Methods of performing spatial error concealment for digital video

A non-transitory computer readable medium, said computer readable medium comprising a set of instructions for performing spatial error concealment, said instructions performing:

• dividing a corrupt macroblock into more than one region, a first region of said corrupt macroblock comprising a corner pixel of said macroblock, said more than one region further including a pixel row adjacent to said corner pixel, a pixel column adjacent to said corner pixel, and a main region bordered by said pixel row, said pixel column, and said corner pixel;
• determining a pixel value for said first region comprising said corner pixel;
• and
• determining pixel values for said regions other than said first region using said pixel value for said corner pixel, said pixel values for said main region are reconstructed by interpolating based on one or more macroblocks adjacent to said corrupt macroblock, said pixel row, said pixel column, and said corner pixel.

A spatial error concealment apparatus, said spatial error apparatus comprising:

• a digital video decoder configured to:
• divide a corrupt macroblock into more than one region, a first region of said corrupt macroblock comprising a corner pixel of said macroblock, said more than one region further including a pixel row adjacent to said corner pixel, a pixel column adjacent to said corner pixel, and a main region bordered by said pixel row, said pixel column, and said corner pixel;
• determine a pixel value for said first region comprising said corner pixel;
• and
• determine pixel values for said regions other than said first region using said pixel value for said corner pixel, said pixel values for said main region are reconstructed by interpolating between one or more macroblocks adjacent to said corrupt macroblock and said pixel row, said pixel column, and said corner pixel.