| CODE | CCE5206 | |||||||||
| TITLE | Video Coding and Transmission | |||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 05 - Postgraduate Modular Diploma or Degree Course | |||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 7 | |||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 5 | |||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Communications and Computer Engineering | |||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | This study-unit first explores the basic principles behind Image and Video coding with special attention to the JPEG, JPEG 2000 and H.264/AVC standards. It then expands into more complex video coding architectures including stereoscopic, and multi-view video coding. Finally, it looks into the efficient transmission of video coding including error resilience techniques. Study-unit Aims: This study-unit aims at introducing the common standards used in image and video coding. It highlights the need for video coding and its relation to the human vision system. Furthermore, it provides the theoretical background necessary to understand the use of transforms and coding in lossless and lossy compression. Finally, it gives insight to error correction techniques and image/video quality assessment methods. Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding: By the end of the study-unit the student will be: - versed in the state-of-the-art image and video coding standards; - able to explain the purpose and function of the main functional blocks forming a typical image and video codec; - able to compare the performance of video coding algorithms; - familiar with the current video coding technology trends. 2. Skills: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - identify the video coding structure needed to compress the captured video; - select the appropriate video codec for a given application; - apply and conduct image/video quality assessments. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: Main Texts: - A. Kondoz, "Visual Media Coding and Transmission," John Wiley & Sons, 2009. Supplementary Readings: - R.C. Gonzalez, R.W. Woods, “Digital Image Processing,” Third Edition, Pearson International Edition. - A.M. Bock, “Video Compression Systems,” The Institution of Engineering and Technology, 2009. - I.E.G. Richardson, “H.264 and MPEG-4 Video Compression,” Wiley and Sons. - IEEE Journals and Papers. |
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| RULES/CONDITIONS | Before TAKING THIS UNIT YOU ARE ADVISED TO TAKE CCE5101 | |||||||||
| ADDITIONAL NOTES | Before taking this study-unit you are advised to have followed study-units in Digital Signal Processing and/or Communications and Network Theory. | |||||||||
| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture | |||||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Carl James Debono |
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The availability of optional units may be subject to timetabling constraints. Units not attracting a sufficient number of registrations may be withdrawn without notice. It should be noted that all the information in the description above applies to study-units available during the academic year 2025/6. It may be subject to change in subsequent years. |
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