[FFmpeg-trac] #11164(avcodec:new): visual macroblock error with mpeg2video encoding

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Fri Aug 30 22:21:24 EEST 2024


#11164: visual macroblock error with mpeg2video encoding
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             Reporter:  dave rice   |                    Owner:  (none)
                 Type:  defect      |                   Status:  new
             Priority:  normal      |                Component:  avcodec
              Version:  6.1.1       |               Resolution:
             Keywords:  mpeg2video  |               Blocked By:
             Blocking:              |  Reproduced by developer:  0
Analyzed by developer:  0           |
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Description changed by dave rice:

Old description:

> Summary of the bug:
>
> I've been using ffmpeg to create XDCam QuickTime files and found a
> regression or change in going from ffmpeg 5 to 6.
>
> The simplest command I can create to demonstrate this problem is below.
> The ffmpeg at 5 output looks fine and represents the input well, the
> ffmpeg at 6 output shows some abundant macroblock errors.
>
> How to reproduce:
>
> This ffmpeg at 5 output looks okay:
> {{{
> % ffmpeg -y -i test.mp4 -c:v mpeg2video -non_linear_quant 1 -qmin 1
> -pix_fmt yuv422p -vtag xd5b -q:v 1 -qmax 8 good.mov
> ffmpeg version 5.1.2 Copyright (c) 2000-2022 the FFmpeg developers
>   built with Apple clang version 13.0.0 (clang-1300.0.29.30)
>   configuration: --prefix=/usr/local/Cellar/ffmpeg/5.1.2_6 --enable-
> shared --enable-pthreads --enable-version3 --cc=clang --host-cflags=
> --host-ldflags= --enable-ffplay --enable-gnutls --enable-gpl --enable-
> libaom --enable-libaribb24 --enable-libbluray --enable-libdav1d --enable-
> libmp3lame --enable-libopus --enable-librav1e --enable-librist --enable-
> librubberband --enable-libsnappy --enable-libsrt --enable-libsvtav1
> --enable-libtesseract --enable-libtheora --enable-libvidstab --enable-
> libvmaf --enable-libvorbis --enable-libvpx --enable-libwebp --enable-
> libx264 --enable-libx265 --enable-libxml2 --enable-libxvid --enable-lzma
> --enable-libfontconfig --enable-libfreetype --enable-frei0r --enable-
> libass --enable-libopencore-amrnb --enable-libopencore-amrwb --enable-
> libopenjpeg --enable-libspeex --enable-libsoxr --enable-libzmq --enable-
> libzimg --disable-libjack --disable-indev=jack --enable-videotoolbox
>   libavutil      57. 28.100 / 57. 28.100
>   libavcodec     59. 37.100 / 59. 37.100
>   libavformat    59. 27.100 / 59. 27.100
>   libavdevice    59.  7.100 / 59.  7.100
>   libavfilter     8. 44.100 /  8. 44.100
>   libswscale      6.  7.100 /  6.  7.100
>   libswresample   4.  7.100 /  4.  7.100
>   libpostproc    56.  6.100 / 56.  6.100
> Input #0, mov,mp4,m4a,3gp,3g2,mj2, from 'test.mp4':
>   Metadata:
>     major_brand     : isom
>     minor_version   : 512
>     compatible_brands: isomiso2avc1mp41
>     encoder         : Lavf60.16.100
>   Duration: 00:00:05.07, start: 0.000000, bitrate: 6680 kb/s
>   Stream #0:0[0x1](eng): Video: h264 (Main) (avc1 / 0x31637661),
> yuv420p(tv, bt709, progressive), 1920x1080, 4908 kb/s, 23.98 fps, 23.98
> tbr, 24k tbn (default)
>     Metadata:
>       handler_name    : ?Mainconcept Video Media Handler
>       vendor_id       : [0][0][0][0]
>       encoder         : AVC Coding
>   Stream #0:1[0x2](eng): Audio: aac (LC) (mp4a / 0x6134706D), 48000 Hz,
> stereo, fltp, 189 kb/s (default)
>     Metadata:
>       handler_name    : #Mainconcept MP4 Sound Media Handler
>       vendor_id       : [0][0][0][0]
> Stream mapping:
>   Stream #0:0 -> #0:0 (h264 (native) -> mpeg2video (native))
>   Stream #0:1 -> #0:1 (aac (native) -> aac (native))
> Press [q] to stop, [?] for help
> Output #0, mov, to 'good.mov':
>   Metadata:
>     major_brand     : isom
>     minor_version   : 512
>     compatible_brands: isomiso2avc1mp41
>     encoder         : Lavf59.27.100
>   Stream #0:0(eng): Video: mpeg2video (4:2:2) (xd5b / 0x62356478),
> yuv422p(tv, bt709, progressive), 1920x1080, q=2-31, 200 kb/s, 23.98 fps,
> 24k tbn (default)
>     Metadata:
>       handler_name    : ?Mainconcept Video Media Handler
>       vendor_id       : [0][0][0][0]
>       encoder         : Lavc59.37.100 mpeg2video
>     Side data:
>       cpb: bitrate max/min/avg: 0/0/200000 buffer size: 0 vbv_delay: N/A
>   Stream #0:1(eng): Audio: aac (LC) (mp4a / 0x6134706D), 48000 Hz,
> stereo, fltp, 128 kb/s (default)
>     Metadata:
>       handler_name    : #Mainconcept MP4 Sound Media Handler
>       vendor_id       : [0][0][0][0]
>       encoder         : Lavc59.37.100 aac
> frame=  121 fps=0.0 q=1.0 Lsize=   17383kB time=00:00:05.01
> bitrate=28405.3kbits/s speed=11.9x
> video:17298kB audio:81kB subtitle:0kB other streams:0kB global
> headers:0kB muxing overhead: 0.022841%
> [aac @ 0x7fc93af05d40] Qavg: 565.772
>
> }}}
>
> This ffmpeg at 6 output has visual artifacts.
> {{{
> % ffmpeg -y -i test.mp4 -c:v mpeg2video -non_linear_quant 1 -qmin 1
> -pix_fmt yuv422p -vtag xd5b -q:v 1 -qmax 8 bad.mov
> ffmpeg version 6.1.2 Copyright (c) 2000-2024 the FFmpeg developers
>   built with Apple clang version 14.0.0 (clang-1400.0.29.202)
>   configuration: --prefix='/opt/homebrew/Cellar/ffmpeg at 6/6.1.2_1'
> --enable-shared --enable-pthreads --enable-version3 --cc=clang --host-
> cflags= --host-ldflags= --enable-ffplay --enable-gnutls --enable-gpl
> --enable-libaom --enable-libaribb24 --enable-libbluray --enable-libdav1d
> --enable-libharfbuzz --enable-libjxl --enable-libmp3lame --enable-libopus
> --enable-librav1e --enable-librist --enable-librubberband --enable-
> libsnappy --enable-libsrt --enable-libssh --enable-libsvtav1 --enable-
> libtesseract --enable-libtheora --enable-libvidstab --enable-libvmaf
> --enable-libvorbis --enable-libvpx --enable-libwebp --enable-libx264
> --enable-libx265 --enable-libxml2 --enable-libxvid --enable-lzma
> --enable-libfontconfig --enable-libfreetype --enable-frei0r --enable-
> libass --enable-libopencore-amrnb --enable-libopencore-amrwb --enable-
> libopenjpeg --enable-libopenvino --enable-libspeex --enable-libsoxr
> --enable-libzmq --enable-libzimg --disable-libjack --disable-indev=jack
> --enable-videotoolbox --enable-audiotoolbox --enable-neon
>   libavutil      58. 29.100 / 58. 29.100
>   libavcodec     60. 31.102 / 60. 31.102
>   libavformat    60. 16.100 / 60. 16.100
>   libavdevice    60.  3.100 / 60.  3.100
>   libavfilter     9. 12.100 /  9. 12.100
>   libswscale      7.  5.100 /  7.  5.100
>   libswresample   4. 12.100 /  4. 12.100
>   libpostproc    57.  3.100 / 57.  3.100
> Input #0, mov,mp4,m4a,3gp,3g2,mj2, from 'test.mp4':
>   Metadata:
>     major_brand     : isom
>     minor_version   : 512
>     compatible_brands: isomiso2avc1mp41
>     encoder         : Lavf60.16.100
>   Duration: 00:00:05.07, start: 0.000000, bitrate: 6680 kb/s
>   Stream #0:0[0x1](eng): Video: h264 (Main) (avc1 / 0x31637661),
> yuv420p(tv, bt709, progressive), 1920x1080, 4908 kb/s, 23.98 fps, 23.98
> tbr, 24k tbn (default)
>     Metadata:
>       handler_name    : ?Mainconcept Video Media Handler
>       vendor_id       : [0][0][0][0]
>       encoder         : AVC Coding
>   Stream #0:1[0x2](eng): Audio: aac (LC) (mp4a / 0x6134706D), 48000 Hz,
> stereo, fltp, 189 kb/s (default)
>     Metadata:
>       handler_name    : #Mainconcept MP4 Sound Media Handler
>       vendor_id       : [0][0][0][0]
> Stream mapping:
>   Stream #0:0 -> #0:0 (h264 (native) -> mpeg2video (native))
>   Stream #0:1 -> #0:1 (aac (native) -> aac (native))
> Press [q] to stop, [?] for help
> Output #0, mov, to 'bad.mov':
>   Metadata:
>     major_brand     : isom
>     minor_version   : 512
>     compatible_brands: isomiso2avc1mp41
>     encoder         : Lavf60.16.100
>   Stream #0:0(eng): Video: mpeg2video (4:2:2) (xd5b / 0x62356478),
> yuv422p(tv, bt709, progressive), 1920x1080, q=2-31, 200 kb/s, 23.98 fps,
> 24k tbn (default)
>     Metadata:
>       handler_name    : ?Mainconcept Video Media Handler
>       vendor_id       : [0][0][0][0]
>       encoder         : Lavc60.31.102 mpeg2video
>     Side data:
>       cpb: bitrate max/min/avg: 0/0/200000 buffer size: 0 vbv_delay: N/A
>   Stream #0:1(eng): Audio: aac (LC) (mp4a / 0x6134706D), 48000 Hz,
> stereo, fltp, 128 kb/s (default)
>     Metadata:
>       handler_name    : #Mainconcept MP4 Sound Media Handler
>       vendor_id       : [0][0][0][0]
>       encoder         : Lavc60.31.102 aac
> [out#0/mov @ 0x14a705d10] video:17378kB audio:82kB subtitle:0kB other
> streams:0kB global headers:0kB muxing overhead: 0.022736%
> frame=  121 fps=0.0 q=1.0 Lsize=   17464kB time=00:00:04.99
> bitrate=28658.8kbits/s speed=13.1x
> [aac @ 0x14a65b480] Qavg: 566.517
>
> }}}
>
> Patches should be submitted to the ffmpeg-devel mailing list and not this
> bug tracker.

New description:

 Summary of the bug:

 I've been using ffmpeg to create XDCam QuickTime files and found a
 regression or change in going from ffmpeg 5 to 6.

 The simplest command I can create to demonstrate this problem is below.
 The ffmpeg at 5 output looks fine and represents the input well, the ffmpeg at 6
 output shows some abundant macroblock errors.

 How to reproduce:

 This ffmpeg at 5 output looks okay:
 {{{
 % ffmpeg -y -i input_that_creates_visual_error_with_ffmpeg6_but_not_5.mp4
 -c:v mpeg2video -non_linear_quant 1 -qmin 1 -pix_fmt yuv422p -vtag xd5b
 -q:v 1 -qmax 8 good.mov
 ffmpeg version 5.1.2 Copyright (c) 2000-2022 the FFmpeg developers
   built with Apple clang version 13.0.0 (clang-1300.0.29.30)
   configuration: --prefix=/usr/local/Cellar/ffmpeg/5.1.2_6 --enable-shared
 --enable-pthreads --enable-version3 --cc=clang --host-cflags= --host-
 ldflags= --enable-ffplay --enable-gnutls --enable-gpl --enable-libaom
 --enable-libaribb24 --enable-libbluray --enable-libdav1d --enable-
 libmp3lame --enable-libopus --enable-librav1e --enable-librist --enable-
 librubberband --enable-libsnappy --enable-libsrt --enable-libsvtav1
 --enable-libtesseract --enable-libtheora --enable-libvidstab --enable-
 libvmaf --enable-libvorbis --enable-libvpx --enable-libwebp --enable-
 libx264 --enable-libx265 --enable-libxml2 --enable-libxvid --enable-lzma
 --enable-libfontconfig --enable-libfreetype --enable-frei0r --enable-
 libass --enable-libopencore-amrnb --enable-libopencore-amrwb --enable-
 libopenjpeg --enable-libspeex --enable-libsoxr --enable-libzmq --enable-
 libzimg --disable-libjack --disable-indev=jack --enable-videotoolbox
   libavutil      57. 28.100 / 57. 28.100
   libavcodec     59. 37.100 / 59. 37.100
   libavformat    59. 27.100 / 59. 27.100
   libavdevice    59.  7.100 / 59.  7.100
   libavfilter     8. 44.100 /  8. 44.100
   libswscale      6.  7.100 /  6.  7.100
   libswresample   4.  7.100 /  4.  7.100
   libpostproc    56.  6.100 / 56.  6.100
 Input #0, mov,mp4,m4a,3gp,3g2,mj2, from
 'input_that_creates_visual_error_with_ffmpeg6_but_not_5.mp4':
   Metadata:
     major_brand     : isom
     minor_version   : 512
     compatible_brands: isomiso2avc1mp41
     encoder         : Lavf59.27.100
   Duration: 00:00:02.04, start: 0.000000, bitrate: 5301 kb/s
   Stream #0:0[0x1](eng): Video: h264 (Main) (avc1 / 0x31637661),
 yuv420p(tv, bt709, progressive), 1920x1080, 2982 kb/s, 23.98 fps, 23.98
 tbr, 24k tbn (default)
     Metadata:
       handler_name    : ?Mainconcept Video Media Handler
       vendor_id       : [0][0][0][0]
       encoder         : AVC Coding
 Stream mapping:
   Stream #0:0 -> #0:0 (h264 (native) -> mpeg2video (native))
 Press [q] to stop, [?] for help
 Output #0, mov, to 'good.mov':
   Metadata:
     major_brand     : isom
     minor_version   : 512
     compatible_brands: isomiso2avc1mp41
     encoder         : Lavf59.27.100
   Stream #0:0(eng): Video: mpeg2video (4:2:2) (xd5b / 0x62356478),
 yuv422p(tv, bt709, progressive), 1920x1080, q=2-31, 200 kb/s, 23.98 fps,
 24k tbn (default)
     Metadata:
       handler_name    : ?Mainconcept Video Media Handler
       vendor_id       : [0][0][0][0]
       encoder         : Lavc59.37.100 mpeg2video
     Side data:
       cpb: bitrate max/min/avg: 0/0/200000 buffer size: 0 vbv_delay: N/A
 frame=   49 fps=0.0 q=1.0 Lsize=    5382kB time=00:00:01.96
 bitrate=22491.4kbits/s speed=11.2x
 video:5381kB audio:0kB subtitle:0kB other streams:0kB global headers:0kB
 muxing overhead: 0.019745%
 }}}

 This ffmpeg at 6 output has visual artifacts.
 {{{
 % ffmpeg -y -i input_that_creates_visual_error_with_ffmpeg6_but_not_5.mp4
 -c:v mpeg2video -non_linear_quant 1 -qmin 1 -pix_fmt yuv422p -vtag xd5b
 -q:v 1 -qmax 8 good.mov
 ffmpeg version 6.1.2 Copyright (c) 2000-2024 the FFmpeg developers
   built with Apple clang version 14.0.0 (clang-1400.0.29.202)
   configuration: --prefix='/opt/homebrew/Cellar/ffmpeg at 6/6.1.2_1'
 --enable-shared --enable-pthreads --enable-version3 --cc=clang --host-
 cflags= --host-ldflags= --enable-ffplay --enable-gnutls --enable-gpl
 --enable-libaom --enable-libaribb24 --enable-libbluray --enable-libdav1d
 --enable-libharfbuzz --enable-libjxl --enable-libmp3lame --enable-libopus
 --enable-librav1e --enable-librist --enable-librubberband --enable-
 libsnappy --enable-libsrt --enable-libssh --enable-libsvtav1 --enable-
 libtesseract --enable-libtheora --enable-libvidstab --enable-libvmaf
 --enable-libvorbis --enable-libvpx --enable-libwebp --enable-libx264
 --enable-libx265 --enable-libxml2 --enable-libxvid --enable-lzma --enable-
 libfontconfig --enable-libfreetype --enable-frei0r --enable-libass
 --enable-libopencore-amrnb --enable-libopencore-amrwb --enable-libopenjpeg
 --enable-libopenvino --enable-libspeex --enable-libsoxr --enable-libzmq
 --enable-libzimg --disable-libjack --disable-indev=jack --enable-
 videotoolbox --enable-audiotoolbox --enable-neon
   libavutil      58. 29.100 / 58. 29.100
   libavcodec     60. 31.102 / 60. 31.102
   libavformat    60. 16.100 / 60. 16.100
   libavdevice    60.  3.100 / 60.  3.100
   libavfilter     9. 12.100 /  9. 12.100
   libswscale      7.  5.100 /  7.  5.100
   libswresample   4. 12.100 /  4. 12.100
   libpostproc    57.  3.100 / 57.  3.100
 Input #0, mov,mp4,m4a,3gp,3g2,mj2, from
 'input_that_creates_visual_error_with_ffmpeg6_but_not_5.mp4':
   Metadata:
     major_brand     : isom
     minor_version   : 512
     compatible_brands: isomiso2avc1mp41
     encoder         : Lavf59.27.100
   Duration: 00:00:02.04, start: 0.000000, bitrate: 5301 kb/s
   Stream #0:0[0x1](eng): Video: h264 (Main) (avc1 / 0x31637661),
 yuv420p(tv, bt709, progressive), 1920x1080, 2982 kb/s, 23.98 fps, 23.98
 tbr, 24k tbn (default)
     Metadata:
       handler_name    : ?Mainconcept Video Media Handler
       vendor_id       : [0][0][0][0]
       encoder         : AVC Coding
 Stream mapping:
   Stream #0:0 -> #0:0 (h264 (native) -> mpeg2video (native))
 Press [q] to stop, [?] for help
 Output #0, mov, to 'good.mov':
   Metadata:
     major_brand     : isom
     minor_version   : 512
     compatible_brands: isomiso2avc1mp41
     encoder         : Lavf60.16.100
   Stream #0:0(eng): Video: mpeg2video (4:2:2) (xd5b / 0x62356478),
 yuv422p(tv, bt709, progressive), 1920x1080, q=2-31, 200 kb/s, 23.98 fps,
 24k tbn (default)
     Metadata:
       handler_name    : ?Mainconcept Video Media Handler
       vendor_id       : [0][0][0][0]
       encoder         : Lavc60.31.102 mpeg2video
     Side data:
       cpb: bitrate max/min/avg: 0/0/200000 buffer size: 0 vbv_delay: N/A
 [out#0/mov @ 0x13fe04e70] video:5414kB audio:0kB subtitle:0kB other
 streams:0kB global headers:0kB muxing overhead: 0.019627%
 frame=   49 fps=0.0 q=1.0 Lsize=    5415kB time=00:00:01.96
 bitrate=22627.3kbits/s speed=14.8x
 }}}

 Patches should be submitted to the ffmpeg-devel mailing list and not this
 bug tracker.

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