/* * Copyright (c) 2025, Alliance for Open Media. All rights reserved. * * This source code is subject to the terms of the BSD 2 Clause License and * the Alliance for Open Media Patent License 1.0. If the BSD 2 Clause License * was not distributed with this source code in the LICENSE file, you can * obtain it at www.aomedia.org/license/software. If the Alliance for Open * Media Patent License 1.0 was not distributed with this source code in the * PATENTS file, you can obtain it at www.aomedia.org/license/patent. */ /*!\file * \brief Defines structs and callbacks needed for external rate control. * * \attention Experimental. Not part of the stable API. */ #ifndef AOM_AOM_AOM_EXT_RATECTRL_H_ #define AOM_AOM_AOM_EXT_RATECTRL_H_ #ifdef __cplusplus extern "C" { #endif #include "aom/aom_integer.h" #include "aom/aom_tpl.h" /*!\brief Current ABI version number * * \internal * If this file is altered in any way that changes the ABI, this value * must be bumped. Examples include, but are not limited to, changing * types, removing or reassigning enums, adding/removing/rearranging * fields to structures. */ #define AOM_EXT_RATECTRL_ABI_VERSION (2 + AOM_TPL_ABI_VERSION) /*!\brief Corresponds to MAX_STATIC_GF_GROUP_LENGTH defined in ratectrl.h */ #define AOM_RC_MAX_STATIC_GF_GROUP_LENGTH 250 /*!\brief Max number of ref frames returned by the external RC. * * Corresponds to REF_FRAMES defined in enums.h. */ #define AOM_RC_MAX_REF_FRAMES 8 /*!\brief Max layer depth. * * Corresponds to MAX_ARF_LAYERS defined in ratectrl.h. */ #define AOM_RC_MAX_ARF_LAYERS 6 /*!\brief The type of the external rate control. * * This controls what encoder parameters are determined by the external rate * control. */ typedef enum aom_rc_type { /*! * The external rate control doesn't determine anything. * This mode is used as baseline. */ AOM_RC_NONE = 0, /*! * The external rate control model determines the quantization parameter (QP) * for each frame. */ AOM_RC_QP = 1 << 0, /*! * The external rate control model determines the group of picture (GOP) of * the video sequence. */ AOM_RC_GOP = 1 << 1, /*! * The external rate control model determines the rate-distortion multiplier * (rdmult) for the current frame. */ AOM_RC_RDMULT = 1 << 2, /*! * The external rate control model determines both QP and GOP. */ AOM_RC_GOP_QP = AOM_RC_QP | AOM_RC_GOP, /*! * The external rate control model determines the QP, GOP and the rdmult. */ AOM_RC_GOP_QP_RDMULT = AOM_RC_QP | AOM_RC_GOP | AOM_RC_RDMULT } aom_rc_type_t; /*!\brief The rate control mode for the external rate control model. */ typedef enum aom_ext_rc_mode { AOM_RC_QMODE = 0, AOM_RC_VBR = 1, AOM_RC_CQ = 2, } aom_ext_rc_mode_t; /*!\brief Corresponds to FRAME_UPDATE_TYPE defined in ratectrl.h. */ typedef enum aom_rc_frame_update_type { AOM_RC_INVALID_UPDATE_TYPE = -1, AOM_RC_KF_UPDATE = 0, AOM_RC_LF_UPDATE = 1, AOM_RC_GF_UPDATE = 2, AOM_RC_ARF_UPDATE = 3, AOM_RC_OVERLAY_UPDATE = 4, AOM_RC_INTNL_OVERLAY_UPDATE = 5, // Internal Overlay Frame AOM_RC_INTNL_ARF_UPDATE = 6, // Internal Altref Frame } aom_rc_frame_update_type_t; /*!\brief Name for the ref frames returned by the external RC. * * Corresponds to the ref frames defined in enums.h. */ typedef enum aom_rc_ref_name { AOM_RC_INVALID_REF_FRAME = -1, AOM_RC_INTRA_FRAME, AOM_RC_LAST_FRAME, AOM_RC_LAST2_FRAME, AOM_RC_LAST3_FRAME, AOM_RC_GOLDEN_FRAME, AOM_RC_BWDREF_FRAME, AOM_RC_ALTREF2_FRAME, AOM_RC_ALTREF_FRAME, } aom_rc_ref_name_t; /*!\brief Abstract rate control model handler * * The encoder will receive the model handler from * aom_rc_funcs_t::create_model(). */ typedef void *aom_rc_model_t; /*!\brief A reserved value for the q index. * If the external rate control model returns this value, * the encoder will use the default q selected by libaom's rate control * system. */ #define AOM_DEFAULT_Q -1 /*!\brief A reserved value for the rdmult. * If the external rate control model returns this value, * the encoder will use the default rdmult selected by libaom's rate control * system. */ #define AOM_DEFAULT_RDMULT -1 /*!\brief Superblock quantization parameters * Store the superblock quantiztaion parameters */ typedef struct aom_sb_parameters { int q_index; /**< Quantizer step index [0..255]*/ int rdmult; /**< Superblock level Lagrangian multiplier*/ } aom_sb_params; /*!\brief Encode frame decision made by the external rate control model * * The encoder will receive the decision from the external rate control model * through aom_rc_funcs_t::get_encodeframe_decision(). */ typedef struct aom_rc_encodeframe_decision { int q_index; /**< Required: Quantizer step index [0..255]*/ int rdmult; /**< Required: Frame level Lagrangian multiplier*/ // Whether per-superblock delta Q should be used. // The rate control model should set the value pointed to by this member // to 1 if per-superblock delta-Q is used for this frame, or 0 otherwise. // This is a pointer to the flag in cpi->ext_ratectrl. int *use_delta_q; /*! * Optional: Superblock quantization parameters * It is zero initialized by default. It will be set for key and ARF frames * but not leaf frames. */ aom_sb_params *sb_params_list; } aom_rc_encodeframe_decision_t; /*!\brief Information for the frame to be encoded. * * The encoder will send the information to external rate control model through * aom_rc_funcs_t::get_encodeframe_decision(). * */ typedef struct aom_rc_encodeframe_info { /*! * 0: Key frame * 1: Inter frame * 2: Alternate reference frame * 3: Overlay frame * 4: Golden frame */ int frame_type; int show_index; /**< display index, starts from zero*/ int coding_index; /**< coding index, starts from zero*/ /*! * index of the current frame in this group of picture, starts from zero. */ int gop_index; int ref_frame_coding_indexes[AOM_RC_MAX_REF_FRAMES]; /**< reference frames' coding indices*/ /*! * The validity of the three reference frames. * 0: Invalid * 1: Valid */ int ref_frame_valid_list[AOM_RC_MAX_REF_FRAMES]; /*! * The length of the current GOP. */ int gop_size; /*! * Whether the current GOP uses an alt ref. */ int use_alt_ref; } aom_rc_encodeframe_info_t; /*!\brief Frame coding result * * The encoder will send the result to the external rate control model through * aom_rc_funcs_t::update_encodeframe_result(). */ typedef struct aom_rc_encodeframe_result { int64_t bit_count; /**< number of bits spent on coding the frame*/ int actual_encoding_qindex; /**< the actual qindex used to encode the frame*/ } aom_rc_encodeframe_result_t; /*!\brief Status returned by rate control callback functions. */ typedef enum aom_rc_status { AOM_RC_OK = 0, AOM_RC_ERROR = 1, } aom_rc_status_t; /*!\brief First pass frame stats * This is a mirror of FIRSTPASS_STATS in firstpass.h */ typedef struct aom_rc_frame_stats { /*! * Frame number in display order, if stats are for a single frame. * No real meaning for a collection of frames. */ double frame; /*! * Weight assigned to this frame (or total weight for the collection of * frames) currently based on intra factor and brightness factor. This is used * to distribute bits betweeen easier and harder frames. */ double weight; /*! * Intra prediction error. */ double intra_error; /*! * Average wavelet energy computed using Discrete Wavelet Transform (DWT). */ double frame_avg_wavelet_energy; /*! * Best of intra pred error and inter pred error using last frame as ref. */ double coded_error; /*! * Best of intra pred error and inter pred error using golden frame as ref. */ double sr_coded_error; /*! * Percentage of blocks with inter pred error < intra pred error. */ double pcnt_inter; /*! * Percentage of blocks using (inter prediction and) non-zero motion vectors. */ double pcnt_motion; /*! * Percentage of blocks where golden frame was better than last or intra: * inter pred error using golden frame < inter pred error using last frame and * inter pred error using golden frame < intra pred error */ double pcnt_second_ref; /*! * Percentage of blocks where intra and inter prediction errors were very * close. Note that this is a 'weighted count', that is, the so blocks may be * weighted by how close the two errors were. */ double pcnt_neutral; /*! * Percentage of blocks that have almost no intra error residual * (i.e. are in effect completely flat and untextured in the intra * domain). In natural videos this is uncommon, but it is much more * common in animations, graphics and screen content, so may be used * as a signal to detect these types of content. */ double intra_skip_pct; /*! * Image mask rows top and bottom. */ double inactive_zone_rows; /*! * Image mask columns at left and right edges. */ double inactive_zone_cols; /*! * Average of row motion vectors. */ double MVr; /*! * Mean of absolute value of row motion vectors. */ double mvr_abs; /*! * Mean of column motion vectors. */ double MVc; /*! * Mean of absolute value of column motion vectors. */ double mvc_abs; /*! * Variance of row motion vectors. */ double MVrv; /*! * Variance of column motion vectors. */ double MVcv; /*! * Value in range [-1,1] indicating fraction of row and column motion vectors * that point inwards (negative MV value) or outwards (positive MV value). * For example, value of 1 indicates, all row/column MVs are inwards. */ double mv_in_out_count; /*! * Count of unique non-zero motion vectors. */ double new_mv_count; /*! * Duration of the frame / collection of frames. */ double duration; /*! * 1.0 if stats are for a single frame, OR * Number of frames in this collection for which the stats are accumulated. */ double count; /*! * standard deviation for (0, 0) motion prediction error */ double raw_error_stdev; /*! * Whether the frame contains a flash */ int64_t is_flash; /*! * Estimated noise variance */ double noise_var; /*! * Correlation coefficient with the previous frame */ double cor_coeff; /*! * log of intra_error */ double log_intra_error; /*! * log of coded_error */ double log_coded_error; } aom_rc_frame_stats_t; /*!\brief Collection of first pass frame stats */ typedef struct aom_rc_firstpass_stats { /*! * Pointer to first pass frame stats. * The pointed array of aom_rc_frame_stats_t should have length equal to * number of show frames in the video. */ aom_rc_frame_stats_t *frame_stats; /*! * Number of show frames in the video. */ int num_frames; } aom_rc_firstpass_stats_t; /*!\brief Encode config sent to external rate control model */ typedef struct aom_rc_config { int frame_width; /**< frame width */ int frame_height; /**< frame height */ int show_frame_count; /**< number of visible frames in the video */ int max_gf_interval; /**< max GOP size in number of show frames */ int min_gf_interval; /**< min GOP size in number of show frames */ /*! * Target bitrate in kilobytes per second */ int target_bitrate_kbps; int frame_rate_num; /**< numerator of frame rate */ int frame_rate_den; /**< denominator of frame rate */ /*! * The following fields are only for external rate control models that support * different rate control modes. */ aom_ext_rc_mode_t rc_mode; /**< Q mode or VBR mode */ int overshoot_percent; /**< for VBR mode only */ int undershoot_percent; /**< for VBR mode only */ int min_base_q_index; /**< for VBR mode only */ int max_base_q_index; /**< for VBR mode only */ int base_qp; /**< base QP for leaf frames, 0-255 */ int superblock_size; /**< 64 or 128 */ } aom_rc_config_t; /*!\brief Control what ref frame to use and its index. */ typedef struct aom_rc_ref_frame { /*! * Ref frame index. */ int index[AOM_RC_MAX_REF_FRAMES]; /*! * Ref frame name. */ aom_rc_ref_name_t name[AOM_RC_MAX_REF_FRAMES]; } aom_rc_ref_frame_t; /*!\brief A single reference frame. */ typedef struct aom_rc_single_ref_frame { int index; /**< Ref frame index. */ aom_rc_ref_name_t name; /**< Ref frame name. */ } aom_rc_single_ref_frame_t; /*!\brief A single frame in the GOP. */ typedef struct aom_rc_gop_frame { // Basic info int order_idx; /**< Index in display order within a GOP, starting at 0. */ int coding_idx; /**< Index in coding order within a GOP, starting at 0. */ int display_idx; /**< The number of displayed frames preceding this frame in a GOP. */ int order_hint; /**< Index in display order since a key frame. */ int global_order_idx; /**< Index in display order in the whole video chunk. */ int global_coding_idx; /**< Index in coding order in the whole video chunk. */ int is_key_frame; /**< Whether this frame is a key frame. */ aom_rc_frame_update_type_t update_type; /**< The type of frame. */ // Reference frame info /** * For an overlay or show_existing frame: index of primary reference frame; * otherwise -1. */ int colocated_ref_idx; /** * The reference index that this frame should be updated to. -1 when this * frame will not serve as a reference frame. */ int update_ref_idx; /** * Additional bits to set in refresh_frame_flags, to allow extra frames to be * evicted from the DPB. -1 for not set. */ int extra_refresh_frame_flags; /** * Candidate reference frames which may be used for coding the current frame. */ aom_rc_ref_frame_t ref_frame_list; int layer_depth; /**< Layer depth in the GOP structure. */ /** * Primary reference frame (used to update current frame's initial probability * model). */ aom_rc_single_ref_frame_t primary_ref_frame; } aom_rc_gop_frame_t; /*!\brief The decision made by the external rate control model to set the * group of picture. This struct represents a list of GOPs. */ typedef struct aom_rc_gop_decision { int show_frame_count; /**< Number of visible frames in this GOP. */ int order_hint_offset; /**< Order hint offset for this GOP. */ int global_order_idx_offset; /**< Global order index offset for this GOP. */ int global_coding_idx_offset; /**< Global coding index offset for this GOP. */ int is_scene_cut; /**< Whether this GOP starts with a scene cut. */ /** * The adjustment ratio, based on which the base QP index of this GOP will be * adjusted from RateControlParam::base_q_index. */ double base_q_ratio; aom_rc_gop_frame_t *gop_frame_list; /**< List of frames in this GOP. */ int gop_frame_count; } aom_rc_gop_decision_t; /*!\brief The decision made by the external rate control model to set the * key frame location and the show frame count in the key frame group */ typedef struct aom_rc_key_frame_decision { int key_frame_show_index; /**< This key frame's show index in the video */ int key_frame_group_size; /**< Show frame count of this key frame group */ } aom_rc_key_frame_decision_t; /*!\brief Create an external rate control model callback prototype * * This callback is invoked by the encoder to create an external rate control * model. * * \param[in] priv Callback's private data * \param[in] ratectrl_config Pointer to aom_rc_config_t * \param[out] rate_ctrl_model_ptr Pointer to aom_rc_model_t */ typedef aom_rc_status_t (*aom_rc_create_model_cb_fn_t)( void *priv, const aom_rc_config_t *ratectrl_config, aom_rc_model_t *rate_ctrl_model_ptr); /*!\brief Send first pass stats to the external rate control model callback * prototype * * This callback is invoked by the encoder to send first pass stats to the * external rate control model. * * \param[in] rate_ctrl_model rate control model * \param[in] first_pass_stats first pass stats */ typedef aom_rc_status_t (*aom_rc_send_firstpass_stats_cb_fn_t)( aom_rc_model_t rate_ctrl_model, const aom_rc_firstpass_stats_t *first_pass_stats); /*!\brief Send TPL stats for the current GOP to the external rate control model * callback prototype * * This callback is invoked by the encoder to send TPL stats for the GOP to the * external rate control model. * * \param[in] rate_ctrl_model rate control model * \param[in] tpl_gop_stats TPL stats for current GOP */ typedef aom_rc_status_t (*aom_rc_send_tpl_gop_stats_cb_fn_t)( aom_rc_model_t rate_ctrl_model, const AomTplGopStats *extrc_tpl_gop_stats); /*!\brief Receive encode frame decision callback prototype * * This callback is invoked by the encoder to receive encode frame decision from * the external rate control model. * * \param[in] rate_ctrl_model rate control model * \param[in] frame_gop_index index of the frame in current gop * \param[out] frame_decision encode decision of the coding frame */ typedef aom_rc_status_t (*aom_rc_get_encodeframe_decision_cb_fn_t)( aom_rc_model_t rate_ctrl_model, const int frame_gop_index, aom_rc_encodeframe_decision_t *frame_decision); /*!\brief Update encode frame result callback prototype * * This callback is invoked by the encoder to update encode frame result to the * external rate control model. * * \param[in] rate_ctrl_model rate control model * \param[out] encode_frame_result encode result of the coding frame */ typedef aom_rc_status_t (*aom_rc_update_encodeframe_result_cb_fn_t)( aom_rc_model_t rate_ctrl_model, const aom_rc_encodeframe_result_t *encode_frame_result); /*!\brief Get the key frame decision from the external rate control model. * * This callback is invoked by the encoder to get key frame decision from * the external rate control model. * * \param[in] rate_ctrl_model rate control model * \param[out] key_frame_decision key frame decision from the model */ typedef aom_rc_status_t (*aom_rc_get_key_frame_decision_cb_fn_t)( aom_rc_model_t rate_ctrl_model, aom_rc_key_frame_decision_t *key_frame_decision); /*!\brief Get the GOP structure from the external rate control model. * * This callback is invoked by the encoder to get GOP decisions from * the external rate control model. * * \param[in] rate_ctrl_model rate control model * \param[out] gop_decision GOP decision from the model */ typedef aom_rc_status_t (*aom_rc_get_gop_decision_cb_fn_t)( aom_rc_model_t rate_ctrl_model, aom_rc_gop_decision_t *gop_decision); /*!\brief Get the frame rdmult from the external rate control model. * * This callback is invoked by the encoder to get rdmult from * the external rate control model. * * \param[in] rate_ctrl_model rate control model * \param[in] frame_info information collected from the encoder * \param[out] rdmult frame rate-distortion multiplier from the model */ typedef aom_rc_status_t (*aom_rc_get_frame_rdmult_cb_fn_t)( aom_rc_model_t rate_ctrl_model, const aom_rc_encodeframe_info_t *frame_info, int *rdmult); /*!\brief Delete the external rate control model callback prototype * * This callback is invoked by the encoder to delete the external rate control * model. * * \param[in] rate_ctrl_model rate control model */ typedef aom_rc_status_t (*aom_rc_delete_model_cb_fn_t)( aom_rc_model_t rate_ctrl_model); /*!\brief Callback function set for external rate control. * * The user can enable external rate control by registering * a set of callback functions with the codec control flag * #AOME_SET_EXTERNAL_RATE_CONTROL. */ typedef struct aom_rc_funcs { /*! * The rate control type of this API. */ aom_rc_type_t rc_type; /*! * Create an external rate control model. */ aom_rc_create_model_cb_fn_t create_model; /*! * Send first pass stats to the external rate control model. */ aom_rc_send_firstpass_stats_cb_fn_t send_firstpass_stats; /*! * Send TPL stats for current GOP to the external rate control model. */ aom_rc_send_tpl_gop_stats_cb_fn_t send_tpl_gop_stats; /*! * Get encodeframe decision from the external rate control model. */ aom_rc_get_encodeframe_decision_cb_fn_t get_encodeframe_decision; /*! * Update encodeframe result to the external rate control model. */ aom_rc_update_encodeframe_result_cb_fn_t update_encodeframe_result; /*! * Get key frame decision from the external rate control model. */ aom_rc_get_key_frame_decision_cb_fn_t get_key_frame_decision; /*! * Get GOP decisions from the external rate control model. */ aom_rc_get_gop_decision_cb_fn_t get_gop_decision; /*! * Get rdmult for the frame from the external rate control model. */ aom_rc_get_frame_rdmult_cb_fn_t get_frame_rdmult; /*! * Delete the external rate control model. */ aom_rc_delete_model_cb_fn_t delete_model; /*! * Private data for the external rate control model. */ void *priv; } aom_rc_funcs_t; #ifdef __cplusplus } // extern "C" #endif #endif // AOM_AOM_AOM_EXT_RATECTRL_H_