Skip to main content
SpringerLink
Log in

Global bi-directional motion compensation frame interpolation algorithm

  • Published:
Multimedia Tools and Applications Aims and scope Submit manuscript

Abstract

A frame interpolation algorithm for the application of low-bit-rate video coding is proposed in this paper. The global motion vectors are first estimated by computing global sum of absolute differences between frames. Then the block motion estimation is carried out according to the modified weighted correlation index criteria. The estimation is further adjusted around the moving object based on the modified weighted correlation index criteria but with a smaller factor k so that the global motion estimation is less influential to the movement vector estimation for the moving objects. Finally the motion estimation outliers are determined by the Box-and-Whisker analysis, and removed by two methods. Method 1 redoes the bi-directional estimation with a larger factor k; Method 2 computes the movement vectors of the outliers using neighboring movement vectors. The experiments showed that the proposed method can improve the peak signal to noise ratio for four test video sequences. Visual inspection also shows better frame interpolation quality.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this article

Log in via an institution

Price excludes VAT (USA)
Tax calculation will be finalised during checkout.

Instant access to the full article PDF.

Institutional subscriptions

Fig. 1
Fig. 2
Fig. 3
Fig. 4
Fig. 5
Fig. 6
Fig. 7
Fig. 8
Fig. 9
Fig. 10

Similar content being viewed by others

References

  1. Bagni D, Riva V, Albani L (1999) An innovative temporal post-processing to increase the frame rate in h.263 encoding systems. IEEE International Picture Coding Symposium 273–280

  2. Choi B-T, Lee S-H, Ko S-J (2000) New frame rate up-conversion using bi-directional motion estimation. IEEE Trans Consum Electron 46(3):603–609

    Article  Google Scholar 

  3. Chen T, Wang Y, Graf HP, Swain C (1994) A new frame interpolation scheme for talking head sequences. Proc of IEEE Intl Conf on Image Processing 591–594

  4. Choi B-D, Han J-W, Kim C-S, Ko S-J (2007) Motion-compensated frame interpolation using bilateral motion estimation and adaptive overlapped block motion compensation. IEEE Trans Circuit Syst Video Technol 17(4):407–416

    Article  Google Scholar 

  5. “Draft ITU-T recommendation and final draft international standard of joint video specification (ITU-T Rec.H.264/ISO/IEC 14496-10 AVC),” in Joint Video Team (JVT) of ISO/IEC MPEG and ITU-T VCEG, JVTG050, 2003

  6. Ha T, Lee S, Kim J (2004) Motion compensated frame interpolation by new block-based motion estimation algorithm. IEEE Trans Consum Electron 50(2):752–759

    Article  Google Scholar 

  7. Kuo T, Jay Kuo C-C (1998) Motion-compensated interpolation for low-bit-rate video quality enhancement. Proc SPIE 3460:277–288

    Article  Google Scholar 

  8. Thoma R, Bierling M (1989) Motion com- pensating interpolation considering covered and uncovered background. Signal Process- ing: Image Compression 1:191–212

    Article  Google Scholar 

  9. Wong CK, Au OC et al (1996) Modified motion compensated temporal frame interpolation for very low bit rate video. IEEE International Conference on Acoustics, Speech, and Signal Processing 4:2329–2332

    Google Scholar 

Download references

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. College of Information Science and Technology, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, 100029, Beijing, China

    Suqin He, Cangju Xing & Puming Zhao

Authors
  1. Suqin He
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  2. Cangju Xing
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  3. Puming Zhao
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Corresponding author

Correspondence to Cangju Xing.

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

About this article

Cite this article

He, S., Xing, C. & Zhao, P. Global bi-directional motion compensation frame interpolation algorithm. Multimed Tools Appl 52, 19–31 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11042-009-0450-1

Download citation

  • Published:

  • Issue Date:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11042-009-0450-1

Keywords

Search

Navigation