This book addresses the issue of human visual system (HVS)-based perceptual quantitative quality metrics for digitally coded image and video as well as the issue of perceptual image and video coding. Introducing basic techniques, the text presents standard and popular coding structures, gives a classification and analysis of various coding artifacts, and provides performance measures. It further discusses subjective assessment methods, quantitative quality metrics, test criteria, and procedures. There is additional coverage on HVS-based digital image and video coder designs, including new...