H04N19/139

Method and apparatus for encoding or decoding video data in FRUC mode with reduced memory accesses

The present disclosure concerns a method and a device for encoding or decoding video data. It concerns more particularly the encoding according to a particular encoding mode using a decoder side motion vector derivation mode referenced as frame-rate up conversion mode or FRUC mode. It concerns encoding and decoding improvement which reduce the need for memory accesses when using an encoding mode where the motion information is predicted using a decoder side motion vector derivation method.

Optimization of multi-sink Wi-Fi display with intelligent multi-session encoding

Systems, apparatuses, and methods may provide for multi-session encoding to optimize multiple encoding sessions on Wi-Fi display (WFD) source devices when the WFD source devices are connected to multiple sink devices. The multiple encoding sessions may be optimized with encoding hints that are generated by a compositor and transmitted to a pre-encoding checking device. The encoding session that has the highest encoding resolution is subjected to hierarchical motion estimation (HME) processing, and the encoding sessions that have lower resolutions are optimized based on a motion vector prediction hint generated by the encoding session that has the highest encoding resolution and a scaling factor.

Optimization of multi-sink Wi-Fi display with intelligent multi-session encoding

Systems, apparatuses, and methods may provide for multi-session encoding to optimize multiple encoding sessions on Wi-Fi display (WFD) source devices when the WFD source devices are connected to multiple sink devices. The multiple encoding sessions may be optimized with encoding hints that are generated by a compositor and transmitted to a pre-encoding checking device. The encoding session that has the highest encoding resolution is subjected to hierarchical motion estimation (HME) processing, and the encoding sessions that have lower resolutions are optimized based on a motion vector prediction hint generated by the encoding session that has the highest encoding resolution and a scaling factor.

Constraints on locations of reference blocks for intra block copy prediction

When encoding/decoding a current block of a current picture using intra block copy (“BC”) prediction, the location of a reference block is constrained so that it can be entirely within an inner search area of the current picture or entirely within an outer search area of the current picture, but cannot overlap both the inner search area and the outer search area. In some hardware-based implementations, on-chip memory buffers sample values of the inner search area, and off-chip memory buffers sample values of the outer search area. By enforcing this constraint on the location of the reference block, an encoder/decoder can avoid memory access operations that are split between on-chip memory and off-chip memory when retrieving the sample values of the reference block. At the same time, a reference block close to the current block may be used for intra BC prediction, helping compression efficiency.

Constraints on locations of reference blocks for intra block copy prediction

When encoding/decoding a current block of a current picture using intra block copy (“BC”) prediction, the location of a reference block is constrained so that it can be entirely within an inner search area of the current picture or entirely within an outer search area of the current picture, but cannot overlap both the inner search area and the outer search area. In some hardware-based implementations, on-chip memory buffers sample values of the inner search area, and off-chip memory buffers sample values of the outer search area. By enforcing this constraint on the location of the reference block, an encoder/decoder can avoid memory access operations that are split between on-chip memory and off-chip memory when retrieving the sample values of the reference block. At the same time, a reference block close to the current block may be used for intra BC prediction, helping compression efficiency.

System and method for deblocking HDR content
11595698 · 2023-02-28 · ·

A system and method for coding video in which deblocking artifacts are reduced by using modified filtering that is based, at least in part on pixel intensity associated with a coding unit, such that filtering levels are increased as pixel intensity increases. In some embodiments, an offset value or indicator of an offset value for parameters associated with deblocking filter parameters can be associated with a filtering level that is based at least in part on an intensity value.

System and method for deblocking HDR content
11595698 · 2023-02-28 · ·

A system and method for coding video in which deblocking artifacts are reduced by using modified filtering that is based, at least in part on pixel intensity associated with a coding unit, such that filtering levels are increased as pixel intensity increases. In some embodiments, an offset value or indicator of an offset value for parameters associated with deblocking filter parameters can be associated with a filtering level that is based at least in part on an intensity value.

Affine model-based image encoding/decoding method and device
11595664 · 2023-02-28 · ·

In an image encoding/decoding method and device according to the present invention, a candidate list for motion information prediction of a current block is generated, a control point vector of the current block is derived on the basis of the candidate list and a candidate index, a motion vector of the current block is derived on the basis of the control point vector of the current block, and inter-prediction with respect to the current block can be performed by means of the motion vector.

Techniques for memory bandwidth optimization in bi-predicted motion vector refinement
11595681 · 2023-02-28 · ·

A method and apparatus for encoding of a video sequence in an encoder or decoding of the video sequence in a decoder includes parsing an initial motion vector from the video sequence associated with a block. A plurality of samples are determined and pre-fetched to permit both motion vector refinement and motion compensation based on parsing the initial motion vector. Motion vector refinement is performed to determine a final motion vector using a first subset of the plurality of samples, and motion compensation is performed using a second subset of the plurality of samples.

Techniques for memory bandwidth optimization in bi-predicted motion vector refinement
11595681 · 2023-02-28 · ·

A method and apparatus for encoding of a video sequence in an encoder or decoding of the video sequence in a decoder includes parsing an initial motion vector from the video sequence associated with a block. A plurality of samples are determined and pre-fetched to permit both motion vector refinement and motion compensation based on parsing the initial motion vector. Motion vector refinement is performed to determine a final motion vector using a first subset of the plurality of samples, and motion compensation is performed using a second subset of the plurality of samples.