Abstract: A device for encoding and a device for decoding a picture, respectively, and corresponding methods relating to the field of picture coding are provided. The devices are respectively configured to partition the picture into one or more slices, each slice comprising one or more tiles, and one or more slices holding coded picture data. Further, the devices are configured to encode the one or more slices holding coded picture data, thereby improving coding and decoding of pictures with uncoded buffer space.

Abstract: An apparatus, a method, and a computer program performs image coding with selective loop-filtering. That is, the loop-filters which operate on samples across discontinuous face boundaries are capable of being disabled. The loop-filter operation may be deferred until all samples across a face boundary are known. Then, the loop-filter can use the correct samples according to the 3D arrangement. This may be implemented on the coding block level or at a higher level.

Abstract: A system for encoding and decoding a video coding block of a multi-view video signal is provided. A decoder is configured to decode a texture-depth video coding block (t0, d0) of a first texture frame and a first depth map associated with a first view for providing a decoded texture-depth video coding block (t0, d0) and the first depth map. A synthesized predicted texture-depth video coding block (tsyn, dsyn) of a view synthesis texture frame and a view synthesis depth map associated with a second view is generated. An inpainted synthesized predicted texture-depth video coding block is generated. Based on the impainted predicted texture-depth video block, the decoder reconstructs a texture-depth video coding block (t1, d1) of a second texture frame and a second depth map associated with the second view. An encoder is configured to encode the texture-depth video coding block in a manner that complements the decoding provided by the decoder.

Abstract: A method for encoding a video signal includes generating an extension region of a first face of a reference frame, where the extension region includes a plurality of extension samples, and a sample value of each extension sample is based on a sample value of a sample of a second face of the reference frame, determining a use of an extension region, providing, based on the use, picture level extension usage information based on the extension region, and encoding the picture level extension usage information into an encoded video signal.

Abstract: A device for encoding and a device for decoding a picture, respectively, and corresponding methods relating to the field of picture coding are provided. The devices are respectively configured to partition the picture into one or more slices, each slice comprising one or more tiles, and one or more slices holding coded picture data. Further, the devices are configured to encode the one or more slices holding coded picture data, thereby improving coding and decoding of pictures with uncoded buffer space.

Abstract: An apparatus for decoding 3D video data is provided, the 3D video data comprising a plurality of texture frames and a plurality of associated depth maps, the apparatus comprising: a first texture decoder configured to decode a video coding block of a first texture frame associated with a first view; a first depth map decoder configured to decode a video coding block of a first depth map associated with the first texture frame; a depth map filter configured to generate an auxiliary depth map on the basis of the first depth map; a first view synthesis prediction unit configured to generate a predicted video coding block of a view synthesis predicted second texture frame associated with a second view on the basis of the video coding block of the first texture frame and the auxiliary depth map.

Abstract: A method for encoding a video signal includes generating an extension region of a first face of a reference frame, where the extension region includes a plurality of extension samples, and a sample value of each extension sample is based on a sample value of a sample of a second face of the reference frame, determining a use of an extension region, providing, based on the use, picture level extension usage information based on the extension region, and encoding the picture level extension usage information into an encoded video signal.

Abstract: An apparatus, a method, and a computer program performs image coding with selective loop-filtering. That is, the loop-filters which operate on samples across discontinuous face boundaries are capable of being disabled. The loop-filter operation may be deferred until all samples across a face boundary are known. Then, the loop-filter can use the correct samples according to the 3D arrangement. This may be implemented on the coding block level or at a higher level.

Abstract: An apparatus and a method for encoding a video signal. A segment of a reference frame and an extension region generated from another segment are used for encoding a current frame by inter-prediction. An apparatus and a method for decoding are also disclosed.

Abstract: The invention relates to an apparatus for decoding a video coding block of a multiview video signal, the apparatus comprising: a decoder configured to decode a texture-depth video coding block (t0, d0) of a first texture frame and a first depth map associated with a first view for providing a decoded texture-depth video coding block (t0, d0) and the first depth map; a view synthesis prediction unit configured to generate a synthesized predicted texture-depth video coding block (tsyn, dsyn) of a view synthesis texture frame and a view synthesis depth map associated with a second view; and an inpainted candidate generation unit configured to generate an inpainted synthesized predicted texture-depth video coding block; wherein the decoder is further configured to reconstruct a texture-depth video coding block (t1, d1) of a second texture frame and a second depth map associated with the second view.

Abstract: An apparatus for processing 3D video data using inter-view prediction is described, the apparatus comprising a processor (201) configured to: obtain a reconstructed depth information value of a reconstructed depth information video coding block associated to a reference depth information map of a reference view, obtain a reduced range information associated to the reference depth information map; process a reconstructed distance information value to obtain an adapted reconstructed distance information value of the reconstructed depth information video coding block using a distance information value adaptation function, which is based on the reduced range information, and generate a predicted texture video coding block and/or a predicted depth information video coding block for a dependent view on the basis of the adapted reconstructed distance information value of the reconstructed depth information video coding block associated to the reference view.

Abstract: An apparatus and a method for encoding a video signal. A segment of a reference frame and an extension region generated from another segment are used for encoding a current frame by inter-prediction. An apparatus and a method for decoding are also disclosed.

Abstract: The invention relates to an apparatus for decoding 3D video data, the 3D video data comprising a plurality of texture frames and a plurality of associated depth maps, the apparatus comprising: a first texture decoder configured to decode a video coding block of a first texture frame associated with a first view; a first depth map decoder configured to decode a video coding block of a first depth map associated with the first texture frame; a depth map filter configured to generate an auxiliary depth map on the basis of the first depth map; a first view synthesis prediction unit configured to generate a predicted video coding block of a view synthesis predicted second texture frame associated with a second view on the basis of the video coding block of the first texture frame and the auxiliary depth map.