Method and apparatus for deriving temporal motion vector prediction

An apparatus for deriving a motion vector predictor (MVP) for a motion vector (MV) of a current block of a current picture in Inter, or Merge, or Skip mode, wherein the MV is associated with the current block and a corresponding block of a target reference picture in a given reference list, the apparatus comprising at least one circuit configured for:

• selecting a co-located block corresponding to a co-located picture;
• receiving one or more reference motion vectors (MVs) of one or more co-located reference blocks associated with the co-located block;
• determining a search set, wherein the search set comprises one or more search MVs associated with said one or more co-located reference blocks;
• determining a search order for the search set, wherein the search order associated with a reference list attribute for a first search MV and a second search MV associated with an identical co-located reference block and pointing to different reference lists, wherein the first search MV pointing to a target reference list has a higher search priority than the second search MV not pointing to the target reference list;
• determining the MVP for the current block based on the search set and the search order;
• and
• providing the MVP for the current block.