Advanced Video Coding: Principles and Techniques, Volume 7: The Content-based Approach (Advances in Image Communication) (Hardcover)

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In recent years, the paradigm of video coding has shifted from that of a frame-based approach to a content-based approach, particularly with the finalization of the ISO multimedia coding standard, MPEG-4. MPEG-4 is the emerging standard for the coding of multimedia content. It defines a syntax for a set of content-based functionalities, namely, content-based interactivity, compression and universal access. However, it does not specify how the video content is to be generated. To generate the video content, video has to be segmented into video objects and tracked as they transverse across the video frames. This book addresses the difficult problem of video segmentation, and the extraction and tracking of video object planes as defined in MPEG-4. It then focuses on the specific issue of face segmentation and coding as applied to videoconferencing in order to improve the quality of videoconferencing images especially in the facial region.

Modal-based coding is a content-based coding technique used to code synthetic objects that have become an important part of video content. It results in extremely low bit rates because only the parameters needed to represent the modal are transmitted. Model-based coding is included to provide background information for the synthetic object coding in MPEG-4. Lastly, MPEG-4, the first coding standard for multimedia content is described in detail. The topics covered include the coding of audio objects, the coding of natural and synthetic video objects, and error resilience.

Advanced Video Coding is one of the first books on content-based coding and MPEG-4 coding standard. It serves as an excellent information source and reference for both researchers and practicing engineers.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 412 pages
• Publisher: Elsevier Science (September 14, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 044482667X
• ISBN-13: 978-0444826671
• Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 6.7 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 2.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #2,681,920 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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1.0 out of 5 stars A waste of time, money and paper, August 26, 2000

By	Rene Pogel (Columbia, NY) - See all my reviews

What a waste of time, money and 'trees'. The book is badly written with most of the material crudely 'copied' off the MPEG standard documentations. There are many typos (if ya have to plagiarize, at least do a simple spell check!).

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4.0 out of 5 stars simplifying advance video comm.s language, May 14, 2001

By	murphy alabi (london, U.K.) - See all my reviews

i found this book very good for people working in areas of advance digital application, as even specialising in this area of technology require vast amount of research effort, this at least introduce the essentials and in some cases go well further advance. i think it's brilliant. i happen to come accross it working on a video segmentation project and was glad for the discovery