A method of coding implemented by a decoding device. The method includes receiving a bitstream from an encoding device, parsing the bitstream to determine whether a directional prediction mode or a non-directional prediction mode is signaled, using non-directional intra prediction to generate an image when the non-directional prediction mode is signaled, parsing a distance-weighted directional intra prediction (DWDIP) flag from the bitstream when the directional prediction mode is signaled to determine whether the DWDIP flag has a first value or a second value, using distance-weighted directional intra prediction to generate the image when the DWDIP flag has the first value, using directional intra prediction to generate the image when the DWDIP flag has the second value, and displaying, on a display of an electronic device, the image generated.