Abstract: A method of processing a first image in a first plurality of images, wherein the first image is divided into a plurality of pixel blocks, is proposed, which comprises, for a current block of the first image: selecting, in a set of a plurality of predefined interpolation filters, an interpolation filter based on a prediction of an interpolation filter determined by a supervised learning algorithm to which data related to the current block is input; and using the selected interpolation filter for calculating fractional pixel values in a second image of the plurality of images for a temporal prediction of pixels of the current block based on a reference block correlated to the current block in the second image, wherein the second image is distinct from the first image and was previously encoded according to an image encoding sequence for encoding the images of the plurality of images.

Abstract: A method of processing an image divided into a plurality of pixel blocks which are processed according to a processing sequence is provided, which comprises, for a current pixel block: determining an application area consisting of a set of pixels in blocks preceding the current block in the processing sequence, for each pixel of the application area, computing a gradient representing a directional change of an intensity at the pixel, and selecting, based on at least one of the computed gradients, an intra prediction video coding mode among a plurality of intra prediction video coding modes usable for encoding and/or decoding the current block.

Abstract: A method of processing an image divided into a plurality of pixel blocks which are processed according to a processing sequence is provided, which comprises, for a current pixel block: determining an application area consisting of a set of pixels in blocks preceding the current block in the processing sequence, for each pixel of the application area, computing a gradient representing a directional change of an intensity at the pixel, and selecting, based on at least one of the computed gradients, an intra prediction video coding mode among a plurality of intra prediction video coding modes usable for encoding and/or decoding the current block.

Abstract: A method of processing a video sequence is proposed, which comprises, for a video encoding tool of a set of video encoding tools configured for encoding the video sequence comprised in a video encoder, determining an efficiency value based on an encoding performance value and an encoding computational complexity value of the video encoding tool for encoding the video sequence, and determining, based on the efficiency value of the video encoding tool, whether to configure the video encoder to use the video encoding tool for the encoding of the video sequence.

Abstract: A method of encoding a video sequence is proposed, which comprises: for a video encoding tool of a set of video encoding tools configured for encoding the video sequence comprised in a video encoder, determining a prediction of a configuration of the video encoder to use or not the video encoding tool for encoding the video sequence, and encoding, by the video encoder, the video sequence using a configuration of the video encoder based on the predicted configuration of the video encoder.

Abstract: A method of processing an image divided into a plurality of pixel blocks which are processed according to a processing sequence is provided, which comprises, for a current pixel block: determining an application area consisting of a set of pixels in blocks preceding the current block in the processing sequence, for each pixel of the application area, computing a gradient representing a directional change of an intensity at the pixel, and selecting, based on at least one of the computed gradients, an intra prediction video coding mode among a plurality of intra prediction video coding modes usable for encoding and/or decoding the current block.

Abstract: A method of processing a first image in a first plurality of images, wherein the first image is divided into a plurality of pixel blocks, is proposed, which comprises, for a current block of the first image: selecting, in a set of a plurality of predefined interpolation filters, an interpolation filter based on a prediction of an interpolation filter determined by a supervised learning algorithm to which data related to the current block is input; and using the selected interpolation filter for calculating fractional pixel values in a second image of the plurality of images for a temporal prediction of pixels of the current block based on a reference block correlated to the current block in the second image, wherein the second image is distinct from the first image and was previously encoded according to an image encoding sequence for encoding the images of the plurality of images.

Abstract: A method of processing an image divided into a plurality of pixel blocks which are processed according to a processing sequence is provided, which comprises, for a current pixel block: determining an application area consisting of a set of pixels in blocks preceding the current block in the processing sequence, for each pixel of the application area, computing a gradient representing a directional change of an intensity at the pixel, and selecting, based on at least one of the computed gradients, an intra prediction video coding mode among a plurality of intra prediction video coding modes usable for encoding and/or decoding the current block.