The Multiplane Image Information SEI Message and its Use for Distribution of Volumetric Video with Conventional Codecs

Taoran Lu, Peng Yin, Guan-Ming Su, Dae Yeol Lee, Tsung-Wei Huang, Sejin Oh, Sean McCarthy, Walt Husak, Gary J. Sullivan

Abstract: This paper describes the background, design and application of a new SEI message – the Multiplane Image Information SEI message, which has recently been adopted into the Technology under Consideration (TuC) document of the JVET committee for potential inclusion in the VSEI standard (ITU-T H.274 and ISO/IEC 23002-7). The paper also provides preliminary compression experiment results and analysis on the implications of the coding efficiency and functionality of the different packing options supported in the SEI message.