Abstract: A method for video decoding is disclosed. A first reconstructed version of an image block of an encoded video is accessed. The first reconstructed version of said image block is filtered by a first neural network to form a second reconstructed version of said image block to be used as reference. The second reconstructed version of said image block is filtered by a second neural network to form a third reconstructed version of said image block to be displayed. The first and second neural networks are trained jointly.

Abstract: A method for decoding a picture block is disclosed. The decoding method comprises: decoding (10) at least one stream S_diff into decoded data and into one information for identifying a reconstructed reference picture in a decoder picture buffer; reconstructing (12) a special reference picture from at least the identified reconstructed reference picture and from the decoded data; reconstructing (16) the picture block from at least the special reference picture, wherein the at least the special reference picture is not displayed.

Abstract: Video processing such as encoding and/or decoding a picture can involve deriving an inter-prediction parameter based on first and second merge candidates used to generate a pairwise merge candidate, wherein the inter-prediction parameter comprises at least one of an index for weighted bi-prediction or an interpolation filter index; and encoding at least a portion of the picture information based on the inter-prediction parameter.

Abstract: A method for reconstructing at least one part of a first picture, from at least one part of a second picture is provided, said first picture and said second picture having different sizes. The reconstructing comprising decoding said second picture from a bitstream and determining at least one first sample of said at least one part of the first picture using at least one resampling filter applied to at least one second sample of said at least one part of the decoded second picture. A corresponding apparatus for reconstructing at least one part of a first picture is provided. A method for encoding/decoding a video, and corresponding apparatuses, are provided which comprise the reconstructing at least one part of a first picture, from at least one part of a second picture, said first picture and said second picture having different sizes.

Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for encoding/decoding a video are provided. A picture from a video is decoded from a bit-stream, the picture being encoded in the bitstream at a resolution that is lower than an original resolution of the picture. Decoding the picture further comprises up-sampling the decoded picture to the original resolution, and applying an adaptive filter to at least one component of the up-sampled decoded picture. According to some embodiments, the adaptive filter may be performed in-loop or out-of-loop of the decoding/encoding process.

Abstract: A method includes encoding a first message including first parameters for a first color transform that transforms a video signal into a first color-mapped video signal; encoding a second message including second parameters for a second color transform that transforms the video signal into a second color-mapped video signal; and encoding the video signal, the first message, and the second message in a video bitstream. A method includes decoding the video bitstream into the video signal, the first message including the first parameters, and the second message including the second parameters, and performing at least one of the following: displaying the video signal; transforming the video signal into the first color-mapped video signal by applying the first color transform and displaying the first color-mapped video signal; and transforming the video signal into the second color-mapped video signal by applying the second color transform and displaying the second color-mapped video signal.

Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for signaling decoding data in a video bitstream, wherein one uses a syntax element indicating whether the decoding data are explicitly coded in the video bitstream or inferred from previous data of the video bitstream. A bitstream, a computer-readable storage medium and a computer program product are also described.

Abstract: In a video bitstream, Cb and Cr channels are demultiplexed before dequantization instead of after inverse transformation. In this way, regular Cb and Cr quantization control parameters can be used, optionally with minor adjustments when a video block is joint-chroma coded. In one embodiment, some specific quantization control parameters can be specified. In another embodiment, separate Cb and Cr offsets can be specified for joint chroma coded blocks. In another embodiment, quantization control parameters specific to joint chroma coded blocks can be used for both Cb and Cr channels instead of nominal chroma quantization parameters.

Abstract: Encoding or decoding video information can involve, for example, partitioning a coding unit of the video information using a partitioning based on a modification of a constraint on partitioning that is associated with a pipeline configuration for reconstruction of the coding unit, where the modification is based on an information dependency between two or more pipeline units associated with the pipeline configuration, and encoding or decoding the video information based on the partitioning.

Abstract: Described are methods and apparatuses for encoding/decoding a picture comprising predicting at least one block, wherein the predicting comprises performing motion compensation and local illumination compensation based on a reference block, the local illumination compensation including applying a linear model based on sums of absolute differences of neighboring reconstructed samples and corresponding reference samples of the reference block, wherein the neighboring reconstructed samples and corresponding reference samples of the reference block are co-located according to an L-shape substantially adjacent to the block to be predicted, the L-shape comprising a row of pixels located to the top side of the predicted block and a column of pixels located to the left side of the predicted block, the co-location being determined according a motion vector of the predicted block.

Abstract: A coding tool set enablement scheme allows one or more coding tools to be used in the encoding or decoding of video data based on one or more characteristics related to the video. In one embodiment, some coding tools are enabled for block sizes below a particular threshold. In another embodiment, a group of coding tools are enabled based on one flag for blocks having a particular characteristic. In another embodiment, these flags are included in a bitstream with the video. In another embodiment, at least one of the flags are inferred to enable some coding tools.

Abstract: A Local illumination compensation system for video encoding and decoding uses memory for storing illumination compensation parameters and does not require access to reconstructed pixels of neighboring blocks. A set of illumination compensation parameters is stored in a dedicated buffer, which is of limited size, and which is decoupled from the coding unit level storage of information. The buffer contains a set of illumination compensation parameters, which may be, for example, computed (or determined in some other manner) on the fly or determined beforehand (for example for example obtained from the video signal or from a device).

Abstract: In general, encoding or decoding a picture part can involve a first CABAC probability model associated with a first flag indicating use of an affine mode and a second CABAC probability model associated with a second flag indicating use of either the affine mode or a second mode different from the affine mode, where the first and second CABAC probability models are different and are determined independently.

Abstract: A method for decoding a picture block is disclosed. The decoding method comprises: —decoding (10) at least one stream S_diff into decoded data and into one information for identifying a re-constructed reference picture in a decoder picture buffer; —reconstructing (12) a special reference picture from at least the identified reconstructed reference picture and from the decoded data; —reconstructing (16) the picture block from at least the special reference picture, wherein the at least the special reference picture is not displayed.

Abstract: A method for encoding a video is provided, wherein encoding the video comprises classifying samples of a first picture, determining, for at least one part of the first picture, a first filter based on said classification, said first filter being used for a first encoding operation of the first picture or of a second picture, determining a second filter based on said classification, said second filter being used for a second encoding operation of the first picture or of the second picture. An apparatus for encoding a video, decoding method and apparatus are also provided.

Abstract: A method for encoding a LUT defined as a lattice of vertices is disclosed. At least one value is of each vertex of the lattice. The method comprises for a current vertex: predicting the at least one value of said current vertex from another value which is for example obtained from reconstructed values of neighboring vertices; and encoding in a bitstream at least one residue computed between the at least one value of the current vertex and its prediction in a bitstream.

Abstract: An image is split into a plurality of blocks of various sizes and a subdivision level counter is associated to each of the blocks. The value of this subdivision level counter for a block is representative of the size of the block and is used to determine the quantization parameter for the block. The value is propagated for each subdivision and incremented according the type of the subdivision. When the image is split, an analysis is done according to the subdivision level counter, a maximal value of subdivision and the type of split, in order to determine the start of a new quantization group and when it is the case, the current position of the partition is propagated to the further split partitions to be stored with these partition and serve in the prediction process when decoding.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and instrumentalities are disclosed for performing intra prediction of a luminance coding block and/or a chrominance coding block and related signaling when neural network-based intra prediction is enabled. For a current coding block, information representative of a neural network-based prediction mode and a block context may be obtained. A neural network-based predictor may be generated for the current coding block based on the block context and the neural network-based prediction mode. A non-neural network-based intra prediction mode that corresponds to the generated neural network-based predictor may be determined. A prediction mode for a neighboring block may be determined based on the non-neural network-based intra prediction mode.

Abstract: At least a method and an apparatus are presented for efficiently encoding or decoding video. For example, parameters for a local illumination compensation LIC of a current block being encoded/decoded in a picture are determined based on spatially neighboring reconstructed samples and corresponding spatially neighboring reconstructed samples of at least one spatial reference block, wherein the at least one spatial reference block is a spatially neighboring block of the current block in the picture. For example, a flag enables/disables the spatial LIC for the current block. For example, the spatial LIC is applied to any of an Inter/Intra/IBC prediction. For example, multiple spatial reference blocks are used in determining the spatial LIC parameters. For example, spatially neighboring reconstructed samples of multiple lines are used in determining the spatial/temporal LIC parameters.

Abstract: A method includes encoding a first message including first parameters for a first color transform that transforms a video signal into a first color-mapped video signal; encoding a second message including second parameters for a second color transform that transforms the video signal into a second color-mapped video signal; and encoding the video signal, the first message, and the second message in a video bitstream. A method includes decoding the video bitstream into the video signal, the first message including the first parameters, and the second message including the second parameters, and performing at least one of the following: displaying the video signal; transforming the video signal into the first color-mapped video signal by applying the first color transform and displaying the first color-mapped video signal; and transforming the video signal into the second color-mapped video signal by applying the second color transform and displaying the second color-mapped video signal.