Data load for symmetrical filters

A system and method for symmetrical filtering of an input string may include loading, into at least one vector register, in a single read cycle, a subset of right-side data elements and a subset of left-side data elements of the input string. The input string may be stored sequentially in a memory unit. The right-side data elements and the left-side data elements may be equally distant from the center of the input string and may be separated by a whole number of rows in the memory. The system and method may include performing filtering of the input string using a symmetrical filter with the loaded right-side data elements and left-side data elements.