摘要 |
<p><P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To stabilize the time from frame input to bit-stream output. <P>SOLUTION: An encoding task generator 31 divides an encoding program into functions of ME, TS and VLC, and generates encode tasks for the divided functions. Then, the encoding task generator 31 adds a priority specified for every function to the encode tasks, and puts them into a priority cue of a task execution order controller 33. Based on the priority added to tasks of the priority cue, which are put by the encoding task generator 31, and resource load information from a resource load detector 32, the task execution order controller 33 determines and executes tasks. The invention is applicable, for example, to an image encoding apparatus which encodes images. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT</p> |