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The Bj{\o}ntegaard Delta rate (BD-rate) objectively assesses the coding efficiency of video codecs using the rate-distortion (R-D) performance but overlooks encoding energy, which is crucial in practical applications, especially for those…
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3D video coding is one of the most popular research area in multimedia. This paper reviews the recent progress of the coding technologies for multiview video (MVV) and free view-point video (FVV) which is represented by MVV and depth maps.…
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