Adjustment previously only enabled in VBR mode.
This patch allows adjustment of min and max q for CBR
and adjustment of max q only for CQ mode.
Change-Id: Id5e583f3d50453cd544fc57249acacd946457482
Frame buffers are now allocated dynamically on-demand.
Entries in the reference frame map, cm->ref_frame_map,
may now be set to -1 (INVALID_IDX) to indicate that
there is not a valid reference buffer in that "slot".
All slots in the reference frame map are now initialized
to the empty state (-1) and each buffer is initialized
to have a reference count of 0.
Change-Id: Id1afe98de98db4ae8b2dfefed7889c3b28c68582
When GF group adaptive maxQ is enabled this patch accounts
somewhat for accumulated error in the rate control.
This improves accuracy quite a bit on many clips especially
when there is overshoot.
Examples when the overshoot and undershoot command line
parameters are set to 100:
Hall @ 1200 overshoot is reduced from 67-24%.
Akiyo @ 400 undershoot is reduced from 28%-15%.
Setting a lower value for undershoot or overshoot still
reduces the error further.
Impact on metrics is mixed with some gains in average psnr
but generally a little lower (e.g. 0.5%) on overall and ssim.
The GF group adaptation is still off by default in this patch.
Compared to with the head, enabling this mode now gives
big average psnr gains on the YT sets (e.g. YT_HD >11.2%),
a drop in overall PSNR (YT-HD 3.9%) and a smaller drop or
neutral for SSIM.
Change-Id: If4b32cd0740d3fb941317b374f9c2951954eee90
Note: This feature is still in development.
Add an option for the encoder to decide the resolution
at which to encode each frame.
Each KF/GF/ARF goup is tested to see if it would be
better encoded at a lower resolution. At present, each
KF/GF/ARF is coded first at full-size and if the coded
size exceeds a threshold (twice target data rate) at
the maximum active Q then the entire group is encoded
at lower resolution.
This feature is enabled in vpxenc by setting:
--resize-allowed=1
In addition, if the vpxenc command line also specifies
valid frame dimensions using:
--resize-width=XXXX & --resize_height=YYYY
then *all* frames will be encoded at this resolution.
Change-Id: I13f341e0a82512f9e84e144e0f3b5aed8a65402b
In frame parallel decode, libvpx decoder decodes several frames on all
cpus in parallel fashion. If not being flushed, it will only return frame
when all the cpus are busy. If getting flushed, it will return all the
frames in the decoder. Compare with current serial decode mode in which
libvpx decoder is idle between decode calls, libvpx decoder is busy
between decode calls.
Current frame parallel decode will only speed up the decoding for frame
parallel encoded videos. For non frame parallel encoded videos, frame
parallel decode is slower than serial decode due to lack of loopfilter
worker thread.
There are still some known issues that need to be addressed. For example:
decode frame parallel videos with segmentation enabled is not right sometimes.
* frame-parallel:
Add error handling for frame parallel decode and unit test for that.
Fix a bug in frame parallel decode and add a unit test for that.
Add two test vectors to test frame parallel decode.
Add key frame seeking to webmdec and webm_video_source.
Implement frame parallel decode for VP9.
Increase the thread test range to cover 5, 6, 7, 8 threads.
Fix a bug in adding frame parallel unit test.
Add VP9 frame-parallel unit test.
Manually pick "Make the api behavior conform to api spec." from master branch.
Move vp9_dec_build_inter_predictors_* to decoder folder.
Add segmentation map array for current and last frame segmentation.
Include the right header for VP9 worker thread.
Move vp9_thread.* to common.
ctrl_get_reference does not need user_priv.
Seperate the frame buffers from VP9 encoder/decoder structure.
Revert "Revert "Revert "Revert 3 patches from Hangyu to get Chrome to build:"""
Conflicts:
test/codec_factory.h
test/decode_test_driver.cc
test/decode_test_driver.h
test/invalid_file_test.cc
test/test-data.sha1
test/test.mk
test/test_vectors.cc
vp8/vp8_dx_iface.c
vp9/common/vp9_alloccommon.c
vp9/common/vp9_entropymode.c
vp9/common/vp9_loopfilter_thread.c
vp9/common/vp9_loopfilter_thread.h
vp9/common/vp9_mvref_common.c
vp9/common/vp9_onyxc_int.h
vp9/common/vp9_reconinter.c
vp9/decoder/vp9_decodeframe.c
vp9/decoder/vp9_decodeframe.h
vp9/decoder/vp9_decodemv.c
vp9/decoder/vp9_decoder.c
vp9/decoder/vp9_decoder.h
vp9/encoder/vp9_encoder.c
vp9/encoder/vp9_pickmode.c
vp9/encoder/vp9_rdopt.c
vp9/vp9_cx_iface.c
vp9/vp9_dx_iface.c
This reverts commit a18da9760a.
Change-Id: I361442ffec1586d036ea2e0ee97ce4f077585f02
Currently disabled by default: enabled using
#define GROUP_ADAPTIVE_MAXQ
In this patch the active max Q is adjusted for each GF
group based on the vbr bit allocation and raw first pass
group error.
This will tend to give a lower q for easy sections
and a higher value for very hard sections. As such it is
expected to improve quality in some of the easier
sections where quality issues have been reported.
This change tends to hurt overall psnr but help
average psnr. SSIM also shows a small gain.
Average results for derf, yt, std-hd and yt-hd test sets were
as follows (%change for average psnr, overal psnr and ssim):-
derf +0.291, - 0.252, -0.021
yt +6.466, -1.436, +0.552
std-hd +0.490, +0.014, +0.380
yt-hd +5.565, - 1.573, +0.099
Change-Id: Icc015499cebbf2a45054a05e8e31f3dfb43f944a
In frame parallel decode, libvpx decoder decodes several frames on all
cpus in parallel fashion. If not being flushed, it will only return frame
when all the cpus are busy. If getting flushed, it will return all the
frames in the decoder. Compare with current serial decode mode in which
libvpx decoder is idle between decode calls, libvpx decoder is busy
between decode calls. VP9 frame parallel decode is >30% faster than serial
decode with tile parallel threading which will makes devices play 1080P
VP9 videos more easily.
* frame-parallel:
Add error handling for frame parallel decode and unit test for that.
Fix a bug in frame parallel decode and add a unit test for that.
Add two test vectors to test frame parallel decode.
Add key frame seeking to webmdec and webm_video_source.
Implement frame parallel decode for VP9.
Increase the thread test range to cover 5, 6, 7, 8 threads.
Fix a bug in adding frame parallel unit test.
Add VP9 frame-parallel unit test.
Manually pick "Make the api behavior conform to api spec." from master branch.
Move vp9_dec_build_inter_predictors_* to decoder folder.
Add segmentation map array for current and last frame segmentation.
Include the right header for VP9 worker thread.
Move vp9_thread.* to common.
ctrl_get_reference does not need user_priv.
Seperate the frame buffers from VP9 encoder/decoder structure.
Revert "Revert "Revert "Revert 3 patches from Hangyu to get Chrome to build:"""
Conflicts:
test/codec_factory.h
test/decode_test_driver.cc
test/decode_test_driver.h
test/invalid_file_test.cc
test/test-data.sha1
test/test.mk
test/test_vectors.cc
vp8/vp8_dx_iface.c
vp9/common/vp9_alloccommon.c
vp9/common/vp9_entropymode.c
vp9/common/vp9_loopfilter_thread.c
vp9/common/vp9_loopfilter_thread.h
vp9/common/vp9_mvref_common.c
vp9/common/vp9_onyxc_int.h
vp9/common/vp9_reconinter.c
vp9/decoder/vp9_decodeframe.c
vp9/decoder/vp9_decodeframe.h
vp9/decoder/vp9_decodemv.c
vp9/decoder/vp9_decoder.c
vp9/decoder/vp9_decoder.h
vp9/encoder/vp9_encoder.c
vp9/encoder/vp9_pickmode.c
vp9/encoder/vp9_rdopt.c
vp9/vp9_cx_iface.c
vp9/vp9_dx_iface.c
Change-Id: Ib92eb35851c172d0624970e312ed515054e5ca64
Just before a forced key frame we often get a foreshortened
arf/gf group. In such a case, we do not want to update
rc->last_boosted_qindex, which is used to define the Q range
for the forced key frame itself.
This gives a small average metrics gain for the YT and YT-HD sets
(eg. YT SSIM +0.141%).
Change-Id: Ie06698bc4f249e87183b8f8fb27ff8f3fde216d9
This patch modified struct VP9_COMP. Created a struct ThreadData
to include data that need to be copied for each thread. In
multiple thread case, one thread processes one tile. all threads
share one copy of VP9_COMP,
(refer to VP9_COMP *cpi in the code)
but each thread has its own copy of ThreadData,
(refer to ThreadData *td in the code).
Therefore, within the scope of encode_tiles(), both cpi and td
need to be passed as function parameters.
In single thread case, the FRAME_COUNTS pointer in ThreadData
points to "counts" in VP9_COMMON.
Change-Id: Ib37908b2d8e2c0f4f9c18f38017df5ce60e8b13e
Make the midpoint variance used in AQ mode 1 segmentation
depend on the overall complexity of the frame in two pass.
Change-Id: I452814ec57f7a32352e41bb250e78066abe952dd
Correct calculation of number of mbs in two pass code when
frame resizing is enabled. Always use initial number of mbs if
scaling is enabled, as this is what was used in the first pass.
Change-Id: I49a4280ab5a8b1000efcc157a449a081cbb6d410
Modified VP9_COMP struct to include MACROBLOCK *mb. This change
makes it feasible in multi-thread case to allocate a mb for each
thread.
Change-Id: I624d6d1aa9c132362200753e5d90b581b1738d6e
Prepare for the introduction of frame-size change
logic into the recode loop.
Separated the speed dependent features into
separate static and dynamic parts, the latter being
those features that are dependent on the frame size.
Change-Id: Ia693e28c5cf069a1a7bf12e49ecf83e440e1d313
Add extra vp9_clear_system_state() calls to fix
double / mmx issue introduced into first pass
code for 32 bit builds.
Change-Id: I84cd2986b80d83650a091ab25c43755efeb82e03
The aim of this patch is to apply a positive weighting to
frames that have a significant number of blocks that are
of low spatial complexity and are dark. The rationale behind
this is that artifacts tend to be more visible in such frames.
In this patch the weight is only applied in regard to the distribution
of bits between frames. Hence if all the frames share similar
characteristics (as is the case for most of our short test clips) there
will be little or no net effect.
However, the effect can be seen on some longer form test content.
For example Tears of steel baseline test:
2323.09 Kbit/s opsnr 39.915 ssim 74.729
With this patch:-
2213.34 Kbit/s opsnr 39.963 ssim 74.808
(Sligtly better metrics and about 5% smaller)
The weighting may well need some further tuning along side changes
to the aq modes.
Change-Id: Ieced379bca03938166ab87b2b97f55d94948904c
Added code to relax the active maximum Q in response
to extreme local overshoot to reduce bandwidth peaks.
The impact is small in metrics terms, but it this helps reduce
bandwidth spikes and overall overshoot in a number of
clips in our tests sets (especially the YT test set).
In particular this should help prevent very big spikes where a clip
is mainly easy but has a short hard section. In such a case a choice
of maximum Q for the clip as a whole may allow us to hit the overall
target rate but give some extreme spikes. The chunked encoding in YT
mitigates this problem but it can show up where a longer clip is
coded as a single chunk.
Change-Id: I213d09950ccb8489d10adf00fda1e53235b39203
The point at which frames are scaled to their
coded dimensions is moved into the re-code loop.
This is in preparation for a further patch that
will add logic into the re-code loop to reduce
the coded frame size if the encoder is struggling
to hit the target data rate at the native frame
size.
Change-Id: Ie4131f5ec6fb93148879f6ce96123296442bf2d1
Delete gfboost_qadjust() and move Q based adjustment
into calc_frame_boost(). Also remove clamping. Making
the adjustment here means that it influences not just the
boost level but also the selection of the GF/ARF interval.
This change gives a small average gain in PSNR but
larger gains in SSIM, especially for harder std-hd set (1.5%)
Change-Id: I3aa81b8feccaeff93d915e19fb9cf5cd64c86327
We encode a empty invisible frame in front of the base layer frame to
avoid using prev_mi. Since there's a restriction for reference frame
scaling factor, we have to make it smaller and smaller gradually until
its size is 16x16.
Change remerged.
Change-Id: I9efab38bba7da86e056fbe8f663e711c5df38449
This reverts commit 452dc21500.
This change has introduced a significant quality regression on content
with forced key frames. (e.g. the YT and yt-hd set). It is most
noticeable in static content where the kf bits dominate. Here, despite
key frames being apparently coded at the same Q, there is a drop in all
metrics of ~20% (e.g clXR and BFa0).
Change-Id: Iba14cc61778c0846fa0a59c33c55a9fc49512cb4
We encode a empty invisible frame in front of the base layer frame to
avoid using prev_mi. Since there's a restriction for reference frame
scaling factor, we have to make it smaller and smaller gradually until
its size is 16x16.
Change-Id: I60b680314e33a60b4093cafc296465ee18169c19
Move the point at which input frames are scaled
into the recode loop. This will allow us to change
the coded frame size dynamically in response
to previous attempts to encode the frame at a
higher resolution.
A following patch will implement a scheme for
resizing the frame in the recode loop.
Change-Id: I6a59c02d6ac1626512edad6de8b60063b79433e6
Add back clamp which ensures that the Q adaptation
is turned off when the over_shoot_pct and under_shoot_pct
parameters are set to 100.
Change-Id: Id0161b114d39a3029cd3eb28020caab0c3914922
Allow min and maxQ to creep when the undershoot
or overshoot exceeds thresholds controlled by the
command line under_shoot_pct and over_shoot_pct
values.
Default is 100%,100% which ~disables adaptation.
Derf results for example undershoot% / overshoot%:-
Head:- Mean abs (%rate error) = 14.4%
This check in:-
25%/25% - Mean abs (%rate error) = 6.7%
PSNR hit -1% SSIM -0.1%
5% / 5% - Mean abs (%rate error) = 2.2%
PSNR hit -3.3% SSIM - 1.1%
Most of the remaining error and most of the quality hit is
at extreme data rates. The adaptation code still has an
exception for material that is in effect static so that we
don't over adjust and over spend on YT slide show type
content.
(Rebase of If25a2449a415449c150acff23df713e9598d64c9
to resolve a auto-merge error)
Change-Id: Iec4e1613ef0d067454751d8220edb7058dfbd816
Allow min and maxQ to creep when the undershoot
or overshoot exceeds thresholds controlled by the
command line under_shoot_pct and over_shoot_pct
values.
Default is 100%,100% which ~disables adaptation.
Derf results for example undershoot% / overshoot%:-
Head:- Mean abs (%rate error) = 14.4%
This check in:-
25%/25% - Mean abs (%rate error) = 6.7%
PSNR hit -1% SSIM -0.1%
5% / 5% - Mean abs (%rate error) = 2.2%
PSNR hit -3.3% SSIM - 1.1%
Most of the remaining error and most of the quality hit is
at extreme data rates. The adaptation code still has an
exception for material that is in effect static so that we
don't over adjust and over spend on YT slide show type
content.
Change-Id: If25a2449a415449c150acff23df713e9598d64c9
In model_rd_for_sb function, the spatial domain SSE and variance
are checked to see if transform coefficients are quantized to 0.
Besides that, this patch adds another set of thresholds that are
much more strict. These thresholds are used to conduct a partition
block level check to measure if all its TX blocks are skippable
for YUV planes. If it is true, x->skip is set for this partition
block, and thus its mode search is terminated.
This speeds up the encoding at very low prediction error case,
such as screen sharing application. This patch covers what
rd_encode_breakout_test() does, so that function is removed.
Borg test at speed 3 shows:
For stdhd set, psnr: +0.008%, ssim: +0.014%;
For derf set, psnr: +0.018%, ssim: +0.025%.
No noticeable speed change.
Change-Id: I4e5f15cf10016a282a68e35175ff854b28195944
Adjustments to the GF interval choice and minimum boost.
Adjustment to the calculation of 2 pass worst q.
Compared to 09/29 head there is metrics hit on derf of
(-0.123%,-0.191%)
Compared to the September 29 head and a baseline on
September 18 baseline the accuracy of the VBR rate control
measured on the derf set is as follows:-
Mean error % / Mean abs(error %)
Sept 18 baseline (-7.0% / 14.76%)
Sept 29 head (-15.7%, 19.8%)
This check in (-1.5% / 14.4%)
The mean undershoot is reduced slightly but the
worst case overshoot on e.g. harbour/highway is
increased. This will be addressed in a later patch.
Change-Id: Iffd9b0ab7432a131c98fbaaa82d1e5b40be72b58
mi_grid_* are arrays of pointer to pointer. They save the pointers that point
to the MIs in cm->mi. But they are unnecessary and complicated. The original
goal was to remove MODE_INFO_t copy. But with an extra MODE_INFO_t pointer
inside MODE_INFO_t, same goal could be achieved.
This commit totally removes the mi_grid_* structures. But there are still
many dummy MODE_INFO_t inside cm->mi which are a waste of memory. Next commit
will do on-demand MODE_INFO_t allocation in order to save these memories.
Change-Id: I3a05cf1610679fed26e0b2eadd315a9ae91afdd6
Substantial restructuring of the way we estimate
the rate of decay in prediction quality and determine
the arf interval and amount of boost used.
Also other changes to support moving to a lower first pass
Q which exposes some new features and allows us to better
distinguish genuinely static blocks from low motion or noisy
blocks.
Net gains now visible on all the test sets with std-hd PSNR up
1.87%. There are still some bad outlier cases but most of these
are low motion or slide show type content where the metrics
are already high at any given rate. The best + case is up by
more than 10%.
Change-Id: I18e25170053bdf3188f493ff8062f48a74515815
It's built based on current spatial svc code.
We only support one spatial two temporal layers at this time.
Change-Id: I1fdc8584354b910331e626bfae60473b3b701ba1
paulwilkins
Adrian Grange
hkuang
Johann
Yunqing Wang
Minghai Shang
Alex Converse
Deb Mukherjee
Dmitry Kovalev