Method, apparatus, and medium for video processing
The reconstruction-reordered intra block copy mode addresses the inefficiencies in encoding symmetric video content by flipping samples in reconstructed blocks, enhancing coding efficiency and quality for screen content.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- PCT/CN2025/108937
- Authority / Receiving Office
- WO · WO
- Patent Type
- Applications
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Priority Date
- 2024-07-17
- Filing Date
- 2025-07-16
- Publication Date
- 2026-01-22
AI Technical Summary
Existing video coding technologies face challenges in improving coding efficiency and quality, particularly in handling symmetric patterns common in screen content like text and graphics, leading to redundant encoding.
Implementing reconstruction-reordered intra block copy mode (RRIBC) by flipping samples in reconstructed blocks based on block dimensions and type, allowing efficient encoding and decoding processes.
Enhances coding efficiency and quality by reducing redundant encoding of symmetric patterns, optimizing the encoding process for screen content, and improving compression efficiency and visual quality.
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Abstract
Description
METHOD, APPARATUS, AND MEDIUM FOR VIDEO PROCESSINGFIELDS
[0001] Embodiments of the present disclosure relates generally to video processing techniques, and more particularly, to reconstruction-reordered intra block copy mode.BACKGROUND
[0002] In nowadays, digital video capabilities are being applied in various aspects of peoples’ lives. Multiple types of video compression technologies, such as motion picture expert group (MPEG) -2, MPEG-4, international telecommunication union -telecommunication standardization sector (ITU-T) H.263, ITU-T H. 264 / MPEG-4 Part 10 advanced video coding (AVC) , ITU-T H. 265 high efficiency video coding (HEVC) standard, versatile video coding (VVC) standard, have been proposed for video encoding / decoding. However, coding efficiency of video coding techniques is generally expected to be further improved.SUMMARY
[0003] Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a solution for video processing.
[0004] In a first aspect, a method for video processing is proposed. The method comprises: determining, for a conversion between a current block of a video and a bitstream of the video, whether a target approach is applied to a set of samples in a reconstructed block associated with the current block, wherein the target approach comprises reordering the set of samples; according to a flip type of the current block, applying flipping to the set of samples based on the determining; and performing the conversion based on the flipping. The method in accordance with the first aspect of the present disclosure can advantageously improve coding efficiency and coding quality.
[0005] In a second aspect, an apparatus for video processing is proposed. The apparatus comprises a processor and a non-transitory memory with instructions thereon. The instructions upon execution by the processor, cause the processor to perform a method in accordance with the first aspect of the present disclosure.
[0006] In a third aspect, a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium is proposed. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium stores instructions that cause a processor to perform a method in accordance with the first aspect of the present disclosure.
[0007] In a fourth aspect, another non-transitory computer-readable recording medium is proposed. The non-transitory computer-readable recording medium stores a bitstream of a video which is generated by a method performed by an apparatus for video processing. The method comprises: determining whether a target approach is applied to a set of samples in a reconstructed block associated with a current block of the video, wherein the target approach comprises reordering the set of samples; according to a flip type of the current block, applying flipping to the set of samples based on the determining; and generating the bitstream based on the flipping.
[0008] In a fifth aspect, a method for storing a bitstream of a video is proposed. The method comprises: determining whether a target approach is applied to a set of samples in a reconstructed block associated with a current block of the video, wherein the target approach comprises reordering the set of samples; according to a flip type of the current block, applying flipping to the set of samples based on the determining; generating the bitstream based on the flipping; and storing the bitstream in a non-transitory computer-readable recording medium.
[0009] This Summary is provided to introduce a selection of concepts in a simplified form that are further described below in the Detailed Description. This Summary is not intended to identify key features or essential features of the claimed subject matter, nor is it intended to be used to limit the scope of the claimed subject matter.BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0010] Through the following detailed description with reference to the accompanying drawings, the above and other objectives, features, and advantages of example embodiments of the present disclosure will become more apparent. In the example embodiments of the present disclosure, the same reference numerals usually refer to the same components.
[0011] Fig. 1 illustrates a block diagram of an example video coding system in accordance with some embodiments of the present disclosure;
[0012] Fig. 2 illustrates a block diagram of an example video encoder in accordance with some embodiments of the present disclosure;
[0013] Fig. 3 illustrates a block diagram of an example video decoder in accordance with some embodiments of the present disclosure;
[0014] Fig. 4 illustrates a flowchart of a method for video processing in accordance with some embodiments of the present disclosure;
[0015] Fig. 5 illustrates a block diagram of a computing device in which various embodiments of the present disclosure can be implemented.
[0016] Throughout the drawings, the same or similar reference numerals usually refer to the same or similar elements.DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0017] Principle of the present disclosure will now be described with reference to some embodiments. It is to be understood that these embodiments are described only for the purpose of illustration and help those skilled in the art to understand and implement the present disclosure, without suggesting any limitation as to the scope of the disclosure. The disclosure described herein can be implemented in various manners other than the ones described below.
[0018] In the following description and claims, unless defined otherwise, all technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skills in the art to which this disclosure belongs.
[0019] References in the present disclosure to “one embodiment, ” “an embodiment, ” “an example embodiment, ” and the like indicate that the embodiment described may include a particular feature, structure, or characteristic, but it is not necessary that every embodiment includes the particular feature, structure, or characteristic. Moreover, such phrases are not necessarily referring to the same embodiment. Further, when a particular feature, structure, or characteristic is described in connection with an example embodiment, it is submitted that it is within the knowledge of one skilled in the art to affect such feature, structure, or characteristic in connection with other embodiments whether or not explicitly described.
[0020] It shall be understood that although the terms “first” and “second” etc. may be used herein to describe various elements, these elements should not be limited by these terms. These terms are only used to distinguish one element from another. For example, a first element could be termed a second element, and similarly, a second element could be termed a first element, without departing from the scope of example embodiments. As used herein, the term “and / or” includes any and all combinations of one or more of the listed terms.
[0021] The terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of example embodiments. As used herein, the singular forms “a” , “an” and “the” are intended to include the plural forms as well, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. It will be further understood that the terms “comprises” , “comprising” , “has” , “having” , “includes” and / or “including” , when used herein, specify the presence of stated features, elements, and / or components etc., but do not preclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, elements, components and / or combinations thereof. Example Environment
[0022] Fig. 1 is a block diagram that illustrates an example video coding system 100 that may utilize the techniques of this disclosure. As shown, the video coding system 100 may include a source device 110 and a destination device 120. The source device 110 can be also referred to as a video encoding device, and the destination device 120 can be also referred to as a video decoding device. In operation, the source device 110 can be configured to generate encoded video data and the destination device 120 can be configured to decode the encoded video data generated by the source device 110. The source device 110 may include a video source 112, a video encoder 114, and an input / output (I / O) interface 116.
[0023] The video source 112 may include a source such as a video capture device. Examples of the video capture device include, but are not limited to, an interface to receive video data from a video content provider, a computer graphics system for generating video data, and / or a combination thereof.
[0024] The video data may comprise one or more pictures. The video encoder 114 encodes the video data from the video source 112 to generate a bitstream. The bitstream may include a sequence of bits that form a coded representation of the video data. The bitstream may include coded pictures and associated data. The coded picture is a coded representation of a picture. The associated data may include sequence parameter sets, picture parameter sets, and other syntax structures. The I / O interface 116 may include a modulator / demodulator and / or a transmitter. The encoded video data may be transmitted directly to destination device 120 via the I / O interface 116 through the network 130A. The encoded video data may also be stored onto a storage medium / server 130B for access by destination device 120.
[0025] The destination device 120 may include an I / O interface 126, a video decoder 124, and a display device 122. The I / O interface 126 may include a receiver and / or a modem. The I / O interface 126 may acquire encoded video data from the source device 110 or the storage medium / server 130B. The video decoder 124 may decode the encoded video data. The display device 122 may display the decoded video data to a user. The display device 122 may be integrated with the destination device 120, or may be external to the destination device 120 which is configured to interface with an external display device.
[0026] The video encoder 114 and the video decoder 124 may operate according to a video compression standard, such as the High Efficiency Video Coding (HEVC) standard, Versatile Video Coding (VVC) standard and other current and / or further standards.
[0027] Fig. 2 is a block diagram illustrating an example of a video encoder 200, which may be an example of the video encoder 114 in the system 100 illustrated in Fig. 1, in accordance with some embodiments of the present disclosure.
[0028] The video encoder 200 may be configured to implement any or all of the techniques of this disclosure. In the example of Fig. 2, the video encoder 200 includes a plurality of functional components. The techniques described in this disclosure may be shared among the various components of the video encoder 200. In some examples, a processor may be configured to perform any or all of the techniques described in this disclosure.
[0029] In some embodiments, the video encoder 200 may include a partition unit 201, a prediction unit 202 which may include a mode select unit 203, a motion estimation unit 204, a motion compensation unit 205 and an intra-prediction unit 206, a residual generation unit 207, a transform unit 208, a quantization unit 209, an inverse quantization unit 210, an inverse transform unit 211, a reconstruction unit 212, a buffer 213, and an entropy encoding unit 214.
[0030] In other examples, the video encoder 200 may include more, fewer, or different functional components. In an example, the prediction unit 202 may include an intra block copy (IBC) unit. The IBC unit may perform prediction in an IBC mode in which at least one reference picture is a picture where the current video block is located.
[0031] Furthermore, although some components, such as the motion estimation unit 204 and the motion compensation unit 205, may be integrated, but are represented in the example of Fig. 2 separately for purposes of explanation.
[0032] The partition unit 201 may partition a picture into one or more video blocks. The video encoder 200 and the video decoder 300 may support various video block sizes.
[0033] The mode select unit 203 may select one of the coding modes, intra or inter, e.g., based on error results, and provide the resulting intra-coded or inter-coded block to a residual generation unit 207 to generate residual block data and to a reconstruction unit 212 to reconstruct the encoded block for use as a reference picture. In some examples, the mode select unit 203 may select a combined inter and intra prediction (CIIP) mode in which the prediction is based on an inter prediction signal and an intra prediction signal. The mode select unit 203 may also select a resolution for a motion vector (e.g., a sub-pixel or integer pixel precision) for the block in the case of inter-prediction.
[0034] To perform inter prediction on a current video block, the motion estimation unit 204 may generate motion information for the current video block by comparing one or more reference frames from buffer 213 to the current video block. The motion compensation unit 205 may determine a predicted video block for the current video block based on the motion information and decoded samples of pictures from the buffer 213 other than the picture associated with the current video block.
[0035] The motion estimation unit 204 and the motion compensation unit 205 may perform different operations for a current video block, for example, depending on whether the current video block is in an I-slice, a P-slice, or a B-slice. As used herein, an “I-slice” may refer to a portion of a picture composed of macroblocks, all of which are based upon macroblocks within the same picture. Further, as used herein, in some aspects, “P-slices” and “B-slices” may refer to portions of a picture composed of macroblocks that are not dependent on macroblocks in the same picture.
[0036] In some examples, the motion estimation unit 204 may perform uni-directional prediction for the current video block, and the motion estimation unit 204 may search reference pictures of list 0 or list 1 for a reference video block for the current video block. The motion estimation unit 204 may then generate a reference index that indicates the reference picture in list 0 or list 1 that contains the reference video block and a motion vector that indicates a spatial displacement between the current video block and the reference video block. The motion estimation unit 204 may output the reference index, a prediction direction indicator, and the motion vector as the motion information of the current video block. The motion compensation unit 205 may generate the predicted video block of the current video block based on the reference video block indicated by the motion information of the current video block.
[0037] Alternatively, in other examples, the motion estimation unit 204 may perform bi-directional prediction for the current video block. The motion estimation unit 204 may search the reference pictures in list 0 for a reference video block for the current video block and may also search the reference pictures in list 1 for another reference video block for the current video block. The motion estimation unit 204 may then generate reference indexes that indicate the reference pictures in list 0 and list 1 containing the reference video blocks and motion vectors that indicate spatial displacements between the reference video blocks and the current video block. The motion estimation unit 204 may output the reference indexes and the motion vectors of the current video block as the motion information of the current video block. The motion compensation unit 205 may generate the predicted video block of the current video block based on the reference video blocks indicated by the motion information of the current video block.
[0038] In some examples, the motion estimation unit 204 may output a full set of motion information for decoding processing of a decoder. Alternatively, in some embodiments, the motion estimation unit 204 may signal the motion information of the current video block with reference to the motion information of another video block. For example, the motion estimation unit 204 may determine that the motion information of the current video block is sufficiently similar to the motion information of a neighboring video block.
[0039] In one example, the motion estimation unit 204 may indicate, in a syntax structure associated with the current video block, a value that indicates to the video decoder 300 that the current video block has the same motion information as the another video block.
[0040] In another example, the motion estimation unit 204 may identify, in a syntax structure associated with the current video block, another video block and a motion vector difference (MVD) . The motion vector difference indicates a difference between the motion vector of the current video block and the motion vector of the indicated video block. The video decoder 300 may use the motion vector of the indicated video block and the motion vector difference to determine the motion vector of the current video block.
[0041] As discussed above, video encoder 200 may predictively signal the motion vector. Two examples of predictive signaling techniques that may be implemented by video encoder 200 include advanced motion vector prediction (AMVP) and merge mode signaling.
[0042] The intra prediction unit 206 may perform intra prediction on the current video block. When the intra prediction unit 206 performs intra prediction on the current video block, the intra prediction unit 206 may generate prediction data for the current video block based on decoded samples of other video blocks in the same picture. The prediction data for the current video block may include a predicted video block and various syntax elements.
[0043] The residual generation unit 207 may generate residual data for the current video block by subtracting (e.g., indicated by the minus sign) the predicted video block (s) of the current video block from the current video block. The residual data of the current video block may include residual video blocks that correspond to different sample components of the samples in the current video block.
[0044] In other examples, there may be no residual data for the current video block, for example in a skip mode, and the residual generation unit 207 may not perform the subtracting operation.
[0045] The transform unit 208 may generate one or more transform coefficient video blocks for the current video block by applying one or more transforms to a residual video block associated with the current video block.
[0046] After the transform unit 208 generates a transform coefficient video block associated with the current video block, the quantization unit 209 may quantize the transform coefficient video block associated with the current video block based on one or more quantization parameter (QP) values associated with the current video block.
[0047] The inverse quantization unit 210 and the inverse transform unit 211 may apply inverse quantization and inverse transforms to the transform coefficient video block, respectively, to reconstruct a residual video block from the transform coefficient video block. The reconstruction unit 212 may add the reconstructed residual video block to corresponding samples from one or more predicted video blocks generated by the prediction unit 202 to produce a reconstructed video block associated with the current video block for storage in the buffer 213.
[0048] After the reconstruction unit 212 reconstructs the video block, loop filtering operation may be performed to reduce video blocking artifacts in the video block.
[0049] The entropy encoding unit 214 may receive data from other functional components of the video encoder 200. When the entropy encoding unit 214 receives the data, the entropy encoding unit 214 may perform one or more entropy encoding operations to generate entropy encoded data and output a bitstream that includes the entropy encoded data.
[0050] Fig. 3 is a block diagram illustrating an example of a video decoder 300, which may be an example of the video decoder 124 in the system 100 illustrated in Fig. 1, in accordance with some embodiments of the present disclosure.
[0051] The video decoder 300 may be configured to perform any or all of the techniques of this disclosure. In the example of Fig. 3, the video decoder 300 includes a plurality of functional components. The techniques described in this disclosure may be shared among the various components of the video decoder 300. In some examples, a processor may be configured to perform any or all of the techniques described in this disclosure.
[0052] In the example of Fig. 3, the video decoder 300 includes an entropy decoding unit 301, a motion compensation unit 302, an intra prediction unit 303, an inverse quantization unit 304, an inverse transform unit 305, a reconstruction unit 306 and a buffer 307. The video decoder 300 may, in some examples, perform a decoding pass generally reciprocal to the encoding pass described with respect to video encoder 200.
[0053] The entropy decoding unit 301 may retrieve an encoded bitstream. The encoded bitstream may include entropy coded video data (e.g., encoded blocks of video data) . The entropy decoding unit 301 may decode the entropy coded video data, and from the entropy decoded video data, the motion compensation unit 302 may determine motion information including motion vectors, motion vector precision, reference picture list indexes, and other motion information. The motion compensation unit 302 may, for example, determine such information by performing the AMVP and merge mode. AMVP is used, including derivation of several most probable candidates based on data from adjacent PBs and the reference picture. Motion information typically includes the horizontal and vertical motion vector displacement values, one or two reference picture indices, and, in the case of prediction regions in B slices, an identification of which reference picture list is associated with each index. As used herein, in some aspects, a “merge mode” may refer to deriving the motion information from spatially or temporally neighboring blocks.
[0054] The motion compensation unit 302 may produce motion compensated blocks, possibly performing interpolation based on interpolation filters. Identifiers for interpolation filters to be used with sub-pixel precision may be included in the syntax elements.
[0055] The motion compensation unit 302 may use the interpolation filters as used by the video encoder 200 during encoding of the video block to calculate interpolated values for sub-integer pixels of a reference block. The motion compensation unit 302 may determine the interpolation filters used by the video encoder 200 according to the received syntax information and use the interpolation filters to produce predictive blocks.
[0056] The motion compensation unit 302 may use at least part of the syntax information to determine sizes of blocks used to encode frame (s) and / or slice (s) of the encoded video sequence, partition information that describes how each macroblock of a picture of the encoded video sequence is partitioned, modes indicating how each partition is encoded, one or more reference frames (and reference frame lists) for each inter-encoded block, and other information to decode the encoded video sequence. As used herein, in some aspects, a “slice” may refer to a data structure that can be decoded independently from other slices of the same picture, in terms of entropy coding, signal prediction, and residual signal reconstruction. A slice can either be an entire picture or a region of a picture.
[0057] The intra prediction unit 303 may use intra prediction modes for example received in the bitstream to form a prediction block from spatially adjacent blocks. The inverse quantization unit 304 inverse quantizes, i.e., de-quantizes, the quantized video block coefficients provided in the bitstream and decoded by entropy decoding unit 301. The inverse transform unit 305 applies an inverse transform.
[0058] The reconstruction unit 306 may obtain the decoded blocks, e.g., by summing the residual blocks with the corresponding prediction blocks generated by the motion compensation unit 302 or intra-prediction unit 303. If desired, a deblocking filter may also be applied to filter the decoded blocks in order to remove blockiness artifacts. The decoded video blocks are then stored in the buffer 307, which provides reference blocks for subsequent motion compensation / intra prediction and also produces decoded video for presentation on a display device.
[0059] Some example embodiments of the present disclosure will be described in detailed hereinafter. It should be understood that section headings are used in the present document to facilitate ease of understanding and do not limit the embodiments disclosed in a section to only that section. Furthermore, while certain embodiments are described with reference to Versatile Video Coding or other specific video codecs, the disclosed techniques are applicable to other video coding technologies also. Furthermore, while some embodiments describe video coding steps in detail, it will be understood that corresponding steps decoding that undo the coding will be implemented by a decoder. Furthermore, the term video processing encompasses video coding or compression, video decoding or decompression and video transcoding in which video pixels are represented from one compressed format into another compressed format or at a different compressed bitrate. 1. Brief summary
[0060] This disclosure is related to video coding technologies. Specifically, it is related to Intra Block Copy (IBC) for screen content coding in video coding. It may be applied to the Exploration Video Model (EVM) for AVS4 to be finalized. It may also apply to future video coding standards or video codecs. 2. Introduction
[0061] With the development of the Internet, the amount of video data is growing rapidly. This not only improves the storage space required for storing video, but also increases the bit rate required for transmitting and receiving video. These increasing demands have caused great difficulties to the bandwidth and storage space of current devices. Recently, Audio Video Coding Standard (AVS) began to explore the next generation of video coding standard, and then in May 2023, Exploration Video Model (EVM) was first released as the fourth generation Audio Video coding Standard (AVS4) exploration software, aiming to achieve a better performance compared to the third generation Audio Video coding Standard (AVS3) .
[0062] IBC is a key technology in screen content coding. IBC operates at the block level, where the encoder uses block matching techniques to find the optimal matching block for each coding unit and computes a block vector. This vector indicates the spatial relationship between the current block and its best match, allowing efficient copying and reusing of similar block information within screen content without the need for re-encoding.
[0063] Through IBC, encoders significantly reduce the encoding costs for repetitive content, thereby improving compression efficiency and visual quality. In screen content coding, especially for content containing graphics or text, IBC effectively optimizes the encoding process and enables the reconstruction of high-quality images at the decoder. 3. Problems
[0064] Symmetry is frequently observed in video content, particularly in regions containing text characters and computer-generated graphics within screen sequences. Many text characters and computer-generated graphics are inherently symmetric, making symmetry a common feature in screen content. It is redundant to independently encode a pattern and its symmetric counterpart. 4. Detailed solutions
[0065] The detailed embodiments below should be considered as examples to explain general concepts. These embodiments should not be interpreted in a narrow way. Furthermore, these embodiments can be combined in any manner.Reconstruction-Reordered IBC It is proposed to flip the samples in the reconstructed block according to the flip type of the current block. At the encoder side, the original block is flipped before motion search and residual calculation. At the decoder side, the reconstructed block is flipped back to restore the original block. In the following disclosure, W and H represent the width and height of a mentioned block. 1. It is proposed that the samples in the reconstructed block may be reordered. Such as method is called ‘Reconstruction-Reordered IBC’ (RRIBC) . 2. In one example, with RRIBC, horizontal or vertical flipping can be used. a. In one example, after the horizontal flipping, a sample value denoted as S (x, y) at coordinate (x, y) is derived as S (x, y) = S’ (W-1-x, y) , where S’ represents a sample value before the flipping. b. In one example, after the vertical flipping, a sample value denoted as S (x, y) is derived as S (x, y) = S’ (x, H-1-y) , where S’ represents a sample value before the flipping. 3. In one example, the current block and the reference block are normally aligned horizontally or verti- cally. a. In one example, when horizontal flipping is applied, the vertical component of the BV is inferred to be 0. b. In one example, when vertical flipping is applied, the horizontal component of the BV is inferred to be 0. 4. Whether to and / or how to apply RRIBC to the first block may depend on the dimensions of the first block. a. RRIBC is applicable only if W>=T1 and H>=T2. E. g. T1=T2=4. b. RRIBC is applicable only if W<=T1 and H<=T2. E. g. T1=T2=32. c. RRIBC is applicable only if max (W, H) <=T1. E. g. T1= 32. d. RRIBC is applicable only if min (W, H) >=T1. E. g. T1= 4. e. RRIBC is applicable only if W*H>=T1. E. g. T1= 16. f. RRIBC is applicable only if W*H<=T1. E. g. T1= 1024. g. In the above bullets, “>=” may be replaced by “>” and “<=” may be replaced by “<” . 5. Whether RRIBC can be applied may be signaled in a high-level unit, such as in a SPS / sequence header / PPS / picture header / slice header. a. In one example, a rribc_enable_flag may be signaled in sequence header to indicate whether RRIBC can be applied for the sequence. i. rribc_enable_flag may be signaled only if IBC is allowed to be used for the sequence (e.g. ibc_enable_flag is equal to 1) . 6. The information of whether RRIBC is used (denoted as RRIBC_flag) on a first block may be signaled conditionally. a. RRIBC_flag is inferred to be a default value such as 0 if it is not present in the bitstream. b. RRIBC_flag is signaled only if IBC is used for the first block. c. RRIBC_flag is signaled only if RRIBC is allowed to be used indicated by the high-level unit containing the first block. d. RRIBC_flag is not signaled if it is determined that RRIBC is not applicable for the block. e. Whether to signal RRIBC_flag may depend on the dimensions of the first block. i. RRIBC_flag is signaled only if W>=T1 and H>=T2. E. g. T1=T2=4. ii. RRIBC_flag is signaled only if W<=T1 and H<=T2. E. g. T1=T2=32. iii. RRIBC_flag is signaled only if max (W, H) <=T1. E. g. T1= 32. iv. RRIBC_flag is signaled only if min (W, H) >=T1. E. g. T1= 4. v. RRIBC_flag is signaled only if W*H>=T1. E. g. T1= 16. vi. RRIBC_flag is signaled only if W*H<=T1. E. g. T1= 1024. vii. In the above bullets, “>=” may be replaced by “>” and “<=” may be replaced by “<”. 7. A second syntax element (denoted as rribc_dir_flag) may be signaled after a first syntax element (denoted as RRIBC_flag) for a block. a. RRIBC_flag indicates whether RRIBC is applied for the block. b. rribc_dir_flag indicates which kind of RRIBC is applied to all strings of the block. For ex- ample, rribc_dir_flag = 0 means horizontal RRIBC is used and rribc_dir_flag = 1 means vertical RRIBC is used. c. rribc_dir_flag is signaled conditioned by RRIBC_flag. i. rribc_dir_flag is signaled only if RRIBC_flag indicates RRIBC is used. d. rribc_dir_flag and / or RRIBC_flag may be coded by arithmetic coding. i. rribc_dir_flag and / or RRIBC_flag may be bypass coded. ii. rribc_dir_flag and / or RRIBC_flag may be coded with one or more contexts. 1) The contexts used to code RRIBC_flag of the current block may depend on RRIBC_flags of neighboring blocks. 2) The contexts used to code rribc_dir_flag of the current block may depend on rribc_dir_flags of neighboring blocks. e. If it is determined that only one kind of RRIBC is applicable, rribc_dir_flag is not signaled.
[0066] Fig. 4 illustrates a flowchart of a method 400 for video processing in accordance with embodiments of the present disclosure. The method 400 is implemented during a conversion between a video unit of a video and a bitstream of the video.
[0067] At block 410, for a conversion between a current block of a video and a bitstream of the video, whether a target approach is applied to a set of samples in a reconstructed block associated with the current block is determined. In this case, the target approach includes reordering the set of samples. For example, the target approach may refer to reconstruction-reordered intra block copy (RRIBC) .
[0068] At block 420, according to a flip type of the current block, flipping is applied to the set of samples based on the determining. In some embodiments, an original block associated with the current block may be flipped at an encoder side before a motion search and a residual calculation. In some other embodiments, the reconstructed block may be flipped back at a decoder side to restore an original block associated with the current block.
[0069] At block 430, the conversion is performed based on the flipping. In some embodiments, the conversion may include encoding the current block into the bitstream. Alternatively, the conversion may include decoding the current block from the bitstream. The method 400 enables coding efficiency and coding quality to be advantageously improved.
[0070] In some embodiments, a horizontal flipping or a vertical flipping may be applied with the target approach. In some embodiments, a derivation of a sample value after the horizontal flipping may include S (x, y) = S’ (W-1-x, y) . In this case, S (x, y) represents a sample value at coordinate (x, y) after the horizontal flipping, S’ represents a sample value before the horizontal flipping, and W represent a width of the current block. In some other embodiments, a derivation of a sample value after the vertical flipping may include S (x, y) = S’ (x, H-1-y) . In this case, S (x, y) represents a sample value at coordinate (x, y) after the vertical flipping, S’ represents a sample value before the vertical flipping, and H represent a height of the current block.
[0071] In some embodiments, the current block and a reference block may be aligned horizontally. Alternatively, the current block and the reference block may be aligned vertically. In some embodiments, if a horizontal flipping is applied, a vertical component of a block vector (BV) may be equal to 0. For example, when the horizontal flipping is applied, the vertical component of the BV may be inferred to be 0. In some other embodiments, if a vertical flipping is applied, a horizontal component of a block vector may be equal to 0. For example, when vertical flipping is applied, the horizontal component of the BV may be inferred to be 0.
[0072] In some embodiments, whether to and / or how to apply the target approach to a first block may depend on a dimension of the first block. In this case, W represents a width of the first block, and H represents a height of the first block.
[0073] In some embodiments, if W is larger than or equal to a first number, and H is larger than or equal to a second number, the target approach may be applied. Alternatively, if W is larger than the first number, and H is larger than the second number, the target approach may be applied. In this case, the first number and the second number may be equal to integer. As an example, the RRIBC may be applicable only if W>=T1 and H>=T2. Alternatively, the RRIBC may be applicable only if W>T1 and H>T2. For example, T1=T2=4.
[0074] In some embodiments, if W is less than or equal to a first number, and H is less than or equal to a second number, the target approach may be applied. Alternatively, if W is less than the first number, and H is less than the second number, the target approach may be applied. In this case, the first number and the second number may be equal to integer. As an example, the RRIBC may be applicable only if W<=T1 and H<=T2. Alternatively, the RRIBC may be applicable only if W<T1 and H<T2. For example, T1=T2=32.
[0075] In some embodiments, if a maximum of W and H is less than or equal to a first number, the target approach may be applied. Alternatively, if the maximum of W and H is less than the first number, the target approach may be applied. In this case, the first number may be equal to integer. As an example, the RRIBC may be applicable only if max (W, H) <=T1. Alternatively, the RRIBC may be applicable only if max (W, H) <T1. For example, T1= 32.
[0076] In some embodiments, if a minimum of W and H is larger than or equal to a first number, the target approach may be applied. Alternatively, if the minimum of W and H is larger than the first number, the target approach may be applied. In this case, the first number may be equal to integer. As an example, the RRIBC may be applicable only if min (W, H) >=T1. Alternatively, the RRIBC may be applicable only if min (W, H) >T1. For example, T1= 4.
[0077] In some embodiments, if W multiplying H is larger than or equal to a first number, the target approach may be applied. Alternatively, if W multiplying H is larger than the first number, the target approach may be applied. In this case, the first number may be equal to integer. As an example, the RRIBC may be applicable only if W*H>=T1. Alternatively, the RRIBC may be applicable only if W*H>T1. For example, T1= 16.
[0078] In some embodiments, if W multiplying H is less than or equal to a first number, the target approach may be applied. Alternatively, if W multiplying H is less than the first number, the target approach may be applied. In this case, the first number may be equal to integer. As an example, the RRIBC may be applicable only if W*H<=T1. Alternatively, the RRIBC may be applicable only if W*H<T1. For example, T1= 1024.
[0079] In some embodiments, whether the target approach is applied may be signaled in a high-level unit. In this case, the high-level unit may include one of: a sequence parameter set (SPS) , a sequence header, a picture parameter set (PPS) , a picture header, or a slice header. In some embodiments, a flag may be signaled in the sequence header to indicate whether the target approach is applied for a sequence corresponding to the sequence header. For example, a rribc_enable_flag may be signaled in the sequence header to indicate whether the RRIBC may be applied for the sequence. In some embodiments, the flag may be signaled if an intra block copy (IBC) is allowed to be used for the sequence. For example, the rribc_enable_flag may be signaled only if IBC is allowed to be used for the sequence. As an example, the rribc_enable_flag may be equal to 1.
[0080] In some embodiments, if a condition is satisfied, information of whether the target approach is used on a first block may be signaled. For example, the information of whether the target approach is used on a first block may refer to a RRIBC_flag. In some embodiments, if the information is not present in the bitstream, the information may be inferred to be a default value. As an example, the RRIBC_flag may be inferred to be a default value such as 0 if the RRIBC_flag is not present in the bitstream.
[0081] In some other embodiments, only if IBC is used for the first block, the information may be signaled. In some embodiments, only if the target approach is allowed to be used indicated by a high-level unit including the first block, the information may be signaled. In some embodiments, if the target approach is determined to be not applicable for the first block, the information may not be signaled.
[0082] In some embodiments, whether to signal the information may depend on a dimension of the first block. In this case, W represents a width of the first block, and H represents a height of the first block. In some embodiments, if W is larger than or equal to a first number, and H is larger than or equal to a second number, the information may be signaled. Alternatively, if W is larger than the first number, and H is larger than the second number, the information may be signaled. In this case, the first number and the second number may be equal to integer. As an example, the RRIBC_flag may be signaled only if W>=T1 and H>=T2. Alternatively, the RRIBC_flag may be signaled only if W>T1 and H>T2. For example, T1=T2=4.
[0083] In some embodiments, if W is less than or equal to a first number, and H is less than or equal to a second number, the information may be signaled. Alternatively, if W is less than the first number, and H is less than the second number, the information may be signaled. In this case, the first number and the second number may be equal to integer. As an example, the RRIBC_flag may be signaled only if W<=T1 and H<=T2. Alternatively, the RRIBC_flag may be signaled only if W<T1 and H<T2. For example, T1=T2=32.
[0084] In some embodiments, if a maximum of W and H is less than or equal to a first number, the information may be signaled. Alternatively, if the maximum of W and H is less than the first number, the information may be signaled. In this case, the first number may be equal to integer. As an example, the RRIBC_flag may be signaled only if max (W, H) <=T1. Alternatively, the RRIBC_flag may be signaled only if max (W, H) <T1. For example, T1= 32.
[0085] In some embodiments, if a minimum of W and H is larger than or equal to a first number, the information may be signaled. Alternatively, if the minimum of W and H is larger than the first number, the information may be signaled. In this case, the first number may be equal to integer. As an example, the RRIBC_flag may be signaled only if min (W, H) >=T1. Alternatively, the RRIBC_flag may be signaled only if min (W, H) >T1. For example, T1= 4.
[0086] In some embodiments, if W multiplying H is larger than or equal to a first number, the information may be signaled. Alternatively, if W multiplying H is larger than the first number, the information may be signaled. In this case, the first number may be equal to integer. As an example, the RRIBC_flag may be signaled only if W*H>=T1. Alternatively, the RRIBC_flag may be signaled only if W*H>T1. For example, T1= 16.
[0087] In some embodiments, if W multiplying H is less than or equal to a first number, the information may be signaled. Alternatively, if W multiplying H is less than the first number, the information may be signaled. In this case, the first number may be equal to integer. As an example, the RRIBC_flag may be signaled only if W*H<=T1. Alternatively, the RRIBC_flag may be signaled only if W*H<T1. For example, T1= 1024.
[0088] In some embodiments, a second syntax element may be signaled after a first syntax element for the current block. For example, the second syntax element may be denoted as rribc_dir_flag, and the first syntax element may be denoted as RRIBC_flag. In some embodiments, the first syntax element may indicate whether the target approach is applied for the current block. In some embodiments, the second syntax element may indicate which kind of the target approach is applied to all strings of the current block. For example, the rribc_dir_flag may indicate which kind of the RRIBC is applied to all strings of the block. As an example, rribc_dir_flag = 0 may mean that a horizontal RRIBC is used. As another example, rribc_dir_flag = 1 may mean that a vertical RRIBC is used.
[0089] In some embodiments, if a condition based on the first syntax element is satisfied, the second syntax element may be signaled. For example, the rribc_dir_flag may be signaled conditioned by the RRIBC_flag. In some embodiments, only if the first syntax element indicates that the target approach is applied, the second syntax element may be signaled.
[0090] In some embodiments, at least one of the first syntax element or the second syntax element may be coded by arithmetic coding. In some embodiments, the at least one of the first syntax element or the second syntax element may be bypass coded. In some other embodiments, the at least one of the first syntax element or the second syntax element may be coded with at least one context. For example, the rribc_dir_flag and / or the RRIBC_flag may be coded with one or more contexts.
[0091] In some embodiments, the at least one context used to code the first syntax element of the current block may depend on a set of first syntax elements of a set of neighboring blocks. As an example, the contexts used to code RRIBC_flag of the current block may depend on RRIBC_flags of neighboring blocks. In some other embodiments, the at least one context used to code the second syntax element of the current block may depend on a set of second syntax elements of a set of neighboring blocks. As an example, the contexts used to code rribc_dir_flag of the current block may depend on rribc_dir_flags of neighboring blocks. In some embodiments, if only one kind of the target approach is determined to be applicable, the second syntax element may not be signaled. For example, if it is determined that only one kind of RRIBC is applicable, rribc_dir_flag may not be signaled.
[0092] According to further embodiments of the present disclosure, a non-transitory computer-readable recording medium is provided. The non-transitory computer-readable recording medium stores a bitstream of a video which is generated by a method performed by an apparatus for video processing. The method comprises: determining whether a target approach is applied to a set of samples in a reconstructed block associated with a current block of the video, wherein the target approach comprises reordering the set of samples; according to a flip type of the current block, applying flipping to the set of samples based on the determining; and generating the bitstream based on the flipping.
[0093] According to still further embodiments of the present disclosure, a method for storing bitstream of a video is provided. The method comprises: determining whether a target approach is applied to a set of samples in a reconstructed block associated with a current block of the video, wherein the target approach comprises reordering the set of samples; according to a flip type of the current block, applying flipping to the set of samples based on the determining; generating the bitstream based on the flipping; and storing the bitstream in a non-transitory computer-readable recording medium.
[0094] Implementations of the present disclosure can be described in view of the following clauses, the features of which can be combined in any reasonable manner.
[0095] Clause 1. A method for video processing, comprising: determining, for a conversion between a current block of a video and a bitstream of the video, whether a target approach is applied to a set of samples in a reconstructed block associated with the current block, wherein the target approach comprises reordering the set of samples; according to a flip type of the current block, applying flipping to the set of samples based on the determining; and performing the conversion based on the flipping.
[0096] Clause 2. The method of clause 1, wherein a horizontal flipping or a vertical flipping is applied with the target approach.
[0097] Clause 3. The method of clause 2, wherein a derivation of a sample value after the horizontal flipping comprises S (x, y) = S’ (W-1-x, y) , wherein S (x, y) represents a sample value at coordinate (x, y) after the horizontal flipping, S’ represents a sample value before the horizontal flipping, and W represent a width of the current block.
[0098] Clause 4. The method of clause 2, wherein a derivation of a sample value after the vertical flipping comprises S (x, y) = S’ (x, H-1-y) , wherein S (x, y) represents a sample value at coordinate (x, y) after the vertical flipping, S’ represents a sample value before the vertical flipping, and H represent a height of the current block.
[0099] Clause 5. The method of clause 1, wherein the current block and a reference block are aligned horizontally, or wherein the current block and the reference block are aligned vertically.
[0100] Clause 6. The method of clause 5, wherein if a horizontal flipping is applied, a vertical component of a block vector is equal to 0.
[0101] Clause 7. The method of clause 5, wherein if a vertical flipping is applied, a horizontal component of a block vector is equal to 0.
[0102] Clause 8. The method of clause 1, wherein whether to and / or how to apply the target approach to a first block depends on a dimension of the first block, wherein W represents a width of the first block, and H represents a height of the first block.
[0103] Clause 9. The method of clause 8, wherein if W is larger than or equal to a first number, and H is larger than or equal to a second number, the target approach is applied, or wherein if W is larger than the first number, and H is larger than the second number, the target approach is applied, wherein the first number and the second number are equal to integer.
[0104] Clause 10. The method of clause 8, wherein if W is less than or equal to a first number, and H is less than or equal to a second number, the target approach is applied, or wherein if W is less than the first number, and H is less than the second number, the target approach is applied, wherein the first number and the second number are equal to integer.
[0105] Clause 11. The method of clause 8, wherein if a maximum of W and H is less than or equal to a first number, the target approach is applied, or wherein if the maximum of W and H is less than the first number, the target approach is applied, wherein the first number is equal to integer.
[0106] Clause 12. The method of clause 8, wherein if a minimum of W and H is larger than or equal to a first number, the target approach is applied, or wherein if the minimum of W and H is larger than the first number, the target approach is applied, wherein the first number is equal to integer.
[0107] Clause 13. The method of clause 8, wherein if W multiplying H is larger than or equal to a first number, the target approach is applied, or wherein if W multiplying H is larger than the first number, the target approach is applied, wherein the first number is equal to integer.
[0108] Clause 14. The method of clause 8, wherein if W multiplying H is less than or equal to a first number, the target approach is applied, or wherein if W multiplying H is less than the first number, the target approach is applied, wherein the first number is equal to integer.
[0109] Clause 15. The method of clause 1, wherein whether the target approach is applied is signaled in a high-level unit, wherein the high-level unit comprises one of: a sequence parameter set (SPS) , a sequence header, a picture parameter set (PPS) , a picture header, or a slice header.
[0110] Clause 16. The method of clause 15, wherein a flag is signaled in the sequence header to indicate whether the target approach is applied for a sequence corresponding to the sequence header.
[0111] Clause 17. The method of clause 16, wherein the flag is signaled if an intra block copy (IBC) is allowed to be used for the sequence.
[0112] Clause 18. The method of clause 1, wherein if a condition is satisfied, information of whether the target approach is used on a first block is signaled.
[0113] Clause 19. The method of clause 18, wherein if the information is not present in the bitstream, the information is inferred to be a default value.
[0114] Clause 20. The method of clause 18, wherein only if IBC is used for the first block, the information is signaled.
[0115] Clause 21. The method of clause 18, wherein only if the target approach is allowed to be used indicated by a high-level unit comprising the first block, the information is signaled.
[0116] Clause 22. The method of clause 18, wherein if the target approach is determined to be not applicable for the first block, the information is not signaled.
[0117] Clause 23. The method of clause 18, wherein whether to signal the information depends on a dimension of the first block, wherein W represents a width of the first block, and H represents a height of the first block.
[0118] Clause 24. The method of clause 23, wherein if W is larger than or equal to a first number, and H is larger than or equal to a second number, the information is signaled, or wherein if W is larger than the first number, and H is larger than the second number, the information is signaled, wherein the first number and the second number are equal to integer.
[0119] Clause 25. The method of clause 23, wherein if W is less than or equal to a first number, and H is less than or equal to a second number, the information is signaled, or wherein if W is less than the first number, and H is less than the second number, the information is signaled, wherein the first number and the second number are equal to integer.
[0120] Clause 26. The method of clause 23, wherein if a maximum of W and H is less than or equal to a first number, the information is signaled, or wherein if the maximum of W and H is less than the first number, the information is signaled, wherein the first number is equal to integer.
[0121] Clause 27. The method of clause 23, wherein if a minimum of W and H is larger than or equal to a first number, the information is signaled, or wherein if the minimum of W and H is larger than the first number, the information is signaled, wherein the first number is equal to integer.
[0122] Clause 28. The method of clause 23, wherein if W multiplying H is larger than or equal to a first number, the information is signaled, or wherein if W multiplying H is larger than the first number, the information is signaled, wherein the first number is equal to integer.
[0123] Clause 29. The method of clause 23, wherein if W multiplying H is less than or equal to a first number, the information is signaled, or wherein if W multiplying H is less than the first number, the information is signaled, wherein the first number is equal to integer.
[0124] Clause 30. The method of clause 1, wherein a second syntax element is signaled after a first syntax element for the current block.
[0125] Clause 31. The method of clause 30, wherein the first syntax element indicates whether the target approach is applied for the current block.
[0126] Clause 32. The method of clause 30, wherein the second syntax element indicates which kind of the target approach is applied to all strings of the current block.
[0127] Clause 33. The method of clause 30, wherein if a condition based on the first syntax element is satisfied, the second syntax element is signaled.
[0128] Clause 34. The method of clause 33, wherein only if the first syntax element indicates that the target approach is applied, the second syntax element is signaled.
[0129] Clause 35. The method of clause 34, wherein at least one of the first syntax element or the second syntax element is coded by arithmetic coding.
[0130] Clause 36. The method of clause 35, wherein the at least one of the first syntax element or the second syntax element is bypass coded.
[0131] Clause 37. The method of clause 35, wherein the at least one of the first syntax element or the second syntax element is coded with at least one context.
[0132] Clause 38. The method of clause 37, wherein the at least one context used to code the first syntax element of the current block depends on a set of first syntax elements of a set of neighboring blocks.
[0133] Clause 39. The method of clause 37, wherein the at least one context used to code the second syntax element of the current block depends on a set of second syntax elements of a set of neighboring blocks.
[0134] Clause 40. The method of clause 30, wherein if only one kind of the target approach is determined to be applicable, the second syntax element is not signaled.
[0135] Clause 41. The method of any of clauses 1 to 40, wherein an original block associated with the current block is flipped at an encoder side before a motion search and a residual calculation.
[0136] Clause 42. The method of any of clauses 1 to 40, wherein the reconstructed block is flipped back at a decoder side to restore an original block associated with the current block.
[0137] Clause 43. The method of any of clauses 1 to 42, wherein the conversion includes encoding the current block into the bitstream.
[0138] Clause 44. The method of any of clauses 1 to 42, wherein the conversion includes decoding the current block from the bitstream.
[0139] Clause 45. An apparatus for video processing comprising a processor and a non-transitory memory with instructions thereon, wherein the instructions upon execution by the processor, cause the processor to perform a method in accordance with any of clauses 1-44.
[0140] Clause 46. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing instructions that cause a processor to perform a method in accordance with any of clauses 1-44.
[0141] Clause 47. A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium storing a bitstream of a video which is generated by a method performed by an apparatus for video processing, wherein the method comprises: determining whether a target approach is applied to a set of samples in a reconstructed block associated with a current block of the video, wherein the target approach comprises reordering the set of samples; according to a flip type of the current block, applying flipping to the set of samples based on the determining; and generating the bitstream based on the flipping.
[0142] Clause 48. A method for storing a bitstream of a video, comprising: determining whether a target approach is applied to a set of samples in a reconstructed block associated with a current block of the video, wherein the target approach comprises reordering the set of samples; according to a flip type of the current block, applying flipping to the set of samples based on the determining; generating the bitstream based on the flipping; and storing the bitstream in a non-transitory computer-readable recording medium. Example Device
[0143] Fig. 5 illustrates a block diagram of a computing device 500 in which various embodiments of the present disclosure can be implemented. The computing device 500 may be implemented as or included in the source device 110 (or the video encoder 114 or 200) or the destination device 120 (or the video decoder 124 or 300) .
[0144] It would be appreciated that the computing device 500 shown in Fig. 5 is merely for purpose of illustration, without suggesting any limitation to the functions and scopes of the embodiments of the present disclosure in any manner.
[0145] As shown in Fig. 5, the computing device 500 includes a general-purpose computing device 500. The computing device 500 may at least comprise one or more processors or processing units 510, a memory 520, a storage unit 530, one or more communication units 540, one or more input devices 550, and one or more output devices 560.
[0146] In some embodiments, the computing device 500 may be implemented as any user terminal or server terminal having the computing capability. The server terminal may be a server, a large-scale computing device or the like that is provided by a service provider. The user terminal may for example be any type of mobile terminal, fixed terminal, or portable terminal, including a mobile phone, station, unit, device, multimedia computer, multimedia tablet, Internet node, communicator, desktop computer, laptop computer, notebook computer, netbook computer, tablet computer, personal communication system (PCS) device, personal navigation device, personal digital assistant (PDA) , audio / video player, digital camera / video camera, positioning device, television receiver, radio broadcast receiver, E-book device, gaming device, or any combination thereof, including the accessories and peripherals of these devices, or any combination thereof. It would be contemplated that the computing device 500 can support any type of interface to a user (such as “wearable” circuitry and the like) .
[0147] The processing unit 510 may be a physical or virtual processor and can implement various processes based on programs stored in the memory 520. In a multi-processor system, multiple processing units execute computer executable instructions in parallel so as to improve the parallel processing capability of the computing device 500. The processing unit 510 may also be referred to as a central processing unit (CPU) , a microprocessor, a controller or a microcontroller.
[0148] The computing device 500 typically includes various computer storage medium. Such medium can be any medium accessible by the computing device 500, including, but not limited to, volatile and non-volatile medium, or detachable and non-detachable medium. The memory 520 can be a volatile memory (for example, a register, cache, Random Access Memory (RAM) ) , a non-volatile memory (such as a Read-Only Memory (ROM) , Electrically Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory (EEPROM) , or a flash memory) , or any combination thereof. The storage unit 530 may be any detachable or non-detachable medium and may include a machine-readable medium such as a memory, flash memory drive, magnetic disk or another other media, which can be used for storing information and / or data and can be accessed in the computing device 500.
[0149] The computing device 500 may further include additional detachable / non-detachable, volatile / non-volatile memory medium. Although not shown in Fig. 5, it is possible to provide a magnetic disk drive for reading from and / or writing into a detachable and non-volatile magnetic disk and an optical disk drive for reading from and / or writing into a detachable non-volatile optical disk. In such cases, each drive may be connected to a bus (not shown) via one or more data medium interfaces.
[0150] The communication unit 540 communicates with a further computing device via the communication medium. In addition, the functions of the components in the computing device 500 can be implemented by a single computing cluster or multiple computing machines that can communicate via communication connections. Therefore, the computing device 500 can operate in a networked environment using a logical connection with one or more other servers, networked personal computers (PCs) or further general network nodes.
[0151] The input device 550 may be one or more of a variety of input devices, such as a mouse, keyboard, tracking ball, voice-input device, and the like. The output device 560 may be one or more of a variety of output devices, such as a display, loudspeaker, printer, and the like. By means of the communication unit 540, the computing device 500 can further communicate with one or more external devices (not shown) such as the storage devices and display device, with one or more devices enabling the user to interact with the computing device 500, or any devices (such as a network card, a modem and the like) enabling the computing device 500 to communicate with one or more other computing devices, if required. Such communication can be performed via input / output (I / O) interfaces (not shown) .
[0152] In some embodiments, instead of being integrated in a single device, some or all components of the computing device 500 may also be arranged in cloud computing architecture. In the cloud computing architecture, the components may be provided remotely and work together to implement the functionalities described in the present disclosure. In some embodiments, cloud computing provides computing, software, data access and storage service, which will not require end users to be aware of the physical locations or configurations of the systems or hardware providing these services. In various embodiments, the cloud computing provides the services via a wide area network (such as Internet) using suitable protocols. For example, a cloud computing provider provides applications over the wide area network, which can be accessed through a web browser or any other computing components. The software or components of the cloud computing architecture and corresponding data may be stored on a server at a remote position. The computing resources in the cloud computing environment may be merged or distributed at locations in a remote data center. Cloud computing infrastructures may provide the services through a shared data center, though they behave as a single access point for the users. Therefore, the cloud computing architectures may be used to provide the components and functionalities described herein from a service provider at a remote location. Alternatively, they may be provided from a conventional server or installed directly or otherwise on a client device.
[0153] The computing device 500 may be used to implement video encoding / decoding in embodiments of the present disclosure. The memory 520 may include one or more video coding modules 525 having one or more program instructions. These modules are accessible and executable by the processing unit 510 to perform the functionalities of the various embodiments described herein.
[0154] In the example embodiments of performing video encoding, the input device 550 may receive video data as an input 570 to be encoded. The video data may be processed, for example, by the video coding module 525, to generate an encoded bitstream. The encoded bitstream may be provided via the output device 560 as an output 580.
[0155] In the example embodiments of performing video decoding, the input device 550 may receive an encoded bitstream as the input 570. The encoded bitstream may be processed, for example, by the video coding module 525, to generate decoded video data. The decoded video data may be provided via the output device 560 as the output 580.
[0156] While this disclosure has been particularly shown and described with references to example embodiments thereof, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes in form and details may be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the present application as defined by the appended claims. Such variations are intended to be covered by the scope of this present application. As such, the foregoing description of embodiments of the present application is not intended to be limiting.
Claims
1.A method for video processing, comprising:determining, for a conversion between a current block of a video and a bitstream of the video, whether a target approach is applied to a set of samples in a reconstructed block associated with the current block, wherein the target approach comprises reordering the set of samples;according to a flip type of the current block, applying flipping to the set of samples based on the determining; andperforming the conversion based on the flipping.2.The method of claim 1, wherein a horizontal flipping or a vertical flipping is applied with the target approach.3.The method of claim 2, wherein a derivation of a sample value after the horizontal flipping comprises S (x, y) = S’ (W-1-x, y) , wherein S (x, y) represents a sample value at coordinate (x, y) after the horizontal flipping, S’ represents a sample value before the horizontal flipping, and W represent a width of the current block.4.The method of claim 2, wherein a derivation of a sample value after the vertical flipping comprises S (x, y) = S’ (x, H-1-y) , wherein S (x, y) represents a sample value at coordinate (x, y) after the vertical flipping, S’ represents a sample value before the vertical flipping, and H represent a height of the current block.5.The method of claim 1, wherein the current block and a reference block are aligned horizontally, orwherein the current block and the reference block are aligned vertically.6.The method of claim 5, wherein if a horizontal flipping is applied, a vertical component of a block vector is equal to 0.7.The method of claim 5, wherein if a vertical flipping is applied, a horizontal component of a block vector is equal to 0.8.The method of claim 1, wherein whether to and / or how to apply the target approach to a first block depends on a dimension of the first block, wherein W represents a width of the first block, and H represents a height of the first block.9.The method of claim 8, wherein if W is larger than or equal to a first number, and H is larger than or equal to a second number, the target approach is applied, orwherein if W is larger than the first number, and H is larger than the second number, the target approach is applied, wherein the first number and the second number are equal to integer.10.The method of claim 8, wherein if W is less than or equal to a first number, and H is less than or equal to a second number, the target approach is applied, orwherein if W is less than the first number, and H is less than the second number, the target approach is applied, wherein the first number and the second number are equal to integer.11.The method of claim 8, wherein if a maximum of W and H is less than or equal to a first number, the target approach is applied, orwherein if the maximum of W and H is less than the first number, the target approach is applied, wherein the first number is equal to integer.12.The method of claim 8, wherein if a minimum of W and H is larger than or equal to a first number, the target approach is applied, orwherein if the minimum of W and H is larger than the first number, the target approach is applied, wherein the first number is equal to integer.13.The method of claim 8, wherein if W multiplying H is larger than or equal to a first number, the target approach is applied, orwherein if W multiplying H is larger than the first number, the target approach is applied, wherein the first number is equal to integer.14.The method of claim 8, wherein if W multiplying H is less than or equal to a first number, the target approach is applied, orwherein if W multiplying H is less than the first number, the target approach is applied, wherein the first number is equal to integer.15.The method of claim 1, wherein whether the target approach is applied is signaled in a high-level unit, wherein the high-level unit comprises one of:a sequence parameter set (SPS) ,a sequence header,a picture parameter set (PPS) ,a picture header, ora slice header.16.The method of claim 15, wherein a flag is signaled in the sequence header to indicate whether the target approach is applied for a sequence corresponding to the sequence header.17.The method of claim 16, wherein the flag is signaled if an intra block copy (IBC) is allowed to be used for the sequence.18.The method of claim 1, wherein if a condition is satisfied, information of whether the target approach is used on a first block is signaled.19.The method of claim 18, wherein if the information is not present in the bitstream, the information is inferred to be a default value.20.The method of claim 18, wherein only if IBC is used for the first block, the information is signaled.21.The method of claim 18, wherein only if the target approach is allowed to be used indicated by a high-level unit comprising the first block, the information is signaled.22.The method of claim 18, wherein if the target approach is determined to be not applicable for the first block, the information is not signaled.23.The method of claim 18, wherein whether to signal the information depends on a dimension of the first block, wherein W represents a width of the first block, and H represents a height of the first block.24.The method of claim 23, wherein if W is larger than or equal to a first number, and H is larger than or equal to a second number, the information is signaled, orwherein if W is larger than the first number, and H is larger than the second number, the information is signaled, wherein the first number and the second number are equal to integer.25.The method of claim 23, wherein if W is less than or equal to a first number, and H is less than or equal to a second number, the information is signaled, orwherein if W is less than the first number, and H is less than the second number, the information is signaled, wherein the first number and the second number are equal to integer.26.The method of claim 23, wherein if a maximum of W and H is less than or equal to a first number, the information is signaled, orwherein if the maximum of W and H is less than the first number, the information is signaled, wherein the first number is equal to integer.27.The method of claim 23, wherein if a minimum of W and H is larger than or equal to a first number, the information is signaled, orwherein if the minimum of W and H is larger than the first number, the information is signaled, wherein the first number is equal to integer.28.The method of claim 23, wherein if W multiplying H is larger than or equal to a first number, the information is signaled, orwherein if W multiplying H is larger than the first number, the information is signaled, wherein the first number is equal to integer.29.The method of claim 23, wherein if W multiplying H is less than or equal to a first number, the information is signaled, orwherein if W multiplying H is less than the first number, the information is signaled, wherein the first number is equal to integer.30.The method of claim 1, wherein a second syntax element is signaled after a first syntax element for the current block.31.The method of claim 30, wherein the first syntax element indicates whether the target approach is applied for the current block.32.The method of claim 30, wherein the second syntax element indicates which kind of the target approach is applied to all strings of the current block.33.The method of claim 30, wherein if a condition based on the first syntax element is satisfied, the second syntax element is signaled.34.The method of claim 33, wherein only if the first syntax element indicates that the target approach is applied, the second syntax element is signaled.35.The method of claim 34, wherein at least one of the first syntax element or the second syntax element is coded by arithmetic coding.36.The method of claim 35, wherein the at least one of the first syntax element or the second syntax element is bypass coded.37.The method of claim 35, wherein the at least one of the first syntax element or the second syntax element is coded with at least one context.38.The method of claim 37, wherein the at least one context used to code the first syntax element of the current block depends on a set of first syntax elements of a set of neighboring blocks.39.The method of claim 37, wherein the at least one context used to code the second syntax element of the current block depends on a set of second syntax elements of a set of neighboring blocks.40.The method of claim 30, wherein if only one kind of the target approach is determined to be applicable, the second syntax element is not signaled.41.The method of any of claims 1 to 40, wherein an original block associated with the current block is flipped at an encoder side before a motion search and a residual calculation.42.The method of any of claims 1 to 40, wherein the reconstructed block is flipped back at a decoder side to restore an original block associated with the current block.43.The method of any of claims 1 to 42, wherein the conversion includes encoding the current block into the bitstream.44.The method of any of claims 1 to 42, wherein the conversion includes decoding the current block from the bitstream.45.An apparatus for video processing comprising a processor and a non-transitory memory with instructions thereon, wherein the instructions upon execution by the processor, cause the processor to perform a method in accordance with any of claims 1-44.46.A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing instructions that cause a processor to perform a method in accordance with any of claims 1-44.47.A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium storing a bitstream of a video which is generated by a method performed by an apparatus for video processing, wherein the method comprises:determining whether a target approach is applied to a set of samples in a reconstructed block associated with a current block of the video, wherein the target approach comprises reordering the set of samples;according to a flip type of the current block, applying flipping to the set of samples based on the determining; andgenerating the bitstream based on the flipping.48.A method for storing a bitstream of a video, comprising:determining whether a target approach is applied to a set of samples in a reconstructed block associated with a current block of the video, wherein the target approach comprises reordering the set of samples;according to a flip type of the current block, applying flipping to the set of samples based on the determining;generating the bitstream based on the flipping; andstoring the bitstream in a non-transitory computer-readable recording medium.
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