Hierarchical image coding with pyramid DPCM

Abstract

The authors apply DPCM (differential pulse code modulation) to pyramid coding strategy, and show that, for practical quantizers, lower bit rates than regular DPCM are required for high-quality resulting images. The pyramid DPCM is relatively simple, feasible, and allows a processing interval between samples that is longer than the sampling interval. A blockwise scheme for multiresolution which could largely decrease the coding bit rate is also discussed.<>