Method and apparatus for encoding/decoding

A decoding method, implemented by a processor, comprising:

• receiving multimedia data, the multimedia data including a file type area having information on a file format, a data area comprising a plurality of media data, and a media information area comprising a slide show area and an audio track area corresponding to the image data and audio data in the data area, respectively, the slide show area including a media area and a track meta area, the media area of the slide show area including reproduction duration information, position information, and size information on a plurality of image data, each reproduction duration information, position information, and size information in the media area of the slide show area being allocated for each image data in the data area;
• parsing the multimedia data, the media information area of the multimedia data being parsed first;
• extracting timing information related to the reproduction duration information from the media area of the slide show area of the media information area
• reproducing the image data and the audio data in the data area using extracted timing information, wherein the image data and the audio data in the data area are dependent on one timeline,
• each track meta area of the slide show area and the audio track area includes meta information on the image data and the audio data, respectively,
• each track meta area of the slide show area and the audio track area includes XML format data on the meta information, and
• the track meta area of the slide show area includes title information of a group of the plurality of image data in the data area.

An encoding apparatus comprising:

• a processor coupled to a memory;
• a file type area generator for generating, via the processor, a file type area having information on a file format of multimedia data;
• a data area generator for generating, via the processor, a data area comprising a plurality of media data of multimedia data;
• and
• a media information area generator for generating, via the processor, a media information area comprising a plurality of track areas corresponding to the plurality of media data areas, respectively, the slide show area including a media area and a track meta area, the media area of the slide show area including reproduction duration information, position information, and size information on a plurality of image data, each reproduction duration information, position information, and size information in the media area of the slide show area being allocated for each image data in the data area;
• wherein the plurality of media data comprised in the data area are dependent on one timeline, wherein the multimedia data includes the file type area having information on the file format, data area, and media information,
• each track meta area of the slide show area and the audio track area includes meta information on the image data and the audio data, respectively,
• each track meta area of the slide show area and the audio track area includes XML format data on the meta information, and
• the track meta area of the slide show area includes title information of a group of the plurality of image data in the data area.

A decoding apparatus comprising:

• a processor coupled to a memory;
• a data input unit for receiving, via the processor, multimedia data, the multimedia data including a file type area having information on a file format;
• a data area comprising a plurality of media data areas;
• and a media information area comprising a slide show area and an audio track area corresponding to image data and audio data in the data area, respectively, the slide show area including a media area and a track meta area, the media area of the slide show area including reproduction duration information, position information, and size information on a plurality of image data, each reproduction duration information, position information, and size information in the media area of the slide show area being allocated for each image data in the data area;
• a timing information extractor for parsing the media information area from the received multimedia data and for extracting the timing information related to the reproduction duration information from the media area of the slide show area of the media information area;
• and
• a reproducing unit for reproducing the image data and the audio data area, via the processor, using the extracted timing information, wherein the image data and the audio data in the data area are dependent on one timeline, and
• each track meta area of the slide show area and the audio track area includes meta information on the image data and the audio data, respectively,
• each track meta area of the slide show area and the audio track area includes XML format data on the meta information, and
• the track meta area of the slide show area includes title information of a group of the plurality of image data in the data area.