WO2021049586A1 - 符号化装置、復号装置、符号化方法、および復号方法 - Google Patents
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- the present disclosure relates to video coding, in particular to systems, components, and methods in video coding and decoding.
- Video coding technology is H. From 261 and MPEG-1, H.M. 264 / AVC (Advanced Video Coding), MPEG-LA, H.A. 265 / HEVC (High Efficiency Video Coding), and H. We are making progress toward 266 / VVC (Versatile Video Codec).
- H.M. 264 / AVC Advanced Video Coding
- MPEG-LA MPEG-LA
- H.A. 265 / HEVC High Efficiency Video Coding
- VVC Very Video Codec
- Non-Patent Document 1 relates to an example of a conventional standard relating to the above-mentioned video coding technology.
- the present disclosure may contribute to one or more of, for example, improvement of coding efficiency, improvement of image quality, reduction of processing amount, reduction of circuit scale, improvement of processing speed, and appropriate selection of elements or operations.
- the coding device includes a circuit and a memory connected to the circuit, and the circuit is a sub-picture commonly defined in a plurality of pictures constituting a moving image in operation.
- Sub-picture information is encoded by using a plurality of CTUs (Codeing Tree Units) that are common to the plurality of pictures and are defined in a grid shape, and the sub-picture information is commonly defined in the plurality of pictures. Includes information that represents each of the horizontal and vertical positions of the sub-picture region using the plurality of CTUs.
- CTUs Codeing Tree Units
- Each embodiment of the present disclosure may include, for example, improving coding efficiency, improving image quality, reducing coding / decoding processing, reducing circuit scale, or coding. It enables at least one of the improvement of the processing speed of conversion / decoding.
- each of the embodiments, or parts thereof, of the present disclosure, in encoding and decoding is suitable for components / actions such as filters, blocks, sizes, motion vectors, reference pictures, reference blocks, etc. Allows you to make various choices.
- the disclosure also includes disclosure of configurations or methods that may provide benefits other than the above. For example, a configuration or method for improving coding efficiency while suppressing an increase in processing amount.
- the configuration or method according to one aspect of the present disclosure includes, for example, improvement of coding efficiency, improvement of image quality, reduction of processing amount, reduction of circuit scale, improvement of processing speed, and appropriate selection of elements or operations. Can contribute to one or more of them.
- the configuration or method according to one aspect of the present disclosure may contribute to benefits other than the above.
- FIG. 1 is a schematic view showing an example of a configuration of a transmission system according to an embodiment.
- FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of a hierarchical structure of data in a stream.
- FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of a slice configuration.
- FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of the tile configuration.
- FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of a coding structure at the time of scalable coding.
- FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of a coding structure at the time of scalable coding.
- FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing an example of the functional configuration of the coding apparatus according to the embodiment.
- FIG. 8 is a block diagram showing an implementation example of the coding apparatus.
- FIG. 1 is a schematic view showing an example of a configuration of a transmission system according to an embodiment.
- FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of a hierarchical structure of data in a stream.
- FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of
- FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing an example of the overall coding process by the coding device.
- FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of block division.
- FIG. 11 is a diagram showing an example of the functional configuration of the divided portion.
- FIG. 12 is a diagram showing an example of a division pattern.
- FIG. 13A is a diagram showing an example of a syntax tree of a division pattern.
- FIG. 13B is a diagram showing another example of the syntax tree of the division pattern.
- FIG. 14 is a table showing transformation basis functions corresponding to each transformation type.
- FIG. 15 is a diagram showing an example of SVT.
- FIG. 16 is a flowchart showing an example of processing by the conversion unit.
- FIG. 17 is a flowchart showing another example of processing by the conversion unit.
- FIG. 16 is a flowchart showing an example of processing by the conversion unit.
- FIG. 18 is a block diagram showing an example of the functional configuration of the quantization unit.
- FIG. 19 is a flowchart showing an example of quantization by the quantization unit.
- FIG. 20 is a block diagram showing an example of the functional configuration of the entropy coding unit.
- FIG. 21 is a diagram showing the flow of CABAC in the entropy encoding unit.
- FIG. 22 is a block diagram showing an example of the functional configuration of the loop filter unit.
- FIG. 23A is a diagram showing an example of the shape of the filter used in ALF (adaptive loop filter).
- FIG. 23B is a diagram showing another example of the shape of the filter used in ALF.
- FIG. 23C is a diagram showing another example of the shape of the filter used in ALF.
- FIG. 23A is a diagram showing an example of the shape of the filter used in ALF (adaptive loop filter).
- FIG. 23B is a diagram showing another example of the shape of the filter used in ALF.
- FIG. 23D is a diagram showing an example in which the Y sample (first component) is used for CCALF of Cb and CCALF of Cr (a plurality of components different from the first component).
- FIG. 23E is a diagram showing a diamond-shaped filter.
- FIG. 23F is a diagram showing an example of JC-CCALF.
- FIG. 23G is a diagram showing an example of a weight_index candidate of JC-CCALF.
- FIG. 24 is a block diagram showing an example of a detailed configuration of a loop filter unit that functions as a DBF.
- FIG. 25 is a diagram showing an example of a deblocking filter having a filter characteristic symmetrical with respect to a block boundary.
- FIG. 26 is a diagram for explaining an example of a block boundary on which deblocking filtering is performed.
- FIG. 27 is a diagram showing an example of the Bs value.
- FIG. 28 is a flowchart showing an example of processing performed by the prediction unit of the coding apparatus.
- FIG. 29 is a flowchart showing another example of the processing performed by the prediction unit of the coding apparatus.
- FIG. 30 is a flowchart showing another example of the processing performed by the prediction unit of the coding apparatus.
- FIG. 31 is a diagram showing an example of 67 intra-prediction modes in intra-prediction.
- FIG. 32 is a flowchart showing an example of processing by the intra prediction unit.
- FIG. 33 is a diagram showing an example of each reference picture.
- FIG. 34 is a conceptual diagram showing an example of a reference picture list.
- FIG. 35 is a flowchart showing a basic processing flow of inter-prediction.
- FIG. 36 is a flowchart showing an example of MV derivation.
- FIG. 37 is a flowchart showing another example of MV derivation.
- FIG. 38A is a diagram showing an example of classification of each mode of MV derivation.
- FIG. 38B is a diagram showing an example of classification of each mode of MV derivation.
- FIG. 39 is a flowchart showing an example of inter-prediction by the normal inter-mode.
- FIG. 40 is a flowchart showing an example of inter-prediction in the normal merge mode.
- FIG. 40 is a flowchart showing an example of inter-prediction in the normal merge mode.
- FIG. 41 is a diagram for explaining an example of the MV derivation process in the normal merge mode.
- FIG. 42 is a diagram for explaining an example of the MV derivation process in the HMVP mode.
- FIG. 43 is a flowchart showing an example of FRUC (frame rate upconversion).
- FIG. 44 is a diagram for explaining an example of pattern matching (bilateral matching) between two blocks along a motion trajectory.
- FIG. 45 is a diagram for explaining an example of pattern matching (template matching) between a template in the current picture and a block in the reference picture.
- FIG. 46A is a diagram for explaining an example of deriving the MV in sub-block units in the affine mode using two control points.
- FIG. 46B is a diagram for explaining an example of deriving the MV in sub-block units in the affine mode using three control points.
- FIG. 47A is a conceptual diagram for explaining an example of MV derivation of a control point in the affine mode.
- FIG. 47B is a conceptual diagram for explaining an example of MV derivation of the control point in the affine mode.
- FIG. 47C is a conceptual diagram for explaining an example of MV derivation of the control point in the affine mode.
- FIG. 48A is a diagram for explaining an affine mode having two control points.
- FIG. 48B is a diagram for explaining an affine mode having three control points.
- FIG. 49A is a conceptual diagram for explaining an example of the MV derivation method of the control points when the number of control points is different between the encoded block and the current block.
- FIG. 49B is a conceptual diagram for explaining another example of the MV derivation method of the control points when the number of control points is different between the encoded block and the current block.
- FIG. 50 is a flowchart showing an example of processing in the affine merge mode.
- FIG. 51 is a flowchart showing an example of processing in the affine intermode.
- FIG. 52A is a diagram for explaining the generation of predicted images of two triangles.
- FIG. 52B is a conceptual diagram showing an example of the first part of the first partition and the first sample set and the second sample set.
- FIG. 52C is a conceptual diagram showing the first portion of the first partition.
- FIG. 53 is a flowchart showing an example of the triangle mode.
- FIG. 54 is a diagram showing an example of the ATMVP mode in which the MV is derived in units of subblocks.
- FIG. 55 is a diagram showing the relationship between the merge mode and DMVR (dynamic motion vector refreshing).
- FIG. 56 is a conceptual diagram for explaining an example of DMVR.
- FIG. 57 is a conceptual diagram for explaining another example of DMVR for determining MV.
- FIG. 58A is a diagram showing an example of motion search in DMVR.
- FIG. 58B is a flowchart showing an example of motion search in DMVR.
- FIG. 59 is a flowchart showing an example of generating a predicted image.
- FIG. 60 is a flowchart showing another example of generating a predicted image.
- FIG. 61 is a flowchart for explaining an example of the predicted image correction process by OBMC (overlapped block motion compression).
- FIG. 62 is a conceptual diagram for explaining an example of the predicted image correction process by the OBMC.
- FIG. 63 is a diagram for explaining a model assuming constant velocity linear motion.
- FIG. 64 is a flowchart showing an example of inter-prediction according to BIO.
- FIG. 65 is a diagram showing an example of the functional configuration of the inter-prediction unit that performs inter-prediction according to BIO.
- FIG. 66A is a diagram for explaining an example of a predicted image generation method using the luminance correction process by LIC (local illumination compression).
- FIG. LIC local illumination compression
- FIG. 66B is a flowchart showing an example of a predicted image generation method using the luminance correction process by LIC.
- FIG. 67 is a block diagram showing a functional configuration of the decoding device according to the embodiment.
- FIG. 68 is a block diagram showing an implementation example of the decoding device.
- FIG. 69 is a flowchart showing an example of an overall decoding process by the decoding device.
- FIG. 70 is a diagram showing the relationship between the division determination unit and other components.
- FIG. 71 is a block diagram showing an example of the functional configuration of the entropy decoding unit.
- FIG. 72 is a diagram showing the flow of CABAC in the entropy decoding unit.
- FIG. 73 is a block diagram showing an example of the functional configuration of the inverse quantization unit.
- FIG. 74 is a flowchart showing an example of dequantization by the dequantization unit.
- FIG. 75 is a flowchart showing an example of processing by the inverse conversion unit.
- FIG. 76 is a flowchart showing another example of processing by the inverse conversion unit.
- FIG. 77 is a block diagram showing an example of the functional configuration of the loop filter unit.
- FIG. 78 is a flowchart showing an example of processing performed by the prediction unit of the decoding device.
- FIG. 79 is a flowchart showing another example of the processing performed by the prediction unit of the decoding device.
- FIG. 80A is a flowchart showing a part of other examples of processing performed by the prediction unit of the decoding device.
- FIG. 80A is a flowchart showing a part of other examples of processing performed by the prediction unit of the decoding device.
- FIG. 80B is a flowchart showing the rest of other examples of processing performed by the predictor of the decoding apparatus.
- FIG. 81 is a diagram showing an example of processing by the intra prediction unit of the decoding device.
- FIG. 82 is a flowchart showing an example of MV derivation in the decoding device.
- FIG. 83 is a flowchart showing another example of MV derivation in the decoding device.
- FIG. 84 is a flowchart showing an example of inter-prediction by the normal inter-mode in the decoding device.
- FIG. 85 is a flowchart showing an example of inter-prediction in the normal merge mode in the decoding device.
- FIG. 86 is a flowchart showing an example of inter-prediction in the FRUC mode in the decoding device.
- FIG. 81 is a diagram showing an example of processing by the intra prediction unit of the decoding device.
- FIG. 82 is a flowchart showing an example of MV derivation in the decoding
- FIG. 87 is a flowchart showing an example of inter-prediction by the affine merge mode in the decoding device.
- FIG. 88 is a flowchart showing an example of inter-prediction by the affine inter-mode in the decoding device.
- FIG. 89 is a flowchart showing an example of inter-prediction in the triangle mode in the decoding device.
- FIG. 90 is a flowchart showing an example of motion search by DMVR in the decoding device.
- FIG. 91 is a flowchart showing a detailed example of motion search by DMVR in the decoding device.
- FIG. 92 is a flowchart showing an example of generating a predicted image in the decoding device.
- FIG. 93 is a flowchart showing another example of generating a predicted image in the decoding device.
- FIG. 94 is a flowchart showing an example of correction of a predicted image by OBMC in a decoding device.
- FIG. 95 is a flowchart showing an example of correction of a predicted image by BIO in a decoding device.
- FIG. 96 is a flowchart showing an example of correction of the predicted image by the LIC in the decoding device.
- FIG. 97 is a conceptual diagram showing the relationship between the sub-picture, the slice, and the tile.
- FIG. 98 is a conceptual diagram showing the relationship between tiles and slices.
- FIG. 99 is a syntax structure diagram relating to a sub-picture defined by using a grid.
- FIG. 100 is a syntax structure diagram relating to a sub-picture defined by using CTU.
- FIG. 101A is a conceptual diagram showing a grid index of each grid element in the picture.
- FIG. 101B is a conceptual diagram showing a sub-picture index of each grid element in the picture.
- FIG. 102 is a syntax structure diagram showing another example of subpictures defined using a grid.
- FIG. 103 is a syntax structure diagram showing another example of a subpicture defined using the CTU.
- FIG. 104 is a flowchart showing the operation of the coding device according to the embodiment.
- FIG. 105 is a flowchart showing the operation of the decoding device according to the embodiment.
- FIG. 106 is an overall configuration diagram of a content supply system that realizes a content distribution service.
- FIG. 101A is a conceptual diagram showing a grid index of each grid element in the picture.
- FIG. 101B is a conceptual diagram showing a sub-picture index of each grid element in the picture.
- FIG. 107 is a diagram showing an example of a display screen of a web page.
- FIG. 108 is a diagram showing an example of a display screen of a web page.
- FIG. 109 is a diagram showing an example of a smartphone.
- FIG. 110 is a block diagram showing a configuration example of a smartphone.
- each of a plurality of pictures constituting the moving image is divided into various areas.
- the picture is divided into a plurality of CTUs (Coding Tree Units), a plurality of tiles, and a plurality of slices.
- CTUs Coding Tree Units
- tiles a plurality of tiles
- slices a plurality of slices
- the CTU corresponds to a fixed size square area.
- a tile is a rectangular area defined according to one or more rows in a picture, one or more columns in a picture, or both.
- Slices correspond to one packet, the NAL unit, to one or more tiles, or to one or more contiguous CTUs in one tile.
- the processing target area may not match one of the CTU, tile, slice, etc., and it may be difficult to specify the processing target area.
- the coding device includes a circuit and a memory connected to the circuit, and the circuit is a sub-picture commonly defined in a plurality of pictures constituting a moving image in operation.
- Sub-picture information is encoded using a plurality of CTUs (Codeing Tree Units) that are common to the plurality of pictures and are defined in a grid shape, and the sub-picture information is commonly defined in the plurality of pictures. Includes information that represents each of the horizontal and vertical positions of the sub-picture region using the plurality of CTUs.
- CTUs Codeing Tree Units
- the sub-picture information is information that represents the area of the sub-picture by using the plurality of CTUs by expressing the shape of the area of the sub-picture, the horizontal position, and the vertical position by using the plurality of CTUs. Is.
- the width, height, horizontal position, and vertical position of the sub-picture region are represented by using the plurality of CTUs, so that the sub-picture region is represented by the plurality of CTUs. It is the information expressed by using.
- the sub-picture information includes the horizontal position and the vertical position on the upper left of the sub-picture area and the horizontal position on the lower right of the sub-picture area as the horizontal position and the vertical position of the sub-picture area.
- the information represents the area of the sub-picture using the plurality of CTUs.
- the sub-picture information includes (1) the horizontal position of the upper left of the sub-picture area as the horizontal position of the sub-picture area, and (2) the sub-picture as the vertical position of the sub-picture area.
- the vertical position of the upper left of the area (3) the difference between the horizontal position of the upper left of the sub-picture area and the horizontal position of the upper right of the sub-picture area, and (4) the upper left of the sub-picture area.
- Information is obtained by expressing the difference between the vertical position and the lower left vertical position of the sub-picture area by using the plurality of CTUs, thereby expressing the area of the sub-picture by using the plurality of CTUs.
- This may make it possible to flexibly determine the upper left horizontal position and vertical position of the sub-picture area based on a plurality of CTUs. In addition, it may be possible to flexibly determine the width and height of the sub-picture area based on a plurality of CTUs. In addition, it may be possible to reduce the amount of code.
- the circuit further encodes CTU size information indicating a size commonly defined for the plurality of CTUs before the sub-picture information.
- the circuit encodes the sub-picture information only when two or more sub-pictures are present as the sub-pictures commonly defined in the plurality of pictures.
- the circuit encodes the sub-picture information in a sequence parameter set.
- a CTU that is not located at the right end or the lower end of the plurality of CTUs is defined as a fixed-size square area, and among the plurality of CTUs, the CTU of the picture.
- the CTU located at the right end or the lower end is defined as the fixed-size square region or a region smaller than the fixed-size square region.
- the decoding device includes a circuit and a memory connected to the circuit, and the circuit is a sub that is commonly defined in a plurality of pictures constituting a moving image in operation.
- Sub-picture information representing a picture area using a plurality of CTUs (Coding Tree Units) common to the plurality of pictures and defined in a grid shape is decoded, and the sub-picture information is commonly defined in the plurality of pictures. Includes information that uses the plurality of CTUs to represent each of the horizontal and vertical positions of the sub-picture region.
- CTUs Coding Tree Units
- the shape of the area of the sub-picture, the horizontal position, and the vertical position are represented by using the plurality of CTUs, so that the area of the sub-picture is expressed by using the plurality of CTUs.
- Information to represent is represented by using the plurality of CTUs, so that the area of the sub-picture is expressed by using the plurality of CTUs.
- the width, height, horizontal position, and vertical position of the sub-picture region are represented by using the plurality of CTUs, so that the sub-picture region is represented by the plurality of CTUs. It is the information expressed by using.
- the sub-picture information includes the horizontal position and the vertical position on the upper left of the sub-picture area and the horizontal position on the lower right of the sub-picture area as the horizontal position and the vertical position of the sub-picture area.
- the information represents the area of the sub-picture using the plurality of CTUs.
- the sub-picture information includes (1) the horizontal position of the upper left of the sub-picture area as the horizontal position of the sub-picture area, and (2) the sub-picture as the vertical position of the sub-picture area.
- the vertical position of the upper left of the area (3) the difference between the horizontal position of the upper left of the sub-picture area and the horizontal position of the upper right of the sub-picture area, and (4) the upper left of the sub-picture area.
- Information is obtained by expressing the difference between the vertical position and the lower left vertical position of the sub-picture area by using the plurality of CTUs, thereby expressing the area of the sub-picture by using the plurality of CTUs.
- This may make it possible to flexibly determine the upper left horizontal position and vertical position of the sub-picture area based on a plurality of CTUs. In addition, it may be possible to flexibly determine the width and height of the sub-picture area based on a plurality of CTUs. In addition, it may be possible to reduce the amount of code.
- the circuit further decodes the CTU size information indicating the size commonly defined for the plurality of CTUs before the sub-picture information.
- the circuit decodes the sub-picture information only when two or more sub-pictures are present as the sub-pictures commonly defined in the plurality of pictures.
- the circuit decodes the sub-picture information from the sequence parameter set.
- a CTU that is not located at the right end or the lower end of the plurality of CTUs is defined as a fixed-size square area, and among the plurality of CTUs, the CTU of the picture.
- the CTU located at the right end or the lower end is defined as the fixed-size square region or a region smaller than the fixed-size square region.
- a plurality of CTUs in which a sub-picture area commonly defined in a plurality of pictures constituting a moving image is defined in a grid shape in common in the plurality of pictures.
- (Codeing Tree Unit) is used to encode the sub-picture information, and the sub-picture information sets the horizontal position and the vertical position of the sub-picture area commonly defined in the plurality of pictures to the plurality of CTUs. Contains information to be represented in use.
- a plurality of CTUs (a plurality of CTUs commonly defined in the plurality of pictures and defined in a grid shape) are defined as sub-picture areas commonly defined in the plurality of pictures constituting the moving image.
- the sub-picture information represented by using Coding Tree Unit) is decoded, and the sub-picture information uses the plurality of CTUs for each of the horizontal position and the vertical position of the sub-picture area commonly defined in the plurality of pictures. Contains information represented by.
- the coding apparatus includes an input unit, a division unit, an intra prediction unit, an inter prediction unit, a loop filter unit, a conversion unit, a quantization unit, and an entropy code. It is provided with a conversion unit and an output unit.
- the current picture is input to the input unit.
- the division unit divides the current picture into a plurality of blocks.
- the intra prediction unit uses the reference image included in the current picture to generate a prediction signal of the current block included in the current picture.
- the inter-prediction unit generates a prediction signal of a current block included in the current picture by using a reference image included in a reference picture different from the current picture.
- the loop filter unit applies a filter to the reconstructed block of the current block included in the current picture.
- the conversion unit converts the prediction error between the original signal of the current block included in the current picture and the prediction signal generated by the intra prediction unit or the inter prediction unit to generate a conversion coefficient.
- the quantization unit quantizes the conversion coefficient to generate a quantization coefficient.
- the entropy coding unit applies variable length coding to the quantization coefficient to generate a coded bit stream. Then, the coded bit stream including the quantization coefficient to which the variable length coding is applied and the control information is output from the output unit.
- the entropy encoding unit sets a sub-picture area commonly defined in a plurality of pictures constituting a moving image in a plurality of CTUs (Coding) commonly defined in the plurality of pictures in a grid pattern.
- the sub-picture information represented by using Tree Unit) is encoded, and the sub-picture information is used for each of the horizontal position and the vertical position of the area of the sub-picture commonly defined in the plurality of pictures by using the plurality of CTUs. Contains information to represent.
- the decoding device includes an input unit, an entropy decoding unit, an inverse quantization unit, an inverse conversion unit, an intra prediction unit, an inter prediction unit, a loop filter unit, and the like. It has an output unit.
- a coded bit stream is input to the input unit.
- the entropy decoding unit applies variable-length decoding to the coded bit stream to derive a quantization coefficient.
- the inverse quantization unit dequantizes the quantization coefficient to derive a conversion coefficient.
- the inverse conversion unit inversely transforms the conversion coefficient to derive a prediction error.
- the intra prediction unit uses the reference image included in the current picture to generate a prediction signal of the current block included in the current picture.
- the inter-prediction unit generates a prediction signal of a current block included in the current picture by using a reference image included in a reference picture different from the current picture.
- the loop filter unit applies a filter to the reconstructed block of the current block included in the current picture. Then, the current picture is output from the output unit.
- the entropy decoding unit sets a sub-picture area commonly defined in a plurality of pictures constituting a moving image in a plurality of CTUs (Coding Trees) commonly defined in the plurality of pictures in a grid pattern.
- the sub-picture information represented by using Unit) is decoded, and the sub-picture information represents each of the horizontal position and the vertical position of the area of the sub-picture commonly defined in the plurality of pictures by using the plurality of CTUs. Contains information.
- these comprehensive or specific embodiments may be implemented in a system, device, method, integrated circuit, computer program, or non-temporary recording medium such as a computer-readable CD-ROM, system. , Devices, methods, integrated circuits, computer programs, and any combination of recording media.
- Image A unit of data composed of a set of pixels, consisting of pictures and blocks smaller than pictures, including moving images as well as still images.
- Block This is a processing unit of a set including a specific number of pixels, and the name does not matter as shown in the following example. Further, regardless of the shape, for example, a rectangle composed of M ⁇ N pixels, a square composed of M ⁇ M pixels, as well as a triangle, a circle, and other shapes are included.
- Pixel / sample A point of the smallest unit constituting an image which includes not only a pixel at an integer position but also a pixel at a decimal position generated based on a pixel at an integer position.
- Pixel value / sample value A unique value possessed by a pixel, which includes not only a luminance value, a color difference value, and an RGB gradation, but also a depth value or two values of 0 and 1.
- the flag includes not only one bit but also a plurality of bits, and may be, for example, a parameter or index having two or more bits. Further, not only the binary value using the binary number but also the multi-value using other binary numbers may be used.
- Signal A symbolized and encoded signal for transmitting information including a discretized digital signal and an analog signal that takes a continuous value.
- Stream / bit stream A data string of digital data or a flow of digital data.
- the stream / bitstream may be divided into a plurality of layers and composed of a plurality of streams.
- transmission is performed by serial communication on a single transmission line
- packet communication on a plurality of transmission lines is also included.
- Restrict limit, restriction / restrict / restrict
- limit limit, restriction / restrict / restrict
- not prohibiting or permitting does not necessarily mean an obligation.
- Color difference An adjective represented by the symbols Cb and Cr, which specifies that a sample sequence or a single sample represents one of the two color difference signals associated with the primary colors.
- the term chroma can also be used in place of the term chroma.
- Luminance An adjective represented by a symbol or subscript Y or L that specifies that a sample array or a single sample represents a monochrome signal associated with a primary color.
- the term lumen can also be used in place of the term lumen.
- Embodiments are examples of coding and decoding devices to which the processes and / or configurations described in each aspect of the present disclosure can be applied.
- the processing and / or configuration can also be performed in a coding device and a decoding device different from the embodiment.
- any of the following may be performed.
- a part of the components constituting the coding device or the decoding device of the embodiment may be combined with the components described in any of the aspects of the present disclosure. , May be combined with a component that comprises some of the functions described in any of the aspects of the present disclosure, or a component that performs part of the processing performed by the component described in each aspect of the present disclosure. May be combined with.
- a component including a part of the function of the coding device or the decoding device of the embodiment, or a component performing a part of the processing of the coding device or the decoding device of the embodiment is disclosed in the present disclosure.
- any one of the plurality of processes included in the method is the process described in any one of the aspects of the present disclosure, or the same. It may be replaced or combined with any of the processes.
- the method of carrying out the processing and / or the configuration described in each aspect of the present disclosure is not limited to the coding device or the decoding device of the embodiment.
- the processing and / or configuration may be performed in a device used for a purpose different from the video coding or video decoding disclosed in the embodiments.
- FIG. 1 is a schematic view showing an example of a configuration of a transmission system according to the present embodiment.
- the transmission system Trs is a system that transmits a stream generated by encoding an image and decodes the transmitted stream.
- Such a transmission system Trs includes, for example, a coding device 100, a network Nw, and a decoding device 200, as shown in FIG.
- An image is input to the coding device 100.
- the coding device 100 generates a stream by encoding the input image, and outputs the stream to the network Nw.
- the stream contains, for example, a coded image and control information for decoding the coded image.
- the image is compressed by this coding.
- the original image before being encoded which is input to the coding apparatus 100, is also called an original image, an original signal, or an original sample.
- the image may be a moving image or a still image.
- images are superordinate concepts such as sequences, pictures and blocks, and are not subject to spatial and temporal domain restrictions unless otherwise specified.
- An image is composed of pixels or an array of pixel values, and the signal or pixel value representing the image is also called a sample.
- the stream may also be referred to as a bitstream, a coded bitstream, a compressed bitstream, or a coded signal.
- the coding device may be referred to as an image coding device or a moving image coding device, and the coding method by the coding device 100 is a coding method, an image coding method, or a moving image coding method. May be called.
- the network Nw transmits the stream generated by the coding device 100 to the decoding device 200.
- the network Nw may be the Internet, a wide area network (WAN: Wide Area Network), a small-scale network (LAN: Local Area Network), or a combination thereof.
- the network Nw is not necessarily limited to a two-way communication network, but may be a one-way communication network that transmits broadcast waves such as terrestrial digital broadcasting or satellite broadcasting. Further, the network Nw may be replaced by a storage medium recording a stream such as a DVD (Digital entirely Disc) or a BD (Blu-Ray Disc (registered trademark)).
- the decoding device 200 generates a decoded image, which is, for example, an uncompressed image by decoding the stream transmitted by the network Nw. For example, the decoding device decodes the stream according to the decoding method corresponding to the coding method by the coding device 100.
- the decoding device may be called an image decoding device or a moving image decoding device, and the decoding method by the decoding device 200 may be called a decoding method, an image decoding method, or a moving image decoding method.
- FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of a hierarchical structure of data in a stream.
- the stream contains, for example, a video sequence.
- This video sequence includes, for example, as shown in FIG. 2A, VPS (Video Parameter Set), SPS (Sequence Parameter Set), PPS (Picture Parameter Set), SEI (Supplement Parameter), and SEI (Supplemental Parameter Information). Includes pictures of.
- the VPS includes a coding parameter common to a plurality of layers in a moving image composed of a plurality of layers, and a plurality of layers included in the moving image, or a coding parameter related to each layer.
- the SPS includes parameters used for the sequence, i.e., coding parameters referenced by the decoding apparatus 200 to decode the sequence.
- the coding parameter may indicate the width or height of the picture.
- the PPS includes parameters used for the pictures, i.e., coding parameters referenced by the decoding device 200 to decode each picture in the sequence.
- the coding parameter may include a reference value of the quantization width used for decoding the picture and a flag indicating the application of the weighted prediction.
- the picture may include a picture header and one or more slices, as shown in FIG. 2B.
- the picture header contains coding parameters referenced by the decoding device 200 to decode one or more slices thereof.
- the slice contains a slice header and one or more bricks, as shown in FIG. 2 (c).
- the slice header contains coding parameters referenced by the decoding device 200 to decode one or more of its bricks.
- the brick includes one or more CTUs (Coding Tree Units) as shown in FIG. 2 (d).
- CTUs Coding Tree Units
- the picture does not include a slice and may include a tile group instead of the slice.
- the tile group contains one or more tiles.
- the brick may contain slices.
- CTU is also called a superblock or basic division unit. As shown in FIG. 2 (e), such a CTU includes a CTU header and one or more CUs (Coding Units).
- the CTU header contains coding parameters referenced by the decoding apparatus 200 to decode one or more CUs.
- the CU may be divided into a plurality of small CUs. Further, as shown in FIG. 2 (f), the CU includes a CU header, prediction information, and residual coefficient information.
- the prediction information is information for predicting the CU
- the residual coefficient information is information indicating the prediction residual described later.
- the CU is basically the same as the PU (Prophecy Unit) and the TU (Transform Unit), but for example, the SBT described later may include a plurality of TUs smaller than the CU.
- the CU may be processed for each VPDU (Virtual Pipeline Recording Unit) constituting the CU.
- the VPDU is, for example, a fixed unit that can be processed in one stage when performing pipeline processing in hardware.
- a picture that is the target of processing currently performed by a device such as the coding device 100 or the decoding device 200 is referred to as a current picture. If the processing is coding, the current picture is synonymous with the coding target picture, and if the processing is decoding, the current picture is synonymous with the decoding target picture. Further, a block such as CU or CU, which is the target of processing currently performed by a device such as the coding device 100 or the decoding device 200, is referred to as a current block. If the processing is coding, the current block is synonymous with the coding target block, and if the processing is decoding, the current block is synonymous with the decoding target block.
- the pictures may be composed of slices or tiles.
- a slice is a basic coding unit that composes a picture.
- the picture is composed of, for example, one or more slices.
- the slice consists of one or more contiguous CTUs.
- FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of a slice configuration.
- the picture contains 11 x 8 CTUs and is divided into 4 slices (slices 1-4).
- Slice 1 is composed of, for example, 16 CTUs
- slice 2 is composed of, for example, 21 CTUs
- slice 3 is composed of, for example, 29 CTUs
- slice 4 is composed of, for example, 22 CTUs.
- each CTU in the picture belongs to any slice.
- the shape of the slice is a horizontally divided picture.
- the border of the slice does not have to be the edge of the screen and may be any of the boundaries of the CTU in the screen.
- the processing order (encoding order or decoding order) of CTUs in a slice is, for example, a raster scan order.
- the slice also contains a slice header and coded data.
- the slice header may describe the characteristics of the slice, such as the CTU address at the beginning of the slice and the slice type.
- a tile is a unit of a rectangular area that constitutes a picture.
- Each tile may be assigned a number called TileId in raster scan order.
- FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of the tile configuration.
- the picture contains 11x8 CTUs and is divided into four rectangular area tiles (tiles 1-4).
- the CTU processing order is changed as compared to when tiles are not used. If tiles are not used, multiple CTUs in the picture are processed, for example, in raster scan order. If tiles are used, at least one CTU is processed in each of the tiles, eg, in raster scan order.
- the processing order of the plurality of CTUs included in the tile 1 is from the left end of the first row of the tile 1 to the right end of the first row of the tile 1, and then the left end of the second row of the tile 1. The order is from to the right end of the second row of tile 1.
- one tile may contain one or more slices, and one slice may contain one or more tiles.
- the picture may be composed of tile sets.
- the tile set may include one or more tile groups and may include one or more tiles.
- the picture may consist of only one of a tile set, a tile group, and a tile.
- the order in which a plurality of tiles are scanned in raster order for each tile set is defined as the basic coding order of tiles.
- a tile group is a collection of one or more tiles having a continuous basic coding order in each tile set.
- Such a picture may be composed of the division unit 102 (see FIG. 7) described later.
- [Scalable coding] 5 and 6 are diagrams showing an example of a scalable stream configuration.
- the coding device 100 may generate a temporal / spatial scalable stream by coding each of the plurality of pictures by dividing them into any of the plurality of layers. For example, the coding device 100 realizes the scalability in which the enhancement layer exists above the base layer by encoding the picture for each layer. Such coding of each picture is called scalable coding.
- the decoding device 200 can switch the image quality of the image displayed by decoding the stream. That is, the decoding device 200 determines to which layer to decode according to the internal factor of its own performance and the external factor such as the state of the communication band. As a result, the decoding device 200 can freely switch and decode the same content between the low-resolution content and the high-resolution content.
- a user of the stream uses a smartphone to watch the moving image of the stream halfway while moving, and after returning home, uses a device such as an Internet TV to watch the continuation of the moving image.
- a decoding device 200 having the same or different performance from each other.
- the device decodes up to the upper layer of the stream, the user can view a high-quality moving image after returning home.
- the coding apparatus 100 does not need to generate a plurality of streams having the same contents but different image quality, and the processing load can be reduced.
- the enhancement layer may include meta information based on image statistics and the like.
- the decoding device 200 may generate a moving image with high image quality by super-resolution of the picture of the base layer based on the meta information.
- the super-resolution may be either an improvement in the signal-to-noise ratio at the same resolution or an increase in the resolution.
- the meta information includes information for specifying a linear or non-linear filter coefficient used for super-resolution processing, or information for specifying a parameter value in filter processing, machine learning or least squares operation used for super-resolution processing. You may be.
- the picture may be divided into tiles or the like according to the meaning of each object in the picture.
- the decoding device 200 may decode only a part of the picture by selecting the tile to be decoded.
- the attributes of the object person, car, ball, etc.
- the position in the picture may be stored as meta information.
- the decoding device 200 can identify the position of the desired object based on the meta information and determine the tile containing the object. For example, as shown in FIG. 6, meta information is stored using a data storage structure different from pixel data, such as SEI in HEVC. This meta information indicates, for example, the position, size, or color of the main object.
- meta information may be stored in a unit composed of a plurality of pictures such as a stream, a sequence, or a random access unit.
- the decoding device 200 can acquire the time when the specific person appears in the moving image, and by using the time and the information in the picture unit, the picture in which the object exists and the object in the picture can be obtained. The position can be specified.
- FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing an example of the functional configuration of the coding device 100 according to the embodiment.
- the coding device 100 encodes the image in block units.
- the coding device 100 is a device that encodes an image in block units, and includes a division unit 102, a subtraction unit 104, a conversion unit 106, a quantization unit 108, and entropy coding.
- Each of the intra prediction unit 124 and the inter prediction unit 126 is configured as a part of the prediction processing unit.
- FIG. 8 is a block diagram showing an implementation example of the coding device 100.
- the coding device 100 includes a processor a1 and a memory a2.
- the plurality of components of the coding device 100 shown in FIG. 7 are implemented by the processor a1 and the memory a2 shown in FIG.
- the processor a1 is a circuit that performs information processing and is a circuit that can access the memory a2.
- processor a1 is a dedicated or general purpose electronic circuit that encodes an image.
- the processor a1 may be a processor such as a CPU.
- the processor a1 may be an aggregate of a plurality of electronic circuits. Further, for example, the processor a1 may play the role of a plurality of components other than the component for storing information among the plurality of components of the coding device 100 shown in FIG. 7.
- the memory a2 is a dedicated or general-purpose memory in which information for the processor a1 to encode an image is stored.
- the memory a2 may be an electronic circuit or may be connected to the processor a1. Further, the memory a2 may be included in the processor a1. Further, the memory a2 may be an aggregate of a plurality of electronic circuits. Further, the memory a2 may be a magnetic disk, an optical disk, or the like, or may be expressed as a storage, a recording medium, or the like. Further, the memory a2 may be a non-volatile memory or a volatile memory.
- the coded image may be stored in the memory a2, or the stream corresponding to the coded image may be stored.
- the memory a2 may store a program for the processor a1 to encode an image.
- the memory a2 may play the role of a component for storing information among the plurality of components of the coding device 100 shown in FIG. 7. Specifically, the memory a2 may play the role of the block memory 118 and the frame memory 122 shown in FIG. 7. More specifically, the memory a2 may store a reconstructed image (specifically, a reconstructed block, a reconstructed picture, or the like).
- not all of the plurality of components shown in FIG. 7 may be mounted, or all of the plurality of processes described above may not be performed. Some of the plurality of components shown in FIG. 7 may be included in other devices, and some of the above-mentioned processes may be performed by other devices.
- FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing an example of the overall coding process by the coding device 100.
- the dividing unit 102 of the coding device 100 divides the picture included in the original image into a plurality of fixed size blocks (128 ⁇ 128 pixels) (step Sa_1). Then, the division unit 102 selects a division pattern for the fixed size block (step Sa_2). That is, the division unit 102 further divides the fixed size block into a plurality of blocks constituting the selected division pattern. Then, the coding device 100 performs the processes of steps Sa_3 to Sa_9 for each of the plurality of blocks.
- the prediction processing unit including the intra prediction unit 124 and the inter prediction unit 126 and the prediction control unit 128 generate a prediction image of the current block (step Sa_3).
- the prediction image is also called a prediction signal, a prediction block, or a prediction sample.
- the subtraction unit 104 generates the difference between the current block and the predicted image as the predicted residual (step Sa_4).
- the prediction residual is also called a prediction error.
- the conversion unit 106 and the quantization unit 108 generate a plurality of quantization coefficients by performing conversion and quantization on the predicted image (step Sa_5).
- the entropy coding unit 110 generates a stream by encoding (specifically, entropy coding) the plurality of quantization coefficients and the prediction parameters related to the generation of the predicted image (specifically, entropy coding). Step Sa_6).
- the inverse quantization unit 112 and the inverse conversion unit 114 restore the predicted residuals by performing inverse quantization and inverse conversion on a plurality of quantization coefficients (step Sa_7).
- the addition unit 116 reconstructs the current block by adding the prediction image to the restored prediction residual (step Sa_8). As a result, a reconstructed image is generated.
- the reconstructed image is also referred to as a reconstructed block, and in particular, the reconstructed image generated by the coding apparatus 100 is also referred to as a local decoded block or a locally decoded image.
- the loop filter unit 120 performs filtering on the reconstructed image as necessary (step Sa_9).
- step Sa_10 determines whether or not the coding of the entire picture is completed (step Sa_10), and if it is determined that the coding is not completed (No in step Sa_10), the processing from step Sa_2 is repeatedly executed. To do.
- the coding device 100 selects one division pattern for a block of a fixed size and encodes each block according to the division pattern, but according to each of the plurality of division patterns. Each block may be coded.
- the coding apparatus 100 evaluates the cost for each of the plurality of division patterns, and selects, for example, the stream obtained by coding according to the division pattern having the lowest cost as the stream to be finally output. You may.
- steps Sa_1 to Sa_1 may be sequentially performed by the coding apparatus 100, or a plurality of processes of some of these processes may be performed in parallel, and the order is changed. You may.
- the coding process by such a coding device 100 is a hybrid coding using predictive coding and transform coding.
- predictive coding includes subtraction unit 104, conversion unit 106, quantization unit 108, inverse quantization unit 112, inverse conversion unit 114, addition unit 116, loop filter unit 120, block memory 118, frame memory 122, and intra prediction.
- This is performed by a coding loop consisting of a unit 124, an inter-prediction unit 126, and a predictive control unit 128. That is, the prediction processing unit including the intra prediction unit 124 and the inter prediction unit 126 constitutes a part of the coding loop.
- the division unit 102 divides each picture included in the original image into a plurality of blocks, and outputs each block to the subtraction unit 104. For example, the dividing unit 102 first divides the picture into blocks of a fixed size (for example, 128 x 128 pixels). This fixed size block is sometimes referred to as a coded tree unit (CTU). Then, the division 102 divides each of the fixed-size blocks into variable-size (for example, 64x64 pixels or less) blocks based on, for example, recursive quadtree and / or binary tree block divisions. To divide. That is, the division unit 102 selects a division pattern.
- CTU coded tree unit
- This variable size block is sometimes referred to as a coding unit (CU), a prediction unit (PU) or a conversion unit (TU).
- CU, PU, and TU need not be distinguished, and a part or all blocks in the picture may be a processing unit of CU, PU, or TU.
- FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of block division in the embodiment.
- the solid line represents the block boundary due to the quadtree block division
- the broken line represents the block boundary due to the binary tree block division.
- the block 10 is a square block having 128 x 128 pixels.
- the block 10 is first divided into four 64x64 pixel square blocks (quadtree block division).
- the upper left 64x64 pixel square block is further vertically divided into two rectangular blocks each consisting of 32x64 pixels, and the left 32x64 pixel square block is further vertically divided into two rectangular blocks each consisting of 16x64 pixels. (Divided into half-tree blocks). As a result, the upper left 64x64 pixel square block is divided into two 16x64 pixel rectangular blocks 11 and 12 and a 32x64 pixel rectangular block 13.
- the 64x64 pixel square block on the upper right is horizontally divided into two rectangular blocks 14 and 15 consisting of 64x32 pixels, respectively (binary tree block division).
- the lower left 64x64 pixel square block is divided into four square blocks each consisting of 32x32 pixels (quadtree block division). Of the four square blocks each consisting of 32x32 pixels, the upper left block and the lower right block are further divided.
- the upper left 32x32 pixel square block is vertically divided into two 16x32 pixel square blocks, and the right 16x32 pixel square block is further horizontally divided into two 16x16 pixel square blocks. (Divided into half-tree blocks).
- the lower right square block consisting of 32x32 pixels is horizontally divided into two rectangular blocks each consisting of 32x16 pixels (binary tree block division).
- the lower left 64x64 pixel square block has a 16x32 pixel rectangular block 16, two 16x16 pixel square blocks 17 and 18, and two 32x32 pixel square blocks 19 and 20, respectively, with 32x16 pixels. It is divided into two rectangular blocks 21 and 22.
- the block 23 consisting of 64x64 pixels in the lower right is not divided.
- the block 10 is divided into 13 variable-sized blocks 11 to 23 based on the recursive quadtree and binary tree block divisions.
- Such a division is sometimes called a QTBT (quad-tree plus binary tree) division.
- one block was divided into four or two blocks (quadtree or binary tree block division), but the division is not limited to these.
- one block may be divided into three blocks (ternary tree block division).
- a division including such a ternary tree block division is sometimes called an MBT (multi type tree) division.
- FIG. 11 is a diagram showing an example of the functional configuration of the division unit 102.
- the division unit 102 may include a block division determination unit 102a.
- the block division determination unit 102a may perform the following processing as an example.
- the block division determination unit 102a collects block information from, for example, the block memory 118 or the frame memory 122, and determines the above-mentioned division pattern based on the block information.
- the division unit 102 divides the original image according to the division pattern, and outputs one or more blocks obtained by the division to the subtraction unit 104.
- the block division determination unit 102a outputs, for example, the parameters indicating the above-mentioned division pattern to the conversion unit 106, the inverse conversion unit 114, the intra prediction unit 124, the inter prediction unit 126, and the entropy coding unit 110.
- the conversion unit 106 may convert the prediction residuals based on the parameters, and the intra prediction unit 124 and the inter prediction unit 126 may generate a prediction image based on the parameters.
- the entropy coding unit 110 may perform entropy coding on the parameter.
- the parameters related to the division pattern may be written to the stream as follows as an example.
- FIG. 12 is a diagram showing an example of a division pattern.
- the division patterns include, for example, four divisions (QT) in which the block is divided into two in the horizontal direction and two in the vertical direction, and three divisions (QT) in which the block is divided in the same direction at a ratio of 1: 2: 1.
- HT or VT three divisions
- HB or VB two divisions
- NS no division
- the division pattern does not have the block division direction when it is divided into four and not divided, and the division pattern has the division direction information when it is divided into two and three.
- FIG. 13A and 13B are diagrams showing an example of a syntax tree of a division pattern.
- S Split flag
- QT QT flag
- TT TT flag or BT: BT flag
- BT flag BT flag
- Ver Vertical flag or Hor: Horizontal flag
- the determined determination result may be encoded into a stream according to the coding order disclosed in the syntax tree shown in FIG. 13A.
- the information is arranged in the order of S, QT, TT, Ver, but even if the information is arranged in the order of S, QT, Ver, BT. Good. That is, in the example of FIG. 13B, first, there is information (S: Split flag) indicating whether or not to perform division, and then there is information (QT: QT flag) indicating whether or not to perform 4-division. To do. Next, there is information indicating the division direction (Ver: Vertical flag or Hor: Horizontal flag), and finally there is information indicating whether to perform 2-division or 3-division (BT: BT flag or TT: TT flag). doing.
- S Split flag
- QT QT flag
- BT BT flag or TT: TT flag
- division pattern described here is an example, and a division pattern other than the division pattern described may be used, or only a part of the division pattern described may be used.
- the subtracting unit 104 subtracts a predicted image (predicted image input from the prediction control unit 128) from the original image in block units input from the dividing unit 102 and divided by the dividing unit 102. That is, the subtraction unit 104 calculates the predicted residual of the current block. Then, the subtraction unit 104 outputs the calculated predicted residual to the conversion unit 106.
- the original image is an input signal of the encoding device 100, and is, for example, a signal representing an image of each picture constituting a moving image (for example, a luminance (luma) signal and two color difference (chroma) signals).
- a signal representing an image of each picture constituting a moving image for example, a luminance (luma) signal and two color difference (chroma) signals.
- the conversion unit 106 converts the predicted residual in the spatial domain into the conversion coefficient in the frequency domain, and outputs the conversion coefficient to the quantization unit 108. Specifically, the conversion unit 106 performs, for example, a predetermined discrete cosine transform (DCT) or discrete sine transform (DST) with respect to the predicted residual in the spatial region.
- DCT discrete cosine transform
- DST discrete sine transform
- the conversion unit 106 adaptively selects a conversion type from a plurality of conversion types, and uses a conversion basis function (transform basis function) corresponding to the selected conversion type to convert the predicted residual into a conversion coefficient. It may be converted. Such a conversion may be referred to as EMT (explicit multi-core transform) or AMT (adaptive multi-transform). Also, the transformation basis function is sometimes referred to simply as the basis.
- FIG. 14 is a table showing transformation basis functions corresponding to each transformation type.
- N indicates the number of input pixels.
- the selection of the conversion type from these plurality of conversion types may depend on, for example, the type of prediction (such as intra-prediction and inter-prediction) or the intra-prediction mode.
- EMT flag or AMT flag Information indicating whether or not to apply such EMT or AMT
- information indicating the selected conversion type are usually signalized at the CU level. Note that the signaling of this information does not have to be limited to the CU level and may be at other levels (eg, sequence level, picture level, slice level, brick level or CTU level).
- the conversion unit 106 may reconvert the conversion coefficient (that is, the conversion result). Such reconversion may be referred to as AST (adaptive separable transform) or NSST (non-separable second transform). For example, the conversion unit 106 reconverts each subblock (for example, a 4x4 pixel subblock) included in the block of the conversion coefficient corresponding to the intra-predicted residual.
- the information indicating whether or not to apply the NSST and the information regarding the transformation matrix used in the NSST are usually signalized at the CU level. Note that the signaling of this information does not have to be limited to the CU level and may be at other levels (eg, sequence level, picture level, slice level, brick level or CTU level).
- Separable conversion is a method of performing conversion multiple times by separating each direction by the number of dimensions of the input
- non-separable conversion is a method of performing two or more dimensions when the input is multidimensional. This is a method in which the conversion is performed collectively by regarding them as one-dimensional.
- Non-Separable conversion when the input is a block of 4 ⁇ 4 pixels, it is regarded as one array with 16 elements, and 16 ⁇ 16 conversion is performed for that array. There is something like performing conversion processing with a matrix.
- a conversion in which a 4 ⁇ 4 pixel input block is regarded as one array having 16 elements and then Givens rotation is performed a plurality of times for the array (a transformation in which Givens rotation is performed a plurality of times for the array. Hypercube Givens Transition) may be performed.
- the conversion type of the conversion basis function to be converted into the frequency domain can be switched according to the region in the CU.
- SVT Spaally Varying Transfer
- FIG. 15 is a diagram showing an example of SVT.
- the CU is divided into two equal parts in the horizontal direction or the vertical direction, and only one of the regions is converted into the frequency domain.
- the conversion type may be set for each region, and for example, DST7 and DCT8 are used.
- DST7 and DCT8 can be used for the region at position 0.
- DST7 is used for the region at position 1 of the two regions.
- DST7 and DCT8 are used for the region at position 0.
- DST7 is used for the region at position 1 of the two regions.
- the division method may be divided into four equal parts as well as two equal parts. Further, it is possible to make it more flexible by encoding the information indicating the division method and signaling it in the same manner as the CU division.
- the SVT may also be referred to as an SBT (Sub-block Transfer).
- MTS Multiple Transform Selection
- a conversion type such as DST7 or DCT8 can be selected, and the information indicating the selected conversion type may be encoded as index information for each CU.
- IMTS IMTS
- IMTS IMTS
- DST7 is used on the short side of the rectangle
- DCT2 is used on the long side of the rectangle to perform orthogonal transformation.
- IMTS may be available only in the intra-prediction block, or both the intra-prediction block and the inter-prediction block.
- selection processes for selectively switching the conversion type used for orthogonal conversion have been described as selection processes for selectively switching the conversion type used for orthogonal conversion, but all three selection processes may be valid or partially selected. Only the selection process of may be enabled. Whether or not each selection process is valid can be identified by flag information in the header such as SPS. For example, if all three selection processes are valid, one of the three selection processes is selected in CU units to perform orthogonal conversion.
- the selection process for selectively switching the conversion type may use a selection process different from the above three selection processes as long as at least one of the following four functions [1] to [4] can be realized. Each of the above three selection processes may be replaced with another process.
- the function [1] is a function of orthogonally converting the entire range in the CU and encoding information indicating the conversion type used for the conversion.
- the function [2] is a function of orthogonally converting the entire range of the CU and determining the conversion type based on a predetermined rule without encoding the information indicating the conversion type.
- the function [3] is a function of orthogonally converting a part of the region of the CU to encode information indicating the conversion type used for the conversion.
- the function [4] is a function of orthogonally converting a part of the region of the CU and determining the conversion type based on a predetermined rule without encoding the information indicating the conversion type used for the conversion.
- the application of each of MTS, IMTS, and SBT may be determined for each processing unit.
- the application may be determined in sequence units, picture units, brick units, slice units, CTU units, or CU units.
- the tool for selectively switching the conversion type in the present disclosure may be paraphrased as a method of adaptively selecting the basis used for the conversion process, a selection process, or a process of selecting the basis. Further, the tool for selectively switching the conversion type may be paraphrased as a mode for adaptively selecting the conversion type.
- FIG. 16 is a flowchart showing an example of processing by the conversion unit 106.
- the conversion unit 106 determines whether or not to perform orthogonal conversion (step St_1).
- the conversion unit 106 selects the conversion type used for the orthogonal conversion from the plurality of conversion types (step St_1).
- the conversion unit 106 performs orthogonal conversion by applying the selected conversion type to the predicted residuals of the current block (step St_3).
- the conversion unit 106 encodes the information by outputting the information indicating the selected conversion type to the entropy coding unit 110 (step St_4).
- the conversion unit 106 determines that the orthogonal conversion is not performed (No in step St_1), the conversion unit 106 encodes the information by outputting the information indicating that the orthogonal conversion is not performed to the entropy coding unit 110 (No). Step St_5).
- the determination as to whether or not to perform the orthogonal conversion in step St_1 may be determined based on, for example, the size of the conversion block, the prediction mode applied to the CU, and the like. Further, the information indicating the conversion type used for the orthogonal conversion is not encoded, and the orthogonal conversion may be performed using a predetermined conversion type.
- FIG. 17 is a flowchart showing another example of processing by the conversion unit 106. Note that the example shown in FIG. 17 is an example of orthogonal conversion when a method of selectively switching the conversion type used for orthogonal conversion is applied, as in the example shown in FIG.
- the first conversion type group may include DCT2, DST7 and DCT8.
- the second conversion type group may include DCT2.
- the conversion types included in the first conversion type group and the second conversion type group may be partially overlapped or may be all different conversion types.
- the conversion unit 106 determines whether or not the conversion size is equal to or less than a predetermined value (step Su_1). Here, if it is determined that the value is equal to or less than a predetermined value (Yes in step Su_1), the conversion unit 106 orthogonally converts the predicted residual of the current block using the conversion type included in the first conversion type group (step Su_1). ). Next, the conversion unit 106 outputs information indicating which conversion type to use among the one or more conversion types included in the first conversion type group to the entropy coding unit 110, thereby that information. Is encoded (step Su_3).
- step Su_1 when the conversion unit 106 determines that the conversion size is not equal to or less than a predetermined value (No in step Su_1), the conversion unit 106 orthogonally converts the predicted residual of the current block using the second conversion type group (step Su_1).
- the information indicating the conversion type used for the orthogonal conversion may be the information indicating the combination of the conversion type applied in the vertical direction and the conversion type applied in the horizontal direction of the current block.
- the first conversion type group may include only one conversion type, and the information indicating the conversion type used for the orthogonal conversion may not be encoded.
- the second conversion type group may include a plurality of conversion types, and among one or more conversion types included in the second conversion type group, information indicating the conversion type used for the orthogonal conversion is encoded. You may.
- the conversion type may be determined based only on the conversion size. Note that the process of determining the conversion type used for orthogonal conversion based on the conversion size is not limited to the determination of whether or not the conversion size is equal to or less than a predetermined value.
- the quantization unit 108 quantizes the conversion coefficient output from the conversion unit 106. Specifically, the quantization unit 108 scans a plurality of conversion coefficients of the current block in a predetermined scanning order, and quantizes the conversion coefficients based on the quantization parameter (QP) corresponding to the scanned conversion coefficients. To do. Then, the quantization unit 108 outputs a plurality of quantization coefficients (hereinafter, referred to as quantization coefficients) of the current block to the entropy coding unit 110 and the inverse quantization unit 112.
- QP quantization parameter
- the predetermined scanning order is the order for quantization / inverse quantization of the conversion coefficient.
- a predetermined scanning order is defined in ascending order of frequency (low frequency to high frequency order) or descending order (high frequency to low frequency order).
- the quantization parameter is a parameter that defines the quantization step (quantization width). For example, as the value of the quantization parameter increases, so does the quantization step. That is, as the value of the quantization parameter increases, the error of the quantization coefficient (quantization error) increases.
- a quantization matrix may be used for quantization.
- quantization matrices may be used corresponding to frequency conversion sizes such as 4x4 and 8x8, prediction modes such as intra-prediction and inter-prediction, and pixel components such as luminance and color difference.
- Quantization refers to digitizing values sampled at predetermined intervals in association with a predetermined level, and in this technical field, expressions such as rounding, rounding, or scaling are used. In some cases.
- the quantization matrix As a method of using the quantization matrix, there are a method of using the quantization matrix directly set on the coding apparatus 100 side and a method of using the default quantization matrix (default matrix).
- the quantization matrix can be set according to the characteristics of the image by directly setting the quantization matrix. However, in this case, there is a demerit that the coding amount increases due to the coding of the quantization matrix.
- a quantization matrix used for quantization of the current block is generated based on the default quantization matrix or coded quantization matrix. You may.
- the quantization matrix may be encoded at, for example, sequence level, picture level, slice level, brick level or CTU level.
- the quantization unit 108 scales, for example, the quantization width obtained from the quantization parameters and the like for each conversion coefficient using the values of the quantization matrix.
- the quantization process performed without using the quantization matrix may be a process of quantizing the conversion coefficient based on the quantization width obtained from the quantization parameters and the like.
- the quantization width may be multiplied by a predetermined value common to all the conversion coefficients in the block.
- FIG. 18 is a block diagram showing an example of the functional configuration of the quantization unit 108.
- the quantization unit 108 includes, for example, a differential quantization parameter generation unit 108a, a predictive quantization parameter generation unit 108b, a quantization parameter generation unit 108c, a quantization parameter storage unit 108d, and a quantization processing unit 108e. ..
- FIG. 19 is a flowchart showing an example of quantization by the quantization unit 108.
- the quantization unit 108 may perform quantization for each CU based on the flowchart shown in FIG. Specifically, the quantization parameter generation unit 108c determines whether or not to perform quantization (step Sv_1). Here, when it is determined that the quantization is performed (Yes in step Sv_1), the quantization parameter generation unit 108c generates the quantization parameter of the current block (step Sv_2), and the quantization parameter is stored in the quantization parameter storage unit 108d. It is stored in (step Sv_3).
- the quantization processing unit 108e quantizes the conversion coefficient of the current block using the quantization parameter generated in step Sv_2 (step Sv_4).
- the predictive quantization parameter generation unit 108b acquires the quantization parameter of the processing unit different from the current block from the quantization parameter storage unit 108d (step Sv_5).
- the predictive quantization parameter generation unit 108b generates a predictive quantization parameter of the current block based on the acquired quantization parameter (step Sv_6).
- the difference quantization parameter generation unit 108a is the difference between the quantization parameter of the current block generated by the quantization parameter generation unit 108c and the prediction quantization parameter of the current block generated by the prediction quantization parameter generation unit 108b. Is calculated (step Sv_7). By calculating this difference, the difference quantization parameter is generated.
- the difference quantization parameter generation unit 108a encodes the difference quantization parameter by outputting the difference quantization parameter to the entropy coding unit 110 (step Sv_8).
- the difference quantization parameter may be encoded at the sequence level, the picture level, the slice level, the brick level, or the CTU level.
- the initial values of the quantization parameters may be encoded at the sequence level, the picture level, the slice level, the brick level, or the CTU level.
- the quantization parameter may be generated by using the initial value of the quantization parameter and the difference quantization parameter.
- the quantization unit 108 may include a plurality of quantizers, and may apply a dependent quantization that quantizes the conversion coefficient using a quantization method selected from the plurality of quantization methods.
- FIG. 20 is a block diagram showing an example of the functional configuration of the entropy coding unit 110.
- the entropy coding unit 110 generates a stream by performing entropy coding on the quantization coefficient input from the quantization unit 108 and the prediction parameter input from the prediction parameter generation unit 130.
- entropy coding for example, CABAC (Context-based Adaptive Binary Arithmetic Coding) is used.
- the entropy coding unit 110 includes, for example, a binarization unit 110a, a context control unit 110b, and a binar arithmetic coding unit 110c.
- the binarization unit 110a performs binarization that converts a multi-valued signal such as a quantization coefficient and a prediction parameter into a binary signal.
- the context control unit 110b derives a context value according to the characteristics of the syntax element or the surrounding situation, that is, the probability of occurrence of a binary signal. Methods for deriving this context value include, for example, bypass, syntax element reference, upper / left adjacent block reference, hierarchical information reference, and the like.
- the binar arithmetic coding unit 110c performs arithmetic coding on the binarized signal using the derived context value.
- FIG. 21 is a diagram showing the flow of CABAC in the entropy coding unit 110.
- the CABAC in the entropy encoding unit 110 is initialized. In this initialization, initialization in the binary arithmetic coding unit 110c and setting of the initial context value are performed. Then, the binarization unit 110a and the binar arithmetic coding unit 110c execute binarization and arithmetic coding in order for each of the plurality of quantization coefficients of the CTU, for example. At this time, the context control unit 110b updates the context value every time arithmetic coding is performed. Then, the context control unit 110b saves the context value as post-processing. This saved context value is used, for example, for the initial value of the context value for the next CTU.
- the dequantization unit 112 dequantizes the quantization coefficient input from the quantization unit 108. Specifically, the dequantization unit 112 dequantizes the quantization coefficient of the current block in a predetermined scanning order. Then, the inverse quantization unit 112 outputs the inverse quantized conversion coefficient of the current block to the inverse conversion unit 114.
- the inverse conversion unit 114 restores the predicted residual by inversely converting the conversion coefficient input from the inverse quantization unit 112. Specifically, the inverse conversion unit 114 restores the predicted residual of the current block by performing an inverse conversion corresponding to the conversion by the conversion unit 106 with respect to the conversion coefficient. Then, the inverse conversion unit 114 outputs the restored predicted residual to the addition unit 116.
- the restored prediction residual does not match the prediction error calculated by the subtraction unit 104 because the information is usually lost due to quantization. That is, the restored predicted residual usually includes a quantization error.
- the addition unit 116 reconstructs the current block by adding the prediction residual input from the inverse conversion unit 114 and the prediction image input from the prediction control unit 128. As a result, a reconstructed image is generated. Then, the addition unit 116 outputs the reconstructed image to the block memory 118 and the loop filter unit 120.
- the block memory 118 is, for example, a storage unit for storing a block in the current picture, which is a block referred to in the intra prediction. Specifically, the block memory 118 stores the reconstructed image output from the addition unit 116.
- the frame memory 122 is, for example, a storage unit for storing a reference picture used for inter-prediction, and is sometimes called a frame buffer. Specifically, the frame memory 122 stores the reconstructed image filtered by the loop filter unit 120.
- the loop filter unit 120 performs loop filter processing on the reconstructed image output from the addition unit 116, and outputs the filtered reconstructed image to the frame memory 122.
- a loop filter is a filter (in-loop filter) used within a coded loop, including, for example, an adaptive loop filter (ALF), a deblocking filter (DF or DBF), and a sample adaptive offset (SAO). ..
- FIG. 22 is a block diagram showing an example of the functional configuration of the loop filter unit 120.
- the loop filter unit 120 includes a deblocking filter processing unit 120a, a SAO processing unit 120b, and an ALF processing unit 120c.
- the deblocking filter processing unit 120a performs the above-mentioned deblocking filter processing on the reconstructed image.
- the SAO processing unit 120b performs the above-mentioned SAO processing on the reconstructed image after the deblocking filter processing.
- the ALF processing unit 120c applies the above-mentioned ALF processing to the reconstructed image after the SAO processing. Details of the ALF and deblocking filter will be described later.
- the SAO process is a process for improving image quality by reducing ringing (a phenomenon in which pixel values are distorted in a wavy manner around an edge) and correcting deviations in pixel values.
- This SAO process includes, for example, an edge offset process and a band offset process.
- the loop filter unit 120 may not include all the processing units disclosed in FIG. 22, or may include only a part of the processing units. Further, the loop filter unit 120 may be configured to perform each of the above-mentioned processes in an order different from the process order disclosed in FIG. 22.
- Loop filter section Adaptive loop filter
- a least squares error filter is applied to remove coding distortion, for example, for each 2x2 pixel subblock in the current block, based on the direction of the local gradient and the activity.
- One filter selected from a plurality of filters is applied.
- subblocks for example, 2x2 pixel subblocks
- a plurality of classes for example, 15 or 25 classes.
- Subblock classification is done, for example, based on the direction of the gradient and activity.
- D the gradient direction value
- A the gradient activity value A
- the direction value D of the gradient is derived, for example, by comparing the gradients in a plurality of directions (for example, horizontal, vertical and two diagonal directions). Further, the gradient activity value A is derived, for example, by adding gradients in a plurality of directions and quantizing the addition result.
- the filter for the subblock is determined from the plurality of filters.
- FIG. 23A to 23C are diagrams showing a plurality of examples of the shape of the filter used in ALF.
- FIG. 23A shows a 5x5 diamond-shaped filter
- FIG. 23B shows a 7x7 diamond-shaped filter
- FIG. 23C shows a 9x9 diamond-shaped filter.
- Information indicating the shape of the filter is usually signalized at the picture level. The signalization of the information indicating the shape of the filter does not have to be limited to the picture level, and may be other levels (for example, sequence level, slice level, brick level, CTU level or CU level).
- ALF on / off may be determined, for example, at the picture level or the CU level. For example, it may be determined whether or not to apply ALF at the CU level for luminance, and whether or not to apply ALF at the picture level for color difference.
- Information indicating the on / off of ALF is usually signalized at the picture level or the CU level. The signalization of the information indicating the on / off of ALF does not have to be limited to the picture level or the CU level, and may be at other levels (for example, sequence level, slice level, brick level or CTU level). Good.
- one filter is selected from a plurality of filters and the subblock is subjected to ALF processing.
- a set of coefficients used for the filter is usually signalized at the picture level. Note that the signalization of the coefficient set does not have to be limited to the picture level and may be at other levels (eg, sequence level, slice level, brick level, CTU level, CU level or subblock level).
- FIG. 23D is a diagram showing an example in which the Y sample (first component) is used for CCALF of Cb and CCALF of Cr (a plurality of components different from the first component).
- FIG. 23E is a diagram showing a diamond-shaped filter.
- CC-ALF works by applying a linear diamond filter (FIGS. 23D, 23E) to the luminance channel of each color difference component.
- the filter coefficients are sent in APS, scaled by a factor of 2 ⁇ 10, and rounded for fixed-point representation.
- the application of the filter is controlled by a variable block size and is signaled by a context-coded flag received for each block of the sample.
- the block size and CC-ALF enable flag are received at the slice level of each color difference component.
- the CC-ALF syntax and semantics are provided in the Appendix. Contributions support block sizes of 16x16, 32x32, 64x64, 128x128 (in color difference samples).
- FIG. 23F is a diagram showing an example of JC-CCALF.
- FIG. 23G is a diagram showing an example of a weight_index candidate of JC-CCALF.
- JC-CCALF uses only one CCALF filter to generate one CCALF filter output as a color difference adjustment signal with only one color component, producing a properly weighted version of the same color difference adjustment signal. Apply to other color components. In this way, the complexity of the existing CCALF is roughly halved.
- the weight value is encoded into a sign flag and a weight index.
- the weight index (denoted as weight_index) is encoded in 3 bits and specifies the magnitude of the JC-CCALF weight JcCcWight. It cannot be the same as 0.
- the size of JcCcWight is determined as follows.
- JcCcWight is equal to 4 / (weight_index-4).
- the block level on / off control of ALF filtering of Cb and Cr is separate. This is the same as CCALF, where two separate sets of block-level on / off control flags are encoded.
- the on / off control block sizes of Cb and Cr are the same, so only one block size variable is encoded.
- the loop filter unit 120 reduces the distortion generated at the block boundary by filtering the block boundary of the reconstructed image.
- FIG. 24 is a block diagram showing an example of a detailed configuration of the deblocking filter processing unit 120a.
- the deblocking filter processing unit 120a includes, for example, a boundary determination unit 1201, a filter determination unit 1203, a filter processing unit 1205, a processing determination unit 1208, a filter characteristic determination unit 1207, and switches 1202, 1204 and 1206. Be prepared.
- the boundary determination unit 1201 determines whether or not the pixel to be deblocked filtered (that is, the target pixel) exists near the block boundary. Then, the boundary determination unit 1201 outputs the determination result to the switch 1202 and the processing determination unit 1208.
- the switch 1202 When the boundary determination unit 1201 determines that the target pixel exists near the block boundary, the switch 1202 outputs the image before the filter processing to the switch 1204. On the contrary, when the boundary determination unit 1201 determines that the target pixel does not exist near the block boundary, the switch 1202 outputs the image before the filter processing to the switch 1206.
- the image before the filter processing is an image composed of the target pixel and at least one peripheral pixel around the target pixel.
- the filter determination unit 1203 determines whether or not to perform deblocking filter processing on the target pixel based on the pixel value of at least one peripheral pixel in the vicinity of the target pixel. Then, the filter determination unit 1203 outputs the determination result to the switch 1204 and the processing determination unit 1208.
- the switch 1204 When the filter determination unit 1203 determines that the target pixel is to be deblocked and filtered, the switch 1204 outputs the image before the filter processing acquired via the switch 1202 to the filter processing unit 1205. On the contrary, when the filter determination unit 1203 determines that the target pixel is not deblocked and filtered, the switch 1204 outputs the unfiltered image acquired via the switch 1202 to the switch 1206.
- the filter processing unit 1205 When the filter processing unit 1205 acquires the image before filtering through the switches 1202 and 1204, the filter processing unit 1205 performs deblocking filtering processing having the filter characteristics determined by the filter characteristic determining unit 1207 on the target pixel. Execute. Then, the filter processing unit 1205 outputs the filtered pixels to the switch 1206.
- the switch 1206 selectively outputs pixels that have not been deblocked filtered and pixels that have been deblocked filtered by the filter processing unit 1205, in response to control by the processing determination unit 1208.
- the processing determination unit 1208 controls the switch 1206 based on the respective determination results of the boundary determination unit 1201 and the filter determination unit 1203. That is, when the processing determination unit 1208 is determined by the boundary determination unit 1201 that the target pixel exists near the block boundary, and is determined by the filter determination unit 1203 that the target pixel is subjected to the deblocking filter processing. Is to output the deblocking filtered pixels from the switch 1206. Further, except in the above case, the processing determination unit 1208 causes the switch 1206 to output the pixels that have not been deblocked and filtered. By repeatedly outputting such pixels, the filtered image is output from the switch 1206.
- the configuration shown in FIG. 24 is an example of the configuration in the deblocking filter processing unit 120a, and the deblocking filter processing unit 120a may have other configurations.
- FIG. 25 is a diagram showing an example of a deblocking filter having a filter characteristic symmetrical with respect to a block boundary.
- one of two deblocking filters having different characteristics is selected by using the pixel value and the quantization parameter.
- the strong filter as shown in FIG. 25, when the pixels p0 to p2 and the pixels q0 to q2 are present across the block boundary, the pixel values of the pixels q0 to q2 are calculated by the following equations. By doing so, the pixel values are changed to q'0 to q'2.
- p0 to p2 and q0 to q2 are pixel values of pixels p0 to p2 and pixels q0 to q2, respectively.
- q3 is a pixel value of pixel q3 adjacent to pixel q2 on the side opposite to the block boundary.
- the coefficient multiplied by the pixel value of each pixel used for the deblocking filter processing is the filter coefficient.
- clipping processing may be performed so that the pixel value after the calculation does not change beyond the threshold value.
- the pixel value after the calculation by the above formula is clipped to "pixel value before calculation ⁇ 2 ⁇ threshold" using the threshold value determined from the quantization parameter. This makes it possible to prevent excessive smoothing.
- FIG. 26 is a diagram for explaining an example of a block boundary on which deblocking filtering is performed.
- FIG. 27 is a diagram showing an example of the BS value.
- the block boundary on which the deblocking filter processing is performed is, for example, the boundary of the CU, PU, or TU of a block of 8 ⁇ 8 pixels as shown in FIG. 26.
- the deblocking filtering process is performed in units of, for example, 4 rows or 4 columns.
- the Bs (Boundary Strength) value is determined for the block P and the block Q shown in FIG. 26 as shown in FIG. 27.
- the deblocking filter processing for the color difference signal is performed when the Bs value is 2.
- the deblocking filter processing for the luminance signal is performed when the Bs value is 1 or more and a predetermined condition is satisfied.
- the Bs value determination condition is not limited to that shown in FIG. 27, and may be determined based on other parameters.
- FIG. 28 is a flowchart showing an example of processing performed by the prediction unit of the coding apparatus 100.
- the prediction unit includes all or a part of the intra prediction unit 124, the inter prediction unit 126, and the prediction control unit 128.
- the prediction processing unit includes, for example, an intra prediction unit 124 and an inter prediction unit 126.
- the prediction unit generates a prediction image of the current block (step Sb_1).
- the prediction image includes, for example, an intra prediction image (intra prediction signal) or an inter prediction image (inter prediction signal).
- the prediction unit has already been obtained by generating predicted images for other blocks, generating predicted residuals, generating quantization coefficients, restoring predicted residuals, and adding predicted images.
- a predicted image of the current block is generated using the reconstructed image.
- the reconstructed image may be, for example, an image of a reference picture or an image of an encoded block (ie, the other block described above) in the current picture, which is a picture containing the current block. ..
- the encoded block in the current picture is, for example, a block adjacent to the current block.
- FIG. 29 is a flowchart showing another example of the processing performed by the prediction unit of the coding apparatus 100.
- the prediction unit generates a prediction image by the first method (step Sc_1a), generates a prediction image by the second method (step Sc_1b), and generates a prediction image by the third method (step Sc_1c).
- the first method, the second method, and the third method are different methods for generating a prediction image, and are, for example, an inter prediction method, an intra prediction method, and other prediction methods, respectively. There may be. In these prediction methods, the above-mentioned reconstructed image may be used.
- the prediction unit evaluates the prediction images generated in each of steps Sc_1a, Sc_1b, and Sc_1c (step Sc_2). For example, the prediction unit calculates the cost C for the predicted images generated in each of the steps Sc_1a, Sc_1b, and Sc_1c, and evaluates the predicted images by comparing the cost Cs of the predicted images. ..
- D is the coding distortion of the predicted image, and is represented by, for example, the sum of the absolute values of the differences between the pixel values of the current block and the pixel values of the predicted image.
- R is the bit rate of the stream.
- ⁇ is, for example, an undetermined multiplier of Lagrange.
- the prediction unit selects any one of the prediction images generated in each of steps Sc_1a, Sc_1b, and Sc_1c (step Sc_3). That is, the prediction unit selects a method or mode for obtaining the final prediction image. For example, the prediction unit selects the prediction image having the lowest cost C based on the cost C calculated for those prediction images. Alternatively, the evaluation of step Sc_2 and the selection of the predicted image in step Sc_3 may be performed based on the parameters used in the coding process.
- the coding device 100 may signal information for identifying the selected predicted image, method or mode into a stream. The information may be, for example, a flag.
- the decoding device 200 can generate a predicted image according to the method or mode selected by the coding device 100 based on the information.
- the prediction unit selects one of the prediction images after generating the prediction images by each method.
- the prediction unit may select a method or mode based on the parameters used in the above-mentioned coding process and generate the prediction image according to the method or mode before generating those prediction images. Good.
- the first method and the second method are intra prediction and inter prediction, respectively, and the prediction unit selects the final prediction image for the current block from the prediction images generated according to these prediction methods. You may.
- FIG. 30 is a flowchart showing another example of the processing performed by the prediction unit of the coding apparatus 100.
- the prediction unit generates a prediction image by intra-prediction (step Sd_1a) and generates a prediction image by inter-prediction (step Sd_1b).
- the prediction image generated by the intra prediction is also referred to as an intra prediction image
- the prediction image generated by the inter prediction is also referred to as an inter prediction image.
- the prediction unit evaluates each of the intra prediction image and the inter prediction image (step Sd_2).
- the above-mentioned cost C may be used for this evaluation.
- the prediction unit may select the prediction image for which the smallest cost C is calculated from the intra prediction image and the inter prediction image as the final prediction image of the current block (step Sd_3). That is, the prediction method or mode for generating the prediction image of the current block is selected.
- the intra prediction unit 124 refers to a block in the current picture stored in the block memory 118 to perform intra prediction (also referred to as in-screen prediction) of the current block, thereby performing a prediction image of the current block (that is, an intra prediction image). To generate. Specifically, the intra prediction unit 124 generates an intra prediction image by referring to the pixel values (for example, brightness value, color difference value) of a block adjacent to the current block to perform intra prediction, and predicts the intra prediction image. Output to control unit 128.
- the intra prediction unit 124 performs intra prediction using one of a plurality of predetermined intra prediction modes.
- the plurality of intra prediction modes usually include one or more non-directional prediction modes and a plurality of directional prediction modes.
- One or more non-directional prediction modes include, for example, H. Includes Planar prediction mode and DC prediction mode specified in the 265 / HEVC standard.
- Multiple directional prediction modes are, for example, H. Includes 33 directions of prediction modes as defined by the 265 / HEVC standard.
- the plurality of directional prediction modes may include 32 directions (65 directional prediction modes in total) in addition to the 33 directions.
- FIG. 31 is a diagram showing a total of 67 intra-prediction modes (2 non-directional prediction modes and 65 directional prediction modes) in intra-prediction.
- the solid arrow indicates H.
- the 33 directions specified in the 265 / HEVC standard are represented, and the dashed arrows represent the 32 additional directions (two non-directional prediction modes are not shown in FIG. 31).
- the luminance block may be referred to in the intra prediction of the color difference block. That is, the color difference component of the current block may be predicted based on the luminance component of the current block.
- Such intra-prediction is sometimes called CCLM (cross-component linear model) prediction.
- CCLM mode cross-component linear model
- the intra prediction mode of the color difference block that refers to such a luminance block may be added as one of the intra prediction modes of the color difference block.
- the intra prediction unit 124 may correct the pixel value after the intra prediction based on the gradient of the reference pixel in the horizontal / vertical direction. Intra-prediction accompanied by such correction is sometimes called PDPC (position departure intra-prescription combination). Information indicating whether or not PDPC is applied (for example, called a PDPC flag) is usually signalized at the CU level. Note that the signaling of this information does not have to be limited to the CU level and may be at other levels (eg, sequence level, picture level, slice level, brick level or CTU level).
- FIG. 32 is a flowchart showing an example of processing by the intra prediction unit 124.
- the intra prediction unit 124 selects one intra prediction mode from a plurality of intra prediction modes (step Sw_1). Then, the intra prediction unit 124 generates a prediction image according to the selected intra prediction mode (step Sw_2). Next, the intra prediction unit 124 determines the MPM (Most Probable Modes) (step Sw_3).
- the MPM comprises, for example, six intra-prediction modes. Two of the six intra prediction modes may be Planar prediction mode and DC prediction mode, and the remaining four modes may be directional prediction modes. Then, the intra prediction unit 124 determines whether or not the intra prediction mode selected in step Sw_1 is included in the MPM (step Sw_1).
- the intra prediction unit 124 sets the MPM flag to 1 (step Sw_5), and the selected intra prediction mode among the MPMs is set. (Step Sw_6).
- the MPM flag set to 1 and the information indicating the intra prediction mode thereof are encoded by the entropy coding unit 110 as prediction parameters, respectively.
- the intra prediction unit 124 sets the MPM flag to 0 (step Sw_7). Alternatively, the intra prediction unit 124 does not set the MPM flag. Then, the intra prediction unit 124 generates information indicating the selected intra prediction mode among one or more intra prediction modes not included in the MPM (step Sw_8).
- the MPM flag set to 0 and the information indicating the intra prediction mode thereof are encoded by the entropy coding unit 110 as prediction parameters, respectively.
- the information indicating the intra prediction mode indicates, for example, any value from 0 to 60.
- the inter-prediction unit 126 refers to a reference picture stored in the frame memory 122 and is different from the current picture, and performs inter-prediction (also referred to as inter-screen prediction) of the current block to perform a prediction image (inter-screen prediction). Prediction image) is generated. Inter-prediction is performed in units of the current block or the current subblock within the current block.
- a subblock is a unit contained in a block and smaller than a block.
- the size of the subblock may be 4x4 pixels, 8x8 pixels, or any other size.
- the size of the subblocks may be toggled in units such as slices, bricks, or pictures.
- the inter-prediction unit 126 performs motion estimation on the current block or the current sub-block in the reference picture, and finds the reference block or sub-block that best matches the current block or the current sub-block. Then, the inter-prediction unit 126 acquires motion information (for example, a motion vector) that compensates for the motion or change from the reference block or sub-block to the current block or sub-block. The inter-prediction unit 126 performs motion compensation (or motion prediction) based on the motion information, and generates an inter-prediction image of the current block or a sub-block. The inter-prediction unit 126 outputs the generated inter-prediction image to the prediction control unit 128.
- motion information for example, a motion vector
- the inter-prediction unit 126 performs motion compensation (or motion prediction) based on the motion information, and generates an inter-prediction image of the current block or a sub-block.
- the inter-prediction unit 126 outputs the generated inter-prediction image to the prediction control unit 128.
- the motion information used for motion compensation may be signalized as an inter-predicted image in various forms.
- the motion vector may be signalized.
- the difference between the motion vector and the predicted motion vector (motion vector) may be signalized.
- FIG. 33 is a diagram showing an example of each reference picture
- FIG. 34 is a conceptual diagram showing an example of the reference picture list.
- the reference picture list is a list showing one or more reference pictures stored in the frame memory 122.
- the rectangle indicates a picture
- the arrow indicates the reference relationship of the picture
- the horizontal axis indicates the time
- I, P, and B in the rectangle indicate an intra prediction picture, a single prediction picture, and a bi prediction picture, respectively.
- the numbers in the rectangle indicate the decoding order.
- the decoding order of each picture is I0, P1, B2, B3, B4, and the display order of each picture is I0, B3, B2, B4, P1.
- FIG. 33 the decoding order of each picture is I0, P1, B2, B3, B4, and the display order of each picture is I0, B3, B2, B4, P1.
- the reference picture list is a list representing candidates for reference pictures, and for example, one picture (or slice) may have one or more reference picture lists. For example, if the current picture is a monopredicted picture, one reference picture list is used, and if the current picture is a bipredicted picture, two reference picture lists are used.
- picture B3 which is the current picture currPic, has two reference picture lists, an L0 list and an L1 list.
- the reference picture candidates of the current picture currPic are I0, P1 and B2, and each reference picture list (that is, the L0 list and the L1 list) indicates these pictures.
- the inter-prediction unit 126 or the prediction control unit 128 specifies which picture in each reference picture list is actually referred to by the reference picture index refidxLx.
- the reference pictures P1 and B2 are designated by the reference picture indexes refIdxL0 and refIdxL1.
- Such a reference picture list may be generated in sequence units, picture units, slice units, brick units, CTU units, or CU units. Further, among the reference pictures shown in the reference picture list, the reference picture index indicating the reference picture referred to in the inter-prediction is encoded at the sequence level, the picture level, the slice level, the brick level, the CTU level, or the CU level. May be good. Further, a common reference picture list may be used in a plurality of inter-prediction modes.
- FIG. 35 is a flowchart showing the basic flow of inter-prediction.
- the inter-prediction unit 126 first generates a prediction image (steps Se_1 to Se_3). Next, the subtraction unit 104 generates the difference between the current block and the predicted image as the predicted residual (step Se_4).
- the inter-prediction unit 126 determines the motion vector (MV) of the current block (steps Se_1 and Se_2) and compensates for the motion (step Se_3), thereby performing the prediction image. To generate. Further, in determining the MV, the inter-prediction unit 126 determines the MV by, for example, selecting a candidate motion vector (candidate MV) (step Se_1) and deriving the MV (step Se_2). The selection of the candidate MV is performed, for example, by the inter-prediction unit 126 generating a candidate MV list and selecting at least one candidate MV from the candidate MV list. In addition, the MV derived in the past may be added as a candidate MV to the candidate MV list.
- the inter-prediction unit 126 determines at least one selected candidate MV as the MV of the current block by selecting at least one candidate MV from at least one candidate MV. You may. Alternatively, the inter-prediction unit 126 may determine the MV of the current block by searching the region of the reference picture indicated by the candidate MV for each of the selected at least one candidate MV. The search for the area of the reference picture may be referred to as motion search (motion estimation).
- steps Se_1 to Se_3 are performed by the inter-prediction unit 126, but processing such as step Se_1 or step Se_2 may be performed by other components included in the coding apparatus 100. ..
- a candidate MV list may be created for each process in each inter-prediction mode, or a common candidate MV list may be used in a plurality of inter-prediction modes.
- steps Se_3 and Se_4 correspond to the processes of steps Sa_3 and Sa_4 shown in FIG. 9, respectively.
- the process of step Se_3 corresponds to the process of step Sd_1b in FIG.
- FIG. 36 is a flowchart showing an example of MV derivation.
- the inter-prediction unit 126 may derive the MV of the current block in a mode of encoding motion information (for example, MV).
- motion information may be encoded as a prediction parameter and signalized. That is, the encoded motion information is included in the stream.
- the inter-prediction unit 126 may derive the MV in a mode in which the motion information is not encoded. In this case, the motion information is not included in the stream.
- the MV derivation mode includes a normal inter mode, a normal merge mode, a FRUC mode, and an affine mode, which will be described later.
- modes for encoding motion information include a normal intermode, a normal merge mode, and an affine mode (specifically, an affine intermode and an affine merge mode).
- the motion information may include not only the MV but also the predicted MV selection information described later.
- a mode in which motion information is not encoded includes a FRUC mode and the like.
- the inter-prediction unit 126 selects a mode for deriving the MV of the current block from these a plurality of modes, and derives the MV of the current block using the selected mode.
- FIG. 37 is a flowchart showing another example of MV derivation.
- the inter-prediction unit 126 may derive the MV of the current block in the mode of encoding the difference MV.
- the difference MV is encoded as a prediction parameter and signalized. That is, the encoded difference MV is included in the stream.
- This difference MV is the difference between the MV of the current block and the predicted MV.
- the predicted MV is a predicted motion vector.
- the inter-prediction unit 126 may derive the MV in a mode in which the difference MV is not encoded. In this case, the encoded difference MV is not included in the stream.
- the MV derivation mode includes a normal inter mode, a normal merge mode, a FRUC mode, and an affine mode, which will be described later.
- modes for encoding the difference MV include a normal intermode and an affine mode (specifically, an affine intermode).
- the mode in which the difference MV is not encoded includes a FRUC mode, a normal merge mode, an affine mode (specifically, an affine merge mode) and the like.
- the inter-prediction unit 126 selects a mode for deriving the MV of the current block from these a plurality of modes, and derives the MV of the current block using the selected mode.
- [MV derivation mode] 38A and 38B are diagrams showing an example of classification of each mode of MV derivation.
- the MV derivation mode is roughly classified into three modes depending on whether or not the motion information is encoded and whether or not the difference MV is encoded.
- the three modes are intermode, merge mode, and FRUC (frame rate up-conversion) mode.
- the intermode is a mode for performing motion search, and is a mode for encoding motion information and difference MV.
- the intermode includes an affine intermode and a normal intermode.
- the merge mode is a mode in which motion search is not performed, and is a mode in which an MV is selected from the peripheral encoded blocks and the MV of the current block is derived using the MV.
- This merge mode is basically a mode in which motion information is encoded and the difference MV is not encoded.
- the merge mode is a normal merge mode (sometimes called a normal merge mode or a regular merge mode), an MMVD (Merge with Motion Vector Difference) mode, and a CIIP (Combined inter merge / intraprescription) mode. , Triangle mode, ATMVP mode, and affine merge mode.
- the MMVD mode among the modes included in the merge mode, the difference MV is exceptionally encoded.
- the above-mentioned affine merge mode and affine inter mode are modes included in the affine mode.
- the affine mode is a mode in which the MV of each of a plurality of subblocks constituting the current block is derived as the MV of the current block, assuming affine transformation.
- the FRUC mode is a mode in which the MV of the current block is derived by performing a search between the encoded regions, and neither the motion information nor the difference MV is encoded. The details of each of these modes will be described later.
- each mode shown in FIGS. 38A and 38B is an example, and is not limited to this.
- the CIIP mode is classified as an intermode.
- the normal inter-mode is an inter-prediction mode in which the MV of the current block is derived by finding a block similar to the image of the current block from the area of the reference picture indicated by the candidate MV. Further, in this normal inter mode, the difference MV is encoded.
- FIG. 39 is a flowchart showing an example of inter-prediction by the normal inter-mode.
- the inter-prediction unit 126 acquires a plurality of candidate MVs for the current block based on information such as MVs of a plurality of encoded blocks around the current block temporally or spatially (step). Sg_1). That is, the inter prediction unit 126 creates a candidate MV list.
- the inter-prediction unit 126 sets each of N (N is an integer of 2 or more) candidate MVs as prediction MV candidates from the plurality of candidate MVs acquired in step Sg_1, and has a predetermined priority. Extract according to (step Sg_2). The priority order is predetermined for each of the N candidate MVs.
- the inter-prediction unit 126 selects one prediction MV candidate from the N prediction MV candidates as the prediction MV of the current block (step Sg_3). At this time, the inter-prediction unit 126 encodes the prediction MV selection information for identifying the selected prediction MV into a stream. That is, the inter-prediction unit 126 outputs the prediction MV selection information as the prediction parameter to the entropy coding unit 110 via the prediction parameter generation unit 130.
- the inter-prediction unit 126 refers to the encoded reference picture and derives the MV of the current block (step Sg_4). At this time, the inter-prediction unit 126 further encodes the difference value between the derived MV and the predicted MV into the stream as the difference MV. That is, the inter-prediction unit 126 outputs the difference MV as a prediction parameter to the entropy coding unit 110 via the prediction parameter generation unit 130.
- the coded reference picture is a picture composed of a plurality of blocks reconstructed after encoding.
- the inter-prediction unit 126 generates a prediction image of the current block by performing motion compensation for the current block using the derived MV and the encoded reference picture (step Sg_5).
- the processing of steps Sg_1 to Sg_1 is executed for each block. For example, when the processes of steps Sg_1 to Sg_5 are executed for each of all the blocks included in the slice, the inter-prediction using the normal inter-mode for the slice ends. Further, when the processes of steps Sg_1 to Sg_5 are executed for each of all the blocks included in the picture, the inter-prediction using the normal inter-mode for the picture ends.
- steps Sg_1 to Sg_5 are not executed for all the blocks included in the slice, and when executed for some blocks, the inter-prediction using the normal intermode for the slice ends. You may. Similarly, when the processes of steps Sg_1 to Sg_1 are executed for a part of the blocks included in the picture, the inter-prediction using the normal inter-mode for the picture may be completed.
- the prediction image is the above-mentioned inter prediction signal. Further, the information including the coded signal indicating the inter-prediction mode (normal inter-mode in the above example) used for generating the prediction image is encoded as, for example, a prediction parameter.
- the candidate MV list may be used in common with the list used in other modes. Further, the process related to the candidate MV list may be applied to the process related to the list used in other modes.
- the processing related to this candidate MV list is, for example, extraction or selection of candidate MVs from the candidate MV list, rearrangement of candidate MVs, deletion of candidate MVs, and the like.
- the normal merge mode is an inter-prediction mode in which the candidate MV is derived from the candidate MV list by selecting the candidate MV as the MV of the current block.
- the normal merge mode is a merge mode in a narrow sense, and is sometimes simply called a merge mode.
- the normal merge mode and the merge mode are distinguished, and the merge mode is used in a broad sense.
- FIG. 40 is a flowchart showing an example of inter-prediction in the normal merge mode.
- the inter-prediction unit 126 acquires a plurality of candidate MVs for the current block based on information such as MVs of a plurality of encoded blocks around the current block temporally or spatially (step). Sh_1). That is, the inter prediction unit 126 creates a candidate MV list.
- the inter-prediction unit 126 derives the MV of the current block by selecting one candidate MV from the plurality of candidate MVs acquired in step Sh_1 (step Sh_2). At this time, the inter-prediction unit 126 encodes the MV selection information for identifying the selected candidate MV into the stream. That is, the inter-prediction unit 126 outputs the MV selection information as the prediction parameter to the entropy coding unit 110 via the prediction parameter generation unit 130.
- the inter-prediction unit 126 generates a prediction image of the current block by performing motion compensation for the current block using the derived MV and the encoded reference picture (step Sh_3).
- the processing of steps Sh_1 to Sh_1 is executed for each block, for example. For example, when the processes of steps Sh_1 to Sh_3 are executed for each of all the blocks included in the slice, the inter-prediction using the normal merge mode for the slice ends. Further, when the processes of steps Sh_1 to Sh_3 are executed for each of all the blocks included in the picture, the inter-prediction using the normal merge mode for the picture ends.
- steps Sh_1 to Sh_3 are not executed for all the blocks included in the slice, and when executed for some blocks, the inter-prediction using the normal merge mode for the slice ends. You may. Similarly, when the processes of steps Sh_1 to Sh_3 are executed for some blocks included in the picture, the inter-prediction using the normal merge mode for the picture may be completed.
- the information including the inter-prediction mode (normal merge mode in the above example) used for generating the prediction image, which is included in the stream, is encoded as, for example, a prediction parameter.
- FIG. 41 is a diagram for explaining an example of the MV derivation process of the current picture in the normal merge mode.
- the inter-prediction unit 126 generates a candidate MV list in which candidate MVs are registered.
- Candidate MVs include a spatially adjacent candidate MV that is an MV possessed by a plurality of encoded blocks located spatially around the current block, and an MV possessed by a block in the vicinity that projects the position of the current block in the encoded reference picture.
- the inter-prediction unit 126 selects one candidate MV from a plurality of candidate MVs registered in the candidate MV list, and determines that one candidate MV as the MV of the current block.
- the entropy coding unit 110 describes and encodes message_idx, which is a signal indicating which candidate MV is selected, in the stream.
- the candidate MVs registered in the candidate MV list described with reference to FIG. 41 are examples, and the number may be different from the number in the figure, or may not include some types of candidate MVs in the figure.
- the configuration may be such that a candidate MV other than the type of the candidate MV in the figure is added.
- the final MV may be determined by performing DMVR (dynamic motion vector refreshing) described later using the MV of the current block derived in the normal merge mode.
- DMVR dynamic motion vector refreshing
- the difference MV is not encoded, but in the MMVD mode, the difference MV is encoded.
- the MMVD mode selects one candidate MV from the candidate MV list as in the normal merge mode, but encodes the difference MV.
- Such an MMVD may be classified into a merge mode together with a normal merge mode, as shown in FIG. 38B.
- the difference MV in the MMVD mode does not have to be the same as the difference MV used in the inter mode. For example, the derivation of the difference MV in the MMVD mode requires a larger amount of processing than the derivation of the difference MV in the inter mode. It may be a small process.
- a CIIP (Combined inter-merge / intra-prescription) mode may be performed in which the predicted image generated by the inter-prediction and the predicted image generated by the intra-prediction are superimposed to generate the predicted image of the current block.
- the candidate MV list may be referred to as a candidate list.
- merge_idx is MV selection information.
- FIG. 42 is a diagram for explaining an example of the MV derivation process of the current picture in the HMVP mode.
- the MV of the current block for example, CU is determined by selecting one candidate MV from the candidate MV list generated by referring to the encoded block (for example, CU).
- another candidate MV may be registered in the candidate MV list.
- the mode in which such another candidate MV is registered is called the HMVP mode.
- the candidate MVs are managed by using a FIFO (First-In First-Out) buffer for HMVP separately from the candidate MV list in the normal merge mode.
- a FIFO First-In First-Out
- the FIFO buffer stores motion information such as MVs of blocks processed in the past in order from the newest one.
- motion information such as MVs of blocks processed in the past in order from the newest one.
- the MV of the newest block ie, the last processed CU
- the oldest CU in the FIFO buffer ie, the oldest CU
- the earliest processed CU) MV is deleted from the FIFO buffer.
- HMVP1 is the MV of the newest block
- HMVP5 is the MV of the oldest block.
- the inter-prediction unit 126 sets the MV of each MV managed in the FIFO buffer in order from HMVP1 to be different from all the candidate MVs already registered in the candidate MV list of the normal merge mode. Check if there is. Then, when the inter-prediction unit 126 determines that the MVs are different from all the candidate MVs, the MV managed in the FIFO buffer may be added as a candidate MV to the candidate MV list in the normal merge mode. At this time, the number of candidate MVs registered from the FIFO buffer may be one or a plurality.
- HMVP mode By using the HMVP mode in this way, it is possible to add not only the MVs of blocks that are spatially or temporally adjacent to each other in the current block but also the MVs of blocks that have been processed in the past as candidates. As a result, there is a high possibility that the coding efficiency can be improved by expanding the variation of the candidate MVs in the normal merge mode.
- the above-mentioned MV may be motion information. That is, the information stored in the candidate MV list and the FIFO buffer may include not only the MV value but also information indicating the picture to be referred to, the direction to be referred to, the number of sheets, and the like. Further, the above-mentioned block is, for example, CU.
- the candidate MV list and FIFO buffer in FIG. 42 are examples, and the candidate MV list and FIFO buffer may be a list or buffer having a size different from that in FIG. 42, or candidate MVs may be registered in a different order from that in FIG. 42. It may be a configuration. Further, the processing described here is common to both the coding device 100 and the decoding device 200.
- the HMVP mode can also be applied to modes other than the normal merge mode.
- the motion information such as the MV of the block processed in the affine mode in the past may be stored in the FIFO buffer in order from the newest one and used as the candidate MV.
- a mode in which the HMVP mode is applied to the affine mode may be referred to as a history affine mode.
- the motion information may be derived on the decoding device 200 side without being signalized from the coding device 100 side.
- motion information may be derived by performing motion search on the decoding device 200 side.
- the motion search is performed without using the pixel value of the current block.
- Examples of the mode in which the motion search is performed on the decoding device 200 side include a FRUC (frame rate up-conversion) mode and a PMMVD (pattern matched motion vector deviation) mode.
- a list showing the MVs of each encoded block spatially or temporally adjacent to the current block as candidate MVs (that is, a candidate MV list and a candidate MV in normal merge mode). (May be common to the list) is generated (step Si_1).
- the best candidate MV is selected from the plurality of candidate MVs registered in the candidate MV list (step Si_2). For example, the evaluation value of each candidate MV included in the candidate MV list is calculated, and one candidate MV is selected as the best candidate MV based on the evaluation value. Then, based on the selected best candidate MV, the MV for the current block is derived (step Si_4).
- the selected best candidate MV is directly derived as the MV for the current block.
- the MV for the current block may be derived by performing pattern matching in the peripheral region of the position in the reference picture corresponding to the selected best candidate MV. That is, the area around the best candidate MV is searched using pattern matching and the evaluation value in the reference picture, and if there is an MV with a good evaluation value, the best candidate MV is set as the MV. It may be updated to be the final MV of the current block. It is not necessary to carry out the update to the MV having a better evaluation value.
- the inter-prediction unit 126 generates a prediction image of the current block by performing motion compensation for the current block using the derived MV and the encoded reference picture (step Si_5).
- the processing of steps Si_1 to Si_1 is executed for each block, for example.
- the inter-prediction using the FRUC mode for the slice ends.
- the processes of steps Si_1 to Si_5 are executed for each of all the blocks included in the picture, the inter-prediction using the FRUC mode for the picture ends.
- steps Si_1 to Si_1 are not executed for all the blocks included in the slice, and when executed for some blocks, the inter-prediction using the FRUC mode for the slice ends. May be good. Similarly, when the processes of steps Si_1 to Si_1 are executed for some blocks included in the picture, the inter-prediction using the FRUC mode for the picture may be completed.
- the sub-block unit may be processed in the same manner as the block unit described above.
- the evaluation value may be calculated by various methods. For example, a reconstructed image of a region in the reference picture corresponding to the MV and a predetermined region (the region is, for example, the region of another reference picture or the region of an adjacent block of the current picture, as shown below. Compare with the reconstructed image of). Then, the difference between the pixel values of the two reconstructed images may be calculated and used as the evaluation value of the MV.
- the evaluation value may be calculated by using other information in addition to the difference value.
- one candidate MV included in the candidate MV list (also referred to as a merge list) is selected as a start point for a search by pattern matching.
- pattern matching first pattern matching or second pattern matching may be used.
- the first pattern matching and the second pattern matching may be referred to as bilateral matching and template matching, respectively.
- FIG. 44 is a diagram for explaining an example of first pattern matching (bilateral matching) between two blocks in two reference pictures along a motion trajectory.
- first pattern matching two blocks along the movement trajectory of the current block (Cur block) are included in a pair of two blocks in two different reference pictures (Ref0, Ref1).
- Two MVs (MV0, MV1) are derived by searching for the most matching pair. Specifically, with respect to the current block, the reconstructed image at the specified position in the first encoded reference picture (Ref0) specified by the candidate MV and the symmetric MV obtained by scaling the candidate MV at the display time interval.
- the difference from the reconstructed image at the designated position in the second encoded reference picture (Ref1) specified in is derived, and the evaluation value is calculated using the obtained difference value.
- the candidate MV having the best evaluation value among the plurality of candidate MVs may be selected as the best candidate MV.
- the MV (MV0, MV1) pointing to the two reference blocks is the temporal distance (Ref0, Ref1) between the current picture (Cur Pic) and the two reference pictures (Ref0, Ref1). It is proportional to TD0, TD1). For example, if the current picture is temporally located between two reference pictures and the temporal distances from the current picture to the two reference pictures are equal, then in the first pattern matching, a mirror-symmetrical bidirectional MV is used. Derived.
- MV derivation>FRUC> template matching In the second pattern matching (template matching), pattern matching is performed between a template in the current picture (a block adjacent to the current block in the current picture (for example, an upper and / or left adjacent block)) and a block in the reference picture. Will be done. Therefore, in the second pattern matching, a block adjacent to the current block in the current picture is used as a predetermined area for calculating the evaluation value of the candidate MV described above.
- FIG. 45 is a diagram for explaining an example of pattern matching (template matching) between a template in the current picture and a block in the reference picture.
- the current block is searched in the reference picture (Ref0) for the block that best matches the block adjacent to the current block (Cur block) in the current picture (Cur Pic).
- MV is derived. Specifically, with respect to the current block, the reconstructed image of the coded region of both the left adjacent and the upper adjacent, and the equivalent in the encoded reference picture (Ref0) specified by the candidate MV. The difference from the reconstructed image at the position is derived, and the evaluation value is calculated using the obtained difference value.
- the candidate MV having the best evaluation value among the plurality of candidate MVs may be selected as the best candidate MV.
- Information indicating whether or not to apply such a FRUC mode may be signalized at the CU level. Further, when the FRUC mode is applied (for example, when the FRUC flag is true), information indicating an applicable pattern matching method (first pattern matching or second pattern matching) may be signalized at the CU level. .. Note that the signaling of this information does not have to be limited to the CU level and may be at other levels (eg, sequence level, picture level, slice level, brick level, CTU level or subblock level). ..
- the affine mode is a mode in which an MV is generated by using an affine transformation.
- the MV may be derived in subblock units based on the MVs of a plurality of adjacent blocks. This mode is sometimes referred to as the affine motion compensation prediction mode.
- FIG. 46A is a diagram for explaining an example of deriving the MV in sub-block units based on the MVs of a plurality of adjacent blocks.
- the current block includes, for example, a subblock consisting of 16 4x4 pixels.
- the motion vector v 0 of the upper left corner control point of the current block is derived based on the MV of the adjacent block
- the motion vector v 1 of the upper right corner control point of the current block is derived based on the MV of the adjacent subblock.
- the motion vectors (v x , v y ) of each subblock in the current block are derived by projecting the two motion vectors v 0 and v 1 by the following equation (1A).
- x and y indicate the horizontal position and the vertical position of the subblock, respectively, and w indicates a predetermined weighting coefficient.
- Information indicating such an affine mode may be signalized at the CU level.
- the signalization of the information indicating the affine mode does not have to be limited to the CU level, but may be at other levels (for example, sequence level, picture level, slice level, brick level, CTU level or subblock level). You may.
- an affine mode may include several modes in which the method of deriving the MV of the upper left and upper right corner control points is different.
- the affine mode has two modes, an affine inter (also referred to as an affine normal inter) mode and an affine merge mode.
- FIG. 46B is a diagram for explaining an example of deriving the MV in sub-block units in the affine mode using three control points.
- the current block includes, for example, a subblock consisting of 16 4x4 pixels.
- the motion vector v 0 of the upper left corner control point of the current block is derived based on the MV of the adjacent block.
- the motion vector v 1 of the upper right corner control point of the current block is derived based on the MV of the adjacent block
- the motion vector v 2 of the lower left corner control point of the current block is derived based on the MV of the adjacent block.
- the motion vectors (v x , v y ) of each subblock in the current block are derived by projecting the three motion vectors v 0 , v 1 and v 2 by the following equation (1B).
- x and y indicate the horizontal position and the vertical position of the center of the subblock, respectively, and w and h indicate a predetermined weighting coefficient.
- w may indicate the width of the current block, and h may indicate the height of the current block.
- the affine mode using different numbers of control points may be switched at the CU level and signalized. Even if the information indicating the number of control points in the affine mode used at the CU level is signalized at another level (for example, sequence level, picture level, slice level, brick level, CTU level or subblock level). Good.
- the affine mode having such three control points may include several modes in which the MV derivation method of the upper left, upper right and lower left angle control points is different.
- the affine mode having three control points has two modes, an affine intermode mode and an affine merge mode, similar to the affine mode having two control points described above.
- the size of each subblock included in the current block is not limited to 4x4 pixels, and may be another size.
- the size of each subblock may be 8 ⁇ 8 pixels.
- affine mode As shown in FIG. 47A, for example, encoded block A (left), block B (top), block C (upper right), block D (lower left) and block E (upper left) adjacent to the current block.
- the predicted MVs of the control points of the current block are calculated based on the plurality of MVs corresponding to the blocks encoded in the affine mode. Specifically, these blocks are inspected in the order of coded block A (left), block B (top), block C (upper right), block D (lower left) and block E (upper left), in affine mode. The first valid coded block is identified.
- the MV of the control point of the current block is calculated based on the plurality of MVs corresponding to the specified block.
- the upper left corner and the upper right corner of the encoded block including the block A. motion projected onto the position vector v 3 and v 4 is derived. Then, the motion vector v 3 and v 4 derived, the motion vector v 0 of the upper left corner control point of the current block, the motion vector v 1 in the upper right corner control points are calculated.
- the motion vectors v 3 , v 4 and v 5 projected at the position of the lower left corner are derived.
- the motion vector v 3 derived, v 4 and v 5 the motion vector v 0 of the upper left corner control point of the current block, the motion vector v 1 in the upper right corner control points, the motion vector v in the lower left angle control point 2 and are calculated.
- the MV derivation method shown in FIGS. 47A to 47C may be used for deriving the MV of each control point of the current block in step Sk_1 shown in FIG. 50, which will be described later, or step Sj_1 shown in FIG. 51, which will be described later. It may be used to derive the predicted MV of each control point of the current block in.
- 48A and 48B are conceptual diagrams for explaining another example of deriving the control point MV in the affine mode.
- FIG. 48A is a diagram for explaining an affine mode having two control points.
- the MV selected from the respective MVs of the coded blocks A, B, and C adjacent to the current block is the motion vector v of the upper left corner control point of the current block. Used as 0.
- MV selected from the respective MV of encoded blocks D and block E is adjacent to the current block is used as the motion vector v 1 in the upper right corner control point of the current block.
- FIG. 48B is a diagram for explaining an affine mode having three control points.
- the MV selected from the respective MVs of the coded blocks A, B, and C adjacent to the current block is the motion vector v of the upper left corner control point of the current block. Used as 0.
- MV selected from the respective MV of encoded blocks D and block E is adjacent to the current block is used as the motion vector v 1 in the upper right corner control point of the current block.
- MV selected from the respective MV of encoded blocks F and block G adjacent to the current block is used as the motion vector v 2 in the lower left angle control point in the current block.
- the MV derivation method shown in FIGS. 48A and 48B may be used for deriving the MV of each control point of the current block in step Sk_1 shown in FIG. 50 described later, or in step Sj_1 of FIG. 51 described later. It may be used to derive the predicted MV of each control point of the current block.
- the number of control points may differ between the encoded block and the current block. ..
- FIGS. 49A and 49B are conceptual diagrams for explaining an example of the MV derivation method of the control points when the number of control points is different between the encoded block and the current block.
- the current block has three control points of the upper left corner, the upper right corner, and the lower left corner, and the block A adjacent to the left of the current block is encoded in an affine mode having two control points.
- the motion vectors v 3 and v 4 projected onto the position of the upper left corner and upper right corner of the encoded blocks containing the block A is derived.
- the motion vector v 3 and v 4 derived, the motion vector v 0 of the upper left corner control point of the current block, the motion vector v 1 in the upper right corner control points are calculated.
- the motion vector v 2 of the lower left angle control point is calculated from the derived motion vectors v 0 and v 1.
- the current block is encoded in an affine mode having two control points, an upper left corner and an upper right corner, and block A adjacent to the left of the current block has three control points. ..
- the motion vectors v 3 , v 4 and v 5 projected at the positions of the upper left corner, the upper right corner and the lower left corner of the coded block including the block A are derived.
- the motion vector v 3, v 4 and v 5 derived, the motion vector v 0 of the upper left corner control point of the current block, the motion vector v 1 in the upper right corner control points are calculated.
- the MV derivation method shown in FIGS. 49A and 49B may be used for deriving the MV of each control point of the current block in step Sk_1 shown in FIG. 50 described later, or in step Sj_1 of FIG. 51 described later. It may be used to derive the predicted MV of each control point of the current block.
- FIG. 50 is a flowchart showing an example of the affine merge mode.
- the inter-prediction unit 126 derives the MV of each control point of the current block (step Sk_1).
- the control points are the upper left corner and upper right corner points of the current block as shown in FIG. 46A, or the upper left corner, upper right corner and lower left corner point of the current block as shown in FIG. 46B.
- the inter-prediction unit 126 may encode the MV selection information for identifying the derived two or three MVs into the stream.
- the inter-prediction unit 126 uses the encoded block A (left), block B (top), and block C (upper right) as shown in FIG. 47A. , Block D (lower left) and block E (upper left), inspect these blocks to identify the first valid block encoded in affine mode.
- the inter-prediction unit 126 derives the MV of the control point using the first valid block encoded in the identified affine mode. For example, when block A is identified and block A has two control points, as shown in FIG. 47B, the inter-prediction unit 126 moves the motion vectors v of the upper left and upper right corners of the coded block containing block A. 3 and v 4, and calculates a motion vector v 0 of the upper left corner control point of the current block, the upper right corner control point and a motion vector v 1.
- the inter-prediction unit 126 projects the motion vectors v 3 and v 4 of the upper left corner and the upper right corner of the coded block onto the current block to obtain the motion vector v 0 of the upper left corner control point of the current block. It calculates a motion vector v 1 in the upper right corner control point.
- the inter-prediction unit 126 may be located at the upper left, upper right and lower left corners of the coded block containing block A. from the motion vector v 3, v 4 and v 5, and calculates a motion vector v 0 of the upper left corner control point of the current block, the motion vector v 1 in the upper right corner control point, the lower left angle control point and a motion vector v 2 ..
- inter prediction unit 126 calculates a motion vector v 0, the motion vector v 1 in the upper right corner control point, the lower left angle control point and a motion vector v 2.
- the MV of the three control points may be calculated, as shown in FIG. 49B above.
- Block A is specified, and when block A has three control points, the MV of the two control points may be calculated.
- the inter-prediction unit 126 performs motion compensation for each of the plurality of sub-blocks included in the current block. That is, the inter-prediction unit 126 uses the two motion vectors v 0 and v 1 and the above equation (1A) for each of the plurality of subblocks, or the three motion vectors v 0 , v 1 and v. Using 2 and the above equation (1B), the MV of the subblock is calculated as an affine MV (step Sk_2). Then, the inter-prediction unit 126 uses the affine MV and the encoded reference picture to perform motion compensation for the subblock (step Sk_3).
- the process of generating the predicted image using the affine merge mode for the current block ends. That is, motion compensation is performed on the current block, and a predicted image of the current block is generated.
- the above-mentioned candidate MV list may be generated.
- the candidate MV list may be, for example, a list including candidate MVs derived by using a plurality of MV derivation methods for each control point.
- the plurality of MV derivation methods include the MV derivation method shown in FIGS. 47A to 47C, the MV derivation method shown in FIGS. 48A and 48B, the MV derivation method shown in FIGS. 49A and 49B, and the derivation of other MVs. It may be any combination of methods.
- the candidate MV list may include candidate MVs for modes other than the affine mode, in which prediction is performed in subblock units.
- a candidate MV list for example, a candidate MV list including an affine merge mode candidate MV having two control points and an affine merge mode candidate MV having three control points may be generated.
- a candidate MV list including the candidate MVs of the affine merge mode having two control points and a candidate MV list including the candidate MVs of the affine merge mode having three control points may be generated respectively.
- a candidate MV list including candidate MVs of one of the affine merge mode having two control points and the affine merge mode having three control points may be generated.
- Candidate MVs may be, for example, MVs of encoded block A (left), block B (top), block C (top right), block D (bottom left) and block E (top left) of those blocks. It may be the MV of our valid block.
- MV selection information an index indicating which candidate MV in the candidate MV list may be sent.
- FIG. 51 is a flowchart showing an example of the affine intermode.
- the inter prediction unit 126 derives the prediction MV (v 0 , v 1 ) or (v 0 , v 1 , v 2 ) of each of the two or three control points of the current block (v 0, v 1, v 2). Step Sj_1).
- the control point is a point at the upper left corner, the upper right corner, or the lower left corner of the current block.
- the inter-prediction unit 126 of any of the encoded blocks in the vicinity of each control point of the current block shown in FIG. 48A or FIG. 48B.
- the predicted MV (v 0 , v 1 ) or (v 0 , v 1 , v 2 ) of the control point of the current block is derived.
- the inter-prediction unit 126 encodes the prediction MV selection information for identifying the selected two or three prediction MVs into the stream.
- the inter-prediction unit 126 determines which block MV is selected as the predicted MV of the control point from the coded blocks adjacent to the current block by using cost evaluation or the like, and which predicted MV is selected. A flag indicating the above may be described in the bitstream. That is, the inter-prediction unit 126 outputs the prediction MV selection information such as a flag to the entropy coding unit 110 as a prediction parameter via the prediction parameter generation unit 130.
- the inter-prediction unit 126 performs motion search (steps Sj_3 and Sj_4) while updating the predicted MVs selected or derived in step Sj_1, respectively (step Sj_2). That is, the inter-prediction unit 126 calculates using the above formula (1A) or formula (1B) with the MV of each subblock corresponding to the updated prediction MV as the affine MV (step Sj_3). Then, the inter-prediction unit 126 performs motion compensation for each subblock using the affine MV and the encoded reference picture (step Sj_4). The processing of steps Sj_3 and Sj_4 is executed for all the blocks in the current block every time the predicted MV is updated in step Sj_2.
- the inter-prediction unit 126 determines, for example, the predicted MV that gives the lowest cost as the MV of the control point (step Sj_5). At this time, the inter-prediction unit 126 further encodes the difference value between the determined MV and the predicted MV into the stream as the difference MV. That is, the inter-prediction unit 126 outputs the difference MV as a prediction parameter to the entropy coding unit 110 via the prediction parameter generation unit 130.
- the inter-prediction unit 126 generates a prediction image of the current block by performing motion compensation for the current block using the determined MV and the encoded reference picture (step Sj_6).
- the above-mentioned candidate MV list may be generated.
- the candidate MV list may be, for example, a list including candidate MVs derived by using a plurality of MV derivation methods for each control point.
- the plurality of MV derivation methods include the MV derivation method shown in FIGS. 47A to 47C, the MV derivation method shown in FIGS. 48A and 48B, the MV derivation method shown in FIGS. 49A and 49B, and the derivation of other MVs. It may be any combination of methods.
- the candidate MV list may include candidate MVs for modes other than the affine mode, in which prediction is performed in subblock units.
- a candidate MV list including an affine intermode candidate MV having two control points and an affine intermode candidate MV having three control points may be generated.
- a candidate MV list including affine intermode candidate MVs having two control points and a candidate MV list including affine intermode candidate MVs having three control points may be generated, respectively.
- a candidate MV list including candidate MVs of one of the affine intermode having two control points and the affine intermode having three control points may be generated.
- Candidate MVs may be, for example, MVs of encoded block A (left), block B (top), block C (top right), block D (bottom left) and block E (top left) of those blocks. It may be the MV of our valid block.
- an index indicating which candidate MV in the candidate MV list may be sent.
- the inter-prediction unit 126 generates one rectangular prediction image for the rectangular current block. However, the inter-prediction unit 126 generates a plurality of prediction images having a shape different from that of the rectangle with respect to the current block of the rectangle, and generates a final prediction image of the rectangle by combining the plurality of prediction images. You may.
- the shape different from the rectangle may be, for example, a triangle.
- FIG. 52A is a diagram for explaining the generation of predicted images of two triangles.
- the inter-prediction unit 126 generates a triangle prediction image by performing motion compensation for the first partition of the triangle in the current block using the first MV of the first partition. Similarly, the inter-prediction unit 126 generates a triangle prediction image by performing motion compensation on the second partition of the triangle in the current block using the second MV of the second partition. Then, the inter-prediction unit 126 generates a prediction image having the same rectangle as the current block by combining these prediction images.
- the first predicted image of the rectangle corresponding to the current block may be generated by using the first MV.
- the second predicted image of the rectangle corresponding to the current block may be generated by using the second MV.
- a predicted image of the current block may be generated by weighting and adding the first predicted image and the second predicted image. The weighted addition portion may be only a part of the area sandwiching the boundary between the first partition and the second partition.
- FIG. 52B is a conceptual diagram showing an example of the first part of the first partition overlapping the second partition, and the first sample set and the second sample set that can be weighted as part of the correction process.
- the first portion may be, for example, a quarter of the width or height of the first partition.
- the first portion may have a width corresponding to N samples adjacent to the edge of the first partition.
- N is an integer greater than zero, and for example, N may be an integer 2.
- FIG. 52B shows a rectangular partition having a rectangular portion with a width of a quarter of the width of the first partition.
- the first sample set includes a sample outside the first portion and a sample inside the first portion
- the second sample set includes a sample inside the first portion.
- the first sample set includes a sample outside the first portion and a sample inside the first portion
- the second sample set includes a sample inside the first portion.
- the example on the right in FIG. 52B shows a triangular partition with polygonal portions of height corresponding to two samples.
- the first sample set includes a sample outside the first portion and a sample inside the first portion
- the second sample set includes a sample inside the first portion.
- the first part may be a part of the first partition that overlaps with the adjacent partition.
- FIG. 52C is a conceptual diagram showing the first part of the first partition which is a part of the first partition which overlaps with a part of the adjacent partition. For simplicity, a rectangular partition with a portion that overlaps a spatially adjacent rectangular partition is shown. A partition having another shape such as a triangular partition may be used, and the overlapping portion may overlap with a spatially or temporally adjacent partition.
- a predicted image may be generated for at least one partition using intra-prediction.
- FIG. 53 is a flowchart showing an example of the triangle mode.
- the inter-prediction unit 126 divides the current block into a first partition and a second partition (step Sx_1). At this time, the inter-prediction unit 126 may encode the partition information, which is information related to the division into each partition, into the stream as a prediction parameter. That is, the inter-prediction unit 126 may output the partition information as the prediction parameter to the entropy encoding unit 110 via the prediction parameter generation unit 130.
- the inter-prediction unit 126 first acquires a plurality of candidate MVs for the current block based on information such as MVs of a plurality of encoded blocks around the current block temporally or spatially. (Step Sx_2). That is, the inter prediction unit 126 creates a candidate MV list.
- the inter-prediction unit 126 selects the candidate MV of the first partition and the candidate MV of the second partition as the first MV and the second MV from the plurality of candidate MVs acquired in step Sx_1 (step Sx_3). ..
- the inter-prediction unit 126 may encode the MV selection information for identifying the selected candidate MV into the stream as a prediction parameter. That is, the inter-prediction unit 126 may output the MV selection information as a prediction parameter to the entropy coding unit 110 via the prediction parameter generation unit 130.
- the inter-prediction unit 126 generates a first prediction image by performing motion compensation using the selected first MV and the encoded reference picture (step Sx_4). Similarly, the inter-prediction unit 126 generates a second predicted image by performing motion compensation using the selected second MV and the encoded reference picture (step Sx_5).
- the inter-prediction unit 126 generates a prediction image of the current block by weighting and adding the first prediction image and the second prediction image (step Sx_6).
- the first partition and the second partition are triangular, but they may be trapezoidal or have different shapes.
- the current block is composed of two partitions, but it may be composed of three or more partitions.
- first partition and the second partition may overlap. That is, the first partition and the second partition may include the same pixel area.
- the predicted image of the current block may be generated by using the predicted image in the first partition and the predicted image in the second partition.
- the predicted image is generated by inter-prediction for both partitions, but the predicted image may be generated by intra-prediction for at least one partition.
- the candidate MV list for selecting the first MV and the candidate MV list for selecting the second MV may be different or may be the same candidate MV list.
- the partition information may include at least an index indicating the division direction for dividing the current block into a plurality of partitions.
- the MV selection information may include an index indicating the selected first MV and an index indicating the selected second MV.
- One index may indicate a plurality of pieces of information. For example, one index indicating a part or the whole of the partition information and a part or the whole of the MV selection information may be encoded.
- FIG. 54 is a diagram showing an example of the ATMVP mode in which the MV is derived in units of subblocks.
- ATMVP mode is a mode classified into merge mode. For example, in the ATMVP mode, the candidate MV for each subblock is registered in the candidate MV list used in the normal merge mode.
- the encoded reference picture specified by the MV (MV0) of the adjacent block at the lower left of the current block is associated with the current block.
- the time MV reference block is identified.
- the MV used at the time of coding the region corresponding to the subblock in the time MV reference block is specified.
- the MV thus identified is included in the candidate MV list as a candidate MV for a subblock of the current block.
- a block adjacent to the lower left of the current block is used as the peripheral MV reference block, but other blocks may be used.
- the size of the subblock may be 4x4 pixels, 8x8 pixels, or any other size.
- the size of the subblocks may be toggled in units such as slices, bricks, or pictures.
- FIG. 55 is a diagram showing the relationship between the merge mode and DMVR.
- the inter prediction unit 126 derives the MV of the current block in the merge mode (step Sl_1).
- the inter-prediction unit 126 determines whether or not to perform the MV search, that is, the motion search (step Sl_2).
- the inter-prediction unit 126 determines the MV derived in step Sl_1 as the final MV for the current block (step Sl_4). That is, in this case, the MV of the current block is determined in the merge mode.
- step Sl_3 the inter-prediction unit 126 searches the peripheral region of the reference picture indicated by the MV derived in step Sl_1 with respect to the current block. To derive the final MV (step Sl_3). That is, in this case, the MV of the current block is determined by DMVR.
- FIG. 56 is a conceptual diagram for explaining an example of DMVR for determining MV.
- candidate MVs (L0 and L1) are selected for the current block. Then, according to the candidate MV (L0), the reference pixel is specified from the first reference picture (L0) which is the encoded picture in the L0 list. Similarly, according to the candidate MV (L1), the reference pixel is specified from the second reference picture (L1) which is the encoded picture in the L1 list. A template is generated by averaging these reference pixels.
- the peripheral regions of the candidate MVs of the first reference picture (L0) and the second reference picture (L1) are searched respectively, and the MV having the lowest cost is the final MV of the current block.
- the cost may be calculated using, for example, a difference value between each pixel value of the template and each pixel value of the search area, a candidate MV value, and the like.
- any process may be used as long as it is a process that can search the periphery of the candidate MV and derive the final MV.
- FIG. 57 is a conceptual diagram for explaining another example of DMVR for determining MV.
- the cost is calculated without generating a template.
- the inter-prediction unit 126 searches around the reference block included in each reference picture of the L0 list and the L1 list based on the initial MV which is the candidate MV acquired from the candidate MV list. For example, as shown in FIG. 57, the initial MV corresponding to the reference block of the L0 list is InitMV_L0, and the initial MV corresponding to the reference block of the L1 list is InitMV_L1.
- the inter-prediction unit 126 first sets the search position with respect to the reference picture in the L0 list.
- the difference vector indicating the set search position specifically, the difference vector from the position indicated by the initial MV (that is, InitMV_L0) to the search position is MVd_L0.
- the inter-prediction unit 126 determines the search position in the reference picture of the L1 list. This search position is indicated by a difference vector from the position indicated by the initial MV (ie, InitMV_L1) to that search position. Specifically, the inter-prediction unit 126 determines the difference vector as MVd_L1 by mirroring MVd_L0. That is, the inter-prediction unit 126 sets the position symmetrical with the position indicated by the initial MV as the search position in each of the reference pictures of the L0 list and the L1 list. For each search position, the inter-prediction unit 126 calculates the sum of the absolute differences (SAD) of the pixel values in the block at the search position as a cost, and finds the search position that minimizes the cost.
- SAD sum of the absolute differences
- FIG. 58A is a diagram showing an example of a motion search in DMVR
- FIG. 58B is a flowchart showing an example of the motion search.
- Step 1 the inter-prediction unit 126 calculates the cost at the search position (also referred to as the start point) indicated by the initial MV and the eight search positions around it. Then, the inter-prediction unit 126 determines whether or not the cost of the search position other than the start point is the minimum. Here, when the inter-prediction unit 126 determines that the cost of the search position other than the start point is the minimum, the inter-prediction unit 126 moves to the search position where the cost is the minimum and performs Step 2 processing. On the other hand, if the cost of the starting point is the minimum, the inter-prediction unit 126 skips the processing of Step 2 and performs the processing of Step 3.
- Step 2 the inter-prediction unit 126 performs the same search as in Step 1 processing, with the search position moved according to the processing result in Step 1 as a new starting point. Then, the inter-prediction unit 126 determines whether or not the cost of the search position other than the start point is the minimum. Here, the inter-prediction unit 126 performs Step 4 processing if the cost of the search position other than the start point is the minimum. On the other hand, the inter-prediction unit 126 performs Step 3 processing if the cost of the starting point is the minimum.
- Step 4 the inter-prediction unit 126 treats the search position of the start point as the final search position, and determines the difference between the position indicated by the initial MV and the final search position as the difference vector.
- the inter-prediction unit 126 determines the decimal precision pixel position that minimizes the cost based on the cost at four points above, below, left, and right of the start point of Step 1 or Step 2, and sets the pixel position as the final search position. ..
- the decimal precision pixel position is a vector of four points ((0,1), (0, -1), (-1,0), (1,0)) on the top, bottom, left, and right, and each of the four points. It is determined by weighting and adding the cost at the search position of. Then, the inter-prediction unit 126 determines the difference between the position indicated by the initial MV and the final search position thereof as a difference vector.
- BIO / OBMC / LIC In motion compensation, there is a mode in which a predicted image is generated and the predicted image is corrected.
- the modes are, for example, BIO, OBMC, and LIC described below.
- FIG. 59 is a flowchart showing an example of generating a predicted image.
- the inter-prediction unit 126 generates a prediction image (step Sm_1) and corrects the prediction image in any of the above modes (step Sm_1).
- FIG. 60 is a flowchart showing another example of generating a predicted image.
- the inter prediction unit 126 derives the MV of the current block (step Sn_1). Next, the inter-prediction unit 126 generates a prediction image using the MV (step Sn_2), and determines whether or not to perform correction processing (step Sn_3). Here, when the inter-prediction unit 126 determines that the correction process is to be performed (Yes in step Sn_3), the inter-prediction unit 126 corrects the predicted image to generate a final predicted image (step Sn_4). In the LIC described later, the brightness and the color difference may be corrected in step Sn_4. On the other hand, when the inter-prediction unit 126 determines that the correction process is not performed (No in step Sn_3), the inter-prediction unit 126 outputs the predicted image as a final predicted image without correcting it (step Sn_5).
- An inter-predicted image may be generated by using not only the motion information of the current block obtained by the motion search but also the motion information of the adjacent block. Specifically, the current is obtained by weighting and adding the predicted image based on the motion information obtained by the motion search (in the reference picture) and the predicted image based on the motion information of the adjacent block (in the current picture).
- An inter-prediction image may be generated for each sub-block in the block. Such inter-prediction (motion compensation) is sometimes referred to as OBMC (overlapping block motion compensation) or OBMC mode.
- information indicating the size of the subblock for OBMC may be signalized at the sequence level. Further, information indicating whether or not to apply the OBMC mode (for example, called an OBMC flag) may be signalized at the CU level.
- the signalization level of this information does not have to be limited to the sequence level and the CU level, and may be other levels (for example, picture level, slice level, brick level, CTU level or subblock level). Good.
- 61 and 62 are flowcharts and conceptual diagrams for explaining the outline of the predicted image correction process by OBMC.
- a predicted image (Pred) by normal motion compensation is acquired using the MV assigned to the current block.
- the arrow “MV” points to a reference picture and indicates what the current block of the current picture refers to in order to obtain a predicted image.
- the MV (MV_L) already derived for the encoded left adjacent block is applied (reused) to the current block to acquire the predicted image (Pred_L).
- MV (MV_L) is indicated by an arrow "MV_L” pointing from the current block to the reference picture.
- the first correction of the predicted image is performed by superimposing the two predicted images Pred and Pred_L. This has the effect of mixing the boundaries between adjacent blocks.
- the predicted image (Pred_U) is acquired by applying (reusing) the MV (MV_U) already derived for the encoded upper adjacent block to the current block.
- the MV (MV_U) is indicated by the arrow "MV_U" pointing from the current block to the reference picture.
- the predicted image Pred_U is superposed on the predicted image (for example, Pred and Pred_L) that has been corrected for the first time, so that the predicted image is corrected for the second time. This has the effect of mixing the boundaries between adjacent blocks.
- the predicted image obtained by the second correction is the final predicted image of the current block in which the boundaries with the adjacent blocks are mixed (smoothed).
- the above example is a two-pass correction method using blocks adjacent to the left and above, but the correction method is a three-pass or more pass method using blocks adjacent to the right and / or adjacent to the bottom. It may be the correction method of.
- the area to be superimposed may not be the pixel area of the entire block, but only a part of the area near the block boundary.
- the OBMC prediction image correction process for obtaining one prediction image Pred by superimposing additional prediction images Pred_L and Pred_U from one reference picture has been described.
- the same processing may be applied to each of the plurality of reference pictures.
- the acquired plurality of corrected predicted images are further superimposed. Get the final predicted image with.
- the unit of the current block may be a PU unit or a sub-block unit obtained by further dividing the PU.
- the coding device 100 may determine whether the current block belongs to a complex region of motion. When the coding device 100 belongs to a complex region of movement, the value 1 is set as obmc_flag, and OBMC is applied to perform coding. When the coding device 100 does not belong to a complex region of movement, it is set as obmc_flag. The value 0 is set and the block is encoded without applying OBMC. On the other hand, in the decoding device 200, by decoding the obmc_flag described in the stream, whether or not to apply the OBMC is switched according to the value to perform the decoding.
- BIO basic compensation
- a mode for deriving the MV based on a model assuming constant velocity linear motion will be described. This mode is sometimes referred to as a BIO (bi-directional optical flow) mode. Further, this bi-directional optical flow may be described as BDOF instead of BIO.
- FIG. 63 is a diagram for explaining a model assuming constant velocity linear motion.
- (vx, by) indicates a velocity vector
- ⁇ 0 and ⁇ 1 indicate the temporal distance between the current picture (Cur Pic) and the two reference pictures (Ref0, Ref1, respectively).
- (MVx0, MVy0) indicates the MV corresponding to the reference picture Ref0
- (MVx1, MVy1) indicates the MV corresponding to the reference picture Ref1.
- This optical flow equation consists of (i) the time derivative of the brightness value, (ii) the product of the horizontal velocity and the horizontal component of the spatial gradient of the reference image, and (iii) the vertical velocity and the spatial gradient of the reference image. Indicates that the sum of the product of the vertical components of is equal to zero. Based on the combination of this optical flow equation and Hermite interpolation, the motion vector in block units obtained from the candidate MV list or the like may be corrected in pixel units.
- the MV may be derived on the decoding device 200 side by a method different from the derivation of the motion vector based on the model assuming constant velocity linear motion.
- a motion vector may be derived in sub-block units based on the MVs of a plurality of adjacent blocks.
- FIG. 64 is a flowchart showing an example of inter-prediction according to BIO. Further, FIG. 65 is a diagram showing an example of the functional configuration of the inter-prediction unit 126 that performs inter-prediction according to the BIO.
- the inter-prediction unit 126 includes, for example, a memory 126a, an interpolated image derivation unit 126b, a gradient image derivation unit 126c, an optical flow derivation unit 126d, a correction value derivation unit 126e, and a prediction image correction.
- a unit 126f is provided.
- the memory 126a may be a frame memory 122.
- the inter-prediction unit 126 derives two motion vectors (M0, M1) by using two reference pictures (Ref0, Ref1) different from the picture (Cur Pic) including the current block. Then, the inter-prediction unit 126 derives a prediction image of the current block using the two motion vectors (M0 and M1) (step Sy_1).
- the motion vector M0 is a motion vector (MVx0, MVy0) corresponding to the reference picture Ref0
- the motion vector M1 is a motion vector (MVx1, MVy1) corresponding to the reference picture Ref1.
- the interpolated image derivation unit 126b refers to the memory 126a and derives the interpolated image I 0 of the current block using the motion vector M0 and the reference picture L0. Further, the interpolated image deriving unit 126b refers to the memory 126a and derives the interpolated image I 1 of the current block using the motion vector M1 and the reference picture L1 (step Sy_2).
- the interpolated image I 0 is an image included in the reference picture Ref 0 derived for the current block
- the interpolated image I 1 is included in the reference picture Ref 1 derived for the current block. It is an image.
- the interpolated image I 0 and the interpolated image I 1 may each have the same size as the current block.
- the interpolated image I 0 and the interpolated image I 1 may each be larger than the current block in order to appropriately derive the gradient image described later.
- the interpolated images I 0 and I 1 may include motion vectors (M0, M1) and reference pictures (L0, L1), and a predicted image derived by applying a motion compensation filter.
- the gradient image deriving unit 126c derives the gradient image (Ix 0 , Ix 1 , Iy 0 , Iy 1 ) of the current block from the interpolated image I 0 and the interpolated image I 1 (step Sy_3).
- the horizontal gradient image is (Ix 0 , Ix 1 )
- the vertical gradient image is (Iy 0 , Iy 1 ).
- the gradient image derivation unit 126c may derive the gradient image, for example, by applying a gradient filter to the interpolated image.
- the gradient image may show the amount of spatial change in pixel values along the horizontal or vertical direction.
- the optical flow derivation unit 126d uses an interpolated image (I 0 , I 1 ) and a gradient image (Ix 0 , Ix 1 , Iy 0 , Iy 1 ) in units of a plurality of subblocks constituting the current block.
- the optical flow (vx, vy), which is the velocity vector described above, is derived (step Sy_4).
- the optical flow is a coefficient that corrects the spatial movement amount of the pixel, and may be called a local motion estimate value, a correction motion vector, or a correction weight vector.
- the subblock may be a 4x4 pixel subCU.
- the optical flow may be derived not in subblock units but in other units such as pixel units.
- the inter-prediction unit 126 corrects the predicted image of the current block using the optical flow (vx, vy).
- the correction value derivation unit 126e derives the correction value of the value of the pixel included in the current block by using the optical flow (vx, vy) (step Sy_5).
- the predicted image correction unit 126f may correct the predicted image of the current block by using the correction value (step Sy_6).
- the correction value may be derived in units of each pixel, or may be derived in units of a plurality of pixels or subblocks.
- the BIO processing flow is not limited to the processing disclosed in FIG. 64. Only a part of the processes disclosed in FIG. 64 may be performed, different processes may be added or replaced, or different processes may be executed in a different order.
- FIG. 66A is a diagram for explaining an example of a predicted image generation method using the luminance correction process by LIC. Further, FIG. 66B is a flowchart showing an example of a predicted image generation method using the LIC.
- the inter-prediction unit 126 derives the MV from the encoded reference picture and acquires the reference image corresponding to the current block (step Sz_1).
- the inter-prediction unit 126 extracts information indicating how the brightness value has changed between the reference picture and the current picture with respect to the current block (step Sz_2). This extraction is performed by the luminance pixel values of the encoded left adjacent reference area (peripheral reference area) and the encoded upper adjacent reference area (peripheral reference area) in the current picture and the reference picture specified by the derived MV. It is performed based on the luminance pixel value at the same position. Then, the inter-prediction unit 126 calculates the luminance correction parameter using the information indicating how the luminance value has changed (step Sz_3).
- the inter-prediction unit 126 generates a prediction image for the current block by performing a brightness correction process that applies the brightness correction parameter to the reference image in the reference picture specified by the MV (step Sz_4). That is, the predicted image, which is the reference image in the reference picture specified by the MV, is corrected based on the luminance correction parameter.
- the brightness may be corrected or the color difference may be corrected. That is, the color difference correction parameter may be calculated using the information indicating how the color difference has changed, and the color difference correction process may be performed.
- the shape of the peripheral reference region in FIG. 66A is an example, and other shapes may be used.
- the predicted image may be generated after performing the luminance correction process in the same manner as in the above.
- lic_flag is a signal indicating whether or not to apply LIC.
- the coding apparatus 100 it is determined whether or not the current block belongs to the region where the luminance change occurs, and when it belongs to the region where the luminance change occurs, it is set as lic_flag. A value of 1 is set and LIC is applied for coding. If the value does not belong to the region where the luminance change occurs, a value of 0 is set as lic_flag and coding is performed without applying LIC.
- the decoding device 200 by decoding the lic_flag described in the stream, whether or not to apply the LIC may be switched according to the value to perform the decoding.
- the inter-prediction unit 126 encodes the peripheral encoded blocks selected when deriving the MV in the merge mode by applying the LIC. Determine if it has been done.
- the inter-prediction unit 126 switches whether or not to apply the LIC according to the result and performs coding. Even in the case of this example, the same processing is applied to the processing on the decoding device 200 side.
- the LIC luminance correction process
- the inter-prediction unit 126 derives an MV for acquiring a reference image corresponding to the current block from a reference picture which is an encoded picture.
- the inter-prediction unit 126 sets the luminance pixel value of the coded peripheral reference region adjacent to the left and upper adjacent to the current block and the luminance pixel value at the equivalent position in the reference picture specified by the MV. It is used to extract information indicating how the brightness value has changed between the reference picture and the current picture, and calculate the brightness correction parameter. For example, the luminance pixel value of a pixel in the peripheral reference region in the current picture is p0, and the luminance pixel value of the pixel in the peripheral reference region in the reference picture at the same position as the pixel is p1.
- the inter-prediction unit 126 generates a prediction image for the current block by performing brightness correction processing on the reference image in the reference picture designated by the MV using the brightness correction parameter.
- the luminance pixel value in the reference image is p2
- the luminance pixel value of the predicted image after the luminance correction process is p3.
- the peripheral reference area shown in FIG. 66A may be used. For example, a region including a predetermined number of pixels thinned out from each of the upper adjacent pixel and the left adjacent pixel may be used as the peripheral reference region.
- the peripheral reference area is not limited to the area adjacent to the current block, and may be an area not adjacent to the current block.
- the peripheral reference area in the reference picture is an area designated by the MV of the current picture from the peripheral reference area in the current picture, but is an area designated by another MV. You may.
- the other MV may be the MV of the peripheral reference area in the current picture.
- the operation in the coding device 100 has been described here, the operation in the decoding device 200 is also the same.
- the LIC may be applied not only to the luminance but also to the color difference.
- correction parameters may be derived individually for each of Y, Cb, and Cr, or a common correction parameter may be used for any of them.
- the LIC processing may be applied in units of subblocks.
- the correction parameter may be derived using the peripheral reference area of the current subblock and the peripheral reference area of the reference subblock in the reference picture specified by the MV of the current subblock.
- the prediction control unit 128 selects either an intra prediction image (an image or signal output from the intra prediction unit 124) or an inter prediction image (an image or signal output from the inter prediction unit 126), and the selected prediction image. Is output to the subtraction unit 104 and the addition unit 116.
- the prediction parameter generation unit 130 may output information regarding intra-prediction, inter-prediction, and selection of a prediction image in the prediction control unit 128 to the entropy coding unit 110 as prediction parameters.
- the entropy encoding unit 110 may generate a stream based on the prediction parameter input from the prediction parameter generation unit 130 and the quantization coefficient input from the quantization unit 108.
- the prediction parameters may be used in the decoding device 200.
- the decoding device 200 may receive the stream, decode it, and perform the same processing as the prediction processing performed by the intra prediction unit 124, the inter prediction unit 126, and the prediction control unit 128.
- the prediction parameters are a selection prediction signal (eg, MV, prediction type, or prediction mode used by intra prediction unit 124 or inter prediction unit 126), or intra prediction unit 124, inter prediction unit 126, and prediction control unit 128. It may contain any index, flag, or value that is based on or indicates the prediction process performed in.
- a selection prediction signal eg, MV, prediction type, or prediction mode used by intra prediction unit 124 or inter prediction unit 126
- intra prediction unit 124, inter prediction unit 126, and prediction control unit 128 may contain any index, flag, or value that is based on or indicates the prediction process performed in.
- FIG. 67 is a block diagram showing an example of the functional configuration of the decoding device 200 according to the embodiment.
- the decoding device 200 is a device that decodes a stream, which is an encoded image, in block units.
- the decoding device 200 includes an entropy decoding unit 202, an inverse quantization unit 204, an inverse conversion unit 206, an addition unit 208, a block memory 210, a loop filter unit 212, and a frame memory 214. , Intra prediction unit 216, inter prediction unit 218, prediction control unit 220, prediction parameter generation unit 222, and division determination unit 224. Each of the intra prediction unit 216 and the inter prediction unit 218 is configured as a part of the prediction processing unit.
- FIG. 68 is a block diagram showing an implementation example of the decoding device 200.
- the decoding device 200 includes a processor b1 and a memory b2.
- the plurality of components of the decoding device 200 shown in FIG. 67 are implemented by the processor b1 and the memory b2 shown in FIG. 68.
- the processor b1 is a circuit that performs information processing and is a circuit that can access the memory b2.
- processor b1 is a dedicated or general purpose electronic circuit that decodes a stream.
- the processor b1 may be a processor such as a CPU.
- the processor b1 may be an aggregate of a plurality of electronic circuits.
- the processor b1 may play the role of a plurality of components other than the component for storing information among the plurality of components of the decoding device 200 shown in FIG. 67 and the like.
- the memory b2 is a dedicated or general-purpose memory in which information for the processor b1 to decode the stream is stored.
- the memory b2 may be an electronic circuit or may be connected to the processor b1. Further, the memory b2 may be included in the processor b1. Further, the memory b2 may be an aggregate of a plurality of electronic circuits. Further, the memory b2 may be a magnetic disk, an optical disk, or the like, or may be expressed as a storage, a recording medium, or the like. Further, the memory b2 may be a non-volatile memory or a volatile memory.
- an image may be stored or a stream may be stored in the memory b2.
- the memory b2 may store a program for the processor b1 to decode the stream.
- the memory b2 may play the role of a component for storing information among the plurality of components of the decoding device 200 shown in FIG. 67 and the like. Specifically, the memory b2 may play the role of the block memory 210 and the frame memory 214 shown in FIG. 67. More specifically, the memory b2 may store a reconstructed image (specifically, a reconstructed block, a reconstructed picture, or the like).
- not all of the plurality of components shown in FIG. 67 and the like may be mounted, or all of the plurality of processes described above may not be performed.
- a part of the plurality of components shown in FIG. 67 and the like may be included in another device, and a part of the plurality of processes described above may be executed by another device.
- each component included in the decoding device 200 will be described.
- the components included in the decoding device 200 those that perform the same processing as the components included in the coding device 100 will not be described in detail.
- the inverse quantization unit 204, the inverse conversion unit 206, the addition unit 208, the block memory 210, the frame memory 214, the intra prediction unit 216, the inter prediction unit 218, the prediction control unit 220, and the loop filter included in the decoding device 200 are examples of the decoding device 200.
- the unit 212 includes an inverse quantization unit 112, an inverse conversion unit 114, an addition unit 116, a block memory 118, a frame memory 122, an intra prediction unit 124, an inter prediction unit 126, and a prediction control unit 128, which are included in the coding device 100. And the loop filter unit 120, the same processing is performed respectively.
- FIG. 69 is a flowchart showing an example of the overall decoding process by the decoding device 200.
- the division determination unit 224 of the decoding device 200 determines each division pattern of a plurality of fixed size blocks (128 ⁇ 128 pixels) included in the picture based on the parameters input from the entropy decoding unit 202 (the division determination unit 224). Step Sp_1). This division pattern is a division pattern selected by the coding apparatus 100. Then, the decoding device 200 performs the processes of steps Sp_2 to Sp_6 for each of the plurality of blocks constituting the division pattern.
- the entropy decoding unit 202 decodes (specifically, entropy decoding) the encoded quantization coefficient and prediction parameter of the current block (step Sp_2).
- the inverse quantization unit 204 and the inverse conversion unit 206 restore the predicted residuals of the current block by performing inverse quantization and inverse conversion on a plurality of quantization coefficients (step Sp_3).
- the prediction processing unit including the intra prediction unit 216, the inter prediction unit 218, and the prediction control unit 220 generates a prediction image of the current block (step Sp_4).
- the addition unit 208 reconstructs the current block into a reconstructed image (also referred to as a decoded image block) by adding the predicted image to the predicted residual (step Sp_5).
- the loop filter unit 212 filters the reconstructed image (step Sp_6).
- step Sp_7 determines whether or not the decoding of the entire picture is completed (step Sp_7), and if it is determined that the decoding is not completed (No in step Sp_7), the processing from step Sp_1 is repeatedly executed.
- steps Sp_1 to Sp_1 may be sequentially performed by the decoding device 200, or some of these processes may be performed in parallel, and the order is changed. May be good.
- FIG. 70 is a diagram showing the relationship between the division determination unit 224 and other components.
- the division determination unit 224 may perform the following processing as an example.
- the division determination unit 224 collects block information from, for example, the block memory 210 or the frame memory 214, and further acquires parameters from the entropy decoding unit 202. Then, the division determination unit 224 may determine the division pattern of the fixed size block based on the block information and the parameters. Then, the division determination unit 224 may output information indicating the determined division pattern to the inverse conversion unit 206, the intra prediction unit 216, and the inter prediction unit 218. The inverse conversion unit 206 may perform inverse conversion on the conversion coefficient based on the division pattern indicated by the information from the division determination unit 224. The intra prediction unit 216 and the inter prediction unit 218 may generate a prediction image based on the division pattern indicated by the information from the division determination unit 224.
- FIG. 71 is a block diagram showing an example of the functional configuration of the entropy decoding unit 202.
- the entropy decoding unit 202 generates the quantization coefficient, the prediction parameter, the parameter related to the division pattern, and the like by entropy decoding the stream.
- CABAC CABAC is used for the entropy decoding.
- the entropy decoding unit 202 includes, for example, a binary arithmetic decoding unit 202a, a context control unit 202b, and a multivalued unit 202c.
- the binary arithmetic decoding unit 202a arithmetically decodes the stream into a binary signal using the context value derived by the context control unit 202b.
- the context control unit 202b derives a context value according to the characteristics of the syntax element or the surrounding situation, that is, the generation probability of the binary signal.
- the multi-valued unit 202c performs multi-valued (debinarize) in which the binary signal output from the binary arithmetic decoding unit 202a is converted into a multi-valued signal indicating the above-mentioned quantization coefficient or the like. This multi-value increase is performed according to the above-mentioned binarization method.
- the entropy decoding unit 202 outputs the quantization coefficient to the inverse quantization unit 204 in block units.
- the entropy decoding unit 202 may output the prediction parameters included in the stream (see FIG. 1) to the intra prediction unit 216, the inter prediction unit 218, and the prediction control unit 220.
- the intra prediction unit 216, the inter prediction unit 218, and the prediction control unit 220 can execute the same prediction processing as the processing performed by the intra prediction unit 124, the inter prediction unit 126, and the prediction control unit 128 on the coding device 100 side. ..
- FIG. 72 is a diagram showing the flow of CABAC in the entropy decoding unit 202.
- the CABAC in the entropy decoding unit 202 is initialized.
- the binary arithmetic decoding unit 202a initializes and sets the initial context value.
- the binary arithmetic decoding unit 202a and the multi-valued unit 202c execute arithmetic decoding and multi-valued data on, for example, the coded data of the CTU.
- the context control unit 202b updates the context value every time arithmetic decoding is performed.
- the context control unit 202b saves the context value as post-processing. This saved context value is used, for example, for the initial value of the context value for the next CTU.
- the dequantization unit 204 dequantizes the quantization coefficient of the current block, which is the input from the entropy decoding unit 202. Specifically, the inverse quantization unit 204 inverse-quantizes the quantization coefficient of each of the current blocks based on the quantization parameter corresponding to the quantization coefficient. Then, the inverse quantization unit 204 outputs the inverse quantization coefficient (that is, the conversion coefficient) of the current block to the inverse conversion unit 206.
- FIG. 73 is a block diagram showing an example of the functional configuration of the inverse quantization unit 204.
- the inverse quantization unit 204 includes, for example, a quantization parameter generation unit 204a, a predictive quantization parameter generation unit 204b, a quantization parameter storage unit 204d, and an inverse quantization processing unit 204e.
- FIG. 74 is a flowchart showing an example of inverse quantization by the inverse quantization unit 204.
- the inverse quantization unit 204 may perform the inverse quantization process for each CU based on the flow shown in FIG. 74. Specifically, the quantization parameter generation unit 204a determines whether or not to perform inverse quantization (step Sv_11). Here, when it is determined that the inverse quantization is performed (Yes in step Sv_11), the quantization parameter generation unit 204a acquires the difference quantization parameter of the current block from the entropy decoding unit 202 (step Sv_12).
- the predictive quantization parameter generation unit 204b acquires the quantization parameter of the processing unit different from the current block from the quantization parameter storage unit 204d (step Sv_13).
- the predictive quantization parameter generation unit 204b generates a predictive quantization parameter of the current block based on the acquired quantization parameter (step Sv_14).
- the quantization parameter generation unit 204a adds the difference quantization parameter of the current block acquired from the entropy decoding unit 202 and the prediction quantization parameter of the current block generated by the prediction quantization parameter generation unit 204b. (Step Sv_15). This addition produces the quantization parameters for the current block. Further, the quantization parameter generation unit 204a stores the quantization parameter of the current block in the quantization parameter storage unit 204d (step Sv_16).
- the inverse quantization processing unit 204e inversely quantizes the quantization coefficient of the current block into the conversion coefficient using the quantization parameter generated in step Sv_15 (step Sv_17).
- the difference quantization parameter may be decoded at the bit sequence level, the picture level, the slice level, the brick level, or the CTU level. Further, the initial value of the quantization parameter may be decoded at the sequence level, the picture level, the slice level, the brick level or the CTU level. At this time, the quantization parameter may be generated by using the initial value of the quantization parameter and the difference quantization parameter.
- the dequantization unit 204 may include a plurality of dequantizers, and the dequantization coefficient may be dequantized using a dequantization method selected from a plurality of dequantization methods.
- the inverse conversion unit 206 restores the predicted residual by inversely converting the conversion coefficient input from the inverse quantization unit 204.
- the inverse conversion unit 206 sets the conversion coefficient of the current block based on the information indicating the read conversion type. Is converted back.
- the inverse conversion unit 206 applies the inverse reconversion to the conversion coefficient.
- FIG. 75 is a flowchart showing an example of processing by the inverse conversion unit 206.
- the inverse conversion unit 206 determines whether or not there is information in the stream indicating that the orthogonal conversion is not performed (step St_11). Here, if it is determined that the information does not exist (No in step St_11), the inverse conversion unit 206 acquires the information indicating the conversion type decoded by the entropy decoding unit 202 (step St_12). Next, the inverse conversion unit 206 determines the conversion type used for the orthogonal conversion of the coding apparatus 100 based on the information (step St_13). Then, the inverse conversion unit 206 performs the inverse orthogonal conversion using the determined conversion type (step St_14).
- FIG. 76 is a flowchart showing another example of processing by the inverse conversion unit 206.
- the inverse conversion unit 206 determines whether or not the conversion size is equal to or less than a predetermined value (step Su_11). Here, if it is determined that the value is equal to or less than a predetermined value (Yes in step Su_11), the inverse conversion unit 206 indicates that any conversion type among the one or more conversion types included in the first conversion type group is the encoding device. Information indicating whether or not it has been used by 100 is acquired from the entropy decoding unit 202 (step Su_12). Such information is decoded by the entropy decoding unit 202 and output to the inverse conversion unit 206.
- the inverse conversion unit 206 determines the conversion type used for the orthogonal conversion in the coding apparatus 100 based on the information (step Su_13). Then, the inverse conversion unit 206 performs inverse orthogonal conversion of the conversion coefficient of the current block using the determined conversion type (step Su_14). On the other hand, when the inverse conversion unit 206 determines in step Su_11 that the conversion size is not equal to or less than a predetermined value (No in step Su_11), the inverse conversion coefficient of the current block is inversely orthogonally converted using the second conversion type group (step). Su_15).
- the inverse orthogonal conversion by the inverse conversion unit 206 may be performed for each TU according to the flow shown in FIG. 75 or 76 as an example. Further, the inverse orthogonal conversion may be performed using a predetermined conversion type without decoding the information indicating the conversion type used for the orthogonal conversion. Further, the conversion type is specifically DST7 or DCT8, and in the inverse orthogonal transformation, an inverse transformation basis function corresponding to the transformation type is used.
- the addition unit 208 reconstructs the current block by adding the prediction residual input from the inverse conversion unit 206 and the prediction image input from the prediction control unit 220. That is, a reconstructed image of the current block is generated. Then, the addition unit 208 outputs the reconstructed image of the current block to the block memory 210 and the loop filter unit 212.
- the block memory 210 is a block referred to in the intra prediction, and is a storage unit for storing a block in the current picture. Specifically, the block memory 210 stores the reconstructed image output from the addition unit 208.
- the loop filter unit 212 applies a loop filter to the reconstructed image generated by the addition unit 208, and outputs the filtered reconstructed image to the frame memory 214, a display device, or the like.
- the ALF on / off information read from the stream indicates ALF on
- one of the filters was selected and selected based on the direction and activity of the local gradient.
- the filter is applied to the reconstructed image.
- FIG. 77 is a block diagram showing an example of the functional configuration of the loop filter unit 212.
- the loop filter unit 212 has the same configuration as the loop filter unit 120 of the coding device 100.
- the loop filter unit 212 includes a deblocking filter processing unit 212a, a SAO processing unit 212b, and an ALF processing unit 212c.
- the deblocking filter processing unit 212a applies the above-mentioned deblocking filter processing to the reconstructed image.
- the SAO processing unit 212b performs the above-mentioned SAO processing on the reconstructed image after the deblocking filter processing.
- the ALF processing unit 212c applies the above-mentioned ALF processing to the reconstructed image after the SAO processing.
- the loop filter unit 212 may not include all the processing units disclosed in FIG. 77, or may include only a part of the processing units. Further, the loop filter unit 212 may be configured to perform each of the above-mentioned processes in an order different from the process order disclosed in FIG. 77.
- the frame memory 214 is a storage unit for storing a reference picture used for inter-prediction, and is sometimes called a frame buffer. Specifically, the frame memory 214 stores the reconstructed image filtered by the loop filter unit 212.
- FIG. 78 is a flowchart showing an example of processing performed by the prediction unit of the decoding device 200.
- the prediction unit includes all or a part of the intra prediction unit 216, the inter prediction unit 218, and the prediction control unit 220.
- the prediction processing unit includes, for example, an intra prediction unit 216 and an inter prediction unit 218.
- the prediction unit generates a prediction image of the current block (step Sq_1).
- This prediction image is also referred to as a prediction signal or a prediction block.
- the prediction signal includes, for example, an intra prediction signal or an inter prediction signal.
- the prediction unit predicts the current block by using the reconstructed image already obtained by generating the prediction image for other blocks, restoring the prediction residuals, and adding the prediction images. Generate an image.
- the prediction unit of the decoding device 200 generates the same prediction image as the prediction image generated by the prediction unit of the coding device 100. That is, the methods of generating the predicted images used in those prediction units are common or correspond to each other.
- the reconstructed image may be, for example, an image of a reference picture, or an image of a decoded block (that is, the other block described above) in the current picture which is a picture including the current block.
- the decoded block in the current picture is, for example, a block adjacent to the current block.
- FIG. 79 is a flowchart showing another example of the processing performed by the prediction unit of the decoding device 200.
- the prediction unit determines the method or mode for generating the prediction image (step Sr_1). For example, this method or mode may be determined based on, for example, prediction parameters.
- the prediction unit determines the first method as the mode for generating the prediction image
- the prediction unit When the prediction unit determines the first method as the mode for generating the prediction image, the prediction unit generates the prediction image according to the first method (step Sr_2a).
- the prediction unit determines the second method as the mode for generating the prediction image
- the prediction unit generates the prediction image according to the second method (step Sr_2b).
- the prediction unit determines the third method as the mode for generating the prediction image
- the prediction unit generates the prediction image according to the third method (step Sr_2c).
- the first method, the second method, and the third method are different methods for generating a prediction image, and are, for example, an inter prediction method, an intra prediction method, and other prediction methods, respectively. There may be. In these prediction methods, the above-mentioned reconstructed image may be used.
- 80A and 80B are flowcharts showing other examples of processing performed by the prediction unit of the decoding device 200.
- the prediction unit may perform prediction processing according to the flows shown in FIGS. 80A and 80B.
- the intra-block copy shown in FIGS. 80A and 80B is one mode belonging to the inter-prediction, and the block included in the current picture is referred to as a reference image or a reference block. That is, in the intra-block copy, a picture different from the current picture is not referenced.
- the PCM mode shown in FIG. 80A is one mode belonging to the intra prediction, and is a mode in which conversion and quantization are not performed.
- the intra prediction unit 216 makes an intra prediction by referring to a block in the current picture stored in the block memory 210 based on the intra prediction mode read from the stream, thereby performing an intra prediction, thereby predicting an image of the current block (that is, an intra). Prediction image) is generated. Specifically, the intra prediction unit 216 generates an intra prediction image by performing intra prediction with reference to the pixel values (for example, brightness value, color difference value) of a block adjacent to the current block, and predicts the intra prediction image. Output to the control unit 220.
- the intra prediction unit 216 may predict the color difference component of the current block based on the brightness component of the current block. ..
- the intra prediction unit 216 corrects the pixel value after the intra prediction based on the gradient of the reference pixels in the horizontal / vertical direction.
- FIG. 81 is a diagram showing an example of processing by the intra prediction unit 216 of the decoding device 200.
- the intra prediction unit 216 first determines whether or not the MPM flag indicating 1 exists in the stream (step Sw_11). Here, if it is determined that the MPM flag indicating 1 exists (Yes in step Sw_11), the intra prediction unit 216 transmits information indicating the intra prediction mode selected by the coding device 100 from the entropy decoding unit 202 among the MPMs. Acquire (step Sw_12). The information is decoded by the entropy decoding unit 202 and output to the intra prediction unit 216. Next, the intra prediction unit 216 determines the MPM (step Sw_13). The MPM comprises, for example, six intra-prediction modes. Then, the intra prediction unit 216 determines the intra prediction mode indicated by the information acquired in step Sw_12 from among the plurality of intra prediction modes included in the MPM (step Sw_14).
- the intra prediction unit 216 determines in step Sw_11 that the MPM flag indicating 1 does not exist in the stream (No in step Sw_11), the intra prediction unit 216 acquires information indicating the intra prediction mode selected by the encoding device 100 (No). Step Sw_15). That is, the intra prediction unit 216 acquires information indicating the intra prediction mode selected by the coding device 100 from the entropy decoding unit 202 among one or more intra prediction modes not included in the MPM. The information is decoded by the entropy decoding unit 202 and output to the intra prediction unit 216. Then, the intra prediction unit 216 determines the intra prediction mode indicated by the information acquired in step Sw_15 from among one or more intra prediction modes not included in the MPM (step Sw_17).
- the intra prediction unit 216 generates a prediction image according to the intra prediction mode determined in step Sw_14 or step Sw_17 (step Sw_18).
- the inter-prediction unit 218 predicts the current block with reference to the reference picture stored in the frame memory 214. Forecasting is done in units of the current block or sub-blocks within the current block.
- a sub-block is included in a block and is a unit smaller than a block.
- the size of the subblock may be 4x4 pixels, 8x8 pixels, or any other size.
- the size of the subblocks may be toggled in units such as slices, bricks, or pictures.
- the inter-prediction unit 218 interpredicts the current block or sub-block by performing motion compensation using motion information (for example, MV) read from a stream (for example, a prediction parameter output from the entropy decoding unit 202).
- motion information for example, MV
- a stream for example, a prediction parameter output from the entropy decoding unit 202
- a prediction image is generated, and the inter-prediction image is output to the prediction control unit 220.
- the inter-prediction unit 218 uses not only the motion information of the current block obtained by the motion search but also the motion information of the adjacent block to perform inter-prediction. Generate an image.
- the inter-prediction unit 218 performs motion search according to the pattern matching method (bilateral matching or template matching) read from the stream.
- the motion information is derived by.
- the inter-prediction unit 218 performs motion compensation (prediction) using the derived motion information.
- the inter-prediction unit 218 derives the MV based on a model assuming constant velocity linear motion when the BIO mode is applied. Further, when the information read from the stream indicates that the affine mode is applied, the inter-prediction unit 218 derives the MV in sub-block units based on the MVs of the plurality of adjacent blocks.
- FIG. 82 is a flowchart showing an example of MV derivation in the decoding device 200.
- the inter prediction unit 218 determines, for example, whether or not to decode motion information (for example, MV). For example, the inter-prediction unit 218 may make a determination according to the prediction mode included in the stream, or may make a determination based on other information included in the stream.
- the inter-prediction unit 218 determines that the motion information is to be decoded, it derives the MV of the current block in the mode of decoding the motion information.
- the inter-prediction unit 218 determines that the motion information is not decoded, the inter-prediction unit 218 derives the MV in a mode in which the motion information is not decoded.
- the MV derivation mode includes a normal inter mode, a normal merge mode, a FRUC mode, and an affine mode, which will be described later.
- modes for decoding motion information include a normal intermode, a normal merge mode, and an affine mode (specifically, an affine intermode and an affine merge mode).
- the motion information may include not only the MV but also the predicted MV selection information described later.
- a mode in which motion information is not decoded includes a FRUC mode and the like.
- the inter-prediction unit 218 selects a mode for deriving the MV of the current block from these a plurality of modes, and derives the MV of the current block using the selected mode.
- FIG. 83 is a flowchart showing another example of MV derivation in the decoding device 200.
- the inter-prediction unit 218 determines, for example, whether or not to decode the difference MV, for example, the inter-prediction unit 218 may determine according to the prediction mode included in the stream, and other information contained in the stream. It may be judged based on. Here, if the inter-prediction unit 218 determines that the difference MV is to be decoded, the MV of the current block may be derived in the mode of decoding the difference MV. In this case, for example, the difference MV included in the stream is decoded as a prediction parameter.
- the inter prediction unit 218 determines that the difference MV is not decoded, the inter prediction unit 218 derives the MV in a mode in which the difference MV is not decoded. In this case, the encoded difference MV is not included in the stream.
- the MV derivation mode includes a normal inter mode, a normal merge mode, a FRUC mode, and an affine mode, which will be described later.
- modes for encoding the difference MV include a normal intermode and an affine mode (specifically, an affine intermode).
- the mode in which the difference MV is not encoded includes a FRUC mode, a normal merge mode, an affine mode (specifically, an affine merge mode) and the like.
- the inter-prediction unit 218 selects a mode for deriving the MV of the current block from these a plurality of modes, and derives the MV of the current block using the selected mode.
- the inter prediction unit 218 derives the MV in the normal merge mode based on the information read from the stream, and determines the MV. Use to perform motion compensation (prediction).
- FIG. 84 is a flowchart showing an example of inter-prediction by the normal inter-mode in the decoding device 200.
- the inter-prediction unit 218 of the decoding device 200 performs motion compensation for each block. At this time, the inter-prediction unit 218 first acquires a plurality of candidate MVs for the current block based on information such as MVs of a plurality of decoded blocks around the current block temporally or spatially. (Step Sg_11). That is, the inter prediction unit 218 creates a candidate MV list.
- the inter-prediction unit 218 selects each of N (N is an integer of 2 or more) candidate MVs from the plurality of candidate MVs acquired in step Sg_11 as prediction motion vector candidates (also referred to as prediction MV candidates). As a result, extraction is performed according to a predetermined priority (step Sg_12). The priority order is predetermined for each of the N predicted MV candidates.
- the inter-prediction unit 218 decodes the predicted MV selection information from the input stream, and uses the decoded predicted MV selection information to select one predicted MV candidate from the N predicted MV candidates. , Select as the predicted MV of the current block (step Sg_13).
- the inter-prediction unit 218 decodes the difference MV from the input stream, and derives the MV of the current block by adding the difference value which is the decoded difference MV and the selected predicted MV. (Step Sg_14).
- the inter-prediction unit 218 generates a prediction image of the current block by performing motion compensation for the current block using the derived MV and the decoded reference picture (step Sg_15).
- the processing of steps Sg_11 to Sg_15 is executed for each block. For example, when the processes of steps Sg_11 to Sg_15 are executed for each of all the blocks included in the slice, the inter-prediction using the normal inter-mode for the slice ends. Further, when the processes of steps Sg_11 to Sg_15 are executed for each of all the blocks included in the picture, the inter-prediction using the normal inter-mode for the picture ends.
- steps Sg_11 to Sg_15 are not executed for all the blocks included in the slice, and when executed for some blocks, the inter-prediction using the normal inter-mode for the slice ends. You may. Similarly, when the processes of steps Sg_11 to Sg_15 are executed for some blocks included in the picture, the inter-prediction using the normal inter-mode for the picture may be completed.
- the inter-prediction unit 218 derives the MV in the normal merge mode and performs motion compensation (prediction) using the MV.
- FIG. 85 is a flowchart showing an example of inter-prediction in the normal merge mode in the decoding device 200.
- the inter-prediction unit 218 acquires a plurality of candidate MVs for the current block based on information such as MVs of a plurality of decoded blocks around the current block temporally or spatially (step Sh_11). ). That is, the inter prediction unit 218 creates a candidate MV list.
- the inter-prediction unit 218 derives the MV of the current block by selecting one candidate MV from the plurality of candidate MVs acquired in step Sh_11 (step Sh_12). Specifically, the inter-prediction unit 218 acquires, for example, MV selection information included as a prediction parameter in the stream, and selects a candidate MV identified by the MV selection information as the MV of the current block.
- the inter-prediction unit 218 generates a prediction image of the current block by performing motion compensation for the current block using the derived MV and the decoded reference picture (step Sh_13).
- the processing of steps Sh_11 to Sh_13 is executed for each block, for example. For example, when the processes of steps Sh_11 to Sh_13 are executed for each of all the blocks included in the slice, the inter-prediction using the normal merge mode for the slice ends. Further, when the processes of steps Sh_11 to Sh_13 are executed for each of all the blocks included in the picture, the inter-prediction using the normal merge mode for the picture ends.
- steps Sh_11 to Sh_13 are not executed for all the blocks included in the slice, and when executed for some blocks, the inter-prediction using the normal merge mode for the slice ends. You may. Similarly, when the processes of steps Sh_11 to Sh_13 are executed for some blocks included in the picture, the inter-prediction using the normal merge mode for the picture may be completed.
- the inter-prediction unit 218 derives the MV in the FRUC mode and performs motion compensation (prediction) using the MV.
- the motion information is derived on the decoding device 200 side without being signalized from the coding device 100 side.
- the decoding device 200 may derive motion information by performing motion search. In this case, the decoding device 200 performs a motion search without using the pixel value of the current block.
- FIG. 86 is a flowchart showing an example of inter-prediction in the FRUC mode in the decoding device 200.
- the inter-prediction unit 218 refers to the MVs of each decoded block spatially or temporally adjacent to the current block, and lists those MVs as candidate MVs (that is, a candidate MV list, which is normal. Generate (which may be common to the candidate MV list of the merge mode) (step Si_11). Next, the inter-prediction unit 218 selects the best candidate MV from the plurality of candidate MVs registered in the candidate MV list (step Si_12). For example, the inter prediction unit 218 calculates the evaluation value of each candidate MV included in the candidate MV list, and selects one candidate MV as the best candidate MV based on the evaluation value.
- the inter-prediction unit 218 derives the MV for the current block based on the selected best candidate MV (step Si_14).
- the selected best candidate MV is directly derived as the MV for the current block.
- the MV for the current block may be derived by performing pattern matching in the peripheral region of the position in the reference picture corresponding to the selected best candidate MV. That is, the area around the best candidate MV is searched using pattern matching and the evaluation value in the reference picture, and if there is an MV with a good evaluation value, the best candidate MV is set as the MV. It may be updated to be the final MV of the current block. It is not necessary to carry out the update to the MV having a better evaluation value.
- the inter-prediction unit 218 generates a prediction image of the current block by performing motion compensation for the current block using the derived MV and the decoded reference picture (step Si_15).
- the processing of steps Si_11 to Si_15 is executed for each block, for example. For example, when the processing of steps Si_11 to Si_15 is executed for each of all the blocks included in the slice, the inter-prediction using the FRUC mode for the slice ends. Further, when the processes of steps Si_11 to Si_15 are executed for each of all the blocks included in the picture, the inter-prediction using the FRUC mode for the picture ends.
- the sub-block unit may be processed in the same manner as the block unit described above.
- the inter-prediction unit 218 derives the MV in the affine merge mode and performs motion compensation (prediction) using the MV.
- FIG. 87 is a flowchart showing an example of inter-prediction by the affine merge mode in the decoding device 200.
- the inter-prediction unit 218 derives the MV of each control point of the current block (step Sk_11).
- the control points are the upper left corner and upper right corner points of the current block as shown in FIG. 46A, or the upper left corner, upper right corner and lower left corner point of the current block as shown in FIG. 46B.
- the inter-prediction unit 218 has the decoded block A (left), block B (top), block C (upper right), as shown in FIG. 47A. Inspect these blocks in the order block D (lower left) and block E (upper left) to identify the first valid block decoded in affine mode.
- the inter-prediction unit 218 derives the MV of the control point using the first valid block decoded in the identified affine mode. For example, when block A is specified and block A has two control points, as shown in FIG. 47B, the inter-prediction unit 218 moves the motion vectors v 3 of the upper left corner and the upper right corner of the decoded block including the block A. and v 4 a by projecting the current block is calculated as the motion vector v 0 of the upper left corner control point of the current block, the upper right corner control point and a motion vector v 1. As a result, the MV of each control point is derived.
- the MV of the three control points may be calculated.
- the block A may be calculated. If the block A is specified and has three control points, the MV of the two control points may be calculated.
- the inter-prediction unit 218 may derive the MV of each control point of the current block using the MV selection information.
- the inter-prediction unit 218 performs motion compensation for each of the plurality of sub-blocks included in the current block. That is, the inter-prediction unit 218 uses the two motion vectors v 0 and v 1 and the above equation (1A) for each of the plurality of subblocks, or the three motion vectors v 0 , v 1 and v. Using 2 and the above equation (1B), the MV of the subblock is calculated as an affine MV (step Sk_12). Then, the inter-prediction unit 218 performs motion compensation for the subblock using the affine MV and the decoded reference picture (step Sk_13).
- the inter-prediction using the affine merge mode for the current block ends. That is, motion compensation is performed on the current block, and a predicted image of the current block is generated.
- the above-mentioned candidate MV list may be generated.
- the candidate MV list may be, for example, a list including candidate MVs derived by using a plurality of MV derivation methods for each control point.
- the plurality of MV derivation methods include the MV derivation method shown in FIGS. 47A to 47C, the MV derivation method shown in FIGS. 48A and 48B, the MV derivation method shown in FIGS. 49A and 49B, and the derivation of other MVs. It may be any combination of methods.
- the candidate MV list may include candidate MVs for modes other than the affine mode, in which prediction is performed in subblock units.
- a candidate MV list for example, a candidate MV list including an affine merge mode candidate MV having two control points and an affine merge mode candidate MV having three control points may be generated.
- a candidate MV list including the candidate MVs of the affine merge mode having two control points and a candidate MV list including the candidate MVs of the affine merge mode having three control points may be generated respectively.
- a candidate MV list including candidate MVs of one of the affine merge mode having two control points and the affine merge mode having three control points may be generated.
- the inter prediction unit 218 derives the MV in the affine intermode and performs motion compensation (prediction) using the MV.
- FIG. 88 is a flowchart showing an example of inter-prediction by the affine inter-mode in the decoding device 200.
- the inter prediction unit 218 derives the prediction MV (v 0 , v 1 ) or (v 0 , v 1 , v 2 ) of each of the two or three control points of the current block (v 0, v 1, v 2). Step Sj_11).
- the control point is a point at the upper left corner, the upper right corner, or the lower left corner of the current block, as shown in FIG. 46A or FIG. 46B, for example.
- the inter-prediction unit 218 acquires the predicted MV selection information included as a prediction parameter in the stream, and derives the predicted MV of each control point of the current block by using the MV identified by the predicted MV selection information. For example, when the MV derivation method shown in FIGS. 48A and 48B is used, the inter-prediction unit 218 identifies the decoded blocks in the vicinity of each control point of the current block shown in FIG. 48A or FIG. 48B by the prediction MV selection information. By selecting the MV of the block to be used, the predicted MV (v 0 , v 1 ) or (v 0 , v 1 , v 2 ) of the control point of the current block is derived.
- the inter prediction unit 218 acquires, for example, each difference MV included as a prediction parameter in the stream, and adds the prediction MV of each control point of the current block and the difference MV corresponding to the prediction MV (step). Sj_12). As a result, the MV of each control point of the current block is derived.
- the inter-prediction unit 218 performs motion compensation for each of the plurality of sub-blocks included in the current block. That is, the inter-prediction unit 218 uses the two motion vectors v 0 and v 1 and the above equation (1A) for each of the plurality of subblocks, or the three motion vectors v 0 , v 1 and v. Using 2 and the above equation (1B), the MV of the subblock is calculated as an affine MV (step Sj_13). Then, the inter-prediction unit 218 performs motion compensation for the subblock using the affine MV and the decoded reference picture (step Sj_14).
- the inter-prediction using the affine merge mode for the current block ends. That is, motion compensation is performed on the current block, and a predicted image of the current block is generated.
- step Sj_11 the above-mentioned candidate MV list may be generated as in step Sk_11.
- the inter-prediction unit 218 derives the MV in the triangle mode and performs motion compensation (prediction) using the MV.
- FIG. 89 is a flowchart showing an example of inter-prediction in the triangle mode in the decoding device 200.
- the inter-prediction unit 218 divides the current block into a first partition and a second partition (step Sx_11). At this time, the inter-prediction unit 218 may acquire partition information, which is information regarding division into each partition, from the stream as a prediction parameter. Then, the inter-prediction unit 218 may divide the current block into a first partition and a second partition according to the partition information.
- the inter-prediction unit 218 first acquires a plurality of candidate MVs for the current block based on information such as MVs of a plurality of decoded blocks around the current block temporally or spatially. (Step Sx_12). That is, the inter prediction unit 218 creates a candidate MV list.
- the inter-prediction unit 218 selects the candidate MV of the first partition and the candidate MV of the second partition as the first MV and the second MV from the plurality of candidate MVs acquired in step Sx_11 (step Sx_13). .. At this time, the inter-prediction unit 218 may acquire MV selection information for identifying the selected candidate MV from the stream as a prediction parameter. Then, the inter prediction unit 218 may select the first MV and the second MV according to the MV selection information.
- the inter-prediction unit 218 generates a first predicted image by performing motion compensation using the selected first MV and the decoded reference picture (step Sx_14). Similarly, the inter-prediction unit 218 generates a second predicted image by performing motion compensation using the selected second MV and the decoded reference picture (step Sx_15).
- the inter-prediction unit 218 generates a prediction image of the current block by weighting and adding the first prediction image and the second prediction image (step Sx_16).
- DMVR Motion search> DMVR
- the inter-prediction unit 218 performs a motion search with DMVR.
- FIG. 90 is a flowchart showing an example of motion search by DMVR in the decoding device 200.
- the inter-prediction unit 218 first derives the MV of the current block in the merge mode (step Sl_11). Next, the inter-prediction unit 218 derives the final MV for the current block by searching the peripheral region of the reference picture indicated by the MV derived in step Sl_11 (step Sl_12). That is, the MV of the current block is determined by DMVR.
- FIG. 91 is a flowchart showing a detailed example of motion search by DMVR in the decoding device 200.
- the inter-prediction unit 218 calculates the cost at the search position (also referred to as the start point) indicated by the initial MV and the eight search positions around it in Step 1 shown in FIG. 58A. Then, the inter-prediction unit 218 determines whether or not the cost of the search position other than the start point is the minimum. Here, when the inter-prediction unit 218 determines that the cost of the search position other than the start point is the minimum, the inter-prediction unit 218 moves to the search position where the cost is the minimum and performs the process of Step 2 shown in FIG. 58A. On the other hand, if the cost of the start point is the minimum, the inter-prediction unit 218 skips the process of Step 2 shown in FIG. 58A and performs the process of Step 3.
- Step 2 shown in FIG. 58A the inter-prediction unit 218 performs the same search as the processing of Step 1 with the search position moved according to the processing result of Step 1 as a new starting point. Then, the inter-prediction unit 218 determines whether or not the cost of the search position other than the start point is the minimum. Here, the inter-prediction unit 218 performs the processing of Step 4 if the cost of the search position other than the start point is the minimum. On the other hand, the inter-prediction unit 218 performs Step 3 processing if the cost of the starting point is the minimum.
- Step 4 the inter-prediction unit 218 treats the search position of the start point as the final search position, and determines the difference between the position indicated by the initial MV and the final search position as the difference vector.
- the inter-prediction unit 218 determines the decimal precision pixel position that minimizes the cost based on the cost at four points above, below, left, and right of the start point of Step 1 or Step 2, and finally determines the pixel position.
- the decimal precision pixel position is a vector of four points ((0,1), (0, -1), (-1,0), (1,0)) on the top, bottom, left, and right, and each of the four points. It is determined by weighting and adding the cost at the search position of. Then, the inter-prediction unit 218 determines the difference between the position indicated by the initial MV and the final search position as a difference vector.
- BIO / OBMC / LIC For example, when the information read from the stream indicates the application of the correction of the predicted image, the inter-prediction unit 218 corrects the predicted image according to the mode of the correction when the predicted image is generated.
- the modes are, for example, the BIO, OBMC, and LIC described above.
- FIG. 92 is a flowchart showing an example of generating a predicted image in the decoding device 200.
- the inter-prediction unit 218 generates a prediction image (step Sm_11) and corrects the prediction image by any of the above modes (step Sm_12).
- FIG. 93 is a flowchart showing another example of generating a predicted image in the decoding device 200.
- the inter prediction unit 218 derives the MV of the current block (step Sn_11). Next, the inter-prediction unit 218 generates a prediction image using the MV (step Sn_12), and determines whether or not to perform the correction process (step Sn_13). For example, the inter-prediction unit 218 acquires the prediction parameters included in the stream, and determines whether or not to perform the correction processing based on the prediction parameters. This prediction parameter is, for example, a flag indicating whether or not each of the above modes is applied.
- the inter-prediction unit 218 determines that the correction process is to be performed (Yes in step Sn_13)
- the inter-prediction unit 218 corrects the predicted image to generate a final predicted image (step Sn_14).
- the brightness and color difference of the predicted image may be corrected in step Sn_14.
- the inter-prediction unit 218 determines that the correction process is not performed (No in step Sn_13)
- the inter-prediction unit 218 outputs the predicted image as a final predicted image without correcting it (step Sn_15).
- the inter-prediction unit 218 corrects the predicted image according to the OBMC when the predicted image is generated.
- FIG. 94 is a flowchart showing an example of correction of the predicted image by the OBMC in the decoding device 200.
- the flowchart of FIG. 94 shows the flow of correction of the predicted image using the current picture and the reference picture shown in FIG. 62.
- the inter-prediction unit 218 acquires a prediction image (Pred) by normal motion compensation using the MV assigned to the current block.
- the inter-prediction unit 218 applies (rides) the MV (MV_L) already derived to the decoded left adjacent block to the current block to acquire the predicted image (Pred_L). Then, the inter-prediction unit 218 performs the first correction of the predicted image by superimposing the two predicted images Pred and Pred_L. This has the effect of mixing the boundaries between adjacent blocks.
- the inter-prediction unit 218 applies (rides) the MV (MV_U) already derived to the decoded upper adjacent block to the current block to acquire the predicted image (Pred_U). Then, the inter-prediction unit 218 performs the second correction of the predicted image by superimposing the predicted image Pred_U on the predicted image (for example, Pred and Pred_L) that has been corrected for the first time. This has the effect of mixing the boundaries between adjacent blocks.
- the predicted image obtained by the second correction is the final predicted image of the current block in which the boundaries with the adjacent blocks are mixed (smoothed).
- BIO For example, when the information read from the stream indicates the application of BIO, the inter-prediction unit 218 corrects the predicted image according to the BIO when the predicted image is generated.
- FIG. 95 is a flowchart showing an example of correction of a predicted image by BIO in the decoding device 200.
- the inter-prediction unit 218 derives two motion vectors (M0, M1) using two reference pictures (Ref0, Ref1) different from the picture (Cur Pic) including the current block. .. Then, the inter-prediction unit 218 derives a prediction image of the current block using the two motion vectors (M0 and M1) (step Sy_11).
- the motion vector M0 is a motion vector (MVx0, MVy0) corresponding to the reference picture Ref0
- the motion vector M1 is a motion vector (MVx1, MVy1) corresponding to the reference picture Ref1.
- the inter-prediction unit 218 derives the interpolated image I 0 of the current block using the motion vector M0 and the reference picture L0. Further, the inter prediction section 218 derives an interpolated image I 1 of the current block using the motion vectors M1 and reference picture L1 (step Sy_12).
- the interpolated image I 0 is an image included in the reference picture Ref 0 derived for the current block
- the interpolated image I 1 is included in the reference picture Ref 1 derived for the current block. It is an image.
- the interpolated image I 0 and the interpolated image I 1 may each have the same size as the current block.
- the interpolated image I 0 and the interpolated image I 1 may each be larger than the current block in order to appropriately derive the gradient image described later.
- the interpolated images I 0 and I 1 may include motion vectors (M0, M1) and reference pictures (L0, L1), and a predicted image derived by applying a motion compensation filter.
- the inter-prediction unit 218 derives the gradient image (Ix 0 , Ix 1 , Iy 0 , Iy 1 ) of the current block from the interpolated image I 0 and the interpolated image I 1 (step Sy_13).
- the horizontal gradient image is (Ix 0 , Ix 1 )
- the vertical gradient image is (Iy 0 , Iy 1 ).
- the inter-prediction unit 218 may derive the gradient image by applying a gradient filter to the interpolated image, for example.
- the gradient image may show the amount of spatial change in pixel values along the horizontal or vertical direction.
- the optical flow (vx, vy), which is the velocity vector of, is derived (step Sy_14).
- the subblock may be a 4x4 pixel subCU.
- the inter-prediction unit 218 corrects the predicted image of the current block using the optical flow (vx, vy). For example, the inter-prediction unit 218 derives a correction value of a pixel value included in the current block using an optical flow (vx, vy) (step Sy_15). Then, the inter-prediction unit 218 may correct the predicted image of the current block by using the correction value (step Sy_16).
- the correction value may be derived in units of each pixel, or may be derived in units of a plurality of pixels or subblocks.
- the BIO processing flow is not limited to the processing disclosed in FIG. 95. Only a part of the processes disclosed in FIG. 95 may be performed, different processes may be added or replaced, or different processes may be executed in a different order.
- the inter-prediction unit 218 corrects the predicted image according to the LIC when the predicted image is generated.
- FIG. 96 is a flowchart showing an example of correction of the predicted image by the LIC in the decoding device 200.
- the inter-prediction unit 218 acquires the reference image corresponding to the current block from the decoded reference picture by using the MV (step Sz_11).
- the inter-prediction unit 218 extracts information indicating how the brightness value has changed between the reference picture and the current picture with respect to the current block (step Sz_12). As shown in FIG. 66A, this extraction is specified by the luminance pixel values of the decoded left adjacent reference area (peripheral reference area) and the decoded upper adjacent reference area (peripheral reference area) in the current picture and the derived MV. It is performed based on the luminance pixel value at the equivalent position in the reference picture. Then, the inter-prediction unit 218 calculates the luminance correction parameter using the information indicating how the luminance value has changed (step Sz_13).
- the inter-prediction unit 218 generates a prediction image for the current block by performing a brightness correction process that applies the brightness correction parameter to the reference image in the reference picture specified by the MV (step Sz_14). That is, the predicted image, which is the reference image in the reference picture specified by the MV, is corrected based on the luminance correction parameter. In this correction, the brightness may be corrected or the color difference may be corrected.
- the prediction control unit 220 selects either an intra prediction image or an inter prediction image, and outputs the selected prediction image to the addition unit 208.
- the configurations, functions, and processes of the predictive control unit 220, the intra-prediction unit 216, and the inter-prediction unit 218 on the decoding device 200 side are the predictive control unit 128, the intra-prediction unit 124, and the inter-prediction unit on the coding device 100 side. It may correspond to the configuration, function, and processing of unit 126.
- FIG. 97 is a conceptual diagram showing the relationship between the sub-picture, the slice, and the tile.
- an example of a method of dividing a picture to be divided using a sub-picture, a slice, and a tile is shown.
- the picture is divided into a plurality of tiles, a plurality of slices, and a plurality of sub-pictures.
- Tiles are obtained by dividing the picture in the horizontal and vertical directions.
- the picture is divided into two in the horizontal direction and two in the vertical direction, so that the picture is divided into a total of four tiles.
- each tile is divided into one or more slices. Specifically, the upper left tile is divided into one slice, the upper right tile is divided into four slices, the lower left tile is divided into two slices, and the lower right tile is divided into three slices.
- each slice is rectangular, it is called a rectangular slice.
- the rectangular slice may be composed of a plurality of tiles constituting the rectangular area, or may be composed of one or more CTU rows in one tile.
- the picture is divided into a plurality of sub-pictures, each of which is a unit in which one or more slices or one or more tiles are put together.
- the sub-picture is used for the following purposes, for example. That is, subpictures are extracted from the stream in units of subpictures, and only the extracted subpictures may be transmitted as a stream or decoded. Further, the extracted subpictures may be combined with the subpictures of other streams and reconstructed as one stream.
- FIG. 98 is a conceptual diagram showing the relationship between tiles and slices.
- the picture is divided into a plurality of tiles and a plurality of slices. Specifically, the picture is divided into four in the horizontal direction and four in the vertical direction, so that the picture is divided into a total of 16 tiles.
- each slice is called a raster-scan slice because a plurality of tiles that are continuous in the raster scan order are collectively defined as one slice.
- FIG. 99 is a syntax structure diagram for subpictures defined using a grid in a sequence parameter set.
- the sub-picture is composed of a plurality of unconnected regions.
- the sub-picture is composed of a plurality of areas constituting the non-rectangular area.
- the number of sub-picture indexes to be signalized is reduced as compared with the case where the sub-picture index is signalized for each grid. Specifically, the grid indexes at the upper left and lower right of the subpicture are signalized.
- top_left_grid_idx [i] is the grid index of the upper left grid element in the subpicture whose subpicture index is i.
- bottom_right_grid_idx [i] is the grid index of the lower right grid element in the subpicture whose subpicture index is i.
- Subpic_grid_col_wise_minus1 and subpic_grid_row_height_minus1 indicate the width and height of each grid element.
- Each grid element may be 4x4 pixels.
- each of subpic_grid_col_width_minus1 and subpic_grid_row_height_minus1 may be 3.
- the size of the CTU may be signalized, or the number of subpictures may be signalized.
- Log2_ctu_size_minus5 indicates the size of the CTU. Specifically, log2_ctu_size_minus5 is a value obtained by subtracting 5 from the value represented by the logarithm of 2 for the number of pixels on one side of the CTU. For example, when log2_ctu_size_minus5 is 0, the size of the CTU is 32 ⁇ 32 pixels. When log2_ctu_size_minus5 is 1, the size of the CTU is 64 ⁇ 64 pixels.
- Subpics_present_flag indicates whether or not subpicture information exists in the sequence parameter set. For example, if subpics_present_flag is 1 (true), the subpicture information is present in the sequence parameter set. On the other hand, when subpics_present_flag is 0 (false), the sub-picture information does not exist.
- Num_subpics_minus1 indicates the number of sub-pictures. Specifically, num_subpics_minus1 corresponds to a value obtained by subtracting 1 from the number of subpictures. num_subpix_minus1 may be replaced with num_subpix_minus2 corresponding to the value obtained by subtracting 2 from the number of subpictures.
- the number of subpictures may be 2 or more, and when the number of subpictures is 2 or more, subpics_present_flag may be true. In other words, when the number of sub-pictures is 2 or more, the sub-picture information may be signalized.
- Max_subpics_minus1 indicates the maximum number of sub-pictures. max_subpics_minus1 does not have to be present. That is, the coding and decoding of max_subpics_minus1 may be omitted. For example, of max_subpics_minus1 and num_subpics_minus1, only num_subpics_minus1 may be present.
- Each grid element may be CTB (Coding Tree Block) or CTU (Coding Tree Unit).
- CTB Coding Tree Block
- CTU Coding Tree Unit
- FIG. 100 is a syntax structure diagram relating to a subpicture defined by using CTU in the sequence parameter set.
- CTU the expression of CTU
- CTB corresponding to basically the same region as CTU may be used.
- the CTB corresponds to a block of luminance (luma) or a block of luminance (chroma), and the luminance and the color difference are treated separately in the CTB, but the CTU is in a common area for the luminance and the color difference.
- the CTU corresponds to a block of luminance (luma) or a block of luminance (chroma)
- top_left_grid_idx [i] is replaced with top_left_ctu_idx [i].
- bottom_right_grid_idx [i] has been replaced with bottom_right_ctu_idx [i].
- max_subpics_minus1, subpic_grid_col_width_minus1, and subpic_grid_row_height_minus1 are not signalized.
- top_left_ctu_idx [i] is the CTU index of the upper left CTU in the sub-picture whose sub-picture index is i.
- bottom_right_ctu_idx [i] is the CTU index of the lower right CTU in the subpicture whose subpicture index is i. That is, the grid and grid elements can be appropriately read as CTU. Further, as described above, the grid and the grid elements may be read as CTB.
- log2_ctu_size_minus5 may be encoded before the signal for defining the subpicture.
- the information related to the size of the CTU is not limited to the position shown in FIG. 100, and may be encoded at any position as long as it is encoded before the signal for defining the sub-picture.
- FIG. 101A is a conceptual diagram showing a grid index of each region in the picture. Specifically, FIG. 101A shows a picture and a plurality of regions within the picture. Each of the plurality of regions shown in FIG. 101A is a grid element. A grid index represented numerically in FIG. 101A is assigned to each grid element.
- FIG. 101B is a conceptual diagram showing a sub-picture index of each region in the picture.
- FIG. 101B also shows the picture and a plurality of regions within the picture. Similar to FIG. 101A, each of the plurality of regions shown in FIG. 101B is a grid element. A sub-picture index represented numerically in FIG. 101B is assigned to each grid element.
- 0 is assigned as a sub-picture index to a grid element having a grid index of 0 and a grid element having a grid index of 6. That is, the grid element having a grid index of 0 and the grid element having a grid index of 6 constitute one subpicture having a subpicture index of 0.
- top_left_grid_idx [i] and bottom_right_grid_idx [i] are defined as follows.
- each grid element may be a CTB or a CTU.
- FIG. 102 is a syntax structure diagram showing another example of subpictures defined using a grid in a sequence parameter set.
- top_left_grid_idx [i] is replaced with subpic_grid_addr_TL_x [i] and subpic_grid_addr_TL_y [i].
- bottom_right_grid_idx [i] has been replaced with subpic_grid_addr_BR_x [i] and subpic_grid_addr_BR_y [i].
- the example of FIG. 102 is the same as the example of FIG. 99.
- subpic_grid_addr_TL_x [i] is the horizontal grid address of the upper left grid element in the subpicture whose subpicture index is i. That is, subpic_grid_addr_TL_x [i] indicates the number of the upper left grid element in the subpicture whose subpicture index is i is the grid element to the right from the leftmost grid element in the picture. In the picture, the leftmost grid element is the 0th grid element to the right from the leftmost grid element.
- subpic_grid_addr_BR_x [i] is the horizontal grid address of the lower right grid element in the subpicture whose subpicture index is i. That is, subpic_grid_addr_BR_x [i] indicates the number of the lower right grid element in the subpicture in which the subpicture index is i, from the leftmost grid element in the picture to the right.
- the upper left grid element in the subpicture having the subpicture index of 0 is the 0th grid element to the right from the leftmost grid element in the picture, and is the leftmost grid element in the picture. Further, the upper left grid element in the sub-picture having the sub-picture index of 0 is the 0th grid element downward from the upper end grid element in the picture, and is the upper end grid element in the picture.
- the lower right grid element in the sub-picture having the sub-picture index of 0 is the 0th grid element in the right direction from the left end grid element in the picture, and is the left end grid element in the picture. Further, the lower right grid element in the sub-picture having the sub-picture index of 0 is the first grid element downward from the upper end grid element in the picture, and is the grid element below the upper end grid element in the picture.
- the horizontal position and the vertical position of the CTU may be signalized separately.
- FIG. 103 is a syntax structure diagram showing another example of a subpicture defined using a CTU in a sequence parameter set.
- top_left_ctu_idx [i] is replaced with subpic_ctu_addr_TL_x [i] and subpic_ctu_addr_TL_y [i].
- bottom_right_ctu_idx [i] has been replaced with subpic_ctu_addr_BR_x [i] and subpic_ctu_addr_BR_y [i].
- FIG. 103 is basically the same as the example of FIG. 100. However, in the example of FIG. 103, the syntax elements omitted in FIG. 100 are specifically shown. These syntax elements do not have to be present.
- subpic_ctu_addr_TL_x [i] is the horizontal CTU address of the upper left CTU in the sub-picture whose sub-picture index is i. That is, subpic_ctu_addr_TL_x [i] indicates the number of the upper left CTU in the subpicture in which the subpicture index is i, from the leftmost CTU in the picture to the right. In the picture, the leftmost CTU is the 0th CTU to the right from the leftmost CTU.
- subpic_ctu_addr_TL_y [i] is the vertical CTU address of the upper left CTU in the subpicture whose subpicture index is i. That is, subpic_ctu_addr_TL_y [i] indicates which CTU in the upper left CTU in the sub-picture having the sub-picture index i is the CTU in the downward direction from the upper end CTU in the picture. In the picture, the uppermost CTU is the 0th CTU downward from the uppermost CTU.
- subpic_ctu_addr_BR_x [i] is the horizontal CTU address of the lower right CTU in the sub-picture whose sub-picture index is i. That is, subpic_ctu_addr_BR_x [i] indicates the number of the lower right CTU in the subpicture in which the subpicture index is i, from the leftmost CTU in the picture to the right.
- subpic_ctu_addr_BR_y [i] is the vertical CTU address of the lower right CTU in the subpicture whose subpicture index is i. That is, subpic_ctu_addr_BR_y [i] indicates the lower right CTU in the sub-picture whose sub-picture index is i, which is the lower right CTU from the uppermost CTU in the picture.
- each grid is composed of 4 ⁇ 4 CTUs
- the above values are determined as follows. That is, the grid-related syntax is replaced with the CTU-related syntax. Then, the following values are assigned to subpic_ctu_addr_TL (BR) _x (y) to represent the position and size of the subpicture.
- the upper left CTU in the sub-picture having the sub-picture index of 0 is the 0th CTU from the left-most CTU in the picture and the left-most CTU in the picture. Further, the upper left CTU in the sub-picture having the sub-picture index of 0 is the 0th CTU downward from the upper end CTU in the picture, and is the upper end CTU in the picture.
- the lower right CTU in the sub-picture having the sub-picture index of 0 is the third CTU in the right direction excluding the left-end CTU from the left-end CTU in the picture. Further, the lower right CTU in the sub-picture having the sub-picture index of 0 is the seventh CTU in the downward direction from the upper end CTU to the upper end CTU except for the upper end CTU.
- the size of the sub-picture may be adjusted.
- pic_wise_max_in_luma_samples is not equal to pic_wise_in_luma_samples
- the size of the picture is different from the maximum size of the picture.
- pic_height_max_in_luma_samples is not equal to pic_height_in_luma_samples
- the size of the picture is different from the maximum size of the picture.
- pic_width_max_in_luma_samples indicates the maximum number of luminance samples in the width direction (that is, the horizontal direction) of the picture. Further, pic_width_in_luma_samples indicates the number of luminance samples in the width direction of the picture.
- pic_height_max_in_luma_samples indicates the maximum number of luminance samples in the height direction (that is, the vertical direction) of the picture. Further, pic_height_in_luma_samples indicates the number of luminance samples in the height direction of the picture.
- a sub-picture having an upper left sample and a size (w, h) at a position (x, y) relative to the upper left sample in a picture is modified at the PPS level as follows (x', It may have y') and modified sizes (w', h').
- This adjustment is an adjustment to support ARC (Adaptive Resampling Change) / RPR (Reference Picture Resampling) of the sub-picture.
- ARC Adaptive Resampling Change
- RPR Reference Picture Resampling
- pic_wise_max_in_luma_samples and pic_height_max_in_luma_samples indicating the maximum picture size in the sequence are described in the sequence header (SPS).
- pic_wise_in_luma_samples and pic_height_in_luma_samples indicating the size of each picture are described in the picture header (PPS).
- the information (x, y) and (w, h) of each subpicture specified in the SPS by the syntax shown in FIGS. 99, 100, 102 and 103 is the position at the maximum picture size in the sequence. And size. Then, the information (x, y) and (w, h) of each sub-picture correspond to the size of each picture by the above-mentioned processing applied in the picture unit, (x', y') and (w', It may be converted to h') and used.
- syntax features related to sub-pictures are shown. They may reduce the storage for storing information about the subpictures or avoid unwanted shapes of the subpictures.
- At least a part of the above-mentioned embodiment may be combined with at least a part of another one or more aspects.
- At least a portion of the process, at least a portion of the configuration, at least a portion of the syntax, other features, or any combination thereof in the above embodiments may be combined with one or more other embodiments.
- the device and method may include some of the processes and elements.
- the above-mentioned processing may be executed by the decoding device 200 in the same manner as the coding device 100.
- the encoding device 100 encodes the syntax element
- the decoding device 200 decodes the syntax element.
- the delta value of the grid index may be signalized and a sub-picture may be shown instead of the grid index of the upper left grid element and the lower right grid element. That is, the difference between the grid index of the upper left grid element and the reference grid index may be signalized. Further, the difference between the grid index of the lower right grid element and the reference grid index may be signalized. Further, the difference between the grid index of the upper left grid element and the grid index of the lower right grid element may be signalized.
- the difference between the grid index of the upper left grid element and the grid index of the lower right grid element can represent the width and height of the sub-picture area. Specifically, the quotient obtained by dividing these differences by the number of horizontal grid elements in the picture corresponds to the height, and the remainder corresponds to the width. Therefore, by signaling these differences, the shape of the sub-picture region, that is, the width and height of the sub-picture region may be signalized.
- the grid index of the upper left grid element or the lower right grid element in the sub picture immediately before the sub picture to be processed in the order of the sub picture index may be used.
- the method of specifying the sub-picture area is not limited to using the grid indexes of the upper left grid element and the lower right grid element.
- the position and shape of the sub-picture area may be specified by the grid.
- the shape may correspond to the width and the height.
- the delta value between the horizontal address of the upper left grid element and the horizontal address of the lower right grid element may be signalized as the width of the subpicture.
- the delta value between the vertical address of the upper left grid element and the vertical address of the lower right grid element may be signalized as the height of the subpicture. Then, the vertical position, horizontal position, width and height of the sub-picture may be signalized.
- the vertical position of the upper left grid element in the sub picture, the horizontal position of the upper left grid element in the sub picture, the width of the sub picture, and the height of the sub picture may be signalized.
- the size of the grid element does not have to be a multiple of the CTB size or the CTU size at the picture boundary. Specifically, a part of the CTU may be missing at the boundary of the picture. More specifically, a CTU that is neither located at the right or bottom edge of the picture is defined as a fixed size square area. On the other hand, the CTU located at the right end or the lower end of the picture may be defined as a fixed-size square area or a smaller area than the fixed-size square area.
- the index may be expressed as an identifier (ID).
- ID the sub-picture index indicating the sub-picture
- the grid index indicating the grid element may be a grid ID indicating the grid element.
- each grid element may be a CTB or a CTU.
- the syntax of FIGS. 99, 100, 102 and 103 is an example, and if the information representing the area of each subpicture can be signalized using a grid such as a plurality of CTUs, another syntax configuration can be used. May be good.
- FIG. 104 is a flowchart showing the operation performed by the coding device 100.
- the coding device 100 includes a circuit and a memory connected to the circuit.
- the circuit and memory included in the coding device 100 may correspond to the processor a1 and the memory a2 shown in FIG. In operation, the circuit of the coding device 100 does the following:
- the circuit of the coding device 100 represents a sub-picture area commonly defined in a plurality of pictures constituting a moving image by using a plurality of CTUs commonly defined in the plurality of pictures and defined in a grid pattern.
- the sub-picture information includes information that represents each of the horizontal position and the vertical position of the sub-picture area commonly defined in the plurality of pictures by using a plurality of CTUs.
- the sub-picture information may be information that represents the sub-picture area using a plurality of CTUs by expressing the shape, horizontal position, and vertical position of the sub-picture area using a plurality of CTUs. ..
- the sub-picture information may be information that represents the sub-picture area using a plurality of CTUs by expressing the shape, horizontal position, and vertical position of the sub-picture area using a plurality of CTUs. ..
- the sub-picture information is information that represents the sub-picture area using a plurality of CTUs by expressing the width, height, horizontal position, and vertical position of the sub-picture area using a plurality of CTUs. You may. This may allow the width, height, horizontal position and vertical position of the sub-picture area to be flexibly determined based on the plurality of CTUs.
- the sub-picture information represents the horizontal position and the vertical position of the upper left of the sub-picture area and the horizontal position and the vertical position of the lower right of the sub-picture area by using a plurality of CTUs.
- the information may represent the region of the above using a plurality of CTUs.
- the horizontal position, the vertical position, the difference between the two horizontal positions, and the difference between the two vertical positions are represented by using a plurality of CTUs, so that the area of the sub-picture is divided into a plurality of CTUs. It may be the information represented by using.
- the horizontal position is the horizontal position on the upper left of the sub-picture area.
- the vertical position is the vertical position at the upper left of the sub-picture area.
- the difference between the two horizontal positions is the difference between the horizontal position on the upper left of the sub-picture area and the horizontal position on the upper right of the sub-picture area.
- the difference between the two vertical positions is the difference between the upper left vertical position of the sub-picture area and the lower left vertical position of the sub-picture area.
- This may make it possible to flexibly determine the upper left horizontal position and vertical position of the sub-picture area based on a plurality of CTUs. In addition, it may be possible to flexibly determine the width and height of the sub-picture area based on a plurality of CTUs. In addition, it may be possible to reduce the amount of code.
- the circuit of the coding device 100 may encode the CTU size information indicating the size commonly defined for a plurality of CTUs before the sub-picture information. This may allow the sub-picture area to be appropriately defined based on a plurality of sized CTUs.
- the circuit of the coding device 100 may encode the sub-picture information only when two or more sub-pictures are commonly defined in the plurality of pictures. As a result, it may be possible to omit the signalization of unnecessary information, and it may be possible to reduce the amount of code.
- the circuit of the coding device 100 may encode the sub-picture information in the sequence parameter set. As a result, it may be possible to appropriately determine the area of the sub-picture for a sequence including a plurality of pictures.
- a CTU that is not located at the right end or the lower end of the plurality of CTUs may be defined as a fixed-size square area.
- the CTU located at the right end or the lower end of the picture among the plurality of CTUs may be defined as a fixed-size square region or a region smaller than the fixed-size square region. This may make it possible to flexibly determine the size of the picture and the size of the CTU.
- the entropy coding unit 110 of the coding device 100 may perform the above-described operation as the circuit of the coding device 100.
- FIG. 105 is a flowchart showing the operation performed by the decoding device 200.
- the decoding device 200 includes a circuit and a memory connected to the circuit.
- the circuit and memory included in the decoding device 200 may correspond to the processor b1 and the memory b2 shown in FIG. 68.
- the circuit of the decoding device 200 performs the following in operation.
- the circuit of the decoding device 200 displays sub-picture information in which a sub-picture area commonly defined in a plurality of pictures constituting a moving image is represented by using a plurality of CTUs commonly defined in the plurality of pictures and defined in a grid pattern.
- Decrypt (S201).
- the sub-picture information includes information that represents each of the horizontal position and the vertical position of the sub-picture area commonly defined in the plurality of pictures by using a plurality of CTUs.
- the sub-picture information may be information that represents the sub-picture area using a plurality of CTUs by expressing the shape, horizontal position, and vertical position of the sub-picture area using a plurality of CTUs. ..
- the sub-picture information may be information that represents the sub-picture area using a plurality of CTUs by expressing the shape, horizontal position, and vertical position of the sub-picture area using a plurality of CTUs. ..
- the sub-picture information is information that represents the sub-picture area using a plurality of CTUs by expressing the width, height, horizontal position, and vertical position of the sub-picture area using a plurality of CTUs. You may. This may allow the width, height, horizontal position and vertical position of the sub-picture area to be flexibly determined based on the plurality of CTUs.
- the sub-picture information represents the horizontal position and the vertical position of the upper left of the sub-picture area and the horizontal position and the vertical position of the lower right of the sub-picture area by using a plurality of CTUs.
- the information may represent the region of the above using a plurality of CTUs.
- the horizontal position, the vertical position, the difference between the two horizontal positions, and the difference between the two vertical positions are represented by using a plurality of CTUs, so that the area of the sub-picture is divided into a plurality of CTUs. It may be the information represented by using.
- the horizontal position is the horizontal position on the upper left of the sub-picture area.
- the vertical position is the vertical position at the upper left of the sub-picture area.
- the difference between the two horizontal positions is the difference between the horizontal position on the upper left of the sub-picture area and the horizontal position on the upper right of the sub-picture area.
- the difference between the two vertical positions is the difference between the upper left vertical position of the sub-picture area and the lower left vertical position of the sub-picture area.
- This may make it possible to flexibly determine the upper left horizontal position and vertical position of the sub-picture area based on a plurality of CTUs. In addition, it may be possible to flexibly determine the width and height of the sub-picture area based on a plurality of CTUs. In addition, it may be possible to reduce the amount of code.
- the circuit of the decoding device 200 may decode the CTU size information indicating the size commonly determined for a plurality of CTUs before the sub-picture information. This may allow the sub-picture area to be appropriately defined based on a plurality of sized CTUs.
- the circuit of the decoding device 200 may decode the sub-picture information only when two or more sub-pictures are commonly defined in the plurality of pictures. As a result, it may be possible to omit the signalization of unnecessary information, and it may be possible to reduce the amount of code.
- the circuit of the decoding device 200 may decode the sub-picture information from the sequence parameter set. As a result, it may be possible to appropriately determine the area of the sub-picture for a sequence including a plurality of pictures.
- a CTU that is not located at the right end or the lower end of the plurality of CTUs may be defined as a fixed-size square area.
- the CTU located at the right end or the lower end of the picture among the plurality of CTUs may be defined as a fixed-size square region or a region smaller than the fixed-size square region. This may make it possible to flexibly determine the size of the picture and the size of the CTU.
- the entropy decoding unit 202 of the decoding device 200 may perform the above-described operation as the circuit of the decoding device 200.
- the coding device 100 and the decoding device 200 in each of the above-described examples may be used as an image coding device and an image decoding device, or may be used as a moving image coding device and a moving image decoding device, respectively. ..
- the coding device 100 and the decoding device 200 may be used as an entropy coding device and an entropy decoding device, respectively. That is, the coding device 100 and the decoding device 200 may correspond only to the entropy coding unit 110 and the entropy decoding unit 202, respectively. Then, other components may be included in other devices.
- the coding device 100 may include an input unit and an output unit. For example, one or more pictures are input to the input unit of the coding device 100, and the coded bit stream is output from the output unit of the coding device 100.
- the decoding device 200 may also include an input unit and an output unit. For example, a coded bit stream is input to the input unit of the decoding device 200, and one or more pictures are output from the output unit of the decoding device 200.
- the coded bitstream may include a quantization coefficient to which variable length coding is applied and control information.
- each of the above-mentioned examples may be used as a coding method, a decoding method, an entropy coding method, or an entropy decoding method. It may be used or may be used as another method.
- each component may be realized by being composed of dedicated hardware or by executing a software program suitable for each component.
- Each component may be realized by a program execution unit such as a CPU or a processor reading and executing a software program recorded on a recording medium such as a hard disk or a semiconductor memory.
- each of the coding device 100 and the decoding device 200 has a processing circuit (Processing Circuitry) and a storage device (Storage) electrically connected to the processing circuit and accessible from the processing circuit. You may have it.
- the processing circuit corresponds to the processor a1 or b1
- the storage device corresponds to the memory a2 or b2.
- the processing circuit includes at least one of dedicated hardware and a program execution unit, and executes processing using a storage device. Further, when the processing circuit includes a program execution unit, the storage device stores the software program executed by the program execution unit.
- the software that realizes the above-mentioned coding device 100 or decoding device 200 is the following program.
- this program uses a plurality of CTUs (Codeing Tree Units) that are commonly defined in a plurality of pictures constituting a moving image and are defined in a grid shape in the plurality of pictures on a computer.
- the sub-picture information is encoded, and the sub-picture information is a code including information representing each of the horizontal position and the vertical position of the area of the sub-picture commonly defined in the plurality of pictures by using the plurality of CTUs.
- the conversion method may be executed.
- this program provides a computer with a plurality of CTUs (Coding Tree Units) in which a sub-picture area commonly defined in a plurality of pictures constituting a moving image is defined in a grid shape in the plurality of pictures.
- the sub-picture information represented by the above is decoded, and the sub-picture information is information that represents each of the horizontal position and the vertical position of the area of the sub-picture commonly defined in the plurality of pictures by using the plurality of CTUs.
- the decryption method including may be executed.
- each component may be a circuit as described above. These circuits may form one circuit as a whole, or may be separate circuits. Further, each component may be realized by a general-purpose processor or a dedicated processor.
- the coding / decoding device may include a coding device 100 and a decoding device 200.
- ordinal numbers of the first and second grades used in the explanation may be replaced as appropriate. Further, an ordinal number may be newly given or removed for a component or the like.
- the aspects of the coding device 100 and the decoding device 200 have been described above based on a plurality of examples, the aspects of the coding device 100 and the decoding device 200 are not limited to these examples. As long as the gist of the present disclosure is not deviated, various modifications that can be conceived by those skilled in the art are applied to each example, and a form constructed by combining components in different examples is also within the scope of aspects of the coding device 100 and the decoding device 200. May be included within.
- One or more aspects disclosed herein may be implemented in combination with at least a part of the other aspects in the present disclosure. Further, a part of the processing described in the flowchart of one or more aspects disclosed here, a part of the configuration of the device, a part of the syntax, and the like may be performed in combination with the other aspects.
- each of the functional or active blocks can usually be realized by an MPU (micro processing unit), a memory, or the like. Further, the processing by each of the functional blocks may be realized as a program execution unit such as a processor that reads and executes software (program) recorded on a recording medium such as ROM. The software may be distributed. The software may be recorded on various recording media such as semiconductor memory. It is also possible to realize each functional block by hardware (dedicated circuit).
- each embodiment may be realized by centralized processing using a single device (system), or may be realized by distributed processing using a plurality of devices. Further, the number of processors that execute the above program may be singular or plural. That is, centralized processing may be performed, or distributed processing may be performed.
- an application example of the moving image coding method (image coding method) or the moving image decoding method (image decoding method) shown in each of the above embodiments, and various systems for implementing the application example are provided.
- Such a system may be characterized by having an image coding device using an image coding method, an image decoding device using an image decoding method, or an image coding / decoding device including both. Other configurations of such a system can be appropriately modified as appropriate.
- FIG. 106 is a diagram showing an overall configuration of an appropriate content supply system ex100 that realizes a content distribution service.
- the communication service providing area is divided into desired sizes, and base stations ex106, ex107, ex108, ex109, and ex110, which are fixed radio stations in the illustrated example, are installed in each cell, respectively.
- each device such as a computer ex111, a game machine ex112, a camera ex113, a home appliance ex114, and a smartphone ex115 is connected to the Internet ex101 via an Internet service provider ex102 or a communication network ex104 and base stations ex106 to ex110. Is connected.
- the content supply system ex100 may be connected by combining any of the above devices.
- the devices may be directly or indirectly connected to each other via a telephone network, short-range radio, or the like, without going through base stations ex106 to ex110.
- the streaming server ex103 may be connected to each device such as a computer ex111, a game machine ex112, a camera ex113, a home appliance ex114, and a smartphone ex115 via the Internet ex101 or the like. Further, the streaming server ex103 may be connected to a terminal or the like in a hotspot in the airplane ex117 via the satellite ex116.
- the streaming server ex103 may be directly connected to the communication network ex104 without going through the Internet ex101 or the Internet service provider ex102, or may be directly connected to the airplane ex117 without going through the satellite ex116.
- the camera ex113 is a device capable of shooting still images and moving images such as a digital camera.
- the smartphone ex115 is a smartphone machine, a mobile phone, or a PHS (Personal Handyphone System) that supports a mobile communication system system called 2G, 3G, 3.9G, 4G, and 5G in the future.
- PHS Personal Handyphone System
- the home appliance ex114 is a refrigerator or a device included in a household fuel cell cogeneration system.
- live distribution or the like becomes possible by connecting a terminal having a shooting function to the streaming server ex103 through a base station ex106 or the like.
- terminals computer ex111, game machine ex112, camera ex113, home appliances ex114, smartphone ex115, terminals in airplane ex117, etc.
- the coding process described in each embodiment may be performed, or the video data obtained by coding may be multiplexed with the sound data in which the sound corresponding to the video is encoded, and the obtained data is streamed. It may be transmitted to the server ex103. That is, each terminal functions as an image coding device according to one aspect of the present disclosure.
- the streaming server ex103 streams the content data transmitted to the requested client.
- the client is a computer ex111, a game machine ex112, a camera ex113, a home appliance ex114, a smartphone ex115, a terminal in an airplane ex117, or the like, which can decode the coded data.
- Each device that receives the distributed data decodes the received data and reproduces it. That is, each device may function as an image decoding device according to one aspect of the present disclosure.
- the streaming server ex103 may be a plurality of servers or a plurality of computers, and may disperse data for processing, recording, and distribution.
- the streaming server ex103 may be realized by a CDN (Contents Delivery Network), and content distribution may be realized by a network connecting a large number of edge servers distributed all over the world.
- CDN Contents Delivery Network
- content distribution may be realized by a network connecting a large number of edge servers distributed all over the world.
- the delay can be reduced by caching and delivering the content to the edge server.
- processing is distributed among multiple edge servers, the distribution entity is switched to another edge server, or a failure occurs. Since distribution can be continued by bypassing the network part, high-speed and stable distribution can be realized.
- the coding processing of the captured data may be performed on each terminal, on the server side, or shared with each other.
- the processing loop is performed twice.
- the first loop the complexity or code amount of the image on a frame or scene basis is detected.
- the second loop a process of maintaining the image quality and improving the coding efficiency is performed.
- the terminal performs the first coding process
- the server side that receives the content performs the second coding process, so that the quality and efficiency of the content can be improved while reducing the processing load on each terminal. it can.
- the first encoded data performed by the terminal can be received and played back by another terminal, enabling more flexible real-time distribution.
- the camera ex113 or the like extracts the feature amount from the image, compresses the data related to the feature amount as metadata, and sends it to the server.
- the server performs compression according to the meaning (or importance of the content) of the image, for example, by determining the importance of the object from the feature amount and switching the quantization accuracy.
- the feature data is particularly effective for improving the accuracy and efficiency of motion vector prediction during recompression on the server.
- a terminal may perform simple coding such as VLC (variable length coding), and a server may perform coding having a large processing load such as CABAC (context-adaptive binary arithmetic coding method).
- a plurality of video data in which almost the same scene is shot by a plurality of terminals.
- GOP Group of Pictures
- the server may manage and / or instruct so that the video data taken by each terminal can be referred to each other. Further, the encoded data from each terminal may be received by the server and the reference relationship may be changed between the plurality of data, or the picture itself may be corrected or replaced and re-encoded. This makes it possible to generate a stream with improved quality and efficiency of each piece of data.
- the server may distribute the video data after transcoding to change the coding method of the video data.
- the server may convert the MPEG-based coding method to the VP-based (for example, VP9), or H.A. 264 is H. It may be converted to 265.
- the coding process can be performed by the terminal or one or more servers. Therefore, in the following, the description of "server” or “terminal” or the like is used as the subject of processing, but a part or all of the processing performed by the server may be performed by the terminal, or the processing performed by the terminal. Some or all may be done on the server. The same applies to the decoding process.
- [3D, multi-angle] There is an increasing increase in the integrated use of different scenes taken by terminals such as a plurality of cameras ex113 and / or smartphones ex115 that are substantially synchronized with each other, or images or videos of the same scene taken from different angles.
- the images taken by each terminal are integrated based on the relative positional relationship between the terminals acquired separately, or the area where the feature points included in the image match.
- the server not only encodes the two-dimensional moving image, but also automatically encodes the still image based on the scene analysis of the moving image or at a time specified by the user, and transmits the still image to the receiving terminal. May be good. If the server can acquire the relative positional relationship between the shooting terminals, the server can obtain the three-dimensional shape of the scene based on not only the two-dimensional moving image but also the images of the same scene shot from different angles. Can be generated.
- the server may separately encode the three-dimensional data generated by the point cloud or the like, or may generate a plurality of images to be transmitted to the receiving terminal based on the result of recognizing or tracking a person or an object using the three-dimensional data. It may be generated by selecting or reconstructing from the video taken by the terminal of.
- the user can arbitrarily select each image corresponding to each shooting terminal and enjoy the scene, and can select the image of the selected viewpoint from the plurality of images or the three-dimensional data reconstructed using the images. You can also enjoy the cut out content. Further, along with the video, the sound is also picked up from a plurality of different angles, and the server may multiplex the sound from a specific angle or space with the corresponding video and transmit the multiplexed video and sound. Good.
- the server may create viewpoint images for the right eye and the left eye, respectively, and perform coding that allows reference between the viewpoint images by Multi-View Coding (MVC) or the like, or mutually. It may be encoded as a separate stream without reference. When decoding another stream, it is preferable to play back in synchronization with each other so that a virtual three-dimensional space is reproduced according to the user's viewpoint.
- MVC Multi-View Coding
- the server superimposes the virtual object information on the virtual space on the camera information in the real space based on the three-dimensional position or the movement of the user's viewpoint.
- the decoding device may acquire or hold virtual object information and three-dimensional data, generate a two-dimensional image according to the movement of the user's viewpoint, and create superimposed data by smoothly connecting the images.
- the decoding device may transmit the movement of the user's viewpoint to the server in addition to the request for the virtual object information.
- the server may create superimposed data according to the movement of the viewpoint received from the three-dimensional data held in the server, encode the superimposed data, and distribute the superimposed data to the decoding device.
- the superimposed data has an ⁇ value indicating transparency other than RGB
- the server sets the ⁇ value of the part other than the object created from the three-dimensional data to 0 or the like so that the part is transparent.
- the server may set an RGB value of a predetermined value as the background, such as a chroma key, and generate data in which the portion other than the object is the background color.
- the decryption process of the distributed data may be performed on each terminal which is a client, on the server side, or may be shared with each other.
- a certain terminal may once send a reception request to a server, the content corresponding to the request may be received by another terminal, a decoding process may be performed, and the decoded signal may be transmitted to a device having a display. Data with good image quality can be reproduced by distributing the processing and selecting appropriate content regardless of the performance of the communicable terminal itself.
- a part of an area such as a tile in which a picture is divided may be decoded and displayed on the viewer's personal terminal. As a result, while sharing the whole picture, it is possible to confirm the field of responsibility or the area to be confirmed in more detail at hand.
- the user may switch in real time while freely selecting a decoding device or a display device such as a user's terminal or a display arranged indoors or outdoors.
- a decoding device or a display device such as a user's terminal or a display arranged indoors or outdoors.
- access to the coded data on the network such as the coded data being cached in a server that can be accessed from the receiving terminal in a short time, or being copied to an edge server in the content delivery service. It is also possible to switch the bit rate of the received data based on ease.
- FIG. 107 is a diagram showing an example of a display screen of a web page on a computer ex111 or the like.
- FIG. 108 is a diagram showing an example of a display screen of a web page on a smartphone ex115 or the like.
- a web page may include a plurality of linked images that are links to image contents, and the appearance thereof differs depending on the viewing device. If multiple linked images are visible on the screen, the display device (until the user explicitly selects the linked image, or until the linked image approaches the center of the screen or the entire linked image fits inside the screen.
- the decoding device may display a still image or I-picture of each content as a link image, may display an image such as a gif animation with a plurality of still images or I-pictures, or may display a base layer. Only may be received and the video may be decoded and displayed.
- the display device When the link image is selected by the user, the display device performs decoding while giving the highest priority to the base layer. If the HTML constituting the web page has information indicating that the content is scalable, the display device may decode up to the enhancement layer. Further, in order to ensure real-time performance, the display device decodes only the forward reference picture (I picture, P picture, B picture of forward reference only) before being selected or when the communication band is very strict. And by displaying, the delay between the decoding time and the display time of the first picture (the delay from the start of decoding the content to the start of display) can be reduced. Further, the display device may intentionally ignore the reference relationship of the pictures, roughly decode all the B pictures and the P pictures with the forward reference, and perform normal decoding as the number of received pictures increases over time. ..
- the receiving terminal receives meta in addition to image data belonging to one or more layers.
- Information such as weather or construction may be received as information, and these may be associated and decoded.
- the meta information may belong to the layer or may be simply multiplexed with the image data.
- the receiving terminal since a car, a drone, an airplane, or the like including the receiving terminal moves, the receiving terminal transmits the position information of the receiving terminal to perform seamless reception and decoding while switching the base stations ex106 to ex110. realizable.
- the receiving terminal dynamically switches how much meta information is received or how much map information is updated according to the user's selection, the user's situation, and / or the state of the communication band. Becomes possible.
- the client can receive, decode, and reproduce the encoded information transmitted by the user in real time.
- the server may perform the editing process and then the coding process. This can be achieved, for example, by using the following configuration.
- the server After shooting in real time or accumulating at the time of shooting, the server performs recognition processing such as shooting error, scene search, meaning analysis, and object detection from the original image data or encoded data. Then, the server manually or automatically corrects out-of-focus or camera shake based on the recognition result, and reduces the importance of scenes such as scenes with low brightness or out of focus compared to other pictures. Make edits such as deleting, emphasizing the edges of objects, and changing the tint. The server encodes the edited data based on the edited result. It is also known that if the shooting time is too long, the audience rating will drop, and the server will move not only the less important scenes as described above so that the content will be within a specific time range according to the shooting time. A scene with a small number of images may be automatically clipped based on the image processing result. Alternatively, the server may generate and encode a digest based on the results of the semantic analysis of the scene.
- recognition processing such as shooting error, scene search, meaning analysis, and object detection from the original image data or encode
- the server may intentionally change a person's face around the screen, the inside of the house, or the like into an image that is out of focus and encode it. Furthermore, the server recognizes whether or not the face of a person different from the person registered in advance is reflected in the image to be encoded, and if it is reflected, performs processing such as applying a mosaic to the face part. You may.
- a person or a background area in which the user wants to process the image may be specified from the viewpoint of copyright or the like.
- the server may perform processing such as replacing the specified area with another image or blurring the focus. If it is a person, the person can be tracked in the moving image to replace the image of the face part of the person.
- the decoding device Since viewing of personal content with a small amount of data has a strong demand for real-time performance, the decoding device first receives the base layer with the highest priority, and decodes and reproduces it, although it depends on the bandwidth.
- the decoding device may receive the enhancement layer during this period and reproduce the high-quality video including the enhancement layer when the enhancement layer is received and the reproduction is performed twice or more, such as when the reproduction is looped.
- a stream with such scalable coding can provide an experience in which the stream gradually becomes smarter and the image becomes better, although it is a rough moving image when it is not selected or when it is first started to be viewed.
- a similar experience can be provided even if the coarse stream played the first time and the second stream encoded with reference to the first video are configured as one stream. ..
- these coding or decoding processes are generally processed in the LSI ex500 of each terminal.
- the LSI (large scale integration circuit) ex500 may be one-chip or a plurality of chips.
- software for moving image coding or decoding is incorporated into some recording medium (CD-ROM, flexible disk, hard disk, etc.) that can be read by a computer ex111 or the like, and encoding or decoding processing is performed using the software. May be good.
- the smartphone ex115 is equipped with a camera, the moving image data acquired by the camera may be transmitted. The moving image data at this time is the data encoded by the LSI ex500 possessed by the smartphone ex115.
- the LSIex500 may be configured to download and activate the application software.
- the terminal first determines whether the terminal supports the content coding method or has the ability to execute a specific service. If the terminal does not support the content encoding method, or does not have the ability to execute a specific service, the terminal downloads the codec or application software, and then acquires and plays the content.
- the digital broadcasting system has at least a moving image coding device (image coding device) or a moving image decoding device (image decoding device) of each of the above embodiments. Any of can be incorporated.
- the difference is that it is suitable for multicast compared to the configuration that makes it easy to unicast the content supply system ex100 because it transmits and receives multiplexed data in which video and sound are multiplexed on radio waves for broadcasting using satellites and the like.
- similar applications can be applied to the coding process and the decoding process.
- FIG. 109 is a diagram showing further details of the smartphone ex115 shown in FIG. 106. Further, FIG. 110 is a diagram showing a configuration example of the smartphone ex115.
- the smartphone ex115 received the antenna ex450 for transmitting and receiving radio waves to and from the base station ex110, the camera unit ex465 capable of taking images and still images, the image captured by the camera unit ex465, and the antenna ex450. It is provided with a display unit ex458 that displays the data obtained by decoding the video or the like.
- the smartphone ex115 further includes an operation unit ex466 such as a touch panel, a voice output unit ex457 such as a speaker for outputting voice or sound, and a voice input unit ex456 such as a microphone for inputting voice.
- the user is specified as a memory unit ex467 that can store encoded data such as recorded video or still image, recorded audio, received video or still image, mail, or decoded data, and the network is started. It is provided with a slot unit ex464 which is an interface unit with SIMex468 for authenticating access to various data. An external memory may be used instead of the memory unit ex467.
- Main control unit ex460 that comprehensively controls display unit ex458, operation unit ex466, etc., power supply circuit unit ex461, operation input control unit ex462, video signal processing unit ex455, camera interface unit ex463, display control unit ex459, modulation / demodulation.
- the unit ex452, the multiplexing / separation unit ex453, the audio signal processing unit ex454, the slot unit ex464, and the memory unit ex467 are connected via the synchronization bus ex470.
- the power supply circuit unit ex461 activates the smartphone ex115 in an operable state and supplies power to each unit from the battery pack.
- the smartphone ex115 performs processing such as calling and data communication based on the control of the main control unit ex460 having a CPU, ROM, RAM, and the like.
- processing such as calling and data communication based on the control of the main control unit ex460 having a CPU, ROM, RAM, and the like.
- the audio signal picked up by the audio input unit ex456 is converted into a digital audio signal by the audio signal processing unit ex454, spectrum diffusion processing is performed by the modulation / demodulation unit ex452, and digital-analog conversion processing is performed by the transmission / reception unit ex451. And frequency conversion processing is performed, and the resulting signal is transmitted via the antenna ex450.
- the received data is amplified, subjected to frequency conversion processing and analog-digital conversion processing, spectrum reverse diffusion processing is performed by the modulation / demodulation unit ex452, converted into an analog audio signal by the audio signal processing unit ex454, and then converted into an analog audio signal, which is then converted to an analog audio signal.
- text, still image, or video data is sent to the main control unit ex460 via the operation input control unit ex462 based on the operation of the operation unit ex466 of the main body unit. Similar transmission / reception processing is performed.
- the video signal processing unit ex455 uses the video signal stored in the memory unit ex467 or the video signal input from the camera unit ex465 to perform each of the above operations. It is compressed and encoded by the moving image coding method shown in the form, and the encoded video data is sent to the multiplexing / separating unit ex453.
- the audio signal processing unit ex454 encodes the audio signal picked up by the audio input unit ex456 while the video or still image is being imaged by the camera unit ex465, and sends the encoded audio data to the multiplexing / separation unit ex453.
- the multiplexing / separating unit ex453 multiplexes the encoded video data and the encoded audio data by a predetermined method, and the modulation / demodulation unit (modulation / demodulation circuit unit) ex452 and the transmission / reception unit ex451 perform modulation processing and conversion. It is processed and transmitted via the antenna ex450.
- the multiplexing / separating unit ex453 is multiplexed.
- the multiplexed data is divided into a bit stream of video data and a bit stream of audio data, and the video data encoded via the synchronization bus ex470 is supplied to the video signal processing unit ex455, and at the same time.
- the encoded audio data is supplied to the audio signal processing unit ex454.
- the video signal processing unit ex455 decodes the video signal by the video decoding method corresponding to the video coding method shown in each of the above embodiments, and is linked from the display unit ex458 via the display control unit ex459.
- the video or still image included in the moving image file is displayed.
- the audio signal processing unit ex454 decodes the audio signal, and the audio output unit ex457 outputs the audio.
- audio playback may not be socially appropriate depending on the user's situation. Therefore, as an initial value, it is preferable to play back only the video data without playing back the audio signal, and the audio may be played back synchronously only when the user clicks the video data or performs an operation. ..
- the smartphone ex115 has been described as an example here, as the terminal, in addition to the transmission / reception type terminal having both the encoder and the decoder, the transmitting terminal having only the encoder and the receiving terminal having only the decoder.
- terminals There are three other possible implementation formats: terminals.
- the multiplexed data in which the audio data is multiplexed with the video data is received or transmitted.
- character data related to the video may be multiplexed as the multiplexed data.
- the video data itself may be received or transmitted instead of the multiplexed data.
- the main control unit ex460 including the CPU controls the coding or decoding process
- various terminals often include a GPU. Therefore, a memory shared by the CPU and the GPU, or a memory whose address is managed so that it can be used in common, may be configured to collectively process a wide area by utilizing the performance of the GPU. As a result, the coding time can be shortened, real-time performance can be ensured, and low delay can be realized. In particular, it is efficient to collectively perform motion search, deblocking filter, SAO (Simple Adaptive Offset), and conversion / quantization processing in units such as pictures on the GPU instead of the CPU.
- SAO Simple Adaptive Offset
- the present disclosure can be used for, for example, a television receiver, a digital video recorder, a car navigation system, a mobile phone, a digital camera, a digital video camera, a video conferencing system, an electronic mirror, or the like.
- Coding device 102 Division 102a Block division determination 104 Subtraction 106 Conversion unit 108 Quantization unit 108a Difference quantization parameter generation unit 108b, 204b Prediction quantization parameter generation unit 108c, 204a Quantization parameter generation unit 108d, 204d Quantization Quantization parameter storage unit 108e Quantization processing unit 110 Entropy coding unit 110a Binarization unit 110b, 202b Context control unit 110c Binar arithmetic coding unit 112, 204 Inverse quantization unit 114, 206 Inverse conversion unit 116, 208 Addition unit 118, 210 Block memory 120, 212 Loop filter unit 120a, 212a Deblocking filter processing unit 120b, 212b SAO processing unit 120c, 212c ALF processing unit 122, 214 Frame memory 124, 216 Intra prediction unit 126, 218 Inter prediction unit 126a , A2, b2 Memory 126b Arithmetic image derivation unit 126c Gradient image derivation unit 126d Optical flow de
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動画像の符号化では、動画像を構成する複数のピクチャのそれぞれが様々な領域に分割される。例えば、ピクチャは、複数のCTU(Coding Tree Unit)に分割されたり、複数のタイルに分割されたり、複数のスライスに分割されたりする。
各用語は一例として以下のような定義であってもよい。
画素の集合によって構成されたデータの単位であり、ピクチャやピクチャより小さいブロックからなり、動画の他、静止画も含む。
画素の集合によって構成される画像の処理単位であり、フレームやフィールドと呼ばれる場合もある。
特定数の画素を含む集合の処理単位であり、以下の例に挙げる通り、名称は問わない。また、形状も問わず、例えば、M×N画素からなる長方形、M×M画素からなる正方形はもちろん、三角形、円形、その他の形状も含む。
・スライス/タイル/ブリック
・CTU/スーパーブロック/基本分割単位
・VPDU/ハードウェアの処理分割単位
・CU/処理ブロック単位/予測ブロック単位(PU)/直交変換ブロック単位(TU)/ユニット
・サブブロック
画像を構成する最小単位の点であって、整数位置の画素のみならず整数位置の画素に基づいて生成された小数位置の画素も含む。
画素が有する固有の値であって、輝度値、色差値、RGBの階調はもちろん、depth値、又は0、1の2値も含む。
1ビットの他、複数ビットの場合も含み、例えば、2ビット以上のパラメータやインデックスであってもよい。また、二進数を用いた2値のみならず、その他の進数を用いた多値であってもよい。
情報を伝達するために記号化、符号化したものであって、離散化されたデジタル信号の他、連続値を取るアナログ信号も含む。
デジタルデータのデータ列又はデジタルデータの流れをいう。ストリーム/ビットストリームは、1本のストリームの他、複数の階層に分けられ複数のストリームにより構成されてもよい。また、単数の伝送路でシリアル通信により伝送される場合の他、複数の伝送路でパケット通信により伝送される場合も含む。
スカラー量の場合、単純差(x-y)の他、差の演算が含まれていれば足り、差の絶対値(|x-y|)、二乗差(x^2-y^2)、差の平方根(√(x-y))、重み付け差(ax-by:a、bは定数)、オフセット差(x-y+a:aはオフセット)を含む。
スカラー量の場合、単純和(x+y)の他、和の演算が含まれていれば足り、和の絶対値(|x+y|)、二乗和(x^2+y^2)、和の平方根(√(x+y))、重み付け和(ax+by:a、bは定数)、オフセット和(x+y+a:aはオフセット)を含む。
基づく対象となる要素以外を加味する場合も含む。また、直接結果を求める場合の他、中間的な結果を経由して結果を求める場合も含む。
用いる対象となる要素以外を加味する場合も含む。また、直接結果を求める場合の他、中間的な結果を経由して結果を求める場合も含む。
許されないと言い換えることができる。また、禁止していないこと又は許可されることは、必ずしも義務を意味するものではない。
許されないと言い換えることができる。また、禁止していないこと又は許可されることは、必ずしも義務を意味するものではない。さらに、量的又は質的に一部が禁止されていれば足り、全面的に禁止する場合も含まれる。
サンプル配列または単一のサンプルが、原色に関連する2つの色差(colour difference)信号の1つを表すことを指定する、記号CbおよびCrで表される形容詞である。chromaという用語の代わりに、chrominanceという用語を使用することもできる。
サンプル配列または単一のサンプルが原色に関連するモノクロ信号を表すことを指定する、記号または下付きのYまたはLで表される形容詞である。lumaという用語の代わりに、luminanceという用語を使用することもできる。
図面において、同一の参照番号は同一または類似の構成要素を示す。また、図面における構成要素のサイズおよび相対位置は、必ずしも一定の縮尺で描かれていない。
図1は、本実施の形態に係る伝送システムの構成の一例を示す概略図である。
図2は、ストリームにおけるデータの階層構造の一例を示す図である。ストリームは、例えばビデオシーケンスを含む。このビデオシーケンスは、例えば図2の(a)に示すように、VPS(Video Parameter Set)と、SPS(Sequence Parameter Set)と、PPS(Picture Parameter Set)と、SEI(Supplemental Enhancement Information)と、複数のピクチャとを含む。
ピクチャを並列にデコードするために、ピクチャはスライス単位またはタイル単位で構成される場合がある。
図5および図6は、スケーラブルなストリームの構成の一例を示す図である。
次に、実施の形態に係る符号化装置100を説明する。図7は、実施の形態に係る符号化装置100の機能構成の一例を示すブロック図である。符号化装置100は、画像をブロック単位で符号化する。
図8は、符号化装置100の実装例を示すブロック図である。符号化装置100は、プロセッサa1およびメモリa2を備える。例えば、図7に示された符号化装置100の複数の構成要素は、図8に示されたプロセッサa1およびメモリa2によって実装される。
図9は、符号化装置100による全体的な符号化処理の一例を示すフローチャートである。
分割部102は、原画像に含まれる各ピクチャを複数のブロックに分割し、各ブロックを減算部104に出力する。例えば、分割部102は、まず、ピクチャを固定サイズ(例えば128x128画素)のブロックに分割する。この固定サイズのブロックは、符号化ツリーユニット(CTU)と呼ばれることがある。そして、分割部102は、例えば再帰的な四分木(quadtree)および/または二分木(binary tree)ブロック分割に基づいて、固定サイズのブロックの各々を可変サイズ(例えば64x64画素以下)のブロックに分割する。すなわち、分割部102は、分割パターンを選択する。この可変サイズのブロックは、符号化ユニット(CU)、予測ユニット(PU)あるいは変換ユニット(TU)と呼ばれることがある。なお、種々の実装例では、CU、PUおよびTUは区別される必要はなく、ピクチャ内の一部またはすべてのブロックがCU、PU、またはTUの処理単位となってもよい。
減算部104は、分割部102から入力され、分割部102によって分割されたブロック単位で、原画像から予測画像(予測制御部128から入力される予測画像)を減算する。つまり、減算部104は、カレントブロックの予測残差を算出する。そして、減算部104は、算出された予測残差を変換部106に出力する。
変換部106は、空間領域の予測残差を周波数領域の変換係数に変換し、変換係数を量子化部108に出力する。具体的には、変換部106は、例えば空間領域の予測残差に対して予め定められた離散コサイン変換(DCT)または離散サイン変換(DST)を行う。
量子化部108は、変換部106から出力された変換係数を量子化する。具体的には、量子化部108は、カレントブロックの複数の変換係数を所定の走査順序で走査し、走査された変換係数に対応する量子化パラメータ(QP)に基づいて当該変換係数を量子化する。そして、量子化部108は、カレントブロックの量子化された複数の変換係数(以下、量子化係数という)をエントロピー符号化部110および逆量子化部112に出力する。
図20は、エントロピー符号化部110の機能構成の一例を示すブロック図である。
逆量子化部112は、量子化部108から入力された量子化係数を逆量子化する。具体的には、逆量子化部112は、カレントブロックの量子化係数を所定の走査順序で逆量子化する。そして、逆量子化部112は、カレントブロックの逆量子化された変換係数を逆変換部114に出力する。
逆変換部114は、逆量子化部112から入力された変換係数を逆変換することにより予測残差を復元する。具体的には、逆変換部114は、変換係数に対して、変換部106による変換に対応する逆変換を行うことにより、カレントブロックの予測残差を復元する。そして、逆変換部114は、復元された予測残差を加算部116に出力する。
加算部116は、逆変換部114から入力された予測残差と予測制御部128から入力された予測画像とを加算することによりカレントブロックを再構成する。その結果、再構成画像が生成される。そして、加算部116は、再構成画像をブロックメモリ118およびループフィルタ部120に出力する。
ブロックメモリ118は、例えば、イントラ予測で参照されるブロックであってカレントピクチャ内のブロックを格納するための記憶部である。具体的には、ブロックメモリ118は、加算部116から出力された再構成画像を格納する。
フレームメモリ122は、例えば、インター予測に用いられる参照ピクチャを格納するための記憶部であり、フレームバッファと呼ばれることもある。具体的には、フレームメモリ122は、ループフィルタ部120によってフィルタされた再構成画像を格納する。
ループフィルタ部120は、加算部116から出力される再構成画像にループフィルタ処理を施し、そのフィルタ処理された再構成画像をフレームメモリ122に出力する。ループフィルタとは、符号化ループ内で用いられるフィルタ(インループフィルタ)であり、例えば、アダプティブループフィルタ(ALF)、デブロッキング・フィルタ(DFまたはDBF)、およびサンプルアダプティブオフセット(SAO)などを含む。
ALFでは、符号化歪みを除去するための最小二乗誤差フィルタが適用され、例えばカレントブロック内の2x2画素のサブブロックごとに、局所的な勾配(gradient)の方向および活性度(activity)に基づいて複数のフィルタの中から選択された1つのフィルタが適用される。
図23Dは、Yサンプル(第1成分)がCbのCCALFおよびCrのCCALF(第1成分とは異なる複数の成分)に使用される例を示す図である。図23Eは、ダイヤモンド形状フィルタを示す図である。
図23Fは、JC-CCALFの例を示す図である。図23Gは、JC-CCALFのweight_index候補の例を示す図である。
デブロッキング・フィルタ処理では、ループフィルタ部120は、再構成画像のブロック境界にフィルタ処理を行うことによって、そのブロック境界に生じる歪みを減少させる。
q’1=(p0+q0+q1+q2+2)/4
q’2=(p0+q0+q1+3×q2+2×q3+4)/8
図28は、符号化装置100の予測部で行われる処理の一例を示すフローチャートである。なお、一例として予測部は、イントラ予測部124、インター予測部126、および予測制御部128の全てまたは一部の構成要素からなる。予測処理部は、例えばイントラ予測部124およびインター予測部126を含む。
イントラ予測部124は、ブロックメモリ118に格納されたカレントピクチャ内のブロックを参照してカレントブロックのイントラ予測(画面内予測ともいう)を行うことで、カレントブロックの予測画像(すなわちイントラ予測画像)を生成する。具体的には、イントラ予測部124は、カレントブロックに隣接するブロックの画素値(例えば輝度値、色差値)を参照してイントラ予測を行うことでイントラ予測画像を生成し、イントラ予測画像を予測制御部128に出力する。
インター予測部126は、フレームメモリ122に格納された参照ピクチャであってカレントピクチャとは異なる参照ピクチャを参照してカレントブロックのインター予測(画面間予測ともいう)を行うことで、予測画像(インター予測画像)を生成する。インター予測は、カレントブロックまたはカレントブロック内のカレントサブブロックの単位で行われる。サブブロックはブロックに含まれていて、ブロックより小さい単位である。サブブロックのサイズは、4x4画素であっても、8x8画素であっても、それ以外のサイズであってもよい。サブブロックのサイズは、スライス、ブリック、またはピクチャなどの単位で切り替えられてもよい。
図33は、各参照ピクチャの一例を示す図であり、図34は、参照ピクチャリストの一例を示す概念図である。参照ピクチャリストは、フレームメモリ122に記憶されている1つ以上の参照ピクチャを示すリストである。なお、図33において、矩形はピクチャを示し、矢印はピクチャの参照関係を示し、横軸は時間を示し、矩形中のI、PおよびBは各々、イントラ予測ピクチャ、単予測ピクチャおよび双予測ピクチャを示し、矩形中の数字は復号順を示す。図33に示すように、各ピクチャの復号順は、I0、P1、B2、B3、B4であり、各ピクチャの表示順は、I0、B3、B2、B4、P1である。図34に示すように、参照ピクチャリストは、参照ピクチャの候補を表すリストであり、例えば1つのピクチャ(またはスライス)が1つ以上の参照ピクチャリストを有してもよい。例えば、カレントピクチャが、単予測ピクチャであれば1つの参照ピクチャリストを用い、カレントピクチャが双予測ピクチャであれば2つの参照ピクチャリストを用いる。図33および図34の例では、カレントピクチャcurrPicであるピクチャB3は、L0リストおよびL1リストの2つの参照ピクチャリストを持つ。カレントピクチャcurrPicがピクチャB3の場合、そのカレントピクチャcurrPicの参照ピクチャの候補は、I0、P1およびB2であり、各参照ピクチャリスト(すなわちL0リストおよびL1リスト)はこれらのピクチャを示す。インター予測部126または予測制御部128は、各参照ピクチャリスト中のどのピクチャを実際に参照するか否かを参照ピクチャインデックスrefidxLxによって指定する。図34では、参照ピクチャインデックスrefIdxL0およびrefIdxL1により参照ピクチャP1およびB2が指定されている。
図35は、インター予測の基本的な流れを示すフローチャートである。
図36は、MV導出の一例を示すフローチャートである。
図38Aおよび図38Bは、MV導出の各モードの分類の一例を示す図である。例えば図38Aに示すように、動き情報を符号化するか否か、および、差分MVを符号化するか否かに応じて、MV導出のモードは大きく3つのモードに分類される。3つのモードは、インターモード、マージモード、およびFRUC(frame rate up-conversion)モードである。インターモードは、動き探索を行うモードであって、動き情報および差分MVを符号化するモードである。例えば図38Bに示すように、インターモードは、アフィンインターモードおよびノーマルインターモードを含む。マージモードは、動き探索を行わないモードであって、周辺の符号化済みブロックからMVを選択し、そのMVを用いてカレントブロックのMVを導出するモードである。このマージモードは、基本的に、動き情報を符号化し、差分MVを符号化しないモードである。例えば図38Bに示すように、マージモードは、ノーマルマージモード(通常マージモードまたはレギュラーマージモードと呼ぶこともある)、MMVD(Merge with Motion Vector Difference)モード、CIIP(Combined inter merge/intra prediction)モード、トライアングルモード、ATMVPモード、およびアフィンマージモードを含む。ここで、マージモードに含まれる各モードのうちのMMVDモードでは、例外的に、差分MVが符号化される。なお、上述のアフィンマージモードおよびアフィンインターモードは、アフィンモードに含まれるモードである。アフィンモードは、アフィン変換を想定して、カレントブロックを構成する複数のサブブロックそれぞれのMVを、カレントブロックのMVとして導出するモードである。FRUCモードは、符号化済み領域間で探索を行うことによって、カレントブロックのMVを導出するモードであって、動き情報および差分MVの何れも符号化しないモードである。なお、これらの各モードの詳細については、後述する。
ノーマルインターモードは、候補MVによって示される参照ピクチャの領域から、カレントブロックの画像に類似するブロックを見つけ出すことによって、カレントブロックのMVを導出するインター予測モードである。また、このノーマルインターモードでは、差分MVが符号化される。
ノーマルマージモードは、候補MVリストから候補MVをカレントブロックのMVとして選択することによって、そのMVを導出するインター予測モードである。なお、ノーマルマージモードは、狭義のマージモードであって、単にマージモードと呼ばれることもある。本実施の形態では、ノーマルマージモードとマージモードとを区別し、マージモードを広義の意味で用いる。
図42は、HMVPモードによるカレントピクチャのMV導出処理の一例について説明するための図である。
動き情報は、符号化装置100側から信号化されずに、復号装置200側で導出されてもよい。例えば、復号装置200側で動き探索を行うことにより動き情報が導出されてもよい。この場合、復号装置200側では、カレントブロックの画素値を用いずに動き探索が行われる。このような復号装置200側で動き探索を行うモードには、FRUC(frame rate up-conversion)モードまたはPMMVD(pattern matched motion vector derivation)モードなどがある。
第1パターンマッチングでは、異なる2つの参照ピクチャ内の2つのブロックであってカレントブロックの動き軌道(motion trajectory)に沿う2つのブロックの間でパターンマッチングが行われる。したがって、第1パターンマッチングでは、上述した候補MVの評価値の算出のための所定の領域として、カレントブロックの動き軌道に沿う他の参照ピクチャ内の領域が用いられる。
第2パターンマッチング(テンプレートマッチング)では、カレントピクチャ内のテンプレート(カレントピクチャ内でカレントブロックに隣接するブロック(例えば上および/または左隣接ブロック))と参照ピクチャ内のブロックとの間でパターンマッチングが行われる。したがって、第2パターンマッチングでは、上述した候補MVの評価値の算出のための所定の領域として、カレントピクチャ内のカレントブロックに隣接するブロックが用いられる。
アフィンモードは、affine変換を用いてMVを生成するモードであり、例えば、複数の隣接ブロックのMVに基づいてサブブロック単位でMVを導出してもよい。このモードは、アフィン動き補償予測(affine motion compensation prediction)モードと呼ばれることがある。
図47A,図47Bおよび図47Cは、アフィンモードにおける制御ポイントのMV導出の一例を説明するための概念図である。
図50は、アフィンマージモードの一例を示すフローチャートである。
図51は、アフィンインターモードの一例を示すフローチャートである。
インター予測部126は、上述の例では、矩形のカレントブロックに対して1つの矩形の予測画像を生成する。しかし、インター予測部126は、その矩形のカレントブロックに対して矩形と異なる形状の複数の予測画像を生成し、それらの複数の予測画像を結合することによって、最終的な矩形の予測画像を生成してもよい。矩形と異なる形状は、例えば三角形であってもよい。
図54は、サブブロック単位にMVが導出されるATMVPモードの一例を示す図である。
図55は、マージモードおよびDMVRの関係を示す図である。
動き補償では、予測画像を生成し、その予測画像を補正するモードがある。そのモードは、例えば、後述のBIO、OBMC、およびLICである。
動き探索により得られたカレントブロックの動き情報だけでなく、隣接ブロックの動き情報も用いて、インター予測画像が生成されてもよい。具体的には、(参照ピクチャ内の)動き探索により得られた動き情報に基づく予測画像と、(カレントピクチャ内の)隣接ブロックの動き情報に基づく予測画像と、を重み付け加算することにより、カレントブロック内のサブブロック単位でインター予測画像が生成されてもよい。このようなインター予測(動き補償)は、OBMC(ovulerlapped block motion compensation)またはOBMCモードと呼ばれることがある。
次に、MVを導出する方法について説明する。まず、等速直線運動を仮定したモデルに基づいてMVを導出するモードについて説明する。このモードは、BIO(bi-directional optical flow)モードと呼ばれることがある。また、このbi-directional optical flowは、BIOの代わりに、BDOFと表記されてもよい。
次に、LIC(local illumination compensation)を用いて予測画像(予測)を生成するモードの一例について説明する。
予測制御部128は、イントラ予測画像(イントラ予測部124から出力される画像または信号)およびインター予測画像(インター予測部126から出力される画像または信号)のいずれかを選択し、選択した予測画像を減算部104および加算部116に出力する。
予測パラメータ生成部130は、イントラ予測、インター予測、および予測制御部128における予測画像の選択などに関する情報を予測パラメータとしてエントロピー符号化部110に出力してもよい。エントロピー符号化部110は、予測パラメータ生成部130から入力されるその予測パラメータ、量子化部108から入力される量子化係数に基づいて、ストリームを生成してもよい。予測パラメータは復号装置200に使用されてもよい。復号装置200は、ストリームを受信して復号し、イントラ予測部124、インター予測部126および予測制御部128において行われる予測処理と同じ処理を行ってもよい。予測パラメータは、選択予測信号(例えば、MV、予測タイプ、または、イントラ予測部124またはインター予測部126で用いられた予測モード)、または、イントラ予測部124、インター予測部126および予測制御部128において行われる予測処理に基づく、あるいはその予測処理を示す、任意のインデックス、フラグ、もしくは値を含んでいてもよい。
次に、上記の符号化装置100から出力されたストリームを復号可能な復号装置200について説明する。図67は、実施の形態に係る復号装置200の機能構成の一例を示すブロック図である。復号装置200は、符号化された画像であるストリームをブロック単位で復号する装置である。
図68は、復号装置200の実装例を示すブロック図である。復号装置200は、プロセッサb1およびメモリb2を備える。例えば、図67に示された復号装置200の複数の構成要素は、図68に示されたプロセッサb1およびメモリb2によって実装される。
図69は、復号装置200による全体的な復号処理の一例を示すフローチャートである。
図70は、分割決定部224と他の構成要素との関係を示す図である。分割決定部224は、一例として以下の処理を行ってもよい。
図71は、エントロピー復号部202の機能構成の一例を示すブロック図である。
図72は、エントロピー復号部202におけるCABACの流れを示す図である。
逆量子化部204は、エントロピー復号部202からの入力であるカレントブロックの量子化係数を逆量子化する。具体的には、逆量子化部204は、カレントブロックの量子化係数の各々について、当該量子化係数に対応する量子化パラメータに基づいて当該量子化係数を逆量子化する。そして、逆量子化部204は、カレントブロックの逆量子化された量子化係数(つまり変換係数)を逆変換部206に出力する。
逆変換部206は、逆量子化部204からの入力である変換係数を逆変換することにより予測残差を復元する。
加算部208は、逆変換部206からの入力である予測残差と予測制御部220からの入力である予測画像とを加算することによりカレントブロックを再構成する。つまり、カレントブロックの再構成画像が生成される。そして、加算部208は、カレントブロックの再構成画像をブロックメモリ210およびループフィルタ部212に出力する。
ブロックメモリ210は、イントラ予測で参照されるブロックであって、カレントピクチャ内のブロックを格納するための記憶部である。具体的には、ブロックメモリ210は、加算部208から出力された再構成画像を格納する。
ループフィルタ部212は、加算部208によって生成された再構成画像にループフィルタを施し、フィルタが施された再構成画像をフレームメモリ214および表示装置等に出力する。
フレームメモリ214は、インター予測に用いられる参照ピクチャを格納するための記憶部であり、フレームバッファと呼ばれることもある。具体的には、フレームメモリ214は、ループフィルタ部212によってフィルタが施された再構成画像を格納する。
図78は、復号装置200の予測部で行われる処理の一例を示すフローチャートである。なお、一例として予測部は、イントラ予測部216、インター予測部218、および予測制御部220の全てまたは一部の構成要素からなる。予測処理部は、例えばイントラ予測部216およびインター予測部218を含む。
イントラ予測部216は、ストリームから読み解かれたイントラ予測モードに基づいて、ブロックメモリ210に格納されたカレントピクチャ内のブロックを参照してイントラ予測を行うことで、カレントブロックの予測画像(すなわちイントラ予測画像)を生成する。具体的には、イントラ予測部216は、カレントブロックに隣接するブロックの画素値(例えば輝度値、色差値)を参照してイントラ予測を行うことでイントラ予測画像を生成し、イントラ予測画像を予測制御部220に出力する。
インター予測部218は、フレームメモリ214に格納された参照ピクチャを参照して、カレントブロックを予測する。予測は、カレントブロックまたはカレントブロック内のサブブロックの単位で行われる。なお、サブブロックはブロックに含まれていて、ブロックより小さい単位である。サブブロックのサイズは、4x4画素であっても、8x8画素であっても、それ以外のサイズであってもよい。サブブロックのサイズは、スライス、ブリック、またはピクチャなどの単位で切り替えられてもよい。
図82は、復号装置200におけるMV導出の一例を示すフローチャートである。
例えば、ストリームから読み解かれた情報がノーマルインターモードを適用することを示す場合、インター予測部218は、ストリームから読み解かれた情報に基づいて、ノーマルマージモードでMVを導出し、そのMVを用いて動き補償(予測)を行う。
例えば、ストリームから読み解かれた情報がノーマルマージモードの適用を示す場合、インター予測部218は、ノーマルマージモードでMVを導出し、そのMVを用いて動き補償(予測)を行う。
例えば、ストリームから読み解かれた情報がFRUCモードの適用を示す場合、インター予測部218は、FRUCモードでMVを導出し、そのMVを用いて動き補償(予測)を行う。この場合、動き情報は、符号化装置100側から信号化されずに、復号装置200側で導出される。例えば、復号装置200は、動き探索を行うことにより動き情報を導出してもよい。この場合、復号装置200は、カレントブロックの画素値を用いずに動き探索を行う。
例えば、ストリームから読み解かれた情報がアフィンマージモードの適用を示す場合、インター予測部218は、アフィンマージモードでMVを導出し、そのMVを用いて動き補償(予測)を行う。
例えば、ストリームから読み解かれた情報がアフィンインターモードの適用を示す場合、インター予測部218は、アフィンインターモードでMVを導出し、そのMVを用いて動き補償(予測)を行う。
例えば、ストリームから読み解かれた情報がトライアングルモードの適用を示す場合、インター予測部218は、トライアングルモードでMVを導出し、そのMVを用いて動き補償(予測)を行う。
例えば、ストリームから読み解かれた情報がDMVRの適用を示す場合、インター予測部218は、DMVRで動き探索を行う。
例えば、ストリームから読み解かれた情報が予測画像の補正の適用を示す場合、インター予測部218は、予測画像を生成すると、その補正のモードにしたがって予測画像を補正する。そのモードは、例えば、上述のBIO、OBMC、およびLICなどである。
例えば、ストリームから読み解かれた情報がOBMCの適用を示す場合、インター予測部218は、予測画像を生成すると、OBMCにしたがって予測画像を補正する。
例えば、ストリームから読み解かれた情報がBIOの適用を示す場合、インター予測部218は、予測画像を生成すると、BIOにしたがって予測画像を補正する。
例えば、ストリームから読み解かれた情報がLICの適用を示す場合、インター予測部218は、予測画像を生成すると、LICにしたがって予測画像を補正する。
予測制御部220は、イントラ予測画像およびインター予測画像のいずれかを選択し、選択した予測画像を加算部208に出力する。全体的に、復号装置200側の予測制御部220、イントラ予測部216およびインター予測部218の構成、機能、および処理は、符号化装置100側の予測制御部128、イントラ予測部124およびインター予測部126の構成、機能、および処理と対応していてもよい。
図97は、サブピクチャとスライスとタイルとの関係を示す概念図である。ここでは、サブピクチャとスライスとタイルとを用いて分割されるピクチャの分割方法の例が示されている。具体的には、図97の例において、ピクチャが、複数のタイル、複数のスライス、及び、複数のサブピクチャに分割されている。
図99は、シーケンスパラメータセットにおいてグリッドを用いて定められるサブピクチャに関するシンタックス構造図である。この例では、連結していない複数の領域でサブピクチャが構成されることが抑制される。また、非矩形領域を構成する複数の領域でサブピクチャが構成されることが抑制される。また、グリッド毎にサブピクチャインデックスを信号化することに比べて、信号化されるサブピクチャインデックスの数が削減される。具体的には、サブピクチャの左上及び右下のグリッドインデックスが信号化される。
bottom_right_grid_idx[0]=6
top_left_grid_idx[1]=1
bottom_right_grid_idx[1]=7
top_left_grid_idx[2]=2
bottom_right_grid_idx[2]=8
…
図99の例におけるグリッドアドレスの信号化において、グリッドの水平位置及び垂直位置が別々に信号化されてもよい。
subpic_grid_addr_TL_y[0]=0
subpic_grid_addr_BR_x[0]=0
subpic_grid_addr_BR_y[0]=1
…
subpic_ctu_addr_TL_y[0]=0
subpic_ctu_addr_BR_x[0]=3
subpic_ctu_addr_BR_y[0]=7
…
y’= pic_height_in_luma_samples / pic_height_max_in_luma_samples * y
w’= pic_width_in_luma_samples / pic_width_max_in_luma_samples * w
h’= pic_height_in_luma_samples / pic_height_max_in_luma_samples * h
サブピクチャに関するシンタックスの上記態様において、サブピクチャに関するシンタックス及びセマンティクスが示されている。これらは、サブピクチャに関する情報を格納するためのストレージを削減してもよいし、サブピクチャの望ましくない形状を回避してもよい。
上記に示された符号化装置100及び復号装置200の構成及び処理の代表例を以下に示す。
上述された各例における符号化装置100及び復号装置200は、それぞれ、画像符号化装置及び画像復号装置として利用されてもよいし、動画像符号化装置及び動画像復号装置として利用されてもよい。
以上の各実施の形態において、機能的又は作用的なブロックの各々は、通常、MPU(micro proccessing unit)及びメモリ等によって実現可能である。また、機能ブロックの各々による処理は、ROM等の記録媒体に記録されたソフトウェア(プログラム)を読み出して実行するプロセッサなどのプログラム実行部として実現されてもよい。当該ソフトウェアは、配布されてもよい。当該ソフトウェアは、半導体メモリなどの様々な記録媒体に記録されてもよい。なお、各機能ブロックをハードウェア(専用回路)によって実現することも可能である。
図106は、コンテンツ配信サービスを実現する適切なコンテンツ供給システムex100の全体構成を示す図である。通信サービスの提供エリアを所望の大きさに分割し、各セル内にそれぞれ、図示された例における固定無線局である基地局ex106、ex107、ex108、ex109、ex110が設置されている。
また、ストリーミングサーバex103は複数のサーバ又は複数のコンピュータであって、データを分散して処理したり記録したり配信するものであってもよい。例えば、ストリーミングサーバex103は、CDN(Contents Delivery Network)により実現され、世界中に分散された多数のエッジサーバとエッジサーバ間をつなぐネットワークによりコンテンツ配信が実現されていてもよい。CDNでは、クライアントに応じて物理的に近いエッジサーバが動的に割り当てられる。そして、当該エッジサーバにコンテンツがキャッシュ及び配信されることで遅延を減らすことができる。また、いくつかのタイプのエラーが発生した場合又はトラフィックの増加などにより通信状態が変わる場合に複数のエッジサーバで処理を分散したり、他のエッジサーバに配信主体を切り替えたり、障害が生じたネットワークの部分を迂回して配信を続けることができるので、高速かつ安定した配信が実現できる。
互いにほぼ同期した複数のカメラex113及び/又はスマートフォンex115などの端末により撮影された異なるシーン、又は、同一シーンを異なるアングルから撮影した画像或いは映像を統合して利用することが増えてきている。各端末で撮影した映像は、別途取得した端末間の相対的な位置関係、又は、映像に含まれる特徴点が一致する領域などに基づいて統合される。
図107は、コンピュータex111等におけるwebページの表示画面例を示す図である。図108は、スマートフォンex115等におけるwebページの表示画面例を示す図である。図107及び図108に示すようにwebページが、画像コンテンツへのリンクであるリンク画像を複数含む場合があり、閲覧するデバイスによってその見え方は異なる。画面上に複数のリンク画像が見える場合には、ユーザが明示的にリンク画像を選択するまで、又は画面の中央付近にリンク画像が近付く或いはリンク画像の全体が画面内に入るまで、表示装置(復号装置)は、リンク画像として各コンテンツが有する静止画又はIピクチャを表示してもよいし、複数の静止画又はIピクチャ等でgifアニメのような映像を表示してもよいし、ベースレイヤのみを受信し、映像を復号及び表示してもよい。
また、車の自動走行又は走行支援のため2次元又は3次元の地図情報などのような静止画又は映像データを送受信する場合、受信端末は、1以上のレイヤに属する画像データに加えて、メタ情報として天候又は工事の情報なども受信し、これらを対応付けて復号してもよい。なお、メタ情報は、レイヤに属してもよいし、単に画像データと多重化されてもよい。
また、コンテンツ供給システムex100では、映像配信業者による高画質で長時間のコンテンツのみならず、個人による低画質で短時間のコンテンツのユニキャスト、又はマルチキャスト配信が可能である。このような個人のコンテンツは今後も増加していくと考えられる。個人コンテンツをより優れたコンテンツにするために、サーバは、編集処理を行ってから符号化処理を行ってもよい。これは、例えば、以下のような構成を用いて実現できる。
また、これらの符号化又は復号処理は、一般的に各端末が有するLSIex500において処理される。LSI(large scale integration circuitry)ex500(図106参照)は、ワンチップであっても複数チップからなる構成であってもよい。なお、動画像符号化又は復号用のソフトウェアをコンピュータex111等で読み取り可能な何らかの記録メディア(CD-ROM、フレキシブルディスク、又はハードディスクなど)に組み込み、そのソフトウェアを用いて符号化又は復号処理を行ってもよい。さらに、スマートフォンex115がカメラ付きである場合には、そのカメラで取得した動画データを送信してもよい。このときの動画データはスマートフォンex115が有するLSIex500で符号化処理されたデータである。
図109は、図106に示されたスマートフォンex115のさらに詳細を示す図である。また、図110は、スマートフォンex115の構成例を示す図である。スマートフォンex115は、基地局ex110との間で電波を送受信するためのアンテナex450と、映像及び静止画を撮ることが可能なカメラ部ex465と、カメラ部ex465で撮像した映像、及びアンテナex450で受信した映像等が復号されたデータを表示する表示部ex458とを備える。スマートフォンex115は、さらに、タッチパネル等である操作部ex466と、音声又は音響を出力するためのスピーカ等である音声出力部ex457と、音声を入力するためのマイク等である音声入力部ex456と、撮影した映像或いは静止画、録音した音声、受信した映像或いは静止画、メール等の符号化されたデータ、又は、復号化されたデータを保存可能なメモリ部ex467と、ユーザを特定し、ネットワークをはじめ各種データへのアクセスの認証をするためのSIMex468とのインタフェース部であるスロット部ex464とを備える。なお、メモリ部ex467の代わりに外付けメモリが用いられてもよい。
102 分割部
102a ブロック分割決定部
104 減算部
106 変換部
108 量子化部
108a 差分量子化パラメータ生成部
108b、204b 予測量子化パラメータ生成部
108c、204a 量子化パラメータ生成部
108d、204d 量子化パラメータ記憶部
108e 量子化処理部
110 エントロピー符号化部
110a 二値化部
110b、202b コンテキスト制御部
110c 二値算術符号化部
112、204 逆量子化部
114、206 逆変換部
116、208 加算部
118、210 ブロックメモリ
120、212 ループフィルタ部
120a、212a デブロッキング・フィルタ処理部
120b、212b SAO処理部
120c、212c ALF処理部
122、214 フレームメモリ
124、216 イントラ予測部
126、218 インター予測部
126a、a2、b2 メモリ
126b 補間画像導出部
126c 勾配画像導出部
126d オプティカルフロー導出部
126e 補正値導出部
126f 予測画像補正部
128、220 予測制御部
130、222 予測パラメータ生成部
200 復号装置
202 エントロピー復号部
202a 二値算術復号部
202c 多値化部
204e 逆量子化処理部
224 分割決定部
1201 境界判定部
1202、1204、1206 スイッチ
1203 フィルタ判定部
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- 回路と、
前記回路に接続されたメモリとを備え、
前記回路は、動作において、動画像を構成する複数のピクチャにおいて共通に定められるサブピクチャの領域を、前記複数のピクチャにおいて共通かつグリッド状に定められる複数のCTU(Coding Tree Unit)を用いて表すサブピクチャ情報を符号化し、
前記サブピクチャ情報は、前記複数のピクチャにおいて共通に定められる前記サブピクチャの領域の水平位置及び垂直位置のそれぞれを前記複数のCTUを用いて表す情報を含む
符号化装置。 - 前記サブピクチャ情報は、前記サブピクチャの領域の形状、前記水平位置及び前記垂直位置を前記複数のCTUを用いて表すことにより、前記サブピクチャの領域を前記複数のCTUを用いて表す情報である
請求項1に記載の符号化装置。 - 前記サブピクチャ情報は、前記サブピクチャの領域の幅、高さ、前記水平位置及び前記垂直位置を前記複数のCTUを用いて表すことにより、前記サブピクチャの領域を前記複数のCTUを用いて表す情報である
請求項1又は2に記載の符号化装置。 - 前記サブピクチャ情報は、前記サブピクチャの領域の前記水平位置及び前記垂直位置として、前記サブピクチャの領域の左上の水平位置及び垂直位置と、前記サブピクチャの領域の右下の水平位置及び垂直位置とを前記複数のCTUを用いて表すことにより、前記サブピクチャの領域を前記複数のCTUを用いて表す情報である
請求項1に記載の符号化装置。 - 前記サブピクチャ情報は、(1)前記サブピクチャの領域の前記水平位置として前記サブピクチャの領域の左上の水平位置、(2)前記サブピクチャの領域の前記垂直位置として前記サブピクチャの領域の左上の垂直位置、(3)前記サブピクチャの領域の左上の水平位置と、前記サブピクチャの領域の右上の水平位置との差、及び、(4)前記サブピクチャの領域の左上の垂直位置と、前記サブピクチャの領域の左下の垂直位置との差を前記複数のCTUを用いて表すことにより、前記サブピクチャの領域を前記複数のCTUを用いて表す情報である
請求項1に記載の符号化装置。 - 前記回路は、さらに、前記複数のCTUに対して共通に定められるサイズを示すCTUサイズ情報を前記サブピクチャ情報よりも先に符号化する
請求項1~5のいずれか1項に記載の符号化装置。 - 前記回路は、前記複数のピクチャにおいて共通に定められる前記サブピクチャとして2つ以上のサブピクチャが存在する場合のみ、前記サブピクチャ情報を符号化する
請求項1~6のいずれか1項に記載の符号化装置。 - 前記回路は、シーケンスパラメータセットに前記サブピクチャ情報を符号化する
請求項1~7のいずれか1項に記載の符号化装置。 - 前記複数のピクチャのそれぞれにおいて、前記複数のCTUのうち当該ピクチャの右端にも下端にも位置しないCTUは、固定サイズの正方形領域として定められ、前記複数のCTUのうち当該ピクチャの右端又は下端に位置するCTUは、前記固定サイズの正方形領域、又は、前記固定サイズの正方形領域よりも小さい領域として定められる
請求項1~8のいずれか1項に記載の符号化装置。 - 回路と、
前記回路に接続されたメモリとを備え、
前記回路は、動作において、動画像を構成する複数のピクチャにおいて共通に定められるサブピクチャの領域を、前記複数のピクチャにおいて共通かつグリッド状に定められる複数のCTU(Coding Tree Unit)を用いて表すサブピクチャ情報を復号し、
前記サブピクチャ情報は、前記複数のピクチャにおいて共通に定められる前記サブピクチャの領域の水平位置及び垂直位置のそれぞれを前記複数のCTUを用いて表す情報を含む
復号装置。 - 前記サブピクチャ情報は、前記サブピクチャの領域の形状、前記水平位置及び前記垂直位置を前記複数のCTUを用いて表すことにより、前記サブピクチャの領域を前記複数のCTUを用いて表す情報である
請求項10に記載の復号装置。 - 前記サブピクチャ情報は、前記サブピクチャの領域の幅、高さ、前記水平位置及び前記垂直位置を前記複数のCTUを用いて表すことにより、前記サブピクチャの領域を前記複数のCTUを用いて表す情報である
請求項10又は11に記載の復号装置。 - 前記サブピクチャ情報は、前記サブピクチャの領域の前記水平位置及び前記垂直位置として、前記サブピクチャの領域の左上の水平位置及び垂直位置と、前記サブピクチャの領域の右下の水平位置及び垂直位置とを前記複数のCTUを用いて表すことにより、前記サブピクチャの領域を前記複数のCTUを用いて表す情報である
請求項10に記載の復号装置。 - 前記サブピクチャ情報は、(1)前記サブピクチャの領域の前記水平位置として前記サブピクチャの領域の左上の水平位置、(2)前記サブピクチャの領域の前記垂直位置として前記サブピクチャの領域の左上の垂直位置、(3)前記サブピクチャの領域の左上の水平位置と、前記サブピクチャの領域の右上の水平位置との差、及び、(4)前記サブピクチャの領域の左上の垂直位置と、前記サブピクチャの領域の左下の垂直位置との差を前記複数のCTUを用いて表すことにより、前記サブピクチャの領域を前記複数のCTUを用いて表す情報である
請求項10に記載の復号装置。 - 前記回路は、さらに、前記複数のCTUに対して共通に定められるサイズを示すCTUサイズ情報を前記サブピクチャ情報よりも先に復号する
請求項10~14のいずれか1項に記載の復号装置。 - 前記回路は、前記複数のピクチャにおいて共通に定められる前記サブピクチャとして2つ以上のサブピクチャが存在する場合のみ、前記サブピクチャ情報を復号する
請求項10~15のいずれか1項に記載の復号装置。 - 前記回路は、シーケンスパラメータセットから前記サブピクチャ情報を復号する
請求項10~16のいずれか1項に記載の復号装置。 - 前記複数のピクチャのそれぞれにおいて、前記複数のCTUのうち当該ピクチャの右端にも下端にも位置しないCTUは、固定サイズの正方形領域として定められ、前記複数のCTUのうち当該ピクチャの右端又は下端に位置するCTUは、前記固定サイズの正方形領域、又は、前記固定サイズの正方形領域よりも小さい領域として定められる
請求項10~17のいずれか1項に記載の復号装置。 - 動画像を構成する複数のピクチャにおいて共通に定められるサブピクチャの領域を、前記複数のピクチャにおいて共通かつグリッド状に定められる複数のCTU(Coding Tree Unit)を用いて表すサブピクチャ情報を符号化し、
前記サブピクチャ情報は、前記複数のピクチャにおいて共通に定められる前記サブピクチャの領域の水平位置及び垂直位置のそれぞれを前記複数のCTUを用いて表す情報を含む
符号化方法。 - 動画像を構成する複数のピクチャにおいて共通に定められるサブピクチャの領域を、前記複数のピクチャにおいて共通かつグリッド状に定められる複数のCTU(Coding Tree Unit)を用いて表すサブピクチャ情報を復号し、
前記サブピクチャ情報は、前記複数のピクチャにおいて共通に定められる前記サブピクチャの領域の水平位置及び垂直位置のそれぞれを前記複数のCTUを用いて表す情報を含む
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