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- noun signal processing, video compression A block of adjacent
pixels , typically a rectangular 16×16 block - noun archaeology An area of a
dig where there are multiple adjacent blockexcavations
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A macroblock is the smallest independent unit of MPEG video.
Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en] Ryan Cooley 2008
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A macroblock is the smallest independent unit of MPEG video.
Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en] 2008
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The software first identifies the important regions of the video using a skin detection algorithm, then by computing motion vectors determines how small the various macroblock levels must be to capture the areas of high motion in detail.
Mobiles for the Deaf Martyn Daniels 2008
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The software first identifies the important regions of the video using a skin detection algorithm, then by computing motion vectors determines how small the various macroblock levels must be to capture the areas of high motion in detail.
Archive 2008-08-01 Martyn Daniels 2008
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· Intra: all macroblock types (16x16, 8x8, and 4x4 with all predictions) · Inter P: all partitions (from 16x16 down to 4x4) · Inter B: partitions from 16x16 down to 8x8 (including skip/direct) · Ratecontrol: optional VBV, single or multipass ABR, constant quantizer
Softpedia - Windows - All Softpedia Windows 2010
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Intra: all macroblock types (16x16, 8x8, and 4x4 with all predictions)
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· Intra: all macroblock types (16x16, 8x8, and 4x4 with all predictions) · Inter P: all partitions (from 16x16 down to 4x4) · Inter B: partitions from 16x16 down to 8x8 (including skip/direct) · Ratecontrol: optional VBV, single or multipass ABR, constant quantizer
MajorGeeks.com 2010
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Intra: all macroblock types (16x16, 8x8, and 4x4 with all predictions)
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Intra: all macroblock types (16x16, 8x8, and 4x4 with all predictions)
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Intra: all macroblock types (16x16, 8x8, and 4x4 with all predictions)
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