Coding Artifact Reduction using Non-Reference Block Grid Visibility Measure

Abstract

In this work a new method is proposed for coding artifact reduction of MPEG compressed video sequences. The method makes use of a simple cost-effective technique that allows the block grid position and its visibility to be determined without the need for access to the coding parameters. This information, combined with the results of local spatial analysis of luminance and chrominance components of a decoded image, is used to effectively suppress coding artifacts while preserving the sharpness of object edges. Results of our experiments confirm the high efficiency of the proposed approach