| CPC H04N 19/56 (2014.11) [H04N 19/57 (2014.11); H04N 19/61 (2014.11)] | 13 Claims |

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1. An inter-prediction encoding method for a video block, comprising:
selecting from a list of candidate motion vectors an initial motion vector for a current block using an index;
determining a plurality of search space positions according to the initial motion vector;
checking a matching cost for each of the plurality of search space positions according to a checking order;
selecting from the plurality of search space positions a target search space position having a minimal matching cost;
determining a refining motion vector for the current block based on the initial motion vector and the target search space position, wherein a central search space position is checked first according to the checking order, the central search space position being pointed to by the initial motion vector; and
encoding the index into a bitstream.
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