IMAGE-CODING APPARATUS AND IMAGE-DECODING APPARATUS

摘要

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an image-coding apparatus and image-decoding apparatus, capable of efficiently coding and decoding the area information. SOLUTION: The image-coding apparatus for coding a plurality of clip motion pictures is provided with an area information encoding section for coding the area information of the motion pictures and an information generating section for generating information, showing that the motion pictures are represented by rectangles. The area information coding section codes information showing the sizes of the rectangles as area information of the component motion pictures represented by the rectangles, to integrate the information as the information showing that the motion pictures are represented by the rectangles.