A Method of Codec Comparison and Selection for Good Quality Video Transmission Over Limited-Bandwidth Networks

Finding a proper balance between video quality and the required bandwidth is an important issue, especially in networks of limited capacity. The problem of comparing the efficiency of video codecs and choosing the most suitable one in a specific situation has become very important. This paper propos...

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Main Author: Janusz Klink
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Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-07-01
Series:Sensors
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/21/13/4589
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description Finding a proper balance between video quality and the required bandwidth is an important issue, especially in networks of limited capacity. The problem of comparing the efficiency of video codecs and choosing the most suitable one in a specific situation has become very important. This paper proposes a method of comparing video codecs while also taking into account objective quality assessment metrics. The author shows the process of preparing video footage, assessing its quality, determining the rate–distortion curves, and calculating the bitrate saving for pairs of examined codecs. Thanks to the use of the spline interpolation method, the obtained results are better than those previously presented in the literature, and more resistant to the quality metric used.
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spelling doaj.art-feebd0bee69f4eebb92a22e16bf15c332023-11-22T02:51:45ZengMDPI AGSensors1424-82202021-07-012113458910.3390/s21134589A Method of Codec Comparison and Selection for Good Quality Video Transmission Over Limited-Bandwidth NetworksJanusz Klink0Department of Telecommunications and Teleinformatics, Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, 50-370 Wroclaw, PolandFinding a proper balance between video quality and the required bandwidth is an important issue, especially in networks of limited capacity. The problem of comparing the efficiency of video codecs and choosing the most suitable one in a specific situation has become very important. This paper proposes a method of comparing video codecs while also taking into account objective quality assessment metrics. The author shows the process of preparing video footage, assessing its quality, determining the rate–distortion curves, and calculating the bitrate saving for pairs of examined codecs. Thanks to the use of the spline interpolation method, the obtained results are better than those previously presented in the literature, and more resistant to the quality metric used.https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/21/13/4589video quality assessmentdynamic adaptive streamingMPEG DASHcoding efficiencycodec comparisonspline interpolation
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A Method of Codec Comparison and Selection for Good Quality Video Transmission Over Limited-Bandwidth Networks
Sensors
video quality assessment
dynamic adaptive streaming
MPEG DASH
coding efficiency
codec comparison
spline interpolation
title A Method of Codec Comparison and Selection for Good Quality Video Transmission Over Limited-Bandwidth Networks
title_full A Method of Codec Comparison and Selection for Good Quality Video Transmission Over Limited-Bandwidth Networks
title_fullStr A Method of Codec Comparison and Selection for Good Quality Video Transmission Over Limited-Bandwidth Networks
title_full_unstemmed A Method of Codec Comparison and Selection for Good Quality Video Transmission Over Limited-Bandwidth Networks
title_short A Method of Codec Comparison and Selection for Good Quality Video Transmission Over Limited-Bandwidth Networks
title_sort method of codec comparison and selection for good quality video transmission over limited bandwidth networks
topic video quality assessment
dynamic adaptive streaming
MPEG DASH
coding efficiency
codec comparison
spline interpolation
url https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/21/13/4589
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