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Screen Content Coding with Primary and Secondary Reference Buffers for String Matching and Copying 　　Abstract ：A screen content coding （SCC） algorithm that uses a primary reference buffer （PRB） and a secondary reference buffer （SRB） for string matching and string copying is proposed. PRB is typically the traditional reconstructed picture buffer which provides reference string pixels for the current pixels being coded. SRB stores a few of recently and frequently referenced pixels for repetitive reference by the current pixels being coded. In the encoder， searching of optimal reference string is performed in both PRB and SRB， and either a PRB or SRB string is selected as an optimal reference string on a string?by?string basis. Compared with HM?16.4+SCM?40 reference software， the proposed SCC algorithm can improve coding performance measured by bit?distortion rate reduction of average 4.19% in all?intra configuration for text and graphics with motion category of test sequences defined by JCT?VC common test condition. 　　Keywords：HEVC; Image Coding; Screen Content Coding; String Matching; Video Coding 　　1 Introduction 　　With continuous and rapid advancements in communications， networking， computers， semiconductors， and displays technologies， screen content coding （SCC） becomes a key technology for some emerging popular applications such as cloud computing， cloud?mobile computing， Wi?Fi display， smartphone and tablet second display， ultra?thin clients， remote desktops， and screen sharing [1]-[3]. The challenging requirement of SCC is to achieve both ultra?high visually lossless quality and ultra?high compression ratio up to 300：1-3000：1. In recent years， SCC has attracted increasing attention of researchers from both academia and industry [4]-[30]. ISO/IEC MPEG and ITU?T VCEG have set up the Joint Collaborative Team （JCT） for a joint project of developing a SCC version of High Efficiency Video Coding （HEVC， also known as H.265） standard and a joint call?for?propos