decoding a multiview video signal comprises : receiving a bitstream comprising encodings of multiple views of the multiview video signal . each view comprises multiple pictures segmented into multiple segments . the decoding also comprises extracting flag information associated with a portion of the multiview video signal from the bitstream indicating whether illumination compensation of segments within said portion of the multiview video signal is enabled . for a portion in which illumination compensation is enabled according to the extracted flag information , a value associated with a segment within the portion is extracted from the bitstream and it is determined from said extracted value whether illumination compensation of the segment is to be performed .