Abstract: Disclosed herein are an apparatus and method for synthesizing virtual viewpoint image. The apparatus for synthesizing virtual viewpoint images includes one or more processors, and an execution memory for storing at least one program that is executed by the one or more processors, wherein the at least one program is configured to receive multiple viewpoint images from cameras that capture images of multiple viewpoints, and back-project the multiple viewpoint images onto a world coordinate system in a three-dimensional (3D) space, generate warped images by performing triangular warping of projecting the multiple viewpoint images, back-projected onto the world coordinate system, onto a virtual viewpoint image coordinate system, and generate a finally synthesized virtual viewpoint image by blending the warped images.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method and apparatus for providing an omni-directional stereoscopic image based on layer projection. According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, there is provided a method of providing an omni-directional stereoscopic image based on layer projection, the method including: obtaining a spatial-information-point set; and generating a layer image based on a spatial-information-point subset constructed for each of multiple layers, the layer image corresponding to each of the multiple layers, wherein the spatial-information-point subset constructed for each of two consecutive layers includes one or more duplicate spatial information points.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a method of creating an image stitching workflow including acquiring 360-degree virtual reality (VR) image parameters necessary to makes a request for image stitching and create the image stitching workflow, acquiring a list of functions applicable to the image stitching workflow, creating the image stitching workflow based on functions selected from the list of functions, determining the number of media processing entities necessary to perform tasks configuring the image stitching workflow and generating a plurality of media processing entities according to the determined number of media processing entities, and allocating the tasks configuring the image stitching workflow to the plurality of media processing entities.

Abstract: There is provided an image processing apparatus and method. The image processing apparatus comprises: receiving a first source image and a second source image from multiple image sources, receiving geometric information required for stitching the first source image and the second source image and synthesizing an image from the first source image and the second source image on the basis of the geometric information, wherein the geometric information includes seam information used to specify a overlapping region between the first source image and the second source image.

Abstract: Disclosed are an image encoding method using a skip mode and a device using the method. The image encoding method may comprise the steps of: judging whether there is residual block data of a prediction target block on the basis of predetermined data indicating whether residual block data has been encoded; and, if there is residual block data, restoring the prediction target block on the basis of the residual block data and an intra-screen predictive value of the prediction target block. Consequently, encoding and decoding efficiency can be increased by carrying out the encoding and decoding of screen residual data only for prediction target blocks where there is a need for a residual data block in accordance with screen similarity.

Abstract: An MMT apparatus and an MMT method for processing media data are disclosed. An MMT apparatus according to one embodiment comprises: an asset file generation unit for generating an asset file including media data; and a signaling message generation unit for generating a signaling message for transmission or consumption of the media data, wherein the generated asset file includes asset correlation information which describes the relevance between a current asset and a relevant asset, which is another asset file constituting the same MMT package as the current asset.

Abstract: Disclosed are an image encoding method using a skip mode and a device using the method. The image encoding method may comprise the steps of: judging whether there is residual block data of a prediction target block on the basis of predetermined data indicating whether residual block data has been encoded; and, if there is residual block data, restoring the prediction target block on the basis of the residual block data and an intra-screen predictive value of the prediction target block. Consequently, encoding and decoding efficiency can be increased by carrying out the encoding and decoding of screen residual data only for prediction target blocks where there is a need for a residual data block in accordance with screen similarity.

Abstract: An MPEG media transport (MMT) apparatus and method for processing stereoscopic video data are provided. The MMT apparatus includes an asset file generator configured to generate a single asset file that contains an entire or part of the stereoscopic video data; and a signaling message generator configured to generate a signaling message for delivery or consumption of the stereoscopic video data. At least one of the generated single asset file and the generated signaling message contains stereoscopic video information related to the stereoscopic video data.

Abstract: An MMT apparatus and an MMT method for processing stereoscopic video data are disclosed. An MMT apparatus, according to an embodiment, comprises: an asset file generation unit for generating a single asset file including all or a part of stereoscopic video data; and a signaling message generation unit for generating a signaling message for delivery or consumption of the stereoscopic video data. In addition, at least one from among the generated single asset file and the generated signaling message includes stereoscopic video information related to the stereoscopic video data.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method and apparatus for decoding video data. The method for decoding video data includes receiving coded video data including multi-view video data and depth data corresponding to the video data, acquiring motion data for inter-view prediction of a coding unit of the coded video data from the depth data, and performing inter-view prediction based on the motion data, and restoring video data according to the multi-view video data including the coding unit and the depth data based on the motion prediction.

Abstract: Provided is a method of processing MPEG data, the method including: obtaining at least one access unit including media data coded through processing including an encapsulation and a packetization; generating at least one media processing unit (MPU) by grouping at least one access unit; determining a duration flag indicating whether duration information of the at least one access unit is valid, in a corresponding MPU; and inserting the duration flag into a header of the corresponding MPU.

Abstract: Provided is a method of supporting a random access of MPEG data, the method including: obtaining at least one access unit including media data coded through processing including an encapsulation and a packetization; generating at least one media processing unit (MPU) by grouping at least one access unit; determining an initialization flag indicating whether the at least one access unit includes all of data required for initialization of a decoding process, in the at least one MPU; and inserting the initialization flag into a heade

Abstract: Disclosed is a method and apparatus for providing an omni-directional stereoscopic image based on layer projection. According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, there is provided a method of providing an omni-directional stereoscopic image based on layer projection, the method including: obtaining a spatial-information-point set; and generating a layer image based on a spatial-information-point subset constructed for each of multiple layers, the layer image corresponding to each of the multiple layers, wherein the spatial-information-point subset constructed for each of two consecutive layers includes one or more duplicate spatial information points.

Abstract: Disclosed are an image encoding method using a skip mode and a device using the method. The image encoding method may comprise the steps of: judging whether there is residual block data of a prediction target block on the basis of predetermined data indicating whether residual block data has been encoded; and, if there is residual block data, restoring the prediction target block on the basis of the residual block data and an intra-screen predictive value of the prediction target block. Consequently, encoding and decoding efficiency can be increased by carrying out the encoding and decoding of screen residual data only for prediction target blocks where there is a need for a residual data block in accordance with screen similarity.

Abstract: Provided is a method of supporting a random access of MPEG data, the method including: obtaining at least one access unit including media data coded through processing including an encapsulation and a packetization; generating at least one media processing unit (MPU) by grouping at least one access unit; determining an initialization flag indicating whether the at least one access unit includes all of data required for initialization of a decoding process, in the at least one MPU; and inserting the initialization flag into a header of the at least one MPU.

Abstract: Provided is a method of processing MPEG data, the method including: obtaining at least one access unit including media data coded through processing including an encapsulation and a packetization; generating at least one media processing unit (MPU) by grouping at least one access unit; determining a duration flag indicating whether duration information of the at least one access unit is valid, in a corresponding MPU; and inserting the duration flag into a header of the corresponding MPU.

Abstract: Disclosed are an image encoding method using a skip mode and a device using the method. The image encoding method may comprise the steps of: judging whether there is residual block data of a prediction target block on the basis of predetermined data indicating whether residual block data has been encoded; and, if there is residual block data, restoring the prediction target block on the basis of the residual block data and an intra-screen predictive value of the prediction target block. Consequently, encoding and decoding efficiency can be increased by carrying out the encoding and decoding of screen residual data only for prediction target blocks where there is a need for a residual data block in accordance with screen similarity.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method and apparatus for decoding video data. The method for decoding video data includes receiving coded video data including multi-view video data and depth data corresponding to the video data, acquiring motion data for inter-view prediction of a coding unit of the coded video data from the depth data, and performing inter-view prediction based on the motion data, and restoring video data according to the multi-view video data including the coding unit and the depth data based on the motion prediction.

Abstract: An MMT apparatus and an MMT method for processing stereoscopic video data are disclosed. An MMT apparatus, according to an embodiment, comprises: an asset file generation unit for generating a single asset file including all or a part of stereoscopic video data; and a signaling message generation unit for generating a signaling message for delivery or consumption of the stereoscopic video data. In addition, at least one from among the generated single asset file and the generated signaling message includes stereoscopic video information related to the stereoscopic video data.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method and apparatus for decoding video data. The method for decoding video data includes receiving coded video data including multi-view video data and depth data corresponding to the video data, acquiring motion data for inter-view prediction of a coding unit of the coded video data from the depth data, and performing inter-view prediction based on the motion data, and restoring video data according to the multi-view video data including the coding unit and the depth data based on the motion prediction.