Depth Coding as an Additional Channel to Video Sequence
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1. An apparatus for encoding video data comprising:
- an encoder configured to encode said video data by encoding a combined set of view data and depth data.
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Abstract
A 3D video coding apparatus and method which selectively codes video data from a plurality of video sources to include depth information. Coding may be performed by combining depth information with view information, such as RGB, YCrCb, or YUV, and coded together with the view information as, RGBD, YCrCbD or YUVD. An apparatus may selectively code the depth information based on a depth format flag to include no depth information (e.g. a 2D format) or include depth information as a chroma channel. The depth information may be coded separately or together with YCrCb based on a coding cost or rate distortion estimate to encode the video information to obtain the highest quality.
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51 Claims
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1. An apparatus for encoding video data comprising:
an encoder configured to encode said video data by encoding a combined set of view data and depth data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method of encoding video data comprising:
encoding said video data by encoding a combined set of view data and depth data at an encoder. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A non-transitory computer readable medium carrying instructions for an encoder to encode video data, comprising instruction to perform said steps of:
encoding said video data by encoding a combined set of view data and depth data. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. An apparatus for decoding video data comprising:
a decoder configured to decode said video data by decoding a combined set of view data and depth data. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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36. A method of decoding video data comprising:
decoding said video data by decoding a combined set of view data and depth data at a decoder. - View Dependent Claims (37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43)
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44. A non-transitory computer readable medium carrying instructions for a decoder to decode video data, comprising instruction to perform said steps of:
decoding said video data by encoding a combined set of view data and depth data. - View Dependent Claims (45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51)
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