[x265] [PATCH 1 of 2] cli: remove tune cbr and introduce strict-cbr as a param option instead

Aarthi Priya Thirumalai aarthi at multicorewareinc.com
Sun Jan 11 11:27:08 CET 2015


# HG changeset patch
# User Aarthi Thirumalai
# Date 1419332550 -19800
#      Tue Dec 23 16:32:30 2014 +0530
# Node ID d55fed4ebcd22823f8ffb878fa898b5d288cbb6a
# Parent  1924c460d1304d9ce775f35864712dd98f758f9f
cli: remove tune cbr and introduce strict-cbr as a param option instead

strict-cbr can be enabled in CBR mode, enforces stricter checks for bitrate
adhearance and
lesser tolerance for bitrate deviance from the target.

diff -r 1924c460d130 -r d55fed4ebcd2 doc/reST/cli.rst
--- a/doc/reST/cli.rst Fri Jan 09 11:35:26 2015 +0530
+++ b/doc/reST/cli.rst Tue Dec 23 16:32:30 2014 +0530
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@
  be applied after :option:`--preset` but before all other parameters.
Default none.
  See :ref:`tunings <tunings>` for more detail.

- **Values:** psnr, ssim, grain, zero-latency, fast-decode, cbr.
+ **Values:** psnr, ssim, grain, zero-latency, fast-decode.

 Input/Output File Options
 =========================
@@ -992,6 +992,12 @@
  * :option:`--subme` = MIN(2, :option:`--subme`)
  * :option:`--rd` = MIN(2, :option:`--rd`)

+.. option:: --strict-cbr, --no-strict-cbr
+
+ Enables stricter conditions to control bitrate
+ deviance from the target in CBR mode. Bitrate adhearance is prioritised
+ over quality. Rate tolerance is set to 50%. Default disabled
+
 .. option:: --cbqpoffs <integer>

  Offset of Cb chroma QP from the luma QP selected by rate control.
diff -r 1924c460d130 -r d55fed4ebcd2 doc/reST/presets.rst
--- a/doc/reST/presets.rst Fri Jan 09 11:35:26 2015 +0530
+++ b/doc/reST/presets.rst Tue Dec 23 16:32:30 2014 +0530
@@ -105,8 +105,7 @@
 +--------------+-----------------------------------------------------+
 | zerolatency  | no lookahead, no B frames, no cutree                |
 +--------------+-----------------------------------------------------+
-| cbr          | --pbratio 1.0 --ratetol 0.5                         |
-+--------------+-----------------------------------------------------+
+


 Film Grain Retention
diff -r 1924c460d130 -r d55fed4ebcd2 source/CMakeLists.txt
--- a/source/CMakeLists.txt Fri Jan 09 11:35:26 2015 +0530
+++ b/source/CMakeLists.txt Tue Dec 23 16:32:30 2014 +0530
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 include(CheckCXXCompilerFlag)

 # X265_BUILD must be incremented each time the public API is changed
-set(X265_BUILD 40)
+set(X265_BUILD 41)
 configure_file("${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/x265.def.in"
                "${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/x265.def")
 configure_file("${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/x265_config.h.in"
diff -r 1924c460d130 -r d55fed4ebcd2 source/common/param.cpp
--- a/source/common/param.cpp Fri Jan 09 11:35:26 2015 +0530
+++ b/source/common/param.cpp Tue Dec 23 16:32:30 2014 +0530
@@ -206,6 +206,7 @@
     param->rc.complexityBlur = 20;
     param->rc.qblur = 0.5;
     param->rc.bEnableSlowFirstPass = 0;
+    param->rc.bStrictCbr = 0;

     /* Video Usability Information (VUI) */
     param->vui.aspectRatioIdc = 0;
@@ -421,11 +422,6 @@
             param->rc.aqStrength = 0.3;
             param->rc.qCompress = 0.8;
         }
-        else if (!strcmp(tune, "cbr"))
-        {
-            param->rc.pbFactor = 1.0;
-            param->rc.rateTolerance = 0.5;
-        }
         else
             return -1;
     }
@@ -699,6 +695,12 @@
     OPT("me")        p->searchMethod = parseName(value,
x265_motion_est_names, bError);
     OPT("cutree")    p->rc.cuTree = atobool(value);
     OPT("slow-firstpass") p->rc.bEnableSlowFirstPass = atobool(value);
+    OPT("strict-cbr")
+    {
+        p->rc.bStrictCbr = atobool(value);
+        p->rc.pbFactor = 1.0;
+        p->rc.rateTolerance = 0.5;
+    }
     OPT("analysis-mode") p->analysisMode = parseName(value,
x265_analysis_names, bError);
     OPT("sar")
     {
@@ -1087,6 +1089,8 @@
           "Constant rate-factor is incompatible with 2pass");
     CHECK(param->rc.rateControlMode == X265_RC_CQP && param->rc.bStatRead,
           "Constant QP is incompatible with 2pass");
+    CHECK(param->rc.bStrictCbr && (param->rc.bitrate <= 0 ||
param->rc.vbvBufferSize <=0),
+          "Strict-cbr cannot be applied without specifying target bitrate
or vbv bufsize");
     return check_failed;
 }

diff -r 1924c460d130 -r d55fed4ebcd2 source/encoder/ratecontrol.cpp
--- a/source/encoder/ratecontrol.cpp Fri Jan 09 11:35:26 2015 +0530
+++ b/source/encoder/ratecontrol.cpp Tue Dec 23 16:32:30 2014 +0530
@@ -324,10 +324,6 @@
     m_numEntries = 0;
     m_amortizeFraction = 0.85;
     m_amortizeFrames = 75;
-    if (m_param->totalFrames <= 2 * m_fps)
-    {
-        m_amortizeFraction = m_amortizeFrames = 0;
-    }
     if (m_param->rc.rateControlMode == X265_RC_CRF)
     {
         m_param->rc.qp = (int)m_param->rc.rfConstant;
@@ -396,6 +392,11 @@
             x265_log(m_param, X265_LOG_WARNING, "max bitrate less than
average bitrate, assuming CBR\n");
             m_param->rc.bitrate = m_param->rc.vbvMaxBitrate;
         }
+        if (m_param->rc.bStrictCbr && m_param->rc.vbvMaxBitrate !=
m_param->rc.bitrate)
+        {
+            x265_log(m_param, X265_LOG_WARNING, "strict CBR set without
CBR mode, ignored\n");
+            m_param->rc.bStrictCbr = 0;
+        }
     }
     else if (m_param->rc.vbvMaxBitrate)
     {
@@ -408,7 +409,11 @@
         x265_log(m_param, X265_LOG_WARNING, "NAL HRD parameters require
VBV parameters, ignored\n");
         m_param->bEmitHRDSEI = 0;
     }
-
+    if (m_param->totalFrames <= 2 * m_fps && m_param->rc.bStrictCbr)
+    {
+        m_amortizeFraction = 0;
+        m_amortizeFrames = 0;
+    }
     m_isCbr = m_param->rc.rateControlMode == X265_RC_ABR && m_isVbv &&
!m_2pass && m_param->rc.vbvMaxBitrate <= m_param->rc.bitrate;
     m_leadingBframes = m_param->bframes;
     m_bframeBits = 0;
diff -r 1924c460d130 -r d55fed4ebcd2 source/x265.cpp
--- a/source/x265.cpp Fri Jan 09 11:35:26 2015 +0530
+++ b/source/x265.cpp Tue Dec 23 16:32:30 2014 +0530
@@ -217,6 +217,7 @@
     { "no-slow-firstpass",    no_argument, NULL, 0 },
     { "analysis-mode",  required_argument, NULL, 0 },
     { "analysis-file",  required_argument, NULL, 0 },
+    { "strict-cbr",           no_argument, NULL, 0 },
     { 0, 0, 0, 0 }
 };

@@ -389,7 +390,7 @@
     H0("-p/--preset <string>             Trade off performance for
compression efficiency. Default medium\n");
     H0("                                 ultrafast, superfast, veryfast,
faster, fast, medium, slow, slower, veryslow, or placebo\n");
     H0("-t/--tune <string>               Tune the settings for a
particular type of source or situation:\n");
-    H0("                                 psnr, ssim, grain, zerolatency,
fastdecode or cbr\n");
+    H0("                                 psnr, ssim, grain, zerolatency,
fastdecode\n");
     H0("\nQuad-Tree size and depth:\n");
     H0("-s/--ctu <64|32|16>              Maximum CU size (WxH). Default
%d\n", param->maxCUSize);
     H0("   --tu-intra-depth <integer>    Max TU recursive depth for intra
CUs. Default %d\n", param->tuQTMaxIntraDepth);
@@ -457,6 +458,7 @@
        "                                   - 3 : Nth pass, overwrites
stats file\n");
     H0("   --stats                       Filename for stats file in
multipass pass rate control. Default x265_2pass.log\n");
     H0("   --[no-]slow-firstpass         Enable a slow first pass in a
multipass rate control mode. Default %s\n",
OPT(param->rc.bEnableSlowFirstPass));
+    H0("   --[no-]strict-cbr             Enable stricter conditions and
tolerance for bitrate deviations in CBR mode. Default %s\n",
OPT(param->rc.bStrictCbr));
     H0("   --analysis-mode <string|int>  save - Dump analysis info into
file, load - Load analysis buffers from the file. Default %d\n",
param->analysisMode);
     H0("   --analysis-file <filename>    Specify file name used for either
dumping or reading analysis data.\n");
     H0("   --aq-mode <integer>           Mode for Adaptive Quantization -
0:none 1:uniform AQ 2:auto variance. Default %d\n", param->rc.aqMode);
diff -r 1924c460d130 -r d55fed4ebcd2 source/x265.h
--- a/source/x265.h Fri Jan 09 11:35:26 2015 +0530
+++ b/source/x265.h Tue Dec 23 16:32:30 2014 +0530
@@ -875,6 +875,10 @@
          * ignored. The lambda tables are process-global, so these new
lambda
          * values will affect all encoders in the same process */
         const char* lambdaFileName;
+
+        /* Enable stricter conditions to check bitrate deviations in CBR
mode. May compromise
+           quality to maintain bitrate adhearance */
+        int bStrictCbr;
     } rc;

     /*== Video Usability Information ==*/
@@ -1032,7 +1036,7 @@
  *      100 times faster than placebo!
  *
  *      Currently available tunings are: */
-static const char * const x265_tune_names[] = { "psnr", "ssim", "grain",
"zerolatency", "fastdecode", "cbr", 0 };
+static const char * const x265_tune_names[] = { "psnr", "ssim", "grain",
"zerolatency", "fastdecode", 0 };

 /*      returns 0 on success, negative on failure (e.g. invalid
preset/tune name). */
 int x265_param_default_preset(x265_param *, const char *preset, const char
*tune);


On Thu, Jan 8, 2015 at 8:00 PM, Steve Borho <steve at borho.org> wrote:

> On 01/07, aarthi at multicorewareinc.com wrote:
> > # HG changeset patch
> > # User Aarthi Thirumalai
> > # Date 1419332550 -19800
> > #      Tue Dec 23 16:32:30 2014 +0530
> > # Node ID 9b30c4b16dfc4c673b57ee4c567fa8956a41e2fc
> > # Parent  32ed3f21039a5b93a54da8961442825e4db69d88
> > cli: remove tune cbr and introduce strict-cbr as a param option instead
> >
> > strict-cbr can be enabled in CBR mode, enforces stricter checks for
> bitrate adhearance and
> > lesser tolerance for bitrate deviance from the target.
> >
> > diff -r 32ed3f21039a -r 9b30c4b16dfc doc/reST/cli.rst
> > --- a/doc/reST/cli.rst        Mon Dec 29 13:49:02 2014 +0530
> > +++ b/doc/reST/cli.rst        Tue Dec 23 16:32:30 2014 +0530
> > @@ -209,7 +209,7 @@
> >       be applied after :option:`--preset` but before all other
> parameters. Default none.
> >       See :ref:`tunings <tunings>` for more detail.
> >
> > -     **Values:** psnr, ssim, grain, zero-latency, fast-decode, cbr.
> > +     **Values:** psnr, ssim, grain, zero-latency, fast-decode.
>
> preset.rst also needs updating, as well as cli help for --tune. this can
> be a follow-up patch
>
> >  Input/Output File Options
> >  =========================
> > @@ -992,6 +992,12 @@
> >       * :option:`--subme` = MIN(2, :option:`--subme`)
> >       * :option:`--rd` = MIN(2, :option:`--rd`)
> >
> > +.. option:: --strict-cbr, --no-strict-cbr
> > +
> > +     Enables stricter conditions to control bitrate
> > +     deviance from the target in CBR mode. Bitrate adhearance is
> prioritised
> > +     over quality. Rate tolerance is set to 50%. Default disabled
> > +
> >  .. option:: --cbqpoffs <integer>
> >
> >       Offset of Cb chroma QP from the luma QP selected by rate control.
> > diff -r 32ed3f21039a -r 9b30c4b16dfc source/CMakeLists.txt
> > --- a/source/CMakeLists.txt   Mon Dec 29 13:49:02 2014 +0530
> > +++ b/source/CMakeLists.txt   Tue Dec 23 16:32:30 2014 +0530
> > @@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
> >  include(CheckCXXCompilerFlag)
> >
> >  # X265_BUILD must be incremented each time the public API is changed
> > -set(X265_BUILD 40)
> > +set(X265_BUILD 41)
> >  configure_file("${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/x265.def.in"
> >                 "${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/x265.def")
> >  configure_file("${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/x265_config.h.in"
> > diff -r 32ed3f21039a -r 9b30c4b16dfc source/common/param.cpp
> > --- a/source/common/param.cpp Mon Dec 29 13:49:02 2014 +0530
> > +++ b/source/common/param.cpp Tue Dec 23 16:32:30 2014 +0530
> > @@ -206,6 +206,7 @@
> >      param->rc.complexityBlur = 20;
> >      param->rc.qblur = 0.5;
> >      param->rc.bEnableSlowFirstPass = 0;
> > +    param->rc.bStrictCbr = 0;
> >
> >      /* Video Usability Information (VUI) */
> >      param->vui.aspectRatioIdc = 0;
> > @@ -421,11 +422,6 @@
> >              param->rc.aqStrength = 0.3;
> >              param->rc.qCompress = 0.8;
> >          }
> > -        else if (!strcmp(tune, "cbr"))
> > -        {
> > -            param->rc.pbFactor = 1.0;
> > -            param->rc.rateTolerance = 0.5;
> > -        }
> >          else
> >              return -1;
> >      }
> > @@ -699,6 +695,12 @@
> >      OPT("me")        p->searchMethod = parseName(value,
> x265_motion_est_names, bError);
> >      OPT("cutree")    p->rc.cuTree = atobool(value);
> >      OPT("slow-firstpass") p->rc.bEnableSlowFirstPass = atobool(value);
> > +    OPT("strict-cbr")
> > +    {
> > +        p->rc.bStrictCbr = atobool(value);
> > +        p->rc.pbFactor = 1.0;
> > +        p->rc.rateTolerance = 0.5;
> > +    }
> >      OPT("analysis-mode") p->analysisMode = parseName(value,
> x265_analysis_names, bError);
> >      OPT("sar")
> >      {
> > @@ -1087,6 +1089,8 @@
> >            "Constant rate-factor is incompatible with 2pass");
> >      CHECK(param->rc.rateControlMode == X265_RC_CQP &&
> param->rc.bStatRead,
> >            "Constant QP is incompatible with 2pass");
> > +    CHECK(param->rc.bStrictCbr && (param->rc.bitrate <= 0 ||
> param->rc.vbvBufferSize <=0),
> > +          "Strict-cbr cannot be applied without specifying target
> bitrate or vbv bufsize");
> >      return check_failed;
> >  }
> >
> > diff -r 32ed3f21039a -r 9b30c4b16dfc source/encoder/ratecontrol.cpp
> > --- a/source/encoder/ratecontrol.cpp  Mon Dec 29 13:49:02 2014 +0530
> > +++ b/source/encoder/ratecontrol.cpp  Tue Dec 23 16:32:30 2014 +0530
> > @@ -324,10 +324,6 @@
> >      m_numEntries = 0;
> >      m_amortizeFraction = 0.85;
> >      m_amortizeFrames = 75;
> > -    if (m_param->totalFrames <= 2 * m_fps)
> > -    {
> > -        m_amortizeFraction = m_amortizeFrames = 0;
> > -    }
> >      if (m_param->rc.rateControlMode == X265_RC_CRF)
> >      {
> >          m_param->rc.qp = (int)m_param->rc.rfConstant;
> > @@ -396,6 +392,11 @@
> >              x265_log(m_param, X265_LOG_WARNING, "max bitrate less than
> average bitrate, assuming CBR\n");
> >              m_param->rc.bitrate = m_param->rc.vbvMaxBitrate;
> >          }
> > +        if (m_param->rc.bStrictCbr && m_param->rc.vbvMaxBitrate !=
> m_param->rc.bitrate)
> > +        {
> > +            x265_log(m_param, X265_LOG_WARNING, "strict CBR set without
> CBR mode, ignored\n");
> > +            m_param->rc.bStrictCbr = 0;
> > +        }
> >      }
> >      else if (m_param->rc.vbvMaxBitrate)
> >      {
> > @@ -408,7 +409,11 @@
> >          x265_log(m_param, X265_LOG_WARNING, "NAL HRD parameters require
> VBV parameters, ignored\n");
> >          m_param->bEmitHRDSEI = 0;
> >      }
> > -
> > +    if (m_param->totalFrames <= 2 * m_fps && m_param->rc.bStrictCbr)
> > +    {
> > +        m_amortizeFraction = 0;
> > +        m_amortizeFrames = 0;
> > +    }
> >      m_isCbr = m_param->rc.rateControlMode == X265_RC_ABR && m_isVbv &&
> !m_2pass && m_param->rc.vbvMaxBitrate <= m_param->rc.bitrate;
> >      m_leadingBframes = m_param->bframes;
> >      m_bframeBits = 0;
> > diff -r 32ed3f21039a -r 9b30c4b16dfc source/x265.cpp
> > --- a/source/x265.cpp Mon Dec 29 13:49:02 2014 +0530
> > +++ b/source/x265.cpp Tue Dec 23 16:32:30 2014 +0530
> > @@ -217,6 +217,7 @@
> >      { "no-slow-firstpass",    no_argument, NULL, 0 },
> >      { "analysis-mode",  required_argument, NULL, 0 },
> >      { "analysis-file",  required_argument, NULL, 0 },
> > +    { "strict-cbr",           no_argument, NULL, 0 },
> >      { 0, 0, 0, 0 }
> >  };
> >
> > @@ -457,6 +458,7 @@
> >         "                                   - 3 : Nth pass, overwrites
> stats file\n");
> >      H0("   --stats                       Filename for stats file in
> multipass pass rate control. Default x265_2pass.log\n");
> >      H0("   --[no-]slow-firstpass         Enable a slow first pass in a
> multipass rate control mode. Default %s\n",
> OPT(param->rc.bEnableSlowFirstPass));
> > +    H0("   --[no-]strict-cbr             Enable stricter conditions and
> tolerance for bitrate deviations in CBR mode. Default %s\n",
> OPT(param->rc.bStrictCbr));
> >      H0("   --analysis-mode <string|int>  save - Dump analysis info into
> file, load - Load analysis buffers from the file. Default %d\n",
> param->analysisMode);
> >      H0("   --analysis-file <filename>    Specify file name used for
> either dumping or reading analysis data.\n");
> >      H0("   --aq-mode <integer>           Mode for Adaptive Quantization
> - 0:none 1:uniform AQ 2:auto variance. Default %d\n", param->rc.aqMode);
> > diff -r 32ed3f21039a -r 9b30c4b16dfc source/x265.h
> > --- a/source/x265.h   Mon Dec 29 13:49:02 2014 +0530
> > +++ b/source/x265.h   Tue Dec 23 16:32:30 2014 +0530
> > @@ -875,6 +875,10 @@
> >           * ignored. The lambda tables are process-global, so these new
> lambda
> >           * values will affect all encoders in the same process */
> >          const char* lambdaFileName;
> > +
> > +        /* Enable stricter conditions to check bitrate deviations in
> CBR mode. May compromise
> > +           quality to maintain bitrate adhearance */
> > +        int bStrictCbr;
> >      } rc;
> >
> >      /*== Video Usability Information ==*/
> > @@ -1032,7 +1036,7 @@
> >   *      100 times faster than placebo!
> >   *
> >   *      Currently available tunings are: */
> > -static const char * const x265_tune_names[] = { "psnr", "ssim",
> "grain", "zerolatency", "fastdecode", "cbr", 0 };
> > +static const char * const x265_tune_names[] = { "psnr", "ssim",
> "grain", "zerolatency", "fastdecode", 0 };
> >
> >  /*      returns 0 on success, negative on failure (e.g. invalid
> preset/tune name). */
> >  int x265_param_default_preset(x265_param *, const char *preset, const
> char *tune);
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