include/vlc_picture.h

   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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  25
  26 #ifndef VLC_PICTURE_H
  27 #define VLC_PICTURE_H 1
  28
  29 /**
  30  * \file
  31  * This file defines picture structures and functions in vlc
  32  */
  33
  34 #include <vlc_es.h>
  35
  36 /** Description of a planar graphic field */
  37 typedef struct plane_t
  38 {
  39     uint8_t *p_pixels;                        /**< Start of the plane's data */
  40
  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 */
  44
  45     /** Size of a macropixel, defaults to 1 */
  46     int i_pixel_pitch;
  47
  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 ? */
  51
  52 } plane_t;
  53
  54 /**
  55  * Maximum number of plane for a picture
  56  */
  57 #define PICTURE_PLANE_MAX (VOUT_MAX_PLANES)
  58
  59 typedef struct picture_context_t
  60 {
  61     void (*destroy)(struct picture_context_t *);
  62     struct picture_context_t *(*copy)(struct picture_context_t *);
  63 } picture_context_t;
  64
  65 /**
  66  * Video picture
  67  */
  68 struct picture_t
  69 {
  70     /**
  71      * The properties of the picture
  72      */
  73     video_frame_format_t format;
  74
  75     plane_t         p[PICTURE_PLANE_MAX];     /**< description of the planes */
  76     int             i_planes;                /**< number of allocated planes */
  77
  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     /**@}*/
  85
  86     /** \name Picture dynamic properties
  87      * Those properties can be changed by the decoder
  88      * @{
  89      */
  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     /**@}*/
  95
  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;
  99
 100     /** Next picture in a FIFO a pictures */
 101     struct picture_t *p_next;
 102 };
 103
 104 /**
 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.
 109  */
 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;
 111
 112 /**
 113  * This function will create a new picture using the given format.
 114  *
 115  * When possible, it is preferred to use this function over picture_New
 116  * as more information about the format is kept.
 117  */
 118 VLC_API picture_t * picture_NewFromFormat( const video_format_t *p_fmt ) VLC_USED;
 119
 120 /**
 121  * Resource for a picture.
 122  */
 123 typedef struct
 124 {
 125     picture_sys_t *p_sys;
 126     void (*pf_destroy)(picture_t *);
 127
 128     /* Plane resources
 129      * XXX all fields MUST be set to the right value.
 130      */
 131     struct
 132     {
 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];
 137
 138 } picture_resource_t;
 139
 140 /**
 141  * This function will create a new picture using the provided resource.
 142  *
 143  * If the resource is NULL then a plain picture_NewFromFormat is returned.
 144  */
 145 VLC_API picture_t * picture_NewFromResource( const video_format_t *, const picture_resource_t * ) VLC_USED;
 146
 147 /**
 148  * This function will increase the picture reference count.
 149  * It will not have any effect on picture obtained from vout
 150  *
 151  * It returns the given picture for convenience.
 152  */
 153 VLC_API picture_t *picture_Hold( picture_t *p_picture );
 154
 155 /**
 156  * This function will release a picture.
 157  * It will not have any effect on picture obtained from vout
 158  */
 159 VLC_API void picture_Release( picture_t *p_picture );
 160
 161 /**
 162  * This function will return true if you are not the only owner of the
 163  * picture.
 164  *
 165  * It is only valid if it is created using picture_New.
 166  */
 167 VLC_API bool picture_IsReferenced( picture_t *p_picture );
 168
 169 /**
 170  * This function will copy all picture dynamic properties.
 171  */
 172 VLC_API void picture_CopyProperties( picture_t *p_dst, const picture_t *p_src );
 173
 174 /**
 175  * This function will reset a picture information (properties and quantizers).
 176  * It is sometimes useful for reusing pictures (like from a pool).
 177  */
 178 VLC_API void picture_Reset( picture_t * );
 179
 180 /**
 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.
 184  */
 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 );
 187
 188 /**
 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.
 193  *
 194  * \param p_dst pointer to the destination picture.
 195  * \param p_src pointer to the source picture.
 196  */
 197 VLC_API void picture_Copy( picture_t *p_dst, const picture_t *p_src );
 198
 199 /**
 200  * This function will export a picture to an encoded bitstream.
 201  *
 202  * pp_image will contain the encoded bitstream in psz_format format.
 203  *
 204  * p_fmt can be NULL otherwise it will be set with the format used for the
 205  * picture before encoding.
 206  *
 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.
 214  */
 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 );
 216
 217 /**
 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.
 222  *
 223  * It will return VLC_EGENERIC if the core does not understand the requested
 224  * format.
 225  *
 226  * It can be useful to get the properties of planes.
 227  */
 228 VLC_API int picture_Setup( picture_t *, const video_format_t * );
 229
 230
 231 /*****************************************************************************
 232  * Shortcuts to access image components
 233  *****************************************************************************/
 234
 235 /* Plane indices */
 236 enum
 237 {
 238     Y_PLANE = 0,
 239     U_PLANE = 1,
 240     V_PLANE = 2,
 241     A_PLANE = 3,
 242 };
 243
 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
 253
 254 /**@}*/
 255
 256 #endif /* VLC_PICTURE_H */