The H.264 Advanced Video Compression Standard, 2nd Edition

Preface.

Glossary.

List of figures.

List of tables.

1 Chapter 1: Introduction.

1.1 A change of scene.

1.2 Driving the change.

1.3 The role of standards.

1.4 Why H.264 Advanced Video Coding is important.

1.5 About this book.

2 Chapter 2: Video Formats and Quality.

2.1 Introduction.

2.2 Natural video scenes.

2.3 Capture.

2.4 Colour spaces.

2.5 Video Formats.

2.6 Quality.

2.7 Summary.

2.8 References.

3 Chapter 3: Video Coding Concepts.

3.1 Introduction.

3.2 Video CODEC.

3.3 Prediction model.

3.4 Image model.

3.5 Entropy coder.

3.6 The hybrid DPCM/DCT video CODEC model.

3.7 Summary.

3.8 References.

4 Chapter 4: What is H.264?

4.1 Introduction.

4.2 What is H.264?

4.3 How does an H.264 codec work?

4.4 The H.264/AVC Standard.

4.5 H.264 Profiles and Levels.

4.6 The H.264 Syntax.

4.7 H.264 in practice.

4.8 Summary.

4.9 References.

5 H.264 syntax.

5.1 Introduction.

5.2 H.264 syntax.

5.3 Frames, fields and pictures.

5.4 NAL unit.

5.5 Parameter Sets

5.6 Slice Layer.

5.7 Macroblock Layer.

5.8 Summary.

5.9 References.

6 Chapter 6: H.264 Prediction.

6.1 Introduction.

6.2 Macroblock Prediction.

6.3 Intra Prediction.

6.4 Inter Prediction.

6.5 Loop filter.

6.6 Summary.

6.7 References.

7 Chapter 7: H.264 transform and coding.

7.1 Introduction.

7.2 Transform and quantization.

7.3 Block scan orders.

7.4 Coding.

7.5 Summary.

7.6 References.

8 H.264 conformance, transport and licensing.

8.1 Introduction.

8.2 Conforming to the Standard.

8.3 H.264 coding tools for transport support.

8.4 Transport of H.264 data.

8.5 Supplemental Information.

8.6 Licensing H.264/AVC.

8.7 Summary.

8.8 References.

9 Chapter 9: H.264 performance.

9.1 Introduction.

9.2 Experimenting with H.264.

9.3 Performance comparisons.

9.4 Rate control.

9.5 Mode selection.

9.6 Low complexity coding.

9.7 Summary.

9.8 References.

10 Chapter 10: Extensions and directions.

10.1 Introduction.

10.2 Scalable Video Coding.

10.3 Multiview Video Coding.

10.4 Configurable Video Coding.

10.5 Beyond H.264/AVC.

10.6 Summary.

10.7 References.

Index.