Abstract: An image coding apparatus includes a still frame coding judgement unit for judging whether a target frame to be coded is a still frame or not from a difference value between the target frame and an immediately previous reference frame, and a quantization parameter control unit for performing control of a quantization parameter value to be used for coding, on an initial one frame at which an image starts to come into a standstill, wherein the initial frame is subjected to coding with less coding error as compared with coding for other frames.

Abstract: An image coding apparatus includes a still frame coding judgement unit for judging whether a target frame to be coded is a still frame or not from a difference value between the target frame and an immediately previous reference frame, and a quantization parameter control unit for performing control of a quantization parameter value to be used for coding, on an initial one frame at which an image starts to come into a standstill, wherein the initial frame is subjected to coding with less coding error as compared with coding for other frames.

Abstract: An image coding apparatus includes a still frame coding judgment unit for judging whether a target frame to be coded is a still frame or not from a difference value between the target frame and an immediately previous reference frame, and a quantization parameter control unit for performing control of a quantization parameter value to be used for coding, on an initial one frame at which an image starts to come into a standstill, wherein the initial frame is subjected to coding with less coding error as compared with coding for other frames.

Abstract: A frame group target bits number calculating unit (31) reads the total number of bits on frame group basis allocatable to residual frames from a storing unit (36), updates subtracting the number of generated bits used to code a preceding frame, and transmits to a next frame target bits number calculating unit (32). The next frame target bits number calculating unit (32) calculates the target number of bits to be allocated to a next frame based on the received total number of bits and the number of residual frames with considering a frame rate value, Rf. An average frame bits number calculating unit (33) calculates the average number of bits allocated to preceding frames. A calculating unit (34) multiplies the calculated average number of bits by a predetermined coefficient, compares the resulting value with above target number of bits, selects the greater number and transmits it to a quantization step calculating unit (35).

Abstract: A frame group target bits number calculating unit (31) reads the total number of bits on frame group basis allocatable to residual frames from a storing unit (36), updates subtracting the number of generated bits used to code a preceding frame, and transmits to a next frame target bits number calculating unit (32). The next frame target bits number calculating unit (32) calculates the target number of bits to be allocated to a next frame based on the received total number of bits and the number of residual frames with considering a frame rate value, Rf. An average frame bits number calculating unit (33) calculates the average number of bits allocated to preceding frames. A calculating unit (34) multiplies the calculated average number of bits by a predetermined coefficient, compares the resulting value with above target number of bits, selects the greater number and transmits it to a quantization step calculating unit (35).

Abstract: An image coding apparatus includes a still frame coding judgement unit for judging whether a target frame to be coded is a still frame or not from a difference value between the target frame and an immediately previous reference frame, and a quantization parameter control unit for performing control of a quantization parameter value to be used for coding, on an initial one frame at which an image starts to come into a standstill, wherein the initial frame is subjected to coding with less coding error as compared with coding for other frames.