Technique for adaptive de-blocking of block-based film grain patterns
AssigneeThomson Licensing
InventorsCristina Gomila, Joan Lllach, Jeffrey Copper
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Abstract
Reduction in the blockiness of a simulated film grain block can be achieved either by the use of adaptive downscaling or adaptive deblocking filtering to adjust the intensity of the pixels at the block edge in accordance with at least one film grain block parameter, such as film grain size, intensity and texture. Performing such adaptive downscaling or adaptive deblocking filtering achieves improved performance at lower computational cost by avoiding modification of film grain block pixels in lesser affected areas.
Claims22
A method for reducing blockiness of at least one film grain block, comprising the steps of:
- establishing at least one parameter associated at least in part with a characteristic of film grain in the block;
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- reducing the film grain blockiness in accordance with the at least one parameter.
Apparatus for reducing blockiness of at least one film grain block, comprising:
- means for establishing at least one parameter associated with characteristic of the film grain in the block;
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- means for reducing the film grain blockiness in accordance with the at least one parameter.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.