Encoder, decoder, encoding method, and decoding method using a bi-prediction with CU-level weights (BCW) index
View Patent ↗An encoder includes circuitry and memory connected to the circuitry. In operation, the circuitry: stores MV information and correction processing information into a FIFO buffer for an HMVP mode in association, the MV information being derived for a processed block and correction processing information being related to correction processing of a prediction image of the processed block; registers, in a prediction candidate list for a merge mode, one or more prediction candidates each being a combination of MV information and correction processing information, the prediction candidates including a prediction candidate which is a combination of the motion vector information and the correction processing information stored in the FIFO buffer; and selects a prediction candidate from the prediction candidate list when a current block is to be processed in the merge mode, and performs correction processing of a prediction image of the current block, based on the correction processing information.
1. An encoder, comprising:
circuitry; and
memory connected to the circuitry,
wherein, in operation, the circuitry:
stores motion vector information and a Bi-prediction with CU-level Weights (BCW) index into a First-In First-Out (FIFO) buffer for a History-based Motion Vector Predictor (HMVP) mode in association with each other, the motion vector information being derived for a processed block and the BCW index being related to BCW processing of a prediction image of the processed block;
registers, in a prediction candidate list for a merge mode, one or more prediction candidates each of which is a combination of motion vector information and the BCW index, the one or more prediction candidates including a prediction candidate which is a combination of the motion vector information and the BCW index stored in the FIFO buffer for the HMVP mode;
selects a prediction candidate from the prediction candidate list for the merge mode when a current block is to be processed in the merge mode, and performs BCW processing of a prediction image of the current block, based on the BCW index of the prediction candidate selected;
wherein, when no prediction candidate having same motion vector information as the motion vector information stored in the FIFO buffer for the HMVP mode is registered in the prediction candidate list for the merge mode, the circuitry registers the combination of the motion vector information and the BCW index stored in the FIFO buffer for the HMVP mode into the prediction candidate list for the merge mode; and
wherein, when the prediction candidate selected from the prediction candidate list for the merge mode is the prediction candidate registered from the FIFO buffer for the HMVP mode, the circuitry performs the BCW processing of the prediction image of the current block based on the BCW index of the prediction candidate registered from the FIFO buffer for the HMVP mode.
2. A decoder, comprising:
circuitry; and
memory connected to the circuitry,
wherein, in operation, the circuitry:
stores motion vector information and a Bi-prediction with CU-level Weights (BCW) index into a First-In First-Out (FIFO) buffer for a History-based Motion Vector Predictor (HMVP) mode in association with each other, the motion vector information being derived for a processed block and the BCW index being related to BCW processing of a prediction image of the processed block;
registers, in a prediction candidate list for a merge mode, one or more prediction candidates each of which is a combination of motion vector information and the BCW index, the one or more prediction candidates including a prediction candidate which is a combination of the motion vector information and the BCW index stored in the FIFO buffer for the HMVP mode;
selects a prediction candidate from the prediction candidate list for the merge mode when a current block is to be processed in the merge mode, and performs BCW processing of a prediction image of the current block, based on the BCW index of the prediction candidate selected,
wherein, when no prediction candidate having same motion vector information as the motion vector information stored in the FIFO buffer for the HMVP mode is registered in the prediction candidate list for the merge mode, the circuitry registers the combination of the motion vector information and the BCW index stored in the FIFO buffer for the HMVP mode into the prediction candidate list for the merge mode; and
wherein, when the prediction candidate selected from the prediction candidate list for the merge mode is the prediction candidate registered from the FIFO buffer for the HMVP mode, the circuitry performs the BCW processing of the prediction image of the current block based on the BCW index of the prediction candidate registered from the FIFO buffer for the HMVP mode.
3. An encoding method, comprising:
storing motion vector information and a Bi-prediction with CU-level Weights (BCW) index into a First-In First-Out (FIFO) buffer for a History-based Motion Vector Predictor (HMVP) mode in association with each other, the motion vector information being derived for a processed block and the BCW index being related to BCW processing of a prediction image of the processed block;
registering, in a prediction candidate list for a merge mode, one or more prediction candidates each of which is a combination of motion vector information and the BCW index, the one or more prediction candidates including a prediction candidate which is a combination of the motion vector information and the BCW index stored in the FIFO buffer for the HMVP mode;
selecting a prediction candidate from the prediction candidate list for the merge mode when a current block is to be processed in the merge mode, and performing BCW processing of a prediction image of the current block, based on the BCW index of the prediction candidate selected;
when no prediction candidate having same motion vector information as the motion vector information stored in the FIFO buffer for the HMVP mode is registered in the prediction candidate list for the merge mode, registering the combination of the motion vector information and the BCW index stored in the FIFO buffer for the HMVP mode into the prediction candidate list for the merge mode; and
wherein, when the prediction candidate selected from the prediction candidate list for the merge mode is the prediction candidate registered from the FIFO buffer for the HMVP mode, performing the BCW processing of the prediction image of the current block based on the BCW index of the prediction candidate registered from the FIFO buffer for the HMVP mode.
4. A decoding method, comprising:
storing motion vector information and a Bi-prediction with CU-level Weights (BCW) index into a First-In First-Out (FIFO) buffer for a History-based Motion Vector Predictor (HMVP) mode in association with each other, the motion vector information being derived for a processed block and the BCW index being related to BCW processing of a prediction image of the processed block;
registering, in a prediction candidate list for a merge mode, one or more prediction candidates each of which is a combination of motion vector information and the BCW index, the one or more prediction candidates including a prediction candidate which is a combination of the motion vector information and the BCW index stored in the FIFO buffer for the HMVP mode;
selecting a prediction candidate from the prediction candidate list for the merge mode when a current block is to be processed in the merge mode, and performing BCW processing of a prediction image of the current block, based on the BCW index of the prediction candidate selected;
when no prediction candidate having same motion vector information as the motion vector information stored in the FIFO buffer for the HMVP mode is registered in the prediction candidate list for the merge mode, registering the combination of the motion vector information and the BCW index stored in the FIFO buffer for the HMVP mode into the prediction candidate list for the merge mode; and
wherein, when the prediction candidate selected from the prediction candidate list for the merge mode is the prediction candidate registered from the FIFO buffer for the HMVP mode, performing the BCW processing of the prediction image of the current block based on the BCW index of the prediction candidate registered from the FIFO buffer for the HMVP mode.
5. A non-transitory computer readable medium storing a bitstream and computer-executable instructions, the bitstream including a parameter according to which the computer-executable instructions cause a decoder to perform a decoding method comprising:
storing motion vector information and a Bi-prediction with CU-level Weights (BCW) index into a First-In First-Out (FIFO) buffer for a History-based Motion Vector Predictor (HMVP) mode in association with each other, the motion vector information being derived for a processed block and the BCW index being related to BCW processing of a prediction image of the processed block;
registering, in a prediction candidate list for a merge mode, one or more prediction candidates each of which is a combination of motion vector information and the BCW index, the one or more prediction candidates including a prediction candidate which is a combination of the motion vector information and the BCW index stored in the FIFO buffer for the HMVP mode;
selecting a prediction candidate from the prediction candidate list for the merge mode when a current block is to be processed in the merge mode, and performing BCW processing of a prediction image of the current block, based on the BCW index of the prediction candidate selected;
when no prediction candidate having same motion vector information as the motion vector information stored in the FIFO buffer for the HMVP mode is registered in the prediction candidate list for the merge mode, registering the combination of the motion vector information and the BCW index stored in the FIFO buffer for the HMVP mode into the prediction candidate list for the merge mode; and
wherein, when the prediction candidate selected from the prediction candidate list for the merge mode is the prediction candidate registered from the FIFO buffer for the HMVP mode, performing the BCW processing of the prediction image of the current block based on the BCW index of the prediction candidate registered from the FIFO buffer for the HMVP mode.