VIDEO CODING WITH LARGE MACROBLOCKS Russian patent published in 2013 - IPC H04N7/50 

FIELD: information technology.

SUBSTANCE: method includes encoding and decoding a video stream using macroblocks comprising greater than 16×16 pixels, for example, 64×64 pixels. In one example, an apparatus includes a video encoder configured to encode a video block having a size greater than 16×16 pixels, generate block-type syntax information which indicates the size of the block, and generate a coded block pattern value for the encoded block, wherein the coded block pattern value indicates whether the encoded block includes at least one non-zero coefficient. The encoder may set the coded block pattern value to zero when the encoded block does not include at least one non-zero coefficient or set the coded block pattern value to one when the encoded block includes a non-zero coefficient.

EFFECT: high efficiency of video prediction.

48 cl, 18 dwg, 2 tbl