JVET-AF0088 AHG9: Software implementation and further fixes of the object mask information SEI message [J. Chen, Z. Zhang, Y. Ye, S. Wang (Alibaba)]
This contribution provides the software implementation of the object mask information (OMI) SEI message and also proposes fixes and further changes to the OMI SEI message in the draft 1 of technologies under consideration for future extensions of VSEI.
The proposed fixes and changes include the following four aspects:
- Aspect 1: The text related to bounding box parameters was fixed and refined.
- Aspect 2: The binarization of bounding box parameters was changed from ue(v) to u(16)
- Aspect 3: A gating flag for bounding box parameters was added to give signalling flexibility to the encoder
- Aspect 4: The parsing dependency among different OMI SEI messages was removed by always signalling omi_mask_cancel[ i ][ j ][ k ]
It was commented that aspect 4 is not a parsing dependency as normally understood. It is more for simplifying storage at decoder.
Decision: It was agreed that the changes 1-4 are appropriate, and shall be integrated into the next TuC.
It was proposed to create a branch in VTM software for this and possible future contributions on SEI messages in TuC. It was commented that providing software for SEI messages in TuC is strongly encouraged, to enable other experts studying them.
Decision (SW): It was agreed to include the software from JVET-AF0088 into the TuC branch of VTM.
AHG9: Other SEI topics (11)
Contributions in this area were discussed at 0930–1055 and 1530 on Tuesday 17 Oct. 2023 (chaired by JRO).