Motion vector detection device and motion vector detection method

摘要

An arithmetic operation means sequentially calculates estimation errors for respective candidate blocks based on pixel data of an odd-numbered or even-numbered field of a reference image frame and pixel data of an odd-numbered or even-numbered field of a current image block. A field comparator obtains the minimum estimation error from among the calculated estimation errors to detect a field motion vector. An AE storage stores a plurality of estimation errors calculated by the arithmetic operation means for one of predetermined combinations. An adder adds together the estimation errors calculated by the arithmetic operation means and a corresponding one of the plurality of estimation errors stored in the AE storage to calculate estimation errors on a frame-by-frame basis. A frame comparator obtains the minimum estimation error from among the estimation errors calculated on a frame-by-frame basis to detect a frame motion vector.