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1 /*****************************************************************************
2 * vlc_picture.h: picture definitions
3 *****************************************************************************
4 * Copyright (C) 1999 - 2009 VLC authors and VideoLAN
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7 * Authors: Vincent Seguin <seguin@via.ecp.fr>
8 * Samuel Hocevar <sam@via.ecp.fr>
9 * Olivier Aubert <oaubert 47 videolan d07 org>
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26 #ifndef VLC_PICTURE_H
27 #define VLC_PICTURE_H 1
29 /**
30 * \file
31 * This file defines picture structures and functions in vlc
34 #include <vlc_es.h>
36 /** Description of a planar graphic field */
37 typedef struct plane_t
39 uint8_t *p_pixels; /**< Start of the plane's data */
41 /* Variables used for fast memcpy operations */
42 int i_lines; /**< Number of lines, including margins */
43 int i_pitch; /**< Number of bytes in a line, including margins */
45 /** Size of a macropixel, defaults to 1 */
46 int i_pixel_pitch;
48 /* Variables used for pictures with margins */
49 int i_visible_lines; /**< How many visible lines are there ? */
50 int i_visible_pitch; /**< How many visible pixels are there ? */
52 } plane_t;
54 /**
55 * Maximum number of plane for a picture
57 #define PICTURE_PLANE_MAX (VOUT_MAX_PLANES)
59 typedef struct picture_context_t
61 void (*destroy)(struct picture_context_t *);
62 struct picture_context_t *(*copy)(struct picture_context_t *);
63 } picture_context_t;
65 /**
66 * Video picture
68 struct picture_t
70 /**
71 * The properties of the picture
73 video_frame_format_t format;
75 plane_t p[PICTURE_PLANE_MAX]; /**< description of the planes */
76 int i_planes; /**< number of allocated planes */
78 /** \name Picture management properties
79 * These properties can be modified using the video output thread API,
80 * but should never be written directly */
81 /**@{*/
82 mtime_t date; /**< display date */
83 bool b_force;
84 /**@}*/
86 /** \name Picture dynamic properties
87 * Those properties can be changed by the decoder
88 * @{
90 bool b_progressive; /**< is it a progressive frame ? */
91 bool b_top_field_first; /**< which field is first */
92 unsigned int i_nb_fields; /**< # of displayed fields */
93 picture_context_t *context; /**< video format-specific data pointer */
94 /**@}*/
96 /** Private data - the video output plugin might want to put stuff here to
97 * keep track of the picture */
98 picture_sys_t * p_sys;
100 /** Next picture in a FIFO a pictures */
101 struct picture_t *p_next;
105 * This function will create a new picture.
106 * The picture created will implement a default release management compatible
107 * with picture_Hold and picture_Release. This default management will release
108 * p_sys, gc.p_sys fields if non NULL.
110 VLC_API picture_t * picture_New( vlc_fourcc_t i_chroma, int i_width, int i_height, int i_sar_num, int i_sar_den ) VLC_USED;
113 * This function will create a new picture using the given format.
115 * When possible, it is preferred to use this function over picture_New
116 * as more information about the format is kept.
118 VLC_API picture_t * picture_NewFromFormat( const video_format_t *p_fmt ) VLC_USED;
121 * Resource for a picture.
123 typedef struct
125 picture_sys_t *p_sys;
126 void (*pf_destroy)(picture_t *);
128 /* Plane resources
129 * XXX all fields MUST be set to the right value.
131 struct
133 uint8_t *p_pixels; /**< Start of the plane's data */
134 int i_lines; /**< Number of lines, including margins */
135 int i_pitch; /**< Number of bytes in a line, including margins */
136 } p[PICTURE_PLANE_MAX];
138 } picture_resource_t;
141 * This function will create a new picture using the provided resource.
143 * If the resource is NULL then a plain picture_NewFromFormat is returned.
145 VLC_API picture_t * picture_NewFromResource( const video_format_t *, const picture_resource_t * ) VLC_USED;
148 * This function will increase the picture reference count.
149 * It will not have any effect on picture obtained from vout
151 * It returns the given picture for convenience.
153 VLC_API picture_t *picture_Hold( picture_t *p_picture );
156 * This function will release a picture.
157 * It will not have any effect on picture obtained from vout
159 VLC_API void picture_Release( picture_t *p_picture );
162 * This function will return true if you are not the only owner of the
163 * picture.
165 * It is only valid if it is created using picture_New.
167 VLC_API bool picture_IsReferenced( picture_t *p_picture );
170 * This function will copy all picture dynamic properties.
172 VLC_API void picture_CopyProperties( picture_t *p_dst, const picture_t *p_src );
175 * This function will reset a picture information (properties and quantizers).
176 * It is sometimes useful for reusing pictures (like from a pool).
178 VLC_API void picture_Reset( picture_t * );
181 * This function will copy the picture pixels.
182 * You can safely copy between pictures that do not have the same size,
183 * only the compatible(smaller) part will be copied.
185 VLC_API void picture_CopyPixels( picture_t *p_dst, const picture_t *p_src );
186 VLC_API void plane_CopyPixels( plane_t *p_dst, const plane_t *p_src );
189 * This function will copy both picture dynamic properties and pixels.
190 * You have to notice that sometime a simple picture_Hold may do what
191 * you want without the copy overhead.
192 * Provided for convenience.
194 * \param p_dst pointer to the destination picture.
195 * \param p_src pointer to the source picture.
197 VLC_API void picture_Copy( picture_t *p_dst, const picture_t *p_src );
200 * This function will export a picture to an encoded bitstream.
202 * pp_image will contain the encoded bitstream in psz_format format.
204 * p_fmt can be NULL otherwise it will be set with the format used for the
205 * picture before encoding.
207 * i_override_width/height allow to override the width and/or the height of the
208 * picture to be encoded:
209 * - if strictly lower than 0, the original dimension will be used.
210 * - if equal to 0, it will be deduced from the other dimension which must be
211 * different to 0.
212 * - if strictly higher than 0, it will override the dimension.
213 * If at most one of them is > 0 then the picture aspect ratio will be kept.
215 VLC_API int picture_Export( vlc_object_t *p_obj, block_t **pp_image, video_format_t *p_fmt, picture_t *p_picture, vlc_fourcc_t i_format, int i_override_width, int i_override_height );
218 * This function will setup all fields of a picture_t without allocating any
219 * memory.
220 * XXX The memory must already be initialized.
221 * It does not need to be released.
223 * It will return VLC_EGENERIC if the core does not understand the requested
224 * format.
226 * It can be useful to get the properties of planes.
228 VLC_API int picture_Setup( picture_t *, const video_format_t * );
231 /*****************************************************************************
232 * Shortcuts to access image components
233 *****************************************************************************/
235 /* Plane indices */
236 enum
238 Y_PLANE = 0,
239 U_PLANE = 1,
240 V_PLANE = 2,
241 A_PLANE = 3,
244 /* Shortcuts */
245 #define Y_PIXELS p[Y_PLANE].p_pixels
246 #define Y_PITCH p[Y_PLANE].i_pitch
247 #define U_PIXELS p[U_PLANE].p_pixels
248 #define U_PITCH p[U_PLANE].i_pitch
249 #define V_PIXELS p[V_PLANE].p_pixels
250 #define V_PITCH p[V_PLANE].i_pitch
251 #define A_PIXELS p[A_PLANE].p_pixels
252 #define A_PITCH p[A_PLANE].i_pitch
254 /**@}*/
256 #endif /* VLC_PICTURE_H */