<div>Hi,</div>
<div> I currently study on intra mode decision algorithm of x264, I found that there are 2 cost computation func: SAD and SATD. I know what they means, while I puzzled about their compression performance. I want to implement my project by using SAD and I test some sequencies: Akiyo(QCIF), Bridge-close(CIF) and forman(CIF) at low bit-rate condition. It seems there are not much PSNR drop.Now, I want to ask: why not SAD as default? in which condition the SATD will suprior to SAD?</div>
<div> Thanks a lot!</div>