Method for generating prediction block by using weighted-sum of intra prediction signal and inter prediction signal, and device using same
A method of generating a prediction block and a device using same use a weighted-sum of an intra-prediction signal and an inter-prediction signal. The method includes: determining that a current block of the video data is to be encoded in a weighted-sum prediction mode; splitting the current block into two or more subblocks; determining, for each of the subblocks, a weight set including a first weight for an intra-prediction signal of the current block and a second weight for an inter-prediction signal of the current block, the subblocks having different weight sets; and determining a prediction block of the current block based on a weighted-sum of the intra-prediction signal and the inter-prediction signal, the weighted-sum being dependent on the weight set that is determined for each of the subblocks.
1. A method of encoding video data, the method comprising:
determining that a current block of the video data is to be encoded in a weighted-sum prediction mode;
splitting the current block into two or more subblocks;
determining, for each of the subblocks, a weight set comprising a first weight for an intra-prediction signal of the current block and a second weight for an inter-prediction signal of the current block, the subblocks having different weight sets; and
determining a prediction block of the current block based on a weighted-sum of the intra-prediction signal and the inter-prediction signal, the weighted-sum being dependent on the weight set that is determined for each of the subblocks,
wherein the subblocks include a first subblock covering a top left sample of the current block and include a second subblock covering a bottom right sample of the current block, and
wherein the first weight for the first subblock is greater than the first weight for the second subblock, and the second weight for the first subblock is less than the second weight for the second subblock.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the splitting of the current block into two or more subblocks comprises:
determining, from a plurality of available split types, a split type to be applied to the current block.
3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the split type applied to the current block is selected based on coding information of one or more neighboring blocks of the current block.
4. The method of claim 2 , wherein the available split types comprise:
geometric splits in which a given block is split into two subblocks by a straight partition boundary.
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the splitting of the current block into two or more subblocks comprises:
encoding a syntax element indicating a split type to be applied to the current block among a plurality of available split types.
6. The method of claim 1 , wherein a split type applied to the current block is inferred from an intra-prediction mode of the current block, which is used to generate the intra-prediction signal.
7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the determining of the weight set comprises:
determining the weight set based on a split type of the current block and coding information of one or more neighboring blocks adjacent to the current block.
8. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
encoding, for each of the subblocks, a syntax element indicating the weight set from a list of a plurality of available weight sets.
9. The method of claim 1 , wherein:
the current block is split in a vertical direction or a horizontal direction into two subblocks, from which intra-prediction signals are all generated in an intra-prediction mode of the current block; and
the two subblocks include a left or upper subblock that is predicted from reconstructed samples of neighboring blocks adjacent to the current block and a right or lower subblock that is predicted from reconstructed samples of neighboring blocks adjacent to the current block and reconstructed samples of the left or upper subblock.
10. A method of decoding video data, the method comprising:
determining that a current block of the video data is to be decoded in a weighted-sum prediction mode;
splitting the current block into two or more subblocks;
determining, for each of the subblocks, a weight set comprising a first weight for an intra-prediction signal of the current block and a second weight for an inter-prediction signal of the current block, the subblocks having different weight sets; and
determining a prediction block of the current block based on a weighted-sum of the intra-prediction signal and the inter-prediction signal, the weighted-sum being dependent on the weight set that is determined for each of the subblocks,
wherein the subblocks include a first subblock covering a top left sample of the current block and include a second subblock covering a bottom right sample of the current block, and
wherein the first weight for the first subblock is greater than the first weight for the second subblock, and the second weight for the first subblock is less than the second weight for the second subblock.
11. The method of claim 10 , wherein the splitting of the current block into two or more subblocks comprises:
determining, from a plurality of available split types, a split type to be applied to the current block.
12. The method of claim 11 , wherein the split type applied to the current block is selected based on coding information of one or more neighboring blocks adjacent to the current block.
13. The method of claim 10 , wherein the splitting of the current block into two or more subblocks comprises:
encoding a syntax element indicating a split type to be applied to the current block among a plurality of available split types.
14. The method of claim 10 , wherein a split type applied to the current block is inferred from an intra-prediction mode of the current block, which is used to generate the intra-prediction signal.
15. The method of claim 10 , wherein the determining of the weight set comprises:
determining the weight set based on a split type of the current block and coding information of one or more neighboring blocks of the current block.
16. The method of claim 10 , further comprising:
encoding, for each of the subblocks and from a bitstream, a syntax element indicating the weight set from a list of a plurality of available weight sets.
17. The method of claim 10 , wherein:
the current block is split in a vertical direction or a horizontal direction into two subblocks, from which intra-prediction signals are all generated in an intra-prediction mode of the current block; and
the two subblocks include a left or upper subblock that is predicted from reconstructed samples of neighboring blocks adjacent to the current block and a right or lower subblock that is predicted from reconstructed samples of neighboring blocks adjacent to the current block and reconstructed samples of the left or upper subblock.
18. A method for providing a video decoding apparatus with video data, the method comprising:
encoding the video data into a bitstream; and
transmitting the bitstream to the video decoding apparatus,
wherein encoding the video data comprises:
determining that a current block of the video data is to be encoded in a weighted-sum prediction mode;
splitting the current block into two or more subblocks;
determining, for each of the subblocks, a weight set comprising a first weight for an intra-prediction signal of the current block and a second weight for an inter-prediction signal of the current block, the subblocks having different weight sets; and
determining a prediction block of the current block based on a weighted-sum of the intra-prediction signal and the inter-prediction signal, the weighted-sum being dependent on the weight set that is determined for each of the subblocks,
wherein the subblocks include a first subblock covering a top left sample of the current block and include a second subblock covering a bottom right sample of the current block, and
wherein the first weight for the first subblock is greater than the first weight for the second subblock, and the second weight for the first subblock is less than the second weight for the second subblock.