In the case where image data of a super-high definition service is transmitted without scalable coding, image data suitable to own display capability in a receiver not supporting the super-high definition service can be easily obtained. A container in a predetermined format having a video stream including encoded image data is transmitted. Auxiliary information for downscaling a spatial and/or temporal resolution of the image data is inserted into the video stream. For example, the auxiliary information indicates a limit of accuracy for a motion vector included in the encoded image data. Further, for example, the auxiliary information identifies a picture to be selected at the time of downscaling the temporal resolution at a predetermined ratio.

The present disclosure relates to an image processing apparatus and method that can prevent an increase in the load of a decoding process for encoded data in a point cloud video-based approach. The parameters related to a plurality of point cloud models of a point cloud are transformed, a two-dimensional plane image onto which the plurality of point cloud models having the transformed parameters is projected is encoded, and a bitstream containing encoded data of the two-dimensional image and transform information that is information regarding the transform of the parameters is generated. The present disclosure can be applied to an information processing device, an image processing apparatus, an electronic apparatus, an information processing method, a program, or the like, for example.

A method of processing an image is proposed, which includes: determining, based on the image, one or more noise templates, wherein each of the one or more noise templates includes noise pixels representing noise contained in the image; calculating one or more first autocovariance values, based on the noise pixels of at least one of the one or more noise templates; based on the one or more first autocovariance values, selecting an entry of a noise model database among database entries which respectively include values of noise model parameters corresponding to a noise model.

A method of processing an image is proposed, which includes: determining, based on the image, one or more noise templates, wherein each of the one or more noise templates includes noise pixels representing noise contained in the image; calculating one or more first autocovariance values, based on the noise pixels of at least one of the one or more noise templates; based on the one or more first autocovariance values, selecting an entry of a noise model database among database entries which respectively include values of noise model parameters corresponding to a noise model.

Sampled data is packaged in checkerboard format for encoding and decoding. The sampled data may be quincunx sampled multi-image video data (e.g., 3D video or a multi-program stream), and the data may also be divided into sub-images of each image which are then multiplexed, or interleaved, in frames of a video stream to be encoded and then decoded using a standardized video encoder. A system for viewing may utilize a standard video decoder and a formatting device that de-interleaves the decoded sub-images of each frame reformats the images for a display device. A 3D video may be encoded using a most advantageous interleaving format such that a preferred quality and compression ratio is reached. In one embodiment, the invention includes a display device that accepts data in multiple formats.

The present disclosure provides methods and devices of intra predicting a block of a picture. The method comprises for a sample of the block: obtaining a predicted sample value from one or more reference sample values by performing intra-prediction using a DC intra-prediction mode; multiplying the predicted sample value by a sample weighting factor to produce a weighted predicted sample value; adding an additional value to the weighted predicted sample value to produce a non-normalized predicted sample value; and normalizing the non-normalized predicted sample value by an arithmetic right shift; wherein the sample weighting factor is ((2<<p)−wL−wT), wherein p is a parameter of the sample weighting factor, wL is a horizontal weighting factor, and wT is a vertical weighting factor.

Embodiments of standards-compliant compression of high-bit-depth visual data are disclosed herein. In one example, visual data is received in a first format, where the first format corresponds to a first color space having a first bit depth, and where the visual data is represented in the first color space. The visual data is rearranged from the first format into a second format, where the second format corresponds to a second color space having a second bit depth, and where the rearranged visual data in the second format remains represented in the first color space. The rearranged visual data in the second format is then encoded using a codec for the second color space.

A dividing pattern determination device capable of reducing the amount of computation performed when determining a dividing pattern of an image. An image for which a dividing pattern is expressed by a hierarchical structure for each predetermined area is input to a feature extraction section, and the feature extraction section generates, based on the input image, for the predetermined area, a hierarchy map in which a value indicative of a block size is associated with each of a plurality of blocks in the predetermined area. A determination section determines a dividing pattern of the image based on the generated hierarchy map.

Systems and processes are provided to generate a thumbnail image including a tuner configured for receiving and demodulating a video signal including a video packet having a packet header and a video frame, a processor configured for generating a modified packet header by modifying the packet header to set a number of reference frames to zero and to designate the video frame as unused for reference, decoding the video frame in response to the modified packet header to extract the video frame, and generating the thumbnail image in response to the video frame, a memory configured for storing the thumbnail image, and a video output configured for coupling the thumbnail image to a display in response to a user video search request.

Techniques relating to per-title encoding using spatial and temporal resolution downscaling is disclosed. A method for per-title encoding includes receiving a video input comprised of video segments, spatially downscaling the video input, temporally downscaling the video input, encoding the video input to generate an encoded video, then temporally and spatially upscaling the encoded video. Spatially downscaling may include reducing a resolution of the video input, and temporally downscaling may include reducing a framerate of the video input. Objective metrics for the upscaled encoded video show improved quality over conventional methods.