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ITG-Fachbericht 143 

PCS 97

Frankfurt 

ITG-Fachtagung, 10. bis 12. September 1997, Berlin

Wissenschaftliche Tagungsleitung:

Dr. Ralf Schäfer, Heinrich-Hertz-Institut, Berlin
Inhalt
POSTER SESSION 1

POCS-Based Blocking Artefact Reduction Using Quantization Constraint and MAP Estimation
S. Takamura, H. Watanabe, K. Kamikura and H. Kotera, NTT Human Interface Laboratories, Japan
29
Facial Expression Analysis for Model-Based Coding of Video Sequences
P. Eisert and B. Girod, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Germany
33
MML Based Noise Cleaning of Images
T. Seemann and P. Tischer, Monash University, Australia
39
Efficient Pre-Coding Techniques for Wavelet-Based Image Compression
D. Marpe and H.L. Cycon, Fachhochschule für Technik und Wirtschaft, Berlin, Germany
45
A Comparative Study of L8-Distortion Limited Image Compression Algorithms
H. Hartenstein, R. Herz and D. Saupe, Universität Freiburg, Germany
51
Simple Segmentation of Control Nodes for Motion Compensation
F. Denoual, J. Ronsin and D. Wang, INSA, Rennes, France
57
Irrelevancy Due to Visual Tracking Errors
J. Faber, L. Ihlenburg, T. Meiers and D. Ruschin, Heinrich-Hertz-Institut Berlin, Germany
61
Adaptive Wavelet Transformation for Image Coding Using Forecast Decomposition Selection
T. Strutz and E. Müller, Universität Rostock, Germany
67
A New Motion Vector Coding Technique Using Minimum Bitrate Prediction
S. D. Kim and J. B. Ra, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Taejon, Korea
73
Fractal Image Compression on Massively Parallel Arrays
Ch. Hufnagl, J. Hämmerle, A. Pommer, A. Uhl and M. Vajtersic Salzburg University, Austria
77
Parameter Based Animation of Arbitrary 3D Head Models
E. Haratsch, TU-München, Germany J. Ostermann, AT&T Labs Research, USA
81
A flexible Segment Matching Processor for Motion and Illumination Estimation
P.M. Kuhn, M. Eiermann and W. Stechele, TU Munich, Germany
85
Ordered Decoding Algorithm for Fractal Image Compression
R. Hamzaoui, Universität Freiburg, Germany
91
A New Approach to Arbitrary Shaped DCT
T. Xie, C. Wenig and Y. He, Tsinghua University, Beijing, P.R. China
97
Adaptive Pel-Recursive Displacement Estimation
W. Niehsen and M. Brünig, Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochschule Aachen, Germany
103

MPEG-4 and Beyond

Trends and Perspectives for Very Low Bit Rate Video Coding
T. Sikora, Heinrich-Hertz-Institut, Germany
109
Video Transmission over DAB/DMB as an Application for the MPEG-4 Main Profile
S. Bauer and B. Schmale, Robert Bosch GmbH, Germany
111

Human Observer

A Video Distortion Meter
K.T. Tan, M. Ghanbari and D. E. Pearson, University of Essex, U.K.
119
Objective Picture Quality Scale of Monochrome Video
Y. Horita, M. Miyahara and T. Murai, Toyama University, Japan
123

Motion Estimation

Flexible 3D Motion Estimation from Trinocular Image Sequences
S. Malassiotis and M. G. Strintzis, University of Thessaloniki, Greece
131
Analytical Analysis of Subpel Motion Compensation
K. Illgner and F. Müller, RWTH Aachen, Germany
135
Estimation of Motion Vector Fields for Multiscale Motion Compensation
U. Horn and B. Girod, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Gennany
141

Predictive and Hybrid Coding

History-Based Blending of Image Sub-Predictors
T. Seemann, P. Tischer and B. Meyer, Monash University, Australia
147
Block-Based Hybrid Video Coding Using Motion-Compensated Long-Term Memory Prediction
T. Wiegand, X. Zhang and B. Girod, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Germany
153
Early Detection of All-Zero Coefficients in H.263
A.Yu, R. Lee and M. Flynn Stanford University, USA
159

POSTER SESSION 2

MxN DCT with LPE for Block Boundary Coding
Sang Hoon Lee, Seokwon Han, Han-ho Choi and Kyu-Hwan Chang, DAEWOO Electronics, Korea
167
An Image Encryption System for MPEG with Control of the Concealment
H. Kinoshita, Kanagawa University, Japan
171
3-D Model-Based Motion Compensation from Multiview Facial Image Sequences Using a Specular Light Reflection Model
N. Grammalidis and M. G. Strintzis, University of Thessaloniki, Greece
177
Extracting Spatial and Motion Information From Video Sequences to Correlate Objective Measures and Human Observer Scores
L. Boch (1), S. Fragola (2), R. Lancini (2) and M. Visca (1), (1)RAI, Torino, (2)CEFRIEL, Milano, Italy
183
Image Segmentation Using Contrast and Contour Simplification for Very Low Bit Rate Coding
K.-W. Song, Y.-S. Park, K.-P. Han and Y.-H. Ha, Kyungpook National University, Korea
189
VQ-Coded Image Quality Optimized by Color Space Selection
C. Charrier, K. Knoblauch and H. Cherifi, Universite Jean Monnet de Saint Etienne, France
195
Rate-Distortion Optimized Embedding
J. Li and S. Lei, Digital Video Group, Sharp Labs. of America, USA
201
Fractal Quantizers for the Wavelet Transform Domain
M. Reichl, J. Hämmerle and A. Uhl, Salzburg University, Austria
207
Masking Effects Achromatic Gratings on Chromatic Components of a Psychovisual Color Space
A. Saadane, L. Bedat and D. Barba, IRESTE/SEI/IVC, France
213
Image Quality Measure Based on Local Visual Properties
P. Fränti, University of Joensuu, Finland
217
A Protection-Based Damaged Block Recovery For Block-Based Coding
J.-H. Chang, H. J. Kim, K.-H. Jung and C. W. Lee, Seoul National University, Korea
221
A Coding Strategy for Improving MPEG-2 Video Coding Performance at a Fade
M. Zhou, J. De Lameillieure and R. Schäfer, Heinrich-Hertz-Institut, Germany
227
Video Coding Using Dissolve-Compensated Prediction
H. Jozawa, K. Kamikura, H. Watanabe and H. Kotera, NTT Human Interface Laboratories, Japan
233
Correlation Properties of the Mojette Representation for Non-Exact Image Reconstruction
O. Philippe and J.P. Guedon, Image & Video Communications Nantes, France
237
Automatic Adaptation of a Face Model Using Action Units
L. Zhang, University of Hannover, Germany
243

Object Tracking

Automatic Detection and Tracking of Faces and Facial Features in Video Sequences
L.-P. Bala, K. Talmi and J. Liu, Heinrich-Hertz-Institut Berlin, Germany
251
Efficient Motion-based Segmentation Coding Using Multiple Objects Tracking
L. Bonnaud, S. Pateux and C. Labit, IRISA/INRIA-Rennes, France
257

Object Segmentation

Image Segmentation by Integration Approach Using Initial Dependence of K-Means Algorithm
S. Sakaida, Y. Kaneko, Y. Shishikui, Y. Tanaka and I. Yuyama, NHK, Japan
265
Hierarchical Segmentation of Video Content
F. Morier, S. Benois-Pineau, D. Barba and H. Sanson, IRESTE, France
271

POSTER SESSION 3

Adaptive Bitrate Control for Constant Distortion Ratio in MPEG-2 Spatial Scalable Video Coding
S. Kwon and J. Kim, KAIST, Korea
279
Motion Segmentation and Compensation Based on Region Constrained Warping Prediction
D. Chang, J. Sung and C. W. Lee, Seoul National University, Korea
285
Combined Motion Estimation and Image Segmentation for Accurate Representation of Motion
R. Lancini, M. Ripamonti, S. Tubaro and P. Vicari, CEFRIEL, Milano, Italy
291
Perceptual MPEG-2 Syntactic Information Coding: A Performance Study Based on Psychophysics
O. Verscheure and P. Frossard, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Switzerland
297
Rate Control for Scenes with Multiple Arbitrarily Shaped Video Objects
P. Nunes and F. Pereira, Instituto Superior Tecnico, Portugal
303
Blocking Artefact Free Video Coding by Combining Warping Based Prediction with Wavelet Error Coding
G. Heising, TU-Berlin, Germany
309
Entropy Constrained Zerotree Wavelet Image Coding Using Fractal Prediction
K.U. Barthel, S. Brandau and W. Hermesmeier, TU-Berlin, Germany
315
A Study on Region-based Video Coding with Optimal Segmentation
S. Sekiguchi, Y. Isu and H. Nishikawa, Mitsubishi Electric Corp., Japan
321
Extraction of Graphical Information for Multi-standard Compression
R. Jacques and L. Van Eycken, K.U. Leuven, Belgium
327
Enhancing Wavelet Image Compression by Partial Fractal Coding of Spatial Self-similarities
A. Bruckmann and A. Uhl, Salzburg University, Austria
331
A Combined Estimation and Compensation Method of Global and Local Motions for Video Compression
K. Yoo and J. Kim, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Korea
337
A Layered Video Coding Scheme for Very Low Bit Rate Videophone
T. Xie, Y. He and Y. H. Wenig, Tsinghua University, P.R. China
343
Compression of Cardiac Cine-Angiograms Using Mesh-Based Motion Estimation
Z. Wang and Y. Wang, Polytechnic University, Brooklyn, N.Y., USA
349
Missing Block Recovery by Linear Pattern Propagation
L. Capodiferro (1), S. Puledda (2), G. Jacovitti (2), (1) Fondazione Ugo Bordoni c/o ISPT, (2) University of Rome "La Sapienza", Italy
355
Storage System for Document Imaging Applications
I. Ageenko (1) and P. Fränti (2), (1) State University of Uljanovsk, Russian Federation, (2) University of Joensuu, Finland
361

Feature Extraction

Relative Depth Estimation and Segmentation in Monocular Sequences
M. Pardas, Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain
367
Audio Classification for Scene Change Detection in Video Sequences
C. Saraceno and R. Leonardi, SCL-DEA, University of Brescia, Italy
373

Fractal and Wavelet Coding

Adaptive Partitioning of Three-Dimensional Fractal Video
T.C. Ferguson and H.R. Wu, Monash University, Australia
381
Interscale Predictive Wavelet Coding with Huber Markov Random Field
J. Li, Digital Video Group, Sharp Labs of America, USA
387
Comparison of Wavelet, Fractal and DCT based Methods on the Compression of Prediction-error Images
D. Krämer, D. Bruckmann, Th. Freina, M. Reichl and A. Uhl, Research Institute for Software Technology Salzburg University, Austria
393

Hierarchical Coding and Transcoding

Generic Quantiser for Transcoding of Hybrid Video
O. Werner, BBC, U.K.
401
Efficient Coding Methods for Enhancement DCT Coefficients in SNR Scalable Coders
D. Wilson, W.L . Pek and M. Ghanbari, University of Essex, U.K.
407

Joint Source and Channel Coding, Error Resilience

Error Resilient Combined Source-Channel Coder for Mobile Video
C.W. Yap, K. N. Ngan and R. Liyanapathirana, University of Western Australia
413
Transmission of MPEG-2 Streams over Non-Guaranteed Quality of Service Networks
A. Basso, G.L. Cash and M.R. Civanlar, AT&T Labs - Research, USA
419

Coding for Stereo and Multiview Images

Incomplete 3-D Representation of Video Objects for Multiview Applications
J.-R. Ohm and K. Mueller, Heinrich-Hertz-Institut Berlin, Germany
427
Disparity Estimation By Patch Matching
F. M. Porikli and Y. Wang, Polytechnic University, Brooklyn, NY, USA
433

POSTER SESSION 4

A Consideration on the Efficiency of Image Scalability from Coding Bits Allocation
H. Kasai, M. Kodama and H. Tominaga, Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan
441
3D-SRC Based on Region Segmentation for CG Animation Encoding
C.M. Yorozuya,Y. Liu and M. Nakajima, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan
445
Image Coding Using Wavelet-Based Fractal Approximation
S. H. Kim and N.C. Kim, Kyungpook National University, Taegu, Korea
451
Rate Versus Distortion Comparison of Fractal Video Techniques
T.C. Ferguson and H.R. Wu, Monash University, Australia
457
One Chip ASIC Implementation of MPEG-2 Video Encoder
K. Kim, J.-S. Yoon, S.-H. Jang, J.-H. Hwang, J.-S. Hyun, Soon-Hwa Jang and S.-H. Kwon, Transmission Technology Research Lab., Korea Telecom, Korea
463
On Fast Motion Compensation Algorithms for Video Coding
G. C. de Oliveira and A. Alcaim, Pontificia Universidade Catolica do Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
467
Reversible Compression of Volume Data Based on Prediction Trees
Y. Liu, M. Nakajima, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan
473
Connectivity and Geometry Compression of 3D-Objects Based on Adaptive Bits Allocation and FSVQ
J. W. Park, Y.-S. Park, K.-W. Song, J.Y. Nam and Y.-H. Ha, Kyungpook National University, Korea
479
Motion Compensation in DCT-Domain for Scalable Coding with Fine Granularity
J.-F. Vial, Thomson Multimedia R&D, France
485
Motion-Based Segmentation of Image Sequences Based on a General 2D Motion Model Using Adaptive Pel-Recursive Motion Estimation
P. Csillag, KFKI Research Institute for Measurement and Computing Techniques Budapest, Hungary
491
Extraction and Removal of Eyeglasses for Region Segmentation of Facial Images Using Eyeglasses Model
Y. Saito and K. Kotani, JAIST, Japan
497
Applying High Order Polynomial Type Global Constraints to Stereo Image Coding
C.-C. Chen, J. Swanson and T. Chen, Colorado State University, USA
503
Performance Analysis of Wavelet Subband Coding of the Residual Prediction Errors in a Hybrid Coding Structure
A. Mainguy and L. Wang, Communications Research Centre Ottawa, Canada
509
A Dynamic Computation Resource Scalable Algorithm for Software Video Codec
F. Osako, S. Ishibashi and Y. Yashima, H. Kotera, NTT Human Interface Labs., Japan
515
A Variable Shaped Fractal Image Coding with Increased Variety of Block Shapes
H. Ohyama, T. Fujii, T. Kimoto and M. Tanimoto, Nagoya University, Japan
519

Arithmetic and Lossless Coding

A Mixed-Framework Arithmetic Coder
P. Prandoni and M. Vetterli, LCAV, Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne, Switzerland
527
TMW - A New Method for Lossless Image Compression
B. Meyer and P. Tischer, Monash University, Melboume, Australia
533

Content Based and Object Oriented Coding

Coding of Image Sequences Using a Layered 2-D/3-D Model-Based Coding Approach
A. Smolic and T. Sikora, Heinrich-Hertz-Institut Berlin, Germany
541
Content-Based Coding of Videophone Sequences Using Automatic Face Detection
M. Wollborn, M. Kampmann and R. Mech, University of Hannover, Germany
547
Hierarchical 2D Mesh Design and Compression for Video
I. Celasun, M. Xia, P.J.L. van Beek and A.M. Tekalp, University of Rochester, NY, USA
553

POSTER SESSION 5

Robust 3-D Estimation of Facial Motion for Model-Based Coding and Human Interface
M. Chul Park, T. Naemura, M. Kaneko and H. Harashima, University of Tokyo, Japan
561
Advanced Very Low Bit-rate Video Coding Scheme with Synthetic Spatiotemporal Coding Control
S. Miyaji, S. Matsumoto, KDD R&D Laboratories, Japan
567
Generalized 3D Area Matching and Multicainera Reconstruction for Scene Analysis
F. Pedersini, A. Sarti and S. Tubaro, Politecno di Milano, Italy
573
Video Scene Retrieval Method based on Extracting Significant Pararneters in Compressed Video
E. Kasutani, K. Maeda, H. Miyamori and H. Tominaga, Waseda University,. Tokyo, Japan
579
Region-Based Motion Compensation For Video Compression Using a Quadtree Approach
M. Baker and A. Maeder, University of Ballarat, Australia
585
Single Chip Motion Compensated Video Format Converter for Multimedia Displays
M. Hahn, C. Huck, M. Braun, J. R. Ohm, M. Talmi, Heinrich-Hertz-Institut Berlin, Germany
591
A Snake-based Tool for VOP-creation
S. Kruse, Heinrich-Hertz-Institut Berlin, Germany
597
Region-based Video Compression Using Minimum Description Length Criteria
H. Nicolas, S. Pateux and D. Le Guen, Campus Universitaire de Beaulieu, Rennes, France
603
A MPEG-4 Demonstrator for Interactive Services in Virtual Environments
J. Johann (1), Graffunder (1), S. Kruse (2) and S. Rauthenberg (2), (1) Deutsche Telekom, Darmstadt, (2) Heinrich-Hertz-Institut, Germany
609
Bit Rate and Buffer Constraints on a Joint Video Coding System
Luis Teixeira, INESC, Porto, Portugal
615

Adaptive Predictive Rate Control Algorithm for MPEG Videos by Rate Quantization Method
Aaron Y.K. Yan and Ming L. Liou, Hong Kong University, Hong Kong

619
Effective Pyramid Coding of Images
N. Kharatishvili, 1. Chkheidze and N. Abzianidze, Georgian Technical University, Georgia
625
A Hybrid Fuzzy-Neural Approach for Image Compression/Transmission over Noisy Channels
B. Solaiman, R. Pyndiah, O. Aitsab, G. Cazuguel and C. Roux, Telecom Bretagne, France
629
Region-Oriented DCT Coding Using Voronoi Diagrams for Still Images
I. Matsuda, T. Furukawa and S. Itoh, Science University of Tokyo Japan
635
A Proposal for a Still-Image Archiver Using Picture Frame Reordering
T. Muraki, S. Ishibashi and H. Kotera, NTT Human Interface Laboratories, Japan
641

Shape Coding

An Extension of Shape-Adaptive DCT (SA-DCT) Towards DC Separation and ADC Correction
P. Kauff and K. Schüür, Heinrich-Hertz-Institut Berlin, Germany
647
On the Performance of the Shape Adaptive DCT in Object Based Coding of Motion Compensated Difference Images
A. Kaup and S. Panis, Siemens AG, Germany
653
Coding of Binary Shape in MPEG-4
J. Ostermann, AT&T Labs Research, USA
659

Modelling and Synthetic Coding

Database Guided Realistic Grasping Posture Generation for Virtual Actors
Y. Aydin, H. Takahashi and M. Nakajima, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan
665
3D-Speaker-Modelling for New Videoconferencing Services: Templates vs. Adaptive Triangulation
A. Kopernik (1), W. Tuleweit (1), J. Wingbermuehlen (2) and S. Weik (2), (1) Deutsche Telekom Berkom Berlin, Germany, (2) University of Hannover
671
Precise Face Model Adaptation for Semantic Coding of Videophone Sequences
M. Kampmann and R. Farhoud, University of Hannover, Germany
675
Acquisition of Object-based Ray Data for Integrated 3-D Visual communication
K. Takeuchi, M. Kaneko and H. Harashima, University of Tokyo, Japan
681

POSTER SESSION 6

An Efficient Wavelet Image Coding Scheme Using Tree-structured Veetor Quantization and High-order Entropy Coding
J. S. Song, S. J. Lee, N. S. Moon and C. W. Lee, Seoul National Univers., Korea
689
Fourier Domain Measurement of Geometrical Scaling Factors for Fractal Image Coding and Motion Compensated Prediction
A. Ibenthal, Philips Semiconductors, R.-R. Grigat and A. Dicks, Technische Universität Hamburg-Harburg, Germany
695
Image Extrapolation for Padding-DCT Using Quadratic Programming
A. Ichikawa, T. Yoshida, K. Ichino and Y. Sakai, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Yokohama, Japan
701
Reduction of Block Artefacts by Selective Removal and Reconstruction of the Block Borders
S. Panis, R. Kutka and A. Kaup, Siemens AG, Germany
705
A Method of Adaptive Prediction in the Transform Domain
S.-Mei Shen and T.-Keng Tan, Panasonic, Singapore
709
Differential Coding of Alpha Planes with Adaptive Quantization
L. Piron and M. Kunt, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Switzerland
713
Prediction Error Dynamic Resolution Scheme for Video Coding
A. Nakagawa, K. Kazui, E. Morimatsu, T. Itoh and K. Matsuda, Fujitsu Laboratories, Japan
719
Optimal Estimation of Grey-Scale Histograms for Image Coding and Segmentation
P. Courtellemont, C. Olivier and F. Jouzel, Universite de Rouen, France
725
MPEG-4 Video Transmission via DAB: Error Detection and Error Concealment
S. Aign, German Aerospace Research Establishment (DLR); S. Panis, Siemens; T. Stockhammer, T. Jakob, R. Vlaicu, Department of Communications Engineering, TU-Munich, Germany
731
Disparity Controlled Segmentation
E. lzquierdo and S. Kruse, Heinrich-Hertz-Institut, Germany
737
Error Resilient Modified Inter-Frame Coding System for Limited Reference Picture Memories
Y. Tomita, T. Kimura and T. Ichikawa, NTT Human Interface Laboratories, Japan
743
Optimal Quantizer Control in DCT Video Coding for Low-Delay Communications
J. Ribas-Corbera and S. Lei, Sharp Laboratories of America USA
749
Wavelet Coding by Using Interpolated Rate-Distortion Function and Classified VQ
C.-C. Chen and T. Chen, Colorado State University, USA
755
A Lossless Compression Scheme for Super High Definition Images
M. Hasegawa, S. Kato and Y. Yamada, Utsunomiya University, Japan
761
Efficient Intra-frame Coding and Improved Rate Control in H.263 Compatible Format
D. Bagni (1), G. A. Mian (2) and S. Tono (2), (1) Philips Research, Monza, Italy (2) University of Padova, Italy
767