1. An entropy coding method for coding video prediction residual coefficients, comprising the steps of: step 1 : zig-zag scanning coefficients of an image block to be coded to form a sequence of (level, run) pairs; step 2 : selecting a type of code table for coding a current image block to be coded according to a type of macro block in which the image block exists; step 3 : coding each (level, run) pair in the sequence of (level, run) pairs obtained in step 1 ; step 4 : coding a flag of End of Block EOB.