Abstract: A transcoder reducing processing amount when a coded stream to which at least intra prediction is applied is transcoded into a coded stream to which intra prediction and inter prediction are applied. The transcoder (100) converts a first coded stream to at least part of which intra prediction is applied, into a second coded stream to which intra prediction and inter prediction are applied. The transcoder (100) includes: a decoding unit (200) that decodes the first coded stream to generate decoded image data; a prediction mode obtaining unit (101) that obtains a prediction mode of intra prediction applied in decoding; a coding unit (300) that codes the decoded image data by applying the intra prediction or inter prediction to generate the second coded stream; and a control unit (103) that controls a coding unit (300) so that the coding unit (300) uses the prediction mode obtained by the prediction mode obtaining unit (101) when the coding unit (300) applies intra prediction.

Abstract: Provided is a moving picture coding device which makes it possible to suppress deterioration in coding efficiency caused by flickers occurring at a time of high-speed capturing under fluorescent lamp lighting or the like. A moving picture coding device (100) which codes a plurality of pictures obtained by capturing an object, the moving picture coding device including: a luminance information acquisition unit (121) which acquires luminance information which indicates a luminance level of light in an environment where the object is captured; and a coding unit (106) which codes the pictures, using a prediction coding method in which a picture type is applied in the coding of the pictures according to a flicker state of the light obtained from the luminance information.

Abstract: An image recording device (100), which can suppress, without causing significant image degradation, image transfer speed from an imaging device, coding speed, and image recording speed that are necessary for high-speed image capturing, includes: an image signal processing unit (102) which sequentially reads, at a frame rate for high-speed image capturing, images generated through image capturing by an imaging unit (101), and outputs, from among the images sequentially read, images read at a frame rate for normal image capturing at high resolution and other images at low resolution; an image coding unit (103) which generates a high resolution coded stream by coding an image sequence made up of the high resolution images outputted by the image signal processing unit (102); a low-resolution image coding unit (104) which generates a low resolution coded stream by coding an image sequence made up of the other low resolution images outputted by the image signal processing unit (102); and a recording processing unit

Abstract: An image coder with a pre-record function includes a coding unit (11) which codes a motion-picture signal to generate closed GOPs or open GOPs, a buffer unit (14) in which at least one of the GOPs generated by the coding unit (11) is stored in a first-in first-out manner, a user I/F unit (12a) which receives instructions to start or stop capturing a moving picture, and a recording control unit (12b) which, before the user I/F unit (12a) receives an instruction to start capturing a moving picture, establishes a non-recording status and causes the coding unit (11) to start and continue coding the motion-picture signal so as to generate a GOP sequence including a closed GOP, and when the user I/F unit (12a) receives the instruction, switches from the non-recording status to a non-recording status and causes the coding unit (11) to generate a GOP sequence including only open GOPs.

Abstract: To provide a code amount estimating device which can perform, at high speed and with high precision, estimation of code amount obtained after arithmetic coding. The code amount estimating device includes a context index calculation unit which calculates a context index of a binary symbol included in binary data, and an estimate code amount calculation unit which calculates an estimate code amount for the binary data based on symbol occurrence probability information stored in association with the calculated context index and on a held probability interval range. The estimate code amount calculation unit estimates the code amount for the binary data according to code amount information indicating an association between (i) a combination of a binary symbol string including one or more binary symbols, symbol occurrence probability information, and a probability interval range and (ii) an estimate code amount for the binary symbol string.

Abstract: An image recording/reproducing device of this invention includes the following units. An image signal processing unit generates second captured image signals according to a second method. A first compression unit generates first compressed image data by compressing first image information which is in the second captured image signals and equivalent to the first captured image. A second compression unit generates second compressed image data by compressing second image information which is in the second captured image signals except at least a part of the first image information. A recording unit creates first and second folders, and records the first compressed image data and a first playlist in association with the first folder and the second compressed image data in association with the second folder, so that parts of the first and second compressed image data captured during a same first time unit are recorded in association with each other.

Abstract: An image recording/reproducing device of this invention includes the following units. An image signal processing unit generates second captured image signals according to a second method. A first compression unit generates first compressed image data by compressing first image information that is image information included in the second captured image signals and that is equivalent to the first captured image. A second compression unit generates second compressed image data by compressing second image information that is image information included in the second captured image signals except at least a part of the image information included in the first image information. A recording unit creates first and second folders, records the first compressed is image data and first control information for reproducing the first compressed image data in association with the first folder, and records the second compressed image data in association with the second folder.

Abstract: An image recording device includes: a reference clock generation generating a reference clock; a first compression unit generating first compressed image data by compressing a first picture that is included in pictures in the captured image and that is equivalent to image captured at the first frame rate; a second compression unit generating second compressed image data by compressing a second picture that is included in the pictures in the captured image except the first picture; a first timestamp generation unit generating a first timestamp indicating a time for presentation of the first picture with reference to the reference clock; a second timestamp generation unit generating a second timestamp indicating a time for presentation of the second picture with reference to the reference clock; a first assignment unit assigning the first timestamp to the first compressed image data; a second assignment unit assigning the second timestamp to the second compressed image data; and a recording unit recording, to t

Abstract: An optimal interpolation frame is achieved by estimating optimal motion vectors both for a coding process and an interpolation frame generating process. A video codec apparatus coding and decoding a video and generating an interpolation frame in the decoding includes a motion vector estimation unit calculating an evaluation value to evaluate a correlation between images using a calculating formula and estimates a motion vector using the evaluation value, a motion vector coding unit coding video data using the motion vector and outputs a coded stream, video decoding unit decoding the coded stream and outputs video frames generated by the decoding, a frame interpolation unit generating interpolation frame using the motion vector, a cost calculating formula selecting unit selecting the calculation method depending upon whether the coding by the motion vector coding unit or the generating an interpolation frame by the frame interpolation unit is being executed.

Abstract: An image coding device is provided that includes an image coding unit which codes image data, a binarization unit which binarizes the coded data, an intermediate buffer, an accumulated amount measuring unit which measures an amount of data in the intermediate buffer, and an I_PCM judging unit which compares the measured amount of data with a threshold. A buffer input selection unit is also provided which causes the intermediate buffer to accumulate next binary data when the amount of the data does not exceed the threshold and causes the intermediate buffer to accumulate next I_PCM data when the amount of the data exceeds the threshold. In addition, the device includes an arithmetic coding unit that arithmetically codes the binary data accumulated in the intermediate buffer and an output selection unit outputs the arithmetically coded data or the I_PCM data.

Abstract: An image coding device is provided that includes an image coding unit which codes image data, a binarization unit which binarizes the coded data, an intermediate buffer, an accumulated amount measuring unit which measures an amount of data in the intermediate buffer, and an I_PCM judging unit which compares the measured amount of data with a threshold. A buffer input selection unit is also provided which causes the intermediate buffer to accumulate next binary data when the amount of the data does not exceed the threshold and causes the intermediate buffer to accumulate next I_PCM data when the amount of the data exceeds the threshold. In addition, the device includes an arithmetic coding unit that arithmetically codes the binary data accumulated in the intermediate buffer and an output selection unit outputs the arithmetically coded data or the I_PCM data.