by Chan Kwong Wing Raymond.Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1997.Includes bibliographical references (leaves 115-123).Acknowledgments --- p.iTable of Contents --- p.ii-vList of Tables --- p.viList of Figures --- p.viiAbstract --- p.1Chapter Chapter 1 : --- IntroductionChapter 1.1 --- An Introduction to Video Compression --- p.3Chapter 1.2 --- Overview of Problems --- p.4Chapter 1.2.1 --- Analog Video and Digital Problems --- p.4Chapter 1.2.2 --- Low Bit Rate Application Problems --- p.4Chapter 1.2.3 --- Real Time Video Compression Problems --- p.5Chapter 1.2.4 --- Source Coding and Channel Coding Problems --- p.6Chapter 1.2.5 --- Bit-rate and Quality Problems --- p.7Chapter 1.3 --- Organization of the Thesis --...