A data storage unit of an image compression device for compressing motion
picture frame is provided. The data storage unit comprises: a previous
frame field having a plurality of slices; a decoded frame field having a
plurality of slices; and a current frame field having a plurality of
slices, wherein the previous frame field stores a previously decoded
image and the decoded frame field stores a currently decoded image,
wherein the number of slices of the previous frame field is greater than
the number of slices of the decoded frame field and the current frame
field.