Abstract: Coding techniques for 360-degree video are described. An encoder selects a projection format and maps the 360-degree video to a 2D planar video using the selected projection format. The encoder encodes the 2D planar video in a bitstream and further signals, in the bitstream, parameters identifying the projection format. The parameters identifying the projection format may be signaled in a video parameter set, sequence parameter set, and/or picture parameter set of the bitstream. Different projection formats that may be signaled include formats using geometries such as equirectangular, cubemap, equal-area, octahedron, icosahedron, cylinder, and user-specified polygon. Other parameters that may be signaled include different arrangements of geometric faces or different encoding quality for different faces. Corresponding decoders are also described. In some embodiments, projection parameters may further include relative geometry rotation parameters that define an orientation of the projection geometry.

Abstract: Inter-layer motion mapping information may be used to enable temporal motion vector prediction (TMVP) of an enhancement layer of a bitstream. For example, a reference picture and a motion vector (MV) of an inter-layer video block may be determined. The reference picture may be determined based on a collocated base layer video block. For example, the reference picture may be a collocated inter-layer reference picture of the reference picture of the collocated base layer video block. The MV may be determined based on a MV of the collocated base layer video block. For example, the MV may be determined by determining the MV of the collocated base layer video block and scaling the MV of the collocated base layer video block according to a spatial ratio between the base layer and the enhancement layer. TMVP may be performed on the enhancement layer picture using the MV of the inter-layer video block.

Abstract: Methods for performing palette coding of video data may include: determining whether a luma component of a coding unit (CU) and chroma components of the CU are coded jointly or separately in a palette mode; and in response to the luma component and the chroma components being coded jointly in the palette mode, determining a first maximum palette-table size for the CU; determining a first maximum palette-predictor size for the CU; and predicting the CU based on the first maximum palette-table size and the first maximum palette-predictor size.

Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a real-time micro/nano optical field generation and manipulation system and method. The system comprises a light source, a spatial filtering unit, an optical 4F system and a light wave manipulation unit, and the optical 4F system comprises a first lens (set) and a second lens (set) sequentially arranged along a light path. The present disclosure achieves real-time modulation on an incident wavefront through a phase element or a phase element assemble. By dynamically manipulating an incident light sub-wavefront, or the light wave modulation optical element, or different areas of the optical element, or different parts of the optical field in an imaging plane and/or the like by the spatial filtering unit, real time light fields with different parameters are generated in the image plane of the system.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides methods and apparatuses for applying intra prediction refinement to intra predicted samples. An exemplary method includes: determining a filter based on neighboring samples of intra predicted samples of a picture; generating an offset value based on the neighboring samples; refining the intra predicted samples by adding the offset value; and applying the filter to the intra predicted samples.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides method and systems for signaling information regarding chroma quantization parameter (QP) offsets. According to some disclosed embodiments, the methods include: determining whether a joint CbCr residual coding is enabled; and in response to the joint CbCr residual coding being determined to be enabled, signaling a syntax element for adjusting chroma quantization parameter (QP) for joint CbCr component at coding unit (CU) level.

Abstract: Expressions of artistic intent are identified (e.g. by signaling or content analysis) and expressed as a set of artistic intent positions P.sub.ART and artistic intent characteristics C.sub.ART, Artistic intent characteristics C.sub.ART may be signaled and used to identify artistic intent positions P.sub.ART. Artistic intent preservation coding and processing may be applied to sample positions P.sub.ART to preserve characteristics C.sub.ART. A coding user interface may permit a user to specify an artistic set (e.g. P.sub.ART and/or C.sub.ART) and to select and/or configure treatment of pixels and/or blocks associated with an artistic set, such as a fidelity enhancement, QP adjustment value and/or postprocessing. Content priority or importance levels may be impliedly and/or expressly indicated at fine (e.g. pixel, sample) and/or coarse (e.g. block) levels of content for varying (e.g. enhanced, reduced) levels of treatment in content coding, delivery, processing and/or error resilience/robustness.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides systems and methods for processing video content. The method can include: receiving data representing a first block and a second block in a picture, the data comprising a plurality of chroma samples associated with the first block and a plurality of luma samples associated with the second block; determining an average value of the plurality of luma samples associated with the second block; determining a chroma scaling factor for the first block based on the average value; and processing the plurality of chroma samples associated with the first block using the chroma scaling factor.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides systems and methods for processing video content using motion compensation interpolation. The methods include: in response to a target picture and a reference picture having different resolutions, applying a band-pass filter to the reference picture, to perform a motion compensated interpolation with reference down-sampling to generate a reference block; and encoding or decoding a block of the target picture using the reference block.

Abstract: Video coding methods are described for reducing latency in template-based inter coding. In some embodiments, a method is provided for coding a video that includes a current picture and at least one reference picture. For at least a current block in the current picture, a respective predicted value is generated (e.g. using motion compensated prediction) for each sample in a template region adjacent to the current block. Once the predicted values are generated for each sample in the template region, a process is invoked to determine a template-based inter prediction parameter by using predicted values in the template region and sample values the reference picture. This process can be invoked without waiting for reconstructed sample values in the template region. Template-based inter prediction of the current block is then performed using the determined template-based inter prediction parameter.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides methods and systems for motion compensation. The method can include: determining a plurality of intermediate interpolation coefficients of an interpolation filter, the determining of the plurality of intermediate interpolation coefficients being: based on positions of a plurality of integer samples respectively, and based on fractional reference positions of a plurality of fractional samples respectively; determining a plurality of integer interpolation coefficients of the interpolation filter by rounding the plurality of intermediate interpolation coefficients to a plurality of integers respectively; and applying the plurality of integer interpolation coefficients on a picture to perform motion compensation prediction.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides methods, apparatus and non-transitory computer readable medium for processing video data. According to certain disclosed embodiments, a method for determining an object in a picture includes: decoding a message from a bitstream including: decoding a first list of labels; and decoding a first index, to the first list of labels, of a first label associated with the object; and determining the object based on the message.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides methods for processing video content. One exemplary method comprises: receiving a bitstream comprising coded video data; determining a first parameter of a coding block; determining, according to the first parameter, one or more second parameters associated with a delta quantization parameter (QP) value or a chroma QP offset value; and determining, according to the one or more second parameters, at least one of the delta QP value or the chroma QP offset value.

Abstract: Coding techniques for 360-degree video. An encoder selects a projection format and maps the 360-degree video to a 2D planar video using the selected projection format. The encoder encodes the 2D planar video in a bitstream and further signals, in the bitstream, parameters identifying the projection format. The parameters identifying the projection format may be signaled in a video parameter set, sequence parameter set, and/or picture parameter set of the bitstream. Different projection formats that may be signaled include formats using geometries such as equirectangular, cubemap, equal-area, octahedron, icosahedron, cylinder, and user-specified polygon. Other parameters that may be signaled include different arrangements of geometric faces or different encoding quality for different faces. Corresponding decoders. Projection parameters may further include relative geometry rotation parameters that define an orientation of the projection geometry.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides systems and methods for performing adaptive resolution change during video encoding and decoding. The methods include: comparing resolutions of a target picture and a first reference picture; in response to the target picture and the first reference picture having different resolutions, resampling the first reference picture to generate a second reference picture; and encoding or decoding the target picture using the second reference picture.

Abstract: A video coding system (e.g., an encoder and/or a decoder) may perform face-based sub-block motion compensation for 360-degree video to predict samples (e.g., of a sub-block). The video coding system may receive a 360-degree video content. The 360-degree video content may include a current block. The current block may include a plurality of sub-blocks. The system may determine whether a sub-block mode is used for the current block. The system may predict a sample in the current block based on the sub-block level face association. For a first sub-block in the current block, the system may identify a first location of the first sub-block. The system may associate the first sub-block with a first face based on the identified first location of the first sub-block. The system may predict a first sample in the first sub-block based on the first face that is associated with the first sub-block.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides methods, apparatus and non-transitory computer readable medium for video processing. According to certain disclosed embodiments, A method for video processing includes: dividing an intra prediction block into one or more sub-blocks; performing padding process for the one or more sub-blocks; and filtering the one or more sub-blocks with a parallel intra prediction smoothing (IPS) process.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides methods and apparatuses for processing video content. The method can include: determining whether a picture-header (PH) network-abstraction-layer (NAL) unit is present in a picture unit (PU); in response to the PH NAL unit being present in the PU, determining a first video-coding-layer (VCL) NAL unit of the PU to be a first VCL NAL unit following the PH NAL unit, or in response to the PH NAL unit being not present in the PU, determining that the PU has only one VCL NAL unit and the first VCL NAL unit of the PU is the VCL NAL unit in the PU; and determining whether the first VCL NAL unit of the PU is the first VCL NAL unit of an access unit (AU) containing the PU.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides intra prediction methods for video or image coding. An exemplary method includes: performing an intra predicting process for a target block, wherein performing the intra predicting process comprises: determining an intra prediction mode for the target block; in response to the intra prediction mode is an angular mode, determining a filtered value by applying an N-tap interpolation filter to a plurality of reference samples surrounding the target block based on the angular mode, wherein N is an integer greater than 4; and determining a predicted value of a sample of the target block based on the filtered value.

Abstract: A method for receiving and displaying media content may be provided. The method may include requesting a set of DASH video segments that are associated with various viewports and qualities. The method may include displaying the DASH video segments. The method may include determining a latency metric based on a time difference between the display of a DASH video segment and one of: a device beginning to move, the device ceasing to move, the device determining that the device has begun to move, the device determining that the device has stopped moving, or the display of a different DASH video segment. The different DASH video segment may be associated with one or more of a different quality or a different viewport.