CODING CONCEPT ALLOWING EFFICIENT MULTI-VIEW/LAYER CODING
Various concepts which further improve multi-viewilayer coding concepts, are described.
1 . Decoder configured to decode a multi-layered video signal composed of a sequence of packets each of which comprises a layer identification syntax element,
wherein the decoder is configured to be responsive to a layer identification extension mechanism signaling in the multi-layered video signal so as to
if the layer-identification extension mechanism signaling signals an activation of a layer- identification extension mechanism, read, for a predetermined packet, a layer-identification extension from the multi-layered data stream and determine a layer-identification index of the predetermined packet using the layer-identification extension, and
if the layer identification extension mechanism signaling signals an inactivation of the layer-identification extension mechanism, determine, for the predetermined packet, the layer-identification index of the predetermined packet from the layer-identification syntax element comprised by the predetermined packet.
2 - 18 . (canceled)