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  1. Video Coding Refresher

  • Hybrid video coding techniques
  • Video quality assessment
  • HDR, screen content, and omnidirectional video

  2. AV1 Overview

  • Coding efficiency improvements
  • Profiles, levels, and color space
  • Bitstream syntax and frame structure
  • Coding architecture

  3. Block Partitioning

  • Superblocks and tiles
  • Two-stage block partitioning
  • Wedge partitions

  4. Intracoding

  • Directional intra prediction
  • Non-directional intra prediction
  • Recursive intra prediction
  • Chroma from luma prediction
  • IntraBC and displacement vector
  • Color palette techniques

  5. Intercoding

  • Golden frame group and multi-layer references
  • Motion vector reference selection
  • Translational and affine motion prediction
  • Overlapped block motion compensation
  • Warped motion and global motion compensation
  • Dynamic motion vector referencing
  • Compound prediction techniques

  6. Transform Coding

  • Transform block size variations
  • Transform kernel selection
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  7. Quantization

  • Quantization step size control
  • Quantization parameter modulation

  8. Entropy Coding

  • Probability modeling techniques
  • Arithmetic coding
  • Transform coefficient scan order
  • Symbols and contexts in entropy coding

  9. In-loop Filtering

  • Deblocking filter enhancements
  • Constrained directional enhancement filter
  • Loop restoration filters (Wiener and self-guided filters)
  • Frame super-resolution methods
  • Film grain synthesis for visual quality

  10. Special Topics

  • Performance evaluation of AV1
  • Parallelism and hardware acceleration
  • Reference software implementation