Research Article

Low-Complexity Hierarchical Mode Decision Algorithms Targeting VLSI Architecture Design for the H.264/AVC Video Encoder

Table 2

Average occurrence and frequency for each mode in P slices.

ModeOccurrenceFrequency

SKIP83,64529.1%
P 83,65129.1%
P 30,36410.6%
P 33,18711.5%
SMB 27,2519.5%
SMB 7,7002.7%
SMB 8,4722.9%
SMB 2,3310.8%
Intramodes10,8953.8%