Method and apparatus for encoding/decoding video in intra prediction mode
Provided is a method for decoding video, which performs prediction in an intra mode. The method for decoding video according to the invention comprises steps of: creating a current table index using a code number and MPM index information; and deriving a current prediction mode by adopting an index mapping table in the current table index. According to the present invention, video encoding/decoding efficiency can be improved.
1. A video decoding method of predicting a current block in an intra mode, comprising the steps of:
receiving, by a decoding apparatus, a bitstream;
obtaining, by the decoding apparatus, information on an intra prediction mode for a current block by entropy decoding the bitstream based on context-adaptive variable length coding;
deriving, by the decoding apparatus, a prediction pixel based on at least one neighboring reference pixel of the current block and the intra prediction mode; and
generating, by the decoding apparatus, a reconstructed picture based on the prediction pixel,
wherein obtaining the information on the intra prediction mode comprises:
deriving, from the bitstream, a codeword for the intra prediction mode;
obtaining a code number for the codeword based on a pre-determined variable length coding (VLC) table;
deriving a table index for the codeword based on the code number, a number of most probable mode (MPM) candidates, and index values of the MPM candidates;
deriving an index mapping table based on occurrence frequencies of intra prediction modes for previous blocks in a current slice in which the current block is located;
deriving a value of a syntax element for the intra prediction mode of the current block by applying the table index to the index mapping table; and
deriving the intra prediction mode based on the value of the syntax element.
2. The video decoding method according to claim 1 , wherein a number of entries in the index mapping table is equal to a number of possible intra prediction modes of the current prediction unit.
3. The video decoding method according to claim 1 , wherein a number of MPM candidates is a predetermined fixed value.
4. The video decoding method according to claim 3 , wherein the predetermined fixed value is one of 2, 3, or 4.
5. A video decoder comprising:
an entropy decoding module that is configured to receive a bitstream and obtain information on an intra prediction mode for a current block by entropy decoding the bitstream based on context-adaptive variable length coding;
a prediction module configured to derive a prediction pixel based on at least one of neighboring reference pixels of the current block and the intra prediction mode; and
an adding module that is configured to generate a reconstructed picture based on the prediction pixel and a residual pixel,
wherein the entropy decoding module is further configured to:
derive a codeword for the intra prediction mode from the bitstream,
obtain a code number for the codeword based on a pre-determined variable length coding (VLC) table,
derive a table index for the codeword based on the code number, the number of most probable mode (MPM) candidates, and index values of the MPM candidates,
derive an index mapping table based on occurrence frequencies of code numbers for previous blocks in a current slice in which the current block is located,
derive a value of a syntax element for the intra prediction mode of the current block by applying the table index to the index mapping table, and
derive the intra current prediction mode based on the value of the syntax element.
6. The video decoding method according to claim 1 , wherein the index mapping table is further based on a size of the current block.
7. The video decoding method according to claim 1 , wherein obtaining the information on the intra prediction mode further comprises:
deriving a prev_intra_luma_pred_flag information from the bitstream,
wherein the codeword for the intra prediction mode is derived based on the prev_intra_luma_pred_flag information representing a value 0.