An intra-frame encoding method, an intra-frame decoding method, an encoder, and a decoder, where the intra-frame encoding method includes obtaining reference pixel values of a current picture block obtaining a predicted value of a first-type pixel in the current picture block according to the reference pixel values of the current picture block using an intra-frame prediction algorithm, obtaining residual values of the first-type pixel, obtaining transform coefficients according to the residual values of the first-type pixel, quantizing the transform coefficients, reconstructing the first-type pixel according to the quantized transform coefficients and the predicted value of the first-type pixel, and obtaining a reconstructed value of the second-type pixel according to the reconstructed value of the first-type pixel using an interpolation method. Hence, flexible encoding can be implemented, and encoding efficiency can be improved.

An intra-frame encoding method, an intra-frame decoding method, an encoder, and a decoder, where the intra-frame encoding method includes obtaining reference pixel values of a current picture block obtaining a predicted value of a first-type pixel in the current picture block according to the reference pixel values of the current picture block using an intra-frame prediction algorithm, obtaining residual values of the first-type pixel, obtaining transform coefficients according to the residual values of the first-type pixel, quantizing the transform coefficients, reconstructing the first-type pixel according to the quantized transform coefficients and the predicted value of the first-type pixel, and obtaining a reconstructed value of the second-type pixel according to the reconstructed value of the first-type pixel using an interpolation method. Hence, flexible encoding can be implemented, and encoding efficiency can be improved.

A method for encoding a video signal includes estimating a space requirement for encoding a tile of a video frame, writing a first value in a first value space of the bitstream, wherein the first value describes a size of a second value space, and defining the second value space in the bitstream, wherein the size of the second value space is based on an estimated space requirement. The method also includes writing encoded content in a content space of the bitstream, determining a size of the content space subsequent to writing encoded content in the content space, and writing a second value in the second value space of the bitstream, wherein the second value describes the size of the content space.

A method for encoding a video signal includes estimating a space requirement for encoding a tile of a video frame, writing a first value in a first value space of the bitstream, wherein the first value describes a size of a second value space, and defining the second value space in the bitstream, wherein the size of the second value space is based on an estimated space requirement. The method also includes writing encoded content in a content space of the bitstream, determining a size of the content space subsequent to writing encoded content in the content space, and writing a second value in the second value space of the bitstream, wherein the second value describes the size of the content space.

The method performed by an apparatus for encoding a current block, includes: generating a predicted block by predicting the current block; generating a residual block of the current block by subtracting the predicted block from the current block; partitioning the residual block into a plurality of subblocks having various sizes, and transforming each of the subblocks by using a transform unit of a size identical to each of the subblocks, to thereby generate transform blocks of the subblocks; quantizing the transform blocks; and encoding transform coefficients of each of the quantized transform blocks.

The method performed by an apparatus for encoding a current block, includes: generating a predicted block by predicting the current block; generating a residual block of the current block by subtracting the predicted block from the current block; partitioning the residual block into a plurality of subblocks having various sizes, and transforming each of the subblocks by using a transform unit of a size identical to each of the subblocks, to thereby generate transform blocks of the subblocks; quantizing the transform blocks; and encoding transform coefficients of each of the quantized transform blocks.

An encoding target region in an image can be partitioned into a plurality of prediction regions. Based on prediction information of a neighboring region neighboring a target region, the number of previously-encoded prediction regions in the target region, and previously-encoded prediction information of the target region, a candidate for motion information to be used in generation of a predicted signal of the target prediction region as a next prediction region is selected from previously-encoded motion information of regions neighboring the target prediction region. According to the number of candidates for motion information selected, merging block information to indicate generation of the predicted signal of the target prediction region using the selected candidate for motion information and motion information detected by prediction information estimation means, or either one of the merging block information or the motion information is encoded.

An encoding target region in an image can be partitioned into a plurality of prediction regions. Based on prediction information of a neighboring region neighboring a target region, the number of previously-encoded prediction regions in the target region, and previously-encoded prediction information of the target region, a candidate for motion information to be used in generation of a predicted signal of the target prediction region as a next prediction region is selected from previously-encoded motion information of regions neighboring the target prediction region. According to the number of candidates for motion information selected, merging block information to indicate generation of the predicted signal of the target prediction region using the selected candidate for motion information and motion information detected by prediction information estimation means, or either one of the merging block information or the motion information is encoded.

A method of encoding an image in a merge mode, the method including determining motion information of a current prediction unit, and generating a prediction block using the motion information; generating a residual block using an original block and the prediction block, transforming the residual block to generating a transformed block, quantizing the transformed block using a quantization parameter to generate a quantized block, and scanning the quantized block to entropy-code the quantized block; and encoding the motion information using effective spatial and temporal merge candidates of the current prediction unit. In addition, a motion vector of the temporal merge candidate is a motion vector of a temporal merge candidate within a temporal merge candidate picture, and the quantization parameter is encoded using an average of two effective quantization parameters among a left quantization parameter, an upper quantization parameter and a previous quantization parameter of a current coding unit, also when the quantized block is larger than a predetermined size, the quantized block is divided into a plurality of subblocks to be scanned, and a scan pattern for scanning the plurality of subblocks is the same as a scan pattern for scanning quantized coefficients within each subblock. Further, a scanning scheme for scanning the quantized coefficients is determined according to an intra-prediction mode and a size of a transform unit.

A method of encoding an image in a merge mode, the method including determining motion information of a current prediction unit, and generating a prediction block using the motion information; generating a residual block using an original block and the prediction block, transforming the residual block to generating a transformed block, quantizing the transformed block using a quantization parameter to generate a quantized block, and scanning the quantized block to entropy-code the quantized block; and encoding the motion information using effective spatial and temporal merge candidates of the current prediction unit. In addition, a motion vector of the temporal merge candidate is a motion vector of a temporal merge candidate within a temporal merge candidate picture, and the quantization parameter is encoded using an average of two effective quantization parameters among a left quantization parameter, an upper quantization parameter and a previous quantization parameter of a current coding unit, also when the quantized block is larger than a predetermined size, the quantized block is divided into a plurality of subblocks to be scanned, and a scan pattern for scanning the plurality of subblocks is the same as a scan pattern for scanning quantized coefficients within each subblock. Further, a scanning scheme for scanning the quantized coefficients is determined according to an intra-prediction mode and a size of a transform unit.