Abstract: This application discloses an encoding method, a decoding method, and a device. The encoding method includes: determining an index of an intra prediction mode syntax element value set of a current picture block; performing, by using a neural network, probability estimation on input data that represents a feature of the current picture block, to obtain probability distribution of a plurality of candidate intra prediction mode syntax element value sets, where the probability distribution represents respective probability values of the plurality of candidate intra prediction mode syntax element value sets; and performing entropy encoding on a probability value related to the index of the intra prediction mode syntax element value set of the current picture block based on the probability distribution of the plurality of candidate intra prediction mode syntax element value sets, to obtain a bitstream.

Abstract: A picture prediction method includes: determining motion vectors of W control points in a current picture block; obtaining motion vectors of P pixel units of the current picture block by using a motion model and the motion vectors of the W control points, where precision of the determined motion vectors of the W control points is 1/n of pixel precision, precision of the motion vector of each of the P pixel units is 1/N of the pixel precision, the motion vector of each of the P pixel units is used to determine a corresponding reference pixel unit in a reference picture of a corresponding pixel unit; and performing interpolation filtering on a pixel of the corresponding reference pixel unit by using an interpolation filter with a phase of Q, to obtain a predicted pixel value of each of the P pixel units.

Abstract: A motion vector prediction method includes parsing a bitstream to obtain an index value of a candidate motion vector list and constructing the candidate motion vector list that includes. candidate motion vectors of K control points of a current block. The candidate motion vectors of K control points are obtained based on a 2N-parameter affine transform model used for a neighboring block of the current block, where N and K are integers greater than or equal to 2 and less than or equal to 4 with N not being equal to K. The method further includes determining, in the candidate motion vector list, target candidate motion vectors of the K control points based on the index value and obtaining a predicted motion vector of each subblock of the current block based on the target candidate motion vectors of the K control points.

Abstract: Embodiments of this application disclose a decoding method includes: obtaining a bitstream including picture data; parsing the bitstream to obtain node split mode information of a first-level coding tree and node split mode information of a second-level coding tree, if the split mode corresponding to the first node is no further splitting, parsing the bitstream to obtain encoding information of the first node; and decoding and reconstructing, based on the encoding information of the first node, a coding unit corresponding to the first node, to obtain a picture corresponding to the picture data.

Abstract: A motion vector prediction method includes parsing a bitstream to obtain an index value of a candidate motion vector list and constructing the candidate motion vector list that includes. candidate motion vectors of K control points of a current block. The candidate motion vectors of K control points are obtained based on a 2N-parameter affine transform model used for a neighboring block of the current block, where N and K are integers greater than or equal to 2 and less than or equal to 4 with N not being equal to K. The method further includes determining, in the candidate motion vector list, target candidate motion vectors of the K control points based on the index value and obtaining a predicted motion vector of each subblock of the current block based on the target candidate motion vectors of the K control points.

Abstract: A picture partitioning method and apparatus are described. The method includes determining a split mode of a current node, where the current node includes a luma block and a chroma block. The method further includes determining, based on the split mode of the current node and a size of the current node, that the chroma block of the current node is not further split. In accordance with the chroma block of the current node not being further split, the method includes splitting the luma block of the current node based on the split mode of the current node. In accordance with the chroma block of the current node not being further split, the method may be used to split only the luma block of the current node, thereby improving encoding and decoding efficiency, reducing a maximum throughput of a codec, and facilitating implementation of the codec.

Abstract: This application provides a motion vector obtaining method and apparatus. The method includes: determining a target offset vector of a block and identifier information of a target picture, wherein the block comprises at least one sub-block; determining a location of the sub-block; determining, as a target location coordinate value of a collocated sub-block, a location coordinate value obtained by performing a clipping operation on an initial location coordinate value in a range, wherein the initial location coordinate value is based on the location of the sub-block and the target offset vector; and obtaining a motion vector of the sub-block based on a motion vector corresponding to the target location coordinate value. Thus, a range of the target offset vector is limited, so that a quantity of memory read times can be reduced in a process of obtaining the motion vector of the collocated sub-block.

Abstract: A video decoding method includes parsing a bitstream to obtain a split mode to transform units (TUs) in a current coding unit (CU). Each of the TUs includes a serial number in a one-to-one correspondence with positions of the TUs in the current CU. A transform coefficient of a luminance transform block of a current TU in the TUs is obtained. A transform type of the luminance transform block of the current TU is obtained based on the split mode and a serial number of the current TU. An inverse transform on the transform coefficient of the luminance transform block of the current TU is performed based on the transform type of the luminance transform block of the current TU to obtain a reconstructed residual of the luminance transform block of the current TU. A reconstructed block of the current CU is obtained based on the reconstructed residual.

Abstract: Embodiments of this application disclose bi-directional inter prediction methods and apparatuses. In an embodiment, a method comprises: determining that a first reference picture index of a first reference picture list is associated with a current block to be predicted; determining that a second reference picture index of a second reference picture list is associated with the current block; and predicting the current block based on the first reference picture index and the second reference picture index.

Abstract: Disclosed is compound YM155, tanshinone I or cryptotanshinone, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, a solvate thereof, a solvate of the pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, or a crystal form thereof; for treating and/or preventing diseases caused by coronavirus.

Abstract: This application discloses a picture display order determining method which includes: obtaining a decoding order index value of a current picture and a decoding order index value of a previous picture that is adjacent to the current picture according to a decoding order; adding 1 to a cycle identifier value when the decoding order index value of the current picture is less than the decoding order index value of the previous picture; and determining a display order index value of the current picture based on a sum of the decoding order index value of the current picture and a preset positive integer multiple of the cycle identifier value. In this application, the display order index value of the current picture progressively increases based on a display order index value of a picture that is located before the current picture according to the decoding order.

Abstract: A video decoding method includes obtaining a to-be-entropy-decoded syntax element in a current block by parsing a received bitstream, where the to-be-entropy-decoded syntax element includes a syntax element 1 or a syntax element 2 in the current block, obtaining a context model corresponding to the to-be-entropy-decoded syntax element, where both of a context model corresponding to the syntax element 1 and a context model corresponding to the syntax element 2 are determined from the same preset context model set, entropy decoding the to-be-entropy-decoded syntax element based on the context model corresponding to the to-be-entropy-decoded syntax element, and obtaining a reconstructed image of the current block based on the syntax element obtained by entropy decoding.

Abstract: An application of disulfiram in coronavirus resistance. An application of disulfiram in the preparation of drugs for treating and/or preventing diseases caused by coronaviruses. By means of in vitro enzyme activity experiments, it is found that disulfiram can well inhibit the activity of the main protease in coronaviruses, filling in the lack in the prior art to treat diseases caused by coronaviruses.

Abstract: A method for inverse quantization of a current block of a picture is provided. The method is performed by a decoder, and the picture comprises a luminance component and a chrominance component, where the luminance component and the chrominance component are partitioned into multiple blocks. The method includes obtaining one or more existing quantization parameter (QP) values from a received bitstream, wherein the one or more existing QP values are associated with a current block in the chrominance component; determining a QP value for the current block in the chrominance component based on the one or more existing QP values; performing inverse quantization on the current block in the chrominance component using the determined QP value.

Abstract: A picture partitioning method and apparatus are described. The method includes determining a split mode of a current node, where the current node includes a luma block and a chroma block. The method further includes determining, based on the split mode of the current node and a size of the current node, that the chroma block of the current node is not further split. In accordance with the chroma block of the current node not being further split, the method includes splitting the luma block of the current node based on the split mode of the current node. In accordance with the chroma block of the current node not being further split, the method may be used to split only the luma block of the current node, thereby improving encoding and decoding efficiency, reducing a maximum throughput of a codec, and facilitating implementation of the codec.

Abstract: An intra prediction method by using cross component liner prediction mode (CCLM), includes: determining a luma block corresponding to a current chroma block; obtaining luma reference samples of the luma block based on determining L available chroma reference samples of the current chroma block, wherein the obtained luma reference samples of the luma block are down-sampled luma reference samples; calculating linear model coefficients based on the luma reference samples and chroma reference samples that correspond to the luma reference samples; and obtaining a prediction for the current chroma block based on the linear model coefficients and values of a down-sampled luma block of the luma block.

Abstract: This application provides video picture prediction methods and apparatuses. In an implementation, a method for encoding of video picture comprises generating a bitstream for video signals, the bitstream comprises a plurality of syntax elements, wherein the plurality of syntax elements comprises a first identifier indicating that an affine motion model based motion compensation is enabled for a video sequence including a picture block to be processed, wherein a second identifier is conditionally signaled at least based on a value of the first identifier, wherein a false value of the second identifier indicates that a 6-parameter affine motion model based motion compensation is disabled for the video sequence, and wherein a true value of the second identifier indicates that the 6-parameter affine motion model based motion compensation is enabled for the video sequence.

Abstract: A video decoding method includes: obtaining block information of a current picture block; determining, based on the block information, whether a split mode of a set of optional split modes is available; determining a split mode of the current picture block from a determined available split mode; obtaining at least one coding unit (CU) from the current picture block based on the split mode of the current picture block, and parsing a bitstream including the current picture block, to obtain decoding information of the at least one CU, and decoding the at least one CU based on the decoding information, to obtain a reconstructed block.

Abstract: A video decoding method includes parsing a bitstream to obtain a split mode to transform units (TUs) in a current coding unit (CU). Each of the TUs has a serial number in a one-to-one correspondence with positions of the TUs in the current CU. A transform coefficient of a luminance transform block of a current TU in the TUs is obtained. A transform type of the luminance transform block of the current TU is obtained based on the split mode and a serial number of the current TU. An inverse transform on the transform coefficient of the luminance transform block of the current TU is performed based on the transform type of the luminance transform block of the current TU to obtain a reconstructed residual of the luminance transform block of the current TU. A reconstructed block of the current CU is obtained based on the reconstructed residual.

Abstract: An intra prediction method includes obtaining respective intra prediction modes or texture distributions of P reconstructed picture blocks in a surrounding region of a current block; obtaining, based on the respective intra prediction modes or texture distributions of the P reconstructed picture blocks, Q priori candidate intra prediction modes of the current block and Q probability values; obtaining, based on M probability values corresponding to M priori candidate intra prediction modes, M weighting factors corresponding to the M priori candidate intra prediction modes; separately performing intra prediction based on the M priori candidate intra prediction modes to obtain M predicted values; and obtaining a predicted value of the current block based on a weighted summation of the M predicted values and the corresponding M weighting factors.