The use of matching pursuit (MP) to code video using overcomplete Gabor bas
is functions has recently been introduced. In this paper, me propose new fu
nctionalities such as SNR scalability and arbitrary shape coding for video
coding based on matching pursuit. We improve the performance of the baselin
e algorithm presented earlier by proposing a nem search and a new position
coding technique, The resulting algorithm is compared to the earlier one an
d to DCT-based coding.