposed system outperforms H.264/AVC Intra and is therefore particularly attractive to wireless, resourceconstraint low-resolution visual sensor applications by reducing the amount of transmitted data at a reduced computational cost.