Apparatus and method of encoding and decoding image files

摘要

An apparatus and method for encoding an image file is provided. The method includes generating at least one animation object (S710) according to a user input; generating animation data including the at least one animation object (S720); generating image data (S730) that is reproducible independently from the animation data; generating an integrated image file (S740), which includes the image data and the animation data, and has an extension of the image data; and storing the generated integrated image file in a memory.