A method implemented by a video coding apparatus. The method includes applying a first filter to an unfiltered sample of a video unit to generate a filtered sample. The first filter is a neural network (NN) filter based on a non-deep learning-based filter (NDLF) being disabled, and the first filter is the NDLF based on the NN filter being disabled. The method also includes performing a conversion between a video media file and a bitstream based on the filtered sample that was generated.