An image encoder/decoder by which a partial image is encoded easily with a resolution
meeting the user's demand, wherein the encoded amount of data is not increased
and a necessary capacity of memory can be reduced. The image encoder has a tile
decomposition portion which divides image data into tiles of N pixelsM pixels,
a wavelet transform coding portion which extrapolates predetermined data at the
peripheries of the tiles outputted from the tile decomposition portion and performs
subdivision to perform wavelet encoding. A management information generating portion
generates information for managing the encoded data in order that the encoded data
outputted from the wavelet transform coding portion can be decoded for each tile
and for each subband of the wavelet encoding. Also, a coded data integration portion
links the encoded data encoded by wavelet encoding for each tile by using the output
of the management information generating portion and adds the managing information
to the encoded data.