Abstract: A picture signal processing system is disclosed, that comprises a decoder for generating the number of encoded bits and/or an average quantizing scale as representative value(s) of encoding parameters of an input encoded picture signal, decoding the input encoded picture signal, generating the decoded picture signal, and outputting the encoding parameters along with the generated decoded picture signal, and an encoder for encoding the decoded picture signal with the encoding parameters.

Abstract: A picture signal processing system is disclosed, that comprises a decoder for generating the number of encoded bits and/or an average quantizing scale as representative value(s) of encoding parameters of an input encoded picture signal, decoding the input encoded picture signal, generating the decoded picture signal, and outputting the encoding parameters along with the generated decoded picture signal, and an encoder for encoding the decoded picture signal with the encoding parameters.

Abstract: A picture signal processing method and apparatus in which the block distortion as well as the mosquito noise produced on encoding/decoding a picture is to be suppressed. The picture signal processing apparatus includes a filter for filtering a picture, an encoder 5 for block-encoding the picture, a decoder 13 for decoding an encoded picture from the encoder 5 and a noise reducing unit 14 for reducing at least the block distortion of a picture decoded by the decoding unit 13 to reduce the noise otherwise produced on encoding/decoding the picture.

Abstract: A picture signal processing method and apparatus in which the block distortion as well as the mosquito noise produced on encoding/decoding a picture is to be suppressed. The picture signal processing apparatus includes a filter for filtering a picture, an encoder 5 for block-encoding the picture, a decoder 13 for decoding an encoded picture from the encoder 5 and a noise reducing unit 14 for reducing at least the block distortion of a picture decoded by the decoding unit 13 to reduce the noise otherwise produced on encoding/decoding the picture.

Abstract: An apparatus incorporates encoding-degree-of-difficulty detecting means 3 for detecting a parameter indicating an encoding degree of difficulty from supplied image data; parameter calculating means 4 for calculating a parameter required to determine block distortion from supplied image data; block distortion determining means 6 for determining block distortion in accordance with a result of detection of the parameter indicating the encoding degree of difficulty and a result of the calculation for obtaining the parameter; correction-value calculating means 7 for calculating a correction value for reducing block distortion; and means for subjecting supplied image data to a correction using a correction value corresponding to a result of the determination of block distortion so as to produce an output.

Abstract: An edit point of an earlier GOP1 is placed after an I picture I22. In addition, the edit point is not placed immediately after an I or P picture. Thus, the GOP1 is decoded. A stream placed after the edit point (a P picture and later pictures) is discarded. B pictures B26 and B27 placed after a P picture P25 are re-encoded with a forward moving vector Fw. The remaining pictures other than B pictures B26 and B27 are re-encoded with encoding information used in a decoding process. Since an edit point of a later GOP2 is not placed before the I picture I2, the GOP2 is decoded. A stream placed before the edit point (pictures B0 to P5) is discarded. The first P picture P8 is changed to an I picture. Thereafter, the re-encoding process is performed. The P picture P8 changed from the I picture is used as a predictive reference picture. With the P picture P8, a backward moving vector Bk is obtained. With only the moving vector Bk, the B pictures B6 and B7 placed before the P picture P8 are re-encoded.

Abstract: A resin is blocked to provide an electric insulating layer, which covers a high-voltage part densely, so that the electric insulating layer is easy to disassemble.

Abstract: FIG. 3B shows buffer occupancy rate of a transport stream buffer 21 when a TS packet is transferred to the transport stream buffer 21 having a transport rate Rt and a leak rate Rx. A time T1 during which the buffer occupancy rate of the transport stream buffer 21 increases and a time T2 during which the buffer occupancy rate of the transport stream buffer 21 decreases are expressed by (Rt−Rx)×T1=Rx×T2 and T1=(188×8)/Rt. A time T is T=T1+T2=(188×8)/Rx. Therefore, the time T is equal to a time T′ shown in FIG. 3C. Thus, when a TS packet is transferred in a cycle of the time T′, the transport stream buffer 21 will not overflow and the transport stream buffer 21 becomes empty at least once a second, whereby simulation for the transport stream buffer 21 is not required in the simulation for the T-STD model.