1. An apparatus comprising at least one processor and at least one memory including computer program code, the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to: decode an identifier indicating that all samples within a scope of the bitstream have been coded with a prediction restriction; determine that the scope covers a region of interest within a picture; decode at least a first coding unit preceding said region of interest in decoding order in a parse mode such that syntax elements belonging to said at least first coding unit are parsed, but a sample reconstruction process of said syntax elements is omitted; and decode at least a second coding unit belonging to said region of interest such that syntax elements belonging to said at least second coding unit are parsed and a sample reconstruction process is performed to said syntax elements.
17. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the full decoding mode involves a modified decoding process when only a region is decoded which is different than the standard compliant decoding.