16-POINT TRANSFORM FOR MEDIA DATA CODING

In general, techniques are described for implementing a 16-point discrete cosine transform (DCT) that is capable of applying multiple IDCT of different sizes. For example, an apparatus comprising a 16-point discrete cosine transform of type II (DCT-II) unit may implement the techniques of this disclosure. The 16-point DCT-II unit performs these DCTs-II of different sizes to transform data from a spatial to a frequency domain. The 16-point DCT-II unit includes an 8-point DCT-II unit that performs one of the DCTs-II of size 8 and a first 4-point DCT-II unit that performs one of the DCTs-II of size 4. The 8-point DCT-II unit includes the first 4-point DCT-II unit. The 16-point DCT-II unit also comprises an 8-point DCT-IV unit that includes a second 4-point DCT-II unit and a third 4-point DCT-II unit. Each of the second and third 4-point DCT-II units performs one of the DCTs-II of size 4.