WO1998010594A1 - Method and device for encoding data - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a data encoding method and apparatus for compression-encoding digital information data such as digital video signals, and more particularly, to a method of easily changing a compression ratio in a data compression format having a fixed compression ratio.
- the present invention relates to a data encoding method and device E that can be used.
- Digital information data such as digital video signals generally have a huge amount of data, and therefore, compression encoding for compressing the data amount is often performed.
- DCT Discrete Cosine Transform
- the data coding method using the DCT is also used in a digital VTR format having a tape width of 1 to 4 inches, that is, a so-called DV format.
- the compression rate and data rate are fixed in order to transmit and record / reproduce in a predetermined format. For example, if synchronization is performed in fixed block units, the data pressure must not exceed the maximum data amount for each block. The non-compressed portion of the block other than the compressed valid data is filled with invalid data to keep the data amount per block constant. It is also considered to allocate data beyond blocks, and if the amount of compressed valid data corresponding to a given block exceeds the maximum data amount in the block, the protruding valid data will be added to other data. Are allocated to blocks with a small amount of valid data. For example, in the above-mentioned DV format, data for each macroblock is sorted by a fixed ⁇ video segment ⁇ composed of five macroblocks obtained by shuffling in a screen.
- Such a recording / reproducing apparatus using a hard disk or the like is capable of random access, so that any video can be searched instantaneously, and is suitable for, for example, editing work.
- an image quality enough to confirm the content is sufficient, and it is important to increase the compression rate and reduce the amount of data in order to save the capacity of the recording medium.
- it is possible to change the compression ratio according to the application it is possible to realize optimal image quality and medium capacity for each application, which is preferable.
- the present invention has been made in view of the above-described circumstances, and is, for example, a format of a digital VTR having a tape width of 1Z4 inch.
- Data compression with a fixed compression ratio such as a so-called DV format Four
- An object of the present invention is to provide a data encoding method and apparatus capable of easily changing a compression ratio in a mat. Disclosure of the invention
- the data encoding method and apparatus are characterized in that, when input data is orthogonally transformed, quantized, and then subjected to variable length encoding, the total code when variable length encoding is performed based on the orthogonally transformed data It is characterized by estimating the amount of quantized data and determining a quantization step at the time of quantization based on different reference values according to the compression ratio and the estimated amount of data. By changing the reference value according to the compression ratio, the encoded data
- the data encoding method and apparatus when orthogonally transforming input data and performing variable length encoding after quantizing, specifies the fineness of quantization based on the orthogonally transformed data. It is characterized in that the threshold value for dividing the class to be changed is changed according to the compression ratio. By changing the classification threshold according to the compression ratio, the total amount of encoded data changes.
- the input data is image data
- DCT coefficient data obtained by performing a discrete cosine transform (DCT) is quantized by one of a plurality of quantizers, and is subjected to variable-length coding.
- the optimal quantizer is determined by estimating the amount of data when performing variable-length coding by quantizing in video segment units and comparing it with a reference value, and comparing the block unit data of DCT coefficient data with a threshold value
- a fixed compression ratio that determines the class indicating the fineness of quantization
- FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of an embodiment of a data encoding device to which a data encoding method according to the present invention is applied.
- FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of an output order of DCT coefficients according to the embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of the quantization table according to the embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of the DCT coefficient area number according to the embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of processing of a motion mode DCT coefficient.
- FIG. 6 is a block circuit diagram for explaining a specific example of the code amount estimating unit according to the embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 7 is a block circuit diagram for explaining a specific example of the classification circuit according to the embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 8 is a timing chart for explaining the operation of the classification circuit according to the embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating an example of the compression ratio table according to the embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 10 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a digital information data recording / reproducing apparatus to which an embodiment of the present invention is applied.
- FIG. 11 is a block circuit diagram showing an example of a specific configuration of a digital information data recording device to which an embodiment of the present invention is applied.
- FIG. 12 is a diagram showing an example of an input signal and a recording signal of the digital information data recording device of FIG.
- FIG. 13 is a timing chart for explaining the operation of the digital information data recording device of FIG.
- FIG. 14 is a timing chart for explaining the operation of the digital information data recording device of FIG.
- FIG. 15 is a block circuit diagram showing an example of a specific configuration of a digital information data reproducing device to which an embodiment of the present invention is applied.
- FIG. 16 is a timing chart for explaining the operation of the digital information data reproducing device of FIG. BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
- FIG. BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION some preferred embodiments according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
- FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of an example of a data encoding device to which a data encoding method according to an embodiment of the present invention is applied.
- a digital video signal supplied to an input terminal 1 is divided into, for example, 8 ⁇ 8 pixels and supplied to a DCT (discrete cosine transform) circuit 2.
- the DCT circuit 2 performs DCT processing on the blocked video signal and converts it into coefficient data in the frequency domain of 8 ⁇ 8. You. Since the video signal has correlation, when the video signal is converted to the frequency domain, most of it will be low frequency components, and the high power spectrum will be collected in the low frequency band, and the higher the frequency, the lower the power will be. .
- the output from the DCT circuit 2 is sent to the zigzag readout circuit 3 and the classification circuit 30.
- the zigzag read circuit 3 reads zigzag sequentially from the low-frequency data of the 8 ⁇ 8 DCT coefficient.
- the output from the zigzag reading circuit 3 is supplied to the buffer memory 4 and sent to the code amount estimating unit 10.
- the buffer memory 4 stores data of a predetermined buffer unit serving as a first data range, for example, data of one video segment described later.
- the classification circuit 30 examines the fineness of the pattern in units of the DCT block, which is the second data range, and classifies the activity (definition) of the DCT block into four levels. , And outputs a 2-bit activity code AT indicating the class. It is preferable to send the AC (alternating current) component of the coefficient data from the DCT circuit 2 to the classification circuit 30.
- the code amount estimator 10 is composed of a plurality of N code amount estimators (hereinafter referred to as estimators) 20! , 2 0 2,..., Have a 2 0 N, these estimator 2 (), the 2 0 2 2 0 N, together with the output from the zigzag read circuit 3 each is sent, classification circuit 3 An activity code AT from 0 is sent.
- estimators N code amount estimators
- a table (quantization table) for determining the quantization step is set with the area number (FIGS. 4A and 4B). Details will be described later.
- the estimator 2 202,..., 20 N is a predetermined buffer unit.
- a video segment consisting of five macroblocks obtained by shuffling in the screen is defined as a predetermined buffer unit, and the video segment ⁇ Is quantized by each quantization table, and the total code amount when variable-length coding is performed is estimated.
- the outputs OFOF 2 ,. to generate oF N are sent to the quantizer determination circuit 6.
- Quantizer determination circuit 6 the estimator 2 0 2 0 2, ..., 2 0 output from the N OFOF 2, ..., based on OF N, predetermined buffer corresponding to the first data range
- An optimal quantizer is determined in which the total code amount per unit, for example, a video segment unit, is equal to or less than a predetermined reference value Rf.
- the output from the quantizer determination circuit 6 is sent to the quantization circuit 7.
- N types for example, 16 types of quantizers are prepared in advance, and one of these quantizers is selected by the output from the quantizer determination circuit 6. I have.
- the class is specified by the activity code AT from the classification circuit 30.
- the output from the quantization circuit 7 is sent to a variable length coding circuit 8, subjected to variable length coding using, for example, a two-dimensional Huffman code or the like, and extracted from an output terminal 9.
- the data in the quantization table of FIG. 3 is, as described above, the DCT block from the DCT circuit 2.
- the quantization step for each coefficient data shown in FIG. 4A is the estimator 20 (quantizer number).
- QNo 0
- area number 0 to 2 is "4"
- estimator 20 area number 3 and 4 is "8
- estimator 20 and area number 5 to 7 is "16”
- the quantizer number QNo the larger the quantization step and the coarser the quantization.
- the class numbers 0 to 3 are specified by the activity code AT output by the classification circuit 30 for each DCT block.
- the quantization step increases as the class number increases.
- Fig. 4A and Fig. 4B there are two types of tables as shown in Fig. 4A and Fig. 4B.
- the circuit decides one of two modes (motion mode and still mode) for the frame, and converts the conversion unit into blocks (8 x 8) blocks (still mode). This is because the DCT transform is performed differently for (2 X 4 X 8) blocks (motion mode).
- each (8 ⁇ 8) block in the video segment determines either the still mode or the motion mode by the DCT circuit 2 by performing motion detection before DCT conversion. Depending on the result, DCT conversion is performed in either mode.
- one block is composed of one DC component and 63 AC components, but in the motion mode, two (4 x 8) blocks are each one. It consists of a DC component and 31 AC components. Details will be described later.
- each coefficient data before quantization is represented by 9-bit data except for the flag bit (1 bit), but only 8 bits are provided for non-zero coefficient values in the variable-length coding at the subsequent stage. Because of this, this initial shift allows coefficients with a value m in the ninth bit (MSB) (DCT coefficients greater than 255) to fit in 8 bits.
- the quantization circuit 7 has the quantization table of FIG. 3, and selects the above-described quantizer number QNo for each video segment which is the first data range, and sets the DC data which is the second data range.
- the class number is selected in units of T blocks, and the input DCT coefficient data is quantized in a quantization step for each of the area numbers 0 to 7 of the input DCT coefficient data, and is sent to the variable length coding circuit 8 .
- the thresholds for the lath classification, Th !, Th2, and Th3, are changed according to the compression ratio. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 1, information of a desired compression ratio is given to the compression ratio table 12 via the terminal 11 and different reference values R f and threshold values T h T the h 2, T h 3, the estimator 2 0 ,, 20 2,..., are sent to the 2 0 N and classification circuit 3 0. In addition, one of these ⁇ , for example, only the reference value R f may be changed according to the compression ratio.
- FIG. 6 the code amount estimator 1 0, in particular block circuit diagram showing an example of a data encoding apparatus showing the internal of the estimator 2 0 20 2, .... 2 0 N.
- the DCT coefficient data output from the zigzag read circuit 3 corresponds to the estimator 2 of the code amount estimator 10.
- each estimator 20,, 20 2 ,..., 20 N is sent to the respective dividers 21.
- each estimator 20 2 ,..., 20 N is the same, each part in one estimator 20, explain.
- the divider 21 has a quantizer table of a quantizer number QNo corresponding to each estimator 20 ⁇ 202, 20N, and a class is provided for each DCT block by the activity code AT described above. Is specified, and the input data is divided in the quantization step according to the above-mentioned area number of the input DCT coefficient data.
- the output from the divider 21 is sent to the word length calculation circuit 23, and the code length when the variable length coding is performed is obtained.
- the code length data is sent to an accumulator composed of an adder 25 and a register 26 to be cumulatively added, and the accumulated value is sent to a comparison circuit 28.
- the register 26 stores the first data range, a predetermined buffer amount unit, for example, for each video segment unit, the terminal 24 Reset by these reset signals RST.
- the comparator 28 compares the accumulated value from the register 26 with the reference value Rf. When the accumulated value exceeds the reference value Rf, the output OF at the “H” level OF, for example, , Generate the output OF,.
- the output from each estimator 2 0 2 0 2 ,..., 2 0 N is sent to a quantizer decision circuit 6 to select the largest quantizer number QNo which does not exceed the reference value R f. I have.
- the compression ratio table 12 may be configured such that the higher the compression ratio from the terminal 11, the smaller the reference value Rf is selected. Note that a high compression ratio means that n in the case of lZn compression is large, and the total amount of encoded data is smaller.
- the code amount estimating unit 10 is used to change the compression ratio.
- the above classification circuit 3 0 ⁇ T h for classification of!, T h 2, T h in the compression ratio) Ji is to desirably vary.
- FIG. 7 shows a specific configuration example of the classification circuit 30, and FIG. 8 shows signals of respective parts in FIG.
- the input terminal 31 in FIG. 7 is supplied with, for example, the absolute value of the DC ⁇ coefficient from the DC ⁇ circuit 2, particularly the AC (AC) component coefficient, as indicated by ⁇ in FIG. 8.
- This input DCT coefficient is sent to the maximum value detection circuit 32, compared with the output value of the latch circuit 33, and the larger value is sent to the latch circuit 33 to be latched. From 33, the maximum value output as shown in C in Fig. 8 is obtained.
- the latch circuit 33 is supplied with a reset signal from the terminal 34, for example, as shown in FIG. 8B of the DCT block period.
- each threshold value ThTh, Th is a value that changes in accordance with a desired compression ratio. For example, if each threshold value ThTh, Th is set to a smaller value, the output threshold is increased. Larger lath numbers result in larger quantization steps and higher compression ratios.
- Th>, Th 2 , and Th are read from the compression ratio table 12 according to the compression ratio from the terminal 11 and sent to the comparators 35, 36, and 37.
- FIG. 9A shows the above reference value R f when the compression ratio] / 5, 110, ⁇ no 20, and FIG. 9B force;
- compression ratio l Z 5, 1 no 10, 120 above SL shows each threshold T h T h 2, T h 3 when the.
- the maximum value of the DCT coefficient supplied to the input terminal 31 is 5 12.
- the predetermined reference value Rf and each of the threshold values ThThTh may be always selected.
- the class number is determined based on the output results of the three comparison circuits 35, 36, and 37. This is usually a four-stage class number, and the definition of the video segment content block is defined. This is because The present invention can handle not only the four-stage class number but also a plurality of class number selections.
- a comparison circuit is provided according to the number of stages, and a predetermined threshold value is set for each comparison circuit. Just prepare a compression ratio table 12 with a table that can be entered. Further, the class number can be set to a predetermined value by a predetermined compression ratio.
- the classification circuit 30 of the present invention is applicable even when a DCT coefficient input to the classification circuit 30 other than the absolute value of the AC component coefficient as described above is input. That is, AC The present invention can be applied even when the difference between the maximum value and the minimum value of the number, the nth root of the AC coefficient, and the coefficient of the DC component are manually input to the classification circuit 30.
- video data is supplied to an input terminal 51 in the order of, for example, digitized interlace scanning.
- the input video data is sent to the blocking circuit 52, and is converted into data having a structure of, for example, an 8 ⁇ 8 sample DCT block which is a basic unit of DCT.
- the output from the blocking circuit 52 is supplied to the shuffling circuit 53, and the processing for making the spatial position different from the original one in units of a plurality of macroblocks MB in one frame, that is, Shuffling is performed. This is to prevent errors from concentrating due to dropouts, scratches on the tape, head clogs, etc., and conspicuous deterioration in image quality.
- the output from the shuffling circuit 53 is sent to a DCT (discrete cosine transform) circuit 2 and a motion detection circuit 54.
- DCT discrete cosine transform
- the motion detection circuit 54 is composed of a plurality of macroblocks shuffled in the preceding shuffling circuit 53 (in this embodiment, one video segment is composed of 5 macroblocks (MB), Hereinafter, encoding is performed by the DC block 2 in this unit. ) Of each (8 X 8) block is input, and it decides either the motion mode or the still mode. This is because when the subject is moving or the camera is panning or zooming (in motion mode), the input block is uniformly distributed by the DCT circuit 2 for interlaced scanning. This is because even if the conversion is performed, the energy may be dispersed and the compression efficiency may be reduced.
- the (8 ⁇ 8) block is divided into the first field and the second field respectively ( By dividing the block into 4 x 8) blocks and performing DCT conversion on each (4 x 8) block by the DCT circuit 2, the compression efficiency is prevented from lowering.
- Various methods can be considered as a method of selecting each mode of each (8 ⁇ 8) block in the motion detection circuit 54. For example, as an example, coefficient data of a vertical method when each block is subjected to Hadamard transform is used. The selection of the motion mode and the still mode based on this can be mentioned. Alternatively, the motion mode and the stationary mode can be selected by comparing the absolute value sum of the difference between the first and second fields with a predetermined threshold.
- each (8 x 8) block in each video segment consists of one DC component and 63 AC components (see Fig. 2).
- each of the two (4 x 8) blocks calculates the sum and difference between coefficients of the same order in each block composed of one DC component and 31 AC components. Perform DCT conversion according to each mode with the DCT circuit 2 Is performed.
- the configuration from the DCT circuit 2 to the variable-length encoding circuit 8 corresponds to the configuration of the data encoding device in FIG. 1 described above, a detailed description is omitted, but the total code amount varies according to the compression ratio. As described above, the compressed data is extracted from the variable length encoding circuit 8.
- the compressed data from the variable-length encoding circuit 8 is sent to a framing circuit 55, and the framing circuit 55 converts the compressed data of, for example, 5 macroblocks into 5 sync blocks of 25 Mbps according to a predetermined format. Framing to form recording data. This is a process that involves allocating data for each macro block in a video segment consisting of five macro blocks, such as moving data that protrudes from one macro block to an empty part of another macro block. It is. Even with such packing, there is a blank portion or invalid data portion in the sync block.
- the compression ratio is arbitrarily changed as in the embodiment of the present invention, When the total code amount of the compressed data changes and the compression ratio is increased, the total code amount decreases, and the margin or invalid data in the sync block increases.
- the margin detection circuit 56 detects the margin portion during the sync block of the data from the framing circuit 55, deletes the margin portion detected by the next margin deletion circuit 57, and then uses the recording circuit 58. It is recorded on a recording medium 60 such as a hard disk.
- the data recorded on the recording medium 60 is reproduced by the reproduction circuit 61, the dummy data is added to the blank portion deleted by the dummy data addition circuit 62, and sent to the deflation circuit 63.
- the above The framing circuit 55 performs the reverse of the framing process and sends the result to the variable-length recovery circuit 64.
- the IDCT (inverse discrete cosine transform) circuit 66, the deshuffling circuit 67, and the deblocking circuit 68 are the variable length encoding circuit 8, the quantum ,
- the DCT circuit 2, the shuffling circuit 53, and the blocking circuit 52 are subjected to the opposite processing. From the inverse blocking circuit 68, decoded video data corresponding to the input video data to the input terminal 51 is output, and is extracted via the output terminal 69.
- the above-mentioned margin detecting circuit 56 and the margin removing circuit 57 are, for example, the digital information data recording and reproducing apparatus proposed in the specification and drawings of Japanese Patent Application No. Hei 8-9-15332 by the present applicant. Can be used.
- the digital information data recording and reproducing apparatus will be described below with reference to FIGS.
- FIG. 11 shows an example of a main part of a digital information data recording apparatus corresponding to the margin detection circuit 56 to the recording medium 60 in FIG. 10 described above.
- the input terminal 1 2 0 in FIG. Is supplied with fixed-length format framing data obtained at the output side of the framing circuit 55 in FIG.
- one sync block SB is composed of 40 16-bit data, and the first one data of the sync data portion is blank, and the next one is blank. 8 bits of data are blank and the next 4 bits have error information STA, and the next 4 bits The quantization number Q No is inserted. Next 8 data of 7 data are 4 Y blocks of luminance signal Y! ,, Y s, ⁇ , and the next five data are the CR block and CB block of the color difference signal.
- a 40-clock extension circuit that delays the framing data of a fixed format, as shown in Figures 12A and 13B, supplied to this input terminal 120, for the time required for signal processing. In addition to this, it is supplied to invalid data detection circuit 122 which detects invalid data or the above-mentioned margin.
- the invalid data detection circuit 122 corresponds to the blank space detection circuit 56 in FIG.
- the invalid data detection circuit 122 determines that when all 16 bits of one data are "0", it is determined as invalid data. Therefore, in this example, the signal shown in FIG. 13G is obtained on the output side of the invalid data detection circuit 122.
- one buffer cut pulse is applied to the buffer clock pulse input terminal 123 for 40 clocks falling at the beginning of the sync block SB, for example, as shown in FIG. 13A. Supply it.
- the buffer pulse supplied to the buffer unit pulse input terminal 123 is supplied to the clear terminal CL of the up counter 125 through the OR gate circuit 124.
- This up counter 1 2 5 A clock signal is supplied to the clock terminal 125a, and a force signal shown in FIG. 13C is obtained at the output terminal Q of the up-power terminal 125.
- the count signal obtained at the input terminal Q of the up counter 125 is “0”, “1”, “2”, “9”, “16”, “23”, “30”, “30”. "3 5", "30 or more", and “39” are supplied to the decoder 126 from which the decoded signal can be obtained.
- the "3 9" decoded signal of the decoder 1 26 is supplied to the tally terminal CL of the up count 125 through the OR gate circuit 124, and the up count 1 25 is supplied to the 40 clock. Clear each time.
- the decoded signals of “0”, “1”, “2”, “9”, “16”, “23”, “30”, and “35” of the decoder 1 26 are respectively OR gate circuits 1
- the mask signal shown in Fig. 13D is obtained at the output side of the OR gate circuit 127, and the portion where this mask signal exists is invalidated by the invalid data detection circuit 122. Even if it is judged as data, it will be treated as valid data.
- the mask signal shown in FIG. 13D obtained at the output side of the OR gate circuit 127 is supplied to the load terminal LD of the down counter 128 of FIG.
- the invalid data detection signal shown in FIG. 13G of the invalid data detection circuit 122 is supplied to the input terminal LD via the gate circuit 129. Therefore, the load signal shown in FIG. 13H is supplied to the load terminal LD of this down counter 128.
- the down counter 128 sets a load value each time the bit signal becomes a high level "1". This load value is up counter 1 If the count value of 25 is less than “30”, it is “6”, and if this count value is “30” or more, it is “4”.
- the load value “6” is input to the input terminal 13 0 and the load value “4” is input to the input terminal 13 1, and this input terminal 13 ⁇ is switched.
- the switch is switched by the “30 or more” decoded signal shown in Fig. 13 E of Fig. 6 and the contact value obtained in this movable contact 13 2 c shown in Fig. 13 F is converted to this down counter 1 2 8 so that it is supplied to the input value input terminal.
- Reference numeral 128a denotes a cook input terminal to which a cook signal for counting down is supplied.
- the output terminal Q of the down counter 128 obtains the force value shown in FIG. 13I, and the count value obtained at the output terminal Q of the down counter 128 latches the valid data length.
- Latch circuits 13 3, 13 4, 13 5, 13 6, 13 7, and 13 8 are supplied to the respective data terminals D. Also, the “9” decoded signal shown in Figure 13J of the decoder 1326 is supplied to the enable terminal EN of the latch circuit 1333 for latching the effective data length of the block, and the latch circuit 1333 is blocked. The effective data length of the loop.
- FIG 1 3 L of the decoder 1 2 6 "2 3" Decorating one de signal Upsilon 3 Bed Supplying valid data length of the locks enable terminal EN of the latch circuit 1 3 5 to latch, the effective data of Y 3 block to the latch circuit 1 3 5 - latches the data length.
- the “30” decode signal shown in Figure 13 1 of the decoder 1 26 is supplied to the enable terminal ⁇ ⁇ of the latch circuit 13 6 for latching the effective data length of 4 blocks. Latch the effective data length of the block.
- the "3 5" decoded signal shown in Fig. 13 (3) of the decoder 1 26 is supplied to the enable terminal (13) of the latch circuit 13 (7) for latching the effective data length of the CR block. Latch the effective data length of the CR block in 1 3 7.
- the “0” decoded signal shown in Figure 13 1 of the decoder 1 126 is supplied to the enable terminal ⁇ ⁇ of the latch circuit 13 88 which latches the effective data length of the CB block.
- Latch circuit 1 3 8 latches the effective data length of C ⁇ block.
- the input signal delayed by 40 clocks shown in FIG. 14 ⁇ obtained at the output side of the 40 clock delay circuit 21 is connected to one fixed contact 13 9 of the switching switch 13 9.
- the effective data length header of 4 blocks is supplied to the other fixed contact 1 39 b of the switching switch 13 9.
- the switching contact of the switching switch 1339 is controlled by the “0” decode signal shown in FIG. 14B of the decoder 1226, and the 1 bit in which the “0” decode signal is present Contact the other fixed contact 1 3 9 b
- the movable contact] 39 c is connected to one fixed contact 13 9 a.
- the signal obtained at the movable contact 1339c of the switching switch 1339 is supplied to one fixed contact 140a of the switching switch 140, and the output of the latch circuits 1337 and 138 is supplied.
- the effective data length header of the CR and CB blocks shown in Fig. 13 T and U obtained on the side is supplied to the other fixed contact 140b of this switching switch 140.
- the movable contact 140c of the switching switch 140 is controlled to be switched by the "1" decode signal shown in Fig. 14C of the decoder 126, and the "1" decoded signal is in one bit period. Connected to the other fixed contact 140b, and insert the effective data length headers "1" and "2" of the CR and CB blocks. To the fixed contact 140a.
- the first blank portion of the sync block SB shown in FIG. 12A and FIG. 2 , Y 3 , and ⁇ 4- block valid data length headers “3”, “1”, “0”, and “2”, and CR and CB block valid data length headers “1” and “2” added the write enable signal to obtain a write enable signal for controlling the writing of the buffer memory 1 4 1 a supplies the block S beta on the hard disk recording apparatus 1 4 1 buffer memory 1 4 1 a data input terminal D in Supply to generator circuit 142.
- This hard disk recorder 1 4 1 Each time a predetermined amount of recording data is stored in the memory, it is recorded at a predetermined position on the hard disk 141b.
- the write enable signal generation circuit 142 outputs the invalid data determination signal shown in FIG. 14F of the input signal data of all 16 bits at the bit level "0" and the output side of the OR gate circuit 27.
- the mask signal shown in FIG. 14E obtained in FIG. 14E is ORed, and the write enable signal shown in FIG. 14G is output to the output side of this write enable signal generation circuit 144. can get.
- the write enable signal generated at the output side of the write enable signal generator 142 is supplied to the write enable signal input terminal EN of the buffer memory 144a of the hard disk recording device 141. .
- the buffer memory 1 4 1 a is obtained so as to store the input signal only supplied to the data input terminal D in the case of high level "1" of the write energy one enable signal.
- the recording data stored in the buffer memory 141 a is As shown in 2B, the signal is a signal in which other invalid data is removed from the portion where the mask signal with the valid data length header is added and the valid data portion.
- the signal shown in FIG. 12B is recorded on the hard disk 144b. Therefore, according to this example, there is an advantage that the invalid data portion in the recorded data is further reduced, and the capacity of the hard disk can be further reduced.
- the blank space detection circuit 56 of 0, the hard disk recording device 14 1 is the recording circuit 58 and the recording medium 60 of FIG. 10 above, and the remaining part of FIG. 11 is the blank space deletion of FIG. 10 above. Circuits 57 correspond respectively.
- a hard disk reproducing device 150 outputs a reproduction signal from a hard disk 141 b through a buffer memory 150 a.
- This buffer memory 150a is connected to the clock terminal 150b when the enable signal is at the high level "1" at the enable terminal EN from the time when the clear signal is supplied to the clear terminal CL.
- Data output terminal D every time a clock signal is supplied. ut outputs 1 data (16 bits).
- the terminal 151 is a start signal input terminal to which a start signal of the reproducing operation shown in FIG. 16A is supplied, and the start signal supplied to the start signal input terminal 151 is supplied to the hard disk.
- the start signal is supplied to the clear terminal CL of the buffer memory 150a of the reproducing apparatus 150, and the start signal is supplied to the clear terminal CL of the counter 153 via the OR gate circuit 152.
- the counter 153 counts the clock signal shown in FIG. 16K.
- the count signal shown in FIG. 16B obtained at the output terminal Q of the counter 153 is set to “0”, “1”. , "8", “15”, “22J,” 29 “,” 34 ", and” 39 "are supplied to the decoder 54 which can obtain the decoded signals.
- This decoder 1 5 4 uses the “3 9” decoded signal as an OR gate circuit 1 The signal is supplied to the clear terminal CL of the counter 153 via 52 so that the counter 153 is cleared every 40 clocks.
- the start signal, the signals “0”, “1”, “8”, “15”, “22”, “29”, “34” and “39” of the decoder 154 are used.
- the decoded signal is supplied to the input side of the OR gate circuit 155, and the clear signal shown in FIG. 16C obtained at the output side of the OR gate circuit 155 is supplied to the clearer of the counter 156. Supply to terminal CL.
- This counter] 56 is designed to count the clock signal shown in FIG. 16K supplied to the clock input terminal 156a, and the output terminal Q of this counter 156 The count signal shown in FIG. 16D obtained from the above is supplied to the B signal input terminal of the comparator 157 described later.
- data output terminal D of buffer memory 150a of hard disk playback device 150 16 bits D of data available on ut . , D, and D i 5 are connected to the AND gate circuit 158, respectively. , 1 5 8, 1 5
- Data output terminal D of this buffer memory 150a 16 bits D of data available at ut . , 0 12-13 15-bit D, 0 15, through a 1 clock delay circuit 1 5 9, and is supplied to the first shift register section 1 6 0 a of the shift register 1 6 0, the D the s ⁇ DH bits, via the one-clock delay circuit 1 6 1, shift register 1 6 0 of the second shift register section 1 6 0 b by supplying the Unishi, this D 4 to D 7 bits
- This D is supplied to the third shift register section 160c of the shift register 160 through the one-clock delay circuit 162.
- ⁇ D 3 bits via 1 clock delay circuit 16 3 Then, the data is supplied to the fourth shift register section 60 of the shift register 160.
- Data output terminal D of this buffer memory 150a 6 bits D of data available to ut . , D, D of D 1 5, the 2 ⁇ D, 5 bits, the fifth shift register section 1 6 of the shift register 1 6 0 () is supplied to the e, shift the D 8 ⁇ DH bit To the sixth shift register section 160f of the register 160.
- the “1” decode signal of the decoder 154 shown in FIG. 16E is supplied to the load terminal LD of the shift register 160, and when the “1” decode signal is supplied, the first to sixth signals are output.
- a valid data length header is supplied to the shift register section 160a to 160f.
- the first shift register 1603 is supplied with “3 j” of the effective data length of ⁇ 1 block
- the second shift register 1 60 b of the valid data length of Y 2 block is "1" is supplied to "0" ⁇ 3 valid data length of the block of the third shift register section 1 6 0 0 is supplied
- the fourth shift Torejisuta unit 1 6 0 d "2" of valid data length of Y 4 block is supplied
- "1" of valid data length of CR block to the fifth shift register section 1 6 0 e is supplied
- the effective shift length “2” of the CB block is supplied to the sixth shift register section 160f.
- the shift register 160 has first to sixth shift register sections 160a to 160f connected in series, and each time a shift pulse is supplied to the shift pulse terminal SFT, one shift register section shift is performed.
- the effective data length shown in Fig. 16G obtained in the first shift register section 160a is sequentially supplied to the A signal input terminal of the comparator 157. It was done.
- the shift pulse terminal SFT receives the “8”, “15”, “22”, “29”, and “34” decoded signals of the decoder 154 as input signals of the gate circuit 164, respectively. Side, and the shift pulse shown in FIG. 16F obtained at the output side of the ORGOUT circuit 164 is supplied.
- the comparator 157 compares the A signal supplied to the A signal input terminal with the B signal supplied to the B signal input terminal, and outputs a high level signal when the signal is AB, as shown in Figure 16H. Set it to "1", and output a bite level "0" for A and B.
- the output signal shown in FIG. 16H of the comparator 157 is supplied to the enable terminal EN of the buffer memory 50a, and the output signal of the comparator 157 is supplied to the 16 amplifiers.
- Degate circuit 1 5 8. , 158, 158, 5 are supplied to the other input terminals, respectively.
- ul has a fixed-length format of the sync bit SB, and a signal in which the valid data shown in Fig. 12B is inserted and the other parts are DC data.
- the reproduction signal shown in Figure 16 J obtained at the output side of, 5 is converted to a deframing circuit 170, a variable-length decoding circuit 171, an inverse quantization circuit 171, an inverse DCT circuit 173, and a deshuffling circuit. 1 7 4 and reverse blocking circuit 1 If the signal is supplied to a reproducing device composed of 75 or the like, a reproduced signal similar to the conventional one can be obtained.
- variable length encoding when input data is subjected to orthogonal transform, quantized, and then subjected to variable length encoding, the variable length encoding is performed based on the orthogonally transformed data.
- the quantization step for quantization based on the estimated data amount and a different reference value according to the compression ratio. As a result, the total amount of encoded data changes, and a desired arbitrary compression ratio can be obtained.
- the present invention when input data is subjected to orthogonal transform and quantized and then subjected to variable-length coding, it is possible to classify a class indicating the fineness of quantization based on the orthogonally transformed data.
- the threshold according to the compression ratio By changing the threshold according to the compression ratio, the total amount of encoded data changes, and the compression ratio at the time of data encoding can be set to a desired compression ratio.
- the input data is image data
- DCT coefficient data obtained by performing a discrete cosine transform (DCT) is quantized by one of a plurality of quantizers, and is subjected to variable-length coding.
- the optimal quantizer is determined by estimating the amount of data when quantizing in variable video segment units and performing variable-length coding and comparing it with a reference value, and thresholding the DCT coefficient data in macroblock units
- an image compression format with a fixed compression ratio that determines the class indicating the fineness of quantization by comparing with the above, the above reference value, or the reference value and threshold value, are set to the desired compression ratio.
- the compression ratio can be easily changed while maintaining the compatibility of the mat.
- the present invention is not limited to only the above-described embodiment.
- a quantization step decision circuit having a quantization table as shown in FIG. 3 is used, and the activity from the classification circuit 30 is used in this quantization step decision circuit.
- the code AT (class number) may be supplied to directly instruct the quantization step in the quantization circuit 7.
- the size of the DCT block divided by the size of the video segment is not limited to 8 ⁇ 8 pixels or 5 MB (macro block), and may be set arbitrarily. In addition, it is needless to say that 16 quantizers and 4 classifiers may be arbitrarily set. Furthermore, in the present embodiment, the coding method based on DCT transform has been described. The combined coding method is also effective, and the present invention is also applicable to various coding methods such as region-based coding (fraction coding) and fractal coding. In addition, various changes can be made without departing from the gist of the present invention.
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