Adaptive picture resolution rescaling for inter-prediction and display
A method of decoding a coded picture of a coded video sequence, the method being performed by at least one processor and the method includes decoding, from a first high level syntax structure for a plurality of pictures, a syntax element related to a reference segment resolution, decoding, from a second high level syntax structure that changes from a first coded picture to a second coded picture, a syntax element related to a decoded segment resolution, resampling a sample from a reference picture buffer for use for prediction by a decoder, the decoder decoding a segment at decoding resolution, and the sample from the reference picture buffer is in the reference segment resolution, decoding the segment in the decoded segment resolution into a decoded segment in the decoded segment resolution, and storing the decoded segment into the reference picture buffer.
1 . A method of encoding a picture of a source video sequence, the method being performed by at least one processor and comprising:
encoding, in a first high level syntax structure for a plurality of pictures, a syntax element related to a reference picture resolution and a reference tile resolution;
encoding, in a second high level syntax structure that changes from a first coded picture to a second coded picture, a plurality of syntax elements related to a plurality of tile resolutions, the first coded picture comprising a plurality of tiles at different resolutions that correspond to the plurality of tile resolutions;
obtaining a sample from a reference picture buffer for use for prediction, the sample from the reference picture buffer being in the reference picture resolution;
reconstructing the plurality of tiles in the different resolutions into a plurality of reconstructed tiles in the plurality of tile resolutions;
resampling the plurality of reconstructed tiles so a resolution of each resampled segment matches the reference tile resolution and a resolution of a source tile from which a corresponding segment was encoded, wherein a resolution of a combination of the resampled tiles matches the reference picture resolution; and
storing the plurality of reconstructed tiles into the reference picture buffer.
2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein a resampling filter is used for at least one of resampling the sample from the reference picture buffer for use for prediction by an encoder and the resampling the plurality of reconstructed tiles into the reference tile resolution, wherein the resampling filter is a non-adaptive interpolation filter.
3 . The method of claim 2 , wherein the resampling filter is chosen from a plurality of resampling filters based on a relationship between decoding resolution and reference picture resolution.
4 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
encoding, in a third high level syntax structure, a syntax element related to an output resolution; and
resampling a sample of the plurality of reconstructed tiles to the output resolution.
5 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the resampling uses different resampling factors for width and height.
6 . A method for processing visual media data, comprising:
processing a bitstream of the visual media data, wherein:
the bitstream comprises, in a first high level syntax structure for a plurality of pictures, a syntax element related to a reference picture resolution and a reference tile resolution; and
the bitstream comprises, in a second high level syntax structure that changes from a first coded picture to a second coded picture, a plurality of syntax elements related to a plurality of decoded tile resolutions, the first coded picture comprising a plurality of tiles at different resolutions that correspond to the plurality of decoded tile resolutions; and
the bitstream, when received by a decoder, causes the decoder to:
obtain a sample from a reference picture buffer for use for prediction, the sample from the reference picture buffer being in the reference picture resolution;
decode the plurality of tiles in the different resolutions into a plurality of decoded tiles in the plurality of decoded tile resolutions;
resample the plurality of decoded tiles so a resolution of each resampled segment matches the reference tile resolution and a resolution of a source tile from which a corresponding decoded segment was encoded, wherein a resolution of a combination of the resampled tiles matches the reference picture resolution; and
store the plurality of decoded tiles into the reference picture buffer.
7 . The method of claim 6 , wherein a resampling filter is used for at least one of resampling the sample from the reference picture buffer for use for prediction by a decoder and the resampling the plurality of decoded tiles into the reference tile resolution, wherein the resampling filter is a non-adaptive interpolation filter.
8 . The method of claim 7 , wherein the resampling filter is chosen from a plurality of resampling filters based on a relationship between decoding resolution and reference picture resolution.
9 . The method of claim 6 , wherein the bitstream, when received by the decoder, further cause the decoder to:
decode, from a third high level syntax structure, a syntax element related to an output resolution; and
resample a sample of the plurality of decoded tiles to the output resolution.
10 . The method of claim 6 , wherein the resampling uses different resampling factors for width and height.
11 . A device for processing visual media data, the device comprising a memory for storing computer instructions and a processor in communication with the memory, wherein, when the processor executes the computer instructions, the processor is configured to cause the device to perform:
encoding, in a first high level syntax structure for a plurality of pictures, a syntax element related to a reference picture resolution and a reference tile resolution;
encoding, in a second high level syntax structure that changes from a first coded picture to a second coded picture, a plurality of syntax elements related to a plurality of tile resolutions, the first coded picture comprising a plurality of tiles at different resolutions that correspond to the plurality of tile resolutions;
obtaining a sample from a reference picture buffer for use for prediction, the sample from the reference picture buffer being in the reference picture resolution;
reconstructing the plurality of tiles in the different resolutions into a plurality of reconstructed tiles in the plurality of tile resolutions;
resampling the plurality of reconstructed tiles so a resolution of each resampled segment matches the reference tile resolution and a resolution of a source tile from which a corresponding segment was encoded, wherein a resolution of a combination of the resampled tiles matches the reference picture resolution; and
storing the plurality of reconstructed tiles into the reference picture buffer.
12 . The device of claim 11 , wherein a resampling filter is used for at least one of resampling the sample from the reference picture buffer for use for prediction by an encoder and the resampling the plurality of reconstructed tiles into the reference tile resolution, wherein the resampling filter is a non-adaptive interpolation filter.
13 . The device of claim 12 , wherein the resampling filter is chosen from a plurality of resampling filters based on a relationship between decoding resolution and reference picture resolution.
14 . The device of claim 11 , wherein, when the processor executes the computer instructions, the processor is configured to further cause the device to perform:
encoding, in a third high level syntax structure, a syntax element related to an output resolution; and
resampling a sample of the plurality of reconstructed tiles to the output resolution.
15 . The device of claim 11 , wherein the resampling uses different resampling factors for width and height.