| CPC H04N 19/167 (2014.11) [H04N 19/105 (2014.11); H04N 19/157 (2014.11); H04N 19/159 (2014.11); H04N 19/176 (2014.11); H04N 19/593 (2014.11); H04N 19/70 (2014.11)] | 24 Claims | 

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               1. A method, comprising: 
            determining whether to activate a first coding tool for encoding a portion of a video image; 
                determining whether a second coding tool is activated for encoding the portion of the video image; 
                performing at least one of said coding tools responsive to the determinations; 
                encoding a first syntax element indicating whether the first coding tool is activated; and 
                encoding a second syntax element indicating whether the second coding tool is activated, said second syntax element being encoded using a first context bin in a case where the first syntax element indicates the first coding tool is activated and a second context bin otherwise, the second context bin being different from the first context bin. 
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