Method and apparatus for decoupling frame number and/or picture order count (poc) for multi-view video encoding and decoding

A method, comprising:

• decoding at least one picture corresponding to at least one of at least two views of multi-view video content from a bitstream, wherein in the bitstream at least one of coding order information and output order information for the at least one picture is decoupled (410) from the at least one view to which the at least one picture corresponds.

An apparatus, comprising:

• a decoder (250) for decoding at least one of at least two views corresponding to multi-view video content, wherein said decoder decodes the at least one of the at least two views using redefined variables in a default reference picture list construction process and reference picture list reordering corresponding to the International Organization for Standardization/International Electrotechnical Commission Moving Picture Experts Group-4 Part 10 Advanced Video Coding standard/International Telecommunication Union, Telecommunication Sector H.264 recommendation.

An apparatus, comprising:

• a decoder (250) for decoding at least one of at least two views corresponding to multi-view video content, wherein said decoder decodes the at least one of the at least two views using redefined variables in a decoded reference picture marking process of the International Organization for Standardization/International Electrotechnical Commission Moving Picture Experts Group-4 Part 10 Advanced Video Coding standard/International Telecommunication Union, Telecommunication Sector H.264 recommendation.

A method, comprising:

• decoding at least one of at least two views corresponding to multi-view video content, wherein said decoding step decodes the at least one of the at least two views using redefined variables (1915, 2015) in a default reference picture list construction process and reference picture list reordering corresponding to the International Organization for Standardization/International Electrotechnical Commission Moving Picture Experts Group-4 Part 10 Advanced Video Coding standard/International Telecommunication Union, Telecommunication Sector H.264 recommendation.

A method, comprising:

• decoding at least one of at least two views corresponding to multi-view video content, wherein said decoding step decodes the at least one of the at least two views using redefined variables (1915, 2015) in a decoded reference picture marking process of the International Organization for Standardization/International Electrotechnical Commission Moving Picture Experts Group-4 Part 10 Advanced Video Coding standard/International Telecommunication Union, Telecommunication Sector H.264 recommendation.