The image coding method is used to code images to generate a coded stream. The image coding method includes: writing, into a sequence parameter set in the coded stream to be generated, a first parameter representing a first bit-depth that is a bit-depth of a reconstructed sample in the images; and writing, into the sequence parameter set, a second parameter which is different from the first parameter and represents a second bit-depth that is a bit-depth of an Intra Pulse Code Modulation (IPCM) sample in the images.

Image coding method, image decoding method, image coding apparatus, image decoding apparatus, and image coding and decoding apparatus

The present invention relates to image processing apparatus and method which make it possible to prevent a decrease in compression efficiency without increasing computational complexity An intra-TP motion prediction/compensation unit 75 performs motion prediction within a predetermined search range by taking predicted motion vector information generated by an intra-predicted motion vector generating unit 76 as the center of search, on the basis of an image to be intra-predicted from a screen rearrangement buffer 62, and reference images from a frame memory 72 An inter-TP motion prediction/compensation unit 78 performs motion prediction within a predetermined search range by taking predicted motion vector information generated by an inter-predicted motion vector generating unit 79 as the center of search, on the basis of an image to be inter-encoded from the screen rearrangement buffer 62, and reference images from the frame memory 72 The present invention can be applied to, for example, an image encoding apparatus that performs encoding in H264/AVC format

Image Processing Apparatus and Method

There is a problem that when performing field encoding on an interlaced signal, the space resolution in a vertical direction is reduced to one half and the correlation between pixels degrades, and, as a result, the prediction efficiency of intra prediction and the coding efficiency of orthogonal transformation coefficients degrade. In accordance with the present invention, there is provided an intra predictor that when a flag based on information showing whether or not field encoding is performed is valid, in case of a horizontal prediction, does not perform a filtering process on a prediction block at a time of performing an intra prediction process according to the horizontal prediction, but in case of a mean value prediction, performs a filtering process only on the left edge of the prediction block at a time of performing an intra prediction process according to the mean value prediction.

Video encoding device, video decoding device, video encoding method, and video decoding method

A video encoder may be configured to adaptively select a sub-pixel precision for motion vectors used to encode video data. The video encoder may further entropy encode an indication of the sub-pixel precision using context adaptive binary arithmetic coding, where the context may correspond to the size of a block of video data for the motion vector. For example, the size may correspond to the depth of a coding unit, the size of a prediction unit of the coding unit, and/or a type for the prediction unit. The video encoder may also interpolate values for one-sixteenth pixel positions of chrominance data using bilinear interpolation. The video encoder may further encode a motion vector difference value for the motion vector using an encoding scheme corresponding to the sub-pixel precision of the motion vector. A video decoder may use similar, reciprocal techniques for decoding the video data.

Adaptive motion vector resolution signaling for video coding

A video coder decodes a coding unit (CU) of video data. In decoding the video data, the video coder determines that the CU was encoded using the color space conversion. The video coder determines the initial quantization parameter (QP), determines the final QP that is equal to a sum of the initial QP and a QP offset, and inverse quantizes, based on the final QP, a coefficient block, then reconstructs the CU based on the inverse quantized coefficient blocks.

Block adaptive color-space conversion coding

The present disclosure pertains to an image-processing device and method that make it possible to suppress block noise. A βLUT_input calculator and a clip processor determine βLUT_input, which is a value inputted to an existing-β generator and an expanded-β generator. When the value of βLUT_input qp from the clip processor is 51 or less, the existing-β generator determines β using a LUT conforming to the HVEC standard, and supplies same to a filter process determination unit. When the value of βLUT_input qp from the clip processor is larger than 51, the expanded-β generator determines the expanded β and supplies same to the filter process determination part. This disclosure, for example, can be applied to an image processing device.

Kazushi Sato

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Image processing device and method