Method and apparatus for signaling and decoding AVS1-P2 bitstreams of different versions
Aspects of a method and system for signaling and decoding AVS1-P2 bitstreams of different versions are provided. A sequence user data indicating decoding version information such as a decoding version identifier, for example, may inserted into an AVS1-P2 bitstream. The decoding version information may be, for example, AVS1-P2 Rm52j_r1 or AVS1-P2. The AVS1-P2 bitstream may be decoded based on the decoding version information. The sequence user data may be inserted in the AVS1-P2 bitstream during AVS encoding or during AVS1-P2 bitstream transcoding. Upon receiving the AVS1-P2 bitstream, the sequence user data may be detected and extracted to determine the decoding version information. The received encoded AVS1-P2 bitstream may be decoded based on the decoding version information. When no specific decoding version information can be decided, default decoder version information may be used by the video decoder.
1. A method, comprising:
when decoding version information is detected within a sequence user data field of an Audio Video Coding Standard of China (AVS) bitstream;
decoding said AVS bitstream based at least in part on said decoding version information, said decoding version information indicating one of a plurality of different AVS versions, wherein said decoding version information was inserted in said AVS bitstream during coding of said AVS bitstream; and
when said decoding version information is not detected within said sequence user data field of said AVS bitstream;
decoding said AVS bitstream based at least in part on default decoding version information.
2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein said decoding version information specifies a particular AVS format that was utilized for said coding of said AVS bitstream.
3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein said decoding version information was inserted in said AVS bitstream during encoding of said AVS bitstream.
4. The method according to claim 1 , wherein said decoding version information was inserted in said AVS bitstream during transcoding of said AVS bitstream.
5. The method according to claim 1 , wherein said AVS bitstream is an AVS1-P2 formatted bitstream.
6. The method according to claim 1 , wherein said AVS bitstream is an AVS1-P2 Rm52j_r1 formatted bitstream.
7. The method according to claim 1 , wherein said sequence user data field is in a sequence header portion of said AVS bitstream.
8. The method according to claim 1 , comprising parsing said AVS bitstream to determine said decoding version information.
9. A system, comprising:
one or more processors operable to:
when decoding version information is detected within a sequence user data field of an Audio Video Coding Standard of China (AVS) bitstream;
decode said AVS bitstream based at least in part on said decoding version information, said decoding version information indicating one of a plurality of different AVS versions, wherein said decoding version information was inserted in said AVS bitstream during coding of said AVS bitstream; and
when said decoding version information is not detected within said sequence user data field of said AVS bitstream;
decode said AVS bitstream based at least in part on default decoding version information.
10. The system according to claim 9 , wherein said decoding version information specifies a particular AVS format that was utilized for said coding of said AVS bitstream.
11. The system according to claim 9 , wherein said decoding version information was inserted in said AVS bitstream during encoding of said AVS bitstream.
12. The system according to claim 9 , wherein said decoding version information was inserted in said AVS bitstream during transcoding of said AVS bitstream.
13. The system according to claim 9 , wherein said AVS bitstream is an AVS1-P2 formatted bitstream.
14. The system according to claim 9 , wherein said AVS bitstream is an AVS1-P2 Rm52j_r1 formatted bitstream.
15. The system according to claim 9 , wherein said sequence user data field is in a sequence header portion of said AVS bitstream.
16. The system according to claim 9 , wherein said one or more processors are operable to parse said AVS bitstream to determine said decoding version information.
17. A system, comprising:
means for detecting decoding version information within a sequence user data field of an Audio Video Coding Standard of China (AVS) bitstream, said decoding version information indicating one of a plurality of different AVS versions, wherein said decoding version information was inserted in said AVS bitstream during coding of said AVS bitstream;
means for decoding said AVS bitstream based at least in part on said decoding version information when said decoding version information is detected; and
means for decoding said AVS bitstream based at least in part on default decoding version information when said decoding version information is not detected.
18. The system according to claim 17 , wherein said decoding version information specifies a particular AVS format that was utilized for said coding of said AVS bitstream.
19. The system according to claim 17 , wherein said decoding version information was inserted in said AVS bitstream during encoding of said AVS bitstream.
20. The system according to claim 17 , wherein said decoding version information was inserted in said AVS bitstream during transcoding of said AVS bitstream.
21. The system according to claim 17 , wherein said AVS bitstream is an AVS 1-P2 formatted bitstream.
22. The system according to claim 17 , wherein said AVS bitstream is an AVS 1-P2 Rm52j_r1 formatted bitstream.
23. The system according to claim 17 , wherein said sequence user data field is in a sequence header portion of said AVS bitstream.
24. The system according to claim 17 , wherein said means for detecting is configured to parse said AVS bitstream to determine whether said decoding version information is present.