Systems and methods for spatially selective video coding

A device for encoding images comprising:

• a processor configured to:
• decode a first encoded image to obtain a first decoded image;
• decode a second encoded image to obtain a second decoded image;
• stich the first decoded image and the second decoded image to obtain a stitched image;
• and
• obtain a stitched encoded image of the stitched image, wherein to obtain the stitched encoded image comprises to:
• obtain a first portion of the stitched encoded image by duplicating values of a centrally located region of the first encoded image.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, comprising executable instructions that, when executed by a processor, facilitate performance of operations comprising operations to:

• stitch a first decoded image of a first encoded image and a second decoded image of a second encoded image along a stitch boundary to obtain a stitched image;
• and
• encode the stitched image by operations to:
• partition the stitched image into portions, the portions comprising a first portion and a second portion;
• copy bit values corresponding to the first portion from a corresponding portion of the first encoded image;
• and
• encode the second portion according to a coding standard.