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Despite a short history, neural image codecs have been shown to surpass classical image codecs in terms of rate-distortion performance. However, most of them suffer from significantly longer decoding times, which hinders the practical…
In this work, we propose an end-to-end block-based auto-encoder system for image compression. We introduce novel contributions to neural-network based image compression, mainly in achieving binarization simulation, variable bit rates with…
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Current learned image compression models typically exhibit high complexity, which demands significant computational resources. To overcome these challenges, we propose an innovative approach that employs hierarchical feature extraction…
Learned image compression (LIC) has gained traction as an effective solution for image storage and transmission in recent years. However, existing LIC methods are redundant in latent representation due to limitations in capturing…
In this paper, we extend our prior research named DKIC and propose the perceptual-oriented learned image compression method, PO-DKIC. Specifically, DKIC adopts a dynamic kernel-based dynamic residual block group to enhance the transform…
Recent advances in learned image codecs have been extended from human perception toward machine perception. However, progressive image compression with fine granular scalability (FGS)-which enables decoding a single bitstream at multiple…
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The high computational costs associated with large deep learning models significantly hinder their practical deployment. Model pruning has been widely explored in deep learning literature to reduce their computational burden, but its…
Recently, many neural network-based image compression methods have shown promising results superior to the existing tool-based conventional codecs. However, most of them are often trained as separate models for different target bit rates,…
In this paper, we provide a detailed description on our approach designed for CVPR 2019 Workshop and Challenge on Learned Image Compression (CLIC). Our approach mainly consists of two proposals, i.e. deep residual learning for image…
We present a new algorithm for video coding, learned end-to-end for the low-latency mode. In this setting, our approach outperforms all existing video codecs across nearly the entire bitrate range. To our knowledge, this is the first…
Since LIC has made rapid progress recently compared to traditional methods, this paper attempts to discuss the question about 'Where is the boundary of Learned Image Compression(LIC)?'. Thus this paper splits the above problem into two…
In recent years, the field of learned video compression has witnessed rapid advancement, exemplified by the latest neural video codecs DCVC-DC that has outperformed the upcoming next-generation codec ECM in terms of compression ratio.…
The learned image compression (LIC) methods have already surpassed traditional techniques in compressing natural scene (NS) images. However, directly applying these methods to screen content (SC) images, which possess distinct…
Learned image compression (LIC) has reached a comparable coding gain with traditional hand-crafted methods such as VVC intra. However, the large network complexity prohibits the usage of LIC on resource-limited embedded systems. Network…
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With the increasing number of images and videos consumed by computer vision algorithms, compression methods are evolving to consider both perceptual quality and performance in downstream tasks. Traditional codecs can tackle this problem by…
This paper presents improvements and novel additions to our recent work on end-to-end optimized hierarchical bi-directional video compression to further advance the state-of-the-art in learned video compression. As an improvement, we…