Image encoding apparatus.

摘要

An image encoding apparatus which enables to improve an efficiency of a motion compensate encoding includes a frame memory unit (12) for storing a preceding encoded and partially decoded image signal, a first and a second motion compensated prediction units (11, 14) connected to the frame memory unit (12) for predicting a motion compensation between predetermined image signals and the image signal stored in the frame memory unit (12), and a predicted value selection unit (15) connected to the first and second motion compensated prediction units (11, 14) for comparing a first prediction value outputted from the first motion compensated prediction unit (11) with a second prediction value outputted from the second motion compensated prediction unit (14) and for selecting the first prediction value or the second prediction value in accordance with a compared result.