Method and system for a parametrized multi-standard deblocking filter for video compression systems

A system for video decoding, the system comprising:

• circuitry for determining whether a received encoded bitstream is encoded with a first type of video compression standard that uses reference frames and non-reference frames or a second type of video compression standard that uses reference frames and non-reference frames;
• at least one decompression engine for decompressing a portion of the received encoded bitstream, thereby resulting in a reconstructed output stream;
• a buffer memory for storing the reconstructed output stream into a buffer memory;
• at least one filter for filtering the reconstructed output stream while the reconstructed output stream is stored in the buffer memory when the encoded bitstream was encoded with the first type of video compression standard, thereby resulting in a filtered reconstructed output stream;
• wherein the at least one decompression engine comprises at least one motion compensator for motion compensating another portion of the received encoded bitstream from the filtered reconstructed output stream when the encoded bitstream was encoded with the first type of video compression standard;
• wherein the motion compensator motion compensates another portion of the received encoded bitstream, from the reconstructed output stream when the encoded bitstream was encoded with the second type of video compression standard;
• and
• a display engine for applying the at least one filter to the reconstructed output stream while preparing the reconstructed output for display when the encoded bitstream was encoded with the second type of video compression;
• circuitry for processing a reconstructed output stream using at least one filter when the received encoded bitstream is encoded with a first type of video compression standard that uses reference frames and non-reference frames;
• and
• circuitry for processing the reconstructed output stream without using said at least one filter when the received encoded bitstream is encoded with a second type of video compression standard that uses reference frames and non-reference frames;
• and
• a second decoder multiplexer transfers said processed reconstructed output stream using said configured at least one filter to a display engine when the bitstream is encoded with the second type of video compression standard.