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Fabrice Urban

Tangi Poirier

Gagan Bihari Rath

Fabien Racape

Fabrice Leleannec

Franck Galpin

Philippe Bordes

Christel Chamaret

Gagan Rath

Fabrice LeLeannec

Philippe Guillotel

Antoine Robert

Fabrice Le Leannec

Jean-Claude Chevet

Olivier Le Meur

Alexandre Ninassi

Laura Turban

Yoann Baveye

Edouard Francois

Pierre Andrivon

Ya Chen

Philippe De Lagrange

Lionel Oisel

Thai Quan Huynh-Thu

Karam Naser

Christophe Chevance

Marie-Jean Colaitis

Thierry Dumas

Thierry Viellard

Tomas Enrique Crivelli

Pavel Nikitin

Tomas Enrique Crivelle

Brice Follet

Methods and apparatus for performing intra prediction in an encoder or a decoder for non-square blocks enable a combination of reference samples from a row above the non-square block and a row to the left of the non-square block to be used for the prediction. In one embodiment, a weighted combination of reference samples are used. In another embodiment, the angles of prediction are extended in the longer direction of the non-square block, such that less angles of prediction are used in the shorter direction.

Wide angle intra prediction and position dependent intra prediction combination

Edges of the plurality of reference blocks are adjacent to a current block of a picture. A single transform is applied to samples of each reference block. A single transform is applied to samples of the current block. A decoding method includes decoding a plurality of reference blocks, obtaining a plurality of filtered reference blocks by filtering with a deblocking filter along the edges of the plurality of decoded reference blocks, and decoding the current block by intra prediction from the plurality of filtered reference blocks. An encoding method includes encoding and reconstructing a plurality of reference blocks, obtaining a plurality of filtered reference blocks by filtering with a deblocking filter along the edges of the plurality of reconstructed reference blocks, and encoding the current block by intra prediction from the plurality of filtered reference blocks.

Method and a device for decoding an intra predicted block of a picture and corresponding coding method and coding device

Described are video coding systems comprising a post-processing stage using position dependent intra prediction combination where a predicted sample is modified based on a weighting between a value of a left or top reference sample and the obtained predicted value for the sample, wherein the left or top reference sample is determined based on the intra prediction angle. This provides better computing efficiency while keeping identical compression performance. Encoding method, decoding method, encoding apparatus and decoding apparatus based on this post-processing stage are proposed.

Method and device for picture encoding and decoding using position dependent intra prediction combination

Video processing can involve encoding and/or decoding a picture based on determining an activation of a processing mode involving a motion vector refinement process and a second process other than the motion vector refinement process; modifying the motion vector refinement process based on the activation and the second process; and encoding and/or decoding the picture based on the modified motion vector refinement process and the second process.

Motion vector derivation in video encoding and decoding

Video encoding and decoding using non-rectangular partitioning. An example video decoding method includes: obtaining information identifying a non-rectangular first partitioning of a current block into a plurality of prediction units; determining a second partitioning of the current block into a plurality of transform units, wherein each transform unit is completely spatially contained within a respective one of the prediction units; and decoding the current block according to the non-rectangular first partitioning and the second partitioning. In some embodiments, the scan order of the transform units is determined such that all transform units contained in a same one of the prediction units are scanned before starting to scan transform units that are contained in a different one of the prediction units.

Method and device for intra-predictive encoding/decoding a coding unit comprising picture data, said intra-predictive encoding depending on a prediction tree and a transform tree

A video encoder or decoder processes portions of video using intra coding and with variable block shapes. Under the general aspects, intra prediction directions are adapted to the block shape or aspect ratio. The general aspects described adaptively replace several conventional angular intra prediction modes with wide-angle intra prediction modes for non-square blocks. The total number of angular directions for any block can remain the same as in prior video coding standards or can be reduced or expanded. To keep the same number of prediction directions, directions along a shorter rectangular edge of a target block are removed but replaced with addition directions along the longer edge of the rectangular target block. For directions with wide angles, reference sample smoothing is performed. Signaling can be provided to inform a corresponding decoder regarding the prediction modes and directions.

Block shape adaptive intra prediction directions for quadtree-binary tree

The present principles relate to a method and device. A method for encoding a residual block comprises: obtaining () a first coding mode relative to a first 2D transform when coding the residual blocks according to a coding mode relative to a first 2D transform is enabled; obtaining () a second coding mode relative to a second 2D transform when coding the residual blocks according to a coding mode relative to a second 2D transform is enabled; and encoding () the residual block according to either said first coding mode or said second coding mode or both; the method is characterized in that enabling or disabling () the coding of the residual block according to said second coding mode depends on said first coding mode. The present principles relate also to a method and device for encoding/decoding a picture.

Method and apparatus for selecting a coding mode used for encoding/decoding a residual block

A method for reconstructing a picture block is disclosed, wherein the block is predicted using local illumination compensation. The parameters of local illumination compensation are determined according to a selection of reconstructed samples located to the left and above of the current block. In the case where some of them are unavailable, they may be replaced using different techniques.

Method and device for picture encoding and decoding using illumination compensation

Decoding or encoding picture information can involve determining a value associated with a prediction of a pixel of a block of picture information, wherein, the prediction is based on an intra-prediction along a non-diagonal direction, determining, from among a plurality of decoded pixels neighboring the block on the top and the left, at least four reference samples for the block based on the non-diagonal direction, and wherein the determining of the value comprises an interpolation based on a quadratic model and the four reference samples; and decoding or encoding at least a portion of the picture information based on the value.

Intra prediction for video encoding and decoding

The present principles relates to a method for encoding an image unit comprising image data represented by a luminance channel and at least one chrominance channel, the method comprising obtaining a luma coding-tree by splitting a luminance unit representative of the luminance channel of said image unit and obtaining a chroma coding-tree by splitting a chrominance unit representative of at least one chrominance channel of said image unit. The method is characterized in that obtaining said chroma coding-tree comprises: determining whether said chroma coding-tree and said luma coding-tree are identical; and signaling an information data indicating whether said chroma coding-tree and said luma coding-tree are identical.

Method and device for encoding/decoding an image unit comprising image data represented by a luminance channel and at least one chrominance channel

Different implementations are described, particularly implementations for video encoding and decoding are presented. Accordingly, the encoding or decoding comprises obtaining a merging candidate index that enables deriving both a first merging candidate index and a second merging candidate index in a triangular shape based motion compensation candidates list in list in use in a triangular shape based motion compensation. According to a particular characteristic, a mapping function determines the derivation process of both indices among a subset of possible combinations of merge candidate indices.

Signaling of merge indices for triangle partitions

To encode a picture, a coding tree unit (CTU) in the picture is partitioned by a quadtree structure, and the quadtree leaf nodes can be further partitioned by a multi-type tree (MTT) structure. To increase the set of reachable coding tree nodes and leaves, we propose to increase the maximum allowed MTT hierarchy depth to be twice the difference between the CTU size and the minimum allowed size for a CU. The maximum allowed MTT hierarchy depth can be specified for all QT levels in order to provide more flexibility in the split tree. Alternatively, only two levels of maximum allowed MTT depth are signaled: one when QT splits are allowed, and another one when no more QT splits are allowed. In addition, an upper bound can be set for the minimum allowed coding block size, based on the coding tree unit size or the maximum allowed transform size.

Coding tree partitioning

An apparatus for processing a video may receive a quantization parameter (QP) adjustment value associated with a syntax level at the syntax level. In examples, the apparatus may obtain the QP adjustment value associated with the syntax level, for example, via signalling at the syntax level. The apparatus may apply the QP adjustment value to a QP associated with the syntax level to obtain an adjusted QP associated with the syntax level. The syntax level may include a coding block level or a transform unit (TU) level. In examples, if the syntax level is a TU level, the decoder may receive the QP adjustment value for a first CU (for example, a current TU) and obtain a QP for the second TU that precedes the first CU in a coding order based on a QP predictor, for example, instead of the QP adjustment value for the first TU.

Quantization parameter coding

A method and apparatus for performing intra prediction for encoding or decoding adds multiple prediction modes to those of prior intra prediction schemes. A horizontal mode, a vertical mode, and a diagonal mode are added. Reference pixels for each of the added modes can come from multiple pixel positions away from a block to be encoded or decoded. Reference pixels to the left and above a block are reconstructed from those already coded. Reference pixels from right of, and below, a block are estimated or extrapolated and can be based on other pixels around the block. An index can be sent in a bitstream indicating which prediction was used.

Intra prediction mode extension

A method and apparatus to improve compression efficiency in a video compression scheme enables flexible use of local illumination compensation. Such methods comprise individual local illumination compensation for components of a video block. Such methods also comprise flexible derivation methods for illumination compensation information. In one embodiment, local illumination compensation information can be inherited from other others, such as neighboring blocks.

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