Huawei Technologies Co., Limited

Future Wei Technologies, Inc.

Huawei Technoloiges Co., Ltd.

Sergey Yurievich Ikonin

Roman Igorevich Chernyak

Jianle Chen

Alexander Alexandrovich Karabutov

Timofey Mikhailovich Solovyev

Elena Alexandrovna Alshina

Maxim Borisovitch Sychev

Victor Alexeevich Stepin

Yin Zhao

Haitao Yang

Huanbang Chen

Dmitry Yurievich Kuryshev

Anand Meher Kotra

Biao Wang

Shan Liu

Semih Esenlik

Mikhail Vyacheslavovich Sosulnikov

Han Gao

Jiali Fu

Xiang Ma

Alexis Decurninge

Dimitrios Tsilimantos

Stefan Valentin

Igor Igorevich Pasechnik

Georgy Aleksandrovich Zhulikov

Saeed Ranjbar Alvar

Ivan Bajic

Robert A Cohen

Hyomin Choi

Roman Chernyak

Kamilla Railevna Davletshina

Alexander Karabutov

Igor Pasechnik

The present disclosure relates to methods and apparatuses for decoding data for (still or video processing into a bitstream). Two or more sets of segmentation information elements are obtained from the bitstream. Then, each of the two or more sets of segmentation information elements are inputted respectively into two or more segmentation information processing layers out of a plurality of cascaded layers. In each of the two or more segmentation information processing layers, the respective sets of segmentation information are processed. The decoded data for picture or video processing are obtained based on the segmentation information processed by the plurality of cascaded layers. Accordingly, the data may be decoded from the bitstream in an efficient manner in the layered structure.

Decoding with signaling of segmentation information

The present disclosure relates to scalable encoding and decoding of pictures. In particular, a picture is processed by one or more network layers of a trained module to obtain base layer features. Then, enhancement layer features are obtained, e.g. by a trained network processing in sample domain. The base layer features are for use in computer vision processing. The base layer features together with enhancement layer features are for use in picture reconstruction, e.g. for human vision. The base layer features and the enhancement layer features are coded in a respective base layer bitstream and an enhancement layer bitstream. Accordingly, a scalable coding is provided which supports computer vision processing and/or picture reconstruction.

Scalable coding of video and associated features

Apparatuses and methods for Intra Sub-Partitions (ISP) are provided. The method includes: obtaining information of ISP, and determining a size of a chroma transform block (TB) of the coding unit based on SubWidthC and SubHeightC when at least a first condition is fulfilled. The first condition includes the information of ISP indicates that ISP is used for splitting the luma coding block. SubWidthC and SubHeightC are variables depending on chroma format information. The chroma format information indicates a chroma format of a picture the coding unit belongs to. The method can apply to all chroma format. The chroma format includes at least one of: 4:2:0, or 4:2:2, or 4:4:4. An accurate and versatile way to determine the size of the chroma transform block for the ISP is achieved.

Method and apparatus for intra sub-partitions coding mode

A method for coding a video implemented in an encoder or a decoder including the enhanced interpolation filter, EIF, for motion compensation, the method comprising: i) determining control point motion vectors, CPMVs, for a block according to affine inter-prediction, the block being an affine block or a sub-block of the affine block; ii) for a predefined sub-block size determining a reference area for a sub-block with the predefined sub-block size according to values of the CPMVs; iii) comparing the determined reference area with a predefined threshold; iv) applying EIF for motion compensation, comprising deriving the pixel-based motion vector field for the block; wherein if the determined reference area is larger than the threshold, deriving the pixel-based motion vector field for the block further comprises motion vector clipping, wherein motion vector clipping range is determined based on motion model of the block and the size of the block.

Affine motion model restrictions for memory bandwidth reduction of enhanced interpolation filter

A method and apparatus for decoding data for still or video processing into a bitstream are provided. In particular, two or more sets of feature map elements are obtained from the bitstream. Each set of feature map elements relates to a feature map. Each of the two or more sets of feature map elements is then respectively inputted into two or more feature map processing layers out of a plurality of cascaded layers. The decoded data for picture or video processing is then obtained as a result of the processing by the plurality of cascaded layers. According to the present disclosure, the data may be decoded from the bitstream in an efficient manner in the layered structure.

Method and apparatus for decoding with signaling of feature map data

A method for inverse quantization of a current block of a picture is provided. The method is performed by a decoder, and the picture comprises a luminance component and a chrominance component, where the luminance component and the chrominance component are partitioned into multiple blocks. The method includes obtaining one or more existing quantization parameter (QP) values from a received bitstream, wherein the one or more existing QP values are associated with a current block in the chrominance component; determining a QP value for the current block in the chrominance component based on the one or more existing QP values; performing inverse quantization on the current block in the chrominance component using the determined QP value.

Apparatus and method for inverse quantization

A method of coding is implemented by a decoding device, the method includes: receiving a bitstream, and obtaining from the bitstream, a first luma bit depth value of luma samples of a current picture. The method also includes performing a Hadamard Transform Domain Filtering (HTDF) post reconstruction filtering of a block of the current picture by using a lookup table based on the obtained first luma bit depth value.

Method and apparatus for hadamard transform domain filtering of the video signal with various bit depth

The disclosure provides a motion vector compression method, comprising: obtaining a temporal motion vector; determining a compressed motion vector using a binary representation of the temporal motion vector comprising an exponent part and/or a mantissa part, wherein the exponent part comprises N bits, the mantissa part comprises M bits, and wherein N is a non-negative integer and M is a positive integer; and performing a temporal motion vector prediction (TMVP) using the compressed motion vector.

Encoder, a decoder and corresponding methods using compact MV storage

The present disclosure relates to video encoding and decoding, and in particular, a method for inter prediction for a block in a frame of a video signal includes: constructing a history-based motion information candidate list, wherein the list is an ordered list comprising N history-based motion information candidates Hcontaining motion information of N preceding blocks preceding the block, wherein each history-based motion information candidate comprises: one or more motion vectors (MVs), one or more reference picture indices corresponding to the MVs, and an interpolation filter index; adding one or more history-based motion information candidates from the history-based motion information candidate list into a motion information candidate list for the block; and deriving motion information for the block based on the motion information candidate list.

Method and apparatus for deriving an interpolation filter index for a current block

A method of obtaining a chrominance quantization parameter (QP) for chrominance components based on a luminance QP for a luminance component, wherein the method is performed by a decoder, and comprises parsing a received bitstream comprising a sequence parameter set (SPS) to obtain the luminance QP and information of a mapping function (ƒ) which associates a QP index (QPi) to a chrominance QP (QPc), wherein the chroma QP mapping table is signaled in the SPS; obtaining the QPi based at least in part on the luminance QP; obtaining the mapping function based on the obtained information of the mapping function; and obtaining a QPc based on the obtained mapping function and the obtained QPi.

Method and apparatus for signaling of mapping function of chroma quantization parameter

A method for inverse quantization of a current block of a picture, the method comprising: receiving a bitstream; obtaining a joint chrominance component residual, JCCR, control flag from the bitstream; obtaining a chrominance mapping information from the bitstream based on the JCCR control flag; obtaining at least one chrominance quantization parameter, QP, offset from the bitstream based on the JCCR control flag; obtaining a QP value for the current chrominance block based on the obtained chrominance mapping information and the at least one obtained chrominance QP offset; performing inverse quantization on the current chrominance block by using the obtained QP value.

Method and apparatus for chrominance quantization parameters signalling

The present disclosure relates to methods and apparatuses for encoding video data into a bitstream and for decoding video data received in a bitstream. A second control flag indicating whether or not to use multi-hypothesis prediction for intra and inter mode is generated and transmitted only conditionally, upon a determination whether or not separate merge list technique for subblock merge candidates is used. On the other hand, a decoder is capable of deciding usage of multi-hypothesis prediction for intra and inter mode and separate merge list technique for subblock merge candidates even though the second control flag is transmitted only conditionally.

Separate merge list for subblock merge candidates and intra-inter techniques harmonization for video coding

A prediction method for an image block comprising a first prediction sub-block and a second prediction sub-block, the prediction method comprising: parsing a first index from a bitstream, wherein the first index is used to obtain prediction information of the first prediction sub-block; parsing a second index from the bitstream; comparing the first index with the second index; adjusting the second index in the event that the second index is equal to or greater than the first index; and obtaining prediction information of the second prediction sub-block according to the adjusted second index.

Encoder, a decoder and corresponding methods for inter prediction using geometric prediction mode

A method of obtaining a chrominance quantization parameter (QP) for chrominance components based on a luminance QP for luminance component, wherein the method is performed by a decoder, comprising parsing a received bitstream to obtain the luminance QP and information of a mapping function (ƒ) which associates a QP index (QPi) to the chrominance QP (QPc); obtaining the QPi based at least in a part on the luminance QP; obtaining the mapping function based on the obtained information; and obtaining a QPc based on the obtained mapping function and the obtained QPi.

The present disclosure relates to video encoding and decoding, and in particular to determining motion information for a current block using a history-based motion vector predictor, HMVP, list. The HMVP list is constructed, with said list being an ordered list of N HMVP candidates H, k=0, . . . , N−1, which are associated with motion information of N preceding blocks of the frame and precede the current block. Each HMVP candidate has motion information including elements of one or more motion vectors, MVs, one or more reference picture indices corresponding to the MVs, and one or more bi-prediction weight indices. One or more HMVP candidates from the HMVP list are added into a motion information candidate list for the current block; and the motion information is derived based on the motion information candidate list.

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Sergey Yurievich Ikonin