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2 * vlc_codec.h: Definition of the decoder and encoder structures
3 *****************************************************************************
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6 * Authors: Gildas Bazin <gbazin@netcourrier.com>
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28 #include <vlc_block.h>
30 #include <vlc_vout_window.h>
31 #include <vlc_picture.h>
32 #include <vlc_subpicture.h>
35 * \defgroup decoder Decoder
37 * Audio, video and text decoders
41 * Decoder and encoder modules interface
44 typedef struct decoder_cc_desc_t decoder_cc_desc_t
;
46 struct decoder_owner_callbacks
52 vlc_decoder_device
* (*get_device
)( decoder_t
* );
53 int (*format_update
)( decoder_t
*, vlc_video_context
* );
55 /* cf. decoder_NewPicture, can be called from any decoder thread */
56 picture_t
* (*buffer_new
)( decoder_t
* );
57 /* cf.decoder_QueueVideo */
58 void (*queue
)( decoder_t
*, picture_t
* );
59 /* cf.decoder_QueueCC */
60 void (*queue_cc
)( decoder_t
*, block_t
*,
61 const decoder_cc_desc_t
* );
64 * cf. decoder_GetDisplayDate */
65 vlc_tick_t (*get_display_date
)( decoder_t
*, vlc_tick_t
, vlc_tick_t
);
67 * cf. decoder_GetDisplayRate */
68 float (*get_display_rate
)( decoder_t
* );
72 int (*format_update
)( decoder_t
* );
74 /* cf.decoder_QueueAudio */
75 void (*queue
)( decoder_t
*, block_t
* );
79 /* cf. decoder_NewSubpicture */
80 subpicture_t
* (*buffer_new
)( decoder_t
*,
81 const subpicture_updater_t
* );
83 /* cf.decoder_QueueSub */
84 void (*queue
)( decoder_t
*, subpicture_t
*);
89 * cf. decoder_GetInputAttachments */
90 int (*get_attachments
)( decoder_t
*p_dec
,
91 input_attachment_t
***ppp_attachment
,
96 * BIG FAT WARNING : the code relies in the first 4 members of filter_t
97 * and decoder_t to be the same, so if you have anything to add, do it
98 * at the end of the structure.
102 struct vlc_object_t obj
;
104 /* Module properties */
108 /* Input format ie from demuxer (XXX: a lot of field could be invalid) */
111 /* Output format of decoder/packetizer */
114 /* Tell the decoder if it is allowed to drop frames */
115 bool b_frame_drop_allowed
;
118 * Number of extra (ie in addition to the DPB) picture buffers
119 * needed for decoding.
121 int i_extra_picture_buffers
;
125 # define VLCDEC_SUCCESS VLC_SUCCESS
126 # define VLCDEC_ECRITICAL VLC_EGENERIC
127 # define VLCDEC_RELOAD (-100)
128 /* This function is called to decode one packetized block.
130 * The module implementation will own the input block (p_block) and should
131 * process and release it. Depending of the decoder type, the module should
132 * send output frames/blocks via decoder_QueueVideo(), decoder_QueueAudio()
133 * or decoder_QueueSub().
135 * If p_block is NULL, the decoder asks the module to drain itself. The
136 * module should return all available output frames/block via the queue
139 * Return values can be:
140 * VLCDEC_SUCCESS: pf_decode will be called again
141 * VLCDEC_ECRITICAL: in case of critical error, pf_decode won't be called
143 * VLCDEC_RELOAD: Request that the decoder should be reloaded. The current
144 * module will be unloaded. Reloading a module may cause a loss of frames.
145 * When returning this status, the implementation shouldn't release or
146 * modify the p_block in argument (The same p_block will be feed to the
147 * next decoder module).
149 int ( * pf_decode
) ( decoder_t
*, block_t
*p_block
);
151 /* This function is called in a loop with the same pp_block argument until
152 * it returns NULL. This allows a module implementation to return more than
153 * one output blocks for one input block.
155 * pp_block or *pp_block can be NULL.
157 * If pp_block and *pp_block are not NULL, the module implementation will
158 * own the input block (*pp_block) and should process and release it. The
159 * module can also process a part of the block. In that case, it should
160 * modify (*pp_block)->p_buffer/i_buffer accordingly and return a valid
161 * output block. The module can also set *pp_block to NULL when the input
164 * If pp_block is not NULL but *pp_block is NULL, a previous call of the pf
165 * function has set the *pp_block to NULL. Here, the module can return new
166 * output block for the same, already processed, input block (the
167 * pf_packetize function will be called as long as the module return an
170 * When the pf function returns NULL, the next call to this function will
171 * have a new a valid pp_block (if the packetizer is not drained).
173 * If pp_block is NULL, the packetizer asks the module to drain itself. In
174 * that case, the module has to return all output frames available (the
175 * pf_packetize function will be called as long as the module return an
178 block_t
* ( * pf_packetize
)( decoder_t
*, block_t
**pp_block
);
182 void ( * pf_flush
) ( decoder_t
* );
184 /* Closed Caption (CEA 608/708) extraction.
185 * If set, it *may* be called after pf_packetize returned data. It should
186 * return CC for the pictures returned by the last pf_packetize call only,
187 * channel bitmaps will be used to known which cc channel are present (but
188 * globaly, not necessary for the current packet. Video decoders should use
189 * the decoder_QueueCc() function to pass closed captions. */
190 block_t
* ( * pf_get_cc
) ( decoder_t
*, decoder_cc_desc_t
* );
192 /* Meta data at codec level
193 * The decoder owner set it back to NULL once it has retreived what it needs.
194 * The decoder owner is responsible of its release except when you overwrite it.
196 vlc_meta_t
*p_description
;
198 /* Private structure for the owner of the decoder */
199 const struct decoder_owner_callbacks
*cbs
;
202 /* struct for packetizer get_cc polling/decoder queue_cc
203 * until we have a proper metadata way */
204 struct decoder_cc_desc_t
206 uint8_t i_608_channels
; /* 608 channels bitmap */
207 uint64_t i_708_channels
; /* 708 */
208 int i_reorder_depth
; /* reorder depth, -1 for no reorder, 0 for old P/B flag based */
215 struct encoder_owner_callbacks
219 vlc_decoder_device
*(*get_device
)( encoder_t
* );
224 * Creates/Updates the output decoder device.
227 * This function is not reentrant.
229 * @return the held decoder device, NULL if none should be used
231 VLC_API vlc_decoder_device
*vlc_encoder_GetDecoderDevice( encoder_t
* );
235 * \defgroup encoder Encoder
237 * Audio, video and text encoders
243 struct vlc_object_t obj
;
245 /* Module properties */
249 /* Properties of the input data fed to the encoder */
251 vlc_video_context
*vctx_in
; /* for video */
253 /* Properties of the output of the encoder */
256 block_t
* ( * pf_encode_video
)( encoder_t
*, picture_t
* );
257 block_t
* ( * pf_encode_audio
)( encoder_t
*, block_t
* );
258 block_t
* ( * pf_encode_sub
)( encoder_t
*, subpicture_t
* );
260 /* Common encoder options */
261 int i_threads
; /* Number of threads to use during encoding */
262 int i_iframes
; /* One I frame per i_iframes */
263 int i_bframes
; /* One B frame per i_bframes */
264 int i_tolerance
; /* Bitrate tolerance */
267 config_chain_t
*p_cfg
;
269 /* Private structure for the owner of the encoder */
270 const struct encoder_owner_callbacks
*cbs
;
281 * Creates/Updates the output decoder device.
283 * This function notifies the video output pipeline of a new video output
284 * format (fmt_out.video). If there was no decoder device so far or a new
285 * decoder device is required, a new decoder device will be set up.
286 * decoder_UpdateVideoOutput() can then be used.
288 * If the format is unchanged, this function has no effects and returns zero.
290 * \param dec the decoder object
293 * This function is not reentrant.
295 * @return the received of the held decoder device, NULL not to get one
297 static inline vlc_decoder_device
* decoder_GetDecoderDevice( decoder_t
*dec
)
299 vlc_assert( dec
->fmt_in
.i_cat
== VIDEO_ES
&& dec
->cbs
!= NULL
);
300 if ( unlikely(dec
->fmt_in
.i_cat
!= VIDEO_ES
|| dec
->cbs
== NULL
) )
303 vlc_assert(dec
->cbs
->video
.get_device
!= NULL
);
304 return dec
->cbs
->video
.get_device( dec
);
308 * Creates/Updates the rest of the video output pipeline.
310 * After a call to decoder_GetDecoderDevice() this function notifies the
311 * video output pipeline of a new video output format (fmt_out.video). If there
312 * was no video output from the decoder so far, a new decoder video output will
313 * be set up. decoder_NewPicture() can then be used to allocate picture buffers.
315 * If the format is unchanged, this function has no effects and returns zero.
318 * This function is not reentrant.
320 * @return 0 if the video output was set up successfully, -1 otherwise.
322 VLC_API
int decoder_UpdateVideoOutput( decoder_t
*dec
, vlc_video_context
*vctx_out
);
325 * Updates the video output format.
327 * This function notifies the video output pipeline of a new video output
328 * format (fmt_out.video). If there was no video output from the decoder so far
329 * or if the video output format has changed, a new video output will be set
330 * up. decoder_NewPicture() can then be used to allocate picture buffers.
332 * If the format is unchanged, this function has no effects and returns zero.
335 * This function is not reentrant.
337 * @return 0 if the video output was set up successfully, -1 otherwise.
339 VLC_API
int decoder_UpdateVideoFormat( decoder_t
*dec
);
342 * Allocates an output picture buffer.
344 * This function pulls an output picture buffer for the decoder from the
345 * buffer pool of the video output. The picture must be released with
346 * picture_Release() when it is no longer referenced by the decoder.
349 * This function is reentrant. However, decoder_UpdateVideoFormat() cannot be
350 * used concurrently; the caller is responsible for serialization.
353 * The behaviour is undefined if decoder_UpdateVideoFormat() was not called or
354 * if the last call returned an error.
356 * \return a picture buffer on success, NULL on error
358 VLC_API picture_t
*decoder_NewPicture( decoder_t
*dec
);
361 * Initialize a decoder structure before creating the decoder.
363 * To be used by decoder owners.
364 * By default frame drop is not allowed.
366 VLC_API
void decoder_Init( decoder_t
*dec
, const es_format_t
* );
369 * Destroy a decoder and reset the structure.
371 * To be used by decoder owners.
373 VLC_API
void decoder_Destroy( decoder_t
*p_dec
);
376 * Unload a decoder module and reset the input/output formats.
378 * To be used by decoder owners.
380 VLC_API
void decoder_Clean( decoder_t
*p_dec
);
383 * This function queues a single picture to the video output.
386 * The caller doesn't own the picture anymore after this call (even in case of
388 * FIXME: input_DecoderFrameNext won't work if a module use this function.
390 static inline void decoder_QueueVideo( decoder_t
*dec
, picture_t
*p_pic
)
392 vlc_assert( dec
->fmt_in
.i_cat
== VIDEO_ES
&& dec
->cbs
!= NULL
);
393 vlc_assert( !picture_HasChainedPics( p_pic
) );
394 vlc_assert( dec
->cbs
->video
.queue
!= NULL
);
395 dec
->cbs
->video
.queue( dec
, p_pic
);
399 * This function queues the Closed Captions
401 * \param dec the decoder object
402 * \param p_cc the closed-caption to queue
403 * \param p_desc decoder_cc_desc_t description structure
405 static inline void decoder_QueueCc( decoder_t
*dec
, block_t
*p_cc
,
406 const decoder_cc_desc_t
*p_desc
)
408 vlc_assert( dec
->fmt_in
.i_cat
== VIDEO_ES
&& dec
->cbs
!= NULL
);
410 if( dec
->cbs
->video
.queue_cc
== NULL
)
411 block_Release( p_cc
);
413 dec
->cbs
->video
.queue_cc( dec
, p_cc
, p_desc
);
417 * This function queues a single audio block to the audio output.
420 * The caller doesn't own the audio block anymore after this call (even in case
423 static inline void decoder_QueueAudio( decoder_t
*dec
, block_t
*p_aout_buf
)
425 vlc_assert( dec
->fmt_in
.i_cat
== AUDIO_ES
&& dec
->cbs
!= NULL
);
426 vlc_assert( p_aout_buf
->p_next
== NULL
);
427 vlc_assert( dec
->cbs
->audio
.queue
!= NULL
);
428 dec
->cbs
->audio
.queue( dec
, p_aout_buf
);
432 * This function queues a single subtitle to the video output.
435 * The caller doesn't own the subtitle anymore after this call (even in case of
438 static inline void decoder_QueueSub( decoder_t
*dec
, subpicture_t
*p_spu
)
440 vlc_assert( dec
->fmt_in
.i_cat
== SPU_ES
&& dec
->cbs
!= NULL
);
441 vlc_assert( p_spu
->p_next
== NULL
);
442 vlc_assert( dec
->cbs
->spu
.queue
!= NULL
);
443 dec
->cbs
->spu
.queue( dec
, p_spu
);
447 * This function notifies the audio output pipeline of a new audio output
448 * format (fmt_out.audio). If there is currently no audio output or if the
449 * audio output format has changed, a new audio output will be set up.
450 * @return 0 if the audio output is working, -1 if not. */
452 static inline int decoder_UpdateAudioFormat( decoder_t
*dec
)
454 vlc_assert( dec
->fmt_in
.i_cat
== AUDIO_ES
&& dec
->cbs
!= NULL
);
456 if( dec
->fmt_in
.i_cat
== AUDIO_ES
&& dec
->cbs
->audio
.format_update
!= NULL
)
457 return dec
->cbs
->audio
.format_update( dec
);
463 * This function will return a new audio buffer usable by a decoder as an
464 * output buffer. It must be released with block_Release() or returned it to
465 * the caller as a decoder_QueueAudio parameter.
467 VLC_API block_t
* decoder_NewAudioBuffer( decoder_t
*, int i_nb_samples
) VLC_USED
;
470 * This function will return a new subpicture usable by a decoder as an output
471 * buffer. You have to release it using subpicture_Delete() or by returning
472 * it to the caller as a decoder_QueueSub parameter.
475 static inline subpicture_t
*decoder_NewSubpicture( decoder_t
*dec
,
476 const subpicture_updater_t
*p_dyn
)
478 vlc_assert( dec
->fmt_in
.i_cat
== SPU_ES
&& dec
->cbs
!= NULL
);
480 subpicture_t
*p_subpicture
= dec
->cbs
->spu
.buffer_new( dec
, p_dyn
);
482 msg_Warn( dec
, "can't get output subpicture" );
487 * This function gives all input attachments at once.
489 * You MUST release the returned values
491 static inline int decoder_GetInputAttachments( decoder_t
*dec
,
492 input_attachment_t
***ppp_attachment
,
495 vlc_assert( dec
->cbs
!= NULL
);
497 if( !dec
->cbs
->get_attachments
)
500 return dec
->cbs
->get_attachments( dec
, ppp_attachment
, pi_attachment
);
504 * This function converts a decoder timestamp into a display date comparable
506 * You MUST use it *only* for gathering statistics about speed.
509 static inline vlc_tick_t
decoder_GetDisplayDate( decoder_t
*dec
,
510 vlc_tick_t system_now
,
513 vlc_assert( dec
->fmt_in
.i_cat
== VIDEO_ES
&& dec
->cbs
!= NULL
);
515 if( !dec
->cbs
->video
.get_display_date
)
516 return VLC_TICK_INVALID
;
518 return dec
->cbs
->video
.get_display_date( dec
, system_now
, i_ts
);
522 * This function returns the current input rate.
523 * You MUST use it *only* for gathering statistics about speed.
526 static inline float decoder_GetDisplayRate( decoder_t
*dec
)
528 vlc_assert( dec
->fmt_in
.i_cat
== VIDEO_ES
&& dec
->cbs
!= NULL
);
530 if( !dec
->cbs
->video
.get_display_rate
)
533 return dec
->cbs
->video
.get_display_rate( dec
);
539 * \defgroup decoder_device Decoder hardware device
544 /** Decoder device type */
545 enum vlc_decoder_device_type
547 VLC_DECODER_DEVICE_VAAPI
,
548 VLC_DECODER_DEVICE_VDPAU
,
549 VLC_DECODER_DEVICE_DXVA2
,
550 VLC_DECODER_DEVICE_D3D11VA
,
551 VLC_DECODER_DEVICE_VIDEOTOOLBOX
,
552 VLC_DECODER_DEVICE_AWINDOW
,
553 VLC_DECODER_DEVICE_NVDEC
,
554 VLC_DECODER_DEVICE_MMAL
,
557 struct vlc_decoder_device_operations
559 void (*close
)(struct vlc_decoder_device
*);
563 * Decoder context struct
565 typedef struct vlc_decoder_device
567 struct vlc_object_t obj
;
569 const struct vlc_decoder_device_operations
*ops
;
571 /** Private context that could be used by the "decoder device" module
575 /** Must be set from the "decoder device" module open entry point */
576 enum vlc_decoder_device_type type
;
579 * Could be set from the "decoder device" module open entry point and will
580 * be used by hardware decoder modules.
582 * The type of pointer will depend of the type:
585 * DXVA2: d3d9_decoder_device_t*
586 * D3D11VA: d3d11_decoder_device_t*
588 * AWindow: android AWindowHandler*
589 * NVDEC: decoder_device_nvdec_t*
593 } vlc_decoder_device
;
596 * "decoder device" module open entry point
598 * @param device the "decoder device" structure to initialize
599 * @param window pointer to a window to help device initialization (can be NULL)
601 typedef int (*vlc_decoder_device_Open
)(vlc_decoder_device
*device
,
602 vout_window_t
*window
);
604 #define set_callback_dec_device(activate, priority) \
606 vlc_decoder_device_Open open__ = activate; \
608 set_callback(activate) \
610 set_capability( "decoder device", priority )
614 * Create a decoder device from a window
616 * This function will be hidden in the future. It is now used by opengl vout
617 * module as a transition.
619 VLC_API vlc_decoder_device
*
620 vlc_decoder_device_Create(vlc_object_t
*, vout_window_t
*window
) VLC_USED
;
623 * Hold a decoder device
625 VLC_API vlc_decoder_device
*
626 vlc_decoder_device_Hold(vlc_decoder_device
*device
);
629 * Release a decoder device
632 vlc_decoder_device_Release(vlc_decoder_device
*device
);
635 #endif /* _VLC_CODEC_H */