[FFmpeg-devel] [PATCH] add support for ROI-based encoding

Guo, Yejun yejun.guo at intel.com
Thu Dec 6 09:11:01 EET 2018



> -----Original Message-----
> From: ffmpeg-devel [mailto:ffmpeg-devel-bounces at ffmpeg.org] On Behalf
> Of Li, Zhong
> Sent: Thursday, December 06, 2018 1:57 PM
> To: FFmpeg development discussions and patches <ffmpeg-
> devel at ffmpeg.org>
> Subject: Re: [FFmpeg-devel] [PATCH] add support for ROI-based encoding
> 
> > From: ffmpeg-devel [mailto:ffmpeg-devel-bounces at ffmpeg.org] On
> Behalf
> > Of Guo, Yejun
> > Sent: Wednesday, December 5, 2018 5:59 PM
> > To: ffmpeg-devel at ffmpeg.org
> > Subject: [FFmpeg-devel] [PATCH] add support for ROI-based encoding
> >
> > this patch is not ask for merge, it is more to get a feature feedback.
> >
> > The encoders such as libx264 support different QPs offset for
> > different MBs, it makes possible for ROI-based encoding. It makes
> > sense to add support within ffmpeg to generate/accept ROI infos and pass
> into encoders.
> >
> > Typical usage: After AVFrame is decoded, a ffmpeg filter or user's
> > code generates ROI info for that frame, and the encoder finally does
> > the ROI-based encoding. And so I choose to maintain the ROI info
> > within AVFrame struct.
> >
> > TODO:
> > - remove code in vf_scale.c, it is just an example to generate ROI
> > info
> > - use AVBufferRef instead of current implementation within AVFrame
> struct.
> > - add other encoders support
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Guo, Yejun <yejun.guo at intel.com>
> > ---
> >  libavcodec/libx264.c   | 35 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> >  libavfilter/vf_scale.c |  8 ++++++++
> >  libavutil/frame.c      |  9 +++++++++
> >  libavutil/frame.h      | 14 ++++++++++++++
> >  4 files changed, 66 insertions(+)
> >
> > diff --git a/libavcodec/libx264.c b/libavcodec/libx264.c index
> > a68d0a7..d8cc327 100644
> > --- a/libavcodec/libx264.c
> > +++ b/libavcodec/libx264.c
> > @@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
> >  #include "libavutil/pixdesc.h"
> >  #include "libavutil/stereo3d.h"
> >  #include "libavutil/intreadwrite.h"
> > +#include "libavutil/avassert.h"
> >  #include "avcodec.h"
> >  #include "internal.h"
> >
> > @@ -345,6 +346,40 @@ static int X264_frame(AVCodecContext *ctx,
> > AVPacket *pkt, const AVFrame *frame,
> >                  }
> >              }
> >          }
> > +
> > +        if (frame->nb_rois > 0) {
> > +            if (x4->params.rc.i_aq_mode == X264_AQ_NONE) {
> > +                av_log(ctx, AV_LOG_ERROR, "Adaptive quantization
> > must be enabled to use ROI encoding, skipping ROI.\n");
> > +            }
> > +            if (frame->interlaced_frame == 0) {
> > +                const static int MBSIZE = 16;
> > +                size_t mbx = (frame->width + MBSIZE - 1) / MBSIZE;
> > +                size_t mby = (frame->height + MBSIZE - 1) / MBSIZE;
> 
> > +                float* qoffsets = (float*)av_malloc(sizeof(float) *
> > + mbx *
> > mby);
> > +                memset(qoffsets, 0, sizeof(float) * mbx * mby);
> > +
> > +                for (size_t roi = 0; roi < frame->nb_rois; ++roi) {
> > +                    int starty = FFMIN(mby, frame->rois[roi].top /
> > MBSIZE);
> > +                    int endy = FFMIN(mby, (frame->rois[roi].bottom +
> > MBSIZE - 1)/ MBSIZE);
> > +                    int startx = FFMIN(mbx, frame->rois[roi].left /
> > MBSIZE);
> > +                    int endx = FFMIN(mbx, (frame->rois[roi].right +
> > MBSIZE - 1)/ MBSIZE);
> > +                    for (int y = starty; y < endy; ++y) {
> > +                        for (int x = startx; x < endx; ++x) {
> > +                            qoffsets[x + y*mbx] =
> > frame->rois[roi].qoffset;
> > +                        }
> > +                    }
> > +                }
> > +
> > +                x4->pic.prop.quant_offsets = qoffsets;
> > +                x4->pic.prop.quant_offsets_free = av_free;
> > +            } else {
> > +                av_log(ctx, AV_LOG_ERROR, "interlaced_frame not
> > supported for ROI encoding, skipping ROI.\n");
> > +            }
> > +        } else {
> > +            //to be removed in the final code, it is just for debug
> > + usage
> > now.
> > +            printf("ooooops, frame 0x%p with rois %ld\n", frame,
> > frame->nb_rois);
> > +            av_assert0(!"should not reach here");
> > +        }
> >      }
> >
> >      do {
> > diff --git a/libavfilter/vf_scale.c b/libavfilter/vf_scale.c index
> > f741419..71def72 100644
> > --- a/libavfilter/vf_scale.c
> > +++ b/libavfilter/vf_scale.c
> > @@ -437,6 +437,14 @@ static int filter_frame(AVFilterLink *link,
> > AVFrame
> > *in)
> >              return ret;
> >      }
> >
> > +    // to be removed, just for debug usage temporarily
> > +    in->nb_rois = 1;
> > +    in->rois[0].top = 0;
> > +    in->rois[0].left = 0;
> > +    in->rois[0].bottom = in->height;
> > +    in->rois[0].right = in->width/2;
> > +    in->rois[0].qoffset = 15.0f; // 15.0f, +-5.0f, +-25.0f
> > +
> >      if (!scale->sws)
> >          return ff_filter_frame(outlink, in);
> >
> > diff --git a/libavutil/frame.c b/libavutil/frame.c index
> > 9b3fb13..9c38bdd
> > 100644
> > --- a/libavutil/frame.c
> > +++ b/libavutil/frame.c
> > @@ -425,6 +425,15 @@ FF_DISABLE_DEPRECATION_WARNINGS
> > FF_ENABLE_DEPRECATION_WARNINGS  #endif
> >
> > +    dst->nb_rois = src->nb_rois;
> > +    for (int i = 0; i < dst->nb_rois; ++i) {
> > +        dst->rois[i].top = src->rois[i].top;
> > +        dst->rois[i].bottom = src->rois[i].bottom;
> > +        dst->rois[i].left = src->rois[i].left;
> > +        dst->rois[i].right = src->rois[i].right;
> > +        dst->rois[i].qoffset = src->rois[i].qoffset;
> > +    }
> > +
> >      av_buffer_unref(&dst->opaque_ref);
> >      av_buffer_unref(&dst->private_ref);
> >      if (src->opaque_ref) {
> > diff --git a/libavutil/frame.h b/libavutil/frame.h index
> > 66f27f4..b245a90
> > 100644
> > --- a/libavutil/frame.h
> > +++ b/libavutil/frame.h
> > @@ -193,6 +193,15 @@ typedef struct AVFrameSideData {
> >      AVBufferRef *buf;
> >  } AVFrameSideData;
> >
> > +
> > +typedef struct AVFrameROI {
> > +    size_t top;
> > +    size_t bottom;
> > +    size_t left;
> > +    size_t right;
> > +    float qoffset;
> > +} AVFrameROI;
> > +
> >  /**
> >   * This structure describes decoded (raw) audio or video data.
> >   *
> > @@ -556,6 +565,11 @@ typedef struct AVFrame {
> >      attribute_deprecated
> >      AVBufferRef *qp_table_buf;
> >  #endif
> > +
> > +    //TODO: AVBufferRef*
> > +    AVFrameROI rois[2];
> 
> It means the maxium roi number is 2, thus making nb_rois is useless more or
> less.
> (And will cause segment fault since I have seen any check of nb_rois<= 2).
> 

this is quick and dirty code to get feature feedback, this array will be replaced
with AVBufferRef* in my TODO.

> > +    size_t nb_rois;
> > +
> >      /**
> >       * For hwaccel-format frames, this should be a reference to the
> >       * AVHWFramesContext describing the frame.
> > --
> > 2.7.4
> 
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