FIELD: information technology.
SUBSTANCE: method of encoding video comprises steps of: breaking down a video image into one or more maximum coding units, encoding the image based on coding units according to depths obtained via hierarchical breakdown of each of the one or more maximum coding units, and outputting data which are encoded based on the coding units, having a tree structure, information with respect to the encoded depths and the encoding mode and information of the structure of the coding units, indicating the size and variable depth of the coding units.
EFFECT: high efficiency of compressing, encoding and decoding images.
15 cl, 15 dwg, 1 tbl
