Specific
syntax elements define a target colour volume resulting from some post-decoding
processing on pictures in a video coding
system. An encoded
video bitstream carries these
syntax elements from an encoding device to a decoding device using one or more Supplemental Enhancement Information (SEI) messages, such as a Target Colour Volume Information (TCVI) message or a modified Content Colour Volume (CCV) message. Each SEI message comprises
metadata defining a target colour volume and a
unique identifier. This allows the decoding device to select one of the SEI messages by comparing its
unique identifier with an identifier for a desired post-decoding
processing. Upon finding a match, the decoder applies the corresponding post-decoding
processing to a decoded picture in accordance with the
metadata of the selected target colour volume. An encoding method, a decoding method, an encoding apparatus, and a decoding apparatus are described.