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Patent Approval for “Variable Framerate Encoding using Content-aware Framerate Prediction for High Framerate Videos”

Variable Framerate Encoding using Content-aware Framerate Prediction for High Framerate Videos US Patent [PDF] Vignesh Menon (Alpen-Adria-Universität Klagenfurt, Austria), Hadi Amirpour (Alpen-Adria-Universität Klagenfurt, Austria), and Christian Timmerer (Alpen-Adria-Universität Klagenfurt, Austria)   Abstract: The technology described herein relates to variable framerate encoding. A … Continue reading

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Patent Approval for “Fast Multi-rate Encoding for Adaptive Streaming using Machine Learning”

Fast Multi-rate Encoding for Adaptive Streaming using Machine Learning US Patent [PDF] Hadi Amirpour (Alpen-Adria-Universität Klagenfurt, Austria), Ekrem Çetinkaya (Alpen-Adria-Universität Klagenfurt, Austria), and Christian Timmerer (Alpen-Adria-Universität Klagenfurt, Austria)   Abstract: According to embodiments of the disclosure, fast multi-rate encoding may be performed … Continue reading

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EVCA: Enhanced Video Complexity Analyzer

The 15th ACM Multimedia Systems Conference (Technical Demos) 15-18 April, 2024 in Bari, Italy [PDF],[Github] Hadi Amirpour (AAU, Austria), Mohammad Ghasempour (AAU, Austria), Lingfen Qu (Guangzhou University, China), Wassim Hamidouche (TII, UAE), and Christian Timmerer (AAU, Austria) The optimization of video compression and streaming … Continue reading

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Patent Approval for “Low-Latency Online Per-Title Encoding”

Low-Latency Online Per-Title Encoding US Patent [PDF] Vignesh Menon (Alpen-Adria-Universität Klagenfurt, Austria), Hadi Amirpour (Alpen-Adria-Universität Klagenfurt, Austria), and Christian Timmerer (Alpen-Adria-Universität Klagenfurt, Austria)   Abstract: The technology described herein relates to online per-title encoding. A method for online per-title encoding includes receiving … Continue reading

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ICIP 2024 Grand Challenge on Video Complexity

IEEE International Conference on Image Processing (IEEE ICIP) Grand Challenge on Video Complexity 27-30 October 2024, Abu Dhabi, UAE https://cd-athena.github.io/GCVC   Organizers: Ioannis Katsavounidis (Meta, USA) Hadi Amirpour (AAU, Austria) Ali Ak (Nantes Univ., France) Anil Kokaram (TCD, Ireland) Christian … Continue reading

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Beyond Curves and Thresholds – Introducing Uncertainty Estimation to Satisfied User Ratios for Compressed Video

Picture Coding Symposium (PCS)  12-14 June 2024, Taichung, Taiwan [PDF] Jingwen Zhu (University of Nantes, France), Hadi Amirpour (AAU, Austria), Raimund Schatz (AIT, Austria), Patrick Le Callet (University of Nantes, France), and Christian Timmerer (AAU, Austria) Abstract: Just Noticeable Difference (JND) establishes the … Continue reading

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ICIP 2024 Grand Challenge on 360° Video Super Resolution

IEEE International Conference on Image Processing (IEEE ICIP) Grand Challenge on 360° Video Super Resolution and Quality Enhancement 27-30 October 2024, Abi Dhabi, UAE https://www.icip24-video360sr.ae/home   Abstract: Omnidirectional visual content, commonly referred to as 360-degree images and videos, has garnered significant interest … Continue reading

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