Image processing apparatus and method for coding skip information
There is provided an image processing apparatus and method that make it possible to suppress degradation of the encoding efficiency. In the case where primary transform that is a transform process for a prediction residual that is a difference between an image and a prediction image of the image is to be skipped, also secondary transform, which is a transform process for a primary transform coefficient obtained by the primary transform of the prediction residual, is skipped. The present disclosure can be applied, for example, to an image processing apparatus, an image encoding apparatus, an image decoding apparatus and so forth.
1. An image processing apparatus, comprising:
an encoding section configured to skip, where secondary transform is to be performed for a primary transform coefficient obtained by primary transform of a prediction residual that is a difference between an image and a prediction image of the image, encoding of first information relating to skip of performing the primary transform on the prediction residual,
wherein the encoding section is implemented via at least one processor.
2. An image processing method, comprising:
skipping, where secondary transform is to be performed for a primary transform coefficient obtained by primary transform of a prediction residual that is a difference between an image and a prediction image of the image, encoding of first information relating to skip of performing the primary transform on the prediction residual.
3. An image processing apparatus, comprising:
a decoding section configured to skip, where inverse secondary transform that is inverse transform to secondary transform that is a transform process for a primary transform coefficient obtained by primary transform of a prediction residual that is a difference between an image and a prediction image of the image is to be performed, decoding of encoded data of first information relating to skip of performing inverse primary transform on the prediction residual that is inverse transform to the primary transform,
wherein the decoding section is implemented via at least one processor.
4. An image processing method, comprising:
skipping, where inverse secondary transform that is inverse transform to secondary transform that is a transform process for a primary transform coefficient obtained by primary transform of a prediction residual that is a difference between an image and a prediction image of the image is to be performed, decoding of encoded data of first information relating to skip of performing inverse primary transform on the prediction residual that is inverse transform to the primary transform.
5. An image processing apparatus, comprising:
an encoding section configured to skip, where primary transform that is a transform process for a prediction residual that is a difference between an image and a prediction image of the image is to be skipped, encoding of first information relating to skip of secondary transform that is a transform process for a primary transform coefficient obtained by the primary transform of the prediction residual,
wherein the encoding section is implemented via at least one processor.
6. An image processing method, comprising:
skipping, where primary transform that is a transform process for a prediction residual that is a difference between an image and a prediction image of the image is to be skipped, encoding of first information relating to skip of secondary transform that is a transform process for a primary transform coefficient obtained by the primary transform of the prediction residual.
7. An image processing apparatus, comprising:
a decoding section configured to skip, where inverse primary transform that is inverse transform to primary transform that is a transform process for a prediction residual that is a difference between an image and a prediction image of the image is to be skipped, decoding of encoded data of first information relating to skip of inverse secondary transform that is inverse transform to secondary transform that is a transform process for a primary transform coefficient obtained by the primary transform of the prediction residual,
wherein the decoding section is implemented via at least one processor.
8. The image processing apparatus according to claim 7 , wherein
the decoding section skips decoding of inverse primary transform skip information relating to skip of the inverse primary transform based on a size in a horizontal direction and a size in a vertical direction of a transform block of the inverse primary transform and the inverse secondary transform.
9. The image processing apparatus according to claim 8 , wherein
the decoding section skips decoding of the inverse primary transform skip information where a greater one of the sizes of the transform block in the horizontal direction and the vertical direction is greater than a given value.
10. The image processing apparatus according to claim 8 , wherein
the decoding section skips decoding of the inverse primary transform skip information where a sum or a product of the sizes of the transform block in the horizontal direction and the vertical direction is greater than a given value.
11. An image processing method, comprising:
skipping, where inverse primary transform that is inverse transform to primary transform that is a transform process for a prediction residual that is a difference between an image and a prediction image of the image is to be skipped, decoding of encoded data of first information relating to skip of inverse secondary transform that is inverse transform to secondary transform that is a transform process for a primary transform coefficient obtained by the primary transform of the prediction residual.