Method and apparatus for encoding/decoding intra prediction mode
An image decoding method, according to the present invention, includes the steps of: deriving an MPM candidate mode from neighboring blocks adjacent to a target block to be decoded; generating an MPM list using the MPM candidate mode derived from the neighboring blocks; and deriving an intra prediction mode for the target block to be decoded using the generated MPM list. According to the present invention, image compression efficiency can be improved.
1. A video decoding method with a decoding apparatus, comprising:
obtaining, with the decoding apparatus, a residual block relating to a current block of a video frame to be decoded by entropy-decoding an input bitstream;
obtaining, with the decoding apparatus, a first Most Probably Mode (MPM) candidate mode from at least one neighboring block adjacent to the current block;
generating, with the decoding apparatus, a MPM list based on the first MPM candidate mode;
deriving, with the decoding apparatus, an intra prediction mode of the current block based on the generated MPM list and a MPM flag, wherein the MPM flag indicates whether the MPM list includes a same MPM candidate mode as the intra prediction mode of the current block;
performing, with the decoding apparatus, intra prediction of the current block based on the derived intra prediction mode to generate a prediction block relating to the current block;
reconstructing, with the decoding apparatus, the current block by adding the residual block and the prediction block; and
applying in-loop filter on the reconstructed current block,
wherein the MPM list includes a second MPM candidate mode, the second MPM candidate mode being representative of a directional prediction mode, the directional prediction mode corresponding to a value resulting from either adding one to a value of the first MPM candidate mode or subtracting one from the value of the first MPM candidate mode.
2. The video decoding method of claim 1 , wherein when the MPM flag indicates that the MPM list includes the same MPM candidate mode as the intra prediction mode of the current block, deriving, with the decoding apparatus, the intra prediction mode of the current block comprising:
extracting, with the decoding apparatus, a MPM index from a bitstream, the MPM index being signaled to select one of the MPM candidate modes included in the MPM list; and
determining, with the decoding apparatus, the intra prediction mode of the current block by using the MPM list and the MPM index.
3. The video decoding method of claim 1 , wherein when the MPM flag indicates that the MPM list does not include the same MPM candidate mode as the intra prediction mode of the current block, deriving the intra prediction mode of the current block comprising:
extracting, with the decoding apparatus, a remaining mode from a bitstream, the remaining mode being signaled to specify the intra prediction mode of the current block;
reordering, with the decoding apparatus, the MPM candidate modes in ascending order based on a comparison of values of the MPM candidate modes in the MPM list; and
deriving, with the decoding apparatus, the intra prediction mode of the current block by using the remaining mode and the reordered MPM list.
4. The video decoding method of claim 1 , wherein the MPM list includes a fixed number of MPM candidate modes.
5. The video decoding method of claim 4 , wherein the fixed number of the MPM candidate modes is equal to or greater than 3.
6. A video encoding method with an encoding apparatus, comprising:
generating, with the encoding apparatus, a prediction block relating to a current block included in a video frame to be encoded by performing intra prediction;
generating, with the encoding apparatus, a residual block of the current block;
determining, with the encoding apparatus, an intra prediction mode of the current block;
obtaining, with the encoding apparatus, a first Most Probably Mode (MPM) candidate mode from at least one neighboring block adjacent to the current block;
generating, with the encoding apparatus, a MPM list based on the first MPM candidate mode;
determining, with the encoding apparatus, a MPM flag using the MPM list, wherein the MPM flag indicates whether the MPM list includes a same MPM candidate mode as the intra prediction mode of the current block; and
encoding, with the encoding apparatus, the intra prediction mode of the current block by encoding the MPM flag, and
wherein the MPM list includes a second MPM candidate mode, the second MPM candidate mode being representative of a directional prediction mode, the directional prediction mode corresponding to a value resulting from either adding one to a value of the first MPM candidate mode or subtracting one from the value of the first MPM candidate mode.
7. The video encoding method of claim 6 , wherein when the MPM flag indicates that the MPM list includes the same MPM candidate mode as the intra prediction mode of the current block, encoding the intra prediction mode of the current block comprising:
determining, with the encoding apparatus, a MPM index, the MPM index being signaled to select one of the MPM candidate modes included in the MPM list; and
encoding, with the encoding apparatus, the intra prediction mode of the current block by encoding the MPM index.
8. The video encoding method of claim 6 , wherein when the MPM flag indicates that the MPM list does not include the same MPM candidate mode as the intra prediction mode of the current block, encoding the intra prediction mode of the current block comprising:
reordering, with the encoding apparatus, the MPM candidate modes in ascending order based on a comparison of values of the MPM candidate modes in the MPM list;
determining, with the encoding apparatus, a remaining mode by using the intra prediction mode of the current block and the reordered MPM list; and
encoding, with the encoding apparatus, the remaining mode into a bitstream, the remaining mode being signaled to specify the intra prediction mode of the current block.
9. The video encoding method of claim 6 , wherein the MPM list includes a fixed number of MPM candidate modes.
10. The video encoding method of claim 9 , wherein the fixed number of the MPM candidate modes is equal to or greater than 3.
11. A non-transitory computer-readable recoding-medium storing a bitstream which is generated by a video encoding method,
the method comprising:
generating, with the encoding apparatus, a prediction block relating to a current block included in a video frame to be encoded by performing intra prediction;
generating, with the encoding apparatus, a residual block of the current block;
determining, with the encoding apparatus, an intra prediction mode of the current block;
obtaining, with the encoding apparatus, a first Most Probably Mode (MPM) candidate mode from at least one neighboring block adjacent to the current block;
generating, with the encoding apparatus, a MPM list based on the first MPM candidate mode;
determining, with the encoding apparatus, a MPM flag using the MPM list, wherein the MPM flag indicates whether the MPM list includes a same MPM candidate mode as the intra prediction mode of the current block; and
encoding, with the encoding apparatus, the intra prediction mode of the current block by encoding the MPM flag, and
wherein the MPM list includes a second MPM candidate mode, the second MPM candidate mode being representative of a directional prediction mode, the directional prediction mode corresponding to a value resulting from either adding one to a value of the first MPM candidate mode or subtracting one from the value of the first MPM candidate mode.