Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Preface -- Chapter 1 Digital Video Delivery -- 1.1 Broadband TV Landscape -- 1.1.1 Internet TV Providers -- 1.1.2 Netflix -- 1.1.3 Hulu -- 1.1.4 Amazon -- 1.1.5 YouTube -- 1.1.6 ESPN3 -- 1.1.7 HBO -- 1.1.8 CBS -- 1.1.9 Sony -- 1.1.10 Retail Giants -- 1.2 Internet TV Delivery Platforms -- 1.2.1 Cloud TV -- 1.2.2 Content Delivery Network -- 1.2.3 Free CDN -- 1.2.4 Video Transcoding -- 1.3 Second Screen Device Adoption -- 1.3.1 Mobile Video -- 1.3.2 Mobile Versus Traditional TV -- 1.3.3 Over-the-Air Digital TV -- 1.3.4 Non-Real-Time TV Delivery -- 1.3.5 NRT Use Cases -- 1.3.6 Cable Wi-Fi Alliance -- 1.4 Screen and Video Resolution -- 1.4.1 Aspect Ratios -- 1.4.2 Video Resolution -- 1.4.3 Visual Quality -- 1.4.4 Matching Video Content to Screen Size -- 1.5 Stereoscopic 3D TV -- 1.5.1 Autostereoscopic 3D -- 1.5.2 Anaglyph 3D -- 1.6 Video Coding Standards -- 1.6.1 Exploiting Video Content Redundancies -- 1.6.2 High-Quality Versus High-Resolution Videos -- 1.6.3 Factors Affecting Coded Video Bit Rates -- 1.6.4 Factors Affecting Coded Frame Sizes -- 1.7 Video Streaming Protocols -- 1.7.1 Video Streaming over HTTP -- 1.7.2 Adaptive Bit Rate Streaming -- 1.7.3 Benefits and Drawbacks of Adaptive Streaming -- 1.7.4 HTTP Progressive Download -- 1.7.5 HTML5 -- 1.8 TV Interfaces and Navigation -- 1.8.1 Streaming Adapters -- 1.8.2 Streaming Boxes -- 1.8.3 Media-Activated TV Navigation -- 1.8.4 Smartphone and Tablet TV Navigation -- 1.8.5 Digital Living Network Alliance -- 1.8.6 Discovery and Launch -- 1.8.7 UltraViolet -- References -- Homework Problems -- Chapter 2 Video Coding Fundamentals -- 2.1 Sampling Formats of Raw Videos -- 2.1.1 Color Subsampling -- 2.1.2 YUV Versus RGB Color Space -- 2.1.3 Bit Rate and Storage Requirements -- 2.2 Impact of Video Compression -- 2.2.1 Rate-Distortion Optimization.

2.2.2 Partitions in a Video Frame -- 2.2.3 Video Coding Standards -- 2.2.4 Profiles and Levels -- 2.3 General Video Codec Operations -- 2.3.1 Transform Coding -- 2.3.2 Quantization -- 2.3.3 Deblocking Filter -- 2.4 Transform Coding -- 2.4.1 Orthonormal Transforms -- 2.4.2 Discrete Cosine Transform -- 2.4.3 Discrete Sine Transform -- 2.4.4 Asymmetric DST -- 2.4.5 Comparison of KLT, ADST, and DCT -- 2.4.6 Hybrid Transforms -- 2.4.7 Wavelet Transform -- 2.4.8 Impact of Transform Size -- 2.4.9 Impact of Parallel Coding -- 2.5 Entropy Coding -- 2.5.1 Variable Length Codes -- 2.5.2 Golomb Codes -- 2.5.3 Arithmetic Coding Overview -- 2.5.4 Nonadaptive Arithmetic Coding -- 2.5.5 Steps in Nonadaptive Arithmetic Coding -- 2.5.6 Context-Based Adaptive Arithmetic Coding -- 2.5.7 Code Synchronization -- 2.6 MPEG (H.26x) Standards -- 2.6.1 MPEG Frames -- 2.6.2 I Frames -- 2.6.3 P Frames -- 2.6.4 B Frames -- 2.6.5 Intracoded P and B Frames -- 2.7 Group of Pictures -- 2.7.1 GOP Length -- 2.7.2 Closed GOP -- 2.7.3 Error Resiliency in a Closed GOP -- 2.7.4 Decoding Sequence -- 2.7.5 Open GOP -- 2.7.6 Variable GOP Length -- 2.7.7 Random Access of MPEG Frames -- 2.8 Motion Estimation and Compensation -- 2.8.1 Motion Estimation -- 2.8.2 Motion Search in P Frames -- 2.8.3 Motion Search in B Frames -- 2.8.4 Fractional (Subsample) Motion Search -- 2.8.5 Motion Compensation -- 2.8.6 Computational Complexity -- 2.8.7 Motion Search Algorithms -- 2.8.8 Accelerating Motion Search -- 2.8.9 Impact of Video Resolution -- 2.9 Non-MPEG Video Coding -- 2.9.1 Motion JPEG -- 2.9.2 Dirac -- 2.9.3 WebM Project -- 2.10 Constant and Variable Bit-Rate Videos -- 2.10.1 CBR Encoding -- 2.10.2 VBR Encoding -- 2.10.3 Assessing Bit Rate Variability -- 2.10.4 Scene Change Detection -- 2.10.5 Adaptive Scene Change Detection -- 2.10.6 I Frame Size Prediction -- 2.11 Advanced Audio Coding.

2.11.1 Low and High Bit Rate AAC -- 2.11.2 High-Efficiency and Low-Complexity AAC -- 2.11.3 MPEG Surround -- 2.12 Video Containers -- 2.12.1 MPEG-4 -- 2.12.2 MP4 Access Units -- 2.12.3 Binary Format for Scenes -- 2.12.4 MP4 Overheads -- 2.12.5 MPEG-2 TS -- 2.12.6 MPEG-2 TS Structure -- 2.12.7 MPEG-2 TS Audio and Video PESs -- 2.12.8 MPEG-2 TS IP/Ethernet Encapsulation -- 2.13 CLOSED CAPTIONS -- References -- Homework Problems -- Chapter 3 H.264/AVC Standard -- 3.1 Overview of H.264 -- 3.1.1 Fundamental H.264 Benefits -- 3.1.2 H.264 Applications -- 3.2 H.264 Syntax and Semantics -- 3.2.1 Profiles and Levels -- 3.2.2 Baseline, Extended, Main Profiles -- 3.2.3 High Profiles -- 3.3 H.264 Encoder -- 3.3.1 H.264 Slice Types -- 3.3.2 H.264 Intraprediction -- 3.3.3 Intraprediction for 4 x 4 Blocks -- 3.3.4 Intraprediction for 16 x 16 Macroblocks -- 3.3.5 Intra Pulse Code Modulation Mode -- 3.3.6 H.264 Interprediction -- 3.4 Rate Distortion Optimization -- 3.4.1 RDO under VBR -- 3.4.2 RDO under CBR -- 3.4.3 In-Loop Deblocking Filter -- 3.5 Video Coding and Network Abstraction Layers -- 3.5.1 Video Coding Layer -- 3.5.2 Network Abstraction Layer -- 3.5.3 Hypothetical Reference Decoder -- 3.5.4 Supplemental Enhancement Information -- 3.6 Error Resilience -- 3.6.1 Slice Coding -- 3.6.2 Data Partitioning -- 3.6.3 Slice Groups -- 3.6.4 Redundant Slices -- 3.6.5 Flexible Macroblock Ordering -- 3.6.6 FMO Types -- 3.6.7 FMO Overhead -- 3.6.8 Arbitrary Slice Ordering -- 3.7 Transform Coding -- 3.7.1 Transform Types -- 3.7.2 Hadamard Transforms -- 3.7.3 Transform Implementation -- 3.8 Entropy Coding -- 3.8.1 Context-Adaptive Binary Arithmetic Coding -- 3.8.2 CABAC Performance -- 3.8.3 Context-Adaptive Variable-Length Coding -- 3.9 Motion Vector Search -- 3.9.1 Motion Search Options -- 3.10 Multiple Reference Slices -- 3.10.1 Motivations for Using More Reference Slices.

3.10.2 Switching Reference Slices -- 3.11 Scalable Video Coding -- 3.11.1 Temporal Scalability -- 3.11.2 Spatial Scalability -- 3.11.3 Video Quality Scalability -- 3.11.4 Disadvantages of SVC -- References -- Homework Problems -- Chapter 4 H.265/HEVC Standard -- 4.1 H.265 Overview -- 4.1.1 Fundamental H.265 Benefits -- 4.1.2 H.265 Applications -- 4.1.3 Video Input -- 4.2 H.265 Syntax and Semantics -- 4.2.1 Parameter Set Structure -- 4.2.2 NAL Unit Syntax Structure -- 4.2.3 Reference Frame Sets and Lists -- 4.2.4 H.265 GOP Structure -- 4.2.5 Support for Open GOPs and Random Access -- 4.2.6 Video Coding Layer -- 4.2.7 Temporal Sublayers -- 4.2.8 Error Resilience -- 4.2.9 RTP Support -- 4.3 Profiles, Levels, and Tiers -- 4.3.1 Profiles -- 4.3.2 Levels -- 4.3.3 Range Extensions -- 4.4 Quadtrees -- 4.4.1 Variable Block Size Quadtree Partitioning -- 4.4.2 Coding Tree Units -- 4.4.3 Splitting of Coding Blocks -- 4.4.4 Frame Boundary Matching -- 4.4.5 Prediction Blocks and Units -- 4.4.6 Transform Blocks and Units -- 4.4.7 Determining the Quadtree Depth -- 4.4.8 Coding Unit Identification -- 4.5 Slices -- 4.5.1 Tiles -- 4.5.2 Dependent Slice Segments -- 4.5.3 Wavefront Parallel Processing -- 4.5.4 Practical Considerations for Parallel Processing -- 4.6 Intraprediction -- 4.6.1 Prediction Block Partitioning -- 4.6.2 Intra-Angular Prediction -- 4.6.3 Intra-DC and Intra-Planar Prediction -- 4.6.4 Adaptive Smoothing of Reference Samples -- 4.6.5 Filtering of Prediction Block Boundary Samples -- 4.6.6 Reference Sample Substitution -- 4.6.7 Mode Coding -- 4.7 Interprediction -- 4.7.1 Fractional Sample Interpolation -- 4.7.2 Motion Vector Prediction -- 4.7.3 Merge Mode -- 4.7.4 Skip Mode -- 4.7.5 Advanced MV Prediction -- 4.7.6 Restrictions on Motion Data -- 4.7.7 Practical Considerations -- 4.8 Transform, Scaling, and Quantization.

4.8.1 Alternative 4 x 4 Transform -- 4.8.2 Scaling -- 4.8.3 Quantization -- 4.9 Entropy Encoding -- 4.9.1 H.265 Binarization Formats -- 4.9.2 Context Modeling -- 4.9.3 CABAC Throughput Issues -- 4.9.4 CABAC Encoding -- 4.9.5 CABAC Decoding -- 4.9.6 Coefficient Scanning -- 4.9.7 Coefficient Coding -- 4.10 In-Loop Filters -- 4.10.1 In-Loop Deblocking Filter -- 4.10.2 Sample-Adaptive Offset Filter -- 4.11 Special H.265 Coding Modes -- References -- Homework Problems -- Chapter 5 Assessing and Enhancing Video Quality -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.1.1 Subjective Metrics -- 5.1.2 Limitations of Subjective Metrics -- 5.1.3 Objective Metrics -- 5.1.4 Types of Objective Metrics -- 5.1.5 References for Objective Metrics -- 5.1.6 Network Impact -- 5.2 Distortion Measure -- 5.2.1 Sum of Absolute Differences -- 5.2.2 Sum of Absolute Transformed Differences -- 5.3 Peak Signal to Noise Ratio -- 5.3.1 Combined PSNR -- 5.3.2 Impact of Video Resolution and QP on PSNR -- 5.3.3 Limitations of PSNR -- 5.4 Structural Similarity Index -- 5.5 Observable Versus Perceptual Visual Artifacts -- 5.5.1 Limited Information Provided by PSNR -- 5.5.2 Observable Artifacts and Link Quality -- 5.5.3 Combined Spatial and Temporal Video Quality Assessment -- 5.6 Error Concealment -- 5.6.1 Error Resilience -- 5.6.2 Impact on Visual Artifacts -- 5.6.3 Types of Error Concealment -- 5.6.4 Comparison of EC Methods -- 5.6.5 Increasing Frame Rate Using EC -- 5.6.6 Actions Performed After EC -- 5.7 Color Science -- 5.7.1 Color Reception -- 5.7.2 Color Reproduction -- References -- Homework Problems -- Chapter 6 Coding Performance of H.262, H.264, and H.265 -- 6.1 Coding Parameters -- 6.1.1 Coding Block Size -- 6.1.2 Transform Block Size -- 6.1.3 TMVP, SAO, AMP -- 6.2 Comparison of H.265 And H.264 -- 6.2.1 Absolute Coding Efficiency -- 6.2.2 Relative Coding Gain.

6.2.3 Videos with Different Levels of Motion.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2022. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.