Encoding apparatus, decoding apparatus, encoding method, decoding method, program of encoding method, program of decoding method, recording medium in which program of encoding method is recorded, and recording medium in which program of decoding method is recorded

The present invention provides an encoding apparatus that executes encoding processing for input video data, including: a distributor configured to distribute the input video data into a plurality of channels on a picture basis; and a plurality of encoders configured to be provided on the plurality of channels and each execute encoding processing for video data of a corresponding one of the channels output from the distributor.