Systems and methods are disclosed for encoding and decoding video. For example, methods may include: accessing an encoded bitstream; reconstructing an image including multiple color planes based on data from the encoded bitstream; decoding a first filter level from the encoded bitstream, wherein the first filter level specifies one or more thresholds that are used to select a length for a deblocking filter; decoding a second filter level from the encoded bitstream, wherein the second filter level specifies one or more thresholds that are used to select a length for a deblocking filter; after reconstruction of the image, applying a deblocking filter to a first color plane of the image using the first filter level; and, after reconstruction of the image, applying a deblocking filter to a second color plane of the image using the second filter level.