[x265] [PATCH] rc: add qpmin and qpmax options

Deepthi Nandakumar deepthi at multicorewareinc.com
Tue Jul 19 07:24:23 CEST 2016


On Fri, Jul 15, 2016 at 7:03 PM, <gopi.satykrishna at multicorewareinc.com>
wrote:

> # HG changeset patch
> # User Gopi Satykrishna Akisetty <gopi.satykrishna at multicorewareinc.com>
> # Date 1468581281 -19800
> #      Fri Jul 15 16:44:41 2016 +0530
> # Node ID 98a948623fdc745a37123f52a00fefeecaadaad7
> # Parent  43ca544799c240f6eefb66424dc73ec65b7dcfea
> rc: add qpmin and qpmax options
>
> diff -r 43ca544799c2 -r 98a948623fdc doc/reST/cli.rst
> --- a/doc/reST/cli.rst  Fri Jul 15 12:43:23 2016 +0530
> +++ b/doc/reST/cli.rst  Fri Jul 15 16:44:41 2016 +0530
> @@ -1434,6 +1434,14 @@
>         The maximum single adjustment in QP allowed to rate control.
> Default
>         4
>
> +.. option:: --qpmin <integer>
> +
> +       sets a hard lower limit on QP allowed to ratecontrol. Default 0
> +
> +.. option:: --qpmax <integer>
> +
> +       sets a hard upper limit on QP allowed to ratecontrol. Default 69
> +
>  .. option:: --rc-grain, --no-rc-grain
>
>     Enables a specialised ratecontrol algorithm for film grain content.
> This
> diff -r 43ca544799c2 -r 98a948623fdc source/CMakeLists.txt
> --- a/source/CMakeLists.txt     Fri Jul 15 12:43:23 2016 +0530
> +++ b/source/CMakeLists.txt     Fri Jul 15 16:44:41 2016 +0530
> @@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
>  mark_as_advanced(FPROFILE_USE FPROFILE_GENERATE NATIVE_BUILD)
>
>  # X265_BUILD must be incremented each time the public API is changed
> -set(X265_BUILD 88)
> +set(X265_BUILD 89)
>  configure_file("${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/x265.def.in"
>                 "${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/x265.def")
>  configure_file("${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/x265_config.h.in"
> diff -r 43ca544799c2 -r 98a948623fdc source/common/param.cpp
> --- a/source/common/param.cpp   Fri Jul 15 12:43:23 2016 +0530
> +++ b/source/common/param.cpp   Fri Jul 15 16:44:41 2016 +0530
> @@ -224,6 +224,8 @@
>      param->rc.bEnableSlowFirstPass = 1;
>      param->rc.bStrictCbr = 0;
>      param->rc.bEnableGrain = 0;
> +    param->rc.qpMin = 0;
> +    param->rc.qpMax = QP_MAX_MAX;
>
>      /* Video Usability Information (VUI) */
>      param->vui.aspectRatioIdc = 0;
> @@ -509,6 +511,7 @@
>      bool bError = false;
>      bool bNameWasBool = false;
>      bool bValueWasNull = !value;
> +    bool bExtraParams = false;
>      char nameBuf[64];
>
>      if (!name)
> @@ -747,6 +750,7 @@
>      OPT("vbv-init")    p->rc.vbvBufferInit = atof(value);
>      OPT("crf-max")     p->rc.rfConstantMax = atof(value);
>      OPT("crf-min")     p->rc.rfConstantMin = atof(value);
> +    OPT("qpmax")       p->rc.qpMax = atoi(value);
>      OPT("crf")
>      {
>          p->rc.rfConstant = atof(value);
> @@ -885,7 +889,14 @@
>      OPT("max-luma") p->maxLuma = (uint16_t)atoi(value);
>      OPT("uhd-bd") p->uhdBluray = atobool(value);
>      else
> -        return X265_PARAM_BAD_NAME;
> +        bExtraParams = true;
> +    if (bExtraParams)
> +    {
> +        if (0) ;
> +        OPT("qpmin") p->rc.qpMin = atoi(value);
> +        else
> +            return X265_PARAM_BAD_NAME;
> +    }
>  #undef OPT
>  #undef atobool
>  #undef atoi
> @@ -1208,6 +1219,10 @@
>            "Strict-cbr cannot be applied without specifying target bitrate
> or vbv bufsize");
>      CHECK(param->analysisMode && (param->analysisMode < X265_ANALYSIS_OFF
> || param->analysisMode > X265_ANALYSIS_LOAD),
>          "Invalid analysis mode. Analysis mode 0: OFF 1: SAVE : 2 LOAD");
> +    CHECK(param->rc.qpMax < QP_MIN || param->rc.qpMax > QP_MAX_MAX,
> +        "qpmax exceeds supported range (0 to 69)");
> +    CHECK(param->rc.qpMin < QP_MIN || param->rc.qpMin > QP_MAX_MAX,
> +        "qpmin exceeds supported range (0 to 69)");
>      return check_failed;
>  }
>
> @@ -1463,7 +1478,7 @@
>          else
>              s += sprintf(s, " bitrate=%d", p->rc.bitrate);
>          s += sprintf(s, " qcomp=%.2f qpmin=%d qpmax=%d qpstep=%d",
> -                     p->rc.qCompress, QP_MIN, QP_MAX_SPEC, p->rc.qpStep);
> +                     p->rc.qCompress, p->rc.qpMin, p->rc.qpMax,
> p->rc.qpStep);
>

I suggest you print this only if they are different from the defaults, to
avoid cluttering up the console output.


>          if (p->rc.bStatRead)
>              s += sprintf( s, " cplxblur=%.1f qblur=%.1f",
>                            p->rc.complexityBlur, p->rc.qblur);
> diff -r 43ca544799c2 -r 98a948623fdc source/encoder/analysis.cpp
> --- a/source/encoder/analysis.cpp       Fri Jul 15 12:43:23 2016 +0530
> +++ b/source/encoder/analysis.cpp       Fri Jul 15 16:44:41 2016 +0530
> @@ -255,7 +255,7 @@
>              cuPrevCost = origCUCost;
>
>              int modCUQP = qp + dir;
> -            while (modCUQP >= QP_MIN && modCUQP <= QP_MAX_SPEC)
> +            while (modCUQP >= m_param->rc.qpMin && modCUQP <= QP_MAX_SPEC)
>

This should be qpMax?

>              {
>                  recodeCU(parentCTU, cuGeom, modCUQP, qp);
>                  cuCost = md.bestMode->rdCost;
> @@ -2667,5 +2667,5 @@
>          qp += qp_offset;
>      }
>
> -    return x265_clip3(QP_MIN, QP_MAX_MAX, (int)(qp + 0.5));
> +    return x265_clip3(m_param->rc.qpMin, m_param->rc.qpMax, (int)(qp +
> 0.5));
>  }
> diff -r 43ca544799c2 -r 98a948623fdc source/encoder/frameencoder.cpp
> --- a/source/encoder/frameencoder.cpp   Fri Jul 15 12:43:23 2016 +0530
> +++ b/source/encoder/frameencoder.cpp   Fri Jul 15 16:44:41 2016 +0530
> @@ -1127,7 +1127,7 @@
>              {
>                  double qpBase = curEncData.m_cuStat[cuAddr].baseQp;
>                  int reEncode =
> m_top->m_rateControl->rowDiagonalVbvRateControl(m_frame, row, &m_rce,
> qpBase);
> -                qpBase = x265_clip3((double)QP_MIN, (double)QP_MAX_MAX,
> qpBase);
> +                qpBase = x265_clip3((double)m_param->rc.qpMin,
> (double)m_param->rc.qpMax, qpBase);
>                  curEncData.m_rowStat[row].diagQp = qpBase;
>                  curEncData.m_rowStat[row].diagQpScale =
> x265_qp2qScale(qpBase);
>
> diff -r 43ca544799c2 -r 98a948623fdc source/encoder/ratecontrol.cpp
> --- a/source/encoder/ratecontrol.cpp    Fri Jul 15 12:43:23 2016 +0530
> +++ b/source/encoder/ratecontrol.cpp    Fri Jul 15 16:44:41 2016 +0530
> @@ -284,7 +284,11 @@
>  #define ABR_SCENECUT_INIT_QP_MIN (12)
>  #define CRF_INIT_QP (int)m_param->rc.rfConstant
>      for (int i = 0; i < 3; i++)
> +    {
>          m_lastQScaleFor[i] = x265_qp2qScale(m_param->rc.rateControlMode
> == X265_RC_CRF ? CRF_INIT_QP : ABR_INIT_QP_MIN);
> +        m_lmin[i] = x265_qp2qScale(m_param->rc.qpMin);
> +        m_lmax[i] = x265_qp2qScale(m_param->rc.qpMax);
> +    }
>
>      if (m_param->rc.rateControlMode == X265_RC_CQP)
>      {
> @@ -808,13 +812,19 @@
>                   (double)m_param->rc.bitrate,
>                   expectedBits * m_fps / (m_numEntries * 1000.),
>                   avgq);
> -        if (expectedBits < allAvailableBits && avgq < QP_MIN + 2)
> +        if (expectedBits < allAvailableBits && avgq < m_param->rc.qpMin +
> 2)
>          {
> -            x265_log(m_param, X265_LOG_WARNING, "try reducing target
> bitrate\n");
> +            if (m_param->rc.qpMin > 0)
> +                x265_log(m_param, X265_LOG_WARNING, "try reducing target
> bitrate or reducing qp_min (currently %d)\n", m_param->rc.qpMin);
> +            else
> +                x265_log(m_param, X265_LOG_WARNING, "try reducing target
> bitrate\n");
>          }
> -        else if (expectedBits > allAvailableBits && avgq > QP_MAX_SPEC -
> 2)
> +        else if (expectedBits > allAvailableBits && avgq >
> m_param->rc.qpMax - 2)
>          {
> -            x265_log(m_param, X265_LOG_WARNING, "try increasing target
> bitrate\n");
> +            if (m_param->rc.qpMax < QP_MAX_MAX)
> +                x265_log(m_param, X265_LOG_WARNING, "try increasing
> target bitrate or increasing qp_max (currently %d)\n", m_param->rc.qpMax);
> +            else
> +                x265_log(m_param, X265_LOG_WARNING, "try increasing
> target bitrate\n");
>          }
>          else if (!(m_2pass && m_isVbv))
>              x265_log(m_param, X265_LOG_WARNING, "internal error\n");
> @@ -966,6 +976,8 @@
>      double adjustment;
>      double prevBits = 0;
>      int t0, t1;
> +    double qScaleMin = x265_qp2qScale(m_param->rc.qpMin);
> +    double qScaleMax = x265_qp2qScale(m_param->rc.qpMax);
>      int iterations = 0 , adjMin, adjMax;
>      CHECKED_MALLOC(fills, double, m_numEntries + 1);
>      fills++;
> @@ -985,7 +997,7 @@
>              adjMin = 1;
>              while (adjMin && findUnderflow(fills, &t0, &t1, 1, endPos))
>              {
> -                adjMin = fixUnderflow(t0, t1, adjustment, MIN_QPSCALE,
> MAX_MAX_QPSCALE);
> +                adjMin = fixUnderflow(t0, t1, adjustment, qScaleMin,
> qScaleMax);
>                  t0 = t1;
>              }
>          }
> @@ -995,7 +1007,7 @@
>          /* fix underflows -- should be done after overflow, as we'd
> better undersize target than underflowing VBV */
>          adjMax = 1;
>          while (adjMax && findUnderflow(fills, &t0, &t1, 0, endPos))
> -            adjMax = fixUnderflow(t0, t1, 1.001, MIN_QPSCALE,
> MAX_MAX_QPSCALE );
> +            adjMax = fixUnderflow(t0, t1, 1.001, qScaleMin, qScaleMax);
>          expectedBits = countExpectedBits(startPos, endPos);
>      }
>      while ((expectedBits < .995 * allAvailableBits) &&
> ((int64_t)(expectedBits+.5) > (int64_t)(prevBits+.5)) &&
> !(m_param->rc.rateControlMode == X265_RC_CRF));
> @@ -1216,7 +1228,7 @@
>           * the scene-transition mini-gop */
>
>          double q = x265_qScale2qp(rateEstimateQscale(curFrame, rce));
> -        q = x265_clip3((double)QP_MIN, (double)QP_MAX_MAX, q);
> +        q = x265_clip3((double)m_param->rc.qpMin,
> (double)m_param->rc.qpMax, q);
>          m_qp = int(q + 0.5);
>          q = m_isGrainEnabled ? m_qp : q;
>          rce->qpaRc = curEncData.m_avgQpRc = curEncData.m_avgQpAq = q;
> @@ -1254,7 +1266,7 @@
>      if (curFrame->m_forceqp)
>      {
>          m_qp = (int32_t)(curFrame->m_forceqp + 0.5) - 1;
> -        m_qp = x265_clip3(QP_MIN, QP_MAX_MAX, m_qp);
> +        m_qp = x265_clip3(m_param->rc.qpMin, m_param->rc.qpMax, m_qp);
>          rce->qpaRc = curEncData.m_avgQpRc = curEncData.m_avgQpAq = m_qp;
>          if (m_isAbr || m_2pass)
>          {
> @@ -1647,6 +1659,8 @@
>          double abrBuffer = 2 * m_rateTolerance * m_bitrate;
>          if (m_2pass)
>          {
> +            double lmin = m_lmin[m_sliceType];
> +            double lmax = m_lmax[m_sliceType];
>              int64_t diff;
>              if (!m_isVbv)
>              {
> @@ -1697,17 +1711,17 @@
>                  double sizeConstraint = 1 + expectedFullness;
>                  qmax = X265_MAX(qmax, rce->newQScale);
>                  if (expectedFullness < .05)
> -                    qmax = MAX_MAX_QPSCALE;
> -                qmax = X265_MIN(qmax, MAX_MAX_QPSCALE);
> +                    qmax = lmax;
> +                qmax = X265_MIN(qmax, lmax);
>                  while (((expectedVbv < rce->expectedVbv/sizeConstraint)
> && (q < qmax)) ||
> -                        ((expectedVbv < 0) && (q < MAX_MAX_QPSCALE)))
> +                        ((expectedVbv < 0) && (q < lmax)))
>                  {
>                      q *= 1.05;
>                      expectedSize = qScale2bits(rce, q);
>                      expectedVbv = m_bufferFill + m_bufferRate -
> expectedSize;
>                  }
>              }
> -            q = x265_clip3(MIN_QPSCALE, MAX_MAX_QPSCALE, q);
> +            q = x265_clip3(lmin, lmax, q);
>          }
>          else
>          {
> @@ -1724,7 +1738,8 @@
>               * tolerances, the bit distribution approaches that of 2pass.
> */
>
>              double overflow = 1;
> -            double lqmin = MIN_QPSCALE, lqmax = MAX_MAX_QPSCALE;
> +            double lqmin = m_lmin[m_sliceType];
> +            double lqmax = m_lmax[m_sliceType];
>              m_shortTermCplxSum *= 0.5;
>              m_shortTermCplxCount *= 0.5;
>              m_shortTermCplxSum += m_currentSatd /
> (CLIP_DURATION(m_frameDuration) / BASE_FRAME_DURATION);
> @@ -1810,7 +1825,7 @@
>                          x265_qp2qScale(ABR_INIT_QP_MAX);
>                      q = X265_MIN(lqmax, q);
>              }
> -            q = x265_clip3(MIN_QPSCALE, MAX_MAX_QPSCALE, q);
> +            q = x265_clip3(lqmin, lqmax, q);
>              /* Set a min qp at scenechanges and transitions */
>              if (m_isSceneTransition)
>              {
> @@ -1974,6 +1989,8 @@
>  {
>      // B-frames are not directly subject to VBV,
>      // since they are controlled by referenced P-frames' QPs.
> +    double lmin = m_lmin[m_sliceType];
> +    double lmax = m_lmax[m_sliceType];
>      double q0 = q;
>      if (m_isVbv && m_currentSatd > 0 && curFrame)
>      {
> @@ -2087,20 +2104,20 @@
>          if (m_rateFactorMaxIncrement)
>          {
>              double qpNoVbv = x265_qScale2qp(q0);
> -            double qmax = X265_MIN(MAX_MAX_QPSCALE,x265_qp2qScale(qpNoVbv
> + m_rateFactorMaxIncrement));
> -            return x265_clip3(MIN_QPSCALE, qmax, q);
> +            double qmax = X265_MIN(lmax,x265_qp2qScale(qpNoVbv +
> m_rateFactorMaxIncrement));
> +            return x265_clip3(lmin, qmax, q);
>          }
>      }
>      if (m_2pass)
>      {
> -        double min = log(MIN_QPSCALE);
> -        double max = log(MAX_MAX_QPSCALE);
> +        double min = log(lmin);
> +        double max = log(lmax);
>          q = (log(q) - min) / (max - min) - 0.5;
>          q = 1.0 / (1.0 + exp(-4 * q));
>          q = q*(max - min) + min;
>          return exp(q);
>      }
> -    return x265_clip3(MIN_QPSCALE, MAX_MAX_QPSCALE, q);
> +    return x265_clip3(lmin, lmax, q);
>  }
>
>  double RateControl::predictRowsSizeSum(Frame* curFrame, RateControlEntry*
> rce, double qpVbv, int32_t& encodedBitsSoFar)
> @@ -2215,8 +2232,8 @@
>      int canReencodeRow = 1;
>      /* tweak quality based on difference from predicted size */
>      double prevRowQp = qpVbv;
> -    double qpAbsoluteMax = QP_MAX_MAX;
> -    double qpAbsoluteMin = QP_MIN;
> +    double qpAbsoluteMax = m_param->rc.qpMax;
> +    double qpAbsoluteMin = m_param->rc.qpMin;
>      if (m_rateFactorMaxIncrement)
>          qpAbsoluteMax = X265_MIN(qpAbsoluteMax, rce->qpNoVbv +
> m_rateFactorMaxIncrement);
>
> @@ -2435,7 +2452,7 @@
>                  avgQpRc += curEncData.m_rowStat[i].sumQpRc;
>
>              avgQpRc /= slice->m_sps->numCUsInFrame;
> -            curEncData.m_avgQpRc = x265_clip3((double)QP_MIN,
> (double)QP_MAX_MAX, avgQpRc);
> +            curEncData.m_avgQpRc = x265_clip3((double)m_param->rc.qpMin,
> (double)m_param->rc.qpMax, avgQpRc);
>              rce->qpaRc = curEncData.m_avgQpRc;
>          }
>
> diff -r 43ca544799c2 -r 98a948623fdc source/encoder/ratecontrol.h
> --- a/source/encoder/ratecontrol.h      Fri Jul 15 12:43:23 2016 +0530
> +++ b/source/encoder/ratecontrol.h      Fri Jul 15 16:44:41 2016 +0530
> @@ -162,6 +162,8 @@
>      double  m_accumPNorm;
>      double  m_lastQScaleFor[3];  /* last qscale for a specific pict type,
> used for max_diff & ipb factor stuff */
>      double  m_lstep;
> +    double  m_lmin[3];
> +    double  m_lmax[3];
>      double  m_shortTermCplxSum;
>      double  m_shortTermCplxCount;
>      double  m_lastRceq;
> diff -r 43ca544799c2 -r 98a948623fdc source/encoder/sao.cpp
> --- a/source/encoder/sao.cpp    Fri Jul 15 12:43:23 2016 +0530
> +++ b/source/encoder/sao.cpp    Fri Jul 15 16:44:41 2016 +0530
> @@ -1197,7 +1197,7 @@
>
>      int qpCb = qp;
>      if (m_param->internalCsp == X265_CSP_I420)
> -        qpCb = x265_clip3(QP_MIN, QP_MAX_MAX, (int)g_chromaScale[qp +
> slice->m_pps->chromaQpOffset[0]]);
> +        qpCb = x265_clip3(m_param->rc.qpMin, m_param->rc.qpMax,
> (int)g_chromaScale[qp + slice->m_pps->chromaQpOffset[0]]);
>      else
>          qpCb = X265_MIN(qp + slice->m_pps->chromaQpOffset[0],
> QP_MAX_SPEC);
>
> diff -r 43ca544799c2 -r 98a948623fdc source/x265.h
> --- a/source/x265.h     Fri Jul 15 12:43:23 2016 +0530
> +++ b/source/x265.h     Fri Jul 15 16:44:41 2016 +0530
> @@ -1161,6 +1161,12 @@
>
>          /* internally enable if tune grain is set */
>          int      bEnableGrain;
> +
> +        /* sets a hard upper limit on QP */
> +        int      qpMax;
> +
> +        /* sets a hard lower limit on QP */
> +        int      qpMin;
>      } rc;
>
>      /*== Video Usability Information ==*/
> diff -r 43ca544799c2 -r 98a948623fdc source/x265cli.h
> --- a/source/x265cli.h  Fri Jul 15 12:43:23 2016 +0530
> +++ b/source/x265cli.h  Fri Jul 15 16:44:41 2016 +0530
> @@ -152,6 +152,8 @@
>      { "pbratio",        required_argument, NULL, 0 },
>      { "qcomp",          required_argument, NULL, 0 },
>      { "qpstep",         required_argument, NULL, 0 },
> +    { "qpmin",          required_argument, NULL, 0 },
> +    { "qpmax",          required_argument, NULL, 0 },
>      { "ratetol",        required_argument, NULL, 0 },
>      { "cplxblur",       required_argument, NULL, 0 },
>      { "qblur",          required_argument, NULL, 0 },
> @@ -388,6 +390,8 @@
>      H1("   --pbratio <float>             QP factor between P and B.
> Default %.2f\n", param->rc.pbFactor);
>      H1("   --qcomp <float>               Weight given to predicted
> complexity. Default %.2f\n", param->rc.qCompress);
>      H1("   --qpstep <integer>            The maximum single adjustment in
> QP allowed to rate control. Default %d\n", param->rc.qpStep);
> +    H1("   --qpmin <integer>             sets a hard lower limit on QP
> allowed to ratecontrol. Default %d\n", param->rc.qpMin);
> +    H1("   --qpmax <integer>             sets a hard upper limit on QP
> allowed to ratecontrol. Default %d\n", param->rc.qpMax);
>      H1("   --cbqpoffs <integer>          Chroma Cb QP Offset [-12..12].
> Default %d\n", param->cbQpOffset);
>      H1("   --crqpoffs <integer>          Chroma Cr QP Offset [-12..12].
> Default %d\n", param->crQpOffset);
>      H1("   --scaling-list <string>       Specify a file containing HM
> style quant scaling lists or 'default' or 'off'. Default: off\n");
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-- 
Deepthi Nandakumar
Engineering Manager, x265
Multicoreware, Inc
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