Reference picture list construction for multi-view and three-dimensional video coding

A method for video encoding, the method comprising:

• generating, based on a reference picture set of a current view component of an access unit, a reference picture list for the current view component, the reference picture set including an inter-view reference picture set that includes a plurality of view components that belong to the access unit and that are associated with different views;
• encoding the current view component based at least in part on one or more reference pictures in the reference picture list;
• and
• generating a bitstream that includes syntax elements indicating the reference picture set of the current view component.

A video decoding device that comprises one or more processors configured to:

• parse, from a bitstream, syntax elements indicating a reference picture set of a current view component of an access unit, the reference picture set including an inter-view reference picture set that includes a plurality of view components that belong to the access unit and that are associated with different views;
• generate, based on the reference picture set, a reference picture list for the current view component;
• and
• decode at least a portion of the current view component based on one or more reference pictures in the reference picture list.

A video encoding device that comprises one or more processors configured to:

• generate, based on a reference picture set of a current view component of an access unit, a reference picture list for the current view component, the reference picture set including an inter-view reference picture set that includes a plurality of view components that belong to the access unit and that are associated with different views;
• encode the current view component based on one or more reference pictures in the reference picture list;
• and
• generate a bitstream that includes syntax elements indicating the reference picture set of the current view component.

A video decoding device comprising:

• means for parsing, from a bitstream, syntax elements indicating a reference picture set of a current view component of an access unit, the reference picture set including an inter-view reference picture set that includes a plurality of view components that belong to the access unit and that are associated with different views;
• means for generating, based on the reference picture set, a reference picture list for the current view component;
• and
• means for decoding at least a portion of the current view component based on one or more reference pictures in the reference picture list.

A video encoding device comprising:

• means for generating, based on a reference picture set of a current view component of an access unit, a reference picture list for the current view component, the reference picture set including an inter-view reference picture set that includes a plurality of view components that belong to the access unit and that are associated with different views;
• means for encoding the current view component based on one or more reference pictures in the reference picture list;
• and
• means for generating a bitstream that includes syntax elements indicating the reference picture set of the current view component.

A computer-readable storage medium that stores computer-executable instructions that, when executed by one or more processors of a video decoding device, configure the video decoding device to:

• parse, from a bitstream, syntax elements indicating a reference picture set of a current view component of an access unit, the reference picture set including an inter-view reference picture set that includes a plurality of view components that belong to the access unit and that are associated with different views;
• generate, based on the reference picture set, a reference picture list for the current view component;
• and
• decode at least a portion of the current view component based on one or more reference pictures in the reference picture list.

A computer-readable storage medium that stores computer-executable instructions that, when executed by one or more processors of a video encoding device, configure the video encoding device to:

• generate, based on a reference picture set of a current view component of an access unit, a reference picture list for the current view component, the reference picture set including an inter-view reference picture set that includes a plurality of view components that belong to the access unit and that are associated with different views;
• encode the current view component based on one or more reference pictures in the reference picture list;
• and
• generate a bitstream that includes syntax elements indicating the reference picture set of the current view component.