A motion estimation architecture allowing the execution of a variety of block-matching search
techniques is presented in this paper. The ability to choose the most efficient search …

In this paper a hardware architecture for the implementation of the flexible triangle search
algorithm (FTS) using FPGAs is proposed. The FTS is a fast block-matching algorithm for …

This paper presents a new computationally adaptive formulation of the full-search block-
matching (FSBM) motion estimation. A key feature of our approach is to progressively adjust …

We present a novel hardware architecture supporting diamond search and fast full search
for block matching motion estimation. It can handle irregular data flow of these fast …

A new block matching algorithm and its VLSI architecture for performing Motion Estimation
(ME) are presented in this paper. In the reported fast two stage search algorithm, ME is …

Many fast search block-matching motion estimation (BMME) algorithms have been
developed in order to minimize the search positions and speed up the computation but they …

Motion estimation is a highly computational demanding operation during video compression
process and significantly affects the output quality of an encoded sequence. Special …

A new architectural enhancement for adaptive elimination of redundant computations in
video motion estimation is proposed. The method differs from the existing solutions in that it …

Block matching motion estimation is the heart of video coding systems. During the last two
decades, hundreds of fast algorithms and VLSI architectures have been proposed. In this …

Block matching motion estimation was one of the most important modules in the design of
any video encoder. It consumed more than 85% of video encoding time due to searching of …