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3  *
4  * This source code is subject to the terms of the BSD 2 Clause License and
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10  */
11 #ifndef AOM_AOM_AOM_ENCODER_H_
12 #define AOM_AOM_AOM_ENCODER_H_
13 
14 /*!\defgroup encoder Encoder Algorithm Interface
15  * \ingroup codec
16  * This abstraction allows applications using this encoder to easily support
17  * multiple video formats with minimal code duplication. This section describes
18  * the interface common to all encoders.
19  * @{
20  */
21 
22 /*!\file
23  * \brief Describes the encoder algorithm interface to applications.
24  *
25  * This file describes the interface between an application and a
26  * video encoder algorithm.
27  *
28  */
29 #ifdef __cplusplus
30 extern "C" {
31 #endif
32 
33 #include "aom/aom_codec.h"  // IWYU pragma: export
34 #include "aom/aom_external_partition.h"
35 
36 /*!\brief Current ABI version number
37  *
38  * \hideinitializer
39  * \internal
40  * If this file is altered in any way that changes the ABI, this value
41  * must be bumped.  Examples include, but are not limited to, changing
42  * types, removing or reassigning enums, adding/removing/rearranging
43  * fields to structures
44  *
45  * Note: In the definition of AOM_ENCODER_ABI_VERSION, 3 is the value of
46  * AOM_EXT_PART_ABI_VERSION in libaom v3.2.0. The old value of
47  * AOM_EXT_PART_ABI_VERSION is used so as to not break the ABI version check in
48  * aom_codec_enc_init_ver() when an application compiled against libaom v3.2.0
49  * passes the old value of AOM_ENCODER_ABI_VERSION to aom_codec_enc_init_ver().
50  * The external partition API is still experimental. When it is declared stable,
51  * we will replace 3 with AOM_EXT_PART_ABI_VERSION in the definition of
52  * AOM_ENCODER_ABI_VERSION.
53  */
54 #define AOM_ENCODER_ABI_VERSION \
55   (10 + AOM_CODEC_ABI_VERSION + /*AOM_EXT_PART_ABI_VERSION=*/3)
56 
57 /*! \brief Encoder capabilities bitfield
58  *
59  *  Each encoder advertises the capabilities it supports as part of its
60  *  ::aom_codec_iface_t interface structure. Capabilities are extra
61  *  interfaces or functionality, and are not required to be supported
62  *  by an encoder.
63  *
64  *  The available flags are specified by AOM_CODEC_CAP_* defines.
65  */
66 #define AOM_CODEC_CAP_PSNR 0x10000 /**< Can issue PSNR packets */
67 
68 /*! Can support input images at greater than 8 bitdepth.
69  */
70 #define AOM_CODEC_CAP_HIGHBITDEPTH 0x40000
71 
72 /*! \brief Initialization-time Feature Enabling
73  *
74  *  Certain codec features must be known at initialization time, to allow
75  *  for proper memory allocation.
76  *
77  *  The available flags are specified by AOM_CODEC_USE_* defines.
78  */
79 #define AOM_CODEC_USE_PSNR 0x10000         /**< Calculate PSNR on each frame */
80 #define AOM_CODEC_USE_HIGHBITDEPTH 0x40000 /**< Use high bitdepth */
81 // 0x80000 was used for the experimental feature AOM_CODEC_USE_PRESET during
82 // libaom v3.11.0 development but was removed before the release.
83 
84 /*!\brief Generic fixed size buffer structure
85  *
86  * This structure is able to hold a reference to any fixed size buffer.
87  */
88 typedef struct aom_fixed_buf {
89   void *buf;       /**< Pointer to the data. Does NOT own the data! */
90   size_t sz;       /**< Length of the buffer, in chars */
91 } aom_fixed_buf_t; /**< alias for struct aom_fixed_buf */
92 
93 /*!\brief Error Resilient flags
94  *
95  * These flags define which error resilient features to enable in the
96  * encoder. The flags are specified through the
97  * aom_codec_enc_cfg::g_error_resilient variable.
98  */
99 typedef uint32_t aom_codec_er_flags_t;
100 /*!\brief Improve resiliency against losses of whole frames */
101 #define AOM_ERROR_RESILIENT_DEFAULT 0x1
102 
103 /*!\brief Encoder output packet variants
104  *
105  * This enumeration lists the different kinds of data packets that can be
106  * returned by calls to aom_codec_get_cx_data(). Algorithms \ref MAY
107  * extend this list to provide additional functionality.
108  */
109 enum aom_codec_cx_pkt_kind {
110   AOM_CODEC_CX_FRAME_PKT,    /**< Compressed video frame */
111   AOM_CODEC_STATS_PKT,       /**< Two-pass statistics for this frame */
112   AOM_CODEC_FPMB_STATS_PKT,  /**< first pass mb statistics for this frame */
113   AOM_CODEC_PSNR_PKT,        /**< PSNR statistics for this frame */
114   AOM_CODEC_CUSTOM_PKT = 256 /**< Algorithm extensions  */
115 };
116 
117 /*!\brief Encoder output packet
118  *
119  * This structure contains the different kinds of output data the encoder
120  * may produce while compressing a frame.
121  */
122 typedef struct aom_codec_cx_pkt {
123   enum aom_codec_cx_pkt_kind kind; /**< packet variant */
124   union {
125     struct {
126       void *buf; /**< compressed data buffer */
127       size_t sz; /**< length of compressed data */
128       /*!\brief time stamp to show frame (in timebase units) */
129       aom_codec_pts_t pts;
130       /*!\brief duration to show frame (in timebase units) */
131       unsigned long duration;
132       aom_codec_frame_flags_t flags; /**< flags for this frame */
133       /*!\brief the partition id defines the decoding order of the partitions.
134        * Only applicable when "output partition" mode is enabled. First
135        * partition has id 0.*/
136       int partition_id;
137       /*!\brief size of the visible frame in this packet */
138       size_t vis_frame_size;
139     } frame;                            /**< data for compressed frame packet */
140     aom_fixed_buf_t twopass_stats;      /**< data for two-pass packet */
141     aom_fixed_buf_t firstpass_mb_stats; /**< first pass mb packet */
142     struct aom_psnr_pkt {
143       unsigned int samples[4]; /**< Number of samples, total/y/u/v */
144       uint64_t sse[4];         /**< sum squared error, total/y/u/v */
145       double psnr[4];          /**< PSNR, total/y/u/v */
146       /*!\brief Number of samples, total/y/u/v when
147        * input bit-depth < stream bit-depth.*/
148       unsigned int samples_hbd[4];
149       /*!\brief sum squared error, total/y/u/v when
150        * input bit-depth < stream bit-depth.*/
151       uint64_t sse_hbd[4];
152       /*!\brief PSNR, total/y/u/v when
153        * input bit-depth < stream bit-depth.*/
154       double psnr_hbd[4];
155     } psnr;              /**< data for PSNR packet */
156     aom_fixed_buf_t raw; /**< data for arbitrary packets */
157   } data;                /**< packet data */
158 } aom_codec_cx_pkt_t;    /**< alias for struct aom_codec_cx_pkt */
159 
160 /*!\brief Rational Number
161  *
162  * This structure holds a fractional value.
163  */
164 typedef struct aom_rational {
165   int num;        /**< fraction numerator */
166   int den;        /**< fraction denominator */
167 } aom_rational_t; /**< alias for struct aom_rational */
168 
169 /*!\brief Multi-pass Encoding Pass
170  *
171  * AOM_RC_LAST_PASS is kept for backward compatibility.
172  * If passes is not given and pass==2, the codec will assume passes=2.
173  * For new code, it is recommended to use AOM_RC_SECOND_PASS and set
174  * the "passes" member to 2 via the key & val API for two-pass encoding.
175  */
176 enum aom_enc_pass {
177   AOM_RC_ONE_PASS = 0,    /**< Single pass mode */
178   AOM_RC_FIRST_PASS = 1,  /**< First pass of multi-pass mode */
179   AOM_RC_SECOND_PASS = 2, /**< Second pass of multi-pass mode */
180   AOM_RC_THIRD_PASS = 3,  /**< Third pass of multi-pass mode */
181   AOM_RC_LAST_PASS = 2,   /**< Final pass of two-pass mode */
182 };
183 
184 /*!\brief Rate control mode */
185 enum aom_rc_mode {
186   AOM_VBR, /**< Variable Bit Rate (VBR) mode */
187   AOM_CBR, /**< Constant Bit Rate (CBR) mode */
188   AOM_CQ,  /**< Constrained Quality (CQ)  mode */
189   AOM_Q,   /**< Constant Quality (Q) mode */
190 };
191 
192 /*!\brief Keyframe placement mode.
193  *
194  * This enumeration determines whether keyframes are placed automatically by
195  * the encoder or whether this behavior is disabled. Older releases of this
196  * SDK were implemented such that AOM_KF_FIXED meant keyframes were disabled.
197  * This name is confusing for this behavior, so the new symbols to be used
198  * are AOM_KF_AUTO and AOM_KF_DISABLED.
199  */
200 enum aom_kf_mode {
201   AOM_KF_FIXED,       /**< deprecated, implies AOM_KF_DISABLED */
202   AOM_KF_AUTO,        /**< Encoder determines optimal placement automatically */
203   AOM_KF_DISABLED = 0 /**< Encoder does not place keyframes. */
204 };
205 
206 /*!\brief Frame super-resolution mode. */
207 typedef enum {
208   /**< Frame super-resolution is disabled for all frames. */
209   AOM_SUPERRES_NONE,
210   /**< All frames are coded at the specified scale and super-resolved. */
211   AOM_SUPERRES_FIXED,
212   /**< All frames are coded at a random scale and super-resolved. */
213   AOM_SUPERRES_RANDOM,
214   /**< Super-resolution scale for each frame is determined based on the q index
215      of that frame. */
216   AOM_SUPERRES_QTHRESH,
217   /**< Full-resolution or super-resolution and the scale (in case of
218      super-resolution) are automatically selected for each frame. */
219   AOM_SUPERRES_AUTO,
220 } aom_superres_mode;
221 
222 /*!\brief Encoder Config Options
223  *
224  * This type allows to enumerate and control flags defined for encoder control
225  * via config file at runtime.
226  */
227 typedef struct cfg_options {
228   /*!\brief Indicate init by cfg file
229    * 0 or 1
230    */
231   unsigned int init_by_cfg_file;
232   /*!\brief Superblock size
233    * 0, 64 or 128
234    */
235   unsigned int super_block_size;
236   /*!\brief max partition size
237    * 8, 16, 32, 64, 128
238    */
239   unsigned int max_partition_size;
240   /*!\brief min partition size
241    * 8, 16, 32, 64, 128
242    */
243   unsigned int min_partition_size;
244   /*!\brief disable AB Shape partition type
245    *
246    */
247   unsigned int disable_ab_partition_type;
248   /*!\brief disable rectangular partition type
249    *
250    */
251   unsigned int disable_rect_partition_type;
252   /*!\brief disable 1:4/4:1 partition type
253    *
254    */
255   unsigned int disable_1to4_partition_type;
256   /*!\brief disable flip and identity transform type
257    *
258    */
259   unsigned int disable_flip_idtx;
260   /*!\brief disable CDEF filter
261    *
262    */
263   unsigned int disable_cdef;
264   /*!\brief disable Loop Restoration Filter
265    *
266    */
267   unsigned int disable_lr;
268   /*!\brief disable OBMC
269    *
270    */
271   unsigned int disable_obmc;
272   /*!\brief disable Warped Motion
273    *
274    */
275   unsigned int disable_warp_motion;
276   /*!\brief disable global motion
277    *
278    */
279   unsigned int disable_global_motion;
280   /*!\brief disable dist weighted compound
281    *
282    */
283   unsigned int disable_dist_wtd_comp;
284   /*!\brief disable diff weighted compound
285    *
286    */
287   unsigned int disable_diff_wtd_comp;
288   /*!\brief disable inter/intra compound
289    *
290    */
291   unsigned int disable_inter_intra_comp;
292   /*!\brief disable masked compound
293    *
294    */
295   unsigned int disable_masked_comp;
296   /*!\brief disable one sided compound
297    *
298    */
299   unsigned int disable_one_sided_comp;
300   /*!\brief disable Palette
301    *
302    */
303   unsigned int disable_palette;
304   /*!\brief disable Intra Block Copy
305    *
306    */
307   unsigned int disable_intrabc;
308   /*!\brief disable chroma from luma
309    *
310    */
311   unsigned int disable_cfl;
312   /*!\brief disable intra smooth mode
313    *
314    */
315   unsigned int disable_smooth_intra;
316   /*!\brief disable filter intra
317    *
318    */
319   unsigned int disable_filter_intra;
320   /*!\brief disable dual filter
321    *
322    */
323   unsigned int disable_dual_filter;
324   /*!\brief disable intra angle delta
325    *
326    */
327   unsigned int disable_intra_angle_delta;
328   /*!\brief disable intra edge filter
329    *
330    */
331   unsigned int disable_intra_edge_filter;
332   /*!\brief disable 64x64 transform
333    *
334    */
335   unsigned int disable_tx_64x64;
336   /*!\brief disable smooth inter/intra
337    *
338    */
339   unsigned int disable_smooth_inter_intra;
340   /*!\brief disable inter/inter wedge comp
341    *
342    */
343   unsigned int disable_inter_inter_wedge;
344   /*!\brief disable inter/intra wedge comp
345    *
346    */
347   unsigned int disable_inter_intra_wedge;
348   /*!\brief disable paeth intra
349    *
350    */
351   unsigned int disable_paeth_intra;
352   /*!\brief disable trellis quantization
353    *
354    */
355   unsigned int disable_trellis_quant;
356   /*!\brief disable ref frame MV
357    *
358    */
359   unsigned int disable_ref_frame_mv;
360   /*!\brief use reduced reference frame set
361    *
362    */
363   unsigned int reduced_reference_set;
364   /*!\brief use reduced transform type set
365    *
366    */
367   unsigned int reduced_tx_type_set;
368 } cfg_options_t;
369 
370 /*!\brief Encoded Frame Flags
371  *
372  * This type indicates a bitfield to be passed to aom_codec_encode(), defining
373  * per-frame boolean values. By convention, bits common to all codecs will be
374  * named AOM_EFLAG_*, and bits specific to an algorithm will be named
375  * /algo/_eflag_*. The lower order 16 bits are reserved for common use.
376  */
377 typedef long aom_enc_frame_flags_t;
378 /*!\brief Force this frame to be a keyframe */
379 #define AOM_EFLAG_FORCE_KF (1 << 0)
380 
381 /*!\brief Encoder configuration structure
382  *
383  * This structure contains the encoder settings that have common representations
384  * across all codecs. This doesn't imply that all codecs support all features,
385  * however.
386  */
387 typedef struct aom_codec_enc_cfg {
388   /*
389    * generic settings (g)
390    */
391 
392   /*!\brief Algorithm specific "usage" value
393    *
394    * Algorithms may define multiple values for usage, which may convey the
395    * intent of how the application intends to use the stream. If this value
396    * is non-zero, consult the documentation for the codec to determine its
397    * meaning.
398    */
399   unsigned int g_usage;
400 
401   /*!\brief Maximum number of threads to use
402    *
403    * For multi-threaded implementations, use no more than this number of
404    * threads. The codec may use fewer threads than allowed. The value
405    * 0 is equivalent to the value 1.
406    */
407   unsigned int g_threads;
408 
409   /*!\brief Bitstream profile to use
410    *
411    * Some codecs support a notion of multiple bitstream profiles. Typically
412    * this maps to a set of features that are turned on or off. Often the
413    * profile to use is determined by the features of the intended decoder.
414    * Consult the documentation for the codec to determine the valid values
415    * for this parameter, or set to zero for a sane default.
416    */
417   unsigned int g_profile; /**< profile of bitstream to use */
418 
419   /*!\brief Width of the frame
420    *
421    * This value identifies the presentation resolution of the frame,
422    * in pixels. Note that the frames passed as input to the encoder must
423    * have this resolution. Frames will be presented by the decoder in this
424    * resolution, independent of any spatial resampling the encoder may do.
425    */
426   unsigned int g_w;
427 
428   /*!\brief Height of the frame
429    *
430    * This value identifies the presentation resolution of the frame,
431    * in pixels. Note that the frames passed as input to the encoder must
432    * have this resolution. Frames will be presented by the decoder in this
433    * resolution, independent of any spatial resampling the encoder may do.
434    */
435   unsigned int g_h;
436 
437   /*!\brief Max number of frames to encode
438    *
439    * If force video mode is off (the default) and g_limit is 1, the encoder
440    * will encode a still picture (still_picture is set to 1 in the sequence
441    * header OBU). If in addition full_still_picture_hdr is 0 (the default),
442    * the encoder will use a reduced header (reduced_still_picture_header is
443    * set to 1 in the sequence header OBU) for the still picture.
444    */
445   unsigned int g_limit;
446 
447   /*!\brief Forced maximum width of the frame
448    *
449    * If this value is non-zero then it is used to force the maximum frame
450    * width written in write_sequence_header().
451    */
452   unsigned int g_forced_max_frame_width;
453 
454   /*!\brief Forced maximum height of the frame
455    *
456    * If this value is non-zero then it is used to force the maximum frame
457    * height written in write_sequence_header().
458    */
459   unsigned int g_forced_max_frame_height;
460 
461   /*!\brief Bit-depth of the codec
462    *
463    * This value identifies the bit_depth of the codec,
464    * Only certain bit-depths are supported as identified in the
465    * aom_bit_depth_t enum.
466    */
467   aom_bit_depth_t g_bit_depth;
468 
469   /*!\brief Bit-depth of the input frames
470    *
471    * This value identifies the bit_depth of the input frames in bits.
472    * Note that the frames passed as input to the encoder must have
473    * this bit-depth.
474    */
475   unsigned int g_input_bit_depth;
476 
477   /*!\brief Stream timebase units
478    *
479    * Indicates the smallest interval of time, in seconds, used by the stream.
480    * For fixed frame rate material, or variable frame rate material where
481    * frames are timed at a multiple of a given clock (ex: video capture),
482    * the \ref RECOMMENDED method is to set the timebase to the reciprocal
483    * of the frame rate (ex: 1001/30000 for 29.970 Hz NTSC). This allows the
484    * pts to correspond to the frame number, which can be handy. For
485    * re-encoding video from containers with absolute time timestamps, the
486    * \ref RECOMMENDED method is to set the timebase to that of the parent
487    * container or multimedia framework (ex: 1/1000 for ms, as in FLV).
488    */
489   struct aom_rational g_timebase;
490 
491   /*!\brief Enable error resilient modes.
492    *
493    * The error resilient bitfield indicates to the encoder which features
494    * it should enable to take measures for streaming over lossy or noisy
495    * links.
496    */
497   aom_codec_er_flags_t g_error_resilient;
498 
499   /*!\brief Multi-pass Encoding Mode
500    *
501    * This value should be set to the current phase for multi-pass encoding.
502    * For single pass, set to #AOM_RC_ONE_PASS.
503    */
504   enum aom_enc_pass g_pass;
505 
506   /*!\brief Allow lagged encoding
507    *
508    * If set, this value allows the encoder to consume a number of input
509    * frames before producing output frames. This allows the encoder to
510    * base decisions for the current frame on future frames. This does
511    * increase the latency of the encoding pipeline, so it is not appropriate
512    * in all situations (ex: realtime encoding).
513    *
514    * Note that this is a maximum value -- the encoder may produce frames
515    * sooner than the given limit. Set this value to 0 to disable this
516    * feature.
517    */
518   unsigned int g_lag_in_frames;
519 
520   /*
521    * rate control settings (rc)
522    */
523 
524   /*!\brief Temporal resampling configuration, if supported by the codec.
525    *
526    * Temporal resampling allows the codec to "drop" frames as a strategy to
527    * meet its target data rate. This can cause temporal discontinuities in
528    * the encoded video, which may appear as stuttering during playback. This
529    * trade-off is often acceptable, but for many applications is not. It can
530    * be disabled in these cases.
531    *
532    * Note that not all codecs support this feature. All aom AVx codecs do.
533    * For other codecs, consult the documentation for that algorithm.
534    *
535    * This threshold is described as a percentage of the target data buffer.
536    * When the data buffer falls below this percentage of fullness, a
537    * dropped frame is indicated. Set the threshold to zero (0) to disable
538    * this feature.
539    */
540   unsigned int rc_dropframe_thresh;
541 
542   /*!\brief Mode for spatial resampling, if supported by the codec.
543    *
544    * Spatial resampling allows the codec to compress a lower resolution
545    * version of the frame, which is then upscaled by the decoder to the
546    * correct presentation resolution. This increases visual quality at
547    * low data rates, at the expense of CPU time on the encoder/decoder.
548    */
549   unsigned int rc_resize_mode;
550 
551   /*!\brief Frame resize denominator.
552    *
553    * The denominator for resize to use, assuming 8 as the numerator.
554    *
555    * Valid denominators are  8 - 16 for now.
556    */
557   unsigned int rc_resize_denominator;
558 
559   /*!\brief Keyframe resize denominator.
560    *
561    * The denominator for resize to use, assuming 8 as the numerator.
562    *
563    * Valid denominators are  8 - 16 for now.
564    */
565   unsigned int rc_resize_kf_denominator;
566 
567   /*!\brief Frame super-resolution scaling mode.
568    *
569    * Similar to spatial resampling, frame super-resolution integrates
570    * upscaling after the encode/decode process. Taking control of upscaling and
571    * using restoration filters should allow it to outperform normal resizing.
572    */
573   aom_superres_mode rc_superres_mode;
574 
575   /*!\brief Frame super-resolution denominator.
576    *
577    * The denominator for superres to use. If fixed it will only change if the
578    * cumulative scale change over resizing and superres is greater than 1/2;
579    * this forces superres to reduce scaling.
580    *
581    * Valid denominators are 8 to 16.
582    *
583    * Used only by AOM_SUPERRES_FIXED.
584    */
585   unsigned int rc_superres_denominator;
586 
587   /*!\brief Keyframe super-resolution denominator.
588    *
589    * The denominator for superres to use. If fixed it will only change if the
590    * cumulative scale change over resizing and superres is greater than 1/2;
591    * this forces superres to reduce scaling.
592    *
593    * Valid denominators are 8 - 16 for now.
594    */
595   unsigned int rc_superres_kf_denominator;
596 
597   /*!\brief Frame super-resolution q threshold.
598    *
599    * The q level threshold after which superres is used.
600    * Valid values are 1 to 63.
601    *
602    * Used only by AOM_SUPERRES_QTHRESH
603    */
604   unsigned int rc_superres_qthresh;
605 
606   /*!\brief Keyframe super-resolution q threshold.
607    *
608    * The q level threshold after which superres is used for key frames.
609    * Valid values are 1 to 63.
610    *
611    * Used only by AOM_SUPERRES_QTHRESH
612    */
613   unsigned int rc_superres_kf_qthresh;
614 
615   /*!\brief Rate control algorithm to use.
616    *
617    * Indicates whether the end usage of this stream is to be streamed over
618    * a bandwidth constrained link, indicating that Constant Bit Rate (CBR)
619    * mode should be used, or whether it will be played back on a high
620    * bandwidth link, as from a local disk, where higher variations in
621    * bitrate are acceptable.
622    */
623   enum aom_rc_mode rc_end_usage;
624 
625   /*!\brief Two-pass stats buffer.
626    *
627    * A buffer containing all of the stats packets produced in the first
628    * pass, concatenated.
629    */
630   aom_fixed_buf_t rc_twopass_stats_in;
631 
632   /*!\brief first pass mb stats buffer.
633    *
634    * A buffer containing all of the first pass mb stats packets produced
635    * in the first pass, concatenated.
636    */
637   aom_fixed_buf_t rc_firstpass_mb_stats_in;
638 
639   /*!\brief Target data rate
640    *
641    * Target bitrate to use for this stream, in kilobits per second.
642    * Max allowed value is 2000000
643    */
644   unsigned int rc_target_bitrate;
645 
646   /*
647    * quantizer settings
648    */
649 
650   /*!\brief Minimum (Best Quality) Quantizer
651    *
652    * The quantizer is the most direct control over the quality of the
653    * encoded image. The range of valid values for the quantizer is codec
654    * specific. Consult the documentation for the codec to determine the
655    * values to use. To determine the range programmatically, call
656    * aom_codec_enc_config_default() with a usage value of 0.
657    */
658   unsigned int rc_min_quantizer;
659 
660   /*!\brief Maximum (Worst Quality) Quantizer
661    *
662    * The quantizer is the most direct control over the quality of the
663    * encoded image. The range of valid values for the quantizer is codec
664    * specific. Consult the documentation for the codec to determine the
665    * values to use. To determine the range programmatically, call
666    * aom_codec_enc_config_default() with a usage value of 0.
667    */
668   unsigned int rc_max_quantizer;
669 
670   /*
671    * bitrate tolerance
672    */
673 
674   /*!\brief Rate control adaptation undershoot control
675    *
676    * This value, controls the tolerance of the VBR algorithm to undershoot
677    * and is used as a trigger threshold for more aggressive adaptation of Q.
678    *
679    * Valid values in the range 0-100.
680    */
681   unsigned int rc_undershoot_pct;
682 
683   /*!\brief Rate control adaptation overshoot control
684    *
685    * This value, controls the tolerance of the VBR algorithm to overshoot
686    * and is used as a trigger threshold for more aggressive adaptation of Q.
687    *
688    * Valid values in the range 0-100.
689    */
690   unsigned int rc_overshoot_pct;
691 
692   /*
693    * decoder buffer model parameters
694    */
695 
696   /*!\brief Decoder Buffer Size
697    *
698    * This value indicates the amount of data that may be buffered by the
699    * decoding application. Note that this value is expressed in units of
700    * time (milliseconds). For example, a value of 5000 indicates that the
701    * client will buffer (at least) 5000ms worth of encoded data. Use the
702    * target bitrate (#rc_target_bitrate) to convert to bits/bytes, if
703    * necessary.
704    */
705   unsigned int rc_buf_sz;
706 
707   /*!\brief Decoder Buffer Initial Size
708    *
709    * This value indicates the amount of data that will be buffered by the
710    * decoding application prior to beginning playback. This value is
711    * expressed in units of time (milliseconds). Use the target bitrate
712    * (#rc_target_bitrate) to convert to bits/bytes, if necessary.
713    */
714   unsigned int rc_buf_initial_sz;
715 
716   /*!\brief Decoder Buffer Optimal Size
717    *
718    * This value indicates the amount of data that the encoder should try
719    * to maintain in the decoder's buffer. This value is expressed in units
720    * of time (milliseconds). Use the target bitrate (#rc_target_bitrate)
721    * to convert to bits/bytes, if necessary.
722    */
723   unsigned int rc_buf_optimal_sz;
724 
725   /*
726    * 2 pass rate control parameters
727    */
728 
729   /*!\brief Two-pass mode CBR/VBR bias
730    *
731    * Bias, expressed on a scale of 0 to 100, for determining target size
732    * for the current frame. The value 0 indicates the optimal CBR mode
733    * value should be used. The value 100 indicates the optimal VBR mode
734    * value should be used. Values in between indicate which way the
735    * encoder should "lean."
736    */
737   unsigned int rc_2pass_vbr_bias_pct;
738 
739   /*!\brief Two-pass mode per-GOP minimum bitrate
740    *
741    * This value, expressed as a percentage of the target bitrate, indicates
742    * the minimum bitrate to be used for a single GOP (aka "section")
743    */
744   unsigned int rc_2pass_vbr_minsection_pct;
745 
746   /*!\brief Two-pass mode per-GOP maximum bitrate
747    *
748    * This value, expressed as a percentage of the target bitrate, indicates
749    * the maximum bitrate to be used for a single GOP (aka "section")
750    */
751   unsigned int rc_2pass_vbr_maxsection_pct;
752 
753   /*
754    * keyframing settings (kf)
755    */
756 
757   /*!\brief Option to enable forward reference key frame
758    *
759    */
760   int fwd_kf_enabled;
761 
762   /*!\brief Keyframe placement mode
763    *
764    * This value indicates whether the encoder should place keyframes at a
765    * fixed interval, or determine the optimal placement automatically
766    * (as governed by the #kf_min_dist and #kf_max_dist parameters)
767    */
768   enum aom_kf_mode kf_mode;
769 
770   /*!\brief Keyframe minimum interval
771    *
772    * This value, expressed as a number of frames, prevents the encoder from
773    * placing a keyframe nearer than kf_min_dist to the previous keyframe. At
774    * least kf_min_dist frames non-keyframes will be coded before the next
775    * keyframe. Set kf_min_dist equal to kf_max_dist for a fixed interval.
776    */
777   unsigned int kf_min_dist;
778 
779   /*!\brief Keyframe maximum interval
780    *
781    * This value, expressed as a number of frames, forces the encoder to code
782    * a keyframe if one has not been coded in the last kf_max_dist frames.
783    * A value of 0 implies all frames will be keyframes. Set kf_min_dist
784    * equal to kf_max_dist for a fixed interval.
785    */
786   unsigned int kf_max_dist;
787 
788   /*!\brief sframe interval
789    *
790    * This value, expressed as a number of frames, forces the encoder to code
791    * an S-Frame every sframe_dist frames.
792    */
793   unsigned int sframe_dist;
794 
795   /*!\brief sframe insertion mode
796    *
797    * This value must be set to 1 or 2, and tells the encoder how to insert
798    * S-Frames. It will only have an effect if sframe_dist != 0.
799    *
800    * If altref is enabled:
801    *   - if sframe_mode == 1, the considered frame will be made into an
802    *     S-Frame only if it is an altref frame
803    *   - if sframe_mode == 2, the next altref frame will be made into an
804    *     S-Frame.
805    *
806    * Otherwise: the considered frame will be made into an S-Frame.
807    *
808    * \attention Not implemented.
809    */
810   unsigned int sframe_mode;
811 
812   /*!\brief Tile coding mode
813    *
814    * This value indicates the tile coding mode.
815    * A value of 0 implies a normal non-large-scale tile coding. A value of 1
816    * implies a large-scale tile coding.
817    */
818   unsigned int large_scale_tile;
819 
820   /*!\brief Monochrome mode
821    *
822    * If this is nonzero, the encoder will generate a monochrome stream
823    * with no chroma planes.
824    */
825   unsigned int monochrome;
826 
827   /*!\brief full_still_picture_hdr
828    *
829    * If this is nonzero, the encoder will generate a full header
830    * (reduced_still_picture_header is set to 0 in the sequence header OBU) even
831    * for still picture encoding. If this is zero (the default), a reduced
832    * header (reduced_still_picture_header is set to 1 in the sequence header
833    * OBU) is used for still picture encoding. This flag has no effect when a
834    * regular video with more than a single frame is encoded.
835    */
836   unsigned int full_still_picture_hdr;
837 
838   /*!\brief Bitstream syntax mode
839    *
840    * This value indicates the bitstream syntax mode.
841    * A value of 0 indicates bitstream is saved as Section 5 bitstream. A value
842    * of 1 indicates the bitstream is saved in Annex-B format
843    */
844   unsigned int save_as_annexb;
845 
846   /*!\brief Number of explicit tile widths specified
847    *
848    * This value indicates the number of tile widths specified
849    * A value of 0 implies no tile widths are specified.
850    * Tile widths are given in the array tile_widths[]
851    */
852   int tile_width_count;
853 
854   /*!\brief Number of explicit tile heights specified
855    *
856    * This value indicates the number of tile heights specified
857    * A value of 0 implies no tile heights are specified.
858    * Tile heights are given in the array tile_heights[]
859    */
860   int tile_height_count;
861 
862 /*!\brief Maximum number of tile widths in tile widths array
863  *
864  * This define gives the maximum number of elements in the tile_widths array.
865  */
866 #define MAX_TILE_WIDTHS 64  // maximum tile width array length
867 
868   /*!\brief Array of specified tile widths
869    *
870    * This array specifies tile widths (and may be empty)
871    * The number of widths specified is given by tile_width_count
872    */
873   int tile_widths[MAX_TILE_WIDTHS];
874 
875 /*!\brief Maximum number of tile heights in tile heights array.
876  *
877  * This define gives the maximum number of elements in the tile_heights array.
878  */
879 #define MAX_TILE_HEIGHTS 64  // maximum tile height array length
880 
881   /*!\brief Array of specified tile heights
882    *
883    * This array specifies tile heights (and may be empty)
884    * The number of heights specified is given by tile_height_count
885    */
886   int tile_heights[MAX_TILE_HEIGHTS];
887 
888   /*!\brief Whether encoder should use fixed QP offsets.
889    *
890    * If a value of 1 is provided, encoder will use fixed QP offsets for frames
891    * at different levels of the pyramid.
892    * If a value of 0 is provided, encoder will NOT use fixed QP offsets.
893    * Note: This option is only relevant for --end-usage=q.
894    */
895   unsigned int use_fixed_qp_offsets;
896 
897   /*!\brief Deprecated and ignored. DO NOT USE.
898    *
899    * TODO(aomedia:3269): Remove fixed_qp_offsets in libaom v4.0.0.
900    */
901   int fixed_qp_offsets[5];
902 
903   /*!\brief Options defined per config file
904    *
905    */
906   cfg_options_t encoder_cfg;
907 } aom_codec_enc_cfg_t; /**< alias for struct aom_codec_enc_cfg */
908 
909 /*!\brief Initialize an encoder instance
910  *
911  * Initializes an encoder context using the given interface. Applications
912  * should call the aom_codec_enc_init convenience macro instead of this
913  * function directly, to ensure that the ABI version number parameter
914  * is properly initialized.
915  *
916  * If the library was configured with -DCONFIG_MULTITHREAD=0, this call
917  * is not thread safe and should be guarded with a lock if being used
918  * in a multithreaded context.
919  *
920  * If aom_codec_enc_init_ver() fails, it is not necessary to call
921  * aom_codec_destroy() on the encoder context.
922  *
923  * \param[in]    ctx     Pointer to this instance's context.
924  * \param[in]    iface   Pointer to the algorithm interface to use.
925  * \param[in]    cfg     Configuration to use, if known.
926  * \param[in]    flags   Bitfield of AOM_CODEC_USE_* flags
927  * \param[in]    ver     ABI version number. Must be set to
928  *                       AOM_ENCODER_ABI_VERSION
929  * \retval #AOM_CODEC_OK
930  *     The encoder algorithm has been initialized.
931  * \retval #AOM_CODEC_MEM_ERROR
932  *     Memory allocation failed.
933  */
934 aom_codec_err_t aom_codec_enc_init_ver(aom_codec_ctx_t *ctx,
935                                        aom_codec_iface_t *iface,
936                                        const aom_codec_enc_cfg_t *cfg,
937                                        aom_codec_flags_t flags, int ver);
938 
939 /*!\brief Convenience macro for aom_codec_enc_init_ver()
940  *
941  * Ensures the ABI version parameter is properly set.
942  */
943 #define aom_codec_enc_init(ctx, iface, cfg, flags) \
944   aom_codec_enc_init_ver(ctx, iface, cfg, flags, AOM_ENCODER_ABI_VERSION)
945 
946 /*!\brief Get the default configuration for a usage.
947  *
948  * Initializes an encoder configuration structure with default values. Supports
949  * the notion of "usages" so that an algorithm may offer different default
950  * settings depending on the user's intended goal. This function \ref SHOULD
951  * be called by all applications to initialize the configuration structure
952  * before specializing the configuration with application specific values.
953  *
954  * \param[in]    iface     Pointer to the algorithm interface to use.
955  * \param[out]   cfg       Configuration buffer to populate.
956  * \param[in]    usage     Algorithm specific usage value. For AV1, must be
957  *                         set to AOM_USAGE_GOOD_QUALITY (0),
958  *                         AOM_USAGE_REALTIME (1), or AOM_USAGE_ALL_INTRA (2).
959  *
960  * \retval #AOM_CODEC_OK
961  *     The configuration was populated.
962  * \retval #AOM_CODEC_INCAPABLE
963  *     Interface is not an encoder interface.
964  * \retval #AOM_CODEC_INVALID_PARAM
965  *     A parameter was NULL, or the usage value was not recognized.
966  */
967 aom_codec_err_t aom_codec_enc_config_default(aom_codec_iface_t *iface,
968                                              aom_codec_enc_cfg_t *cfg,
969                                              unsigned int usage);
970 
971 /*!\brief Set or change configuration
972  *
973  * Reconfigures an encoder instance according to the given configuration.
974  *
975  * \param[in]    ctx     Pointer to this instance's context
976  * \param[in]    cfg     Configuration buffer to use
977  *
978  * \retval #AOM_CODEC_OK
979  *     The configuration was populated.
980  * \retval #AOM_CODEC_INCAPABLE
981  *     Interface is not an encoder interface.
982  * \retval #AOM_CODEC_INVALID_PARAM
983  *     A parameter was NULL, or the usage value was not recognized.
984  */
985 aom_codec_err_t aom_codec_enc_config_set(aom_codec_ctx_t *ctx,
986                                          const aom_codec_enc_cfg_t *cfg);
987 
988 /*!\brief Get global stream headers
989  *
990  * Retrieves a stream level global header packet, if supported by the codec.
991  * Calls to this function should be deferred until all configuration information
992  * has been passed to libaom. Otherwise the global header data may be
993  * invalidated by additional configuration changes.
994  *
995  * The AV1 implementation of this function returns an OBU. The OBU returned is
996  * in Low Overhead Bitstream Format. Specifically, the obu_has_size_field bit is
997  * set, and the buffer contains the obu_size field for the returned OBU.
998  *
999  * \param[in]    ctx     Pointer to this instance's context
1000  *
1001  * \retval NULL
1002  *     Encoder does not support global header, or an error occurred while
1003  *     generating the global header.
1004  *
1005  * \retval Non-NULL
1006  *     Pointer to buffer containing global header packet. The caller owns the
1007  *     memory associated with this buffer, and must free the 'buf' member of the
1008  *     aom_fixed_buf_t as well as the aom_fixed_buf_t pointer. Memory returned
1009  *     must be freed via call to free().
1010  */
1011 aom_fixed_buf_t *aom_codec_get_global_headers(aom_codec_ctx_t *ctx);
1012 
1013 /*!\brief usage parameter analogous to AV1 GOOD QUALITY mode. */
1014 #define AOM_USAGE_GOOD_QUALITY 0u
1015 /*!\brief usage parameter analogous to AV1 REALTIME mode. */
1016 #define AOM_USAGE_REALTIME 1u
1017 /*!\brief usage parameter analogous to AV1 all intra mode. */
1018 #define AOM_USAGE_ALL_INTRA 2u
1019 
1020 /*!\brief Encode a frame
1021  *
1022  * Encodes a video frame at the given "presentation time." The presentation
1023  * time stamp (PTS) \ref MUST be strictly increasing.
1024  *
1025  * When the last frame has been passed to the encoder, this function should
1026  * continue to be called in a loop, with the img parameter set to NULL. This
1027  * will signal the end-of-stream condition to the encoder and allow it to
1028  * encode any held buffers. Encoding is complete when aom_codec_encode() is
1029  * called with img set to NULL and aom_codec_get_cx_data() returns no data.
1030  *
1031  * \param[in]    ctx       Pointer to this instance's context
1032  * \param[in]    img       Image data to encode, NULL to flush.
1033  *                         Encoding sample values outside the range
1034  *                         [0..(1<<img->bit_depth)-1] is undefined behavior.
1035  *                         Note: Although img is declared as a const pointer,
1036  *                         if AV1E_SET_DENOISE_NOISE_LEVEL is set to a nonzero
1037  *                         value aom_codec_encode() modifies (denoises) the
1038  *                         samples in img->planes[i] .
1039  * \param[in]    pts       Presentation time stamp, in timebase units. If img
1040  *                         is NULL, pts is ignored.
1041  * \param[in]    duration  Duration to show frame, in timebase units. If img
1042  *                         is not NULL, duration must be nonzero. If img is
1043  *                         NULL, duration is ignored.
1044  * \param[in]    flags     Flags to use for encoding this frame.
1045  *
1046  * \retval #AOM_CODEC_OK
1047  *     The configuration was populated.
1048  * \retval #AOM_CODEC_INCAPABLE
1049  *     Interface is not an encoder interface.
1050  * \retval #AOM_CODEC_INVALID_PARAM
1051  *     A parameter was NULL, the image format is unsupported, etc.
1052  *
1053  * \note
1054  * `duration` is of the unsigned long type, which can be 32 or 64 bits.
1055  * `duration` must be less than or equal to UINT32_MAX so that its range is
1056  * independent of the size of unsigned long.
1057  */
1058 aom_codec_err_t aom_codec_encode(aom_codec_ctx_t *ctx, const aom_image_t *img,
1059                                  aom_codec_pts_t pts, unsigned long duration,
1060                                  aom_enc_frame_flags_t flags);
1061 
1062 /*!\brief Set compressed data output buffer
1063  *
1064  * Sets the buffer that the codec should output the compressed data
1065  * into. This call effectively sets the buffer pointer returned in the
1066  * next AOM_CODEC_CX_FRAME_PKT packet. Subsequent packets will be
1067  * appended into this buffer. The buffer is preserved across frames,
1068  * so applications must periodically call this function after flushing
1069  * the accumulated compressed data to disk or to the network to reset
1070  * the pointer to the buffer's head.
1071  *
1072  * `pad_before` bytes will be skipped before writing the compressed
1073  * data, and `pad_after` bytes will be appended to the packet. The size
1074  * of the packet will be the sum of the size of the actual compressed
1075  * data, pad_before, and pad_after. The padding bytes will be preserved
1076  * (not overwritten).
1077  *
1078  * Note that calling this function does not guarantee that the returned
1079  * compressed data will be placed into the specified buffer. In the
1080  * event that the encoded data will not fit into the buffer provided,
1081  * the returned packet \ref MAY point to an internal buffer, as it would
1082  * if this call were never used. In this event, the output packet will
1083  * NOT have any padding, and the application must free space and copy it
1084  * to the proper place. This is of particular note in configurations
1085  * that may output multiple packets for a single encoded frame (e.g., lagged
1086  * encoding) or if the application does not reset the buffer periodically.
1087  *
1088  * Applications may restore the default behavior of the codec providing
1089  * the compressed data buffer by calling this function with a NULL
1090  * buffer.
1091  *
1092  * Applications \ref MUSTNOT call this function during iteration of
1093  * aom_codec_get_cx_data().
1094  *
1095  * \param[in]    ctx         Pointer to this instance's context
1096  * \param[in]    buf         Buffer to store compressed data into
1097  * \param[in]    pad_before  Bytes to skip before writing compressed data
1098  * \param[in]    pad_after   Bytes to skip after writing compressed data
1099  *
1100  * \retval #AOM_CODEC_OK
1101  *     The buffer was set successfully.
1102  * \retval #AOM_CODEC_INVALID_PARAM
1103  *     A parameter was NULL, the image format is unsupported, etc.
1104  */
1105 aom_codec_err_t aom_codec_set_cx_data_buf(aom_codec_ctx_t *ctx,
1106                                           const aom_fixed_buf_t *buf,
1107                                           unsigned int pad_before,
1108                                           unsigned int pad_after);
1109 
1110 /*!\brief Encoded data iterator
1111  *
1112  * Iterates over a list of data packets to be passed from the encoder to the
1113  * application. The different kinds of packets available are enumerated in
1114  * #aom_codec_cx_pkt_kind.
1115  *
1116  * #AOM_CODEC_CX_FRAME_PKT packets should be passed to the application's
1117  * muxer. Multiple compressed frames may be in the list.
1118  * #AOM_CODEC_STATS_PKT packets should be appended to a global buffer.
1119  *
1120  * The application \ref MUST silently ignore any packet kinds that it does
1121  * not recognize or support.
1122  *
1123  * The data buffers returned from this function are only guaranteed to be
1124  * valid until the application makes another call to any aom_codec_* function.
1125  *
1126  * \param[in]     ctx      Pointer to this instance's context
1127  * \param[in,out] iter     Iterator storage, initialized to NULL
1128  *
1129  * \return Returns a pointer to an output data packet (compressed frame data,
1130  *         two-pass statistics, etc.) or NULL to signal end-of-list.
1131  *
1132  */
1133 const aom_codec_cx_pkt_t *aom_codec_get_cx_data(aom_codec_ctx_t *ctx,
1134                                                 aom_codec_iter_t *iter);
1135 
1136 /*!\brief Get Preview Frame
1137  *
1138  * Returns an image that can be used as a preview. Shows the image as it would
1139  * exist at the decompressor. The application \ref MUST NOT write into this
1140  * image buffer.
1141  *
1142  * \param[in]     ctx      Pointer to this instance's context
1143  *
1144  * \return Returns a pointer to a preview image, or NULL if no image is
1145  *         available.
1146  *
1147  */
1148 const aom_image_t *aom_codec_get_preview_frame(aom_codec_ctx_t *ctx);
1149 
1150 /*!@} - end defgroup encoder*/
1151 #ifdef __cplusplus
1152 }
1153 #endif
1154 #endif  // AOM_AOM_AOM_ENCODER_H_
1155