METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR SUB-PICTURE ADAPTIVE RESOLUTION CHANGE

1 . A method comprising:

determining one or more layers associated with a video parameter set (VPS);

generating a syntax element including an indication indicating whether the one or more layers associated with the VPS are independently coded; and

generating a message including the syntax element.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the indication is an all-layer independent flag indicating that each of the one or more layers associated with the VPS is independently coded.

3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the indication indicates that layer dependency information is not to be signaled.

4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the indication indicates that at least one of the one or more layers associated with the VPS is not independently coded.

5 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the VPS is a cross-layer parameter set.

6 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the VPS comprises a decoder parameter set (DPS).

7 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising sending the message including the syntax element.

8 . A method comprising:

receiving a message including at least a syntax element;

determining, from the syntax element, an indication indicating whether each layer associated with a video parameter set (VPS) is independently coded; and

decoding one or more layers associated with the VPS based on the indication.

9 . The method of claim 8 , wherein the indication is an all-layer independent flag indicating that each layer associated with the VPS is independently coded.

10 . The method of claim 8 , wherein the indication indicates that each layer associated with the VPS is independently coded and layer dependency information is not to be signaled.

11 . The method of claim 8 , wherein the indication indicates that at least one layer associated with the VPS is not independently coded.

12 . The method of claim 11 , further comprising:

receiving layer dependency information for the at least one layer that is not independently coded, and

wherein decoding the one or more layers comprises decoding the at least one layer using the received layer dependency information.

13 . The method of claim 8 , wherein the VPS is a cross-layer parameter set.

14 . The method of claim 8 , wherein the VPS comprises a decoder parameter set (DPS).

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21 . An apparatus comprising one or more processors configured to:

determine one or more layers associated with a video parameter set (VPS);

generate a syntax element including an indication indicating whether the one or more layers associated with the VPS are independently coded; and

generate a message including the syntax element.

22 . The apparatus of claim 21 , wherein the indication is an all-layer independent flag indicating that each of the one or more layers associated with the VPS is independently coded.

23 . The apparatus of claim 21 , wherein the indication indicates that layer dependency information is not to be signaled.

24 . The apparatus of claim 21 , wherein the indication indicates that at least one of the one or more layers associated with the VPS is not independently coded.

25 . The apparatus of claim 21 , further comprising a transmitter configured to send the message including the syntax element.

26 . The apparatus of claim 21 , wherein the VPS is a first VPS, the syntax element is a first syntax element, the indication is a first indication, and the message is a first message, and wherein the apparatus further comprising:

a receiver configured to receive a second message including at least a second syntax element,

wherein the one or more processors are further configured to determine, from the second syntax element, a second indication indicating whether each layer associated with a second VPS is independently coded, and to decode a set of layers associated with the second VPS based on the second indication.