LOW NOISE ENCODING AND DECODING METHOD

摘要

An adaptive digital image processor (22) precedes an MPEG2 encoder (24). The processor receives a high definition (1920 by 1080 pixels per image) video signal intended for broadcast or storage, and adaptively low-pass filters the signal. The signal is subjected to low-pass two-dimensional filtering (223) to eliminate encoding artifacts and related noise. The video signal is then horizontally down-sampled (226) to create a lower resolution hybrid signal (1280 by 1080 pixels per image). A receiver decodes and decompresses the hybrid signal. The hybrid signal is upsampled to its original resolution using existing hardware and software with a software modification.