Full search motion estimation in real-time video coding requires large amount of computations. Reducing computational cost
for full search motion estimation is critical research issue for enabling fast real-time video coding such as MPEG-4 advanced
video coding. In this paper, we propose a novel fast full search block matching algorithmwhich significantly reduces unnecessary
computations without affecting motion prediction quality. The proposed algorithm identifies computational matching order from
initial calculation of matching differences. According to the computational order identified, matching errors are calculated
based on partial distortion elimination method. The proposed algorithm could reduce about 45% of computational cost for calculating
block matching errors compared with the conventional algorithm without degrading any motion prediction quality. The proposed
algorithm will be particularly useful for realizing fast real-time video coding applications, such as MPEG-4 advanced video
coding, that require large amount of computations.