US Patent 10158884 Simplified merge list construction process for 3D-HEVC

A device for encoding video data includes a memory configured to store video data and a video encoder comprising one or more processors configured to, for a current layer being encoded, determine that the current layer has no direct reference layers, based on determining that the current layer has no direct reference layers, set at least one of a first syntax element, a second syntax element, a third syntax element, or a fourth syntax element to a disabling value indicating that a coding tool corresponding to the syntax element is disabled for the current layer.