The present disclosure relates to an information processing apparatus and a method capable of more easily providing a higher-quality image while reducing a drop of encoding efficiency.
Generated is a file which includes information associated with projection extension as an extension method of a projection system for mapping, on a single plane, a three-dimensional structure image as an image projected on a three-dimensional structure. For example, the present disclosure is applicable to an information processing apparatus, an image processing apparatus, an image encoding apparatus, a file generation apparatus, a file transmission apparatus, a distribution apparatus, a file reception apparatus, an image decoding apparatus, a reproduction apparatus, or the like.