Image and video compression has become a field that is painfully hard to enter.
State of the art is complex and exhaustive, the functionality of reference encoders and comments/versions among them is really a lot.
We are well beyond where a dedicated individual can try an idea, show that it is better and expect that others can pick it up (e.g. in standardization). It is not sufficient to run a few dozen images and judge by yourself, you are expected to demonstrate the benefit integrated into the latest reference encoders and need a sponsor to join standardization efforts.
For educational purpose? Sure - do whatever you want - but any discussion "is it novel" or "is it useful for others" is moot, unfortunately.
We are well beyond where a dedicated individual can try an idea, show that it is better and expect that others can pick it up (e.g. in standardization). It is not sufficient to run a few dozen images and judge by yourself, you are expected to demonstrate the benefit integrated into the latest reference encoders and need a sponsor to join standardization efforts.
For educational purpose? Sure - do whatever you want - but any discussion "is it novel" or "is it useful for others" is moot, unfortunately.