摘要:
A video encoding method using reference pictures includes: writing a parameter indicating a temporal level of a reference picture or a period of a type of a reference picture into the reference picture for each of the reference pictures, creating a first list of reference pictures comprising the reference pictures sorted based on the parameter; and encoding a current picture of the video using at least the first list of reference pictures. A video decoding method using a reference pictures includes: parsing a parameter indicating a temporal level of a reference picture or a period of a type of a reference picture from each of the reference pictures; creating a first list of reference pictures comprising the reference pictures sorted based on the parameter; and decoding a current picture of the video using at least the first list of reference pictures. Corresponding video encoding and decoding apparatuses are provided.
摘要:
An image coding method includes: dividing a picture into tiles; coding the tiles to generate pieces of coded data each of which corresponds to a different one of the tiles; and generating a bitstream including the pieces of coded data. The coding of the tiles includes: generating a first code string by coding a first tile which is one of the tiles, without referring to coding information used in coding another one of the tiles; and adding a bit string after the first code string to make a bit length of first coded data which is one of the pieces of coded data, a multiple of a predetermined N bits, N being an integer greater than or equal to 2.
摘要:
An image coding method is provided which enables prediction of a motion vector with high accuracy and coding of an image with high coding efficiency. The image coding method includes: calculating a disparity motion vector predictor for predicting a motion vector of a current block to be coded, from a motion vector of a disparity block; selecting a motion vector predictor for use in the prediction of the motion vector of the current block from among one or more motion vector predictor candidates including the disparity motion vector predictor; and coding (i) identification information corresponding to the motion vector predictor selected from among the one or more motion vector predictor candidates and (ii) a motion vector difference that is a difference between the motion vector of the current block and the motion vector predictor.
摘要:
An image coding method for coding image data on a block-by-block basis includes: segmenting a block including coefficients of frequency components, into groups corresponding to frequency ranges based on types of the coefficients, and determining a context corresponding to each of the groups; performing, for each of the coefficients, binary arithmetic coding on the coefficient according to a probability information item corresponding to the context, the context being corresponding to the group having the coefficient; and updating, for each of probability information items, the probability information item corresponding to the context, based on the coefficient included in the group corresponding to the context, wherein in the segmenting, the block is segmented into the groups with various numbers of coefficients.
摘要:
An image coding method for coding a current block, by assigning two or more reference picture indexes to one or more reference pictures that are different from a current picture which includes the current block, and the image coding method comprises the following when the two or more reference picture indexes are used to code the current block: determining whether or not reference pictures identified by two or more reference picture indexes are identical to each other; and switching, based on a result of the determining, between whether or not a prediction direction for coding the current block in a predetermined coding mode is fixed.
摘要:
An arithmetic decoding method is a method in which a context variable specifying a probability of a possible value of each of elements included in a binary string corresponding to a value of a given variable is initialized and arithmetic decoding is performed, using the context variable. The method includes: determining, from among a plurality of initialization methods as a method of initializing the context variable, an initialization method corresponding to the given variable or a group which includes the given variable; and initializing the context variable using the determined initialization method.
摘要:
An image coding method for deriving a predicted motion vector suitable for increasing the coding efficiency of a motion vector. An image coding method of coding a current block with prediction using a first motion vector and a second motion vector, the first motion vector indicating a position in a first reference picture included in a first reference picture list. The second motion vector indicating a position in a second reference picture included in a second reference picture list, the method including: adding the first motion vector to a candidate predicted motion vector list to be used for coding the second motion vector, as a candidate predicted motion vector; selecting a predicted motion vector to be used for coding the second motion vector, from the candidate predicted motion vector list; and coding the second motion vector using the selected predicted motion vector.
摘要:
An image coding method includes: writing, into a sequence parameter set, buffer description defining information for defining a plurality of buffer descriptions; selecting one of the buffer descriptions for each processing unit that is a picture or a slice, and writing buffer description selecting information for specifying the selected buffer description, into a first header of the processing unit which is included in the coded bitstream; and coding the processing unit using the selected buffer description, and the buffer description defining information includes long-term information for identifying, among a plurality of reference pictures indicated in the buffer descriptions, a reference picture to be assigned as a long-term reference picture.
摘要:
A filtering method is for performing deblocking filtering on the boundary between an IPCM block and a non-IPCM block adjacent to each other in an image and including: determining a first quantization parameter for the non-IPCM block; determining a second quantization parameter for the IPCM block, using the first quantization parameter; determining a filter strength for the boundary, using the first quantization parameter and the second quantization parameter; and performing the deblocking filtering on the boundary using the determined filter strength.
摘要:
An image decoding method for decoding, on a block-by-block basis, image data included in a coded bitstream includes: obtaining a fixed number of merging candidates each of which is a candidate set of a prediction direction, a motion vector, and a reference picture index which are to be referenced in decoding of a current block (S303); and obtaining, from the coded bitstream, an index for identifying a merging candidate for the current block (S304), wherein the fixed number of merging candidates include: one or more first candidates each derived based on a prediction direction, a motion vector, and a reference picture index which have been used for decoding a neighboring block spatially or temporally neighboring the current block; and one or more second candidates having a predetermined fixed. The fixed number is greater than or equal to two.