Tool-aided performance analysis and optimization of multimedia applications

Current embedded system platforms fulfill the requirements of computational and data intensive multimedia applications. However, the software and hardware architecture must be optimized in order use the available resources efficiently and achieve the required real-time performance. We present an analysis tool which aids the system designer during the optimization process by providing detailed performance and data transfer statistics of the multimedia application. Exemplary optimizations of an H.264 decoder application show how the tool can be utilized.