Method and apparatus for video coding

An apparatus, comprising:

• processing circuitry configured to:
• receive a bit stream that includes coded information representing a bin of a syntax element for a current block in a picture, the bin of the syntax element indicating whether a local illumination compensation (LIC) process is applied to code the current block;
• select a context model from multiple candidate context models applicable to coding of the syntax element, according to at least a coding characteristic of a region neighboring the current block;
• decode the coded information according to the selected context model to obtain the bin of the syntax element;
• reconstruct the current block with the LIC process, in response to the bin indicating that the LIC process is applied to code the current block;
• and
• reconstruct the current block without the LIC process, in response to the bin indicating that the LIC process is not applied to code the current block.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions which when executed by a computer for video decoding cause the computer to perform:

• receiving a bit stream that includes coded information representing a bin of a syntax element for a current block in a picture, the bin of the syntax element indicating whether a local illumination compensation (LIC) process is applied to code the current block;
• selecting a context model from multiple candidate context models applicable to coding of the syntax element, according to at least a coding characteristic of a region neighboring the current block;
• decoding the coded information according to the selected context model to obtain the bin of the syntax element;
• reconstructing the current block with the LIC process, in response to the bin indicating that the LIC process is applied to code the current block;
• and
• reconstructing the current block without the LIC process, in response to the bin indicating that the LIC process is not applied to code the current block.