index_A

A

Active contours (snakes) 302

Addressing

blocks 139

macroblocks 138, 158

motion vectors 139, 165

Advanced

intra coding 254

inter coding 256

inter/intra VLC 253

prediction 235

video coding 280

very low bit rate coding 227, 280

VLC 251

Affine transform 325, 327

Aliasing 11, 66, 208

Alpha blocks/planes 309

Analogue video 9

Annexes of H.263 231, 234, 294

Arithmetic coding 43

adaptive 53

binary 46

conditional 90

context-based 53, 91, 316

interval testing loop 49

models (adaptive, fixed) 43

principles 44

syntax-based 251

Asynchronous transfer mode (ATM) 57, 216, 220, 290

ATM adaptation layer (AAL) 182, 220