| CPC H04N 19/70 (2014.11) [H04N 19/513 (2014.11); H04N 19/597 (2014.11); H04N 19/122 (2014.11); H04N 19/124 (2014.11); H04N 19/30 (2014.11)] | 2 Claims |

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1. A method of decoding a plurality of pictures, each picture processed at least in part according to a picture parameter set, the method comprising:
receiving a bitstream comprising the plurality of pictures and a picture parameter set and at least one transform unit and at least one prediction unit;
parsing the picture parameter set to determine for a picture in the plurality of pictures whether a pps_extension_present_flag signaling flag specifies presence of syntax structure pps_extension_Xbits at a picture level for the picture,
wherein the pps_extension_present_flag and pps_extension_Xbits signaling flags, when present, are adaptable per picture in the plurality of pictures, and
wherein the pps_extension_Xbits signaling flag is represented in the picture parameter set by multiple bits, where X=the number of said bits;
parsing the pps_extension_Xbits syntax structure to determine if any pps_extension_data_flag syntax structures are present in the picture parameter set;
wherein pps_extension_Xbits shall be equal to 0 for bitstreams conforming to High Efficiency Video Coding (HEVC) profiles, and
wherein pps_extension_Xbits not equal to 0 causes the pps_extension_data_flag syntax structures in a picture parameter set NAL unit to be ignored during decoding.
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