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SNOW Video Codec Specification Draft 20070103
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MUST the specific part must be done to conform to this standard
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SHOULD it is recommended to be done that way, but not strictly required
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ilog2(x) is the rounded down logarithm of x with basis 2
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u unsigned scalar value range coded
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s signed scalar value range coded
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if(keyframe || always_reset)
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version u header_state
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always_reset b header_state
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temporal_decomposition_type u header_state
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temporal_decomposition_count u header_state
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spatial_decomposition_count u header_state
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colorspace_type u header_state
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chroma_h_shift u header_state
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chroma_v_shift u header_state
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spatial_scalability b header_state
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max_ref_frames-1 u header_state
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spatial_decomposition_type s header_state
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mv_scale s header_state
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block_max_depth s header_state
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for(plane=0; plane<2; plane++){
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quant_table[plane][0][0] s header_state
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for(level=0; level < spatial_decomposition_count; level++){
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quant_table[plane][level][1]s header_state
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quant_table[plane][level][3]s header_state
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for(y=0; y<block_count_vertical; y++)
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for(x=0; x<block_count_horizontal; x++)
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y_diff=cb_diff=cr_diff=0
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if(level!=max_block_depth){
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s_context= 2*left->level + 2*top->level + topleft->level + topright->level
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leaf b block_state[4 + s_context]
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if(level==max_block_depth || leaf){
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intra b block_state[1 + left->intra + top->intra]
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y_diff s block_state[32]
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cb_diff s block_state[64]
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cr_diff s block_state[96]
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ref_context= ilog2(2*left->ref) + ilog2(2*top->ref)
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ref u block_state[128 + 1024 + 32*ref_context]
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mx_context= ilog2(2*abs(left->mx - top->mx))
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my_context= ilog2(2*abs(left->my - top->my))
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mvx_diff s block_state[128 + 32*(mx_context + 16*!!ref)]
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mvy_diff s block_state[128 + 32*(my_context + 16*!!ref)]
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this MUST NOT change within a bitstream
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if 1 then the range coder contexts will be reset after each frame
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temporal_decomposition_type
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temporal_decomposition_count
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spatial_decomposition_count
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this MUST NOT change within a bitstream
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log2(luma.width / chroma.width)
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this MUST NOT change within a bitstream
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log2(luma.height / chroma.height)
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this MUST NOT change within a bitstream
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maximum number of reference frames
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this MUST NOT change within a bitstream
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minimum of the number of available reference frames and max_ref_frames
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for example the first frame after a key frame always has ref_frames=1
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spatial_decomposition_type
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0 is a 9/7 symmetric compact integer wavelet
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1 is a 5/3 symmetric compact integer wavelet
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stored as delta from last, last is reset to 0 if always_reset || keyframe
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quality (logarthmic quantizer scale)
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stored as delta from last, last is reset to 0 if always_reset || keyframe
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stored as delta from last, last is reset to 0 if always_reset || keyframe
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FIXME check that everything works fine if this changes between frames
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stored as delta from last, last is reset to 0 if always_reset || keyframe
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maximum depth of the block tree
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stored as delta from last, last is reset to 0 if always_reset || keyframe
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left and top are set to the respective blocks unless they are outside of
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the image in which case they are set to the Null block
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top-left is set to the top left block unless its outside of the image in
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which case it is set to the left block
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if this block has no larger parent block or its at the left side of its
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parent block and the top right block is not outside of the image then the
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top right block is used for top-right else the top-left block is used
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level, ref, mx and my are 0
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Motion Vector Prediction:
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1. the motion vectors of all the neighboring blocks are scaled to
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compensate for the difference of reference frames
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scaled_mv= (mv * (256 * (current_reference+1) / (mv.reference+1)) + 128)>>8
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2. the median of the scaled left, top and top-right vectors is used as
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motion vector prediction
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3. the used motion vector is the sum of the predictor and
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(mvx_diff, mvy_diff)*mv_scale
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the luma and chroma values of the left block are used as predictors
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the used luma and chroma is the sum of the predictor and y_diff, cb_diff, cr_diff
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finetune initial contexts
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spatial_decomposition_count per frame?
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try to use the wavelet transformed predicted image (motion compensated image) as context for coding the residual coefficients
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try the MV length as context for coding the residual coefficients
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use extradata for stuff which is in the keyframes now?
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the MV median predictor is patented IIRC
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spatial_scalability b vs u (!= 0 breaks syntax anyway so we can add a u later)
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GPL + GFDL + whatever is needed to make this a RFC
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