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New neural image compression model IE-PFA achieves SOTA performance

Researchers have developed a novel neural image compression model called IE-PFA, which integrates internal image priors with external priors derived from common patterns in natural images. This model utilizes an RWKV-based module for efficient fusion of these priors and a training-only mechanism for alignment, achieving state-of-the-art rate-distortion performance. IE-PFA supports variable-rate coding across 64 quality levels and demonstrates significantly faster encoding and decoding speeds compared to existing methods, with an average BD-Rate saving of 21.65% over VTM-22.0-Intra. AI

IMPACT This model advances the field of neural image compression, potentially leading to more efficient storage and transmission of visual data.

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New neural image compression model IE-PFA achieves SOTA performance

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  1. arXiv cs.AI TIER_1 English(EN) · Tiancheng Si, Wenlong Xu, Dahua Gao ·

    Neural Image Compression with Internal-External Prior Fusion and Alignment

    arXiv:2611.07644v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: Existing context models for learned image com- pression rely primarily on internal priors from the current image, overlooking common patterns and typical textures shared across natural images. To address this limitation, we propos…