Multi-hypothesis prediction extends motion compensation with one prediction
signal to the linear superposition of several motion-compensated prediction
signals.
These motion-compensated prediction signals are referenced by
motion vectors and picture reference parameters.
This paper proposes a state-of-the-art video codec based on the
ITU-T Recommendation H.263 that incorporates multi-hypothesis
motion-compensated prediction.
In contrast to B-Frames, reference pictures are always previously decoded
pictures.
It is demonstrated that two hypotheses are efficient for practical video
compression algorithms.
In addition, it is shown that multi-hypothesis motion-compensated
prediction and variable block size prediction can be combined to
improve the overall coding gain.
The encoder utilizes rate-constrained coder control including
rate-constrained multi-hypothesis motion estimation.
The advanced 4-hypothesis codec improves coding efficiency up to 1.8 dB
when compared to the advanced prediction codec with ten reference frames
for the set of investigated test sequences.
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