Multi-View Video Coding Using Scalable Video Coding

A video signal structure for scalable video encoding,

• comprising:
• a particular view of at least two views encoded as a base layer;
• and
• at least one other view of the at least two views encoded as an enhancement layer using a prediction from a lower layer corresponding to at least one of the particular view and the at least one other view,
• wherein the at least two views correspond to multi-view video content and are encoded based on a selection from among at least two of temporal, spatial, and SNR scalability techniques.

A storage media having scalable video signal data encoded thereupon, comprising:

• a particular view of at least two views encoded as a base layer;
• and
• at least one other view of the at least two views encoded as an enhancement layer using a prediction from a lower layer corresponding to at least one of the particular view and the at least one other view,
• wherein the at least two views correspond to multi-view video content and are encoded based on a selection from among at least two of temporal, spatial, and SNR scalability techniques.

A method for scalable video encoding,

• comprising:
• encoding a first stereoscopic view as a base layer;
• and
• encoding at least one of a depth map and a disparity map as an enhancement layer using a prediction from the first stereoscopic view,
• wherein the first stereoscopic view and the at least one of the depth map and the disparity map each correspond to a particular stereoscopic content and are encoded based on a selection from among at least two of temporal, spatial, and SNR scalability techniques.

A method for scalable video decoding,

• comprising:
• decoding a first stereoscopic view from a base layer;
• and
• decoding at least one of a depth map and a disparity map from an enhancement layer using a prediction from the first stereoscopic view,
• wherein the first stereoscopic view and the at least one of the depth map and the disparity map each correspond to a particular stereoscopic content and are decoded based on a selection from among at least two of temporal, spatial, and SNR scalability techniques.

A video signal structure for scalable video encoding,

• comprising:
• a first stereoscopic view encoded as a base layer;
• and
• at least one of a depth map and a disparity map encoded as enhancement layer to allow a prediction from the first stereoscopic view,
• wherein the first stereoscopic view and the at least one of the depth map and the disparity map each correspond to a particular stereoscopic content and are encoded based on a selection from among at least two of temporal, spatial, and SNR scalability techniques.

A storage media having scalable video signal data encoded thereupon, comprising:

• a first stereoscopic view encoded as a base layer;
• and
• at least one of a depth map and a disparity map encoded as enhancement layer to allow a prediction from the first stereoscopic view,
• wherein the first stereoscopic view and the at least one of the depth map and the disparity map each correspond to a particular stereoscopic content and are encoded based on a selection from among at least two of temporal, spatial, and SNR scalability techniques.