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Rate-Distortion Optimization for Stereoscopic Video Streaming with Unequal Error Protection
EURASIP Journal on Advances in Signal Processing volume 2009, Article number: 632545 (2008)
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We consider an error-resilient stereoscopic streaming system that uses an H.264-based multiview video codec and a rateless Raptor code for recovery from packet losses. One aim of the present work is to suggest a heuristic methodology for modeling the end-to-end rate-distortion (RD) characteristic of such a system. Another aim is to show how to make use of such a model to optimally select the parameters of the video codec and the Raptor code to minimize the overall distortion. Specifically, the proposed system models the RD curve of video encoder and performance of channel codec to jointly derive the optimal encoder bit rates and unequal error protection (UEP) rates specific to the layered stereoscopic video streaming. We define analytical RD curve modeling for each layer that includes the interdependency of these layers. A heuristic analytical model of the performance of Raptor codes is also defined. Furthermore, the distortion on the stereoscopic video quality caused by packet losses is estimated. Finally, analytical models and estimated single-packet loss distortions are used to minimize the end-to-end distortion and to obtain optimal encoder bit rates and UEP rates. The simulation results clearly demonstrate the significant quality gain against the nonoptimized schemes.
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Tan, A.S., Aksay, A., Akar, G.B. et al. Rate-Distortion Optimization for Stereoscopic Video Streaming with Unequal Error Protection. EURASIP J. Adv. Signal Process. 2009, 632545 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1155/2009/632545
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1155/2009/632545