Abstract: Provided is an image decoding method including determining a current chroma block having a rectangular shape corresponding to a current luma block included in one of a plurality of luma blocks, determining a piece of motion information for the current chroma block and a chroma block adjacent to the current chroma block by using motion information of the current chroma block and the adjacent chroma block, and performing inter prediction on the current chroma block and the adjacent chroma block by using the piece of motion information for the current chroma block and the adjacent chroma block to generate prediction blocks of the current chroma block and the adjacent chroma block.

Abstract: Provided is an image decoding method including: determining a first coding block and a second coding block corresponding to the first coding block; when a size of the first coding block is equal to or smaller than a preset size, obtaining first split shape mode information and second split shape mode information from a bitstream; determining a split mode of the first coding block, based on the first split shape mode information, and determining a split mode of the second coding block, based on the second split shape mode information; and decoding a coding block of a first color component which is determined based on the split mode of the first coding block and a coding block of a second color component which is determined based on the split mode of the second coding block.

Abstract: Provided are a video decoding method and apparatus which, during video encoding and decoding processes, determine whether a current block is in contact with an upper boundary of a largest coding unit including the current block, when it is determined that the current block is in contact with the upper boundary of the largest coding unit, determine an upper reference line of the current block as one reference line, when it is determined that the current block is not in contact with the upper boundary of the largest coding unit, determine the upper reference line of the current block based on N reference lines, and use the determined upper reference line.

Abstract: Provided are a method and apparatus, which, during video encoding and decoding processes, obtain chroma intra prediction mode information about a current chroma block, when the chroma intra prediction mode information indicates a direct mode (DM), determine a luma block including a luma sample corresponding to a chroma sample at a lower-right location with respect to a center of the current chroma block, determine a chroma intra prediction mode of the current chroma block based on an intra prediction mode of the determined luma block, and perform intra prediction on the current chroma block, based on the determined chroma intra prediction mode.

Abstract: Provided is a video decoding method including: obtaining, from a bitstream, intra prediction mode information indicating an intra prediction mode of a current block; determining an interpolation filter set to be used in prediction of the current block, based on at least one of a size of the current block and the intra prediction mode indicated by the intra prediction mode information; determining a reference location to which a current sample of the current block refers according to the intra prediction mode; determining, in the interpolation filter set, an interpolation filter that corresponds to the reference location; determining a prediction value of the current sample, according to reference samples of the current block and the interpolation filter; and reconstructing the current block, based on the prediction value of the current sample.

Abstract: A method of decoding motion information includes determining a coding factor value of a differential motion vector of a current block, when adaptive encoding has been applied to the differential motion vector, determining a first result value generated by applying the adaptive encoding to the differential motion vector, based on information included in the bitstream, obtaining the differential motion vector by applying the determined coding factor value to the first result value according to a certain operation, and obtaining a motion vector of the current block, based on the obtained differential motion vector and a prediction motion vector of the current block.

Abstract: Provided are a video encoding or decoding method and apparatus, which, during video encoding and decoding processes, determine whether an intra prediction mode of the current block is a DC mode, when the intra prediction mode of the current block is the DC mode, in a case where lengths of a height and a width of the current block are the same, determine an average of upper reference samples of the current block and left reference samples of the current block, as a DC value, and in a case where the lengths of the height and the width of the current block are different from each other, determine a weighted average value, which is determined by determining an average of the upper reference samples of the current block as an upper DC value, determine an average of the left reference samples of the current block as a left DC value, and combining the upper value and the left DC value with a predetermined weight, as a DC value, and perform intra prediction on the current block, based on the DC value.

Abstract: Provided is an image decoding method including determining a plurality of coding units in a chroma image by hierarchically splitting the chroma image, based on a split shape mode of blocks in the chroma image of a current image, and decoding the current image, based on the plurality of coding units in the chroma image. In this regard, the determining of the plurality of coding units in the chroma image may include, when a size or an area of a chroma block from among a plurality of chroma blocks to be generated by splitting a current chroma block in the chroma image is equal to or smaller than a preset size or a preset area, not allowing splitting of the current chroma block based on a split shape mode of the current chroma block, and determining at least one coding unit included in the current chroma block.

Abstract: Provided is an image decoding method including: determining a first coding block and a second coding block corresponding to the first coding block; when a size of the first coding block is equal to or smaller than a preset size, obtaining first split shape mode information and second split shape mode information from a bitstream; determining a split mode of the first coding block, based on the first split shape mode information, and determining a split mode of the second coding block, based on the second split shape mode information; and decoding a coding block of a first color component which is determined based on the split mode of the first coding block and a coding block of a second color component which is determined based on the split mode of the second coding block.

Abstract: A video decoding method includes: obtaining two or more base motion vectors from an adjacent block of a current block; obtaining correction information for correcting the two or more base motion vectors; determining two or more affine motion vectors by correcting the two or more base motion vectors according to the correction information; obtaining a plurality of affine parameters of the current block according to the two or more affine motion vectors; and predicting the current block according to the plurality of affine parameters.

Abstract: A method of decoding a motion vector includes: obtaining information indicating a motion vector resolution (MVR) of a current block from a bitstream; selecting one candidate block from among at least one candidate block, based on the MVR of the current block; and obtaining a motion vector of the current block corresponding to the MVR, by using a motion vector of the determined one candidate block as a prediction motion vector of the current block.

Abstract: A video decoding method includes determining, based on an area of a current block, whether a multi-prediction combination mode for predicting the current block by combining prediction results obtained according to a plurality of prediction modes is applied to the current block, when the multi-prediction combination mode is applied to the current block, determining the plurality of prediction modes to be applied to the current block, generating a plurality of prediction blocks of the current block, according to the plurality of prediction modes, and determining a combined prediction block of the current block, by combining the plurality of prediction blocks according to respective weights.

Abstract: Provided are a video decoding method and apparatus and a video encoding method and apparatus which determine whether to use a Most Probable Mode (MPM) list, based on encoding information of a current block, obtain, from a bitstream, intra prediction mode index information indicating one of candidate intra prediction modes included in the MPM list, and determine an intra prediction mode of the current block by using the obtained intra prediction mode index information.

Abstract: Provided are video encoding/decoding methods and apparatuses for determining an intra prediction mode of a current block, based on a width and height of the current block. When the current block has a square shape in which the width and height are equal, the intra prediction mode of the current block is determined from among first intra prediction mode candidates including a plurality of predetermined intra prediction directions, and when the current block has a non-square shape in which the width and height are not equal, the intra prediction mode of the current block is determined from among second intra prediction mode candidates configured based on the non-square shape.

Abstract: Provided is a video decoding method including: determining an inter prediction mode of a current block when the current block is inter-predicted; determining at least one reference sample location to be referred to by the current block, based on the inter prediction mode of the current block; determining filter information to be applied to at least one reconstructed reference sample corresponding to the at least one reference sample location, based on the inter prediction mode of the current block; performing filtering on the at least one reconstructed reference sample, based on the filter information; and decoding the current block by using prediction samples generated via the filtering.

Abstract: Provided are an image decoding method and apparatus and an image encoding method and apparatus, which filter a prediction block obtained via inter prediction.

Abstract: Provided are a method and apparatus for, in a video encoding and decoding procedure, selecting a candidate motion vector of a current block from a motion vector candidate list of the current block, determining a motion vector of the current block by performing a motion search based on the candidate motion vector, performing motion compensation by using the determined motion vector of the current block, and applying local luminance compensation to the current block based on whether the local luminance compensation is to be applied to the current block, wherein a cost function used for performing the motion search is determined based on whether the local luminance compensation is to be applied to the current block.

Abstract: Provided is an image decoding method including determining at least one first processing mode for decoding of a current block, based on a motion vector resolution (MVR) of the current block, the at least one first processing mode being from among a plurality of processing modes included in at least one of a prediction process, a transform process, and a filtering process; and decoding the current block, according to the at least one first processing mode.

Abstract: Provided is a video decoding method including: obtaining affine parameter group candidates of a current block based on whether adjacent blocks of the current block are decoded; determining an affine parameter group of the current block from among the affine parameter group candidates, according to affine parameter information of the current block; and reconstructing the current block, based on one or more affine parameters included in the affine parameter group.

Abstract: Provided are an image decoding method and apparatus and an image encoding method and apparatus, which filter a prediction block obtained via inter prediction.