Hierarchical B-frame based inter-frame mode rapid selection method and device for new video coding standard

Abstract

The invention discloses a hierarchical B-frame based inter-frame mode rapid selection method and device for a new video coding standard. The method comprises the steps of: according to a new generation of video coding standard, carrying out coding on a first frame of a GOP (group of pictures); carrying out statistics on a proportion of sizes of each type of all CUs (Coding Units) to the first frame after coding; and according to the proportion (with reference to the specification), a level where the first frame is positioned and the size of each CU, deciding whether to jump over an inter-frame mode of the CUs in a subsequent frame, and rapidly selecting the CUs which need to traverse the inter-frame mode. A method for deciding whether to jump over the inter-frame mode takes a key effect of promoting efficiency of a coder, greatly reduces inter-frame prediction calculation complexity of the video coder, reduces coding time and improves coding efficiency; the hierarchical B-frame based inter-frame mode rapid selection method and device are simple in algorithm and small in calculation quantity; and the selection device is simple in structure and convenient to use and can be conveniently put into practical application.

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technical field [0001] The invention belongs to the field of video coding, in particular to a method and device for fast selection of an inter-frame mode based on layered B frames in a new video coding standard. Background technique [0002] The hierarchical B-frame structure is a coding structure proposed in the H.264 coding standard, which is usually used to generate different frame rates in a group of pictures (GOP) to improve coding time-domain scalability. From the H.264 coding standard to the H.265 to the new generation of video coding standards currently under development, the video coding standards in the past ten years have all applied the hierarchical B-frame structure. A typical hierarchical B-frame structure with a GOP size of 16 is as follows figure 1 As shown, the encoding mode of the first frame in the video sequence is an intra-frame encoding mode, that is, an I frame. The frame at the bottom layer (level 0) in the figure is called a key frame, and the codi...

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However, since the new generation of video coding standards adopts the coding structure of QTBT (quad fork and binary division) and cancels the concept of the prediction unit PU, the above existing algorithms are not suitable for the new generation of video coding standards.

Others, such as variance-based and Bayesian-based methods, are not suitable for practical applications due to the high computational complexity

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