Content aware selective adjusting of motion estimation

A computer-implemented method for content aware selective adjusting of motion estimation, comprising:

• receiving visual data, wherein the visual data includes video;
• determining a amount of motion based at least in part on the received visual data;
• and
• selectively adjusting a motion estimation applied to the received visual data based at least in part on the determined amount of motion.

A system for content aware selective adjusting of motion estimation on a computer, comprising:

• an imaging device configured to capture visual data;
• one or more processors communicatively coupled to the imaging device;
• one or more memory stores communicatively coupled to the one or more processors;
• a visual data logic module communicatively coupled to imaging device and configured to receive visual data, wherein the visual data includes video;
• a motion determination logic module communicatively coupled to the visual data logic module and configured to determine a amount of motion based at least in part on the received visual data;
• a motion estimation adjustment logic module communicatively coupled to the motion determination logic module and configured to selectively adjust a motion estimation applied to the received visual data based at least in part on the determined amount of motion;
• and
• a video encoder communicatively coupled to the motion estimation adjustment logic module and configured to encode the received video data based at least in part on the selectively adjusted motion estimation.

At least one machine readable medium comprising a plurality of instructions that in response to being executed on a computing device, cause the computing device to code data by:

• receiving visual data, wherein the visual data includes video;
• determining a amount of motion based at least in part on the received visual data;
• and
• selectively adjusting a motion estimation applied to the received visual data based at least in part on the determined amount of motion.