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Motion image coding apparatus adaptively controlling reference frame interval

TLDR
In this article, a motion image coding apparatus providing enhanced image quality as compared with the prior art includes a coding unit for coding first, second and third frames, a prediction efficiency calculating circuit for calculating prediction efficiency in inter-frame prediction, in coding by the coding unit using said first or second frame as a reference frame, and a reference-frame interval determining circuit for determining a referenceframe interval which is a time interval between the first and second frames.
Abstract
A motion image coding apparatus providing enhanced image quality as compared with the prior art includes a coding unit for coding first, second and third frames, a prediction efficiency calculating circuit for calculating prediction efficiency in inter-frame prediction, in coding by the coding unit using said first or second frame as a reference frame, and a reference frame interval determining circuit for determining a reference frame interval which is a time interval between the first and second frames, time interval between the second frames and time interval between the first frames.

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