Abstract: Disclosed are a colour component prediction method, encoder, decoder, and storage medium. When CCLM is used for a current block to determine its intra prediction value, the encoder determines multiple groups of corresponding CCLM parameters using multiple groups of reference samples of current block, determines a target CCLM parameter from multiple groups of CCLM parameters; sets a CCLM index value indicating to use the target CCLM parameter and signals same in bitstream; and determines intra prediction value of current block according to the target CCLM parameter. The decoder parses bitstream to determine a prediction mode parameter of current block, parses bitstream to determine a CCLM index value of current block when prediction mode parameter indicates intra prediction value of current block is determined using CCLM; determines target CCLM parameter according to the CCLM index value, and determines intra prediction value of current block according to the target CCLM parameter.

Abstract: This disclosure relates generally to video coding and particularly to methods and systems for deriving offsets in cross-component transform coefficient level reconstruction. An example method for decoding a current video block of a video bitstream is disclosed. The method includes receiving a coded video bitstream; extracting, from the coded video bitstream, a first transform coefficient of a first color component for a current video block; determining a second transform coefficient of a second color component for the current video block; deriving an offset value based on at least one of the following: a quantization step size, or the first transform coefficient; adding the offset value to the second transform coefficient to generate a modified second transform coefficient for the second color component; and decoding the current video block based on the first transform coefficient and the modified second transform coefficient of the second color component.

Abstract: A method and system for bit rate control during encoding of multimedia data are disclosed. A change in complexity of a multimedia picture relative to complexity associated with one or more multimedia pictures in a multimedia sequence is determined. A complexity associated with a multimedia picture is determined based on number of bits and an average quantization associated with the multimedia picture. A bit rate is adjusted for encoding the multimedia picture based on the change in complexity of the multimedia picture. The bit rate is increased on determining an increase in complexity of the multimedia picture and is decreased on determining a decrease in complexity of the multimedia picture. Utilization of additional bits during the increase in the bit rate and saving of bits during the decrease in the bit rate are compensated during adjusting of bit rates for encoding subsequent multimedia pictures in the multimedia sequence.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides systems and methods for transform-skip residual video data coding and decoding. One exemplary method comprises: performing a first pass of scanning a transform coefficient of a sub-block of a video frame, wherein the first pass of scanning comprises: bypass coding a parity level flag for the transform coefficient, the parity level flag indicating a parity of an absolute value of a level of the transform coefficient.

Abstract: An image decoding method performed by a decoding device, according to the present document, comprises the steps of: obtaining image information through a bitstream; and generating a reconstructed picture on the basis of the image information.

Abstract: An image encoding/decoding method and apparatus are provided. The image decoding method performed by the image decoding apparatus, according to the present disclosure, may comprise the steps of: determining whether a color space transformation is applied to residual samples of a current block; determining quantization parameter of the current block on the basis of whether the color space transformation is applied; and determining a transformation coefficient of the current block on the basis of the quantization parameter. The step of determining the quantization parameter may be performed by limiting the range of an effective value of the quantization parameter such that a value of the quantization parameter has a value less than or equal to a predetermined upper value and greater than or equal to a predetermined lower value.

Abstract: Video decoding and encoding methods and apparatuses are provided. The decoding method includes: obtaining a first parameter set corresponding to a to-be-decoded video frame; determining an effective quantization matrix (QM) according to syntax elements included in the first parameter set, the effective QM being a QM actually used for inversely quantizing quantized transform coefficients during decoding of the to-be-decoded video frame; and decoding the effective QM.

Abstract: An image decoding is performed by steps including: determining whether or not to perform filtering on a boundary of a current block; determining a filtering strength on the boundary of the current block, and a number of samples used in filtering; and performing filtering on the boundary of the current block on the basis of the filtering strength and the number of samples used in filtering, where the number of samples used in filtering is determined on the basis of a size of the current block.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are a method and apparatus for providing a cloud streaming service. The method for providing a cloud streaming service includes segmenting the frame to be provided through cloud streaming into a first area and a second area, generating a first elementary stream by encoding the first area, generating a second elementary stream by encoding the second area, and merging the first elementary stream and the second elementary stream and transmitting a merged stream based on a request from a user.

Abstract: A system and method for regenerating high dynamic range (HDR) video data from encoded video data, extracts, from the encoded video data, a self-referential metadata structure specifying a video data reshaping transfer function. The video data reshaping transfer function is regenerated using data from the metadata structure and the extracted reshaping transfer function is used to generate the HDR video data by applying decoded video data values to the reshaping transfer function.

Abstract: Examples of the disclosure relate to apparatus, methods and computer programs for encoding spatial metadata. The example apparatus includes circuitry configured for obtaining spatial metadata associated with spatial audio content and obtaining a configuration parameter indicative of a source format of the spatial audio content. The circuitry is also configured to use the configuration parameter to select a method of compression of the spatial metadata associated with the spatial audio content.

Abstract: A decoding device includes: an entropy decoder configured to decode a bitstream and generate prediction information and sequence information of each of the plurality of coding units; an inter predictor configured to perform inter prediction on each of inter coding units among the plurality of coding units based on the prediction information; an intra predictor configured to perform intra prediction on each of intra coding units among the plurality of coding units, based on the prediction information, and generate intra prediction data of each of the intra coding units; a memory for storing the inter prediction data of each of the inter coding units; and a reconstructor configured to reconstruct each of the inter coding units, based on the inter prediction data stored in the memory, and reconstruct each of the intra coding units based on the intra prediction data.

Abstract: According to the disclosure of the present document, chroma quantization parameter offset-related information can be signaled through palette syntax coding, and index information for a chroma quantization parameter offset list can be efficiently parsed/signaled on the basis of information about the number of entries in the chroma quantization parameter offset list. Accordingly, bits that are required to be signaled in order to code a video/image can be reduced, and the coding efficiency can be enhanced.

Abstract: In the present invention, a method for processing an image on the basis of an intra prediction mode and an apparatus therefor are disclosed. Particularly, the method for processing an image on the basis of an intra prediction mode may comprise the steps of: partitioning a block to be processed, on the basis of an intra prediction mode of the block to be processed; and performing intra prediction for the split block to be processed, wherein the direction in which the block to be processed is split is perpendicular to the prediction direction of the intra prediction mode of the block to be processed.

Abstract: A video decoding method includes: determining a usage of an SVT-vertical (V) or an SVT-horizontal (H) for a residual block; determining a transform block position of a transform block of the residual block; determining a transform type of the transform block, wherein the transform type indicates a horizontal transform and a vertical transform for the transform block, wherein at least one of the horizontal transform or the vertical transform is a discrete sine transform (DST)-7; and reconstructing the residual block based on the transform type, the transform block position, and transform coefficients of the transform block.

Abstract: An example apparatus for encoding video frames includes a mask selector to select a subset of visual masks according to an actual target compression ratio and GOP configuration and a complexity estimator to estimate a picture level spatial/temporal complexity for a current frame. The example apparatus further includes a GOP adaptive visual mask selector to specify a visual mask from the subset of the visual masks corresponding to the estimated spatial and temporal complexity value a good enough picture QP deriver to derive a good enough picture QP value using the visual mask. The example apparatus also includes an adjustor to adjust the good enough picture QP value based on block level human visual system sensitivity and statistics of already encoded frames to obtain a final human visual system QP map.

Abstract: The present application disclose a picture processing method and apparatus, which are applicable to a video picture processing scenario. The method includes: obtaining at least two transform coefficient blocks, where each of the at least two transform coefficient blocks includes at least two transform coefficients that correspond to different frequency points; determining, according to a preset frequency point scanning order, the transform coefficients that are in the at least two transform coefficient blocks and that correspond to a selected frequency point; and encoding, according to a preset coefficient scanning order, each transform coefficient corresponding to the selected frequency point, to obtain picture encoded information.

Abstract: A mathematical model deriving apparatus includes an encoding unit that generates a plurality of deteriorated videos after encoding an original video, in accordance with a plurality of combinations of a plurality of encoding parameters for a codec setting, a quality estimation unit that calculates a quality estimation value of each of the plurality of deteriorated videos, and a deriving unit that outputs video quality in response to the plurality of encoding parameters as input and derives a coefficient of a mathematical model in accordance with the quality estimation value and the plurality of combinations of the plurality of encoding parameters. This allows for deriving a mathematical model capable of evaluating quality according to a codec setting.

Abstract: A method of processing a reconstructed picture can include generating a prediction block based on a prediction mode; generating a quantization block by inverse-scanning quantization coefficient information; generating a transform block by inverse-quantizing the quantization block using a quantization parameter; generating a residual block by inverse-transforming the transform block; generating a reconstructed picture by using the prediction block and the residual block; and applying a deblocking filter on the reconstructed picture.

Abstract: Embodiments of this disclosure provide a video encoding and decoding method and devices relate to artificial intelligence technologies applied to video encoding and decoding, and are implemented to reduce decoding complexity and improve filtering efficiency when the video quality is not significantly affected by performing video filtering using machine learning technologies.

Abstract: Techniques for applying a perceptual quantizer (PQ) electro-optical transfer function to optimize dithering and adaptive quantization for non-perceptual quantizer (e.g., SDR) color spaces are described. According to some embodiments, a computer-implemented method includes receiving a request to encode a video comprising a frame having pixels with non-perceptual quantizer code values of luminance at a content delivery service, determining, by the content delivery service, perceptual quantizer code values for the frame based at least in part on the non-perceptual quantizer code values, determining, by the content delivery service, one or more encoding parameters based at least in part on the perceptual quantizer code values, encoding, by the content delivery service, the frame based at least in part on the one or more encoding parameters into an encoded frame, and transmitting the encoded frame from the content delivery service to a viewer device.

Abstract: A camera module includes a compressor configured to divide a plurality of pixels included in image data, into a plurality of pixel groups, with respect to each of the plurality of pixel groups into which the plurality of pixels is divided, calculate a representative pixel value of a corresponding pixel group, based on pixel values of multiple pixels included in the corresponding pixel group, generate first compressed data, based on the calculated representative pixel value of each of the plurality of pixel groups, with respect to each of the plurality of pixel groups into which the plurality of pixels is divided, calculate residual values representing differences between the pixel values of the multiple pixels included in the corresponding pixel group and the representative pixel value of the corresponding pixel group, and generate second compressed data, based on the calculated residual values of each of the plurality of pixel groups.

Abstract: A video decoding method performed by a decoding apparatus according to the present document may comprise the steps of: acquiring, from a bitstream, information indicating a level value of a transform coefficient in a current block; deriving a Rice parameter for the information indicating the level value of the transform coefficient, on the basis of a quantization parameter of the current block; deriving a bin string for the information indicating the level value of the transform coefficient, on the basis of the Rice parameter; and deriving the level value of the transform coefficient on the basis of the bin string.

Abstract: The present technology ensures that electrooptical conversion processing for transmission video data obtained using an HDR optoelectrical conversion characteristic is favorably carried out at a receiving side. The transmission video data is obtained by performing high dynamic range optoelectrical conversion on high dynamic range video data. A video stream is obtained by applying encoding processing to this transmission video data. A container in a predetermined format including this video stream is transmitted. Meta information indicating an electrooptical conversion characteristic corresponding to a high dynamic range optoelectrical conversion characteristic is inserted into a parameter set field in the video stream.

Abstract: This disclosure describes, in part, methods and techniques for recreating the outputting of content by an electronic device. For instance, system(s) may process (e.g., encode) first source data in order to generate second source data. The system(s) may then store the second source data in one or more databases and send a copy of the second source data to the electronic device. The electronic device may process (e.g., decode) the second source data in order to output content represented by the second source data. The electronic device may also generate event data representing events that occurred while processing the second source data. The system(s) may receive the event data from the electronic device and use the event data to process the second source data similar to the electronic device. This way, the system(s) are able to output the content similarly to how the electronic device output the content.

Abstract: A video decoding method according to the present document comprises a step of deriving a modified transform coefficient, and the step of deriving the transform coefficient may comprise the steps of: determining whether an LFNST can be applied to the height and width of a current block on the basis of the tree type and color format of the current block; parsing an LFNST index if the LFNST can be applied; and deriving the modified transform coefficient on the basis of the LFNST index and an LFNST matrix.

Abstract: A method for decoding video includes receiving quantized coefficients representative of a block of video representative of a plurality of pixels. The quantized coefficients are dequantized based upon a function of a remainder. The dequantized coefficients are inverse transformed to determine a decoded residue.

Abstract: An image decoding method according to the present document comprises the steps of: deriving transform coefficients through inverse quantization on the basis of quantized transform coefficients for a target block; deriving modified transform coefficients on the basis of an inverse reduced secondary transform (RST) for the transform coefficients; and generating, on the basis of an inverse primary transform for the modified transform coefficients, a restoration picture based on residual samples for the target block, wherein the modified transform coefficients derived according to the inverse RST are two-dimensionally arranged according to the order of a row priority direction or a column priority direction according to an intra prediction mode to be applied to the target block.

Abstract: A method, computer program, and computer system is provided for encoding or decoding video data. Video data including a chroma component and a luma component is received. One or more contexts for entropy coding chroma intra prediction modes are identified based on a co-located luma block at one or more pre-defined positions. The video data is decoded based on the identified contexts.

Abstract: A method for encoding a multi-view frame in a video encoder is provided that includes computing a depth quality sensitivity measure for a multi-view coding block in the multi-view frame, computing a depth-based perceptual quantization scale for a 2D coding block of the multi-view coding block, wherein the depth-based perceptual quantization scale is based on the depth quality sensitive measure and a base quantization scale for the 2D frame including the 2D coding block, and encoding the 2D coding block using the depth-based perceptual quantization scale.

Abstract: A method for geometrically correcting a distorted input frame and generating an undistorted output frame includes capturing and storing an input frame in an external memory, allocating an output frame with an output frame size and dividing the output frame into output blocks, computing a size of the input blocks in the input image corresponding to each output blocks, checking if the size of the input blocks is less than the size of the internal memory and if not dividing until the required input block size of divided sub blocks is less than the size of the internal memory, programming an apparatus with input parameters, fetching the input blocks into an internal memory, processing each of the divided sub blocks sequentially and processing the next output block in step until all the output blocks are processed; and composing the output frame for each of the blocks in the output frame.

Abstract: According to the disclosure of the present document, filter length can be determined on the basis of the distance between block boundaries in a deblocking filtering process, the deblocking filtering can be performed on the basis of the filter length, and thereby, the picture quality of the image/video can be enhanced, and the effects of improved subjective picture quality relative to complexity and simplification of H/W design can be obtained.

Abstract: An image decoding apparatus comprises a decoder which decodes data indicating a plurality of values corresponding to a part of a quantization matrix; a generator which derives the plurality of values from the data and generates the matrix; and an inverse quantizing unit which performs the inverse quantizing on an object block using the matrix, wherein, if width or height of the matrix is larger than or equal to a predetermined size, the generating unit generates the matrix by associating a first value among the plurality of values with a first element corresponding to DC component in the matrix, associating a second value with a second element adjacent to the first element, and, for the elements other than the first and second elements, associating each of one or more values with a plurality of elements of the matrix.

Abstract: A method for video decoding is provided. The method may be applied in a decoder and includes: receiving a video bitstream comprising a quantization parameter and a quantized level; deriving a scale value by scaling the quantization parameter by a scale factor; determining a plurality of parameters associated with a coding unit (CU); obtaining a plurality of bit-shifts by bit-shifting the plurality of parameters; and obtaining a plurality of coefficients associated with the CU based on the quantized level, the scale value, and the plurality of bit-shifts.

Abstract: The application relates to refined quantization steps in video coding. A method for video processing includes: determining, during a conversion between a current video block and a bitstream representation of a video including the current video block, two-level quantization parameters comprising a first level quantization parameter QP1 and a second level quantization parameter QP2 for the current video block; and performing, at least based on the two-level quantization parameters, a first level quantization and/or a second level quantization during the conversion, wherein the two-level quantization parameters correspond to different quantization precisions respectively.

Abstract: A transmission method for transmitting measurements is taken by a fluid meter during successive measurement periods, each subdivided into successive time intervals. The measurements comprise first measurements, each representative of a quantity of fluid distributed during a respective one of the time intervals. The transmission method includes, for each measurement period, the step of producing and then transmitting at least one measurement frame such that: when the number of first measurements that are equal to zero is strictly less than a predetermined number during said measurement period, then the measurement frame is a normal measurement frame; otherwise the measurement frame is a compact measurement frame that, when there is at least one first measurement that is not equal to zero, comprises both preliminary data comprising identification data for identifying active time intervals and also compact first measurement data comprising only said non-zero first measurements ordered in a predefined order.

Abstract: Semi-automated quantitative phenotype analysis of organisms, such as plant organisms, bacterial organisms, and the like. An imaging system, image capture specifications, a semi-automated quantitative image analysis process, and automated batch processing of acquired images that enables completely quantitative experimental readouts that produces data rapidly and objectively.

Abstract: A method for decoding an image according to the present document includes obtaining prediction mode information and residual related information from a bitstream, deriving prediction samples of a current block by performing prediction based on the prediction mode information, deriving residual samples of the current block based on the residual related information, and generating reconstruction samples of the current block based on the prediction samples and the residual samples, and the residual related information includes a transform skip flag based on a size of the current block and a maximum transform skip size, the transform skip flag represents whether a transform skip is applied to the current block, and information about the maximum transform skip size is obtained from the bitstream.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a method of decoding an image including deriving intra prediction mode of a current block using an intra prediction mode of a neighbor block adjacent to the current block, constructing a reference sample of the current block, and performing intra prediction with respect to the current block using the intra prediction mode of the current block and the reference sample. The deriving of the intra prediction mode of the current block includes constructing a most probable mode (MPM) list based on whether the intra prediction mode of the current block is a Planar mode.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus of video coding using sub-block based affine mode are disclosed. According to this method, control-point motion vectors (MVs) associated with the affine mode are determined for a block. A sub-block MV is derived for a target sub-block of the block from the control-point MVs for the block. A prediction offset is determined for a target pixel of the target sub-block using information comprising a pixel MV offset from the sub-block MV for the target pixel according to Prediction Refinement with Optical Flow (PROF). The target pixel of the target sub-block is encoded or decoded using a modified predictor. The modified prediction is generated by clipping the prediction offset to a target range and combining the clipped prediction offset with an original predictor.

Abstract: A method of encoding a digital video, comprising receiving a high dynamic range (HDR) master of a video, a reference standard dynamic range (SDR) master of the video, and target SDR display properties at an encoder, finding a color volume transform that converts HDR values from the HDR master into SDR values that, when converted for display on the target SDR display, are substantially similar to SDR values in the reference SDR master, converting HDR values from the HDR master into SDR values using the color volume transform, generating metadata items that identifies the color volume transform to decoders, and encoding the SDR values into a bitstream.

Abstract: Decoder for decoding a picture from a data stream, configured to check whether a plurality of coding parameters, which are contained in the data stream, relate to a predetermined portion of the picture and control a prediction residual transform mode and a quantization accuracy with respect to the predetermined portion, are indicative of a coding parameter setting corresponding to a lossless prediction residual coding. Responsive to the plurality of coding parameters being indicative of the coding parameter setting corresponding to the lossless prediction residual coding, the decoder is configured to set one or more predetermined coding options relating to one or more tools of the decoder for processing a prediction residual corrected predictive reconstruction with respect to the predetermined portion so that the one or more tools are disabled with respect to the predetermined portion.

Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure provide method and apparatus for video coding. In some examples, an apparatus includes receiving circuitry and processing circuitry. The processing circuitry decodes, from a coded video bitstream, a syntax element for an adjusted version of an initial quantization parameter (QP) value at a picture level for a picture. The adjusted version is in a range with an upper boundary that is changed with a maximum QP value. Then, the processing circuitry determines the initial QP value of a segment (such as a slice, a tile, a group of tiles and the like) in the picture based on the syntax element and determines a QP value for a block in the segment according to the initial QP value of the segment and adjustments associated with the block. Then, the processing circuitry performs an inverse quantization on quantized data of the block according to the determined QP value.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to systems and methods for coding. The methods may include receiving at least two contexts, for each of the at least two contexts, obtaining at least one coding parameter corresponding to the context from at least one lookup table, determining a probability interval value corresponding to the context based on a previous probability interval value and the at least one coding parameter, determining a normalized probability interval value corresponding to the context by performing a normalization operation on the probability interval value, determining a probability interval lower limit corresponding to the context based on a previous probability interval lower limit and the at least one coding parameter, determining a normalized probability interval lower limit corresponding to the context by performing the normalization operation on the probability interval lower limit, and outputting at least one byte based on the normalized probability interval lower limit.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method of reconstructing a video signal based on a reduced secondary transform, which includes: obtaining a secondary transform index from the video signal; deriving a secondary transform corresponding to the secondary transform index, wherein the secondary transform represents a reduced secondary transform, and the reduced secondary transform represents a transform outputting L (L<N) transform coefficient data (L×1 transform coefficient vectors) based on inputted N residual data (N×1 residual vectors); obtaining a transform coefficient block by performing an entropy decoding and a dequantization for a current block (N×N); performing an inverse secondary transform for the transform coefficient block using the reduced secondary transform; performing an inverse primary transform for a block which the inverse secondary transform is applied to; and reconstructing the current block using a block which the inverse primary transform is applied to.

Abstract: A method for compensating for transistor aging in a display device is presented. The method entails dividing pixels into a plurality of groups including a first group, the first group including Z pixels wherein Z>1, sampling a pixel current for each pixel in a subset of pixels in the first group, the subset including M pixels wherein 1?M?Z, determining an ErrorM using the sampled pixel current for the M pixels and a predefined reference current, and adjusting an input voltage for a transistor in more than one of the Z pixels based on the ErrorM. The adjusting of the input voltage may include generating a modified voltage Vd, wherein Vd=A*Vin+B, and each of A and B is determined using ?M sign(Errorm).

Abstract: A decoding unit decodes data corresponding to an N×M array of quantized coefficients from a bit stream. An inverse quantization unit derives orthogonal transform coefficients from the N×M array of quantized coefficients by using at least a quantization matrix. An inverse orthogonal transform unit performs inverse orthogonal transform on the orthogonal transform coefficients generated by the inverse quantization unit to generate prediction residuals corresponding to a block of a P×Q array of pixels. An inverse quantization unit derives the orthogonal transform coefficients by using at least a quantization matrix of an N×M array of elements, and the inverse orthogonal transform unit generates prediction residuals for the P×Q array of pixels having a size larger than the N×M array.

Abstract: Classifying video for encoding optimization may include computing a content complexity score of a video, the content complexity score indicating a measure of how detailed the video is in terms of spatial and temporal information, categorizing the video into one of a plurality of buckets according to the content complexity score, each bucket representing a category of video content having a different range of content complexity scores and being associated with a ladder specific to the range, and encoding the video according to the ladder of the one of the plurality of buckets into which the video is categorized.

Abstract: A method for decoding a video according to the present invention may comprise: deriving a spatial merge candidate for a current block, generating a merge candidate list for the current block based on the spatial merge candidate, obtaining motion information for the current block based on the merge candidate list, and performing motion compensation for the current block based on the motion information. Herein, if the current block does not have a pre-defined shape or a size equal to or greater than a pre-defined size, the spatial merge candidate of the current block may be derived based on a block which have the pre-defined shape or a size equal to or greater than the pre-defined size, the block including the current block.

Abstract: An image decoding apparatus comprises a decoder which decodes data indicating a plurality of values corresponding to a part of a quantization matrix; a generator which derives the plurality of values from the data and generates the matrix; and an inverse quantizing unit which performs the inverse quantizing on an object block using the matrix, wherein, if width or height of the matrix is larger than or equal to a predetermined size, the generating unit generates the matrix by associating a first value among the plurality of values with a first element corresponding to DC component in the matrix, associating a second value with a second element adjacent to the first element, and, for the elements other than the first and second elements, associating each of one or more values with a plurality of elements of the matrix.