Image processing apparatus and method

An image processing method comprising:

• placing and packing a patch in a frame image on a basis of an evaluation of a result of prediction performed in encoding of 3D data, the patch being an image where the 3D data representative of a three-dimensional structure is projected on a two-dimensional plane;
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• encoding the frame image in which the patch is placed and packed, by using the prediction.

An image processing apparatus comprising:

• a decoding section configured to decode encoded data of a frame image in which a patch is placed and packed on a basis of an evaluation of a result of prediction performed in encoding of 3D data, the patch being an image where the 3D data representative of a three-dimensional structure is projected on a two-dimensional plane;
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• an unpacking section configured to unpack the frame image generated by the decoding section on a basis of patch placement information indicative of a position of the patch.

An image processing method comprising:

• decoding encoded data of a frame image in which a patch is placed and packed on a basis of an evaluation of a result of prediction performed in encoding of 3D data, the patch being an image where the 3D data representative of a three-dimensional structure is projected on a two-dimensional plane;
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• unpacking the generated frame image on a basis of patch placement information indicative of a position of the patch.