Abstract: In some examples, a video encoder includes multiple sequence parameter set (SPS) IDs in an SEI message, such that multiple active SPSs can be indicated to a video decoder. In some examples, a video decoder activates a video parameter set (VPS) and/or one or more SPSs through referencing an SEI message, e.g., based on the inclusion of the VPS ID and one or more SPS IDs in the SEI message. The SEI message may be, as examples, an active parameter sets SEI message or a buffering period SEI message.

Abstract: The present invention provides a liquid crystal composition, comprising one or more compounds shown as formula I and one or more compounds shown as formula II, and the liquid crystal composition comprising a compound shown as formula II-A: wherein substituents are all defined. The composition provided by the present invention has a low viscosity ?1, a moderate dielectric anisotropy ?? and a moderate optical anisotropy ?n, and can achieve fast response of a liquid crystal display.

Abstract: An optical mask can be made by providing a transparent mask substrate; depositing a first layer of opaque material, forming an aperture in the first layer; depositing a second layer of transparent material, depositing a third layer of transparent material; patterning the third layer to produce a disc-shaped region, heating the third layer until the disc-shaped region reflows into a lens-shaped region and cross-links, depositing a fourth layer, patterning the fourth layer to produce a cavity extending to the surface of the lens-shaped region, and dry etching the end of the cavity until the second layer develops a shape corresponding to the lens-shaped region.

Abstract: A system and method of modifying error resiliency features by conveying temporal level 0 picture indices, such as t10_pic_idx, within an SEI message instead of optionally including them in the NAL unit header is provided. In addition, a mechanism is provided for enabling repetition of any SEI messages in Real-Time Transport Protocol (RTP) packets. Enabling such repetition of any SEI messages facilitates detection of lost temporal level 0 pictures on the basis of any received packet.

Abstract: This disclosure describes techniques for signaling deblocking filter parameters for a current slice of video data with reduced bitstream overhead. Deblocking filter parameters may be coded in one or more of a picture layer parameter set and a slice header. The techniques reduce a number of bits used to signal the deblocking filter parameters by coding a first syntax element that indicates whether deblocking filter parameters are present in both the picture layer parameter set and the slice header, and only coding a second syntax element in the slice header when both sets of deblocking filter parameters are present. Coding the second syntax element is eliminated when deblocking filter parameters are present in only one of the picture layer parameter set or the slice header. The second syntax element indicates which set of deblocking filter parameters to use to define a deblocking filter applied to a current slice.

Abstract: An apparatus configured to construct a reference picture list includes a memory and one or more processors in communication with the memory. The memory is configured to store one or more reference pictures. The one or more processors are configured to determine (i) a first number representative of a total number of reference pictures available for prediction in at least one of inter mode or intra block copy mode and (ii) a second number representative of a total number of reference pictures to be included in the reference picture list, and in response to a determination that the second number is greater than or equal to the first number, refrain from replacing a reference picture in the reference picture list with a current picture to be predicted. The one or more processors may encode or decode the current picture based on the reference picture list.

Abstract: In one example, a video coder is configured to code a value for a syntax element indicating whether at least a portion of a picture order count (POC) value of a picture is to be reset to a value of zero, when the value for the syntax element indicates that the portion of the POC value is to be reset to the value of zero, reset at least the portion of the POC value such that the portion of the POC value is equal to zero, and code video data using the reset POC value. Coding video data using the reset POC value may include inter-predicting a block of a subsequent picture relative to the picture, where the block may include a motion parameter that identifies the picture using the reset POC value. The block may be coded using temporal inter-prediction or inter-layer prediction.

Abstract: In one example, a device for decoding video data includes a video decoder configured to decode one or more syntax elements of a current reference picture set (RPS) prediction data structure, wherein at least one of the syntax elements represents a picture order count (POC) difference between a POC value associated with the current RPS and a POC value associated with a previously decoded RPS, form a current RPS based at least in part on the RPS prediction data structure and the previously decoded RPS, and decode one or more pictures using the current RPS. A video encoder may be configured to perform a substantially similar process during video encoding.

Abstract: Provided are techniques and systems for generating an output file for multi-layer video data, where the output file is generated according to a file format. Techniques and systems for processing an output file generated according to the file format are also provided. The multi-layer video data may be, for example, video data encoded using a L-HEVC video encoding algorithm. The file format may be based on the ISO base media file format (ISOBMFF). The output file may include a plurality of tracks. Generating the output file may include generating the output file in accordance with a restriction. The restriction may be that each track of the plurality of tracks comprises at most one layer from the multi-layer video data. The output file may also be generated according a restriction that each of the plurality of tracks does not include at least one of an aggregator or an extractor.

Abstract: In accordance with an embodiment, a method of operating a streaming media client includes electronically receiving, from a network, information regarding component access points of a first multiplexed representation of a streaming content. The first multiplexed representation of the streaming content includes a plurality of media components, and each component access point defines an independently coded access point for one of the plurality of media components. The method further includes selecting a first segment of the first multiplexed representation of the streaming content based on the information regarding the component access points, and requesting the selected first segment of the first multiplexed representation of the streaming content from the network.

Abstract: A video processing device includes a memory storing video data and one or more processors configured to: receive a first network abstraction layer (NAL) unit comprising a first picture of an access unit; in response to determining the first NAL unit comprises an intra random access point (IRAP) picture and in response to a NAL unit type for the first NAL unit indicating the presence of an instantaneous decoding refresh (IDR) picture without any associated leading pictures for a second NAL unit of the access unit comprising another IRAP picture, determine a NAL unit type for the second NAL unit to be a NAL unit type indicating the presence of an IDR picture without any associated leading pictures; and, process the first NAL unit and the second NAL unit based on the NAL unit type for the second NAL unit.

Abstract: A device obtains, from a bitstream that includes an encoded representation of the video data, a non-nested Supplemental Enhancement Information (SEI) message that is not nested within another SEI message in the bitstream. Furthermore, the device determines a layer of the bitstream to which the non-nested SEI message is applicable. The non-nested SEI message is applicable to layers for which video coding layer (VCL) network abstraction layer (NAL) units of the bitstream have layer identifiers equal to a layer identifier of a SEI NAL unit that encapsulates the non-nested SEI message. A temporal identifier of the SEI NAL unit is equal to a temporal identifier of an access unit containing the SEI NAL unit. Furthermore, the device processes, based in part on one or more syntax elements in the non-nested SEI message, video data of the layer of the bitstream to which the non-nested SEI message is applicable.

Abstract: In one example, a video coder is configured to code one or more blocks of video data representative of texture information of at least a portion of a frame of video data, process a texture slice for a texture view component of a current view associated, the texture slice comprising the coded one or more blocks and a texture slice header comprising a set of syntax elements representative of characteristics of the texture slice, code depth information representative of depth values for at least the portion of the frame, and process a depth slice for a depth view component corresponding to the texture view component of the view, the depth slice comprising the coded depth information and a depth slice header comprising a set of syntax elements representative of characteristics of the depth slice, wherein process the texture slice or the depth slice comprises predict at least one syntax element.

Abstract: A negative dielectric anisotropic liquid crystal compound containing 2,3-difluorophenyl, and a preparation method and use thereof are disclosed. The compound has a general structural formula as shown in Formula I. The negative dielectric anisotropic liquid crystal compound has a negative dielectric anisotropy (??), and has cyclobutyl or cyclopentyl as a terminal group. Compared with conventional liquid crystal compounds with a flexible alkyl chain as a terminal group, the compound of Formula I according to the present invention has the advantage of high clearing point, and enables extension of the application range of a liquid crystal mixture because a positive correlation exists between the clearing points of the liquid crystal mixture and monomer liquid crystal compounds. In addition, the compound can increase the absolute value of the negative dielectric constant of the liquid crystal mixture, thus having an important application value.

Abstract: Techniques of this disclosure provide an indication of whether a parameter set update can occur in a portion of a bitstream. The indication may enable a video decoder to determine whether an update of a stored parameter set can occur without performing a content comparison between the stored parameter set and a new parameter set of the same type with the same identification value. A parameter set update includes storing a current parameter set with a given identification value to replace a previous parameter set of the same type and having the same identification value. When a parameter set update cannot occur, the video decoder may store and activate a single parameter set of a given type for the entire portion of the bitstream. When a parameter set update can occur, the video decoder may automatically update a stored parameter set, or may determine whether to update the stored parameter.

Abstract: A device for decoding video data includes a memory configured to store the video data and one or more processors configured to receive a slice of the video data, parse an intra block copy (IBC) syntax element to determine that an IBC mode is enabled for the slice, parse a slice type syntax element associated with the slice to determine the slice is an I slice, and decode the slice as an I slice by decoding all blocks of the slice using intra prediction coding modes.

Abstract: An apparatus for coding video information according to certain aspects includes computing hardware. The computing hardware is configured to: identify a current picture to be predicted using at least one type of inter layer prediction (ILP), the type of ILP comprising one or more of inter layer motion prediction (ILMP) or inter layer sample prediction (ILSP); and control: (1) a number of pictures that may be resampled and used to predict the current picture using ILMP and (2) a number of pictures that may be resampled and used to predict the current picture using ILSP, wherein the computing hardware is configured to control the number of pictures that may be resampled and used to predict the current picture using ILMP independent of the number of pictures that may be resampled and used to predict the current picture using ILSP.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a method for checking whether hardware of an intelligent terminal runs abnormally. The method includes: checking, by an intelligent terminal at a service layer, whether load of an intelligent terminal system exceeds a preconfigured maximum threshold; if the intelligent terminal detects that the load of the intelligent terminal system does not exceed the maximum threshold, triggering, by the intelligent terminal at the service layer, execution of determining whether hardware runs abnormally; determining, by the intelligent terminal, whether the hardware runs abnormally; determining, by the intelligent terminal, target hardware that runs abnormally; and acquiring, by the intelligent terminal, exception information of the target hardware, and notifying a user that the target hardware runs abnormally. This avoids increasing load of the intelligent terminal system and thereby ensures that the intelligent terminal runs normally.

Abstract: In one example, a device includes a video coder (e.g., a video encoder or a video decoder) configured to determine that a block of video data is to be coded in accordance with a three-dimensional extension of High Efficiency Video Coding (HEVC), and, based the determination that the block is to be coded in accordance with the three-dimensional extension of HEVC, disable temporal motion vector prediction for coding the block. The video coder may be further configured to, when the block comprises a bi-predicted block (B-block), determine that the B-block refers to a predetermined pair of pictures in a first reference picture list and a second reference picture list, and, based on the determination that the B-block refers to the predetermined pair, equally weight contributions from the pair of pictures when calculating a predictive block for the block.

Abstract: A video coding device, such as a video decoder, may be configured to derive at least one of a coded picture buffer (CPB) arrival time and a CPB nominal removal time for an access unit (AU) at both an access unit level and a sub-picture level regardless of a value of a syntax element that defines whether a decoding unit (DU) is the entire AU. The video coding device may further be configured to determine a removal time of the AU based at least in part on one of the CPB arrival time and a CPB nominal removal time and decode video data of the AU based at least in part on the removal time.