A no-reference video quality assessment method for VoIP applications

Wang Jing, Wang Zedong, Wang Fei, Tariq Rahim, Fei Zesong

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Abstract

An objective no-reference video quality assessment method is proposed to evaluate the video quality in voice over Internet protocol (VoIP) applications under network distortion. In order to assess the distortions of videos in VoIP applications caused by codec and packet loss, the method evaluates the quality of received videos by calculating the block artifacts and blurring. Video blocking artifacts are measured by splitting the picture into small blocks and calculating the difference of the pixels around each border while video blurring is measured by getting edge information through Sobel operator, and counting the gradient histogram. The weighted sum of block artifacts scores and blurring scores can be calculated using linear regression. In order to eliminate the impact of different video contents, the scores which represent the quality of videos need to be normalized. The experimental results show that the objective quality scores have a strong correlation with the subjective quality scores, and the algorithm can be used in video quality assessment in VoIP applications.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationICSP 2016 - 2016 IEEE 13th International Conference on Signal Processing, Proceedings
EditorsYuan Baozong, Ruan Qiuqi, Zhao Yao, An Gaoyun
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages644-648
Number of pages5
ISBN (Electronic)9781509013449
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2 Jul 2016
Event13th IEEE International Conference on Signal Processing, ICSP 2016 - Chengdu, China
Duration: 6 Nov 201610 Nov 2016

Publication series

NameInternational Conference on Signal Processing Proceedings, ICSP
Volume0

Conference

Conference13th IEEE International Conference on Signal Processing, ICSP 2016
Country/TerritoryChina
CityChengdu
Period6/11/1610/11/16

Keywords

  • VoIP
  • blocking artifact
  • no-reference video quality assessment
  • video blurring
  • video quality

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