A video coding system for sign language communication at low bit rates

D Agrafiotis; CN Canagarajah; DR Bull; J Kyle; H Seers; M Dye

doi:10.1109/ICIP.2004.1418785

A video coding system for sign language communication at low bit rates

D Agrafiotis
, CN Canagarajah
, DR Bull
, J Kyle
, H Seers
, M Dye

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The ability to communicate remotely through the use of video as promised by wireless networks and already practised over fixed networks, is for deaf people as important as voice telephony is for hearing people. Sign languages are visual-spatial languages and as such demand good image quality for interaction and understanding. In this paper, based on analysis of the viewer's perceptual behavior and the video content involved we propose a sign language video coding system using foveated processing, which can lead to bit rate savings without compromising the comprehension of the coded sequence. We support this claim with the results of an initial comprehension assessment trial of such coded sequences by deaf users.

Translated title of the contribution	A video coding system for sign language communication at low bit rates
Original language	English
Title of host publication	2004 International Conference on Image Processing (ICIP '04) Singapore
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
Pages	441 - 444
Number of pages	4
Volume	1
ISBN (Print)	0780385543
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/ICIP.2004.1418785
Publication status	Published - Oct 2004
Event	International Conference on Image Processing - Singapore, Singapore Duration: 1 Oct 2004 → …

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Conference	International Conference on Image Processing
Country/Territory	Singapore
City	Singapore
Period	1/10/04 → …

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Sponsorship: The authors would like to thank the DTI - UK for funding the project.

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Agrafiotis, D, Canagarajah, CN, Bull, DR, Kyle, J, Seers, H & Dye, M 2004, A video coding system for sign language communication at low bit rates. in 2004 International Conference on Image Processing (ICIP '04) Singapore. vol. 1, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), pp. 441 - 444, International Conference on Image Processing, Singapore, Singapore, 1/10/04. https://doi.org/10.1109/ICIP.2004.1418785

A video coding system for sign language communication at low bit rates. / Agrafiotis, D; Canagarajah, CN; Bull, DR et al.
2004 International Conference on Image Processing (ICIP '04) Singapore. Vol. 1 Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2004. p. 441 - 444.

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