Method and appratus for encoding a digital video signal

摘要

The present invention relates to a method and an encoder for encoding a digital video sequence, said digital video sequence comprising some sets of images including a disparity map, said disparity map being used to reconstruct one image of a set of images from another image of said set of images. The method is characterized in that it comprises the steps of:-encoding a type of a disparity map to be used for the reconstruction of an image, and-encoding the disparity map. Use: encoder in a video communication system