METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INTER PREDICTION ENCODING AND DECODING WITH IMAGE INPAINTING

摘要

In encoding and decoding a current block based on inter prediction, a method is needed to more accurately inter predict the current block.  The invention is therefore related to a method and apparatus for inter prediction encoding and decoding.  The inter prediction encoding method according to the invention includes searching at least one reference picture using pixels that are included in an encoded region adjacent to the boundary between a current block and a previously encoded region of the current picture so as to carry out image inpainting, and then encoding the current block based on a prediction block that is created as a result of image inpainting.  In this way, a prediction block can be created more accurately, which in turn improves the compression rate of image encoding.