Abstract: A video decoding apparatus predicts a target block in a current picture to be decoded. The apparatus comprises a predictor configured to: determine first and second reference pictures and first and second motion vectors for bi-prediction by decoding a bitstream; generate a first reference block from the first reference picture referenced by the first motion vector and generate a second reference block from the second reference picture referenced by the second motion vector; and generate a prediction block of the target block using the first and second reference blocks. The predictor includes a first coding tool configured to generate the prediction block of the target block by performing a bi-directional optical flow process using the first and second reference blocks.

Abstract: A motion information storing method comprises: determining a distance between a sample set in the current block and the common boundary; and comparing the distance with a threshold to determine whether third motion information is stored for the sample set, wherein the third motion information is derived by the first motion information and the second motion information.

Abstract: A head-mounted device (HMD) is configured to perform depth detection with a stereo camera pair comprising a first camera and a second camera, both of which are configured to detect/capture visible light and IR light. The fields of view for both of the cameras overlap to form an overlapping field of view. The HMD also includes an IR dot-pattern illuminator that is mounted on the HMD with the cameras and that is configured to emit an IR dot-pattern illumination. The IR dot-pattern illuminator emits a dot-pattern illumination that spans at least a part of the overlapping field of view. The IR dot-pattern illumination adds texture to objects in the environment and enables the HMD to determine depth for those objects, even if they have textureless/smooth surfaces.

Abstract: A computing device performs a method of decoding video data by reconstructing a luma block corresponding to a chroma block; searching a sub-group of a plurality of reconstructed neighboring luma samples in a predefined order to identify a maximum luma sample and a minimum luma sample; computing a down-sampled maximum luma sample corresponding to the maximum luma sample; computing a down-sampled minimum luma sample corresponding to the minimum luma sample; generating a linear model using the down-sampled maximum luma sample, the down-sampled minimum luma sample, the first reconstructed chroma sample, and the second reconstructed chroma sample; computing down-sampled luma samples from luma samples of the reconstructed luma block, wherein each down-sampled luma sample corresponds to a chroma sample of the chroma block; and predicting chroma samples of the chroma block by applying the liner model to the corresponding down-sampled luma samples.

Abstract: Devices, systems and methods for video processing are described. An example method for video processing includes determining, for a conversion between a current block of a video and a bitstream representation of the video, a number of intra-coded neighboring blocks of the current block for a combined inter and intra prediction mode according to a rule that specifies that a first block coded using a first prediction mode is treated as a non-intra block to be excluded from counting of the number of intra-coded neighboring blocks. In the first prediction mode, reconstructed samples are represented by a set of representative color values, and the set of representative color values comprises at least one of 1) palette predictors, 2) escaped samples, or 3) palette information included in the bitstream. The method also includes performing the conversion based on the determining.

Abstract: A method includes deriving, for a current video block of a video that is a chroma block and coded in a chroma derived mode (DM), an intra prediction mode for the current video block according to a rule related to a coding mode of the current video block; and performing a conversion between the current video block and a coded presentation of the video, wherein the rule specifies to derive the intra prediction mode based on an intra prediction direction of a corresponding luma block used to derive the chroma DM mode and coded using a block differential pulse code modulation representation of a quantized residual block corresponding to the current video block.

Abstract: A down-sample video coding system is provided. A decoding system receives to be decoded data from a bitstream for one or more pictures of a video. Each picture includes pixels having different color components. The decoding system receives up-down-sampling parameters that are applicable to a current video unit in the received data. The up-down-sampling parameters include different subsets for different color components. The decoding system decodes the data to reconstruct the current video unit. The decoding system up-samples the reconstructed current video unit according to the up-down-sampling parameters. The different color components of the current video unit are up-sampled according to different subsets of the up-down-sampling parameters.

Abstract: A method for decoding an image by a decoding device according to the present invention comprises the steps of: deriving, from a bit stream, transform coefficients of a block to be decoded; deriving residual samples of the block to be decoded, on the basis of a selective transform of the transform coefficients; and generating a reconstructed picture on the basis of the residual samples of the block to be decoded and prediction samples of the block to be decoded, wherein the selective transform is performed on the basis of a modified transform matrix, the modified transform matrix comprises a matrix including a modified basis vector, and the modified basis vector contains a certain number of elements selected from N elements.

Abstract: A method for increasing dynamic range of a time-delay integration (TDI) image includes assigning a value N to a line-number setting and generating each line of the TDI image by (i) selecting N lines from N corresponding images of an image sequence, and (ii) integrating the N lines. The brightness of the TDI image is evaluated, after which the line-number setting is updated to a new value. In another method, the value of a TDI pixel is initialized to the value of a corresponding pixel in a first image of the image sequence. While the TDI pixel value is less than a ceiling, a contribution is added to the TDI pixel value, the contribution being based on the value of an additional corresponding pixel in an additional image of the image sequence. After adding, the resulting TDI pixel value may be scaled based on the number of contributions.

Abstract: An image encoding/decoding method and apparatus are provided. The image decoding method performed by the image decoding apparatus, according to the present disclosure, comprises the steps of determining a current block by splitting an image on the basis of split information acquired from a bitstream; determining a quantization parameter of the current block; and determining a transform coefficient of the current block on the basis of the quantization parameter.

Abstract: An endoscope apparatus that includes a storage memory storing first authentication information, a transmitter/receiver that performs communication with an endoscope, and an operational device. The operational device performs a process including acquiring the first authentication information stored in the storage memory and acquiring second authentication information stored in the endoscope connected to the endoscope apparatus from the endoscope. The operational device further performs determining whether the acquired first and second authentication information match each other, and limiting execution of at least some functions among a plurality of functions to be executed in cooperation with the endoscope in response to determining that the first and second authentication information do not match each other.

Abstract: Devices, systems and methods for digital video coding, which includes matrix-based intra prediction methods for video coding, are described. In a representative aspect, a method for video processing includes performing a first determination whether a luma video block of a video is coded using a matrix based intra prediction (MIP) mode; performing a second determination that the luma video block is applicable for determining a chroma intra mode for a current chroma video block of the video; performing, based on the first determination and the second determination, a third determination about the chroma intra mode to be used for the current chroma video block; and performing, based on the third determination, a conversion between the current chroma video block and a bitstream representation of the current chroma video block.

Abstract: An example device for decoding video data includes a memory configured to store video data; and one or more processors implemented in circuitry and configured to: generate an intra-prediction block for a current block of video data using an angular intra-prediction mode, the angular intra-prediction mode being an upper-right angular intra-prediction mode or a lower-left angular intra-prediction mode; determine a prediction direction of the angular intra-prediction mode; for at least one sample of the intra-prediction block for the current block: calculate a gradient term for the at least one sample along the prediction direction; and combine a value of an intra-predicted sample of the intra-prediction block at a position of the at least one sample of the intra-prediction block with the gradient term to produce a value of the at least one sample of the intra-prediction block; and decode the current block using the intra-prediction block.

Abstract: In a method of decoding, coded information of a coding unit (CU), a template region, and a plurality of reference regions is received. The coded information includes a first syntax element indicating whether the CU is predicted based on a template matching based multiple reference line (MRL) intra prediction mode. In response to the first syntax element indicating that the CU is predicted based on the template matching based multiple reference line (MRL) intra prediction mode, a plurality of cost values is determined between (i) respective prediction samples of the template region based on samples in each of the plurality of reference regions, and (ii) reconstructed samples of the template region corresponding to the respective prediction samples. A reference region from the plurality of reference regions is determined based on the plurality of cost values. Samples of the CU are reconstructed based on the samples in the determined reference region.

Abstract: A method of video processing includes performing a conversion between a video including a video region and a bitstream of the video according to a rule. The rule specifies a relationship between enablement of a palette mode and a coding type of the video region. The video region may represent a coding block of the video.

Abstract: An image encoding/decoding method and apparatus are provided. An image decoding method performed by an image decoding apparatus may include obtaining a current block by splitting an image, determining a prediction mode of the current block, generating an intra prediction block of the current block, based on the prediction mode of the current block being an intra prediction mode, generating a residual block of the current block, and reconstructing the current block based on the prediction block and the residual block of the current block.

Abstract: The in-loop filtering method performed by a video decoding apparatus includes: classifying reconstructed samples according to an absolute classification standard or relative classification standard; acquiring offset data on the basis of results of classifying the reconstructed samples; adding an offset value to the reconstructed samples by referencing the acquired offset data; and outputting the offset value-added reconstructed samples. Accordingly, W errors in the reconstructed image can be corrected.

Abstract: Video coding and decoding methods are described. An example method includes determining, based on an applicability rule, that a differential coding mode is applicable to a conversion between a chroma video block of a video and a bitstream representation of the chroma video block, and performing, based on the determining, the conversion between the chroma video block and the bitstream representation of the chroma video block using the differential coding mode, where the chroma video block is represented in the bitstream representation using a difference between a quantized residual of an intra prediction of the chroma video block and a prediction of the quantized residual in the differential coding mode, where the intra prediction is performed in a first direction and the prediction of the quantized residual is performed in a second direction, and where the difference is represented using a differential pulse coding modulation (DPCM) representation.

Abstract: Devices, systems and methods for video processing are described. An example method for video processing includes determining, for a conversion between a current block of a video and a bitstream representation of the video, a number of intra-coded neighboring blocks of the current block for a combined inter and intra prediction mode according to a rule that specifies a manner of treating a block coded using a palette coding mode in counting the number of intra-coded neighboring blocks for the combined inter and intra prediction mode. The method also includes performing the conversion based on the determining.

Abstract: A method of decoding motion information includes: identifying a type of omission motion information not included in a bitstream from among a plurality of pieces of motion information used to decode a current block that is inter predicted; obtaining the omission motion information by using a predetermined method; and decoding the current block based on the plurality of pieces of motion information including the obtained omission motion information.