摘要:
A moving picture coding apparatus for coding a moving picture and a moving picture decoding apparatus for decoding a coded moving picture are provided. The moving picture coding apparatus is operative to divide a picture signal of a picture frame of N pixels×M lines (horizontal N pixels, vertical M lines) to be coded between a first picture portion serving as the inside picture portion having picture frame of N1 pixels×M1 lines (N1≦N, M1≦M) and a second picture portion serving as picture portion outside the first picture portion to divide the first and second picture portions in independent predetermined divisional units comprised of a plurality of pixels, and to add peculiar discrimination codes to headers of divisional units in transmitting coded information of predetermined divisional units belonging to the second picture portion. The moving picture decoding apparatus is operative so that when only decoding ability of picture frame of N1 pixels×M1 lines is provided, it reproduces only the first picture portion, and detects any one of discrimination codes added to headers of predetermined divisional units comprised of a plurality of pixels belonging to the second picture portion with respect to the second picture portion to discriminate it, thus to read, in a skipped manner, coded information of the second picture portion.
摘要:
In a method of compressing a motion picture signal divided into blocks of picture data and in which each of the blocks is selectively compressed by discrete cosine transform (DCT) coding or by intra-block predictive coding which effects non-transform coding (NTC); the intra-block predictive coding is effected by calculating a mean value of the picture data in a flat region of each block, determining a representation value of each block on the basis of the mean value thereof, determining the differences between the representation value for each block and the values of the pixels of picture data in the respective block, quantizing the resulting difference values with a selected quantizing width for generating quantizing coefficients, and variable length coding such quantizing coefficients for each block, the representation value of the respective block and the respective quantizing width. In decoding a bit stream of coded motion picture data, the bit stream is variable length decoded to generate the quantization coefficients for each block, the representation value determined on the basis of the mean value of a flat region in the respective block and information as to the quantizing width for the respective block, and then the generated quantization coefficients are decoded on the basis of the generated representation value and the information as to the quantizing width.
摘要:
Recording unit is operative so that, in the case of carrying out high speed reproduction, switch is switched by high speed reproduction control signal inputted from the external, and a signal read out from the recording unit is inputted to VLD and formatter. High speed reproduction control signal is inputted to recording unit, switch and counter. Recording unit reproduces and outputs predetermined data in accordance with high speed reproduction control signal. At VLD, variable length encoding of MPEG is released, and syntax analysis is carried out. Counter counts the number of frames to be transmitted. Moreover, counter outputs temporal.sub.-- reference in accordance with reproduction speed indicated by high speed reproduction control signal. Header converter rewrites temporal.sub.-- reference in picture header in accordance with temporal.sub.-- reference outputted from counter. From facts as described above, high speed reproduction of moving picture can be made.
摘要:
In a video signal coding method for generating transmission data, a digital video signal is quantized by a quantization step which is controlled on the basis of significant picture information to be transmitted. The significant picture information is, for example, the quantity of information in a main region and in a sub region, the quantity of picture information to be coded, the picture motion in coded regions, the amount of variations in picture information between regions to be coded, or the components of spatial frequency with respect to regions to be coded. By reason of such control of the quantization step, deterioration of picture quality of the transmission data can be avoided, while the quantity of transmitted data is reduced.
摘要:
Digital video data encoder and decoder operate to enable the low and high speed reproduction of variable rate encoded digital video data by reproducing and decoding intraframe encoded frames that are identified by previously reproduced intraframe encoded frames. In the encoder, digital video data is variable rate encoded, for example, intraframe and interframe encoded, entry points (i.e., beginning positions) of selected encoded video data are identified and which represent video frames that occur at predetermined intervals of time (e.g., 1, 2 and 4 seconds) in the video picture. Entry point data that identify these positions are generated and added to the encoded video data before the video data is recorded on a record medium. When the encoded data is reproduced from the record medium, the entry point data is extracted therefrom and stored, and a successive intraframe encoded frame identified by the extracted entry point data is reproduced and decoded. The invention further provides for a record medium having thereon the encoded digital video data, and also provides for an encoder and corresponding decoder which encode and decode, respectively, digital still image and audio data in which entry points refer to each of the still images and also to particular intervals of time of the audio data.
摘要:
A picture series is encoded so that a first type of decoder having only one frame memory and incapable of bi-directional decoding can decode the encoded bitstream, and a second type of decoder having multiple frame memories and capable of bi-directional decoding can decode the encoded bitstream to produce a higher quality decoded picture series. The encoded bitstream comprises three parallel channels of encoded picture data. The first channel includes every other picture and header information common to the second and third channels. The second channel includes the pictures not represented in the first channel and encoded by one of forward and backward predictive coding. The third channel includes the pictures not represented in the first channel and encoded by bi-directional predictive coding. The first type of decoder uses the first and second channels, while the second type of decoder uses the first and third channels.
摘要:
An image signal encoding method and apparatus is provided. An input image signal is coded to produce coded picture signals. Specifically, the coded picture signals include a group-of-pictures consisting of predictive coded pictures and bi-directionally predictive coded pictures. For at least some of the predictive coded pictures of the group-of-pictures, slices are designated which consist entirely of intra-coded macroblocks. An indication of the slices designated is provided in the coded picture signals.
摘要:
According to the present invention, when an ATV signal is recorded by a digital VCR in the conventional television signal record mode, variable speed reproduction data composed of HP data containing I frame is redundantly recorded in a surplus record area that is formed by the difference between the transmission rate of the ATV signal and the transmission rate of the conventional compressed digital video signal. When variable speed reproduction is performed, the variable speed reproduction data is reproduced.
摘要:
The present invention relates to an image processing device and method whereby an image and so forth that a contents producer intends can be displayed in a case where a stereoscopic image content is displayed as a 2D image.A generating unit 13 generates multiplexed data including viewpoint image data for the left eye, and viewpoint image data for the right eye that are two viewpoints of image data, and a view switching flag for specifying image data used for display of a 2D image, of the viewpoint image data for the left eye and the viewpoint image data for the right eye thereof. With decoding of multiplexed data, a view switching flag is extracted from the multiplexed data, and image data used for display of a 2D image is selected from viewpoint image data for the left eye and viewpoint image data for the right eye following the view switching flag thereof. The present invention may be applied to an encoding device or the like for encoding a stereoscopic vision image made up of a multiple-viewpoint image, for example.
摘要:
The present invention relates to an image processing device and method whereby an image and so forth that a contents producer intends can be displayed in a case where a stereoscopic image content is displayed as a 2D image.A generating unit 13 generates multiplexed data including viewpoint image data for the left eye, and viewpoint image data for the right eye that are two viewpoints of image data, and a view switching flag for specifying image data used for display of a 2D image, of the viewpoint image data for the left eye and the viewpoint image data for the right eye thereof. With decoding of multiplexed data, a view switching flag is extracted from the multiplexed data, and image data used for display of a 2D image is selected from viewpoint image data for the left eye and viewpoint image data for the right eye following the view switching flag thereof. The present invention may be applied to an encoding device or the like for encoding a stereoscopic vision image made up of a multiple-viewpoint image, for example.