Vincenzo Liguori, Ocean Logic Pty Ltd.
Kevin Wong, Ocean Logic Pty Ltd.

The hardware implementation of the emerging H.264/AVC video compression standard presents a number of difficult challenges when it comes to real-time encoding at HDTV rates. This presentation will describe an efficient implementation of a baseline H.264/AVC encoder core capable of encoding a 1920x1080 video stream in real time at 30 frames per second (HDTV 1080p). A very favorable comparison with the JM 8.6 software reference model also will be presented. While the specific target of the design was HDTV 1080p, the small size and low clock frequency required make this core suitable for a variety of applications, from mobile communication devices to HDTV camcorders and video surveillance systems.