| Common abbreviations/shorthands we use that don't need a comment | |
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| dsp: digital signal processing | |
| dst/adst: (asymmetric) discrete sine transform | |
| ec: entropy coding or error concealment | |
| er: error resilience | |
| fdct/idct: forward/inverse discrete cosine transform | |
| fft: fast Fourier transform | |
| gop: group of pictures | |
| hw/sw: hardware/software | |
| lp: lowpass | |
| lpf: loop filter | |
| lut: lookup table | |
| mb: macroblock | |
| mc: motion compensation | |
| me: motion estimation | |
| mv: motion vector | |
| nal: network abstraction layer | |
| pel/qpel/epel/hpel/fpel: pixel / quarter-pixel / eighth-pixel / half-pixel / full-pixel | |
| pp: post process | |
| qp: quantization parameter | |
| rc: rate control | |
| sei: supplemental enhancement information | |
| sl: slice | |
| vlc: variable length coding | |
| vq: vector quantization |