Correct the setting of Q basis of GF/ARF in 1 pass vbr.
Existing logic would switch to using avg_QP of key frame if
avg_QP of inter is less than active worst (even if key frame is
not last frame).
Instead fix the logic (as per the comment) to use the lower of
active_worst_quality and avg_Q for inter as basis for GF/ARF
active_best_quality (unless last frame was key frame).
Increase in metrics: AvgPSNR/SSIM up by ~0.7/0.3 on ytlive set.
Change-Id: I9a628378ec6684bfda9457ebfc2384ef6d8579f7
Uses a metric on fraction of smooth blocks derived from first pass
stats in a frame to adjust down the cq_level modestly in the cq mode.
The current implementation does not add much complexity, and is
fairly light in the adaptation.
Change-Id: Ic484e810d5bd51b7bb6b8945f378c7c3d9d27053
Adjust the motion decay component to account for image size.
This has very little impact for smaller image sizes.
Average bdrate results for our HD test sets:-
Hdres set: opsnr +0,92%, Fast SSIM +1.6%
Netflix hd set: opsnr + 1.5%, Fast SSIM +3.1%
There are a couple of notable -ve clips such as cyclist and sunflower
which seem to be better with a shorter interval but also a few very big
wins such as Jets >12% psnr 22% Fast SSIM and from the Netflix
Netflix set PierSeaside 9.7% psnr and 18.2% Fast SSIM.
Change-Id: Ie43aaedaa74331ed83d624a13548094ac64fed9e
Change only affects 1 pass vbr mode, speed >=5.
Increase min_thresh, decrease boost, and set a min/max
value for gf_interval.
Change-Id: I9c1e1a1ab0c5780064eb62714ee39a72ea4d2107
Trap the case where we end up with a very short arf group just before
a key frame. Such a group often has poor quality and may cause pulsing.
For example if the KF is 17 frames away we are better doing two mid-size
groups of 9 and 8 than a group of 15 followed by a group of 2.
This becomes more and more important when coding with a short forced
kf interval though it may not impact our standard tests much.
Change-Id: I29d83d6637b203eac69be320dd35a7401a4678c1
Avoid copy-block when denoising is at LowLow level (i.e., no denoising is done).
Instead, don't enter denoiser at all, and when level goes back up over kLowLow
do a reset in denoiser.
Change-Id: I0544adf58f4dd51ecc4a4607fcb0353bfbbb7a59
This make it more likely clean/low-noise content will
be set as LowLow, and hence no denoising will be done.
Also set early exit on denoising for small blocks.
Change-Id: I4a72bba3e6c5e2d523d304c39deacc9c39bf216c
Some cleanup and bugfix: pass mi_row/mi_col (not mv_col/mv_row)
to build_inter_predictors. This only affects case where
the frame is resized, but since denoising is not done on resized
frames, the fix has not effect currently.
Change-Id: I36617a7f0b43b6f49976745f15d400977e6ffa46
Change only affects 1 pass, vbr, speed = 5 (real-time mode).
Some improvement for high motion content.
AvgPSNR/SSIM metrics for ytlive set all up, on average ~2%,
some clips (high motion ones) up 4/5%.
Encoder speed down: on mynintendo_x1.1280_720.y4m: 47fps -> 44fps.
Change-Id: I9e3eaa6392dcb6b5b44ee6f43004f97ba859bc11
Allow the encode loop to select from a wider range of Q values
when encoding normal (non arf or kf) frames.
This change is targeted at improving psycho-visual quality in some
easy sections that are currently not getting enough bits.
This is likely to be a little worse from a metrics perspective and may also
have a small impact on encode speed in cases where extra recode
iterations are triggered.
Change-Id: I667eebf33c753bcbcf8b93596467369e5708b889
Adds a second threshold for recodes even on frames where
recode is normally disabled if there is a big rate miss.
Change-Id: Ifd4a34707da55ec15eb7cfb87de4644b8d76deb2
Fix the threshold for forcing refresh of golden frame based
on high motion. The current comparison was incorrect and
prevented this (force update of gf on high motion) from being used.
For now keep this logic under a flag (and off for now) so as to
not change behavior, until further testing.
Change-Id: Ib5f0082159a428b0603b9534e4bcb6f83e4ccb25
+5.857% BD-RATE on SCREEN_CONTENT
Leaving this off for non-screen content because:
+25.300% on TWITCH120
+37.833% BD-RATE on RTC
Change-Id: Ie0a312182d6cc859fb04298e4cd81d02b39e23fe
For 1 pass vbr mode: Increase the period of gf update on scene
cut (keep it same as orginal/default setting for now).
Change-Id: I679c3bd21152f6c4e486c8098d931c00e1d26b5f
