Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method and an apparatus for encoding multi plane image (MPI)-based volumetric video. A method for encoding a MPI-based volumetric video according to one aspect of the present disclosure may include: generating an MPI for each frame according to time change from a plurality of multi-viewpoint images; identifying a dynamic region and a static region within the MPI for each frame; generating a first atlas based only on the dynamic region and a second atlas based only on the static region; and encoding the first atlas and the second atlas to generate a bitstream, respectively.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a video decoding method, the video decoding method according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises, obtaining sub-picture information of a current sub-picture through at least one signaling level and decoding the current sub-picture using the sub-picture information, wherein the sub-picture information is obtained for each decoded sub-picture.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method and device for generating a voxel-by-voxel three-dimensional mesh texture patch. A method for generating a voxel-wise texture patch according to an embodiment of the present disclosure may comprise: generating a truncated signed distance function (TSDF) volume based on a multi-view image; generating and allocating a texture patch for each voxel in the TSDF volume; and performing optimization of the texture patch based on joint learning for the texture patch and a specific decoder to which the texture patch is input.

Abstract: There is provided a method of decoding an image, the method comprising: decoding information for motion information prediction of a current block from a bitstream, predicting motion information of the current block based on the information, refining motion information of the current block by using the decoded information and the predicted motion information of the current block and reconstructing the current block based on the refined motion information of the current block.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a video decoding method including: obtaining a transform skip mode flag indicating whether transform/inverse transform is skipped in a current block; when transform/inverse transform is skipped in the current block according to the transform skip mode flag, determining that secondary transform/inverse transform is skipped in the current block; and when transform/inverse transform is not skipped in the current block according to the transform skip mode flag, obtaining a transform matrix index for secondary transform/inverse transform of the current block and, determining whether secondary transform/inverse transform is skipped in the current block based on the transform matrix index.

Abstract: There is provided a method of decoding an image, the method comprising: decoding information for motion information prediction of a current block from a bitstream, predicting motion information of the current block based on the information, refining motion information of the current block by using the decoded information and the predicted motion information of the current block and reconstructing the current block based on the refined motion information of the current block.

Abstract: This disclosure provides a method and apparatus for compressing 3-dimensional volume data. The method for encoding a TSDF volume may comprise: lossily encoding magnitude information of a Truncated Signed Distance Field (TSDF) volume based on a hyperprior model; and losslessly encoding sign information of the TSDF volume based on the hyperprior model, wherein the lossy encoding comprises selecting and entropy-encoding some elements from a latent vector for the TSDF volume based on selection information obtained through the hyperprior model.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a video decoding method, the video decoding method according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises, obtaining sub-picture information of a current sub-picture through at least one signaling level and decoding the current sub-picture using the sub-picture information, wherein the sub-picture information is obtained for each decoded sub-picture.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are a method and apparatus for image encoding and image decoding using region segmentation. A picture is divided into multiple sub-pictures, and encoding and/or decoding are performed on the multiple sub-pictures resulting from division. Encoding operations and/or decoding operations on the sub-pictures may be independently performed. Merging and filtering are applied to reconstructed sub-pictures generated by decoding, and a reconstructed picture is generated after processing of merging and filtering.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are a method, apparatus, and storage medium for image encoding/decoding using a reference picture. A reference picture list is configured for encoding/decoding of a target block. Upon configuring the reference picture list, a sequence parameter set and a slice header are used. A picture is divided into sub-pictures and/or slices, and reference picture lists are configured for the sub-pictures and/or slices resulting from division. Reference picture lists for slices may be related to each other, and a current reference picture and a future reference picture in one reference picture list may be used in an additional reference picture list.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method and apparatus for representing dynamic neural radiance fields from unsynchronized videos. A method of acquiring a video at an arbitrary viewpoint based on a dynamic neural radiance fields model according to an embodiment of the present disclosure may comprise: inputting one or more videos acquired from one or more views for one scene into the dynamic neural radiance fields model; inputting a time embedding for the one or more videos into the dynamic neural radiance fields model; and rendering the video at the arbitrary viewpoint based on color information and density information output by the dynamic neural radiance fields model. Herein, time synchronization related to the time embedding may be performed by applying an individual time offset learned for each view, for the one or more views.

Abstract: There is provided an image decoding method comprising: deriving a first prediction value of a current block by using at least one sample included in a reference block, obtaining an illumination compensation parameter on the basis of a predetermined reference region, deriving a second prediction value of the current block by applying the illumination compensation parameter to the first prediction value and reconstructing the current block on the basis of the second prediction value.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are an image encoding/decoding method and apparatus. The image decoding method includes acquiring a partitioning index of a current block from a bitstream, and generating a prediction sample of the current block by weighted-summing a prediction sample of a first subblock of the current block and a prediction sample of a second subblock of the current block based on the partitioning index. The partitioning index indicates a partitioning distance and a partitioning direction included in a predefined table.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a video decoding method, according to embodiment of the invention, image decoding method comprises, acquiring a reconstructed luma block of a current block, determining whether a cross-component adaptive loop filter is applied to the current block, acquiring a reconstructed chroma block of the current block, to which an adaptive loop filter is applied, when the cross-component adaptive loop filter is applied to the current block and acquiring a final reconstructed chroma block of the current block, to which the cross-component loop filter is applied, using the reconstructed luma block and the reconstructed chroma block, to which the adaptive loop filter is applied.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are a method, an apparatus and a storage medium for image encoding/decoding using a palette mode. Prediction using a palette mode may be performed for a target block. Various types of predictions may be performed for the target block, and pieces of information to be signaled from an encoding apparatus to a decoding apparatus may be changed depending on the type of prediction to be performed for the target block. Determination of the pieces of information to be signaled may be optimized for the case where a palette mode is to be used for the target block, and thus efficiency of image encoding and decoding may be improved.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are an image encoding/decoding method and apparatus. The image decoding method includes acquiring a partitioning index of a current block from a bitstream, and generating a prediction sample of the current block by weighted-summing a prediction sample of a first subblock of the current block and a prediction sample of a second subblock of the current block based on the partitioning index. The partitioning index indicates a partitioning distance and a partitioning direction included in a predefined table.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are a method, apparatus, and storage medium for image encoding/decoding using a reference picture. A reference picture list is configured for encoding/decoding of a target block. Upon configuring the reference picture list, a sequence parameter set and a slice header are used. A picture is divided into sub-pictures and/or slices, and reference picture lists are configured for the sub-pictures and/or slices resulting from division. Reference picture lists for slices may be related to each other, and a current reference picture and a future reference picture in one reference picture list may be used in an additional reference picture list.

Abstract: There is provided an image decoding method comprising: deriving a first prediction value of a current block by using at least one sample included in a reference block, obtaining an illumination compensation parameter on the basis of a predetermined reference region, deriving a second prediction value of the current block by applying the illumination compensation parameter to the first prediction value and reconstructing the current block on the basis of the second prediction value.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are a method, an apparatus, and a storage medium for image encoding/decoding using geometric partitioning. A target block may be geometrically partitioned, and multiple partitioned regions may be generated from geometric partitioning. Each partitioned region may have a non-square and a non-rectangular shape. Different prediction schemes may be applied to different partitioned regions. The different prediction schemes for multiple partitioned regions may be signaled as explicit information, and may be derived using information about a coding parameter for the target block or the like.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are a method, an apparatus and a storage medium for image encoding/decoding using a palette mode. Prediction using a palette mode may be performed for a target block. Various types of predictions may be performed for the target block, and pieces of information to be signaled from an encoding apparatus to a decoding apparatus may be changed depending on the type of prediction to be performed for the target block. Determination of the pieces of information to be signaled may be optimized for the case where a palette mode is to be used for the target block, and thus efficiency of image encoding and decoding may be improved.