[FFmpeg-trac] #4321(avfilter:new): Automatically enable alpha channel pixel format on fade with alpha=1

FFmpeg trac at avcodec.org
Sun Feb 22 19:51:02 CET 2015


#4321: Automatically enable alpha channel pixel format on fade with alpha=1
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             Reporter:  slhck     |                     Type:  enhancement
               Status:  new       |                 Priority:  normal
            Component:  avfilter  |                  Version:  git-master
             Keywords:            |               Blocked By:
             Blocking:            |  Reproduced by developer:  0
Analyzed by developer:  0         |
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 When you fade in, say, an image as an overlay, and that image has no alpha
 channel, it will start fading in from black, even when you set `alpha=1`
 in the fade filter.

 {{{
 $ ffmpeg -i big_buck_bunny_480p_surround-fix.avi -loop 1 -i logo.png \
 -filter_complex "[1:v] fade=t=in:st=3:alpha=1 [logo]; \
 [0:v][logo] overlay [outv]" \
 -map "[outv]" -map 0:a -pix_fmt yuv420p -f matroska - | ffplay -

 ffmpeg version 2.5.3 Copyright (c) 2000-2015 the FFmpeg developers
   built on Feb 12 2015 19:55:48 with Apple LLVM version 6.0
 (clang-600.0.56) (based on LLVM 3.5svn)
   configuration: --prefix=/usr/local/Cellar/ffmpeg/2.5.3 --enable-shared
 --enable-pthreads --enable-gpl --enable-version3 --enable-hardcoded-tables
 --enable-avresample --cc=clang --host-cflags= --host-ldflags= --enable-
 libx264 --enable-libmp3lame --enable-libvo-aacenc --enable-libxvid
 --enable-libfontconfig --enable-libfreetype --enable-libtheora --enable-
 libvorbis --enable-libvpx --enable-librtmp --enable-libopencore-amrnb
 --enable-libopencore-amrwb --enable-libfaac --enable-libass --enable-
 ffplay --enable-libspeex --enable-libschroedinger --enable-libfdk-aac
 --enable-openssl --enable-libopus --enable-frei0r --enable-libcaca
 --enable-libsoxr --enable-libquvi --enable-libvidstab --enable-libx265
 --enable-libopenjpeg --disable-decoder=jpeg2000 --extra-
 cflags='-I/usr/local/Cellar/openjpeg/1.5.1_1/include/openjpeg-1.5 '
 --enable-nonfree --enable-vda
   libavutil      54. 15.100 / 54. 15.100
   libavcodec     56. 13.100 / 56. 13.100
   libavformat    56. 15.102 / 56. 15.102
   libavdevice    56.  3.100 / 56.  3.100
   libavfilter     5.  2.103 /  5.  2.103
   libavresample   2.  1.  0 /  2.  1.  0
   libswscale      3.  1.101 /  3.  1.101
   libswresample   1.  1.100 /  1.  1.100
   libpostproc    53.  3.100 / 53.  3.100
 Input #0, avi, from 'big_buck_bunny_480p_surround-fix.avi':
   Duration: 00:09:56.46, start: 0.000000, bitrate: 2957 kb/s
     Stream #0:0: Video: mpeg4 (Simple Profile) (FMP4 / 0x34504D46),
 yuv420p, 854x480 [SAR 1:1 DAR 427:240], 2500 kb/s, 24 fps, 24 tbr, 24 tbn,
 24 tbc
     Stream #0:1: Audio: ac3 ([0] [0][0] / 0x2000), 48000 Hz, 5.1(side),
 fltp, 448 kb/s
 ffplay version 2.5.3 Copyright (c) 2003-2015 the FFmpeg developers
   built on Feb 12 2015 19:55:48 with Apple LLVM version 6.0
 (clang-600.0.56) (based on LLVM 3.5svn)
   configuration: --prefix=/usr/local/Cellar/ffmpeg/2.5.3 --enable-shared
 --enable-pthreads --enable-gpl --enable-version3 --enable-hardcoded-tables
 --enable-avresample --cc=clang --host-cflags= --host-ldflags= --enable-
 libx264 --enable-libmp3lame --enable-libvo-aacenc --enable-libxvid
 --enable-libfontconfig --enable-libfreetype --enable-libtheora --enable-
 libvorbis --enable-libvpx --enable-librtmp --enable-libopencore-amrnb
 --enable-libopencore-amrwb --enable-libfaac --enable-libass --enable-
 ffplay --enable-libspeex --enable-libschroedinger --enable-libfdk-aac
 --enable-openssl --enable-libopus --enable-frei0r --enable-libcaca
 --enable-libsoxr --enable-libquvi --enable-libvidstab --enable-libx265
 --enable-libopenjpeg --disable-decoder=jpeg2000 --extra-
 cflags='-I/usr/local/Cellar/openjpeg/1.5.1_1/include/openjpeg-1.5 '
 --enable-nonfree --enable-vda
 Input #1, png_pipe, from 'logo.png':
   Duration: N/A, bitrate: N/A
     Stream #1:0: Video: png, rgb24, 400x300 [SAR 11811:11811 DAR 4:3],
 libavutil      54. 15.100 / 54. 15.100
 25 fps,   libavcodec     56. 13.100 / 56. 13.100
 25 tbr, 25 tbn,   libavformat    56. 15.102 / 56. 15.102
 25 tbc
   libavdevice    56.  3.100 / 56.  3.100
   libavfilter     5.  2.103 /  5.  2.103
   libavresample   2.  1.  0 /  2.  1.  0
   libswscale      3.  1.101 /  3.  1.101
   libswresample   1.  1.100 /  1.  1.100
   libpostproc    53.  3.100 / 53.  3.100
 [libx264 @ 0x7fa83d009200] using SAR=1/1
 [libx264 @ 0x7fa83d009200] using cpu capabilities: MMX2 SSE2Fast SSSE3
 SSE4.2 AVX
 [libx264 @ 0x7fa83d009200] profile High, level 3.0
 [libx264 @ 0x7fa83d009200] 264 - core 142 r2495 6a301b6 - H.264/MPEG-4 AVC
 codec - Copyleft 2003-2014 - http://www.videolan.org/x264.html - options:
 cabac=1 ref=3 deblock=1:0:0 analyse=0x3:0x113 me=hex subme=7 psy=1
 psy_rd=1.00:0.00 mixed_ref=1 me_range=16 chroma_me=1 trellis=1 8x8dct=1
 cqm=0 deadzone=21,11 fast_pskip=1 chroma_qp_offset=-2 threads=12
 lookahead_threads=2 sliced_threads=0 nr=0 decimate=1 interlaced=0
 bluray_compat=0 constrained_intra=0 bframes=3 b_pyramid=2 b_adapt=1
 b_bias=0 direct=1 weightb=1 open_gop=0 weightp=2 keyint=250 keyint_min=24
 scenecut=40 intra_refresh=0 rc_lookahead=40 rc=crf mbtree=1 crf=23.0
 qcomp=0.60 qpmin=0 qpmax=69 qpstep=4 ip_ratio=1.40 aq=1:1.00
 Output #0, matroska, to 'pipe:':   0KB vq=    0KB sq=    0B f=0/0
   Metadata:
     encoder         : Lavf56.15.102
     Stream #0:0: Video: h264 (libx264) (H264 / 0x34363248), yuv420p,
 854x480 [SAR 1:1 DAR 427:240], q=-1--1, 24 fps, 1k tbn, 24 tbc (default)
     Metadata:
       encoder         : Lavc56.13.100 libx264
     Stream #0:1: Audio: vorbis (libvorbis) (oV[0][0] / 0x566F), 48000 Hz,
 5.1(side), fltp
     Metadata:
       encoder         : Lavc56.13.100 libvorbis
 Stream mapping:
   Stream #0:0 (mpeg4) -> overlay:main (graph 0)
   Stream #1:0 (png) -> fade (graph 0)
   overlay (graph 0) -> Stream #0:0 (libx264)
   Stream #0:1 -> #0:1 (ac3 (native) -> vorbis (libvorbis))
 Press [q] to stop, [?] for help
 }}}

 [[Image(http://i.stack.imgur.com/Xlrm3.png)]]

 The only workaround to have the image fade in from transparent (which is
 what everyone would usually like to do) is to add the
 `format=pix_fmts=yuva420p` filter before the fade in.

 As this filter also works when the original image contains an alpha
 channel, wouldn't it make sense to change the `fade` filter in such a way
 that it automatically fades from transparent when its `alpha` option is
 enabled? The defaulting to black does not make sense when the user wants
 alpha channel fading (i.e. "transparency fading").

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Ticket URL: <https://trac.ffmpeg.org/ticket/4321>
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