Device and method for scalable coding of video information

A method of encoding video information, the method comprising:

• determining whether a first enhancement layer (EL) picture in a first access unit of an EL is an intra random access point (IRAP) picture, the first EL picture associated with a first set of parameters;
• determining whether the first access unit immediately follows a splice point where first video information is joined with second video information including the first EL picture;
• and
• performing, based on the determination of whether the first EL picture is an intra random access point (IRAP) picture and whether the first access unit immediately follows a splice point, one of (1) refraining from associating the first EL picture with a second set of parameters that is different from the first set of parameters, or (2) associating the first EL picture with a second set of parameters that is different from the first set of parameters.

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

• storing video information associated with a reference layer (RL) and an enhancement layer (EL), the RL having an RL picture in a first access unit, and the EL having a first EL picture in the first access unit, wherein the first EL picture is associated with a first set of parameters;
• determining whether the first EL picture is an intra random access point (IRAP) picture;
• determining whether the first access unit immediately follows a splice point where first video information is joined with second video information including the first EL picture;
• and
• performing, based on the determination of whether the first EL picture is an intra random access point (IRAP) picture and whether the first access unit immediately follows a splice point, one of (1) refraining from associating the first EL picture with a second set of parameters that is different from the first set of parameters, or (2) associating the first EL picture with a second set of parameters that is different from the first set of parameters.

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

• means for storing video information associated with a reference layer (RL) and an enhancement layer (EL), the RL having an RL picture in a first access unit, and the EL having a first EL picture in the first access unit, wherein the first EL picture is associated with a first set of parameters;
• means for determining whether the first EL picture is an intra random access point (IRAP) picture;
• means for determining whether the first access unit immediately follows a splice point where first video information is joined with second video information including the first EL picture;
• and
• means for performing, based on the determination of whether the first EL picture is an intra random access point (IRAP) picture and whether the first access unit immediately follows a splice point, one of (1) refraining from associating the first EL picture with a second set of parameters that is different from the first set of parameters, or (2) associating the first EL picture with a second set of parameters that is different from the first set of parameters.