De-interlacing using priority processing for guaranteed real time performance with limited processing resources

Multi-media-systems (MMS) increasingly use software solutions for signal processing instead of dedicated hardware. Scalable video algorithms (SVA) using novel priority processing can guarantee real-time performance on programmable platforms even with limited resources. In this paper we propose a scalable de-interlacing algorithm with priority processing. The de-interlacer adapts to the available hardware resources and shows a wide range of scalability with good output quality. The output quality has been compared with other proposed de-interlacers.