IMAGE CODING METHOD AND IMAGE CODING APPARATUS

摘要

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an image encoding method capable of improving encoding efficiency.SOLUTION: An image coding method includes the steps of: writing buffer description defining information for defining a plurality of buffer descriptions into a sequence parameter set (S102); writing reference list description defining information for defining a plurality of reference list descriptions corresponding to the plurality of buffer descriptions into the sequence parameter set (S103); and writing buffer description selecting information for specifying a selected buffer description into a first header of each processing unit which is included in a coded bit-stream (S105).SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 4