Advances of MPEG scalable video coding standard

Abstract

To support clients with diverse capabilities, the MPEG committee is defining a novel scalable video coding (SVC) framework that can simultaneously support multiple spatial, temporal and SNR resolutions under the constraints of low complexity and low delay. To fulfill the requirements, two major approaches have been considered as the potential technologies. One is the wavelet-based scheme and the other is the scalable extension of MPEG-4 AVC/H.264. This paper aims to give a brief overview for the latest advances of these technologies.