Novel method for image coding based on discrete amplitude multiresolution analysis

Discrete-Amplitude Multiresolution Analysis (DAM) is a new kind of multiresolution analysis that uses signal quantization resolution as its scale. In this paper, a new efficient image coding method that utilizes the DAM's 2 bits recomposing theory of arbitrary continuous signal is realized. The problem of how to choose the coding direction, which is important for the 2D image data while not exists in the 1D data processing, is emphasized. The problems appeared with the application of DAM on image data are also analyzed. The experimental results proved that DAM image coding is a simple, easy-approaching and efficient coding method and it should have more potential application in image processing.© (1998) COPYRIGHT SPIE--The International Society for Optical Engineering. Downloading of the abstract is permitted for personal use only.