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- An embodiment of the present invention relates to an image encoding apparatus and method, and an image decoding apparatus and method. More specifically, even if the size of the basic block of coding is increased for encoding a high resolution image, spatial redundancy in a block that has not been removed by the existing inter / intra prediction can be efficiently removed, thereby encoding and decoding the video.
- a video encoding apparatus and method therefor, and a video decoding apparatus and method capable of increasing compression efficiency while maintaining the original picture quality of a video at a time.
- each frame image data of a moving picture is divided into a luminance component and a chrominance component, and the luminance component and the chrominance component are further divided into macroblock units to perform encoding.
- H.264 / AVC the latest video compression technology, was developed jointly by the Moving Picture Experts Group (MPEG) and the Video Coding Experts Group (VCEG), and compared to MPEG-4, the existing video compression method. It can improve the compression rate while maintaining MPEG-4, the existing video compression method.
- FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a conventional H.264 / AVC encoder.
- the conventional H.264 / AVC encoder illustrated in FIG. 1 encodes input image data by performing inter prediction, intra prediction, transform, quantization, entropy coding, and the like.
- the deduplicated data is compressed during the transformation and quantization steps.
- the compressed data is made into a bitstream through an entropy encoder.
- the H.264 performs inter prediction 130 with reference to the reference image 120 with respect to the input current image 110 and compensates for the motion 140 to obtain the pixel value of the current block. Or predict the pixel value of the current block from which spatial redundancy is removed by using the intra prediction 150 for the current image.
- the prediction error is calculated based on the difference between the predicted value and the current image.
- the prediction error is transformed and quantized (160), entropy encoded (170), and transmitted as a bitstream.
- the transformed and quantized values are added to the predicted values through the inverse transform and inverse quantization 180, and the reconstructed image 190 is formed through the filter 190 to reduce block distortion.
- inter prediction is a process for eliminating temporal redundancy
- the macroblock is divided into smaller blocks having sizes of 16x16, 16x8, 8x16, 8x8, 8x4, 4x8, and 4x4 to perform motion estimation and motion compensation.
- a maximum of 16 frames may also be used for the reference frame for estimation and motion compensation.
- the H.264 / AVC adopts a 1/4 pixel interpolation method, and the compression rate can be improved while maintaining the image quality compared to MPEG-4, which is a conventional video compression technology.
- Intra prediction is a process for removing spatial redundancy.
- the intra prediction is performed by dividing a macroblock into units of 16 ⁇ 16, 8 ⁇ 8, and 4 ⁇ 4 blocks. More specifically, intra prediction performed in 16x16 block units is called 16x16 intra prediction, and intra prediction performed by dividing a macroblock into four 8x8 block units is called 8x8 intra prediction, and the macroblock is divided into 16 4x4 block units.
- the intra prediction mode performed is called 4x4 intra prediction.
- the optimal intra prediction mode is the best mode of the current macro block.
- P, SP, and B pictures which can both intra and inter prediction, intra mode and inter are possible.
- the mode with the least cost among the modes is selected as the optimal mode.
- the cost of each mode is calculated using the H.264 rate-cost function, which is the same as Equation 1.
- D (i) refers to an error occurring in mode i
- R (i) refers to a bit generated when coding in mode i. Is the Lagrange Multiplier.
- Equation 2 is an equation for determining an optimal mode among the possible modes.
- C means available mode. If the type of the picture currently being coded is P Will have the mode of.
- the existing H.264 / AVC image coder performs entropy coding after transforming and quantizing the difference between the encoding target block and the prediction block. At this time, entropy coding is performed in the selected optimal prediction mode.
- next-generation coding standard which aims to efficiently encode high-resolution video, is trying to set the size of the block on which coding is based to 32x32 or 64x64, which is larger than the current 16x16.
- the basic block size of coding increases while encoding a high resolution image, spatial redundancy within a block increases. Therefore, there is a need for a method that can effectively remove this spatial redundancy.
- an embodiment of the present invention provides an image encoding apparatus and method for efficiently removing spatial redundancy in a block even when the size of a basic block of coding increases for encoding a high resolution image; And an image decoding apparatus corresponding thereto and a method thereof.
- an image encoding apparatus comprises: a target block separation unit for separating an encoding target block into a plurality of subblocks according to positions of pixels with respect to an input image; A key block encoder which selects an arbitrary key block having a size of at least one pixel size among the plurality of subblocks separated by the target block separator, and performs intra prediction encoding or inter prediction encoding on the selected key block. ; And specifying a remainder other than the selected key block among the separated subblocks as non-key blocks, and using the key block reconstructed by the key block encoder and the neighboring pixel values of the current block to predict the non-key block. It characterized in that it comprises a non-key block encoder for executing.
- the target block separation unit The target block represented by It is preferable to separate into subblocks having any one of sizes.
- m and n are natural numbers.
- the target block separation unit The size of the subblock for the target block represented by When determined to be, it is preferable to divide into subblocks according to the following equation.
- Is the current block Represents the pixel value for the coordinate
- % represents a modular operation
- the basic block is It is divided into four sub-blocks
- M and N represent the horizontal and vertical size of the block, respectively.
- the key block encoder comprises: a transform / quantizer for predicting a pixel value for the selected key block, calculating an error value with the current pixel, converting and quantizing the calculated error value, and transmitting the converted error value to an entropy encoder; An inverse transform / inverse quantizer for inverse transforming and inverse quantizing the transformed and quantized values by the transform / quantization unit; And a memory buffer that recovers the key block by accumulating the values output by the inverse transform / inverse quantization unit.
- the non-key block encoder predicts a pixel value for the non-key block, calculates an error value with the current pixel, converts and quantizes the calculated error value, and transmits the entropy encoder to the entropy encoder. ; An inverse transform / inverse quantizer for inverse transforming and inverse quantizing the transformed and quantized values by the transform / quantization unit; And a memory buffer that recovers the non-key block by accumulating the value output by the inverse transform / inverse quantization unit.
- the image encoding apparatus may further include a transform / quantization unit configured to calculate a prediction error value by intra prediction or inter prediction on a target block of an input image, and then convert and quantize the calculated prediction error value and transmit the calculated prediction error value to an entropy encoder; An inverse transform / inverse quantizer for inverse transforming and inverse quantizing the transformed and quantized values by the transform / quantization unit; A combiner for combining the reconstructed key block and the non-key block reconstructed by the non-key block encoder based on the key block encoder; And a memory buffer for accumulating the values output by the inverse transform / inverse quantization unit and restoring the reference block by adding the sums of the values added by the combiner.
- a transform / quantization unit configured to calculate a prediction error value by intra prediction or inter prediction on a target block of an input image, and then convert and quantize the calculated prediction error value and transmit the calculated prediction error value to an entropy encoder
- An image decoding apparatus for achieving the above object includes an entropy decoder for reading encoding information and subblock information of a decoding object block with respect to an input encoded signal; If it is determined by the entropy decoder that the target block is encoded with the key block and the non-key block, the key block is selected based on the subblock information read from the encoded signal, and the selected key block is selected from among the subblocks corresponding to the subblock information.
- a key block decryption unit for restoring a pixel value for the pixel;
- the remaining non-key block is designated as a non-key block among the sub-blocks, and spatial prediction is performed on the designated non-key block by using the reconstructed key block and surrounding pixel values of the current block based on the key block decoding unit.
- the key block decoding unit may include an inverse transform / inverse quantization unit for inverse transforming and inverse quantizing a signal corresponding to key block encoding among input coded signals; A prediction unit for predicting a pixel value for the selected key block; And a key block reconstruction unit for reconstructing the selected key block by adding the output value by the inverse transform / inverse quantization unit and the prediction value by the prediction unit.
- the non-key block decoding unit may further include an inverse transform / inverse quantization unit for inverse transforming and inverse quantizing a signal corresponding to non-key block encoding among input coded signals; A spatial prediction execution unit executing spatial prediction using the reconstructed key block and the neighboring pixel values of the current block based on the key block decoding unit; And a non-key block reconstruction unit for reconstructing the designated non-key block by adding a value output by the inverse transform / inverse quantization unit and a value executed by the intra prediction execution unit.
- the image decoding apparatus may further include an inverse transform / inverse quantization unit that inversely transforms and inversely quantizes an input coded signal.
- the signal restoring unit restores the target block by adding up the value accumulated by the inverse transform / inverse quantization unit and the sum summed by the combining unit.
- a method of encoding an image comprising: separating an encoding target block into a plurality of subblocks according to positions of pixels with respect to an input image; Selecting an arbitrary key block having a size of at least one pixel size among the plurality of separated subblocks, and performing intra prediction encoding or inter prediction encoding on the selected key block; And non-key blocks other than the selected key block among the separated subblocks, and are designated by using the neighboring pixel values of the current block and the key block restored by the predictive encoding execution step for the key block. And performing a spatial prediction for the.
- the image encoding method comprises: predicting a pixel value for a selected key block, calculating an error value with a current pixel, converting and quantizing the calculated error value, and transmitting the calculated error value to an entropy encoder; Inverse transform and inverse quantization of the transformed and quantized error values; And reconstructing the selected key block by adding an inverse transform and inverse quantized output value to the predicted value.
- the image encoding method may further include: predicting a pixel value for a designated non-key block, calculating an error value with a current pixel, converting and quantizing the calculated error value, and transmitting the calculated error value to an entropy encoder; Inverse transform and inverse quantization of the transformed and quantized error values; And restoring a designated non-key block by accumulating the inverse transform and inverse quantized output values.
- the image encoding method may further include calculating a prediction error value by intra prediction or inter prediction with respect to a target block of an input image, and then converting and quantizing the calculated prediction error value and transmitting the result to an entropy encoder; Inverse transform and inverse quantization of the transformed and quantized error values; And
- the method may further include accumulating the values output by the inverse transform and inverse quantization steps and reconstructing the object block by adding the combined values by the combining step.
- a method of decoding an image comprising: reading encoding information and subblock information of a decoding object block with respect to an input encoded signal; If it is determined by the reading step that the target block is encoded with the key block and the non-key block, the key block is selected based on the subblock information read from the encoded signal, and the selected key block is selected from among the subblocks corresponding to the subblock information. Predicting a pixel value for the pixel; Specify the remaining non-key block among the sub-blocks as the non-key block, and use the reconstructed key block based on the prediction step for the key block and the spatial prediction for the designated non-key block using the surrounding pixel values of the current block. Executing; And restoring an input coded signal based on the value predicted by the predicting step for the key block and the value predicted by the predicting execution step for the non-key block.
- the image decoding method includes the steps of inverse transform and inverse quantization of a signal corresponding to key block encoding among the input coded signals; And reconstructing the selected key block by adding the output value obtained by the inverse transform and inverse quantization steps and the predicted value predicted by the prediction step.
- the image decoding method may further include inverse transforming and inverse quantizing a signal corresponding to non-key block encoding among input coded signals; And reconstructing the designated non-key block by adding the value output by the inverse transform and inverse quantization step and the value executed by the intra prediction execution step.
- the image decoding method may further include inverse transforming and inverse quantization of an input coded signal; And combining the reconstructed key block and the non-key block reconstructed by the predicting step for the non-key block based on the predicting step for the key block.
- the target block is reconstructed by adding the summed values obtained by the combining step to the values output and accumulated by the inverse transform and inverse quantization steps.
- the compression efficiency can be increased while maintaining the original image quality of the video when encoding and decoding the video.
- FIG. 1 is a diagram schematically illustrating a configuration of a general H.264 / AVC encoder.
- FIG. 2 is a diagram schematically illustrating an image encoding apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of subblock separation according to the H.264 standard.
- FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating subblock separation according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of a 16 ⁇ 16 block divided into subblocks.
- FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of a reconstructed key block and adjacent neighboring pixels.
- FIG. 7 is a flowchart illustrating an image encoding method by the image encoding apparatus of FIG. 2.
- FIG. 8 is a diagram schematically illustrating an image decoding apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 9 is a flowchart illustrating an image decoding method by the image decoding apparatus of FIG. 8.
- the image encoding apparatus includes a target block splitter 220 and a target block splitter for splitting an encoding target block into a plurality of subblocks according to positions of pixels with respect to an input image 210.
- a key block encoder 230 for selecting an arbitrary key block having a size of at least one pixel size among the plurality of subblocks separated by 220 and performing intra prediction or inter prediction on the selected key block, and The remaining sub-blocks are designated as non-key blocks except for the selected key block, and are assigned to the non-key block designated by using the reconstructed key block and the neighboring pixel values of the current block based on the key block encoder 230.
- a non-key block encoder 240 that executes spatial prediction for the data.
- the spatial prediction is intra prediction performed by the non-key block encoder 240, and the terminology is changed to prevent confusion with intra prediction of a general video encoding apparatus.
- the video encoding apparatus and the video decoding apparatus to be described later include a personal computer (PC), a notebook computer, a personal digital assistant (PDA), a portable multimedia player (PMP), and a PlayStation Portable (PSP). It may be a user terminal such as PlayStation Portable), a mobile communication terminal, or a server terminal such as an application server or a service server, and encodes an image and a communication device such as a communication modem for performing communication with various devices or a wired / wireless communication network.
- the present invention refers to various devices including various programs for decoding or decoding data, a memory for storing data, and a microprocessor for executing and controlling a program.
- the image encoded in the bitstream by the video encoding apparatus is real-time or non-real-time through the wired or wireless communication network, such as the Internet, local area wireless communication network, wireless LAN network, WiBro network, mobile communication network, or the like, or a cable, universal serial bus (USB: Universal) It may be transmitted to an image decoding apparatus through various communication interfaces such as a serial bus, and may be decoded by the image decoding apparatus to restore and reproduce the image.
- wired or wireless communication network such as the Internet, local area wireless communication network, wireless LAN network, WiBro network, mobile communication network, or the like, or a cable, universal serial bus (USB: Universal) It may be transmitted to an image decoding apparatus through various communication interfaces such as a serial bus, and may be decoded by the image decoding apparatus to restore and reproduce the image.
- USB universal serial bus
- a moving picture is composed of a series of pictures, and each picture is divided into a predetermined area such as a block.
- the divided blocks are largely classified into intra blocks and inter blocks according to encoding methods.
- An intra block refers to a block that is encoded by using an intra prediction coding method.
- An intra prediction coding is performed by using pixels of blocks previously encoded, decoded, and reconstructed in a current picture that performs current encoding.
- a prediction block is generated by predicting pixels of a block, and a difference value with pixels of the current block is encoded.
- An inter block refers to a block that is encoded using inter prediction coding.
- Inter prediction coding generates a prediction block by predicting a current block within a current picture by referring to one or more past pictures or future pictures. This is a method of encoding the difference value with.
- a frame referred to to encode or decode the current picture is referred to as a reference frame.
- the input image 210 does not go through the key block encoding process by the key block encoder 230 and the non-key block encoding process by the non-key block encoder 240, and the general H.
- the encoding may be performed according to a process defined in the 264 standard. That is, a prediction error is calculated based on the difference between the value predicted by the inter prediction 211 or 212 or the intra prediction 213 and the current image, and the calculated prediction error is transformed and quantized 214 and the entropy encoding 218 is performed. May be transmitted as a bitstream.
- the transformed and quantized values are added to the predicted values through inverse transform and inverse quantization (215), and are reconstructed by accumulating in the memory buffer 270 through a filter 216 process for reducing block distortion. Can be formed.
- the target block separator 220 may split the encoding target block into a plurality of subblocks according to the positions of the pixels with respect to the input image 210. Even in the case of the H.264 standard, a target block of an input image is divided into subblocks, but this is conceptually divided into several subblocks by grouping adjacent pixels. However, the target block separator 220 according to an embodiment of the present invention does not separate the target block according to adjacent pixels, but divides the subblocks according to the positions of the pixels constituting the target block.
- the size of the target block may be represented by a multiplier of two.
- a macroblock is set using a size of a target block of 16 ⁇ 16. If the size of the target block to be encoded is MxN, the size of the target block MxN is It can be expressed as At this time, the size of the possible subblock is It may be any one of.
- m and n represent natural numbers.
- the target block separator 220 divides the basic block into sub blocks by selecting one of the sizes of the sub blocks. E.g, If it is determined by the size of this subblock, the base block is It is divided into sub blocks. Equation 3 shows an expression of dividing a basic block into subblocks.
- Equation (3) Of the current block Means the pixel value for the coordinate, Denotes the kth subblock,% denotes a modular operation, Means truncation operation.
- the shapes of the respective pixels are differently represented in order to explain the separation of the subblocks according to the positions of the respective pixels of the target block having the size of 16 ⁇ 16 blocks.
- FIG. 5 shows a case in which a 16x16 block is divided into 16 subblocks. Here, each subblock has a size of 4 ⁇ 4 blocks.
- the key block encoder 230 selects an arbitrary key block having a size greater than or equal to at least one pixel size among the plurality of subblocks separated by the target block separator 220, or sets the predetermined k-th block as a key block. Specify. The remaining blocks except the key block among the subblocks may be designated as non-key blocks by the non-key block encoder 240. The key blocks are preferably encoded before the non-key blocks and then decrypted.
- the key block encoder 230 may include a transform / quantizer 234, an inverse transform / inverse quantizer 235, and a memory buffer 237.
- the transform / quantization unit 234 predicts the pixel value with respect to the selected key block according to the inter prediction 231, 232 or the intra prediction 233, and then calculates an error value with the current pixel, and calculates the calculated error value. It transforms and quantizes the data and transmits it to the entropy encoder 218.
- the 16x16 sized target block is divided into a plurality of 4x4 subblocks as shown in FIG. 5, it is assumed that Isb15 is selected as the key block among the plurality of subblocks. Inter prediction or intra prediction is performed on the block selected as the block. In this case, the size of the prediction block is not limited to the 4x4 block and may be set to various sized blocks.
- the predicted residual block is subjected to frequency transformation and quantization, and then transmitted to the entropy encoder 218 to be compressed into a bitstream.
- the inverse transform / inverse quantizer 235 decodes the quantized signal through inverse quantization, inverse frequency transform, and the like, and the memory buffer 237 accumulates the output values of the inverse transform / inverse quantizer 235 in the key block.
- Restore block for Create In this case, a filtering process 236 for deblogging may be added to reduce distortion of the restored block.
- the non-key block passing through the target block separator 220 is encoded and decoded by the non-key block encoder 240 of FIG. 2.
- the non-key block encoder 240 predicts a pixel value for the non-key block, calculates an error value with the current pixel, converts and quantizes the calculated error value, and transmits the calculated error value to the entropy encoder 218.
- the memory buffer 245 may be provided to recover the non-key block by accumulating the values.
- the non-key block encoder 240 uses the reconstructed key block based on the key block encoder 230 and neighboring previously reconstructed pixels of the current block to perform intra prediction. Accordingly, a prediction value for the corresponding non-key block is calculated. At this time, it can be calculated as Equation 4 for the non-key block, which is called spatial prediction.
- Is the kth subblock Represents a predicted pixel value corresponding to a position. Also, As shown in FIG. 2, when the coordinate value is negative, it means the value of the neighboring pixel of the current block. At this time, Denotes the pixel value of the position of D.
- the above equation is only an example of a method of producing a prediction signal, and is not limited to the above method.
- the non-key block and the residual block of the prediction block are sent to the entropy encoder 218 through the change and the quantization 242.
- the inverse transform / inverse quantizer 243 decodes the quantized signal through inverse quantization, inverse frequency transform, and the like, and the memory buffer 245 performs inverse transform / inverse quantization. Accumulate the output value by 243 to generate a reconstruction block for the non-key block. In this case, a filtering process 244 for deblogging may be added to reduce distortion of the restored block.
- a method of using only a mode frequently used among prediction modes as a candidate may be efficient. For example, the number of bits for encoding the index of the key block intra prediction mode may be reduced using only the vertical prediction mode, the horizontal prediction mode, or the DC prediction mode mainly used in intra prediction.
- the frequency transform and quantization used in the key block encoder 230 and the non-key block encoder 240 may use a different type of change and quantization from general video codecs according to the purpose.
- the Qstep value may be changed. For example, if the quantization error is less likely to occur in the reconstructed value of the key block, the quantization may be performed with a smaller Qstep. If the reconstructed value of the key block is to be encoded with a small amount of bits, the quantization may be performed with a large Qstep.
- the key block signal and the non-key block signal reconstructed by the key block encoder 230 and the non-key block encoder 240 are summed by a merger 250 and the memory buffer 270. ) Is combined with the reconstructed signal without passing through the key block encoder 230 and the non-key block encoder 240 to restore the target block.
- FIG. 7 is a flowchart illustrating an image encoding method by the image encoding apparatus of FIG. 2.
- the target block separating unit 220 separates an encoding target block into a plurality of subblocks according to positions of pixels with respect to an input image (S701).
- the key block encoder 230 selects a key block from the plurality of separated subblocks, and performs intra prediction or inter prediction according to an input image frame (S703). In addition, the key block encoder 230 calculates a prediction error based on the difference between the predicted value and the current image, converts and quantizes the calculated prediction error, and entropy encodes the transmitted prediction error (S705). . Meanwhile, the key block encoder 230 adds the transformed and quantized values to the intra predicted or inter predicted values through inverse transform and inverse quantization (S707), and performs a key block through a filter process to reduce block distortion. To restore (S709).
- the non-key block encoder 240 is a key block encoder for a non-key block except for the key block selected by the key block encoder 230 among the subblocks separated by the target block separator 220.
- a pixel value is predicted according to intra prediction using the key block reconstructed by 230 and the previously reconstructed neighboring pixels (S711).
- the non-key block encoder 240 calculates a prediction error based on the difference between the spatially predicted value and the current image, transforms, quantizes, entropy codes, and transmits the predicted error as a bitstream ( S713).
- the non-key block encoder 240 adds the transformed and quantized values to the intra predicted values through inverse transform and inverse quantization (S715) and performs a non-key through a filter process to reduce block distortion. Restore to block (S717). The restored key block and the non-key block are combined by the combiner 250 (S719).
- the error value is based on the difference between the predicted value and the current image.
- the calculated error value is transformed, quantized, and entropy encoded (S721).
- the transformed and quantized values are subjected to inverse transform and inverse quantization (S723), the transformed and quantized values are added to the summated by the combiner 250 and restored to the target block (S725).
- a filtering process for reducing block distortion may be added.
- a method of encoding a current image by dividing it into a key block and a non-key block may be adaptively used in units of macroblocks / slices / frames, and information representing the same may also be transmitted in units of macroblocks / slices / frames.
- information on a block selected as a key block is needed, the information should be transmitted.
- transmission of information on the key block may be omitted.
- 2 is a diagram schematically illustrating an image decoding apparatus according to an exemplary embodiment.
- the apparatus for decoding an image includes an entropy decoder 910 for reading encoded information and subblock information about a decoding object block and an entropy decoder 810 for the input coded signal. If it is determined that the non-key block is encoded, the key block decoder 920 selects a key block based on the subblock information read from the encoded signal and predicts a pixel value of the selected key block among the subblocks corresponding to the subblock information. ), Other than the selected key block among the subblocks, is designated as the non-key block, and the non-key block for the designated non-key block is determined using the key block reconstructed based on the key block decoder 820 and surrounding pixel values of the current block.
- the image decoding apparatus compensates for the motion and performs inter prediction based on the reference image 811 according to a general decoding process according to the H.264 standard.
- the filter 815 may further include a filter 815 for generating a reconstruction signal by adding the inverse transform and inverse quantized values.
- the key block decoder 820 is an inverse transform / inverse quantizer 824 for inversely transforming and inversely quantizing a signal corresponding to key block encoding among input coded signals, and inter prediction or intra prediction for the selected key block.
- Predictors 822 and 823 for predicting pixel values
- a key block reconstruction unit 826 for reconstructing the selected key block by adding an output value by the inverse transform / inverse quantizer 824 and a predicted value by the predictors 822 and 823. do.
- the non-key block decoder 830 may include an inverse transform / inverse quantizer 832 and a key block decoder 820 that inverse transform and inverse quantize the signal corresponding to the non-key block encoding among the input coded signals.
- the apparatus for decoding an image may include a merger that adds a key block reconstructed based on the key block decoder 820 and a non-key block reconstructed by the non-key block decoder 830 ( 840 is further included, and the signal summed by the combiner 840 is combined with the reconstructed signal without undergoing key block and non-key block encoding to reconstruct the target block.
- a merger that adds a key block reconstructed based on the key block decoder 820 and a non-key block reconstructed by the non-key block decoder 830 ( 840 is further included, and the signal summed by the combiner 840 is combined with the reconstructed signal without undergoing key block and non-key block encoding to reconstruct the target block.
- FIG. 9 is a flowchart illustrating an image decoding method by the image decoding apparatus of FIG. 8.
- the entropy decoder 810 reads encoding information and subblock information of a decoding object block with respect to the input encoding (S901).
- the key block decoding unit 820 selects a key block in the subblock based on the read subblock information, Intra prediction or inter prediction is performed according to the information (S903).
- the key block decoder 820 inversely transforms and inversely quantizes the received coded signal (S905), and adds a value output through the inverse transform and inverse quantization to an intra prediction or inter prediction value, and a block distortion phenomenon.
- the key block is restored through a filter process to reduce the signal (S907).
- the non-key block decryption unit 830 designates a non-key block excluding a key block selected by the key block decryption unit 820 among subblocks read by the entropy decoder 810, and includes a key block decryption unit ( A pixel value is predicted according to intra prediction using the key block reconstructed by the block 820 and the previously reconstructed neighboring pixels (S909).
- the non-key block decoder 830 inversely transforms and inversely quantizes the received coded signal (S911), adds the output value through the inverse transform and inverse quantization to an intra predicted value, and reduces block distortion.
- the non-key block is reconstructed through a filter process to make a signal (S913).
- the restored key block and the non-key block are summed by the combiner 840 (S915).
- the image decoding apparatus performs an inverse transform and inverse quantization process on a signal encoded without passing through the key block decoder 820 and the non-key block decoder 830 (S917), and then the combiner 840.
- the sum is added to the sum of the sums and restored to the target block (S919).
- a filtering process for reducing block distortion may be added.
- the embodiment of the present invention is applied to the field of the image compression device and the image decoding device, and the block that cannot be removed from the existing intra prediction even when the size of the coding basic block is increased for encoding the high resolution image. It is a very useful invention that can effectively remove the spatial redundancy in the video, thereby generating an effect of increasing the compression efficiency while maintaining the original video quality when encoding and decoding the video.
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- 영상 부호화 장치에 있어서,입력되는 영상에 대하여, 부호화 대상블록을 픽셀들의 위치에 따라 복수의 서브블록으로 분리하는 대상블록 분리부;상기 대상블록 분리부에 의해 분리된 상기 복수의 서브블록들 중 적어도 하나의 픽셀크기 이상의 크기를 갖는 임의의 키 블록을 선택하며, 선택된 상기 키 블록에 대한 인트라 예측 부호화 또는 인터 예측부호화를 실행하는 키 블록 부호화부; 및분리된 상기 서브블록 중 선택된 상기 키 블록을 제외한 나머지를 논-키 블록으로 지정하며, 상기 키 블록 부호화부에 의해 복원된 키 블록 및 현재블록의 주변 픽셀값을 이용하여 상기 지정된 논-키 블록에 대한 공간예측을 실행하는 논-키 블록 부호화부를 포함하는 것을 특징으로 하는 영상 부호화 장치.
- 제 1항에 있어서,상기 키 블록 부호화부는,상기 선택된 키 블록에 대한 픽셀값을 예측한 후, 현재픽셀과의 오차값을 산출하고, 산출된 상기 오차값을 변환 및 양자화하여 엔트로피 인코더로 전송하는 변환/양자화부;상기 변환/양자화부에 의해 변환 및 양자화된 값을 역변환 및 역양자화하는 역변환/역양자화부; 및상기 역변환/역양자화부에 의해 출력되는 값을 누적하여 상기 키 블록을 복원하는 메모리 버퍼를 포함하는 것을 특징으로 하는 영상 부호화 장치.
- 제 1항에 있어서,상기 논-키 블록 부호화부는,상기 논-키 블록에 대한 픽셀값을 예측한 후, 현재픽셀과의 오차값을 산출하고, 산출된 상기 오차값을 변환 및 양자화하여 엔트로피 인코더로 전송하는 변환/양자화부;상기 변환/양자화부에 의해 변환 및 양자화된 값을 역변환 및 역양자화하는 역변환/역양자화부; 및상기 역변환/역양자화부에 의해 출력되는 값을 누적하여 상기 논-키 블록을 복원하는 메모리 버퍼를 포함하는 것을 특징으로 하는 영상 부호화 장치.
- 제 1항에 있어서,상기 입력되는 영상의 상기 대상블록에 대하여 인트라 예측 또는 인터예측에 의한 예측 오차값을 산출한 후, 산출된 상기 예측 오차값을 변환 및 양자화하여 엔트로피 인코더로 전송하는 변환/양자화부;상기 변환/양자화부에 의해 변환 및 양자화된 값을 역변환 및 역양자화하는 역변환/역양자화부;상기 키 블록 부호화부에 기초하여 복원된 키 블록 및 상기 논-키 블록 부호화부에 의해 복원된 논-키 블록을 결합하는 결합부; 및상기 역변환/역양자화부에 의해 출력되는 값을 누적하며, 상기 결합부에 의해 결합된값으로부터 참조블록을 복원하는 메모리 버퍼를 더 포함하는 것을 특징으로 하는 영상 부호화 장치.
- 영상 복호화 장치에 있어서,입력되는 부호화 신호에 대하여, 복호화 대상블록에 대한 부호화 정보 및 서브블록 정보를 판독하는 엔트로피 디코더엔트로피 디코더;상기 엔트로피 디코더엔트로피 디코더의해 상기 대상블록이 키 블록 및 논-키 블록 부호화된 것으로 판단되면, 상기 부호화 신호로부터 판독된 상기 서브블록 정보에 기초하여 키 블록을 선택하며, 상기 서브블록 정보에 대응하는 서브블록 중 선택된 상기 키 블록에 대한 픽셀값을 복원하는 키 블록 복호화부;상기 서브블록 중 선택된 상기 키 블록을 제외한 나머지를 논-키 블록으로 지정하며, 상기 키 블록 복호화부에 기초하여 복원된 키 블록 및 상기 현재블록의 주변 픽셀값을 이용하여 상기 지정된 논-키 블록에 대한 공간 예측을 실행하여 논-키 블록을 복원하는 논-키 블록 복호화부; 및상기 키 블록 복호화부에 의해 복원된 값 및 상기 논-키 블록 복호화부에 의해 복원된 값을 결합하는 결합부를 포함하는 것을 특징으로 하는 영상 복호화 장치.
- 제 7항에 있어서,상기 키 블록 복호화부는,입력되는 상기 부호화 신호 중 키 블록 부호화에 대응하는 신호를 역변환 및 역양자화하는 역변환/역양자화부;상기 선택된 키 블록에 대한 픽셀값을 예측하는 예측부; 및상기 역변환/역양자화부에 의한 출력값과 상기 예측부에 의한 예측값을 가산하여 상기 선택된 키 블록을 복원하는 키 블록 복원부를 포함하는 것을 특징으로 하는 영상 복호화 장치.
- 제 7항에 있어서,상기 논-키 블록 복호화부는,상기 입력되는 상기 부호화 신호 중 논-키 블록 부호화에 대응하는 신호를 역변환 및 역양자화하는 역변환/역양자화부;상기 키 블록 복호화부에 기초하여 복원된 키 블록 및 상기 현재블록의 주변픽셀값을 이용하여 공간 예측을 실행하는 공간예측 실행부; 및상기 역변환/역양자화부에 의해 출력되는 값과 상기 인트라 예측 실행부에 의해 실행된 값을 가산하여 상기 지정된 논-키 블록을 복원하는 논-키 블록 복원부를 포함하는 것을 특징으로 하는 영상 복호화 장치.
- 제 7항에 있어서,입력되는 상기 부호화 신호를 역변환 및 역양자화하는 역변환/역양자화부를 더 포함하며,상기 신호 복원부는, 상기 역변환/역양자화부에 의해 출력되어 누적되는 값에, 상기 결합부에 의해 결합된 값에 기초하여 상기 대상블록을 복원하는 것을 특징으로 하는 영상 복호화 장치.
- 영상 부호화 방법에 있어서,입력되는 영상에 대하여, 부호화 대상블록을 픽셀들의 위치에 따라 복수의 서브블록으로 분리하는 단계;분리된 상기 복수의 서브블록들 중 적어도 하나의 픽셀크기 이상의 크기를 갖는 임의의 키 블록을 선택하며, 선택된 상기 키 블록에 대한 인트라 예측 부호화 또는 인터 예측 부호화를 실행하는 단계; 및분리된 상기 서브블록 중 선택된 상기 키 블록을 제외한 나머지를 논-키 블록으로 지정하며, 상기 키 블록에 대한 예측 부호화 실행단계에 의해 복원된 키 블록 및 상기 현재블록의 주변 픽셀값을 이용하여 상기 지정된 논-키 블록에 대한 공간예측을 실행하는 단계를 포함하는 것을 특징으로 하는 영상 부호화 방법.
- 제 11항에 있어서,상기 선택된 키 블록에 대한 픽셀값을 예측한 후, 현재픽셀과의 오차값을 산출하고, 산출된 상기 오차값을 변환 및 양자화하여 엔트로피 인코더로 전송하는 단계;상기 변환 및 양자화된 오차값을 역변환 및 역양자화하는 단계; 및상기 역변환 및 역양자화되어 출력되는 값을 예측값과 가산하여 상기 선택된 키 블록을 복원하는 단계를 더 포함하는 것을 특징으로 하는 영상 부호화 방법.
- 제 11항에 있어서,상기 지정된 논-키 블록에 대한 픽셀값을 예측한 후, 현재픽셀과의 오차값을 산출하고, 산출된 상기 오차값을 변환 및 양자화하여 엔트로피 인코더로 전송하는 단계;상기 변환 및 양자화된 오차값을 역변환 및 역양자화하는 단계; 및상기 역변환 및 역양자화되어 출력되는 값을 누적하여 상기 지정된 논-키 블록을 복원하는 단계를 더 포함하는 것을 특징으로 하는 영상 부호화 방법.
- 제 11항에 있어서,상기 입력되는 영상의 상기 대상블록에 대하여 인트라 예측 또는 인터예측에 의한 예측 오차값을 산출한 후, 산출된 상기 예측 오차값을 변환 및 양자화하여 엔트로피 인코더로 전송하는 단계;상기 변환 및 양자화된 오차값을 역변환 및 역양자화하는 단계; 및상기 역변환 및 역양자화단계에 의해 출력되는 값을 누적하며, 누적된 값에 기초하여 상기 대상블록을 복원하는 단계를 더 포함하는 것을 특징으로 하는 영상 부호화 방법.
- 영상 복호화 방법에 있어서,입력되는 부호화 신호에 대하여, 복호화 대상블록에 대한 부호화 정보 및 서브블록 정보를 판독하는 단계;상기 판독단계에 의해 상기 대상블록이 키 블록 및 논-키 블록 부호화된 것으로 판단되면, 상기 부호화 신호로부터 판독된 상기 서브블록 정보에 기초하여 키 블록을 선택하며, 상기 서브블록 정보에 대응하는 서브블록 중 선택된 상기 키 블록에 대한 픽셀값을 예측하는 단계;상기 서브블록 중 선택된 상기 키 블록을 제외한 나머지를 논-키 블록으로 지정하며, 상기 키 블록에 대한 예측단계에 기초하여 복원된 키 블록 및 상기 현재블록의 주변 픽셀값을 이용하여 상기 지정된 논-키 블록에 대한 공간예측을 실행하는 단계; 및상기 키 블록에 대한 예측단계에 의해 예측된 값 및 상기 논-키 블록에 대한 예측 실행단계에 의해 예측된 값에 기초하여 입력되는 상기 부호화 신호를 복원하는 단계를 포함하는 것을 특징으로 하는 영상 복호화 방법.
- 제 15항에 있어서,입력되는 상기 부호화 신호 중 키 블록 부호화에 대응하는 신호를 역변환 및 역양자화하는 단계; 및상기 역변환 및 역양자화 단계에 의한 출력값과 상기 예측단계에 의해 예측된 예측값을 가산하여 상기 선택된 키 블록을 복원하는 단계를 더 포함하는 것을 특징으로 하는 영상 복호화 방법.
- 제 15항에 있어서,상기 입력되는 상기 부호화 신호 중 논-키 블록 부호화에 대응하는 신호를 역변환 및 역양자화하는 단계; 및상기 역변환 및 역양자화 단계에 의해 출력되는 값과 상기 공간예측 실행단계에 의해 실행된 값을 가산하여 상기 지정된 논-키 블록을 복원하는 단계를 더 포함하는 것을 특징으로 하는 영상 복호화 방법.
- 제 15항에 있어서,입력되는 상기 부호화 신호를 역변환 및 역양자화하는 단계; 및상기 키 블록에 대한 예측단계에 기초하여 복원된 키 블록 및 상기 논-키 블록에 대한 예측단계에 의해 복원된 논-키 블록을 결합하는 단계를 더 포함하며,상기 부호화 신호 복원단계는, 상기 역변환 및 역양자화 단계에 의해 출력되어 누적되는 값에, 상기 결합단계에 의해 결합된값을 가산하여 상기 대상블록을 복원하는 것을 특징으로 하는 영상 복호화 방법.
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