Method and system for signaling chroma quantization parameter table
The present disclosure provides method and systems for signaling chroma quantization parameter (QP) table. According to some disclosed embodiments, the methods include: receiving a bitstream of video data; determining whether a luma-to-chroma QP mapping table is signaled, based on a first flag in the bitstream; and in response to the first flag being a first value, determining the signaled luma-to-chroma (P mapping table based on the bitstream.
1. A video decoding method, comprising:
determining, based on a first flag, whether one or more luma-to-chroma quantization parameter (QP) mapping tables are signaled in a Sequence Parameter Set (SPS);
in response to the first flag being a first value, determining the one or more luma-to-chroma QP mapping tables based on a second flag and a third flag; and
in response to the first flag being a second value, determining the one or more luma-to-chroma QP mapping tables based on one or more default tables,
wherein
the second flag indicates whether a luma-to-chroma QP mapping table for both Cb and Cr components is signaled in the SPS, and
the third flag indicates whether a luma-to-chroma QP mapping table for joint CbCr residues is signaled in the SPS,
in response to the third flag being a fifth value, signaling the luma-to-chroma QP mapping table for the joint CbCr residues in the SPS; and
in response to the third flag being a sixth value, determining the luma-to-chroma QP mapping table for the joint CbCr residues by averaging a first luma-to-chroma QP mapping table for Cb residues and a second luma-to-chroma QP mapping table for Cr residues.
2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein determining the one or more luma-to-chroma QP mapping tables based on the second and third flags comprises:
determining a mapping function signaled in the SPS; and
determining the one or more luma-to-chroma QP mapping tables based on the signaled mapping function.
3. The method according to claim 2 , wherein determining the signaled mapping function comprises:
determining the signaled mapping function based on a control point.
4. The method according to claim 3 , further comprising:
determining, based on the SPS, at least one of a luma input value or a chroma output value associated with the control point.
5. The method according to claim 1 , wherein determining the one or more luma-to-chroma QP mapping tables based on one or more default tables comprises:
determining a luma-to-chroma QP mapping table based on a default mapping function.
6. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising:
in response to the second flag being a third value, signaling the luma-to-chroma QP mapping table for both Cb and Cr components in the SPS.
7. The method according to claim 6 , further comprising:
in response to the second flag being a fourth value, determining:
a first luma-to-chroma QP mapping table applying to the Cb component is signaled in the SPS, and
a second luma-to-chroma QP mapping table applying to the Cr component is signaled in the SPS.
8. A system for video decoding, comprising:
a memory configured to store instructions; and
one or more processors coupled to the memory and configured to execute the instructions to cause the system to:
determine, based on a first flag, whether one or more luma-to-chroma quantization parameter (QP) mapping tables are signaled in a Sequence Parameter Set (SPS); and
in response to the first flag being a first value, determine the one or more luma-to-chroma QP mapping tables based on a second flag and a third flag,
wherein
the second flag indicates whether a luma-to-chroma QP mapping table for both Cb and Cr components is signaled in the SPS, and
the third flag indicates whether a luma-to-chroma QP mapping table for joint CbCr residues is signaled in the SPS,
in response to the third flag being a fifth value, signaling the luma-to-chroma QP mapping table for the joint CbCr residues in the SPS; and
in response to the third flag being a sixth value, determining the luma-to-chroma QP mapping table for the joint CbCr residues by averaging a first luma-to-chroma QP mapping table for Cb residues and a second luma-to-chroma QP mapping table for Cr residues.
9. The system according to claim 8 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to execute the instructions to cause the system to:
determine a mapping function signaled in the SPS; and
determine the one or more luma-to-chroma QP mapping tables based on the signaled mapping function.
10. The system according to claim 8 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to execute the instructions to cause the system to:
in response to the first flag being a second value, determine a luma-to-chroma QP mapping table based on a default mapping function.
11. The system according to claim 8 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to execute the instructions to cause the system to:
in response to the second flag being a third value, determine signaling the luma-to-chroma QP mapping table for both Cb and Cr components is signaled in the SPS.
12. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a set of instructions that are executable by one or more processors of a device to cause the device to perform:
determining, based on a first flag, whether one or more luma-to-chroma quantization parameter (QP) mapping tables are signaled in a Sequence Parameter Set (SPS); and
in response to the first flag being a first value, determining the one or more luma-to-chroma QP mapping tables based on a second flag and a third flag,
wherein
the second flag indicates whether a luma-to-chroma QP mapping table for both Cb and Cr components is signaled in the SPS, and
the third flag indicates whether a luma-to-chroma QP mapping table for joint CbCr residues is signaled in the SPS,
in response to the third flag being a fifth value, signaling the luma-to-chroma QP mapping table for the joint CbCr residues in the SPS; and
in response to the third flag being a sixth value, determining the luma-to-chroma QP mapping table for the joint CbCr residues by averaging a first luma-to-chroma QP mapping table for Cb residues and a second luma-to-chroma QP mapping table for Cr residues.
13. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 12 , wherein one or more luma-to-chroma QP mapping tables based on the second and third flags comprises:
determining a mapping function signaled in the SPS; and
determining the one or more luma-to-chroma QP mapping tables based on the signaled mapping function.
14. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 12 , wherein the set of instructions that are executable by the one or more processors to cause the device to further perform:
in response to the first flag being a second value, determining a luma-to-chroma QP mapping table based on a default mapping function.
15. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 12 , wherein determining the set of instructions that are executable by the one or more processors to cause the device to further perform:
in response to the second flag being a third value, signaling the luma-to-chroma QP mapping table for both Cb and Cr components in the SPS.