InhaltsangabeAbout the Author. Preface. Glossary. List of figures. List of tables. 1 Chapter 1: Introduction. 1.1 A change of scene. 1.2 Driving the change. 1.3 The role of standards. 1.4 Why H.264 Advanced Video Coding is important. 1.5 About this book. 2 Chapter 2: Video Formats and Quality. 2.1 Introduction. 2.2 Natural video scenes. 2.3 Capture. 2.4 Colour spaces. 2.5 Video Formats. 2.6 Quality. 2.7 Summary. 2.8 References. 3 Chapter 3: Video Coding Concepts. 3.1 Introduction. 3.2 Video CODEC. 3.3 Prediction model. 3.4 Image model. 3.5 Entropy coder. 3.6 The hybrid DPCM/DCT video CODEC model. 3.7 Summary. 3.8 References. 4 Chapter 4: What is H.264? 4.1 Introduction. 4.2 What is H.264? 4.3 How does an H.264 codec work? 4.4 The H.264/AVC Standard. 4.5 H.264 Profiles and Levels. 4.6 The H.264 Syntax. 4.7 H.264 in practice. 4.8 Summary. 4.9 References. 5 H.264 syntax. 5.1 Introduction. 5.2 H.264 syntax. 5.3 Frames, fields and pictures. 5.4 NAL unit. 5.5 Parameter Sets 5.6 Slice Layer. 5.7 Macroblock Layer. 5.8 Summary. 5.9 References. 6 Chapter 6: H.264 Prediction. 6.1 Introduction. 6.2 Macroblock Prediction. 6.3 Intra Prediction. 6.4 Inter Prediction. 6.5 Loop filter. 6.6 Summary. 6.7 References. 7 Chapter 7: H.264 transform and coding. 7.1 Introduction. 7.2 Transform and quantization. 7.3 Block scan orders. 7.4 Coding. 7.5 Summary. 7.6 References. 8 H.264 conformance, transport and licensing. 8.1 Introduction. 8.2 Conforming to the Standard. 8.3 H.264 coding tools for transport support. 8.4 Transport of H.264 data. 8.5 Supplemental Information. 8.6 Licensing H.264/AVC. 8.7 Summary. 8.8 References. 9 Chapter 9: H.264 performance. 9.1 Introduction. 9.2 Experimenting with H.264. 9.3 Performance comparisons. 9.4 Rate control. 9.5 Mode selection. 9.6 Low complexity coding. 9.7 Summary. 9.8 References. 10 Chapter 10: Extensions and directions. 10.1 Introduction. 10.2 Scalable Video Coding. 10.3 Multiview Video Coding. 10.4 Configurable Video Coding. 10.5 Beyond H.264/AVC. 10.6 Summary. 10.7 References. Index.

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About the Author. Preface. Glossary. List of figures. List of tables. 1 Chapter 1: Introduction. 1.1 A change of scene. 1.2 Driving the change. 1.3 The role of standards. 1.4 Why H.264 Advanced Video Coding is important. 1.5 About this book. 2 Chapter 2: Video Formats and Quality. 2.1 Introduction. 2.2 Natural video scenes. 2.3 Capture. 2.4 Colour spaces. 2.5 Video Formats. 2.6 Quality. 2.7 Summary. 2.8 References. 3 Chapter 3: Video Coding Concepts. 3.1 Introduction. 3.2 Video CODEC. 3.3 Prediction model. 3.4 Image model. 3.5 Entropy coder. 3.6 The hybrid DPCM/DCT video CODEC model. 3.7 Summary. 3.8 References. 4 Chapter 4: What is H.264? 4.1 Introduction. 4.2 What is H.264? 4.3 How does an H.264 codec work? 4.4 The H.264/AVC Standard. 4.5 H.264 Profiles and Levels. 4.6 The H.264 Syntax. 4.7 H.264 in practice. 4.8 Summary. 4.9 References. 5 H.264 syntax. 5.1 Introduction. 5.2 H.264 syntax. 5.3 Frames, fields and pictures. 5.4 NAL unit. 5.5 Parameter Sets 5.6 Slice Layer. 5.7 Macroblock Layer. 5.8 Summary. 5.9 References. 6 Chapter 6: H.264 Prediction. 6.1 Introduction. 6.2 Macroblock Prediction. 6.3 Intra Prediction. 6.4 Inter Prediction. 6.5 Loop filter. 6.6 Summary. 6.7 References. 7 Chapter 7: H.264 transform and coding. 7.1 Introduction. 7.2 Transform and quantization. 7.3 Block scan orders. 7.4 Coding. 7.5 Summary. 7.6 References. 8 H.264 conformance, transport and licensing. 8.1 Introduction. 8.2 Conforming to the Standard. 8.3 H.264 coding tools for transport support. 8.4 Transport of H.264 data. 8.5 Supplemental Information. 8.6 Licensing H.264/AVC. 8.7 Summary. 8.8 References. 9 Chapter 9: H.264 performance. 9.1 Introduction. 9.2 Experimenting with H.264. 9.3 Performance comparisons. 9.4 Rate control. 9.5 Mode selection. 9.6 Low complexity coding. 9.7 Summary. 9.8 References. 10 Chapter 10: Extensions and directions. 10.1 Introduction. 10.2 Scalable Video Coding. 10.3 Multiview Video Coding. 10.4 Configurable Video Coding. 10.5 Beyond H.264/AVC. 10.6 Summary. 10.7 References. Index.