Wavelet and subband coding of images: a comparative study

Frank H. Hartung; John Hakon Husoy

doi:10.1117/12.162068

1 November 1993 Wavelet and subband coding of images: a comparative study

Frank H. Hartung, John Hakon Husoy

Proceedings Volume 2034, Mathematical Imaging: Wavelet Applications in Signal and Image Processing; (1993) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.162068
Event: SPIE's 1993 International Symposium on Optics, Imaging, and Instrumentation, 1993, San Diego, CA, United States

Abstract

In this paper we evaluate the performance of subband/wavelet coders for image compression. The objective is to determine any possible connection between the suitability of the used FIR filters and their regularity index. First, we discuss the tool of (orthogonal and biorthogonal) multiresolution analysis. Then we investigate its relation to subband coding techniques. We show that dyadic multiresolution analysis is basically the same as octave band subband coding, except for the additional regularity requirement on the used filters. We cite techniques for calculating the regularity of arbitrary FIR subband filters. In the experimental part, we compare the performance of image coders employing several `classical' subband filters and `true' wavelet filters. We find that the regularity order of a filter and its performance are not strongly correlated and that the regularity of a filter can not be used as a selection criterion for the choice of filters in image coding applications.

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Frank H. Hartung and John Hakon Husoy "Wavelet and subband coding of images: a comparative study", Proc. SPIE 2034, Mathematical Imaging: Wavelet Applications in Signal and Image Processing, (1 November 1993); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.162068

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