At block 906, it is determined whether at least one of the first or second video layers are the default layer. For example, it may be determined whether at least one of the first or second layers is the base layer, or layer 0. If so, the method 900 ends. If not, the method 900 proceeds to block 908. At block 908, inter-layer prediction is restricted. For example, the method 900 can prohibit the coding device from decoding or encoding the first or second layer video information in inter-layer prediction mode.
At block 1002, video information regarding a plurality of layers can be obtained or received from a memory. The plurality of layers can include at least one reference layer and at least one enhancement layer.
At block 1004, a maximum number of motion-compensated layers that may be used for inter-layer prediction of a picture in any of the plurality of layers may be determined. For example, a flag that indicates the maximum number of motion-compensated layers that may be used for inter-layer prediction may be received.