Adaptive cosine transform image coding with constant block distortion

An adaptive block discrete-cosine transform (DCT) coding scheme is implemented with the same average distortion designated for each block. This constant distortion designation not only has perceptual advantages, but also allows the rate to vary, adjusting to the changing spectral characteristics among the blocks. The successful execution of this scheme requires a different spectral estimate for each block. To keep overhead and computation within limits, a novel technique is introduced by which a two-dimensional block spectrum is characterized by a one-dimensional autoregressive model. Simulations with images of natural scenes and medical radiology provide reconstructions with nearly uniform block distortion and very high visual and measurable quality at low rates. >

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