A Cost-Shared Quantization Algorithm and Its Implementation for Multi-Standard Video Codecs

Abstract

The current trend of digital convergence creates the need for the video encoder and decoder system, known as codec in short, that should support multiple video standards on a single platform. In a modern video codec, quantization is a key unit used for video compression. In this thesis, a generalized quantization algorithm and hardware implementation is presented to iii ACKNOWLEDGMENTSThe work presented in this thesis has been carried out at the