Motion estimation: is the process of determining motion vectors that describe the transformation from one 2D image to another.
Motion vecctor:
The H.264/MPEG-4 AVC standard defines motion vector as:
A 2-D vector used for inter prediction that provides an offset from the coordinates in the decoded picture to the coordinates in a reference picture
Related Terms:
Generally, the term motion estimation and the term optical flow are used interchangeably. It is also related in concept to Image registration and stereo conrespondence.
in fact all of these refer to the process of finding corresponding points between two images or video frames
Matching metric:
It is a measurement of how similar two image points are. There is no right or wrong about it. the choice of matching metric is usually related