InterDigital’s CompareAI App Allows Comparative Testing of AI-based Image Compression Algorithms on Consumer Devices
February 23 2021 - 4:00AM
InterDigital, Inc. (NASDAQ: IDCC), a mobile and video technology
research and development company, today announced it has translated
its deep learning-based image compression research into the first
AI-based image compression app—CompareAI. Running offline and on
resource-constrained consumer hardware, CompareAI allows
researchers and developers to experiment with and compare a wide
range of compute-intensive image compression techniques in “real
world” scenarios.
CompareAI features 15 deep learning-based compression models and
includes a deep learning-based image encoder, a decoder, and an
entropy coder to generate bitstreams comparable to traditional
image compression algorithms, which had previously required
dedicated Graphics Processing Units (GPUs).
The variety of compressions means developers can access a
diverse range of deep architectures, quality metrics, and quality
levels, and for the first time allows them to compare compressions
on a commercially available device. Developers can either select
pictures using their own device, or choose from curated images, and
CompareAI’s slider-based mechanism lets them compare the quality of
the images compressed using traditional techniques like JPEG and
HEIC, with those that use new AI-based techniques. The app also
offers a step-by-step interface, which helps developers better
understand the compression process.
“The CompareAI app is a first on many fronts,” said Jean Bolot,
Head of the AI Lab at InterDigital. “It propels image compression
techniques forward by enabling deep-learning algorithms on
resource-limited devices and can compare the quality obtained with
traditional techniques. CompareAI improves the quality of image
compression today, but also provides the groundwork for next
generation techniques which will enable more high-quality images to
be stored using much less space.”
The CompareAI app was developed from CompressAI, InterDigital’s
open-source research software for deep learning-based image
compression research.
To learn more about the CompareAI iOS app, please visit the
InterDigital website here.
To download the CompareAI iOS app, please visit the App Store
here.About InterDigital®InterDigital develops
mobile and video technologies that are at the core of devices,
networks, and services worldwide. We solve many of the industry’s
most critical and complex technical challenges, inventing solutions
for more efficient broadband networks, better video delivery, and
richer multimedia experiences years ahead of market deployment.
InterDigital has licenses and strategic relationships with many of
the world’s leading technology companies. Founded in 1972,
InterDigital is listed on NASDAQ and is included in the S&P
MidCap 400® index.
InterDigital is a registered trademark of
InterDigital, Inc.
For more information, visit: www.interdigital.com.
InterDigital Contact:Roya
StephensEmail: roya.stephens@interdigital.com+1 (202)
349-1714
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