An image processing system includes: a memory; and a processor coupled to the memory and configured to: generate information that indicates a feature portion that affects image recognition processing, by executing image recognition processing on first image data acquired at a first time; predict information that indicates the feature portion at a second time after the first time, based on the information that indicates the feature portion at the first time; and encode second image data acquired at the second time, by using a compression rate based on the predicted information that indicates the feature portion.

A picture coding method includes: performing a first derivation process for deriving a first merging candidate which includes a candidate set of a prediction direction, a motion vector, and a reference picture index for use in coding of a current block;

performing a second derivation process for deriving a second merging candidate; selecting a merging candidate to be used in the coding of the current block from among the first and second merging candidates; and attaching an index for identifying the selected merging candidate to the bitstream; wherein the first derivation process is performed so that a total number of the first merging candidates does not exceed a predetermined number, and the second derivation process is performed when the total number of the first merging candidates is less than a predetermined maximum number of merging candidates.

A picture coding method includes: performing a first derivation process for deriving a first merging candidate which includes a candidate set of a prediction direction, a motion vector, and a reference picture index for use in coding of a current block;

performing a second derivation process for deriving a second merging candidate; selecting a merging candidate to be used in the coding of the current block from among the first and second merging candidates; and attaching an index for identifying the selected merging candidate to the bitstream; wherein the first derivation process is performed so that a total number of the first merging candidates does not exceed a predetermined number, and the second derivation process is performed when the total number of the first merging candidates is less than a predetermined maximum number of merging candidates.

The present invention is related to processing a video signal. A method for decoding a video according to the present invention may comprise checking a merge coding unit which is generated by merging a plurality of coding units neighboring each other based on an encoded syntax element, and decoding the checked merge coding unit, wherein a same motion vector is shared in the merge coding unit.

A method for processing a video signal using an affine motion prediction is disclosed. The method includes checking that a current block is encoded by the affine motion prediction, obtaining motion vectors for a plurality of control points of the current block, determining a motion vector for each of a plurality of subblocks included in the current block based on the motion vectors for the plurality of control points, and performing a prediction for the current block from the motion vector for each of the plurality of subblocks, wherein each of the plurality of subblocks is configured to have a pre-defined width and a pre-defined height.

A method for processing a video signal using an affine motion prediction is disclosed. The method includes checking that a current block is encoded by the affine motion prediction, obtaining motion vectors for a plurality of control points of the current block, determining a motion vector for each of a plurality of subblocks included in the current block based on the motion vectors for the plurality of control points, and performing a prediction for the current block from the motion vector for each of the plurality of subblocks, wherein each of the plurality of subblocks is configured to have a pre-defined width and a pre-defined height.

An inter prediction method includes obtaining predicted motion information of a current image block, where the predicted motion information is used to obtain one or more motion vectors of the current image block, the motion vectors include a forward MV and a backward MV for a bidirectional inter prediction, determining a motion vector difference for the current image block, and calculating the motion vectors based on the predicted motion information and the motion vector difference, where the motion vector difference is shared by the forward MV and the backward MV.

An inter prediction method includes obtaining predicted motion information of a current image block, where the predicted motion information is used to obtain one or more motion vectors of the current image block, the motion vectors include a forward MV and a backward MV for a bidirectional inter prediction, determining a motion vector difference for the current image block, and calculating the motion vectors based on the predicted motion information and the motion vector difference, where the motion vector difference is shared by the forward MV and the backward MV.

An image decoding device includes: a motion vector decoding unit that decodes a motion vector from encoded data; a refinement unit that performs refinement processing to correct the decoded motion vector; and a predictive signal generation unit that generates a predictive signal on the basis of the corrected motion vector outputted from the refinement unit. The predictive signal generation unit determines whether or not to apply BDOF processing for each block, on the basis of information calculated in the course of the refinement processing.

An image decoding device includes: a motion vector decoding unit that decodes a motion vector from encoded data; a refinement unit that performs refinement processing to correct the decoded motion vector; and a predictive signal generation unit that generates a predictive signal on the basis of the corrected motion vector outputted from the refinement unit. The predictive signal generation unit determines whether or not to apply BDOF processing for each block, on the basis of information calculated in the course of the refinement processing.