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10 #ifndef VPX_VPX_ENCODER_H_
11 #define VPX_VPX_ENCODER_H_
13 /*!\defgroup encoder Encoder Algorithm Interface
14 * \ingroup codec
15 * This abstraction allows applications using this encoder to easily support
16 * multiple video formats with minimal code duplication. This section describes
17 * the interface common to all encoders.
18 * @{
21 /*!\file
22 * \brief Describes the encoder algorithm interface to applications.
24 * This file describes the interface between an application and a
25 * video encoder algorithm.
28 #ifdef __cplusplus
29 extern "C" {
30 #endif
32 #include "./vpx_codec.h"
34 /*! Temporal Scalability: Maximum length of the sequence defining frame
35 * layer membership
37 #define VPX_TS_MAX_PERIODICITY 16
39 /*! Temporal Scalability: Maximum number of coding layers */
40 #define VPX_TS_MAX_LAYERS 5
42 /*!\deprecated Use #VPX_TS_MAX_PERIODICITY instead. */
43 #define MAX_PERIODICITY VPX_TS_MAX_PERIODICITY
45 /*! Temporal+Spatial Scalability: Maximum number of coding layers */
46 #define VPX_MAX_LAYERS 12 // 3 temporal + 4 spatial layers are allowed.
48 /*!\deprecated Use #VPX_MAX_LAYERS instead. */
49 #define MAX_LAYERS VPX_MAX_LAYERS // 3 temporal + 4 spatial layers allowed.
51 /*! Spatial Scalability: Maximum number of coding layers */
52 #define VPX_SS_MAX_LAYERS 5
54 /*! Spatial Scalability: Default number of coding layers */
55 #define VPX_SS_DEFAULT_LAYERS 1
57 /*!\brief Current ABI version number
59 * \internal
60 * If this file is altered in any way that changes the ABI, this value
61 * must be bumped. Examples include, but are not limited to, changing
62 * types, removing or reassigning enums, adding/removing/rearranging
63 * fields to structures
65 #define VPX_ENCODER_ABI_VERSION (5 + VPX_CODEC_ABI_VERSION) /**<\hideinitializer*/
68 /*! \brief Encoder capabilities bitfield
70 * Each encoder advertises the capabilities it supports as part of its
71 * ::vpx_codec_iface_t interface structure. Capabilities are extra
72 * interfaces or functionality, and are not required to be supported
73 * by an encoder.
75 * The available flags are specified by VPX_CODEC_CAP_* defines.
77 #define VPX_CODEC_CAP_PSNR 0x10000 /**< Can issue PSNR packets */
79 /*! Can output one partition at a time. Each partition is returned in its
80 * own VPX_CODEC_CX_FRAME_PKT, with the FRAME_IS_FRAGMENT flag set for
81 * every partition but the last. In this mode all frames are always
82 * returned partition by partition.
84 #define VPX_CODEC_CAP_OUTPUT_PARTITION 0x20000
86 /*! Can support input images at greater than 8 bitdepth.
88 #define VPX_CODEC_CAP_HIGHBITDEPTH 0x40000
90 /*! \brief Initialization-time Feature Enabling
92 * Certain codec features must be known at initialization time, to allow
93 * for proper memory allocation.
95 * The available flags are specified by VPX_CODEC_USE_* defines.
97 #define VPX_CODEC_USE_PSNR 0x10000 /**< Calculate PSNR on each frame */
98 #define VPX_CODEC_USE_OUTPUT_PARTITION 0x20000 /**< Make the encoder output one
99 partition at a time. */
100 #define VPX_CODEC_USE_HIGHBITDEPTH 0x40000 /**< Use high bitdepth */
103 /*!\brief Generic fixed size buffer structure
105 * This structure is able to hold a reference to any fixed size buffer.
107 typedef struct vpx_fixed_buf {
108 void *buf; /**< Pointer to the data */
109 size_t sz; /**< Length of the buffer, in chars */
110 } vpx_fixed_buf_t; /**< alias for struct vpx_fixed_buf */
113 /*!\brief Time Stamp Type
115 * An integer, which when multiplied by the stream's time base, provides
116 * the absolute time of a sample.
118 typedef int64_t vpx_codec_pts_t;
121 /*!\brief Compressed Frame Flags
123 * This type represents a bitfield containing information about a compressed
124 * frame that may be useful to an application. The most significant 16 bits
125 * can be used by an algorithm to provide additional detail, for example to
126 * support frame types that are codec specific (MPEG-1 D-frames for example)
128 typedef uint32_t vpx_codec_frame_flags_t;
129 #define VPX_FRAME_IS_KEY 0x1 /**< frame is the start of a GOP */
130 #define VPX_FRAME_IS_DROPPABLE 0x2 /**< frame can be dropped without affecting
131 the stream (no future frame depends on
132 this one) */
133 #define VPX_FRAME_IS_INVISIBLE 0x4 /**< frame should be decoded but will not
134 be shown */
135 #define VPX_FRAME_IS_FRAGMENT 0x8 /**< this is a fragment of the encoded
136 frame */
138 /*!\brief Error Resilient flags
140 * These flags define which error resilient features to enable in the
141 * encoder. The flags are specified through the
142 * vpx_codec_enc_cfg::g_error_resilient variable.
144 typedef uint32_t vpx_codec_er_flags_t;
145 #define VPX_ERROR_RESILIENT_DEFAULT 0x1 /**< Improve resiliency against
146 losses of whole frames */
147 #define VPX_ERROR_RESILIENT_PARTITIONS 0x2 /**< The frame partitions are
148 independently decodable by the
149 bool decoder, meaning that
150 partitions can be decoded even
151 though earlier partitions have
152 been lost. Note that intra
153 predicition is still done over
154 the partition boundary. */
156 /*!\brief Encoder output packet variants
158 * This enumeration lists the different kinds of data packets that can be
159 * returned by calls to vpx_codec_get_cx_data(). Algorithms \ref MAY
160 * extend this list to provide additional functionality.
162 enum vpx_codec_cx_pkt_kind {
163 VPX_CODEC_CX_FRAME_PKT, /**< Compressed video frame */
164 VPX_CODEC_STATS_PKT, /**< Two-pass statistics for this frame */
165 VPX_CODEC_FPMB_STATS_PKT, /**< first pass mb statistics for this frame */
166 VPX_CODEC_PSNR_PKT, /**< PSNR statistics for this frame */
167 // Spatial SVC is still experimental and may be removed before the next ABI
168 // bump.
169 #if VPX_ENCODER_ABI_VERSION > (5 + VPX_CODEC_ABI_VERSION)
170 VPX_CODEC_SPATIAL_SVC_LAYER_SIZES, /**< Sizes for each layer in this frame*/
171 VPX_CODEC_SPATIAL_SVC_LAYER_PSNR, /**< PSNR for each layer in this frame*/
172 #endif
173 VPX_CODEC_CUSTOM_PKT = 256 /**< Algorithm extensions */
177 /*!\brief Encoder output packet
179 * This structure contains the different kinds of output data the encoder
180 * may produce while compressing a frame.
182 typedef struct vpx_codec_cx_pkt {
183 enum vpx_codec_cx_pkt_kind kind; /**< packet variant */
184 union {
185 struct {
186 void *buf; /**< compressed data buffer */
187 size_t sz; /**< length of compressed data */
188 vpx_codec_pts_t pts; /**< time stamp to show frame
189 (in timebase units) */
190 unsigned long duration; /**< duration to show frame
191 (in timebase units) */
192 vpx_codec_frame_flags_t flags; /**< flags for this frame */
193 int partition_id; /**< the partition id
194 defines the decoding order
195 of the partitions. Only
196 applicable when "output partition"
197 mode is enabled. First partition
198 has id 0.*/
200 } frame; /**< data for compressed frame packet */
201 vpx_fixed_buf_t twopass_stats; /**< data for two-pass packet */
202 vpx_fixed_buf_t firstpass_mb_stats; /**< first pass mb packet */
203 struct vpx_psnr_pkt {
204 unsigned int samples[4]; /**< Number of samples, total/y/u/v */
205 uint64_t sse[4]; /**< sum squared error, total/y/u/v */
206 double psnr[4]; /**< PSNR, total/y/u/v */
207 } psnr; /**< data for PSNR packet */
208 vpx_fixed_buf_t raw; /**< data for arbitrary packets */
209 // Spatial SVC is still experimental and may be removed before the next
210 // ABI bump.
211 #if VPX_ENCODER_ABI_VERSION > (5 + VPX_CODEC_ABI_VERSION)
212 size_t layer_sizes[VPX_SS_MAX_LAYERS];
213 struct vpx_psnr_pkt layer_psnr[VPX_SS_MAX_LAYERS];
214 #endif
216 /* This packet size is fixed to allow codecs to extend this
217 * interface without having to manage storage for raw packets,
218 * i.e., if it's smaller than 128 bytes, you can store in the
219 * packet list directly.
221 char pad[128 - sizeof(enum vpx_codec_cx_pkt_kind)]; /**< fixed sz */
222 } data; /**< packet data */
223 } vpx_codec_cx_pkt_t; /**< alias for struct vpx_codec_cx_pkt */
226 /*!\brief Encoder return output buffer callback
228 * This callback function, when registered, returns with packets when each
229 * spatial layer is encoded.
231 // putting the definitions here for now. (agrange: find if there
232 // is a better place for this)
233 typedef void (* vpx_codec_enc_output_cx_pkt_cb_fn_t)(vpx_codec_cx_pkt_t *pkt,
234 void *user_data);
236 /*!\brief Callback function pointer / user data pair storage */
237 typedef struct vpx_codec_enc_output_cx_cb_pair {
238 vpx_codec_enc_output_cx_pkt_cb_fn_t output_cx_pkt; /**< Callback function */
239 void *user_priv; /**< Pointer to private data */
240 } vpx_codec_priv_output_cx_pkt_cb_pair_t;
242 /*!\brief Rational Number
244 * This structure holds a fractional value.
246 typedef struct vpx_rational {
247 int num; /**< fraction numerator */
248 int den; /**< fraction denominator */
249 } vpx_rational_t; /**< alias for struct vpx_rational */
252 /*!\brief Multi-pass Encoding Pass */
253 enum vpx_enc_pass {
254 VPX_RC_ONE_PASS, /**< Single pass mode */
255 VPX_RC_FIRST_PASS, /**< First pass of multi-pass mode */
256 VPX_RC_LAST_PASS /**< Final pass of multi-pass mode */
260 /*!\brief Rate control mode */
261 enum vpx_rc_mode {
262 VPX_VBR, /**< Variable Bit Rate (VBR) mode */
263 VPX_CBR, /**< Constant Bit Rate (CBR) mode */
264 VPX_CQ, /**< Constrained Quality (CQ) mode */
265 VPX_Q, /**< Constant Quality (Q) mode */
269 /*!\brief Keyframe placement mode.
271 * This enumeration determines whether keyframes are placed automatically by
272 * the encoder or whether this behavior is disabled. Older releases of this
273 * SDK were implemented such that VPX_KF_FIXED meant keyframes were disabled.
274 * This name is confusing for this behavior, so the new symbols to be used
275 * are VPX_KF_AUTO and VPX_KF_DISABLED.
277 enum vpx_kf_mode {
278 VPX_KF_FIXED, /**< deprecated, implies VPX_KF_DISABLED */
279 VPX_KF_AUTO, /**< Encoder determines optimal placement automatically */
280 VPX_KF_DISABLED = 0 /**< Encoder does not place keyframes. */
284 /*!\brief Encoded Frame Flags
286 * This type indicates a bitfield to be passed to vpx_codec_encode(), defining
287 * per-frame boolean values. By convention, bits common to all codecs will be
288 * named VPX_EFLAG_*, and bits specific to an algorithm will be named
289 * /algo/_eflag_*. The lower order 16 bits are reserved for common use.
291 typedef long vpx_enc_frame_flags_t;
292 #define VPX_EFLAG_FORCE_KF (1<<0) /**< Force this frame to be a keyframe */
295 /*!\brief Encoder configuration structure
297 * This structure contains the encoder settings that have common representations
298 * across all codecs. This doesn't imply that all codecs support all features,
299 * however.
301 typedef struct vpx_codec_enc_cfg {
303 * generic settings (g)
306 /*!\brief Algorithm specific "usage" value
308 * Algorithms may define multiple values for usage, which may convey the
309 * intent of how the application intends to use the stream. If this value
310 * is non-zero, consult the documentation for the codec to determine its
311 * meaning.
313 unsigned int g_usage;
316 /*!\brief Maximum number of threads to use
318 * For multi-threaded implementations, use no more than this number of
319 * threads. The codec may use fewer threads than allowed. The value
320 * 0 is equivalent to the value 1.
322 unsigned int g_threads;
325 /*!\brief Bitstream profile to use
327 * Some codecs support a notion of multiple bitstream profiles. Typically
328 * this maps to a set of features that are turned on or off. Often the
329 * profile to use is determined by the features of the intended decoder.
330 * Consult the documentation for the codec to determine the valid values
331 * for this parameter, or set to zero for a sane default.
333 unsigned int g_profile; /**< profile of bitstream to use */
337 /*!\brief Width of the frame
339 * This value identifies the presentation resolution of the frame,
340 * in pixels. Note that the frames passed as input to the encoder must
341 * have this resolution. Frames will be presented by the decoder in this
342 * resolution, independent of any spatial resampling the encoder may do.
344 unsigned int g_w;
347 /*!\brief Height of the frame
349 * This value identifies the presentation resolution of the frame,
350 * in pixels. Note that the frames passed as input to the encoder must
351 * have this resolution. Frames will be presented by the decoder in this
352 * resolution, independent of any spatial resampling the encoder may do.
354 unsigned int g_h;
356 /*!\brief Bit-depth of the codec
358 * This value identifies the bit_depth of the codec,
359 * Only certain bit-depths are supported as identified in the
360 * vpx_bit_depth_t enum.
362 vpx_bit_depth_t g_bit_depth;
364 /*!\brief Bit-depth of the input frames
366 * This value identifies the bit_depth of the input frames in bits.
367 * Note that the frames passed as input to the encoder must have
368 * this bit-depth.
370 unsigned int g_input_bit_depth;
372 /*!\brief Stream timebase units
374 * Indicates the smallest interval of time, in seconds, used by the stream.
375 * For fixed frame rate material, or variable frame rate material where
376 * frames are timed at a multiple of a given clock (ex: video capture),
377 * the \ref RECOMMENDED method is to set the timebase to the reciprocal
378 * of the frame rate (ex: 1001/30000 for 29.970 Hz NTSC). This allows the
379 * pts to correspond to the frame number, which can be handy. For
380 * re-encoding video from containers with absolute time timestamps, the
381 * \ref RECOMMENDED method is to set the timebase to that of the parent
382 * container or multimedia framework (ex: 1/1000 for ms, as in FLV).
384 struct vpx_rational g_timebase;
387 /*!\brief Enable error resilient modes.
389 * The error resilient bitfield indicates to the encoder which features
390 * it should enable to take measures for streaming over lossy or noisy
391 * links.
393 vpx_codec_er_flags_t g_error_resilient;
396 /*!\brief Multi-pass Encoding Mode
398 * This value should be set to the current phase for multi-pass encoding.
399 * For single pass, set to #VPX_RC_ONE_PASS.
401 enum vpx_enc_pass g_pass;
404 /*!\brief Allow lagged encoding
406 * If set, this value allows the encoder to consume a number of input
407 * frames before producing output frames. This allows the encoder to
408 * base decisions for the current frame on future frames. This does
409 * increase the latency of the encoding pipeline, so it is not appropriate
410 * in all situations (ex: realtime encoding).
412 * Note that this is a maximum value -- the encoder may produce frames
413 * sooner than the given limit. Set this value to 0 to disable this
414 * feature.
416 unsigned int g_lag_in_frames;
420 * rate control settings (rc)
423 /*!\brief Temporal resampling configuration, if supported by the codec.
425 * Temporal resampling allows the codec to "drop" frames as a strategy to
426 * meet its target data rate. This can cause temporal discontinuities in
427 * the encoded video, which may appear as stuttering during playback. This
428 * trade-off is often acceptable, but for many applications is not. It can
429 * be disabled in these cases.
431 * Note that not all codecs support this feature. All vpx VPx codecs do.
432 * For other codecs, consult the documentation for that algorithm.
434 * This threshold is described as a percentage of the target data buffer.
435 * When the data buffer falls below this percentage of fullness, a
436 * dropped frame is indicated. Set the threshold to zero (0) to disable
437 * this feature.
439 unsigned int rc_dropframe_thresh;
442 /*!\brief Enable/disable spatial resampling, if supported by the codec.
444 * Spatial resampling allows the codec to compress a lower resolution
445 * version of the frame, which is then upscaled by the encoder to the
446 * correct presentation resolution. This increases visual quality at
447 * low data rates, at the expense of CPU time on the encoder/decoder.
449 unsigned int rc_resize_allowed;
451 /*!\brief Internal coded frame width.
453 * If spatial resampling is enabled this specifies the width of the
454 * encoded frame.
456 unsigned int rc_scaled_width;
458 /*!\brief Internal coded frame height.
460 * If spatial resampling is enabled this specifies the height of the
461 * encoded frame.
463 unsigned int rc_scaled_height;
465 /*!\brief Spatial resampling up watermark.
467 * This threshold is described as a percentage of the target data buffer.
468 * When the data buffer rises above this percentage of fullness, the
469 * encoder will step up to a higher resolution version of the frame.
471 unsigned int rc_resize_up_thresh;
474 /*!\brief Spatial resampling down watermark.
476 * This threshold is described as a percentage of the target data buffer.
477 * When the data buffer falls below this percentage of fullness, the
478 * encoder will step down to a lower resolution version of the frame.
480 unsigned int rc_resize_down_thresh;
483 /*!\brief Rate control algorithm to use.
485 * Indicates whether the end usage of this stream is to be streamed over
486 * a bandwidth constrained link, indicating that Constant Bit Rate (CBR)
487 * mode should be used, or whether it will be played back on a high
488 * bandwidth link, as from a local disk, where higher variations in
489 * bitrate are acceptable.
491 enum vpx_rc_mode rc_end_usage;
494 /*!\brief Two-pass stats buffer.
496 * A buffer containing all of the stats packets produced in the first
497 * pass, concatenated.
499 vpx_fixed_buf_t rc_twopass_stats_in;
501 /*!\brief first pass mb stats buffer.
503 * A buffer containing all of the first pass mb stats packets produced
504 * in the first pass, concatenated.
506 vpx_fixed_buf_t rc_firstpass_mb_stats_in;
508 /*!\brief Target data rate
510 * Target bandwidth to use for this stream, in kilobits per second.
512 unsigned int rc_target_bitrate;
516 * quantizer settings
520 /*!\brief Minimum (Best Quality) Quantizer
522 * The quantizer is the most direct control over the quality of the
523 * encoded image. The range of valid values for the quantizer is codec
524 * specific. Consult the documentation for the codec to determine the
525 * values to use. To determine the range programmatically, call
526 * vpx_codec_enc_config_default() with a usage value of 0.
528 unsigned int rc_min_quantizer;
531 /*!\brief Maximum (Worst Quality) Quantizer
533 * The quantizer is the most direct control over the quality of the
534 * encoded image. The range of valid values for the quantizer is codec
535 * specific. Consult the documentation for the codec to determine the
536 * values to use. To determine the range programmatically, call
537 * vpx_codec_enc_config_default() with a usage value of 0.
539 unsigned int rc_max_quantizer;
543 * bitrate tolerance
547 /*!\brief Rate control adaptation undershoot control
549 * This value, expressed as a percentage of the target bitrate,
550 * controls the maximum allowed adaptation speed of the codec.
551 * This factor controls the maximum amount of bits that can
552 * be subtracted from the target bitrate in order to compensate
553 * for prior overshoot.
555 * Valid values in the range 0-1000.
557 unsigned int rc_undershoot_pct;
560 /*!\brief Rate control adaptation overshoot control
562 * This value, expressed as a percentage of the target bitrate,
563 * controls the maximum allowed adaptation speed of the codec.
564 * This factor controls the maximum amount of bits that can
565 * be added to the target bitrate in order to compensate for
566 * prior undershoot.
568 * Valid values in the range 0-1000.
570 unsigned int rc_overshoot_pct;
574 * decoder buffer model parameters
578 /*!\brief Decoder Buffer Size
580 * This value indicates the amount of data that may be buffered by the
581 * decoding application. Note that this value is expressed in units of
582 * time (milliseconds). For example, a value of 5000 indicates that the
583 * client will buffer (at least) 5000ms worth of encoded data. Use the
584 * target bitrate (#rc_target_bitrate) to convert to bits/bytes, if
585 * necessary.
587 unsigned int rc_buf_sz;
590 /*!\brief Decoder Buffer Initial Size
592 * This value indicates the amount of data that will be buffered by the
593 * decoding application prior to beginning playback. This value is
594 * expressed in units of time (milliseconds). Use the target bitrate
595 * (#rc_target_bitrate) to convert to bits/bytes, if necessary.
597 unsigned int rc_buf_initial_sz;
600 /*!\brief Decoder Buffer Optimal Size
602 * This value indicates the amount of data that the encoder should try
603 * to maintain in the decoder's buffer. This value is expressed in units
604 * of time (milliseconds). Use the target bitrate (#rc_target_bitrate)
605 * to convert to bits/bytes, if necessary.
607 unsigned int rc_buf_optimal_sz;
611 * 2 pass rate control parameters
615 /*!\brief Two-pass mode CBR/VBR bias
617 * Bias, expressed on a scale of 0 to 100, for determining target size
618 * for the current frame. The value 0 indicates the optimal CBR mode
619 * value should be used. The value 100 indicates the optimal VBR mode
620 * value should be used. Values in between indicate which way the
621 * encoder should "lean."
623 unsigned int rc_2pass_vbr_bias_pct; /**< RC mode bias between CBR and VBR(0-100: 0->CBR, 100->VBR) */
626 /*!\brief Two-pass mode per-GOP minimum bitrate
628 * This value, expressed as a percentage of the target bitrate, indicates
629 * the minimum bitrate to be used for a single GOP (aka "section")
631 unsigned int rc_2pass_vbr_minsection_pct;
634 /*!\brief Two-pass mode per-GOP maximum bitrate
636 * This value, expressed as a percentage of the target bitrate, indicates
637 * the maximum bitrate to be used for a single GOP (aka "section")
639 unsigned int rc_2pass_vbr_maxsection_pct;
643 * keyframing settings (kf)
646 /*!\brief Keyframe placement mode
648 * This value indicates whether the encoder should place keyframes at a
649 * fixed interval, or determine the optimal placement automatically
650 * (as governed by the #kf_min_dist and #kf_max_dist parameters)
652 enum vpx_kf_mode kf_mode;
655 /*!\brief Keyframe minimum interval
657 * This value, expressed as a number of frames, prevents the encoder from
658 * placing a keyframe nearer than kf_min_dist to the previous keyframe. At
659 * least kf_min_dist frames non-keyframes will be coded before the next
660 * keyframe. Set kf_min_dist equal to kf_max_dist for a fixed interval.
662 unsigned int kf_min_dist;
665 /*!\brief Keyframe maximum interval
667 * This value, expressed as a number of frames, forces the encoder to code
668 * a keyframe if one has not been coded in the last kf_max_dist frames.
669 * A value of 0 implies all frames will be keyframes. Set kf_min_dist
670 * equal to kf_max_dist for a fixed interval.
672 unsigned int kf_max_dist;
675 * Spatial scalability settings (ss)
678 /*!\brief Number of spatial coding layers.
680 * This value specifies the number of spatial coding layers to be used.
682 unsigned int ss_number_layers;
684 /*!\brief Enable auto alt reference flags for each spatial layer.
686 * These values specify if auto alt reference frame is enabled for each
687 * spatial layer.
689 int ss_enable_auto_alt_ref[VPX_SS_MAX_LAYERS];
691 /*!\brief Target bitrate for each spatial layer.
693 * These values specify the target coding bitrate to be used for each
694 * spatial layer.
696 unsigned int ss_target_bitrate[VPX_SS_MAX_LAYERS];
698 /*!\brief Number of temporal coding layers.
700 * This value specifies the number of temporal layers to be used.
702 unsigned int ts_number_layers;
704 /*!\brief Target bitrate for each temporal layer.
706 * These values specify the target coding bitrate to be used for each
707 * temporal layer.
709 unsigned int ts_target_bitrate[VPX_TS_MAX_LAYERS];
711 /*!\brief Frame rate decimation factor for each temporal layer.
713 * These values specify the frame rate decimation factors to apply
714 * to each temporal layer.
716 unsigned int ts_rate_decimator[VPX_TS_MAX_LAYERS];
718 /*!\brief Length of the sequence defining frame temporal layer membership.
720 * This value specifies the length of the sequence that defines the
721 * membership of frames to temporal layers. For example, if the
722 * ts_periodicity = 8, then the frames are assigned to coding layers with a
723 * repeated sequence of length 8.
725 unsigned int ts_periodicity;
727 /*!\brief Template defining the membership of frames to temporal layers.
729 * This array defines the membership of frames to temporal coding layers.
730 * For a 2-layer encoding that assigns even numbered frames to one temporal
731 * layer (0) and odd numbered frames to a second temporal layer (1) with
732 * ts_periodicity=8, then ts_layer_id = (0,1,0,1,0,1,0,1).
734 unsigned int ts_layer_id[VPX_TS_MAX_PERIODICITY];
736 /*!\brief Target bitrate for each spatial/temporal layer.
738 * These values specify the target coding bitrate to be used for each
739 * spatial/temporal layer.
742 unsigned int layer_target_bitrate[VPX_MAX_LAYERS];
744 /*!\brief Temporal layering mode indicating which temporal layering scheme to use.
746 * The value (refer to VP9E_TEMPORAL_LAYERING_MODE) specifies the
747 * temporal layering mode to use.
750 int temporal_layering_mode;
751 } vpx_codec_enc_cfg_t; /**< alias for struct vpx_codec_enc_cfg */
753 /*!\brief vp9 svc extra configure parameters
755 * This defines max/min quantizers and scale factors for each layer
758 typedef struct vpx_svc_parameters {
759 int max_quantizers[VPX_MAX_LAYERS]; /**< Max Q for each layer */
760 int min_quantizers[VPX_MAX_LAYERS]; /**< Min Q for each layer */
761 int scaling_factor_num[VPX_MAX_LAYERS]; /**< Scaling factor-numerator */
762 int scaling_factor_den[VPX_MAX_LAYERS]; /**< Scaling factor-denominator */
763 int temporal_layering_mode; /**< Temporal layering mode */
764 } vpx_svc_extra_cfg_t;
767 /*!\brief Initialize an encoder instance
769 * Initializes a encoder context using the given interface. Applications
770 * should call the vpx_codec_enc_init convenience macro instead of this
771 * function directly, to ensure that the ABI version number parameter
772 * is properly initialized.
774 * If the library was configured with --disable-multithread, this call
775 * is not thread safe and should be guarded with a lock if being used
776 * in a multithreaded context.
778 * \param[in] ctx Pointer to this instance's context.
779 * \param[in] iface Pointer to the algorithm interface to use.
780 * \param[in] cfg Configuration to use, if known. May be NULL.
781 * \param[in] flags Bitfield of VPX_CODEC_USE_* flags
782 * \param[in] ver ABI version number. Must be set to
783 * VPX_ENCODER_ABI_VERSION
784 * \retval #VPX_CODEC_OK
785 * The decoder algorithm initialized.
786 * \retval #VPX_CODEC_MEM_ERROR
787 * Memory allocation failed.
789 vpx_codec_err_t vpx_codec_enc_init_ver(vpx_codec_ctx_t *ctx,
790 vpx_codec_iface_t *iface,
791 const vpx_codec_enc_cfg_t *cfg,
792 vpx_codec_flags_t flags,
793 int ver);
796 /*!\brief Convenience macro for vpx_codec_enc_init_ver()
798 * Ensures the ABI version parameter is properly set.
800 #define vpx_codec_enc_init(ctx, iface, cfg, flags) \
801 vpx_codec_enc_init_ver(ctx, iface, cfg, flags, VPX_ENCODER_ABI_VERSION)
804 /*!\brief Initialize multi-encoder instance
806 * Initializes multi-encoder context using the given interface.
807 * Applications should call the vpx_codec_enc_init_multi convenience macro
808 * instead of this function directly, to ensure that the ABI version number
809 * parameter is properly initialized.
811 * \param[in] ctx Pointer to this instance's context.
812 * \param[in] iface Pointer to the algorithm interface to use.
813 * \param[in] cfg Configuration to use, if known. May be NULL.
814 * \param[in] num_enc Total number of encoders.
815 * \param[in] flags Bitfield of VPX_CODEC_USE_* flags
816 * \param[in] dsf Pointer to down-sampling factors.
817 * \param[in] ver ABI version number. Must be set to
818 * VPX_ENCODER_ABI_VERSION
819 * \retval #VPX_CODEC_OK
820 * The decoder algorithm initialized.
821 * \retval #VPX_CODEC_MEM_ERROR
822 * Memory allocation failed.
824 vpx_codec_err_t vpx_codec_enc_init_multi_ver(vpx_codec_ctx_t *ctx,
825 vpx_codec_iface_t *iface,
826 vpx_codec_enc_cfg_t *cfg,
827 int num_enc,
828 vpx_codec_flags_t flags,
829 vpx_rational_t *dsf,
830 int ver);
833 /*!\brief Convenience macro for vpx_codec_enc_init_multi_ver()
835 * Ensures the ABI version parameter is properly set.
837 #define vpx_codec_enc_init_multi(ctx, iface, cfg, num_enc, flags, dsf) \
838 vpx_codec_enc_init_multi_ver(ctx, iface, cfg, num_enc, flags, dsf, \
839 VPX_ENCODER_ABI_VERSION)
842 /*!\brief Get a default configuration
844 * Initializes a encoder configuration structure with default values. Supports
845 * the notion of "usages" so that an algorithm may offer different default
846 * settings depending on the user's intended goal. This function \ref SHOULD
847 * be called by all applications to initialize the configuration structure
848 * before specializing the configuration with application specific values.
850 * \param[in] iface Pointer to the algorithm interface to use.
851 * \param[out] cfg Configuration buffer to populate.
852 * \param[in] reserved Must set to 0 for VP8 and VP9.
854 * \retval #VPX_CODEC_OK
855 * The configuration was populated.
856 * \retval #VPX_CODEC_INCAPABLE
857 * Interface is not an encoder interface.
858 * \retval #VPX_CODEC_INVALID_PARAM
859 * A parameter was NULL, or the usage value was not recognized.
861 vpx_codec_err_t vpx_codec_enc_config_default(vpx_codec_iface_t *iface,
862 vpx_codec_enc_cfg_t *cfg,
863 unsigned int reserved);
866 /*!\brief Set or change configuration
868 * Reconfigures an encoder instance according to the given configuration.
870 * \param[in] ctx Pointer to this instance's context
871 * \param[in] cfg Configuration buffer to use
873 * \retval #VPX_CODEC_OK
874 * The configuration was populated.
875 * \retval #VPX_CODEC_INCAPABLE
876 * Interface is not an encoder interface.
877 * \retval #VPX_CODEC_INVALID_PARAM
878 * A parameter was NULL, or the usage value was not recognized.
880 vpx_codec_err_t vpx_codec_enc_config_set(vpx_codec_ctx_t *ctx,
881 const vpx_codec_enc_cfg_t *cfg);
884 /*!\brief Get global stream headers
886 * Retrieves a stream level global header packet, if supported by the codec.
888 * \param[in] ctx Pointer to this instance's context
890 * \retval NULL
891 * Encoder does not support global header
892 * \retval Non-NULL
893 * Pointer to buffer containing global header packet
895 vpx_fixed_buf_t *vpx_codec_get_global_headers(vpx_codec_ctx_t *ctx);
898 #define VPX_DL_REALTIME (1) /**< deadline parameter analogous to
899 * VPx REALTIME mode. */
900 #define VPX_DL_GOOD_QUALITY (1000000) /**< deadline parameter analogous to
901 * VPx GOOD QUALITY mode. */
902 #define VPX_DL_BEST_QUALITY (0) /**< deadline parameter analogous to
903 * VPx BEST QUALITY mode. */
904 /*!\brief Encode a frame
906 * Encodes a video frame at the given "presentation time." The presentation
907 * time stamp (PTS) \ref MUST be strictly increasing.
909 * The encoder supports the notion of a soft real-time deadline. Given a
910 * non-zero value to the deadline parameter, the encoder will make a "best
911 * effort" guarantee to return before the given time slice expires. It is
912 * implicit that limiting the available time to encode will degrade the
913 * output quality. The encoder can be given an unlimited time to produce the
914 * best possible frame by specifying a deadline of '0'. This deadline
915 * supercedes the VPx notion of "best quality, good quality, realtime".
916 * Applications that wish to map these former settings to the new deadline
917 * based system can use the symbols #VPX_DL_REALTIME, #VPX_DL_GOOD_QUALITY,
918 * and #VPX_DL_BEST_QUALITY.
920 * When the last frame has been passed to the encoder, this function should
921 * continue to be called, with the img parameter set to NULL. This will
922 * signal the end-of-stream condition to the encoder and allow it to encode
923 * any held buffers. Encoding is complete when vpx_codec_encode() is called
924 * and vpx_codec_get_cx_data() returns no data.
926 * \param[in] ctx Pointer to this instance's context
927 * \param[in] img Image data to encode, NULL to flush.
928 * \param[in] pts Presentation time stamp, in timebase units.
929 * \param[in] duration Duration to show frame, in timebase units.
930 * \param[in] flags Flags to use for encoding this frame.
931 * \param[in] deadline Time to spend encoding, in microseconds. (0=infinite)
933 * \retval #VPX_CODEC_OK
934 * The configuration was populated.
935 * \retval #VPX_CODEC_INCAPABLE
936 * Interface is not an encoder interface.
937 * \retval #VPX_CODEC_INVALID_PARAM
938 * A parameter was NULL, the image format is unsupported, etc.
940 vpx_codec_err_t vpx_codec_encode(vpx_codec_ctx_t *ctx,
941 const vpx_image_t *img,
942 vpx_codec_pts_t pts,
943 unsigned long duration,
944 vpx_enc_frame_flags_t flags,
945 unsigned long deadline);
947 /*!\brief Set compressed data output buffer
949 * Sets the buffer that the codec should output the compressed data
950 * into. This call effectively sets the buffer pointer returned in the
951 * next VPX_CODEC_CX_FRAME_PKT packet. Subsequent packets will be
952 * appended into this buffer. The buffer is preserved across frames,
953 * so applications must periodically call this function after flushing
954 * the accumulated compressed data to disk or to the network to reset
955 * the pointer to the buffer's head.
957 * `pad_before` bytes will be skipped before writing the compressed
958 * data, and `pad_after` bytes will be appended to the packet. The size
959 * of the packet will be the sum of the size of the actual compressed
960 * data, pad_before, and pad_after. The padding bytes will be preserved
961 * (not overwritten).
963 * Note that calling this function does not guarantee that the returned
964 * compressed data will be placed into the specified buffer. In the
965 * event that the encoded data will not fit into the buffer provided,
966 * the returned packet \ref MAY point to an internal buffer, as it would
967 * if this call were never used. In this event, the output packet will
968 * NOT have any padding, and the application must free space and copy it
969 * to the proper place. This is of particular note in configurations
970 * that may output multiple packets for a single encoded frame (e.g., lagged
971 * encoding) or if the application does not reset the buffer periodically.
973 * Applications may restore the default behavior of the codec providing
974 * the compressed data buffer by calling this function with a NULL
975 * buffer.
977 * Applications \ref MUSTNOT call this function during iteration of
978 * vpx_codec_get_cx_data().
980 * \param[in] ctx Pointer to this instance's context
981 * \param[in] buf Buffer to store compressed data into
982 * \param[in] pad_before Bytes to skip before writing compressed data
983 * \param[in] pad_after Bytes to skip after writing compressed data
985 * \retval #VPX_CODEC_OK
986 * The buffer was set successfully.
987 * \retval #VPX_CODEC_INVALID_PARAM
988 * A parameter was NULL, the image format is unsupported, etc.
990 vpx_codec_err_t vpx_codec_set_cx_data_buf(vpx_codec_ctx_t *ctx,
991 const vpx_fixed_buf_t *buf,
992 unsigned int pad_before,
993 unsigned int pad_after);
996 /*!\brief Encoded data iterator
998 * Iterates over a list of data packets to be passed from the encoder to the
999 * application. The different kinds of packets available are enumerated in
1000 * #vpx_codec_cx_pkt_kind.
1002 * #VPX_CODEC_CX_FRAME_PKT packets should be passed to the application's
1003 * muxer. Multiple compressed frames may be in the list.
1004 * #VPX_CODEC_STATS_PKT packets should be appended to a global buffer.
1006 * The application \ref MUST silently ignore any packet kinds that it does
1007 * not recognize or support.
1009 * The data buffers returned from this function are only guaranteed to be
1010 * valid until the application makes another call to any vpx_codec_* function.
1012 * \param[in] ctx Pointer to this instance's context
1013 * \param[in,out] iter Iterator storage, initialized to NULL
1015 * \return Returns a pointer to an output data packet (compressed frame data,
1016 * two-pass statistics, etc.) or NULL to signal end-of-list.
1019 const vpx_codec_cx_pkt_t *vpx_codec_get_cx_data(vpx_codec_ctx_t *ctx,
1020 vpx_codec_iter_t *iter);
1023 /*!\brief Get Preview Frame
1025 * Returns an image that can be used as a preview. Shows the image as it would
1026 * exist at the decompressor. The application \ref MUST NOT write into this
1027 * image buffer.
1029 * \param[in] ctx Pointer to this instance's context
1031 * \return Returns a pointer to a preview image, or NULL if no image is
1032 * available.
1035 const vpx_image_t *vpx_codec_get_preview_frame(vpx_codec_ctx_t *ctx);
1038 /*!@} - end defgroup encoder*/
1039 #ifdef __cplusplus
1041 #endif
1042 #endif // VPX_VPX_ENCODER_H_