A method of decoding a picture comprising two or more slices (2-5), the two or more slices (2-5) comprising a first slice in the picture and one or more remaining slices (3-5) in the picture ; the method comprising: for each slice (2-5) of the two or more slices (2-5): receiving a slice flag associated with the slice (2-5); based on the received slice flag associated with the slice (2-5) being a first defined value which indicates that the slice (2-5) is the first slice in the picture , thereby determining an associated slice start address in the picture for the first slice in the picture ; based on the received slice flag associated with the slice (2-5) being a second defined value which indicates that the slice (2-5) is one of the one or more remaining slices (3-5) in the picture , retrieving a slice address for the one of the one or more remaining slices (3-5) in the picture , and, determining an associated slice start address in the picture for the one of the one or more remaining slices (3-5) in the picture based on the retrieved slice address; whereby the associated slice start address allows identification of a position of a first coding unit in the slice (2-5) within the picture ; receiving a coded slice representation of the slice (2-5); determining, based on the received coded slice representation, pixel values of pixels for the slice (2-5); characterized in that , the slice address of the one of the one or more remaining slices (3-5) is signaled with a fixed length code. the method comprising: for each slice (2-5) of the two or more slices (2-5): receiving a slice flag associated with the slice (2-5); based on the received slice flag associated with the slice (2-5) being a first defined value which indicates that the slice (2-5) is the first slice in the picture , thereby determining an associated slice start address in the picture for the first slice in the picture ; based on the received slice flag associated with the slice (2-5) being a second defined value which indicates that the slice (2-5) is one of the one or more remaining slices (3-5) in the picture , retrieving a slice address for the one of the one or more remaining slices (3-5) in the picture , and, determining an associated slice start address in the picture for the one of the one or more remaining slices (3-5) in the picture based on the retrieved slice address; whereby the associated slice start address allows identification of a position of a first coding unit in the slice (2-5) within the picture ; receiving a coded slice representation of the slice (2-5); determining, based on the received coded slice representation, pixel values of pixels for the slice (2-5); receiving a slice flag associated with the slice (2-5); based on the received slice flag associated with the slice (2-5) being a first defined value which indicates that the slice (2-5) is the first slice in the picture , thereby determining an associated slice start address in the picture for the first slice in the picture ; based on the received slice flag associated with the slice (2-5) being a second defined value which indicates that the slice (2-5) is one of the one or more remaining slices (3-5) in the picture , retrieving a slice address for the one of the one or more remaining slices (3-5) in the picture , and, determining an associated slice start address in the picture for the one of the one or more remaining slices (3-5) in the picture based on the retrieved slice address; whereby the associated slice start address allows identification of a position of a first coding unit in the slice (2-5) within the picture ; receiving a coded slice representation of the slice (2-5); determining, based on the received coded slice representation, pixel values of pixels for the slice (2-5); characterized in that , the slice address of the one of the one or more remaining slices (3-5) is signaled with a fixed length code. <EOS>