多视点视频编码对编码器的功耗、复杂度、存储能力和传输能力有较高的要求，而分布式信源编码理论恰恰适应了这一需求。为了使人们对这一技术现状有一概略了解，首先总结了分布式视频编码的基本理论和关键技术，然后介绍了分布式信源编码理论从单视点到多视点的拓展，接着论述了分布式多视点视频编码的研究现状，最后分析了分布式信源编码理论在多视点视频编码领域的发展前景。

Multi-view video coding has higher demands on power consumption, complexity, storage capacity, and transmission capacity of the encoder, whereas the distributed source coding theory adapts to the needs. The basic theory and the key technology for distributed video coding are summarized firstly as the background information. Second, the expansion from single view to multi-view for distributed source coding theory is introduced. Then, the research status of distributed multi-view video coding is exposited. Finally, the development prospect for distributed source coding in the field of multi-view video coding is analyzed.