Abstract
A novel variable-rate vector quantizer (VQ) design algorithm, which is a hybrid approach combining a genetic algorithm with the entropy-constrained VQ (ECVQ) algorithm is presented. The proposed technique outperforms the ECVQ algorithm in the sense that it reaches a nearby global optimum rather than a local one. Simulation results show that, when applied to image coding, the technique achieves higher peak SNR (PSNR) and image quality than techniques using the ECVQ algorithm.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 233-239 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | Optical Engineering |
| Volume | 38 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 1999 Feb |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Genetic algorithm
- Global optimization
- Image compression
- Vector quantization
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
- General Engineering