The present invention relates to a method for encoding and decoding image information and to an apparatus using same, and the method for encoding the image information, according to the present invention, comprises the steps of: generating a recovery block; applying a deblocking filter to the recovery block; applying a sample adaptive offset (SAO) to the recovery block to which the deblocking filter is applied; and transmitting the image information including information on the SAO which is applied, wherein in the step of transmitting, information for specifying bands that cover a scope of a pixel value, to which a band off set is applied, is transmitted when the band offset is applied during the step of applying the SAO.

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›1.independentA video decoding method performed by a video decoder, comprising:nobtaining video information including picture reconstruction information, and offset…+9

›2.↳ 1The method of claim 1, wherein the offset information includes offset type information for specifying an offset type for the sample, andnwherein the o…d2+6

›9.↳ 1The method of claim 1, wherein the flag information includes luma flag information indicating whether the offset can be applied to a luma sample and c…d2+1

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15 codes

IPC · International Patent Classification

Section H — Electricity

H04N19/50
H04N19/98
H04B1/66
H04N19/61
H04N19/186
H04N19/117
H04N19/126
H04N19/44
H04N19/132
H04N11/02
H04N19/80
H04N11/04
H04N19/82
H04N19/70
H04N7/12

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14 Jun 2011

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provisional	US 61497045	14 Jun 2011
related publication	US 20140119433 A1	1 May 2014

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