INTRA AND INTER-COLOR PREDICTION FOR BAYER IMAGE CODING

An apparatus and method for selecting the use of inter-prediction or intra-prediction during enhanced encoding and decoding of Bayer images. Intra-plane predictions rely on correlation between neighboring pixels of the same color, while inter-plane predictions rely on correlation between neighboring pixels in different color planes (i.e., different colors). A dynamic range decision is made to select whether to use the intra-plane or inter-plane prediction, towards eliminating large residuals which can arise in certain large edge situations.