Abstract: Provided is a filtering apparatus, method, and medium for a multi-format codec, in which a blocking artifact of decoded video data is removed. The filtering apparatus includes a compression format detection unit, a block strength determination unit, a table determination unit, and a first filtering unit. The compression format detection unit detects a video compression format of the decoded video data. The block strength determination unit determines a block strength indicating a filtering strength with respect to the decoded video data according to the detected video compression format. The table determination unit determines a filtering table differently according to the block strength when the block strength is greater than a predetermined threshold. The first filtering unit performs filtering on the decoded video data in units of a block using the determined filtering table.

Abstract: A transforming and/or inverse transforming system, medium, and method for a multi-codec. The transforming system includes a first matrix storage storing 1-dimensional DCT (discrete cosine transform) matrixes corresponding to respective transformation techniques, a second matrix storage storing 2-dimensional DCT matrixes corresponding to the respective transformation techniques, a 1-dimensional transformer 1-dimensionally transforming an input image using a 1-dimensional DCT matrix corresponding to a set transformation technique, a 2-dimensional transformer 2-dimensionally transforming the 1-dimensionally transformed image using a 2-dimensional DCT matrix corresponding to a set transformation technique, and an enhancement transformer enhancement transforming the 1-dimensionally transformed image to improve efficiency of integer transformation.

Abstract: Provided is a filtering apparatus, method, and medium for a multi-format codec, in which a blocking artifact of decoded video data is removed. The filtering apparatus includes a compression format detection unit, a block strength determination unit, a table determination unit, and a first filtering unit. The compression format detection unit detects a video compression format of the decoded video data. The block strength determination unit determines a block strength indicating a filtering strength with respect to the decoded video data according to the detected video compression format. The table determination unit determines a filtering table differently according to the block strength when the block strength is greater than a predetermined threshold. The first filtering unit performs filtering on the decoded video data in units of a block using the determined filtering table.

Abstract: A transforming and/or inverse transforming system, medium, and method for a multi-codec. The transforming system includes a first matrix storage storing 1-dimensional DCT (discrete cosine transform) matrixes corresponding to respective transformation techniques, a second matrix storage storing 2-dimensional DCT matrixes corresponding to the respective transformation techniques, a 1-dimensional transformer 1-dimensionally transforming an input image using a 1-dimensional DCT matrix corresponding to a set transformation technique, a 2-dimensional transformer 2-dimensionally transforming the 1-dimensionally transformed image using a 2-dimensional DCT matrix corresponding to a set transformation technique, and an enhancement transformer enhancement transforming the 1-dimensionally transformed image to improve efficiency of integer transformation.

Abstract: Provided are a video prediction apparatus and method for a multi-format codec and a video encoding/decoding apparatus and method using the video prediction apparatus and method. The video prediction apparatus that generates a prediction block based on a motion vector and a reference frame according to a plurality of video compression formats includes an interpolation pre-processing unit and a common interpolation unit. The interpolation pre-processing unit receives video compression format information of a current block to be predicted, and extracts a block of a predetermined size to be used for interpolation from the reference frame and generates interpolation information using the motion vector. The common interpolation unit interpolates a pixel value of the extracted block or a previously interpolated pixel value in an interpolation direction according to the interpolation information to generate the prediction block.