| 摘要 |
A video encoder for changing the bit rate at a halfway point in a GOP by using a TM5 (Test Model 5) bit rate control algorithm is provided. Using a bit quantity Rj(+1) allocated to non-coded pictures at and after a coding target picture (j+1), a target bit quantity T(j+1) allocated to the coding target picture (j+1) is calculated. In the case where pictures up to a picture (j) at a halfway point in a GOP are coded at a first bit rate and the picture (j+1) is coded at a second bit rate, the bit quantity R(j+1) allocated to non-coded pictures for calculating the target bit quantity R(j+1) is corrected to a bit quantity R(j+1) for non-coded pictures at the time when the pictures from a leading picture of the GOP are coded at the second bit rate. Thus, seamless bit rate change can be carried out at a halfway point in the GOP by using the fixed rate algorithm such as TM5. |
