Abstract:
A method and apparatus of Inter prediction for video coding performed in a video encoder or a video decoder are disclosed. In one method, a GMC (global motion compensation) indication indicating whether global motion compensation is enabled is signalled at the video encoder side or parsed from the video bitstream at the video decoder side. The current processing unit is encoded or decoded using one or more coding modes including a GMC mode if the GMC indication is indicates GMC is enabled. According to another method, if a GMC mode is enabled for a region, a number representing the total number of multiple global motion models allowed is determined for encoding or decoding the processing units in the region using multiple global motion models. In yet another method the GMC and local motion compensation are applied selectively or in a combined fashion.
Abstract:
A method of video coding using palette coding mode for color video in a non-444 color format is disclosed. The non-444 video data can be converted to the 444 format so that the palette designed for the 444 format can be used for the non-444 video data. For the 4:2:0 color format, each chroma sample collocated with corresponding quad luma samples is padded with three chroma samples to form converted quad chroma samples. For the 4:2:0 color format, if a current pixel does not belong to the color palette, one or more escape values are signaled for the current pixel and the escape value associated with the chroma sample of the current pixel for each color component is not signaled for three of the quad chroma sample locations collocated with corresponding quad luma samples.
Abstract:
A method of IntraBC coding using restricted reference area is disclosed. A reference block is selected from an available ladder-shaped reference area comprising previously processed blocks before the current working block in the current CTU row and previously processed blocks in one or more previous CTU rows. A location of a last previously processed block of a second previous CTU row that is one CTU row farther away from the current CTU row than a first previous CTU row is always in a same vertical location or after a same vertical position of a last previously processed block of the first previous CTU row. The current picture may be partitioned into multiple CTU rows for applying wavefront parallel processing (WPP) on the multiple CTU rows, where the current working block corresponds to a current working block. Similar restrictions may also be applied to slice/tile-based parallel processing.
Abstract:
A method of RDPCM (Residue Differential Pulse-Code Modulation) coding incorporating unified Intra and Inter RDPCM coding is disclosed. The same RDPCM encoding and decoding steps in the same processing order are applied to blocks coded in the Intra prediction mode and Inter prediction mode/IntraBC prediction mode (Intra-block copy mode). A method of extending Inter RDPCM coding to blocks coded in the IntraBC prediction mode. RDPCM processing in the vertical or horizontal direction is applied to IntraBC residue.
Abstract:
Methods of CU partition and TU partition for scalable extension of HEVC are disclosed. Some related information is transmitted in parameter set or slice header.
Abstract:
A method and apparatus for video data processing for video in YUV422 or YUV 444 formats are disclosed. In one embodiment, for a 2Nx2N luma coding unit (CU) in YUV422 format, the transform process partitions residue data corresponding to the 2Nx2N luma CU and the Nx2N chroma CU into square luma and chroma transform units (TUs). The residue data associated with the luma and the chroma CUs are generated by applying prediction process to the luma CU and the chroma CU. The transform process is independent of prediction block size or prediction mode associated with the prediction process. In another embodiment, the prediction process splits the CU into two prediction blocks. Transform process is applied on the chroma residue data corresponding to the chroma CU to form one or more chroma TUs, wherein the transform process is dependent on CU size and prediction block size, or CU size and prediction mode.
Abstract:
Methods of intra mode coding for scalable extension of HEVC are disclosed. The correlation of intra modes from different layers is exploited to improve the coding efficiency of whole coding system. The intra mode of PU in higher layer is predicted with the intra modes of collocated PUs in reference lower layer.
Abstract:
A method and apparatus of Intra mode coding for a scalable video coding system are disclosed. For a current Intra-coded block in the enhancement layer (EL), predictive coding is applied to the current Intra mode based on the base layer (BL) coding mode associated with the co-located block in the BL and neighboring coding modes associated with neighboring blocks of the current block in the EL. The neighboring blocks of the current block in the EL comprise a left block adjacent to a left side of the current block and a top block adjacent to a top side of the current block. One or more most probable modes (MPMs) can be derived from the neighboring coding modes and the BL coding mode, and the MPMs is then used for predictive coding of the current Intra mode.
Abstract:
A method and apparatus of predictive Intra coding of a block are disclosed. In one embodiment according to the present invention, a same set of Intra prediction modes is used for PUs corresponding to different block sizes including a 4x4 block size and at least one other block size. In another embodiment of the present invention, the number of Intra prediction modes in the set is reduced by removing at least one Intra prediction mode from the set. For example, when the set of 35 Intra prediction modes is used, intraPredMode corresponding to 18, 34, or 26 can be removed. The current Intra prediction mode can be coded predictively based on said one or more neighboring PUs, wherein the current Intra prediction mode is predicted using 2 most probable modes (MPMs) and 32 remaining modes. The 32 remaining modes can be represented using 5-bit fixed length codes.
Abstract:
A method and apparatus for context-adaptive arithmetic coding (CABAC) of a syntax element are disclosed. The bin string corresponding to a syntax element is processed by context- adaptive arithmetic coding with a reduced number of contexts using the bin-level bypass mode, bin-level context sharing, or both. The syntax element belongs to a group comprising merge_idx, ref_idx_lc/ref_idx_10/ref_idx_11, pred_type, and cu_qp_delta. In one embodiment, the syntax element corresponds to merge_idx and three bins of the bin string with bin indices corresponding to 1, 2 and 3 are coded in the bin bypass mode. In another embodiment, the syntax element corresponds to ref_idx_lc/ref_idx_10/ref_idx_11 and one or more bins of the bin string with bin indices larger than 1or larger than 2 are coded in the bin bypass mode.