The present invention relates to an encoding device, an encoding method, a decoding device, and a decoding method capable of encoding and decoding multi-viewpoint images in accordance with a mode that is compatible with an existing mode.;A compatible encoder generates a compatible stream by encoding an image A1 that is a compatible image in units of access units. An auxiliary encoder generates an encoded stream of a multiplexed image of auxiliary images by encoding a multiplexed image of images B1 and C1 that are auxiliary images used when multi-viewpoint images are generated from the compatible image in units of access units. A multiplexing unit transmits the compatible stream, a 3DV Representation Delimiter representing a boundary of a unit, and an encoded stream of the multiplexed image of the auxiliary images. The present technology can be applied to, for example, an encoding device that encodes a 3D image of the multi-viewpoint mode.
