Method, device, computer program, and information storage means for encoding or decoding a video sequence

A device for encoding or decoding a video sequence, comprising an internal decoder configured to decode an encoded frame into a decoded frame, wherein the internal decoder comprises:

• a frame area module configured to obtain a reconstructed frame area made of an array of sample values;
• a sample adaptive offset, SAO, filter configured to apply a SAO filtering to the reconstructed frame area based on SAO parameters;
• a SAO parameter determining module configure to determine at least one of the SAO parameters independently of the sample values of the reconstructed frame area.