Abstract: A device for processing media content obtains data from a box within a file conforming to a file format for a video codec, the box comprising a syntax structure that includes the data, the file being associated with the media content and the media content being coded according to the video codec; and determines, based on the data obtained from the box, whether to accept or reject the media content associated with the file. A device for generating media content generates data in a box within a file conforming to a file format, the box comprising a syntax structure that includes the data, the file being associated with the media content, wherein the data is for use in determining whether a client is to accept or reject the media content associated with the file; and outputs the file.

Abstract: An example method includes processing a file including fisheye video data, the file including a syntax structure including a plurality of syntax elements that specify attributes of the fisheye video data, wherein the plurality of syntax elements includes: a first syntax element that explicitly indicates whether the fisheye video data is monoscopic or stereoscopic, and one or more syntax elements that implicitly indicate whether the fisheye video data is monoscopic or stereoscopic; determining, based on the first syntax element, whether the fisheye video data is monoscopic or stereoscopic; and rendering, based on the determination, the fisheye video data as monoscopic or stereoscopic.

Abstract: This application provides a media data processing method and apparatus. A media processing device receives a media stream. The media stream includes media data recorded at a plurality of viewpoints. The device obtains metadata information of the media stream. The metadata information includes viewpoint identification information of the viewpoints. The device displays media data of a first viewpoint based on the viewpoint identification information. The device also displays indications of other viewpoints when displaying the media data of the first viewpoint, so that a user of the device can switch to display media data of other viewpoints.

Abstract: A method of point cloud coding (PCC) implemented by a video decoder. The method includes receiving an encoded bitstream including a group of frames header disposed outside a coded representation of a texture component or a geometry component and identifying a video codec used for coding the texture component or the geometry component, and decoding the encoded bitstream.

Abstract: A method of point cloud coding (PCC) implemented by a video decoder. The method includes receiving an encoded bitstream including a group of frames header, the group of frames header specifying a profile and a level of the encoded bitstream, and decoding the encoded bitstream.

Abstract: A method of point cloud coding (PCC) implemented by a video decoder. The method includes receiving an encoded bitstream including a unit header, the unit header containing a type indicator specifying a type of content carried in a payload, and decoding the encoded bitstream.

Abstract: Provided are systems, methods, and computer-readable medium for including parameters that describe fisheye images in a 360-degree video with the 360-degree video. The 360-degree video can then be stored and/or transmitted as captured by the omnidirectional camera, without transforming the fisheye images into some other format. The parameters can later be used to map the fisheye images to an intermediate format, such as an equirectangular format. The intermediate format can be used to store, transmit, and/or display the 360-degree video. The parameters can alternatively or additionally be used to map the fisheye images directly to a format that can be displayed in a 360-degree video presentation, such as a spherical format.

Abstract: Provide are a liquid crystal compound represented by formula I, and a liquid crystal mixture comprising the compound A lateral trifluoromethyl-containing liquid crystal compound having the structural characteristics of Formula I not only has a negative dielectric anisotropy (??), an appropriate optical anisotropy (?n), a higher clearing point (CP), a prominent low-temperature miscibility with other liquid crystals, and a low rotary viscosity (?1), but also has a good stability to UV and high temperatures, particularly, a negative dielectric anisotropy. Same can be applied to the formulation of liquid crystal compositions of positive and negative types, and it is particularly prominent that same has the advantages of a good solubility at low temperatures and a high transmittance.

Abstract: Provided are an organic compound, an electroluminescent material, and a use thereof. The organic compound has a structure represented by Formula I and is a carbazole olefin-like compound which is beneficial for improving the amorphous performance, thermal stability, and glass transition temperature of the material. The organic compound has appropriate HOMO energy level and LUMO energy level and a relatively high triplet energy level and can inhabit the transfer of triplet energy from a guest back to a host and reduce a driving voltage of a device. The organic compound, as a host material, has a relatively high carrier transport rate and balanced carrier transport performance, so as to facilitate the balance of hole and electron currents in the device, obtain a wider carrier recombination region, significantly improve light emitting efficiency and external quantum efficiency of the device, and reduce a turn-on voltage and power consumption of the device.

Abstract: A device comprising a video file creation module is configured to obtain a plurality of slices of coded video content. Parameter sets are associated with the coded video content. The video creation module encapsulates the plurality of slices of coded video content within one or more access units of a video stream. A first type of parameter set may be encapsulated within one or more access units of the video stream. A second type of parameter set may be encapsulated within a sample description. The sample description may include an indicator identifying a number of parameter sets stored within one or more access units of the video stream.

Abstract: Techniques are described related to output and removal of decoded pictures from a decoded picture buffer (DPB). The example techniques may remove a decoded picture from the DPB prior to coding a current picture. For instance, the example techniques may remove the decoded picture if that decoded picture is not identified in the reference picture set of the current picture.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a nickel-containing high-toughness controllably degradable magnesium alloy material, a preparation method therefor and use thereof, and relates to the technical field of magnesium alloys. The magnesium alloy material comprises the following components in percentage by mass: 0.3 to 8.5% of Ni, 0.5 to 28% of RE, with the balance being Mg and unavoidable impurities. RE represents rare earth elements. By adding Ni and RE elements to introduce an Mg12RENi-type long-period phase, an Mg2Ni phase and an MgxREy phase, the magnesium alloy material provided by the present disclosure significantly improves mechanical properties of the alloy material, the tensile strength being up to 510 MPa. At the same time, the presence of the Mg12RENi-type long-period phase and Mg2Ni phase enables the alloy material to be controllably degradable, and enables the degradation rate to be adjustable between 360 and 2400 mm/a.

Abstract: Techniques and systems are provided for processing video data. For example, 360-degree video data can be obtained for processing by an encoding device or a decoding device. The 360-degree video data includes pictures divided into motion-constrained tiles. The 360-degree video data can be used to generate a media file including several tracks. Each of the tracks contain a set of at least one of the motion-constrained tiles. The set of at least one of the motion-constrained tiles corresponds to at least one of several viewports of the 360-degree video data. A first tile representation can be generated for the media file. The first tile representation encapsulates a first track among the several tracks, and the first track includes a first set of at least one of the motion-constrained tiles at a first tile location in the pictures of the 360-degree video data. The first set of at least one of the motion-constrained tiles corresponds to a viewport of the 360-degree video data.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a single carrier based multilevel modulation method, a single carrier based multilevel modulation device, and a storage medium. In each control period, a modulated wave value corresponding to each of n switch pairs is obtained according to a reference voltage to obtain n modulated wave values, a triangular carrier having an amplitude of n is generated and compared with each of the n modulated wave values to obtain control signals for each of the n switch pairs, and for each phase, the control signals are input to the corresponding switch pairs of the phase bridge.

Abstract: An example device for processing video data includes a memory configured to store video data; and one or more processors implemented in circuitry and configured to determine to extract a motion constrained tile sets (MCTS) sub-bitstream from an original bitstream including the video data based at least in part on information of an MCTS extraction information set (MCTS-EIS) supplemental enhancement information (SEI) message; and in response to determining to extract the MCTS sub-bitstream, omit all SEI network abstraction layer (NAL) units that contain non-MCTS-nested SEI messages from inclusion in the extracted MCTS sub-bitstream, regardless of a value of a NAL unit header layer identifier value for the non-MCTS-nested SEI messages.

Abstract: A video coding mechanism for viewpoint dependent video coding is disclosed. The mechanism includes receiving a spherical video signal stitched from multiple directional video streams. The spherical video signal is mapped into a plurality of sub-picture video signals each containing a sequence of sub-pictures. The plurality of sub-picture video signals, are encoded as a plurality of sub-picture bitstreams, such that, when decoded at a decoder, a value of each sample in each sub-picture is identical to a value of a corresponding sample in a decoded entire picture composed from the sub-pictures. The plurality of sub-picture bitstreams are composed into a plurality of sub-picture tracks with an indication that the sub-picture tracks are conforming to a particular video profile. The sub-picture bitstreams are transmitted toward a decoder to support decoding and displaying virtual reality video viewport.

Abstract: A video coding mechanism for viewpoint dependent video coding is disclosed. The mechanism includes mapping a spherical video sequence into a plurality of sub-picture video sequences. The mechanism further includes encoding the plurality of sub-picture video sequences as sub-picture bitstreams to support merging of the plurality of sub-picture bitstreams, the encoding ensuring that each sub-picture bitstream is self-referenced and two or more of the sub-picture bitstreams can be merged to generate a single video bitstream using a lightweight bitstream rewriting process that does not involve changing of any block-level coding results. A mergable indication is encoded to indicate that the sub-picture bitstream containing the indication is compatible with a multi-bitstream merge function for reconstruction of the spherical video sequence. A set of the sub-picture bitstreams and the mergable indication are transmitted toward the decoder to support decoding and displaying a virtual reality video viewport.

Abstract: A method comprises obtaining media content associated with a first viewpoint and a second viewpoint, wherein a first position of the first viewpoint is static and a second position of the second viewpoint is dynamic; generating a first VWPT descriptor based on the media content and describing the first viewpoint; generating a second VWPT descriptor based on the media content and describing the second viewpoint; generating an MPD comprising the first VWPT descriptor and the second VWPT descriptor; and transmitting the MPD.

Abstract: A video coding mechanism for viewpoint dependent video coding is disclosed. The mechanism includes mapping a spherical video signal, stitched from multiple directional video signals, into a plurality of sub-picture video signals each containing a sequence of sub-pictures. The plurality of sub-picture video signals are encoded as a plurality of sub-picture bitstreams. The plurality of sub-picture bitstreams are composed into a plurality of sub-picture tracks to be compatible with a multi-bitstream merge function for reconstruction of the spherical video signal. A track level mergable indication is encoded within a track level box for the sub-picture tracks, which indicates the sub-picture tracks are compatible with the multi-bitstream merge function for reconstruction of the spherical video signal.

Abstract: An example device for processing video data includes a memory configured to store video data; and one or more processors implemented in circuitry and configured to determine a value of a syntax element of a temporal motion constrained tile sets (MCTS) supplemental enhancement information (SEI) message of an access unit, wherein the value of the syntax element represents whether all tiles of one or more corresponding pictures are included in separate MCTSs; and when the value of the syntax element indicates that the tiles of the corresponding pictures are not included in the separate MCTSs, set an MCTS identifier of the MCTS of a current picture of the access unit equal to a value of an index of the MCTS, the current picture being one of the corresponding pictures.