[FFmpeg-devel] [PATCH] QSV : Added look ahead rate control mode

Ivan Uskov ivan.uskov at nablet.com
Sun Aug 30 12:50:28 CEST 2015


Hello Michael,

Thursday, August 27, 2015, 6:47:43 PM, you wrote:

MN> On Thu, Aug 27, 2015 at 11:02:44AM +0200, Sven Dueking wrote:
>> > -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
>> > Von: ffmpeg-devel [mailto:ffmpeg-devel-bounces at ffmpeg.org] Im Auftrag
>> > von Sven Dueking
>> > Gesendet: Freitag, 21. August 2015 10:18
>> > An: ffmpeg-devel at ffmpeg.org
>> > Cc: Sven Dueking
>> > Betreff: [FFmpeg-devel] [PATCH] QSV : Added look ahead rate control
>> > mode
>> > 
>> > From: Sven Dueking <sven at nablet.com>
>> > 
>> > ---
>> >  libavcodec/qsvenc.c      | 31 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++--
>> >  libavcodec/qsvenc.h      |  8 ++++++++
>> >  libavcodec/qsvenc_h264.c | 12 ++++++++++++
>> >  3 files changed, 49 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
>> > 
>> > diff --git a/libavcodec/qsvenc.c b/libavcodec/qsvenc.c index
>> > 1532258..1aeab03 100644
>> > --- a/libavcodec/qsvenc.c
>> > +++ b/libavcodec/qsvenc.c
>> > @@ -107,8 +107,16 @@ static int init_video_param(AVCodecContext *avctx,
>> > QSVEncContext *q)
>> >          q->param.mfx.RateControlMethod = MFX_RATECONTROL_CBR;
>> >          ratecontrol_desc = "constant bitrate (CBR)";
>> >      } else if (!avctx->rc_max_rate) {
>> > -        q->param.mfx.RateControlMethod = MFX_RATECONTROL_AVBR;
>> > -        ratecontrol_desc = "average variable bitrate (AVBR)";
>> > +#if QSV_VERSION_ATLEAST(1,7)
>> > +        if (q->look_ahead) {
>> > +            q->param.mfx.RateControlMethod = MFX_RATECONTROL_LA;
>> > +            ratecontrol_desc = "lookahead (LA)";
>> > +        } else
>> > +#endif
>> > +        {
>> > +            q->param.mfx.RateControlMethod = MFX_RATECONTROL_AVBR;
>> > +            ratecontrol_desc = "average variable bitrate (AVBR)";
>> > +        }
>> >      } else {
>> >          q->param.mfx.RateControlMethod = MFX_RATECONTROL_VBR;
>> >          ratecontrol_desc = "variable bitrate (VBR)"; @@ -132,6 +140,9
>> > @@ static int init_video_param(AVCodecContext *avctx, QSVEncContext *q)
>> > 
>> >          break;
>> >      case MFX_RATECONTROL_AVBR:
>> > +#if QSV_VERSION_ATLEAST(1,7)
>> > +    case MFX_RATECONTROL_LA:
>> > +#endif
>> >          q->param.mfx.TargetKbps  = avctx->bit_rate / 1000;
>> >          q->param.mfx.Convergence = q->avbr_convergence;
>> >          q->param.mfx.Accuracy    = q->avbr_accuracy;
>> > @@ -151,6 +162,22 @@ static int init_video_param(AVCodecContext *avctx,
>> > QSVEncContext *q)
>> > 
>> >          q->extparam[0] = (mfxExtBuffer *)&q->extco;
>> > 
>> > +#if QSV_VERSION_ATLEAST(1,6)
>> > +        q->extco2.Header.BufferId      = MFX_EXTBUFF_CODING_OPTION2;
>> > +        q->extco2.Header.BufferSz      = sizeof(q->extco2);
>> > +
>> > +#if QSV_VERSION_ATLEAST(1,7)
>> > +        // valid value range is from 10 to 100 inclusive
>> > +        // to instruct the encoder to use the default value this
>> > should be set to zero
>> > +        q->extco2.LookAheadDepth        = q->look_ahead_depth != 0 ?
>> > FFMAX(10, q->look_ahead_depth) : 0;
>> > +#endif
>> > +#if QSV_VERSION_ATLEAST(1,8)
>> > +        q->extco2.LookAheadDS           = q->look_ahead_downsampling;
>> > +#endif
>> > +
>> > +        q->extparam[1] = (mfxExtBuffer *)&q->extco2;
>> > +
>> > +#endif
>> >          q->param.ExtParam    = q->extparam;
>> >          q->param.NumExtParam = FF_ARRAY_ELEMS(q->extparam);
>> >      }
>> > diff --git a/libavcodec/qsvenc.h b/libavcodec/qsvenc.h index
>> > 2316488..2a21f82 100644
>> > --- a/libavcodec/qsvenc.h
>> > +++ b/libavcodec/qsvenc.h
>> > @@ -50,7 +50,12 @@ typedef struct QSVEncContext {
>> >      mfxFrameAllocRequest req;
>> > 
>> >      mfxExtCodingOption  extco;
>> > +#if QSV_VERSION_ATLEAST(1,6)
>> > +    mfxExtCodingOption2 extco2;
>> > +    mfxExtBuffer *extparam[2];
>> > +#else
>> >      mfxExtBuffer *extparam[1];
>> > +#endif
>> > 
>> >      AVFifoBuffer *async_fifo;
>> > 
>> > @@ -62,6 +67,9 @@ typedef struct QSVEncContext {
>> >      int avbr_accuracy;
>> >      int avbr_convergence;
>> >      int pic_timing_sei;
>> > +    int look_ahead;
>> > +    int look_ahead_depth;
>> > +    int look_ahead_downsampling;
>> > 
>> >      char *load_plugins;
>> >  } QSVEncContext;
>> > diff --git a/libavcodec/qsvenc_h264.c b/libavcodec/qsvenc_h264.c index
>> > b15f6b2..b569efe 100644
>> > --- a/libavcodec/qsvenc_h264.c
>> > +++ b/libavcodec/qsvenc_h264.c
>> > @@ -71,6 +71,18 @@ static const AVOption options[] = {
>> >      { "avbr_convergence", "Convergence of the AVBR ratecontrol",
>> > OFFSET(qsv.avbr_convergence), AV_OPT_TYPE_INT, { .i64 = 0 }, 0,
>> > INT_MAX, VE },
>> >      { "pic_timing_sei",    "Insert picture timing SEI with
>> > pic_struct_syntax element", OFFSET(qsv.pic_timing_sei),
>> > AV_OPT_TYPE_INT, { .i64 = 1 }, 0, 1, VE },
>> > 
>> > +#if QSV_VERSION_ATLEAST(1,7)
>> > +    { "look_ahead",       "Use VBR algorithm with look ahead",
>> > OFFSET(qsv.look_ahead),       AV_OPT_TYPE_INT, { .i64 = 1 }, 0, 1, VE
>> > },
>> > +    { "look_ahead_depth", "Depth of look ahead in number frames",
>> > +OFFSET(qsv.look_ahead_depth), AV_OPT_TYPE_INT, { .i64 = 0 }, 0, 100,
>> > VE
>> > +}, #endif
>> > +
>> > +#if QSV_VERSION_ATLEAST(1,8)
>> > +    { "look_ahead_downsampling", NULL,
>> > OFFSET(qsv.look_ahead_downsampling), AV_OPT_TYPE_INT, { .i64 =
>> > MFX_LOOKAHEAD_DS_UNKNOWN }, MFX_LOOKAHEAD_DS_UNKNOWN,
>> > MFX_LOOKAHEAD_DS_2x, VE, "look_ahead_downsampling" },
>> > +    { "unknown"                , NULL, 0, AV_OPT_TYPE_CONST, { .i64 =
>> > MFX_LOOKAHEAD_DS_UNKNOWN }, INT_MIN, INT_MAX,     VE,
>> > "look_ahead_downsampling" },
>> > +    { "off"                    , NULL, 0, AV_OPT_TYPE_CONST, { .i64 =
>> > MFX_LOOKAHEAD_DS_OFF     }, INT_MIN, INT_MAX,     VE,
>> > "look_ahead_downsampling" },
>> > +    { "2x"                     , NULL, 0, AV_OPT_TYPE_CONST, { .i64 =
>> > MFX_LOOKAHEAD_DS_2x      }, INT_MIN, INT_MAX,     VE,
>> > "look_ahead_downsampling" },
>> > +#endif
>> > +
>> >      { "profile", NULL, OFFSET(qsv.profile), AV_OPT_TYPE_INT, { .i64 =
>> > MFX_PROFILE_UNKNOWN }, 0, INT_MAX, VE, "profile" },
>> >      { "unknown" , NULL, 0, AV_OPT_TYPE_CONST, { .i64 =
>> > MFX_PROFILE_UNKNOWN      }, INT_MIN, INT_MAX,     VE, "profile" },
>> >      { "baseline", NULL, 0, AV_OPT_TYPE_CONST, { .i64 =
>> > MFX_PROFILE_AVC_BASELINE }, INT_MIN, INT_MAX,     VE, "profile" },
>> > --
>> > 1.8.3.1
>> 
>> Hi Michael,
>> 
>> sorry to bother you, is this patch still not ok ?

MN> Iam not QSV maintainer, indeed i still dont have a setup to test QSV,
MN> the QSV maintainer should review this patch, or is he still on
MN> vacation ?

I'm sorry for delay, I have tested this patch version and it does work
fine. LGTM.



-- 
Best regards,
 Ivan                            mailto:ivan.uskov at nablet.com



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