ENCODER, DECODER, METHOD FOR ENCODING/DECONDING, COMPUTER READABLE MEDIA AND COMPUTER PROGRAM ELEMENTS

摘要

An encoder for encoding a first digital signal representative for a first channel and a second digital signal representative for a second channel is described. The encoder comprises cascaded intra-channel prediction elements for compressing the first digital signal and the second digital signal based on intra-channel correlation and an inter- channel prediction element for compressing the first digital signal and the second digital signal based on inter-channel correlation.