IP3 2023 – Video Codec 2 (LOT 14298)

This lot is generally related to a technique of video encoding using depth information to prevent the video from deterioration. Disclosed is a technique to efficiently encode video using depth information by extracting a depth value distribution details of a current largest coding unit (LCU) and predict an object structure of a coding unit (CU) based on the depth value distribution. Also disclosed are techniques to determine an optimum division structure from multiple division structure candidates of the LCU based on coding efficiency and image quality. The technology may be implemented in image processing systems, video signal encoding devices, etc.