Applying Visual Attention in Video Coding

• A game attention model for efficient bit rate allocation in cloud gaming [1]
• H.264/AVC Standard
• Cloud Gaming Application
• Proposed a hybrid bottom-up and top-down attention model
• Assigning QPs based on attention map
• Extension of [2]
• Fast Mode Decision in the HEVC Video Coding Standard by Exploiting Region with Dominated Motion and Saliency Features [3]
• HEVC
• Deciding on modes based on attention map
• Used GBVS (a bottom-up attention model)

References
[1] Ahmadi, Hamed, et al. "A game attention model for efficient bit rate allocation in cloud gaming." Multimedia Systems 20.5 (2014): 485-501.
[2] Ahmadi, Hamed, et al. "Efficient bitrate reduction using a game attention model in cloud gaming." Haptic Audio Visual Environments and Games (HAVE), 2013 IEEE International Symposium on. IEEE, 2013.
[3] Podder, Pallab Kanti, Manoranjan Paul, and Manzur Murshed. "Fast Mode Decision in the HEVC Video Coding Standard by Exploiting Region with Dominated Motion and Saliency Features." PloS one 11.3 (2016): e0150673.