Systems and methods of processing image data from an entropy decoder

A method comprising:

• determining, at a pixel processor, whether a luma transform unit (TU) from an entropy decoder is available, wherein a logical unit of an image frame includes at least the luma TU and at least a chroma TU;
• determining, at the pixel processor, whether the chroma TU from the entropy decoder is available;
• and
• based on a determination that the chroma TU is available and that the luma TU is unavailable, processing, at the pixel processor, the chroma TU to generate chroma pixel values of the logical unit prior to processing the luma TU to generate luma pixel values of the logical unit.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to:

• determine, at a pixel processor, whether a luma transform unit (TU) from an entropy decoder is available, wherein a logical unit of an image frame includes at least the luma TU and at least a chroma TU;
• determine, at the pixel processor, whether the chroma TU from the entropy decoder is available;
• and
• based on a determination that the chroma TU is available and that the luma TU is unavailable, process, at the pixel processor, the chroma TU to generate chroma pixel values of the logical unit prior to processing the luma TU to generate luma pixel values of the logical unit.