Method for encoding and decoding motion information, and apparatus for encoding and decoding motion information
Provided is a video decoding method including: determining a prediction mode of a current block to be one of a skip mode and a merge mode; when a motion vector, which is determined from a merge candidate list of the current block, and a merge motion vector difference are to be used, obtaining merge candidate information indicating one candidate in the merge candidate list by performing entropy encoding on a bitstream by applying one piece of context information; determining a base motion vector from one candidate determined from the merge candidate list, based on the merge candidate information; and determining a motion vector of the current block by using a distance index of a merge motion vector difference of the current block and a direction index of the merge motion vector difference to use the base motion vector and the merge motion vector difference.
1. A video decoding method comprising:
checking whether a prediction mode of a current block is a skip mode or a merge mode;
when the prediction mode of current block is the skip mode, obtaining, from a bitstream, merge difference mode information indicating whether a prediction mode using a merge motion vector difference and a motion vector determined from a merge candidate list of the current block is applied;
when the prediction mode of the current block is the merge mode, obtaining, from the bitstream, the merge difference mode information of the current block;
when the merge motion vector difference and the motion vector determined from the merge candidate list of the current block are used according to the merge difference mode information, obtaining, from the bitstream, merge candidate information indicating a candidate to be used for the current block in the merge candidate list;
determining a base motion vector from the one candidate determined from the merge candidate list based on the merge candidate information; and
determining a motion vector of the current block by using the base motion vector and the merge motion vector difference,
wherein the merge motion vector difference of the current block is determined by using a distance index of the merge motion vector difference and a direction index of the merge motion vector difference,
the merge difference mode information and the merge candidate information are obtained by performing entropy decoding using context information,
context information for obtaining the merge difference mode information in the skip mode and context information for obtaining the merge difference mode information in the merge mode are the same, and
context information for obtaining the merge candidate information in the skip mode and context information for obtaining the merge candidate information in the merge mode are the same.
2. A video decoding apparatus comprising:
an inter-prediction information obtainer configured to check whether a prediction mode of a current block is a skip mode or a merge mode, when the prediction mode of current block is the skip mode, obtain, from a bitstream, merge difference mode information indicating whether a prediction mode using a merge motion vector difference and a motion vector determined from a merge candidate list of the current block is applied, when the prediction mode of the current block is the merge mode, obtain, from the bitstream, the merge difference mode information of the current block, and when the merge motion vector difference and the motion vector determined from the merge candidate list of the current block are used, obtain, from the bitstream, merge candidate information indicating a candidate to be used for the current block in the merge candidate list;
an inter-prediction performer configured to determine a base motion vector from the one candidate determined from the merge candidate list based on the merge candidate information, and determine a motion vector of the current block by using the base motion vector and the merge motion vector difference; and
a reconstructor configured to reconstruct the current block by using the motion vector,
wherein the merge motion vector difference of the current block is determined by using a distance index of the merge motion vector difference and a direction index of the merge motion vector difference,
the merge difference mode information and the merge candidate information are obtained by performing entropy decoding using context information,
context information for obtaining the merge difference mode information in the skip mode and context information for obtaining the merge difference mode information in the merge mode are the same, and
context information for obtaining the merge candidate information in the skip mode and context information for obtaining the merge candidate information in the merge mode are the same.
3. A video encoding method comprising:
when inter-prediction is performed on a current block in one of a skip mode and a merge mode, determining whether a merge motion vector difference and a base motion vector determined from a merge candidate list of the current block are to be used;
when the merge motion vector difference is to be used, generating merge candidate information indicating one base motion vector used in the current block in the merge candidate list; and
generating a distance index of the merge motion vector difference corresponding to a difference between the base motion vector and a motion vector of the current block, and a direction index of the merge motion vector difference,
wherein the determining of whether the merge motion vector difference and the base motion vector determined from the merge candidate list of the current block are to be used comprises:
when a prediction mode of the current block is the skip mode, generating merge difference mode information indicating whether a prediction mode using the merge motion vector difference and the motion vector determined from the merge candidate list of the current block is applied; and
when the prediction mode of the current block is the merge mode, generating the merge difference mode information of the current block,
wherein the entropy encoding is performed using context information for the merge candidate information and the merge difference mode information, respectively,
context information for the merge difference mode information in the skip mode and context information for the merge difference mode information in the merge mode are the same, and
context information for the merge candidate information in the skip mode and context information for the merge candidate information in the merge mode are the same.
4. A video encoding apparatus comprising:
an inter-prediction performer configured to determine a motion vector of a current block by performing inter-prediction on the current block; and
an inter-prediction information generator configured to, when the inter-prediction is performed on the current block in one of a skip mode and a merge mode, determining whether a merge motion vector difference and a base motion vector determined from a merge candidate list of the current block are to be used, when the merge motion vector difference is to be used, generating merge candidate information indicating the base motion vector used in the current block in the merge candidate list, and generating a distance index of the merge motion vector difference corresponding to a difference between the base motion vector and the motion vector of the current block, and a direction index of the merge motion vector difference,
wherein, when a prediction mode of the current block is the skip mode, the inter-prediction information generator is further configured to generate merge difference mode information indicating whether a prediction mode using the merge motion vector difference and the motion vector determined from the merge candidate list of the current block is applied,
when the prediction mode of the current block is the merge mode, the inter-prediction information generator is further configured to generate the merge difference mode information of the current block,
wherein the entropy encoding is performed using context information for the merge candidate information and the merge difference mode information, respectively,
context information for the merge difference mode information in the skip mode and context information for the merge difference mode information in the merge mode are the same, and
context information for the merge candidate information in the skip mode and context information for the merge candidate information in the merge mode are the same.