Video communication system and video communication method

摘要

The present invention relates to a video communication system and a video communication method along with a computer readable recording medium which records the video communication program. When encoding the input picture, the encoded reference picture selecting unit 4 switches the reference picture to the latest previously encoded picture depending on the designation contents by the continuous reference designation data and the specified reference designation data sent from the continuous reference picture designation data sending unit 27 and the specified reference picture designation data sending unit 29 on the receiving side.