Device and method for scalable coding of video information based on high efficiency video coding

A method of encoding video information, the method comprising:

• storing a candidate list for encoding the video information, the candidate list comprising at least one base layer motion vector candidate;
• determining a behavior for generating said at least one base layer motion vector candidate;
• generating said at least one base layer motion vector candidate for a current prediction unit (PU) in a particular coding unit (CU) according to the determined behavior, the particular CU having one or more PUs;
• and
• adding said at least one base layer motion vector candidate to the candidate list.

A method of decoding video information, the method comprising:

• receiving syntax elements extracted from an encoded video bitstream, wherein the syntax elements comprise video information associated with a candidate list comprising at least one base layer motion vector candidate;
• determining a behavior for generating said at least one base layer motion vector candidate;
• generating said at least one base layer motion vector candidate for a current prediction unit (PU) in a particular coding unit (CU) according to the determined behavior, the particular CU having one or more PUs;
• and
• means for adding said at least one base layer motion vector candidate to the candidate list.

A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising code that, when executed, causes an apparatus to perform a process comprising:

• storing a candidate list which comprises at least one base layer motion vector candidate;
• determining a behavior for generating said at least one base layer motion vector candidate;
• generating said at least one base layer motion vector candidate for a current prediction unit (PU) in a particular coding unit (CU) according to the determined behavior, the particular CU having one or more PUs;
• and
• adding said at least one base layer motion vector candidate to the candidate list.

A video coding device configured to code video information, the video coding device comprising:

• means for storing a candidate list which comprises at least one base layer motion vector candidate;
• means for determining a behavior for generating said at least one base layer motion vector candidate;
• means for generating said at least one base layer motion vector candidate for a current prediction unit (PU) in a particular coding unit (CU) according to the determined behavior, the particular CU having one or more PUs;
• and
• means for adding said at least one base layer motion vector candidate to the candidate list.