Predictive coding of images

摘要

By combining a plurality of encoding methods actively, an encoding efficiency is enhanced. The first encoder (5) encodes a result of determination whether a prediction error is zero or not. The second encoder (6) encodes the prediction error unless the prediction error is zero. The third encoder (8) encodes the prediction error regardless of whether the prediction error is zero or not. The mode determinator (2) determines the encoding mode, and the encoding controller (11) selectively operates the first encoder (5), the second encoder (6), and the third encoder (8) according to the encoding mode determined.