Video-dynamic mesh coding entropy encoding improvements in static-mesh encoder

A method for decoding encoded mesh data, the method comprising:

• decoding a mesh from a bitstream that includes the encoded mesh data, wherein decoding the mesh comprises:
• determining, based on the encoded mesh data, a base mesh that includes a set of vertices;
• using a first prediction method to generate a prediction of a component of a first normal vector of a first vertex in the set of vertices;
• applying entropy decoding to first entropy-encoded data in the bitstream to decode first data, wherein the first data is a binarized representation of a first syntax element, the first syntax element indicates a value of a component of a first prediction residual, the value of the component of the first prediction residual indicates a difference between the prediction of the component of the first normal vector and a value of the component of the first normal vector, the first data comprises first truncated unary (TU) data and a first exponential-Golomb code, the first exponential-Golomb code comprising a first prefix and a first suffix;
• applying entropy decoding to second entropy-encoded data in the bitstream to decode second data, wherein the second data is a binarized representation of a second syntax element, the second syntax element indicates a second residual value of the component of the normal vector of the first vertex, the second data comprises second truncated unary (TU) data and a second exponential-Golomb code, the second exponential-Golomb code comprising a second prefix and a second suffix;
• determining the first normal vector based in part on the prediction of the component of the first normal vector, the value of the component of the first prediction residual, and the second residual value of the component of the first normal vector;
• using a second prediction method to generate a prediction of a component of a second normal vector of a second vertex in the set of vertices;
• applying entropy decoding to third entropy-encoded data in the bitstream to decode third data, wherein the third data is a binarized representation of a third syntax element, the third syntax element indicates a value of a component of a second prediction residual, wherein the value of the component of the second prediction residual indicates a difference between the prediction of the component of the second normal vector and a value of the component of the second normal vector, the third data comprising third TU data and a third exponential-Golomb code, the third exponential-Golomb code comprising a third prefix and a third suffix;
• determining the normal vector of the second vertex based in part on the prediction of the component of the second normal vector and the value of the component of the second prediction residual,
• wherein applying the entropy decoding to the first, second, and third entropy-encoded data comprises using a first shared non-bypass context for entropy decoding at least one bin of each of the first TU data, the second TU data, and the third TU data;
• subdividing the base mesh to determine an additional set of vertices for the base mesh;
• determining one or more displacement vectors;
• deforming the base mesh, wherein deforming the base mesh comprises modifying locations of the additional set of vertices based on the one or more displacement vectors;
• and
• determining a decoded mesh based on the base mesh.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having instructions stored thereon that, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to:

• decode a mesh from a bitstream that includes encoded mesh data, wherein the one or more processors are configured to, as part of decoding the mesh:
• determine, based on the encoded mesh data, a base mesh that includes a set of vertices;
• use a first prediction method to generate a prediction of a component of a first normal vector of a first vertex in the set of vertices;
• apply entropy decoding to first entropy-encoded data in the bitstream to decode first data, wherein the first data is a binarized representation of a first syntax element, the first syntax element indicates a value of a component of a first prediction residual, the value of the component of the first prediction residual indicates a difference between the prediction of the component of the first normal vector and a value of the component of the first normal vector, the first data comprises first truncated unary (TU) data and a first exponential-Golomb code, the first exponential-Golomb code comprising a first prefix and a first suffix;
• apply entropy decoding to second entropy-encoded data in the bitstream to decode second data, wherein the second data is a binarized representation of a second syntax element, the second syntax element indicates a second residual value of the component of the normal vector of the first vertex, the second data comprises second truncated unary (TU) data and a second exponential-Golomb code, the second exponential-Golomb code comprising a second prefix and a second suffix;
• determine the first normal vector based in part on the prediction of the component of the first normal vector, the value of the component of the first prediction residual, and the second residual value of the component of the first normal vector;
• use a second prediction method to generate a prediction of a component of a second normal vector of a second vertex in the set of vertices;
• apply entropy decoding to third entropy-encoded data in the bitstream to decode third data, wherein the third data is a binarized representation of a third syntax element, the third syntax element indicates a value of a component of a second prediction residual, wherein the value of the component of the second prediction residual indicates a difference between the prediction of the component of the second normal vector and a value of the component of the second normal vector, the third data comprising third TU data and a third exponential-Golomb code, the third exponential-Golomb code comprising a third prefix and a third suffix;
• determine the normal vector of the second vertex based in part on the prediction of the component of the second normal vector and the value of the component of the second prediction residual,
• wherein applying the entropy decoding to the first, second, and third entropy-encoded data comprises using a first shared non-bypass context for entropy decoding at least one bin of each of the first TU data, the second TU data, and the third TU data;
• subdivide the base mesh to determine an additional set of vertices for the base mesh;
• determine one or more displacement vectors;
• deform the base mesh, wherein to deform the base mesh, the one or more processors are configured to modify locations of the additional set of vertices based on the one or more displacement vectors;
• and
• determine a decoded mesh based on the base mesh.