FIG. 10 shows a block diagram of a video decoder suitable for employing embodiments of the invention. The video decoder 550 comprises a first decoder section 552 for base view components and a second decoder section 554 for non-base view components. Block 556 illustrates a demultiplexer for delivering information regarding base view components to the first decoder section 552 and for delivering information regarding non-base view components to the second decoder section 554. Reference P′n stands for a predicted representation of an image block. Reference D′n stands for a reconstructed prediction error signal. Blocks 704, 804 illustrate preliminary reconstructed images (I′n). Reference R′n stands for a final reconstructed image. Blocks 703, 803 illustrate inverse transform (T?1). Blocks 702, 802 illustrate inverse quantization (Q?1). Blocks 701, 801 illustrate entropy decoding (E?1). Blocks 705, 805 illustrate a reference frame memory (RFM). Blocks 706, 806 illustrate prediction (P) (either inter prediction or intra prediction). Blocks 707, 807 illustrate filtering (F). Blocks 708, 808 may be used to combine decoded prediction error information with predicted base view/non-base view components to obtain the preliminary reconstructed images (I′n). Preliminary reconstructed and filtered base view images may be output 709 from the first decoder section 552 and preliminary reconstructed and filtered base view images may be output 809 from the first decoder section 554.
According to an embodiment, the indicated types of prediction may cause changes in the encoding and/or decoding process. Some non-limiting embodiments are described below.
