Implementations of the discrete wavelet transform: complexity, memory, and parallelization issues

Antonio Ortega; Wenqing Jiang; Paul Fernandez; Christos G. Chrysafis

doi:10.1117/12.366796

26 October 1999 Implementations of the discrete wavelet transform: complexity, memory, and parallelization issues

Antonio Ortega, Wenqing Jiang, Paul Fernandez, Christos G. Chrysafis

Proceedings Volume 3813, Wavelet Applications in Signal and Image Processing VII; (1999) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.366796
Event: SPIE's International Symposium on Optical Science, Engineering, and Instrumentation, 1999, Denver, CO, United States

Abstract

The discrete wavelet transform (DWT) has been touted as a very effective tool in many signal processing application, including compression, denoising and modulation. For example, the forthcoming JPEG 2000 image compression standard will be based on the DWT. However, in order for the DWT to achieve the popularity of other more established techniques (e.g., the DCT in compression) a substantial effort is necessary in order to solve some of the related implementation issues. Specific issues of interest include memory utilization, computation complexity and scalability. In this paper we concentrate on wavelet-based image compression and provide examples, based on our recent work, of how these implementation issues can be addressed in three different environments, namely, memory constrained applications, software-only encoding/decoding, and parallel computing engines. Specifically we will discuss (1) a low memory image coding algorithm that employs a line-based transform, (2) a technique to exploit the sparseness of non- zero wavelet coefficients in a software-only image decoder, and (3) parallel implementation techniques that take full advantage of lifting filterbank factorizations.

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Antonio Ortega, Wenqing Jiang, Paul Fernandez, and Christos G. Chrysafis "Implementations of the discrete wavelet transform: complexity, memory, and parallelization issues", Proc. SPIE 3813, Wavelet Applications in Signal and Image Processing VII, (26 October 1999); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.366796

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