Modification on fusion of intra prediction

A method of video decoding performed in a video decoder, the method comprising:

• receiving coded information of a current block and neighboring samples of the current block from a coded video bitstream;
• determining a plurality of intra mode predictors of the current block, wherein the plurality of intra mode predictors is derived based on the neighboring samples of the current block via either a decoder side intra mode derivation (DIMD) or a template-based intra mode derivation (TIMD);
• determining whether a position dependent intra prediction combination (PDPC) is to be applied based on the plurality of intra mode predictors;
• in response to the PDPC being determined to be applied, performing a fusion process on the plurality of intra mode predictors to generate a single intra mode predictor that is a weighted combination of the plurality of intra mode predictors;
• applying the PDPC based on the single intra mode predictor to generate a modified predictor of the current block subsequent to the fusion process on the plurality of intra mode predictors, the modified predictor being generated based on (i) one or more neighboring samples of the neighboring samples and (ii) the single intra mode predictor;
• and
• reconstructing the current block based on the modified predictor generated by the PDPC.