[FFmpeg-devel] [PATCH] added support for hardware assist H264 video encoding for the Raspberry Pi

Amancio Hasty ahasty at gmail.com
Sat Jun 18 17:42:27 CEST 2016


> On Jun 16, 2016, at 11:16 AM, Aman Gupta <ffmpeg at tmm1.net> wrote:
> 
> The patchset that was merged into libav is now available in ffmpeg as well:
> https://github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/blob/master/libavcodec/omx.c
> 
> You can compile ffmpeg from the master branch
> with --enable-omx --enable-omx-rpi
> 
> Aman
> 
> On Thu, Jun 16, 2016 at 2:16 AM, Amancio Hasty <ahasty at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
>> 
>>> On May 9, 2016, at 7:55 AM, Amancio Hasty <ahasty at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Hi,
>>> 
>>> So what is the next step?
>>> 
>>> If you want testers I suggest posting to ccrisan’s motionpie mailing
>> list.
>>> Cheers
>>> Amancio
>>> 
>>> 
>>>> On Mar 31, 2016, at 7:27 PM, Amancio Hasty <ahasty at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> I am not a lawyer…
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> I updated the patch.  vc264.c now has a the copyright notice embedded in
>>>> a volatile global so if a binary is compiled against vc264.o , the
>> copyright notice
>>>> can be displayed by:
>>>> strings ffmpeg | grep -i copyright
>>>> 
>>>> LICENSE.md has been updated to include Broadcom’s copyright notice.
>>>> 
>>>> A distribution of a  binary that includes vc264.o should include
>> LICENSE.md and if
>>>> that is missing,  the copyright notice can be displayed via the shell
>>>> command ‘strings’ .
>>>> 
>>>> Amancio
>>>> <c-0001-added-support-for-hardware-assist-H264-video-encodin.patch>
>>>>> On Mar 22, 2016, at 12:12 PM, Lou Logan <lou at lrcd.com> wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>> On Mon, 21 Mar 2016 20:07:01 -0700, Amancio Hasty wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>>> From 874a72eec2a78f4935fea091003e534b5f8d5413 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
>>>>>> From: Amancio Hasty <ahasty at gmail.com>
>>>>>> Date: Mon, 21 Mar 2016 18:56:05 -0700
>>>>>> Subject: [PATCH] added support for hardware assist H264  video
>> encoding for
>>>>>> the Raspberry Pi
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> ---
>>>>>> configure              |  12 ++
>>>>>> libavcodec/Makefile    |   1 +
>>>>>> libavcodec/allcodecs.c |   2 +
>>>>>> libavcodec/vc264.c     | 387
>> +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>>>>>> 4 files changed, 402 insertions(+)
>>>>>> create mode 100644 libavcodec/vc264.c
>>>>>> 
>>>>> [...]
>>>>>> diff --git a/libavcodec/allcodecs.c b/libavcodec/allcodecs.c
>>>>>> index 2a25d66..3c7bd9b 100644
>>>>>> --- a/libavcodec/allcodecs.c
>>>>>> +++ b/libavcodec/allcodecs.c
>>>>>> @@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ void avcodec_register_all(void)
>>>>>>  initialized = 1;
>>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> Nit: Whitespace on the line above should be removed.
>>>>> 
>>>>> [...]
>>>>>> --- /dev/null
>>>>>> +++ b/libavcodec/vc264.c
>>>>>> @@ -0,0 +1,387 @@
>>>>>> +/*  H.264 hardware assist video encoding code taken from
>>>>>> + * raspberry's os :
>>>>>> + *   /opt/vc/src/hello_pi/hello_encode/encode.c
>>>>>> + */
>>>>>> +
>>>>>> +/*
>>>>>> +Copyright (c) 2012, Broadcom Europe Ltd
>>>>>> +Copyright (c) 2012, Kalle Vahlman <zuh at iki>
>>>>>> +                    Tuomas Kulve <tuomas at kulve.fi>
>>>>>> +All rights reserved.
>>>>>> +
>>>>>> +Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
>>>>>> +modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
>> are met:
>>>>>> +* Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
>>>>>> +      notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
>>>>>> +      * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above
>> copyright
>>>>>> +      notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer
>> in the
>>>>>> +      documentation and/or other materials provided with the
>> distribution.
>>>>>> +      * Neither the name of the copyright holder nor the
>>>>>> +      names of its contributors may be used to endorse or promote
>> products
>>>>>> +      derived from this software without specific prior written
>> permission.
>>>>>> +
>>>>>> +THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS
>> "AS IS" AND
>>>>>> +ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO,
>> THE IMPLIED
>>>>>> +WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE
>> ARE
>>>>>> +DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT HOLDER OR CONTRIBUTORS
>> BE LIABLE FOR ANY
>>>>>> +DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL
>> DAMAGES
>>>>>> +(INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR
>> SERVICES;
>>>>>> +LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER
>> CAUSED AND
>>>>>> +ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY,
>> OR TORT
>>>>>> +(INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE
>> USE OF THIS
>>>>>> +SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
>>>>> 
>>>>> I wonder if any of the above legalese is compatible. Granted, I see a
>>>>> similar paragraph in "libavformat/aadec.c".
>>>>> 
>>>>>> + * ffmpeg driver for hardware assist video H.264 encoding using
>> Broadcom's GPU
>>>>>> + * Copyright (C) 2016 Amancio Hasty ahasty at gmail.com
>>>>>> + *
>>>>>> + *
>>>>>> + * This file is part of FFmpeg.
>>>>>> + *
>>>>>> + * FFmpeg is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
>>>>>> + * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
>>>>>> + * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
>>>>>> + * version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
>>>>>> + *
>>>>>> + * FFmpeg is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
>>>>>> + * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
>>>>>> + * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
>>>>>> + * Lesser General Public License for more details.
>>>>>> + *
>>>>>> + * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
>>>>>> + * License along with FFmpeg; if not, write to the Free Software
>>>>>> + * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA
>> 02110-1301 USA
>>>>>> + *
>>>>>> + */
>>>>>> +
>>>>>> +
>>>>>> +/**
>>>>>> + * @ file vc264.c
>>>>>> + * Broadcom bm2865's Visual Core hardware assist h264 using
>>>>>> +   openMax interface to the GPU.
>>>>>> +
>>>>>> +*/
>>>>>> +
>>>>>> +#include <stdio.h>
>>>>>> +#include <stdlib.h>
>>>>>> +#include <string.h>
>>>>>> +#define OMX_SKIP64BIT
>>>>>> +#include "bcm_host.h"
>>>>>> +#include "ilclient.h"
>>>>>> +#include "avcodec.h"
>>>>>> +#include "internal.h"
>>>>>> +
>>>>>> +typedef struct VC264Context {
>>>>>> +  OMX_VIDEO_PARAM_PORTFORMATTYPE format;
>>>>>> +  OMX_PARAM_PORTDEFINITIONTYPE def;
>>>>>> +  COMPONENT_T *video_encode;
>>>>>> +  COMPONENT_T *list[5];
>>>>>> +  OMX_BUFFERHEADERTYPE *buf;
>>>>>> +  OMX_BUFFERHEADERTYPE *out;
>>>>>> +  ILCLIENT_T *client;
>>>>>> +  OMX_VIDEO_PARAM_BITRATETYPE bitrateType;
>>>>>> +  int  width;
>>>>>> +  int height;
>>>>>> +  int bit_rate;
>>>>>> +} VC264Context;
>>>>>> +
>>>>>> +
>>>>>> +static int vc264_init(AVCodecContext *avctx) {
>>>>>> +
>>>>>> +
>>>>>> +
>>>>>> +   OMX_ERRORTYPE r;
>>>>>> +   int error;
>>>>>> +
>>>>>> +
>>>>>> +
>>>>>> +   VC264Context *vc = avctx->priv_data;
>>>>>> +
>>>>>> +   vc->width = avctx->width;
>>>>>> +   vc->height = avctx->height;
>>>>>> +   vc->bit_rate = avctx->bit_rate;
>>>>>> +   printf("vc264: bit rate %d \n", avctx->bit_rate);
>>>>>> +#if FF_API_CODED_FRAME
>>>>>> +FF_DISABLE_DEPRECATION_WARNINGS
>>>>>> +
>>>>>> +   avctx->coded_frame = av_frame_alloc();
>>>>>> +   avctx->coded_frame->pict_type = AV_PICTURE_TYPE_I;
>>>>>> +FF_ENABLE_DEPRECATION_WARNINGS
>>>>>> +#endif
>>>>>> +
>>>>>> +
>>>>>> +   memset(&vc->list, 0, sizeof(vc->list));
>>>>>> +   bcm_host_init();
>>>>>> +   if ((vc->client = ilclient_init()) == NULL) {
>>>>>> +      return -3;
>>>>>> +   }
>>>>>> +   error = OMX_Init();
>>>>>> +
>>>>>> +   if (error  != OMX_ErrorNone) {
>>>>>> +      ilclient_destroy(vc->client);
>>>>>> +      av_log(avctx,AV_LOG_ERROR,"in vc264_init OMX_Init failed ");
>>>>>> +     return -4;
>>>>>> +    }
>>>>>> +
>>>>>> +   // create video_encode
>>>>>> +   r = ilclient_create_component(vc->client, &vc->video_encode,
>> (char *) "video_encode",
>>>>>> +                           ILCLIENT_DISABLE_ALL_PORTS |
>>>>>> +                           ILCLIENT_ENABLE_INPUT_BUFFERS |
>>>>>> +                           ILCLIENT_ENABLE_OUTPUT_BUFFERS);
>>>>> 
>>>>> Tabs should be converted to spaces. There are many instances of tabs
>>>>> being used in this patch.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Others will have to provide a more technical review (not to mention
>>>>> possible additions docs, Changelog, MAINTAINERS, and
>>>>> libavcodec/version.h).
>>>>> _______________________________________________
>>>>> ffmpeg-devel mailing list
>>>>> ffmpeg-devel at ffmpeg.org
>>>>> http://ffmpeg.org/mailman/listinfo/ffmpeg-devel
>>>> 
>>> 
>> 
>> Any thoughts on how we may proceed forward?
>> 
>> Thank You,
>> Amancio
>> 
>> 
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This is what I getting over here with RPI3:

./ffmpeg_g -loglevel debug -f v4l2 -input_format yuv420p -framerate 25 -video_size 640x480 -i /dev/video0 output.h264 
ffmpeg version N-80363-g403a53c Copyright (c) 2000-2016 the FFmpeg developers
  built with gcc 4.9.2 (Raspbian 4.9.2-10)
  configuration: --enable-gpl --enable-omx --enable-omx-rpi --enable-nonfree --extra-libs=-ldl --extra-cflags=' -pipe '
  libavutil      55. 24.100 / 55. 24.100
  libavcodec     57. 46.100 / 57. 46.100
  libavformat    57. 38.100 / 57. 38.100
  libavdevice    57.  0.101 / 57.  0.101
  libavfilter     6. 46.101 /  6. 46.101
  libswscale      4.  1.100 /  4.  1.100
  libswresample   2.  1.100 /  2.  1.100
  libpostproc    54.  0.100 / 54.  0.100
Splitting the commandline.
Reading option '-loglevel' ... matched as option 'loglevel' (set logging level) with argument 'debug'.
Reading option '-f' ... matched as option 'f' (force format) with argument 'v4l2'.
Reading option '-input_format' ... matched as AVOption 'input_format' with argument 'yuv420p'.
Reading option '-framerate' ... matched as AVOption 'framerate' with argument '25'.
Reading option '-video_size' ... matched as AVOption 'video_size' with argument '640x480'.
Reading option '-i' ... matched as input file with argument '/dev/video0'.
Reading option 'output.h264' ... matched as output file.
Finished splitting the commandline.
Parsing a group of options: global .
Applying option loglevel (set logging level) with argument debug.
Successfully parsed a group of options.
Parsing a group of options: input file /dev/video0.
Applying option f (force format) with argument v4l2.
Successfully parsed a group of options.
Opening an input file: /dev/video0.
[video4linux2,v4l2 @ 0x2189260] fd:3 capabilities:85200005
[video4linux2,v4l2 @ 0x2189260] Current input_channel: 0, input_name: Camera 0, input_std: 0
[video4linux2,v4l2 @ 0x2189260] Setting time per frame to 1/25
[video4linux2,v4l2 @ 0x2189260] All info found
Input #0, video4linux2,v4l2, from '/dev/video0':
  Duration: N/A, start: -140423796.316413, bitrate: 92160 kb/s
    Stream #0:0, 1, 1/1000000: Video: rawvideo, 1 reference frame (I420 / 0x30323449), yuv420p, 640x480, 0/1, 92160 kb/s, 25 fps, 25 tbr, 1000k tbn, 1000k tbc
Successfully opened the file.
Parsing a group of options: output file output.h264.
Successfully parsed a group of options.
Opening an output file: output.h264.
[file @ 0x218c930] Setting default whitelist 'file,crypto'
Successfully opened the file.
detected 4 logical cores
[graph 0 input from stream 0:0 @ 0x2195270] Setting 'video_size' to value '640x480'
[graph 0 input from stream 0:0 @ 0x2195270] Setting 'pix_fmt' to value '0'
[graph 0 input from stream 0:0 @ 0x2195270] Setting 'time_base' to value '1/1000000'
[graph 0 input from stream 0:0 @ 0x2195270] Setting 'pixel_aspect' to value '0/1'
[graph 0 input from stream 0:0 @ 0x2195270] Setting 'sws_param' to value 'flags=2'
[graph 0 input from stream 0:0 @ 0x2195270] Setting 'frame_rate' to value '25/1'
[graph 0 input from stream 0:0 @ 0x2195270] w:640 h:480 pixfmt:yuv420p tb:1/1000000 fr:25/1 sar:0/1 sws_param:flags=2
[format @ 0x2195530] compat: called with args=[yuv420p]
[format @ 0x2195530] Setting 'pix_fmts' to value 'yuv420p'
[AVFilterGraph @ 0x2194b40] query_formats: 4 queried, 3 merged, 0 already done, 0 delayed
[h264_omx @ 0x218c2c0] Using OMX.broadcom.video_encode
[h264_omx @ 0x218c2c0] OMX state changed to 2
[h264_omx @ 0x218c2c0] OMX state changed to 3
[h264_omx @ 0x218c2c0] OMX port 201 settings changed
[h264 @ 0x218b010] Using AVStream.codec to pass codec parameters to muxers is deprecated, use AVStream.codecpar instead.
Output #0, h264, to 'output.h264':
  Metadata:
    encoder         : Lavf57.38.100
    Stream #0:0, 0, 1/25: Video: h264 (h264_omx), 1 reference frame, yuv420p, 640x480, 0/1, q=2-31, 200 kb/s, 25 fps, 25 tbn, 25 tbc
    Metadata:
      encoder         : Lavc57.46.100 h264_omx
Stream mapping:
  Stream #0:0 -> #0:0 (rawvideo (native) -> h264 (h264_omx))
Press [q] to stop, [?] for help
cur_dts is invalid (this is harmless if it occurs once at the start per stream)
[rawvideo @ 0x218ac30] PACKET SIZE: 460800, STRIDE: 960
Clipping frame in rate conversion by 0.000008
Assertion ret <= 0 failed at libavcodec/utils.c:1956
Aborted

How did you test h264 encoding?

Thanks!
Amancio






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