Methods and apparatus of video coding for triangle prediction
View Patent ↗A method for video coding is provided. The method includes: partitioning video pictures into a plurality of coding units (CUs), at least one of which is further portioned into two prediction units (PUs) including at least one triangular shaped PU with a partitioning orientation in one of: from top-left corner to bottom-right corner, and from top-right corner to bottom-left corner; constructing a uni-prediction motion vector candidate list; determining whether a current CU is coded as triangle prediction mode according to coded information; signaling a partition orientation flag indicating the partitioning orientation; and signaling index values that indicate selected entries in the constructed uni-prediction motion vector candidate list.
1. A method for video encoding comprising:
partitioning video pictures into a plurality of coding units (CUs), at least one of which is further partitioned into two prediction units (PUs);
in response to determining that the MMVD prediction mode and the triangle prediction mode are enabled, signaling Motion Vector Difference (MVD) related syntax elements under the MMVD prediction mode for a triangle PU in a current CU;
wherein in response to determining that all other merge related modes are signaled as disabled, the triangle prediction mode is inferred to be enabled.
2. The method of claim 1 , further comprises:
signaling an MMVD prediction flag indicating whether the MMVD prediction mode is enabled.
3. The method of claim 1 , further comprises:
signaling a triangle prediction flag indicating whether the triangle prediction mode is enabled.
4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
in response to determining that the triangle prediction mode is enabled, signaling a partition orientation syntax element indicating a partitioning orientation; and
signaling index values corresponding to selected uni-prediction motion vector candidates, in particular two uni-prediction motion vector candidates.
5. The method of claim 4 , wherein the partition orientation syntax element is coded as Context-based Adaptive Binary Arithmetic Coding (CABAC) bypass bin.
6. The method of claim 1 , wherein
in response to determining that a triangle prediction tool enable/disable flag signaled in sequence parameter set (SPS) is false, the triangle prediction mode is inferred to be disabled.
7. An apparatus for video encoding comprising:
one or more processors; and
a memory coupled to the one or more processors;
wherein the one or more processors are configured to perform acts comprising:
partitioning video pictures into a plurality of coding units (CUs), at least one of which is further partitioned into two prediction units (PUs);
in response to determining that the MMVD prediction mode and the triangle prediction mode are enabled, signaling Motion Vector Difference (MVD) related syntax elements under the MMVD prediction mode for a triangle PU in a current CU;
wherein in response to determining that all other merge related modes are signaled as disabled, the triangle prediction mode is inferred to be enabled.
8. The apparatus of claim 7 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to perform acts comprising:
signaling an MMVD prediction flag indicating whether the MMVD prediction mode is enabled.
9. The apparatus of claim 7 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to perform acts comprising:
signaling a triangle prediction flag indicating whether the triangle prediction mode is enabled.
10. The apparatus of claim 7 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to perform acts comprising:
in response to determining that the triangle prediction mode is enabled, signaling a partition orientation syntax element indicating a partitioning orientation; and
signaling index values corresponding to selected uni-prediction motion vector candidates, in particular two uni-prediction motion vector candidates.
11. The apparatus of claim 10 , wherein the partition orientation syntax element is coded as Context-based Adaptive Binary Arithmetic Coding (CABAC) bypass bin.
12. The apparatus of claim 7 , wherein
in response to determining that a triangle prediction tool enable/disable flag signaled in sequence parameter set (SPS) is false, the triangle prediction mode is inferred to be disabled.
13. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a bitstream, wherein the bitstream comprises the encoded video data is generated by acts comprising:
partitioning video pictures into a plurality of coding units (CUs); and
in response to determining that a current CU is coded in an inter prediction mode, signaling coded information for inferring whether the current CU is coded in triangle prediction mode, at least one of which is further partitioned into two prediction units (PUs);
in response to determining that the MMVD prediction mode and the triangle prediction mode are enabled, signaling Motion Vector Difference (MVD) related syntax elements under the MMVD prediction mode for a triangle PU in a current CU;
wherein in response to determining that all other merge related modes are signaled as disabled, the triangle prediction mode is inferred to be enabled.