Abstract:
An image encoding method for encoding a multi-view image captured from a plurality of capturing views includes: generating a plurality of view identification information items each for identifying a plurality of display views that are a plurality of views used for display in an image decoding apparatus, by corresponding to each of a plurality of screen sizes used in the image decoding apparatus (S101); and encoding the view identification information items (S102). For example, each of the view identification information items indicates one of the capturing views.