'skippable' can remain unset and negatively affect later decisions
address one aspect of issue #599
Change-Id: Iffdf0ac2e49ac481c27dc27c87fa546d4167bb28
Loop filter configuration doesn't belong to macroblock, so moving it from
MACROBLOCKD to VP9_COMMON. Also moving the declaration of loopfilter struct
from vp9_blockd.h to vp9_loopfilter.h.
Change-Id: I4b3e34be9623b47cda35f9b1f9951f8c5b1d5d28
Adds a new subpel motion estimation function that uses a 2-level
tree-structured decision tree to eliminate redundant computations.
It searches fewer points than iterative search (which can search
the same point multiple times) but has the same quality roughly.
This is made the default setting at speeds 0 and 1, while at
speed 2 and above only a 1-level search is used.
Also includes various cleanups for consistency and redundancy removal.
Results:
derf: +0.012% psnr
stdhd: +0.09% psnr
Speedup of about 2-3%
Change-Id: Iedde4866f5475586dea0f0ba4cb7428fba24eee9
Different partitionings were not being evaluated against
best_rd and there were unnecessary calls to RDCOST. This
could have resulted in a non-optimal partioning being
selected.
I simplified the variables used to track the rate,
distortion and RD values throughout the function.
Change-Id: Ifa7085ee80d824e86791432a5bc6d8fea5a3e313
The low precision 32x32 fdct has all the intermediate steps within
16-bit depth, hence allowing faster SSE2 implementation, at the
expense of larger round-trip error. It was used in the rate-distortion
optimization search loop only.
Using the low precision version, in replace of the high precision one,
affects the compression performance by about 0.7% (derf, stdhd) at
speed 0. For speed 1, it makes derf set down by only 0.017%.
Change-Id: I4e7d18fac5bea5317b91c8e7dabae143bc6b5c8b
Removing the old one bsize_from_dim_lookup. Now we have a way to determine
block size for plane using its subsampling values (ss_size_lookup). And
then we can find the number of pixels in the block (num_pels_log2_lookup).
Change-Id: I6fc981da2ae093de81741d3d78eaefed11015db9
Removes some unused code and speed features, and organizes the
interfaces for fractional mv step functions for use in new speed
features to come.
In the process a new speed feature - number of iterations per
step during the subpel search - is exposed.
No change when this parameter is set as the original value of 3.
Results:
subpel_iters_per_step = 3: baseline
subpel_iters_per_step = 2: psnr -0.067%, 1% speedup
subpel_iters_per_step = 1: psnr -0.331%, 3-4% speedup
Change-Id: I2eba8a21f6461be8caf56af04a5337257a5693a8
Adds a few pattern searches to achieve various tradeoffs
between motion estimation complexity and performance.
The search framework is unified across these searches so that a
common pattern search function is used for all. Besides it will
be easier to experiment with various patterns or combinations
thereof at different scales in the future.
The new pattern search is multi-scale and is capable of using
different patterns at different scales.
The new hex search uses 8 points at the smallest scale
and 6 points at other scales.
Two other pattern searches - big-diamond and square are
also added. Big diamond uses 4 points at the smallest scale and
8 points in diamond shape at the larger scales.
Square is very similar conceptually to the default n-step search
but is somewhat faster since it keeps only one survivor across
all scales.
Psnr/speed-up results on derf300:
hex: -1.6% psnr%, 6-8% speed-up
big-diamond: -0.96% psnr, 4-5% speedup
square: -0.93% psnr, 4-5% speedup
Change-Id: I02a7ef5193f762601e0994e2c99399a3535a43d2
There was no benefit having this function. For example, inside
read_switchable_filter_type switchable filter context was calculated twice.
Change-Id: I79cd5bf95cbc0f6d8bf91a2e32289e01b18dcff1
This is in preparation for the SSE2 version of the high-precision
32x32 forward DCT which will share a lot of code with the existing
low precision version used for rate-distortion search.
Change-Id: I7084b6bdfb480b1fabb8493fb14e3f7fcc7888c0
Adds a speed feature to skip all intra modes other than
DC_PRED if the source variance is small. This feature is
made part of speed 1 and up.
Results on derf300: psnr -0.07%, speedup about 1-2%
Also uses the source variance to fine-tune the early
termination criteria when FLAG_EARLY_TERMINATE is on.
This feature is made part of speed 2 and up.
Results on derf300: psnr -0.52%, speedup about 5-7%
Change-Id: I59e38aa836557cfa5405ae706fc64815cbfe4232
This changeset allows to remove vp9_switchable_interp and
vp9_switchable_interp_map arrays and make code much clear. Actually we
still have to use these mapping but only inside read_interp_filter_type and
write_interp_filter_type functions.
Change-Id: I4026c6f8c4acefba6c81421b7bacbaa52cc45f50
Removing assign_and_clamp_mv function, making implementation of clamp_mv
and clamp_mv2 more clear and consistent.
Change-Id: Iecd08e1c1bf0379f8314ebe01811f8253f4ade58
Adds a function to compute source variance for various
sb_types to be used for pruning mode and partition searches.
[The existing activity measure function is currently specialized
for only 16x16 MBs and needs to be updated].
Change-Id: I22a41e6f1430184201487326fdbebb9b47e6fc24
If the partition is out of partition size range, we don't
need to process small partition information.
Change-Id: Ice9bfbbdebe1f2ef79271a3aee17de0ed4608376
use_min_partition_size and use_max_partition_size are not used
currently, and could be added back if needed later.
Change-Id: Ib22a9c06b064567a7c1d6d5445567ed77e0d3acc
The function name rd_pick_intra4x4mby_modes is confusing, so
I changed it to rd_pick_intra_sub_8x8_y_modes to better
reflect what the function does. Also added const qualifiers
to some of the input parameters and removed camel-case.
Change-Id: I23d53d4c7af5d79ed8a471acd59a09bbb47add39
This commit removes redundant arguments passing in the function of
rd_pick_reference_frame. This resolves the clang warnings about
potential use of uninitialized values.
Change-Id: Ic68f949a9f8fcd0a583786b0c75321104ea44739
Refactor the frame buffer referencing in choose_partition and make
it consistent with other places. This means to prevent potential
issues when we extend reference frame buffer.
Change-Id: I5ff33ed5f671e1f4cc7049622212769a9b4578d9
The tokenize_b function is only called when output flag is on. Hence
removing the conditional branch on it therein.
Change-Id: Ib709f47f23f39ca05a695faf86fa3377f11f2dd0
This commit optimizes the tokenization and detokenization operational
flow for speed-up. It makes the coding process about 0.3% faster at
speed 0.
Change-Id: I28008df7482874e4b5f237f2d418ff82a249dd56
This commit makes the encoder skip the redundant tokenization process
in the rate-distortion optimization search loop, while updating the
entropy contexts accordingly. It makes the speed 0 encoding process
about 0.5% faster at no performance change.
Change-Id: I34a4155a0b5332afeb45c93a51c7f35a294d685c
This commit provides special handle on 16x16 inverse 2D-DCT, where
only DC coefficient is quantized to be non-zero value.
Change-Id: I7bf71be7fa13384fab453dc8742b5b50e77a277c
This allows us to increment the position at the band-level only as
we go from one band to the next; more importantly, that allows us to
use an add instead of multiply instruction, and omit the instruction
altogether if the band doesn't change from one coef to the next, thus
being slightly faster (probably more noticeable on systems where a
multiply is expensive, like arm).
Change-Id: I4343fe35b9f9a47fa00b217bdcbf5f91ff96c381
This commit brought back the shortcut implementation of 8x8/16x16
inverse 2D-DCT. When the eob <= 10, it skips the inverse transform
operations on row 4:7/4:15 in the first round. For bus_cif at 1000
kbps, this provides about 2% speed-up at speed 0.
Change-Id: I453e2d72956467d75be4ad8c04b4482ab889d572
This commit enables a special handle for the 8x8 inverse 2D-DCT,
where only DC coefficient is quantized to be non-zero. For bus_cif
at 2000 kbps, it provides about 1% speed-up at speed 0.
Change-Id: I2523222359eec26b144cf8fd4c63a4ad63b1b011
Speed feature experiment to set an upper and lower
partition size limit based on what has been seen
in spatial neighbors.
This seems to gives quite reasonable speed gains in local
(10-15%) and when used with speed 0 the losses are small
(0.25% derf, 0.35% stdhd). However, for now I am only
enabling it on speed 1 as there may be clashes with the existing
temporal partition selection in speed 2.
Using a tighter min / max around the range derived from the
neighbors increases speed further but at the cost of a
bigger quality loss. However, I think this spatial method could
be combined with data from either the last frame or a variance
method (or both) to refine the range of minimum and maximum
partition size. I.e. consider the min and max from spatial and
temporal neighbors and the variance recommendation.
Change-Id: I1b96bf8b84368d6aad0c7aa600fe141b4f07435f
Used 3 * standard_deviation in internal threshold calculation
instead of fit curve. This actually approached the algorithm
better.
For comparison, similar tests were done:
The overall psnr loss is less than before.
1. derf set:
when static-thresh = 1, psnr loss is 0.329%;
when static-thresh = 500, psnr loss is 0.970%;
2. stdhd set:
when static-thresh = 1, psnr loss is 0.922%;
when static-thresh = 500, psnr loss is 1.307%;
Similar speedup is achieved. For example,
clip bitrate static-thresh psnr time
akiyo(cif) 500 0 48.952 5.077s(50f)
akiyo 500 500 48.866 4.169s(50f)
parkjoy(1080p) 4000 0 30.388 78.20s(30f)
parkjoy 4000 500 30.367 70.85s(30f)
sunflower(1080p) 4000 0 44.402 74.55s(30f)
sunflower 4000 500 44.414 68.69s(30f)
Change-Id: Ic78833642ce1911dbbd1cb6c899a2d7e2dfcc1f3
This option exists in VP8, and it was rewritten in VP9 to support
skipping on different partition levels. After prediction is done,
we can check if the residuals in the partition block will be all
quantized to 0. If this is true, the skip flag is set, and only
prediction data are needed in reconstruction. Based on DCT's energy
conservation property, the skipping check can be estimated in
spatial domain.
The prediction error is calculated and compared to a threshold.
The threshold is determined by the dequant values, and also
adjusted by partition sizes. To be precise, the DC and AC parts
for Y, U, and V planes are checked to decide skipping or not.
Test showed that
1. derf set:
when static-thresh = 1, psnr loss is 0.666%;
when static-thresh = 500, psnr loss is 1.162%;
2. stdhd set:
when static-thresh = 1, psnr loss is 1.249%;
when static-thresh = 500, psnr loss is 1.668%;
For different clips, encoding speedup range is between several
percentage and 20+% when static-thresh <= 500. For example,
clip bitrate static-thresh psnr time
akiyo(cif) 500 0 48.923 5.635s(50f)
akiyo 500 500 48.863 4.402s(50f)
parkjoy(1080p) 4000 0 30.380 77.54s(30f)
parkjoy 4000 500 30.384 69.59s(30f)
sunflower(1080p) 4000 0 44.461 85.2s(30f)
sunflower 4000 500 44.418 78.1s(30f)
Higher static-thresh values give larger speedup with larger
quality loss.
Change-Id: I857031ceb466ff314ab580ac5ec5d18542203c53
Removing unused constants, macros, and function declarations. Using
ROUND_POWER_OF_TWO macro, vp9_zero, vp9_copy where possible. Moving
#include from *.h to *.c. Merging for loops for motion vectors.
Change-Id: Ic3bf841764a2bb177128bb3a6d7aa8f68229cd13
Simplified the code that extracts and uses the motion
vectors for the 4 sub-partitions in rd_pick_partition.
Change-Id: Iaf698ef7ee3aef9edd59015e1ae065dd359b17d9
This commit makes the initialization of trellis coeff optimization
a per-plane operation, thereby eliminating the redundant steps in
encode_sby and encode_sbuv. It makes the encoder at speed 0 slightly
faster.
Change-Id: Iffe9faca6a109dafc0dd69dc7273cbdec19b17cd
The feature that uses small partition results as a measure to skip
mode evaluation at larger partition requires the flags to be reset.
The reset was missing in the code path that calls rd_use_partition().
Change-Id: Ia0a3a0aee1a862b6e2333d596808db7c48033d50
Adding plane type check condition because it was always used outside of
get_tx_type_{4x4, 8x8, 16x16}.
Change-Id: I02f0bbfee8063474865bd903eb25b54d26e07230
Although local copies of the mode member variables
(mode, ref_frame) were made, they were not used in
all places. Also, made a local copy of the
second_ref_frame member.
Change-Id: I84d8c822e5cb3d8a02fc3de8a4037ca3fea8bfad
Prevents doing duplicate IDCTs; encoding of first 50 frames of bus
(speed 0) @ 1500kbps goes from 1min4.0 to 1min3.5, i.e. 0.87% faster
overall.
Change-Id: I2df39e29ed9d5ea5e7d2704a34940ba622832ddd
Encoding time of first 50 frames of bus (speed 0) @ 1500kbps goes from
1min5.4 to 1min4.0, i.e. 2.2% faster overall.
Change-Id: I8c32f2aff9a649ce7dd49d910dc5ba16b99c3bc6
Counts are separate from frame context. We have several frame contexts but
need only one copy of all counts.
Change-Id: I5279b0321cb450bbea7049adaa9275306a7cef7d
The struct optimize_block_args is defined same as encode_b_args.
Remove this redundant definition, and use encode_b_args consistently.
Change-Id: I1703aeeb3bacf92e98a34f4355202712110173d9
All filters are interpolating now, so we don't need this array, all
values from this array are evaluated to true.
Change-Id: I9af6d8219ae0eb984063cd15e4e2296374ae4961
The xform_quant() module is only used by inter modes, hence removing
the redundant switches therein conditioned on tx_type.
Change-Id: Ib87ce5b2f2e4cbf3ceb133a1108afa173c933a3f
When all the transform coefficients were quantized to zero, skip
the inverse transform operation. For bus_cif at 1000 kbps, the
runtime goes from 154967ms -> 149842ms, i.e., about 3% speed-up,
at speed 0.
Change-Id: Ic0a813fff5e28972d4888ee42d8747846a6c3cc6
many structures use bw and bh and they have different meanings. This cl attempts
to start this clean up and remove unneccessary 2 step look up log and then
shift operations...
also removed partition type multiple operation code in bitstream.c.
Change-Id: I7e03e552bdfc0939738e430862e3073d30fdd5db
Renamed:
MAX_MB_SEGMENTS to MAX_SEGMENTS
MB_SEG_TREE_PROBS to SEG_TREE_PROBS
The minimum unit for segmentation in the segment map
is now 8x8 so it is misleading to use MB_ as macro-block
traditionally refers to a 16x16 region.
Change-Id: I0b55a6f0426bb46dd13435fcfa5bae0a30a7fa22
Moving common encoder/decoder code to update_tx_counts. Also renaming
vp9_get_pred_probs_tx_size to get_tx_probs2 and adding get_tx_probs to
call vp9_get_pred_context_tx_size inside read_selected_tx_size only once
(twice before).
Change-Id: Ia50247f3893de88ef8e9041b0d44be44a40aaa4d
Optional change in diamond search to continue in the best move
direction until that move turns worse.
This is still WIP since the exact way the new method is to be used is
under investigation. One option is to make it an option in diamond
search and use it only when motion is large.
Overall slightly positive on derfraw300 +0.02%, stdhdraw +0.13%,
but works a lot better for high motion sequences (ex. football : +1%).
Change-Id: If88e01a6021daa0cda934680cdc70be1ee04f798
Stack the rate-distortion statistics in the sub8x8 rd loop. This allows
the encoder to skip the forward transform, quantization, and coeff cost
estimation, in the sub8x8 rd optimization search, if the motion
vector(s) are of integer pixel value, and have been tested in the
previous prediction filter type rd loops of the same block.
This gives about 2% speed-up for bus_cif at 2000 kpbs, for speed 0.
Its efficacy depends how frequently the motion search will select an
integer motion vector.
Change-Id: Iee15d4283ad4adea05522c1d40b198b127e6dd97
Mode search order in rd loop changed to better reflect
observed hit counts.
Also some adjustment of the baseline mode rd thresholds
to reflect the order change and observed frequencies.
Change-Id: I47a131cc83e11551df8add6d6d8d413d78d3a63c
When CONFIG_POSTPROC is set there was a now
invalid reference to cm->filter_level.
Changed to cpi->mb.e_mbd.lf.filter_level in line with
change Iaf5fb71c33719cdfa1b991f671caf071be9ea035
Change-Id: If746e60044903f7ba8d0d346225b3d015226c7d0
This commit allows the encoder to skip a few buffer update steps in
rd_pick_best_mbsegmentation, when early breakout has been triggered
in the rd_check_segment_txsize. It provides about 1% speed-up for
bus_cif at 2000 kbps, in the settings of speed 0.
Change-Id: Ica034f10a24dec572b397d8389a2b81020ebc0b9
At speed 2, due to the threshold scheme used, it is possible the rate
and distortion assigned with INT_MAX value. The patch added checking
to prevent the INT_MAX value is used in further calculation of RD
scores. The patch also changed the assertion in rd_use_partition() to
be mirror similar assertion in rd_pick_partition().
Change-Id: Idb52c543cc1e10abdf6e6a5d6e9cb535a42214dc
Adding loopfilter struct with fields from MACROBLOCKD and VP9Common.
Eventually it will be moved to vp9_loopfilter.h for better code structure.
Change-Id: Iaf5fb71c33719cdfa1b991f671caf071be9ea035
This patch modifies the auto_mv_step_size speed feature to
use a combination of the maximum magnitude mv from the last
inter frame, and the maximum magnitude mv for the two reference
mvs with the same reference. For arf frames, the max mav step
for the resolution is used.
The bounds therefore are slightly tighter. The feature is made
a speed 1 feature.
Rebased.
Results (when this feature is turned on over speed 0):
derfraw300: -0.046% psnr, about 5+% speedup
(tested on football: goes from 4m30.760s to 4m17.410s).
Change-Id: If492797a61b0b4b3e58c0b8f86afb880165fc9f6
Renaming vp9_sb_mv_ref_tree to vp9_inter_mode_tree, and
vp9_sb_mv_ref_encoding_array to vp9_inter_mode_encodings.
Change-Id: I0e91fbf81350d3ec5a2599064c74089b5d06133a
We would skip the rectangular blocks for sub8x8 partitions because
we would conclude that PARTITION_NONE was better than PARTITION_SPLIT,
however, that conclusion was made before we actually really tested
PARTITION_SPLIT.
Change-Id: I8fa91e59894badc1d8cee3ba8a49e40ae4c4a489
This prevents a duplicate memcpy of a 128-byte struct every time
set_scale_factors() is called (which is a lot), thus leading to a
decrease from 3.7 MB to 1.85 MB of struct copying per 64x64 block
RD/partition loop.
Overall, this decreases encoding time of the first 50 frames of bus
@ 1500kbps (speed 0) from 1min5.9 to 1min4.9, i.e. about a 1.5%
overall speedup. We can likely get more gains by removing the copy
of the other struct (and replacing it with an indexing) as well.
Change-Id: I3dceb7e79f71e6fe911b11cc994cf89a869dde7a
This means we only do UV intra mode selection if we find any intra
mode to actually be useful at all; in addition, we only do UV intra
mode selection for the transform sizes that were selected, rather
than all sizes available in this partition.
First 50 frames of bus @ 1500kbps (speed 0) gains about 5% with this
change.
Change-Id: I7b461eb8b803247f57896c5a9505f745b55502b3
The break statement only breaks out of the nested loop, not the
top-level loop, so it doesn't always work as intended. Changing it
to a return statement does what's intended.
Change-Id: I585419823b39a04ec8826b1c8a216099b1728ba7
these are only used in the encoder.
frames_since_golden / frames_till_alt_ref_frame -> VP[89]_COMP
Change-Id: Ie14a6f46987bced685ddb449b85dc261caba6dfe
