Signaling coding of transform-skipped blocks

An electronic apparatus, comprising:

• a video decoder circuit configured to perform operations comprising:
• receiving data to be decoded as a plurality of video pictures;
• parsing a first syntax element in a sequence parameter set (SPS) of a current sequence of video pictures, the first syntax element indicating whether a transform skip mode is allowed for the current sequence of video pictures in which a current block belongs;
• in response to the first syntax element indicating that the transform skip mode is allowed for the current sequence of video pictures, parsing in a slice header of a current slice within the current sequence a second syntax element, the second syntax element indicating whether an alternative residual coding process is enabled for the current slice in which the current block belongs;
• when the first syntax element indicates that the transform skip mode is allowed for the current sequence of video pictures and when transform skip mode is used for the current block in a current picture of the current sequence, decoding the current block by using quantized residual signals that are not transformed according to the alternative residual coding process when the second syntax element indicates that the alternative residual coding process is enabled for the current slice.