Abstract: A computer system acquires a video bitstream. The video bitstream includes data associated with multiple encoded pictures. Each encoded picture includes one or more coding units (CUs). While decoding a current CU of a picture in the video bitstream, the current CU having a plurality of reference subblocks located in one or more reference pictures, in accordance with a determination that the plurality of reference subblocks satisfy a first set of predefined conditions for enabling a subblock-based temporal motion vector prediction (SbTMVP) mode, the computer system retrieves, from the video bitstream, syntax elements associated with the SbTMVP mode. The computer system then decodes the current CU using the retrieved syntax elements associated with the SbTMVP mode.

Abstract: A method for video decoding includes: obtaining a first control flag signaled at a specified level that includes one of following levels: a Transform Block (TB) level, a Coding Block (CB) level, a slice level, a picture level, or a sequence level, wherein the first control flag indicates whether a Decoder-side High Precision Intra Mode Derivation (DHI) mode is enabled, and in response to determining that the DHI mode is enabled, deriving, using a predefined method, high precision intra mode under a predefined condition, where the predefined condition includes one of following conditions: specific modes, or specific block sizes, or the DHI mode is used at the specified level.

Abstract: Implementations of the disclosure provide a video coding method and apparatus thereof. A decoding method includes: selecting, by a decoder, templates of neighboring samples for a video block; applying, by the decoder, a gradient filter window to the templates to calculate gradients for the respective templates; determining, by the decoder, a histogram of gradient based on the calculated gradients; selecting, by the decoder, a dominant gradient direction based on the histogram of gradient; and determining, by the decoder, an extrapolation direction for extrapolating neighboring samples of the video block based on the dominant gradient direction.

Abstract: Methods for video decoding and encoding, apparatuses and non-transitory storage media are provided. In one decoding method, the decoder obtains a geometric partition mode (GPM) blending area index at a certain level associated with a picture, where the GPM blending area index indicates a blending area width from a set of blending area widths. The decoder obtains one or more weighting values that are used to blend prediction samples of a GPM mode based on the blending area width indicated by the GPM blending area index. Furthermore, the decoder obtains a GPM predictor based on the one or more weighting values.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method for video decoding, comprising: obtaining a candidate list comprising block candidates, wherein the block candidates are reconstructed blocks in a same frame as a current block to be predicted; receiving an index indicating one of the block candidates as the selected block candidate; and predicting the sample values of the current block with filtered intra block copy (FIBC) mode in response to determining that the selected block candidate has been predicted with FIBC mode.

Abstract: A method for video encoding, a method for video decoding, and apparatuses thereof are provided. RPR prediction samples may be determined for a video block from a video frame of a video based on one or more reference frames and motion information associated with the video block. At least one of the one or more reference frames has a resolution different from a resolution of the video frame. The RPR prediction samples may be filtered based on a template-based adaptive filter to generate filtered RPR prediction samples for the video block. A predictive block including the filtered RPR prediction samples may be determined for the video block.

Abstract: Implementations of the disclosure provide systems and methods for motion compensation prediction. The method may include obtaining a video block of a video frame from a bitstream. The method may further include performing a geometry partition on the video block to obtain a first partition and a second partition. The method may further include applying a first motion prediction mode to the first partition and a second motion prediction mode to the second partition. At least one of the first motion prediction mode or the second motion prediction mode is an affine motion prediction mode. The first motion prediction mode and the second motion prediction mode are a same coding mode with different parameters.

Abstract: Methods, apparatuses, and non-transitory computer-readable storage mediums are provided for video coding. In one method, a decoder obtains, for a current chroma block, a non-linear model (non-LM) mode and a linear model (LM) mode, and the LM mode includes a cross component linear model (CCLM) mode and a multi-model linear model (MMLM) mode. The decoder then combines the non-LM mode and the LM mode for a multi-hypothesis-based chroma prediction (MCP) for the current chroma block.

Abstract: An electronic apparatus performs a method of decoding video data, including: receiving, a plurality of frames, each including a first component and a second component; determining, for a first frame, one or more classifiers for the second component respectively from one or more samples of the first component associated with a respective sample of the second component; and when a received syntax element indicates that differential pulse-code modulation (DPCM) is enabled for signalling a first group of differential sample offsets for the second component of a second frame according to the one or more classifiers: determining a second group of sample offsets for the second component of the second frame by adding the first group of differential sample offsets of the second frame to a first group of sample offsets for the second component of the first frame according to the one or more classifiers.

Abstract: Methods, apparatuses, and non-transitory computer-readable storage mediums are provided for video coding. In one method, a decoder obtains a first flag that indicates whether a template-based intra mode derivation (TIMD) mode is applied to a current video block; and in response to determining that the TIMD mode is applied to the current video block based on the first flag, the decoder obtains a set of candidate list for the TIMD mode, where the set of candidate list includes a set of reference line list or a set of template candidate list.

Abstract: Methods for video decoding and encoding, apparatuses and non-transitory storage media are provided. In one decoding method, the decoder obtains a first candidate position and a second candidate position. The decoder obtains a third candidate position based on the first and second candidate positions and obtains a virtual block based on the first, the second, and the third candidate positions. The decoder may obtain a plurality of CPMVs for the virtual block based on translational MVs at the first, second, and third candidate positions; and project, the plurality of CPMVs for the virtual block to a current block to obtain a translational MV based on a specific position within the current block or a second plurality of CPMVs for the current block.

Abstract: Methods for video decoding and encoding, apparatuses and non-transitory storage media are provided. In one decoding method, the decoder obtains a first geometric partition mode (GPM) part and a second GPM part for a coding unit (CU). The decoder disables template matching (TM) based GPM split modes reordering for multiple GPM split modes that are applied to the CU in response to determining that the first GPM part or the second GPM part is predicted with intra prediction. Furthermore, the decoder enables the TM based GPM split modes reordering for the multiple GPM split modes in response to determining that both the first GPM part and the second GPM part are predicted with inter prediction.

Abstract: Methods for video decoding and encoding, apparatuses and non-transitory storage media are provided. In one decoding method, the decoder obtains a plurality of sub-blocks by dividing an affine-coded block. Moreover, the decoder obtains, based on a plurality of control point motion vectors (CPMVs) of the affine-coded block, a plurality of sub-CPMVs of one sub-block from the plurality of sub-blocks, where the one sub-block has a size of a minimum affine block. Furthermore, the decoder stores the plurality of sub-CPMVs of the one sub-block as motion information of the one sub-block.

Abstract: Methods, apparatuses, and non-transitory computer-readable storage mediums are provided for video coding. In one method, a decoder constructs an intra prediction mode list for a current video block based on intra prediction modes applied in the current video block and neighboring video block; and the decoder may reorder intra prediction modes in the intra prediction mode list based on coded information of the current video block or derived information of the current video block.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a method of obtaining an oligosaccharide amphiphile. Also disclosed herein is an oligosaccharide amphiphile obtained by the method, as well as micelles, surfactants, and compositions comprising said oligosaccharide amphiphile obtained by the method disclosed herein.

Abstract: Implementations of the disclosure provide a video decoding apparatus and method for transform coefficient sign prediction on a video decoder side. The method may include receiving a bitstream including a sequence of sign signaling bits for a set of candidate transform coefficients. The method may further include generating a set of predicted signs for the set of candidate transform coefficients associated with a transform block of a video frame from a video. The method may also include decoding the sequence of sign signaling bits based on one or more contexts used to entropy-encode the sequence of sign signaling bits to obtain an indication of correctness of the predicted signs of the respective candidate transform coefficients. The method may additionally include estimating original signs for the set of candidate transform coefficients based on the set of predicted signs and the decoded sequence of sign signaling bits.

Abstract: Methods for video decoding and encoding, apparatuses and non-transitory storage media are provided. In one decoding method, the decoder obtains a plurality of prediction samples of neighboring reconstructed samples of a coding unit (CU). Additionally, the decoder reorders a plurality of geometric partition mode (GPM) split modes based on distortion costs between the plurality of prediction samples of the neighboring reconstructed samples associated with each GPM split mode and neighboring reconstructed samples of the CU according to an order table to obtain a reordered list of the plurality of GPM split modes. Furthermore, the decoder obtains a GPM split mode index and then obtains a GPM split mode based on the GPM split mode index and the reordered list of the plurality of GPM split modes. Moreover, the decoder obtains a GPM predictor based on the GPM split mode.

Abstract: Methods, apparatuses, and non-transitory computer-readable storage mediums are provided for video coding with an intra prediction coding mode. In one method, a decoder determines prediction sample values of one or more video blocks based on position-dependent intra prediction combination (PDPC) operations for one or more intra predictions of the one or more video blocks to unify the PDPC operations in the intra prediction coding mode; and in response to determining that a direct current (DC) mode, a planar mode, or an angular mode is applied in the one or more intra predictions of the one or more video blocks, the decoder may disable the PDPC operations respectively for the DC mode, the planar mode, or the angular mode to unify the PDPC operations in the intra prediction coding mode.

Abstract: Methods, apparatuses, and non-transitory computer-readable storage mediums are provided for video decoding. In one method, a decoder receives a Sequence Parameter Set (SPS) rice adaption enabled flag that indicates whether rice parameter derivation for binarization of abs_remainder and dec_abs_level is initialized at start of each transform unit (TU) with statistics accumulated from previous TUs, and a general constraint information (GCI) rice adaptation enabled flag, in GCI syntax to provide general control of the SPS rice adaptation enabled flag. The abs_remainder is coded with Golomb-rice code and bypass-coded bins in a second pass when remaining number of context-coded bins is greater than or equal to 4 while coding in a first pass, and the dec_abs_level is directly coded in the second pass using the Golomb-Rice code and the bypass-coded bins when remaining number of context-coded bins is less than 4 while coding in the first pass.

Abstract: A method for video decoding, comprising: determining an initial prediction block of a current block to be predicted based on a first block vector, wherein the first block vector is a fractional block vector between the current block and a reference block; determining a reference template based on a current template associated with the current block and a second block vector; obtaining a set of filter coefficients corresponding to a filter shape based at least on sample values from both the current template and the reference template; and deriving, by applying the set of filter coefficients and the filter shape to the initial prediction block, a final prediction block of the current block comprising predicted sample values of the current block.