Chroma quantization in video coding
摘要
說明書
Until recently, existing video codecs have almost always given a much higher priority in coding the luma component of an image. Coding parameters that control the coding characteristics and quality of the luma information are mainly provided at lower levels of the video coding hierarchy such as slice, coding tree block, coding unit, or even the transform block level of HEVC. Control and tuning parameters for all other components are mainly possible at a higher level such as at the Sequence, Picture Parameter Set, or Slice level in conjunction with the modifications of the luma control parameters. For example, in MPEG-4 AVC, luma quantization and the corresponding Quantization Parameter (QP) was controlled with a signaled parameter at the macroblock level. A single offset for each chroma component was provided in the Picture Parameter Sets. Each chroma QP offset controls the QP value of the corresponding chroma component in relationship to the luma QP within each macroblock. However, this relationship is fixed for the entire picture. If it was desired to change the quality of a luma or chroma area, then the other components were also impacted given this very tight relationship. In HEVC, some additional control was also provided since HEVC allows separate chroma quantization offset signaling for each slice. However, using multiple slices may not be desirable or functional for some applications, while the control provided is still somewhat coarse.
