ADAPTIVE MOTION COMPENSATION FOR DIGITAL TELEVISION

摘要

A method and apparatus are provided for processing digital video signals for transmission in a compressed form. A set of pixel data is compressed without motion compensation to provide a first compressed video signal. The pixel data is compressed using motion compensation to provide a second compressed video signal. The data in the first and second compressed video signals is quantified. A comparison is made to determine which of the signals contains the least data. Successive sets of pixel data are sequentially compressed and quantified and the compressed video signal having the least data for each particular set is selected. The selected signals are encoded to identify them as motion compensated or non-motion compensated signals, and combined to provide a compressed video signal data stream for transmission. Apparatus for receiving and decoding the signals is also disclosed.