Motion Vector Prediction in H.264

[dumdum23]

Hi,
I have a couple of doubts regarding the Motion Vector Prediction in H264.
1) As per the algo, i the top-right neighbour is not present, we consider the Top-left neighbour. Why is the Top-right given priority over Top-left in the first place? Is there any specific reason for that
2) Also, can the Motion Estimation be a lossy process if the MV prediction is incorrect. Say, my MVP should have been +10 and it has been taken as +8 and the difference encoded and sent. What I can understand is if the MVP calculation at decode side is done and the MVP comes to be +10, then the decoded picture might not be the correct representation. Can there be any other cases?

Thanks in advance

[raffriff42]

1) The choice is arbitrary, I think.
2) Errors in motion detection create larger post-motion-compensation difference data (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motion_compensation#Illustrated_example), which results in larger files / lower compression efficiency. There is no direct quality loss, but In constant bitrate mode, quality will be lower.

[dumdum23]

1) Guess so, tried to look for information on this but couldn't find any
2) Thanks a lot, got it :)