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    Adjust encoder rate allocations for ext-refs · c3571bc8
    Zoe Liu authored
    This CL is targeted to improve the objective/subjective quality of the
    "ext-refs" coding tool.
    
    Tuned the frame rate factors as follows:
    
    (1) BRF_UPDATE:
        Decreased from INTER_HIGH (1.5) to GF_ARF_LOW (1.25);
    (2) Both LAST_BIPRED_UPDATE and BIPRED_UPDATE:
        Increased from INTER_LOW (0.80) to INTER_NORMAL (1.00)
    , which is to reduce the bits allocated to the BWEDREF frame whereas
    to increase the bits allocated to the bi-directionally predicted
    frames.
    
    Obtained a coding gain in overall PSNR as follows, compared against
    the original ext-refs:
    
    lowres: BDRate -0.181%
    midres: BDRate -0.090%
    hdres:  BDRate -0.701%
    
    Change-Id: Id001f3b124d833da9f80eba4cdec2ca3f6ba9d82
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