Method and apparatus for performing discrete cosine transformation and its inverse

摘要

Methods and systems for data compression and decompression are disclosed. Specifically, the method for data compression of the present invention receives four or eight inputs representing pixel information of an image and performs an 8-point discrete cosine transform (DCT) or a combination of a 4- and 8-point DCT and a weighting function to obtain four or eight outputs representing digital representations of an image. The method for data decompression receives four or eight inputs representing digital representations of an image and performs a combination of an inverse weighting function and an 8-point inverse discrete cosine transform (IDCT) or combination of a 4- and 8-point IDCT to obtain pixel components of an image. The methods and systems of the present invention may be used in optimizing digital video encoders and decoders. <IMAGE>