Huawei Technologies Co., Limited

Han Gao

Semih Esenlik

Anand Meher Kotra

Biao Wang

Jianle Chen

Elena Alexandrovna Alshina

Zhijie Zhao

Alexey Konstantinovich Filippov

Vasily Alexeevich Rufitskiy

Max Blaeser

Timofey Mikhailovich Solovyev

Yin Zhao

Sergey Yurievich Ikonin

Roman Igorevich Chernyak

Alexander Alexandrovich Karabutov

A deblocking filter of an image processing device is provided. The deblocking filter is used in an image coding process, for deblocking a block edge between a first coding block and a second coding block of an image. The first block has SA samples perpendicular to the block edge by N samples parallel to the block edge, and the second block has SB samples perpendicular to the block edge by N samples parallel to the block edge. No more than IA samples of the first coding block are used as first filter input values, and no more than IB samples of the second coding block are used as second filter input values. No more than MA samples of the first coding block are modified as first filter output values, and no more than MB samples of the second coding block are modified as second filter output values.

Image processing device and method for performing efficient deblocking

A method of coding is disclosed. The method comprises obtaining a bitstream for a coding block; obtaining a value of a syntax from the bitstream; obtaining a value of deblocking control parameter for chroma component of a slice of a coded picture from the bitstream, when the value of the syntax is equal to a preset value. The method comprises performing a deblocking process on a block in the slice according to the value of the deblocking control parameter.

Encoder, decoder and corresponding methods about signaling high level syntax

Disclosed herein are methods and systems for encoding a picture and decoding a bitstream that may represent an encoded picture. During encoding and decoding, rescaling operations are applied to rescale an input to a size that can be processed by a layer of a neural network. Embodiments disclosed herein provide methods for rescaling that achieve a reduced size of the bitstream, thereby improving compression.

Method and apparatus for encoding or decoding a picture using a neural network

A non-transitory computer-readable medium for inter-prediction and an encoder are provided. An initial motion vector is obtained for a current block. Search space positions are determined according to the initial motion vector. Matching costs for the search space positions are checked according to a checking order to select a target search space position with a minimal matching cost. A refining motion vector of the current block is determined based on the initial motion vector and the target search space position. A central search space position is determined according to the checking order, and the central search space position is pointed to by the initial motion vector.

Encoder, a decoder and corresponding methods for inter-prediction

A system and method of decoding of a video or picture bitstream implemented by a decoding device are described. The bitstream can include data representing a current video coding layer. Furthermore, when determining that the current video coding layer is the only one layer in the bitstream, the method can include using the identifier of a NAL unit of the current video coding layer as the identifier of the current video coding layer.

Encoder, decoder and corresponding methods for improved compression ratios

A deblocking method, for deblocking a transform block boundary within a coding block in an image encoding and/or an image decoding is provided, wherein the coding block comprising transform blocks is coded in inter prediction mode and the transform blocks comprises a first transform block and a second transform block. The method comprises: determining, when the boundary between the first transform block and the second transform block is a transform block boundary and at least one of the first transform block and the second transform block has one or more non-zero transform coefficients, a value of a BS parameter for the boundary between the first transform block and the second transform block to be a first value; and performing de-blocking filtering process to the boundary between the first transform block and the second transform block at least based on the value of the boundary strength parameter.

Encoder, a decoder and corresponding methods of deblocking filter adaptation

A method of coding implemented by a decoding device, comprising obtaining a bitstream; obtaining a value of an indicator for a current block according to the bitstream; obtaining a value of a first parameter for the current block and a value of a second parameter for the current block, according to the value of the indicator and a predefined lookup table; obtaining a value of a sample distance for a sample which is located in the current block, according to the value of the first parameter and the value of the second parameter; obtaining a prediction value for the sample, according to the value of the sample distance for the sample.

Encoder, decoder and corresponding methods for sub-block partitioning mode

The present disclosure relates to the field of picture processing. Especially, the disclosure deals with improving the prediction of a block of a picture when decoding or encoding. A method of coding a block of a picture, comprising: obtaining an indication parameter for a current coding block. The indication parameter represents whether a multi-hypothesis prediction is applied to the current coding block. When the indication parameter represents that the multi-hypothesis prediction is applied to the current coding block, coding the current coding block according to a planar mode.

Encoder, decoder and corresponding methods of most probable mode list construction for blocks with multi-hypothesis prediction

A method and image processing device are provided, including a deblocking filter. The deblocking filter modifies values of at most MA samples of the first image block as first filter output values, the at most MA samples being located at a column of the first image block that is perpendicular to and adjacent to the horizontal block edge; and modifies values of at most MB samples of the second image block as second filter output values, the at most MB samples being located at a column of the second image block that is perpendicular to and adjacent to the horizontal block edge. At most a number MA of sample values of the first image block adjacent to the block edge are modified and at most a number MB of sample values of the second image block adjacent to the block edge are modified, wherein MA<MB.

Apparatus and method for deblocking filter in video coding

The present disclosure provides an encoding apparatus and a decoding apparatus, as well as an encoding method and a decoding method. In particular, the present disclosure relates to block partitioning and signaling the partitioning parameters in a bitstream. An override flag in a slice header indicates whether or not a block is to be partitioned according to a first partition constraint information. The override flag is included in the bitstream and the block is partitioned accordingly.

Video encoder, a video decoder and corresponding methods with improved block partitioning

The present disclosure relates generally to video coding and picture partitioning methods. In particular, the disclosure is concerned with relations between partition constraint elements, by setting partitioning rules for different picture partitioning methods. The disclosure provides devices and corresponding methods for generating or processing a bitstream including encoded pictures, particularly for setting and including partition constraint element into the bitstream. One of the devices is configured to determine a minimum luma size of a leaf block resulting from quadtree splitting (MinQtSizeY), determine a maximum luma size of a coding block where partitioning using a binary tree splitting is allowed (MaxBtSizeY) based on the MinQtSizeY, and include information for the determined MinQtSizeY into the bitstream.

Relation between partition constraint elements

Embodiments provide methods and devices (encoder and/or decoder) of coding a picture. A History Based Motion Vector Prediction (HMVP) list for a current Coding Tree Unit (CTU) row within a tile of a picture is initialized and a CTU of the current CTU row is processed based on the initialized HMVP list.

Encoder, a decoder and corresponding methods using history based motion vector prediction

The present disclosure provides a method of coding implemented by a decoding device, the method comprising: obtaining a value of a splitting mode index for a current coding block; obtaining a value of an angle index for the current coding block according to the value of the splitting mode index value and a pre-stored table; setting a value of an index partIdx according to the value of the angle index; and storing motion information for the current coding block according to the value of the index partIdx.

Coding process for geometric partition mode

The present disclosure provides a coding method, wherein the coding includes decoding or encoding, and the method comprises determining whether a current coding unit is predicted by application of combined inter-intra prediction (CHIP); and in response to determining that the current coding unit is predicted by application of CIIP, setting a boundary strength of a boundary of the current coding unit to a first value.

The present disclosure provides methods and devices of processing a block according to a merge candidate list, the method comprising: constructing a first list according to motion information of neighboring blocks of a current block; obtaining prediction information of the current block; when the prediction information of the current block indicates that a sub-block prediction is applied to the current block, obtaining a uni-prediction candidate for the current block according to the first list; using, the uni-prediction candidate for the current block to perform inter prediction of the current block. According to embodiment of the present disclosure, the regular merge list can be directly used and there is no need to explicitly generate the uni-prediction merge candidate list for sub-block prediction.

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Han Gao