Methods and systems for determining data-adaptive weights for motion estimation in a video sequence

摘要

Aspects of the present invention are related to systems and methods for determining local-analysis-window size and weighting parameters in a gradient-based motion estimation system.

主权项

1. A method for determining data-adaptive weights in a motion
estimation system, said method comprising: selecting, in a computing system associated with a motion estimation system, a size of a local analysis window based on a local structural variation in a current image and a noise estimate associated with said current image; receiving a plurality of image pixel values associated with said local analysis window in said current image; identifying a window-center image pixel value associated with a window center location in said local analysis window; calculating a weight associated with a first location in said local analysis window based on a difference between said window-center image pixel value and an image pixel value associated with said first location; and performing gradient-based motion estimation using said weight to estimate a motion vector at said window center location.