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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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Prof. Mohammad Ghanbari (1948-2024)

In the wake of the passing of Prof. Mohammad Ghanbari, we extend our deepest condolences to his family during this challenging time. Prof. Ghanbari was a distinguished member of our Christian Doppler Laboratory ATHENA since its inception, and we consider … Continue reading

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Exploring Bitrate Costs for Enhanced User Satisfaction: A Just Noticeable Difference (JND) Perspective

Data Compression Conference (DCC) 19-22 March 2024, Snowbird, Utah, USA [PDF] Hadi Amirpour (AAU, Austria), Jingwen Zhu (University of Nantes, France), Raimund Schatz (AIT, Austria), Patrick Le Callet (University of Nantes, France), and Christian Timmerer (AAU, Austria) Abstract: The evolving landscape of the delivery … Continue reading

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A Real-time Video Quality Metric for HTTP Adaptive Streaming

IEEE International Conference on Acoustics, Speech, and Signal Processing (ICASSP) 14-19 April 2024, Seoul, Korea [PDF] Hadi Amirpour (AAU, Austria), Jingwen Zhu (University of Nantes, France), Patrick Le Callet (University of Nantes, France), and Christian Timmerer (AAU, Austria) Abstract: In HTTP Adaptive Streaming (HAS), … Continue reading

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