Telefonaktiebolaget Lm Ericsson (publ)

Jacob Ström

Kenneth Andersson

Rickard Sjöberg

Per Wennersten

Martin Pettersson

Jonatan Samuelsson

Zhi Zhang

Ruoyang Yu

Tomas Guy Akenine-Möller

Jack Enhorn

Matthew John Lawrenson

Lars M Andersson

Till Burkert

Du Liu

Mitra Damghanian

Jan Jasper Van Den Berg

Davood Saffar

Jim Rasmusson

Christopher Hollmann

Julian Charles Nolan

Harm Stefan Cronie

Jacob J Munkberg

Michael Huber

Ying Wang

Per Hermansson

Jon N Hasselgren

Joakim Söderberg

Petrik Clarberg

Kristofer Dovstam

Jonas Alfthan

Pål Frenger

Tomas G Akenine-Moller

Thomas Rusert

Hugo Tullberg

Richard Mitic

Johan Kölhi

Per Fröjdh

Beatriz Grafulla-González

Lars Andersson

Michael Doggett

Joel Askelöf

Olof Ermis

Olie Baumann

Saeed Yahyanejad

Simon Ekström

Lukasz Litwic

Tomas Akenine-Möller

Alfonso De La Rocha

Jon Hasselgren

Jacob Munkberg

There is provided a method of encoding a picture. The method comprises selecting a motion vector. MV, for a current block within the picture. The method comprises determining whether a condition is satisfied, wherein determining whether the condition is satisfied comprises: (i) determining if a subblock-based motion refinement is applicable for the current block and (ii) determining if a first subblock within the current block satisfies a criteria. The method comprises, as a result of determining that the condition is satisfied, not using the selected MV for encoding the current block.

Selective subblock-based motion refinement

There is provided a method. The method comprises obtaining an input video frame data associated with an input video frame. The method comprises performing a deblocking filtering operation on one or more samples included in the input video frame, thereby generating one or more deblocked samples. The method further comprises performing a machine-learning (ML)-based filtering operation and/or adaptive loop filtering operation on one or more samples included in the input video frame, thereby generating one or more filtered samples. The method comprises, using said one or more deblocked samples and/or said one or more filtered samples, producing encoded or decoded video frame data including an encoded or decoded video frame.

Combining deblock filtering and another filtering for video encoding and/or decoding

A method () for processing an image. The method includes obtaining (s) a set of sample values associated with the image, the set of sample values comprising a current sample value and sample values neighboring the current sample value, wherein the obtained set of sample values is included within a rectangular block of sample values, and the current sample value has a vertical position, y. The method also includes selecting (s) a filter strength value based on y, wherein selecting the filter strength value based on y comprises: selecting a first filter strength value if a condition is satisfied, otherwise if the condition is not satisfied selecting a second filter strength value, wherein the condition is satisfied only when y is equal to a predetermined value and the condition is not satisfied if y is not equal to the predetermined value. The method also includes filtering (s) the current sample based on the selected filter strength value.

Adaptive loop filter (ALF) virtual boundry processing

A prediction unit for an encoder or decoder implements matrix based intra prediction. Input boundary samples for a current block are downsampled to obtain reduced boundary samples for matrix multiplication and/or linear interpolation, or both. In one embodiment, downsampling is performed in a manner that aligns the reduced boundary samples with an output of a matrix multiplication unit of the prediction unit. In other embodiments, downsampling is performed without averaging. The embodiments reduce the complexity of the prediction unit and the latency of the encoder or decoder.

Simplified downsampling for matrix based intra prediction

There is provided a method for processing a bitstream. The method comprises determining a value, N, wherein N identifies a number of ordered layer representations, wherein N is greater than or equal to 3 such that the N ordered layer representations comprises a highest layer representation, a second highest layer representation, and a third highest layer representation. The method further comprises determining a value for the highest layer representation. The method comprises, after determining the value for the highest layer representation and before determining a value for the third highest layer representation, determining a value for the second highest layer representation. The method comprises, after determining the value for the second highest layer representation, determining a value for the third highest layer representation.

Derivation of a value for each layer representation of a bitstream

There is provided a method, performed by a temporal filter. The method comprises obtaining a current picture and a set of one or more neighbor pictures comprising a first neighbor picture, wherein each of the one or more neighbor pictures either precedes or follows the current picture in a picture count order. The method comprises, based on a first block of pixel values of the current picture and a first block of pixel values in the first neighbor picture, determining a first filter weight, W, for at least a first pixel value in the first block of pixel values of the current picture, wherein the first block of pixel values in the first neighbor picture correspond to the first block of pixel values in the current picture. The method comprises, calculating a first filtered pixel value, Pf, at least using as inputs to the calculation: W, P, and Pr, where PI is the first pixel value from the first block of pixel values of the current picture, and Pris a pixel value from the first neighbor picture that corresponds to the first pixel value.

Temporal filter

There is provided a method for encoding one or more images. The method comprises filtering, with a first filter, input samples I(x,y) to generate a first filtered output Ifirst(x,y)=I(x,y)+ΔIfirst(x,y). The method comprises estimating parameters for a second filter based at least in part on the first filtered output Ifirst(x,y), the input samples I(x,y), and original samples Iorig(x,y). The method comprises filtering, with the second filter, input samples I(x,y) to generate a second filtered output Isecond(x,y)=I(x,y)+ΔIsecond(x,y), wherein filtering, with the second filter, is based at least in part on the parameters estimated for the second filter. The method comprises generating a combined output ICOMB(x,y)=I(x,y)+ΔIfirst(x,y)+ΔIsecond(x,y).

Combined loop filtering

A method for decoding a current block in a current picture of a video bitstream includes decoding, from the video bitstream, a first motion vector for the current block relative to a first reference block of a first reference picture having a first picture order count, and decoding, from the video bitstream, a second motion vector for the current block relative to a second reference block of a second reference picture having a second picture order count. A similarity metric is generated based on a comparison of the first motion vector and the second motion vector. The method further includes determining whether to refine the first motion vector based on the similarity metric, generating a first refined motion vector from the first motion vector, and performing motion compensation to derive a first reference block from the first reference picture using the first refined motion vector.

Side motion refinement in video encoding/decoding systems

A method for decoding a picture comprising a virtual boundary from a coded video bitstream. The method includes determining one or more of a maximum picture width or a maximum picture height from one or more syntax elements S1 in the coded video bitstream and determining one or more of a current picture width or a current picture height from one or more syntax elements S2 in the coded video bitstream. The method also includes determining that a virtual boundary syntax element in the coded video bitstream is encoded with a bit length derived from (i) one or more of the maximum picture width or the maximum picture height or (ii) one or more of the current picture width or the current picture height. The method also includes deriving the bit length for the virtual boundary syntax element based on (i) the one or more of the maximum picture width or maximum picture height as a result of determining that a virtual boundary syntax element in the coded video bitstream is encoded with a bit length derived from one or more of the maximum picture width or the maximum picture height or (ii) the one or more of the current picture width or the current picture height as a result of determining that a virtual boundary syntax element in the coded video bitstream is derived from one or more of the current picture width or the current picture height. The method also includes decoding the virtual boundary syntax element from the bitstream based on the derived bit length and determining a spatial picture position of the virtual boundary based on the decoded virtual boundary syntax element.

Virtual boundary signaling

A method, decoder, and apparatus are provided. Responsive to a current block being a MIP predicted block, it is determined whether it has one or multiple transform blocks. A MIP weight matrix to be used to decode the current block is determined based on a MIP prediction mode. Responsive to the MIP predicted block having one transform block, the MIP predicted block is derived based on the MIP weight matrix and previously decoded elements in the bitstream. Responsive to the MIP predicted block having multiple transform blocks: deriving a first MIP predicted block is derived based on the MIP weight matrix and previously decoded elements in the bitstream and remaining MIP predicted blocks are derived based further on decoded elements in at least one decoded transform block of the current block. The MIP predicted block(s) are output for subsequent processing.

Allowing a matrix based intra prediction block to have multiple transform blocks

A method and decoder for determining that a decoder conforming to a first profile is capable of decoding a first picture of a video bitstream conforming to a second profile is provided. The method includes obtaining an indicator value, the indicator value indicating conformance to a profile. The method includes determining whether the first picture in the video bitstream is a still picture. The method includes responsive to the indicator value indicating conformance to the second profile and the first picture is determined to be a still picture, determining that the decoder conforming to the first profile is capable of decoding the first picture of the video bitstream.

Determining capability to decode a first picture in a video bitstream

Methods, decoders, and programs are provided. All blocks of an image that has been encoded are decoded. At least one sample of at least one block of the image is filtered by, for each block being filtered: for each sample being filtered: selecting a plurality of neighboring samples. For at least one neighboring sample, a difference is calculated between the neighboring sample and the sample. A modifier value is obtained. A modifier sum is derived based on a sum of the modifier values for the neighboring samples. A correction value is determined based on a conditional addition of at least one shifted version of the modifier sum, each shift having a same number of shift steps in each correction value determination. A filtered sample is derived based on the sample and correction value. The filtered sample is stored. The block and filtered sample is output towards a decoder output.

Bilateral loop filter

There is provided a method for encoding or decoding an image. The method comprises obtaining a first luma sample value, L1, associated with the image. The method comprises obtaining a second luma sample value, L2, associated with the image. The method further comprises obtaining a first luma delta value, ΔL1, wherein ΔL1=L2−L1. The method comprises obtaining a first product, P1, using ΔL1 and a first coefficient value, C1, wherein P1=(C1)(ΔL1). The method comprises calculating a first residual correction value, ΔI1 using P1 and a set of other products. The method comprises filtering an unfiltered chroma value, R, associated with the image using the first residual correction value, ΔI1, thereby producing a filtered chroma value Rassociated with the image.

Low complexity image filter

A method and apparatus for decoding and outputting one or more pictures from a bitstream is provided. The method includes obtaining an indication that specifies that the decoder should not output pictures belonging to a temporal layer. The method includes decoding at least one picture from a bitstream wherein picture(s) belong to the temporal layer. The method includes decoding at least one picture from a bitstream wherein picture(s) belong to one temporal layer not equal to. The method includes responsive to receiving the indication, suppressing output of the at least one picture. The method includes outputting the at least one picture.

Scalability using temporal sublayers

A method for deriving a value for a first syntax element, Syntax_A. The method comprises determining whether Syntax_A is present in a bitstream. The method comprises, as a result of determining that Syntax_A is not present in the bitstream, deriving the value for Syntax_A to be equal to a first value, B, if a first condition is satisfied, or deriving the value for Syntax_A to be equal to a second value, C, if a second condition is satisfied.

Video processing

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