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/*
* Copyright (c) 2014 The WebRTC project authors. All Rights Reserved.
*
* Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license
* that can be found in the LICENSE file in the root of the source
* tree. An additional intellectual property rights grant can be found
* in the file PATENTS. All contributing project authors may
* be found in the AUTHORS file in the root of the source tree.
*/
#ifndef API_VIDEO_CODECS_VIDEO_ENCODER_H_
#define API_VIDEO_CODECS_VIDEO_ENCODER_H_
#include <memory>
#include <string>
#include <vector>
#include "absl/types/optional.h"
#include "api/video/encoded_image.h"
#include "api/video/video_bitrate_allocation.h"
#include "api/video/video_frame.h"
#include "api/video_codecs/video_codec.h"
#include "rtc_base/checks.h"
#include "rtc_base/system/rtc_export.h"
namespace webrtc {
class RTPFragmentationHeader;
// TODO(pbos): Expose these through a public (root) header or change these APIs.
struct CodecSpecificInfo;
class EncodedImageCallback {
public:
virtual ~EncodedImageCallback() {}
struct Result {
enum Error {
OK,
// Failed to send the packet.
ERROR_SEND_FAILED,
};
explicit Result(Error error) : error(error) {}
Result(Error error, uint32_t frame_id) : error(error), frame_id(frame_id) {}
Error error;
// Frame ID assigned to the frame. The frame ID should be the same as the ID
// seen by the receiver for this frame. RTP timestamp of the frame is used
// as frame ID when RTP is used to send video. Must be used only when
// error=OK.
uint32_t frame_id = 0;
// Tells the encoder that the next frame is should be dropped.
bool drop_next_frame = false;
};
// Used to signal the encoder about reason a frame is dropped.
// kDroppedByMediaOptimizations - dropped by MediaOptimizations (for rate
// limiting purposes).
// kDroppedByEncoder - dropped by encoder's internal rate limiter.
enum class DropReason : uint8_t {
kDroppedByMediaOptimizations,
kDroppedByEncoder
};
// Callback function which is called when an image has been encoded.
virtual Result OnEncodedImage(
const EncodedImage& encoded_image,
const CodecSpecificInfo* codec_specific_info,
const RTPFragmentationHeader* fragmentation) = 0;
virtual void OnDroppedFrame(DropReason reason) {}
};
class RTC_EXPORT VideoEncoder {
public:
struct QpThresholds {
QpThresholds(int l, int h) : low(l), high(h) {}
QpThresholds() : low(-1), high(-1) {}
int low;
int high;
};
// Quality scaling is enabled if thresholds are provided.
struct ScalingSettings {
private:
// Private magic type for kOff, implicitly convertible to
// ScalingSettings.
struct KOff {};
public:
// TODO(nisse): Would be nicer if kOff were a constant ScalingSettings
// rather than a magic value. However, absl::optional is not trivially copy
// constructible, and hence a constant ScalingSettings needs a static
// initializer, which is strongly discouraged in Chrome. We can hopefully
// fix this when we switch to absl::optional or std::optional.
static constexpr KOff kOff = {};
ScalingSettings(int low, int high);
ScalingSettings(int low, int high, int min_pixels);
ScalingSettings(const ScalingSettings&);
ScalingSettings(KOff); // NOLINT(runtime/explicit)
~ScalingSettings();
absl::optional<QpThresholds> thresholds;
// We will never ask for a resolution lower than this.
// TODO(kthelgason): Lower this limit when better testing
// on MediaCodec and fallback implementations are in place.
// See https://bugs.chromium.org/p/webrtc/issues/detail?id=7206
int min_pixels_per_frame = 320 * 180;
private:
// Private constructor; to get an object without thresholds, use
// the magic constant ScalingSettings::kOff.
ScalingSettings();
};
// Struct containing metadata about the encoder implementing this interface.
struct EncoderInfo {
EncoderInfo();
~EncoderInfo();
// Any encoder implementation wishing to use the WebRTC provided
// quality scaler must populate this field.
ScalingSettings scaling_settings;
// If true, encoder supports working with a native handle (e.g. texture
// handle for hw codecs) rather than requiring a raw I420 buffer.
bool supports_native_handle;
// The name of this particular encoder implementation, e.g. "libvpx".
std::string implementation_name;
// If this field is true, the encoder rate controller must perform
// well even in difficult situations, and produce close to the specified
// target bitrate seen over a reasonable time window, drop frames if
// necessary in order to keep the rate correct, and react quickly to
// changing bitrate targets. If this method returns true, we disable the
// frame dropper in the media optimization module and rely entirely on the
// encoder to produce media at a bitrate that closely matches the target.
// Any overshooting may result in delay buildup. If this method returns
// false (default behavior), the media opt frame dropper will drop input
// frames if it suspect encoder misbehavior. Misbehavior is common,
// especially in hardware codecs. Disable media opt at your own risk.
bool has_trusted_rate_controller;
};
static VideoCodecVP8 GetDefaultVp8Settings();
static VideoCodecVP9 GetDefaultVp9Settings();
static VideoCodecH264 GetDefaultH264Settings();
virtual ~VideoEncoder() {}
// Initialize the encoder with the information from the codecSettings
//
// Input:
// - codec_settings : Codec settings
// - number_of_cores : Number of cores available for the encoder
// - max_payload_size : The maximum size each payload is allowed
// to have. Usually MTU - overhead.
//
// Return value : Set bit rate if OK
// <0 - Errors:
// WEBRTC_VIDEO_CODEC_ERR_PARAMETER
// WEBRTC_VIDEO_CODEC_ERR_SIZE
// WEBRTC_VIDEO_CODEC_LEVEL_EXCEEDED
// WEBRTC_VIDEO_CODEC_MEMORY
// WEBRTC_VIDEO_CODEC_ERROR
virtual int32_t InitEncode(const VideoCodec* codec_settings,
int32_t number_of_cores,
size_t max_payload_size) = 0;
// Register an encode complete callback object.
//
// Input:
// - callback : Callback object which handles encoded images.
//
// Return value : WEBRTC_VIDEO_CODEC_OK if OK, < 0 otherwise.
virtual int32_t RegisterEncodeCompleteCallback(
EncodedImageCallback* callback) = 0;
// Free encoder memory.
// Return value : WEBRTC_VIDEO_CODEC_OK if OK, < 0 otherwise.
virtual int32_t Release() = 0;
// Encode an I420 image (as a part of a video stream). The encoded image
// will be returned to the user through the encode complete callback.
//
// Input:
// - frame : Image to be encoded
// - frame_types : Frame type to be generated by the encoder.
//
// Return value : WEBRTC_VIDEO_CODEC_OK if OK
// <0 - Errors:
// WEBRTC_VIDEO_CODEC_ERR_PARAMETER
// WEBRTC_VIDEO_CODEC_MEMORY
// WEBRTC_VIDEO_CODEC_ERROR
// WEBRTC_VIDEO_CODEC_TIMEOUT
virtual int32_t Encode(const VideoFrame& frame,
const CodecSpecificInfo* codec_specific_info,
const std::vector<FrameType>* frame_types) = 0;
// Inform the encoder of the new packet loss rate and the round-trip time of
// the network.
//
// Input:
// - packet_loss : Fraction lost
// (loss rate in percent = 100 * packetLoss / 255)
// - rtt : Round-trip time in milliseconds
// Return value : WEBRTC_VIDEO_CODEC_OK if OK
// <0 - Errors: WEBRTC_VIDEO_CODEC_ERROR
virtual int32_t SetChannelParameters(uint32_t packet_loss, int64_t rtt);
// Inform the encoder about the new target bit rate.
//
// Input:
// - bitrate : New target bit rate
// - framerate : The target frame rate
//
// Return value : WEBRTC_VIDEO_CODEC_OK if OK, < 0 otherwise.
virtual int32_t SetRates(uint32_t bitrate, uint32_t framerate);
// Default fallback: Just use the sum of bitrates as the single target rate.
// TODO(sprang): Remove this default implementation when we remove SetRates().
virtual int32_t SetRateAllocation(const VideoBitrateAllocation& allocation,
uint32_t framerate);
// GetScalingSettings(), SupportsNativeHandle(), ImplementationName() are
// deprecated, use GetEncoderInfo() instead.
virtual ScalingSettings GetScalingSettings() const;
virtual bool SupportsNativeHandle() const;
virtual const char* ImplementationName() const;
// Returns meta-data about the encoder, such as implementation name.
// The output of this method may change during runtime. For instance if a
// hardware encoder fails, it may fall back to doing software encoding using
// an implementation with different characteristics.
virtual EncoderInfo GetEncoderInfo() const;
};
} // namespace webrtc
#endif // API_VIDEO_CODECS_VIDEO_ENCODER_H_