In two pass encodes bits are allocated to each frame
according to a modified error score for the frame as a
fraction of the modified error score for the clip or section.
Previously a minimum rate per frame was reserved and
subtracted from the bits allocatable by the two pass code.
The vbr max section rate was enforced by clipping the
actual number of bits allocated.
In this patch the min and max vbr rates are enforced
instead by clipping the modified error scores for each frame
rather than the number of bits allocated.
Small gains for all test sets (psnr and SSIM) ranging from
~ +0.05 for YT psnr up to ~ +0.25 for Std-hd SSIM.
Change-Id: Iae27d70bdd3944e3f0cceaf225bad2e8802833de
This commit reworks the prediction filter rate-distortion cost update
process consistent for all block sizes.
Change-Id: I5874349ab38df380240f96c2d4ef924072bab68d
Various cleanups and refactoring.
Removes feedback of active worst qaulity and uses last_q
instead to make the interface cleaner. Active worst quality
is now decided only once for a frame being coded in the
beginning based on last_q and other stats. Also, adds other
cleaups on last_q to store also the last_q for altref frames,
and reduces the altref interval a little.
The output does change a little.
derfraw300: +0.224% (global psnr)
stdhdraw250: +0.442% (global psnr)
Change-Id: Ie634cdc032697044c472dd0fe79c109b3e7f9767
This commit enables an adaptive prediction filter type selection
for sub8x8 block sizes. In speed 1, it re-uses the filter type of
collocated 8x8 block if it is tested in the rate-distortion optimization
loop, for the sub8x8 blocks. Otherwise, it runs the normal test
over all the three filter types. In speed 2, it re-uses the 8x8
block's prediction filter type, if available. Otherwise, force it
to be EIGHTTAP.
Compression and speed performance wise:
speed 1
derf -0.266%
yt -0.138%
bus at 2000 kbps: 33766ms -> 30451ms (10% speed-up)
football at 600 kbps: 48173ms -> 43786ms (9% speed-up)
speed 2
derf -0.026%
yt +0.134%
bus at 2000 kbps: 18973ms -> 17698ms (6% speed-up)
football at 600 kbps: 26748ms -> 25096ms (6% speed-up)
Change-Id: I77e097533b969fd3472147225fa79fc98095d342
Removed an adaptive rate correction factor that was having
a negative impact on quality in many clips. This factor
was influencing the Q range available to each frame
independently of the bits allocated to each.
Average results with DISABLE_RC_LONG_TERM_MEM.
derf +0.199, -0.059.
yt +3.957, +3.798
std hd +1.577, +2.140
yt hd +4.127, +4.513
Average results without DISABLE_RC_LONG_TERM_MEM
derf -0.628, -0.665
yt +3.432, +3.015
std hd -0.105, +0.153
yt hd +3.432, +3.015
Change-Id: I45bab6b606f49a442e7b27a6d631f3ffd843bbce
Includes various cleanups.
Streamlines the interfaces so that all rate control state
updates happen in the vp9_rc_postencode_update() function.
This will hopefully make it easier to support multiple
rate control schemes.
Removes some unnecessary code, which in rare cases can casue
a difference in the constrained quality mode output, but
other than that there is no bitstream change yet.
Change-Id: I3198cc37249932feea1e3691c0b2650e7b0c22fc
The idea here is to allow "in frame" adjustment of the final Q
value used to encode each SB64, using segmentation.
There is also adjustment of the rd mult in regions of overspend.
Activated using aq_mode=2
Change-Id: I2f140cd898c9f877c32cd6d2e667f5e11ada4b1c
Moves all rate control variables to a separate structure,
removes some currently unused variables,
moves some rate control functions to vp9_ratectrl.c,
and splits the encode_frame_to_data_rate function.
Change-Id: I4ed54c24764b3b6de2dd676484f01473724ab52b
Allocate memory space of dual buffer sets that store the coeff, qcoeff,
dqcoeff, and eobs. Connect the pointers of macroblock_plane and
macroblockd_plane to the actual buffer in use accordingly.
Change-Id: I2f0b5f482ca879fae39095013eaf8901db20a5a4
Make the macroblockd_plane contain dynamic buffer pointers instead
static pointers to the memory space allocated therein. The decoder
uses the buffer allocated in pbi, while encoder will use a dual
buffer approach for rate-distortion optimization search.
Change-Id: Ie6f24be2dcda35df7c15b4014e5ccf236fb3f76c
Removed:
goldfreq, avg_encode_time, avg_pick_mode_time,
cpu_freq, interquantizer
member variables from VP9_COMP since they are no longer
used in the code.
Change-Id: I010a82c217d0da03c3f53d1858d3462190c12dcf
Removed three members from the VP9_COMP data structure:
inter_zz_count, gf_bad_count, gf_update_recommended.
These were part of the VP8 real-time mode implementation
that was removed from the initial VP9 codecbase.
Change-Id: I866b083b88ef02c74837277d50ce532ca88492f3
This 2-pass rate control setting allocates bits based
on first pass stats to each kf group, gf group and individual
frame but does not correct the bits left and allocation after
each frame.
In other words it recommends a bit allocation for each frame
but does not try and correct any over or under spend on a
frame over the remainder of the clip. This reduces the accuracy
of rate control in terms of hitting an average bitrate but prevents
problems that may arise because early frames either use to many
or too few bits. This mode is currently more inclined to undershoot
than overshoot (particularly at higher data rates).
Also minor changes to rate of adaption when recode loop is not
enabled.
This mode is currently enabled by default for VBR.
It gives the following % performance gains.
derf +0.467, +1.072
yt 2.962, 2.645
stdhd 1.682, 1.595,
yt-hd 2.3, 2.174
Change-Id: I3c84a9bf8884e5b345698ff0e19187f792c2f3a0
Renames for consistency with other constants:
NUM_FRAME_TYPES -> FRAME_TYPES
NUM_PARTITION_CONTEXTS -> PARTITION_CONTEXTS
Change-Id: I3db30acb2868eb0a424237c831087b2e264ec47f
This should be similar to what x264 does with --aq-mode 1.
It works well with clips like parkjoy and touhou
(http://x264.nl/developers/Dark_Shikari/LosslessTouhou.mkv).
At low bitrates, the segmentation signaling overhead may negate the
benefits of this feature.
(PGW) Default changed to feature OFF to allow provisional merge.
Change-Id: I938abf9bb487e1d4ad3b0264ea03d9826275c70b
The commit changes to mask available intra prediction modes for test
based on prediction block size.
With this patch, encoding time of CpuUsed 2 reduces from 10% to 20% for
HD clips with a compression drop of 0.2%
Change-Id: I65f320f1237c0f5ae3a355bf7caf447f55625455