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1 /*
2  *  Copyright (c) 2014 The WebRTC project authors. All Rights Reserved.
3  *
4  *  Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license
5  *  that can be found in the LICENSE file in the root of the source
6  *  tree. An additional intellectual property rights grant can be found
7  *  in the file PATENTS.  All contributing project authors may
8  *  be found in the AUTHORS file in the root of the source tree.
9  */
10 
11 #ifndef API_VIDEO_CODECS_VIDEO_ENCODER_H_
12 #define API_VIDEO_CODECS_VIDEO_ENCODER_H_
13 
14 #include <limits>
15 #include <memory>
16 #include <string>
17 #include <vector>
18 
19 #include "absl/container/inlined_vector.h"
20 #include "absl/types/optional.h"
21 #include "api/fec_controller_override.h"
22 #include "api/units/data_rate.h"
23 #include "api/video/encoded_image.h"
24 #include "api/video/video_bitrate_allocation.h"
25 #include "api/video/video_codec_constants.h"
26 #include "api/video/video_frame.h"
27 #include "api/video_codecs/video_codec.h"
28 #include "rtc_base/checks.h"
29 #include "rtc_base/system/rtc_export.h"
30 
31 namespace webrtc {
32 
33 class RTPFragmentationHeader;
34 // TODO(pbos): Expose these through a public (root) header or change these APIs.
35 struct CodecSpecificInfo;
36 
37 constexpr int kDefaultMinPixelsPerFrame = 320 * 180;
38 
39 class EncodedImageCallback {
40  public:
~EncodedImageCallback()41   virtual ~EncodedImageCallback() {}
42 
43   struct Result {
44     enum Error {
45       OK,
46 
47       // Failed to send the packet.
48       ERROR_SEND_FAILED,
49     };
50 
ResultResult51     explicit Result(Error error) : error(error) {}
ResultResult52     Result(Error error, uint32_t frame_id) : error(error), frame_id(frame_id) {}
53 
54     Error error;
55 
56     // Frame ID assigned to the frame. The frame ID should be the same as the ID
57     // seen by the receiver for this frame. RTP timestamp of the frame is used
58     // as frame ID when RTP is used to send video. Must be used only when
59     // error=OK.
60     uint32_t frame_id = 0;
61 
62     // Tells the encoder that the next frame is should be dropped.
63     bool drop_next_frame = false;
64   };
65 
66   // Used to signal the encoder about reason a frame is dropped.
67   // kDroppedByMediaOptimizations - dropped by MediaOptimizations (for rate
68   // limiting purposes).
69   // kDroppedByEncoder - dropped by encoder's internal rate limiter.
70   enum class DropReason : uint8_t {
71     kDroppedByMediaOptimizations,
72     kDroppedByEncoder
73   };
74 
75   // Callback function which is called when an image has been encoded.
76   virtual Result OnEncodedImage(
77       const EncodedImage& encoded_image,
78       const CodecSpecificInfo* codec_specific_info,
79       const RTPFragmentationHeader* fragmentation) = 0;
80 
OnDroppedFrame(DropReason reason)81   virtual void OnDroppedFrame(DropReason reason) {}
82 };
83 
84 class RTC_EXPORT VideoEncoder {
85  public:
86   struct QpThresholds {
QpThresholdsQpThresholds87     QpThresholds(int l, int h) : low(l), high(h) {}
QpThresholdsQpThresholds88     QpThresholds() : low(-1), high(-1) {}
89     int low;
90     int high;
91   };
92 
93   // Quality scaling is enabled if thresholds are provided.
94   struct RTC_EXPORT ScalingSettings {
95    private:
96     // Private magic type for kOff, implicitly convertible to
97     // ScalingSettings.
98     struct KOff {};
99 
100    public:
101     // TODO(nisse): Would be nicer if kOff were a constant ScalingSettings
102     // rather than a magic value. However, absl::optional is not trivially copy
103     // constructible, and hence a constant ScalingSettings needs a static
104     // initializer, which is strongly discouraged in Chrome. We can hopefully
105     // fix this when we switch to absl::optional or std::optional.
106     static constexpr KOff kOff = {};
107 
108     ScalingSettings(int low, int high);
109     ScalingSettings(int low, int high, int min_pixels);
110     ScalingSettings(const ScalingSettings&);
111     ScalingSettings(KOff);  // NOLINT(runtime/explicit)
112     ~ScalingSettings();
113 
114     absl::optional<QpThresholds> thresholds;
115 
116     // We will never ask for a resolution lower than this.
117     // TODO(kthelgason): Lower this limit when better testing
118     // on MediaCodec and fallback implementations are in place.
119     // See https://bugs.chromium.org/p/webrtc/issues/detail?id=7206
120     int min_pixels_per_frame = kDefaultMinPixelsPerFrame;
121 
122    private:
123     // Private constructor; to get an object without thresholds, use
124     // the magic constant ScalingSettings::kOff.
125     ScalingSettings();
126   };
127 
128   // Bitrate limits for resolution.
129   struct ResolutionBitrateLimits {
ResolutionBitrateLimitsResolutionBitrateLimits130     ResolutionBitrateLimits(int frame_size_pixels,
131                             int min_start_bitrate_bps,
132                             int min_bitrate_bps,
133                             int max_bitrate_bps)
134         : frame_size_pixels(frame_size_pixels),
135           min_start_bitrate_bps(min_start_bitrate_bps),
136           min_bitrate_bps(min_bitrate_bps),
137           max_bitrate_bps(max_bitrate_bps) {}
138     // Size of video frame, in pixels, the bitrate thresholds are intended for.
139     int frame_size_pixels = 0;
140     // Recommended minimum bitrate to start encoding.
141     int min_start_bitrate_bps = 0;
142     // Recommended minimum bitrate.
143     int min_bitrate_bps = 0;
144     // Recommended maximum bitrate.
145     int max_bitrate_bps = 0;
146 
147     bool operator==(const ResolutionBitrateLimits& rhs) const;
148     bool operator!=(const ResolutionBitrateLimits& rhs) const {
149       return !(*this == rhs);
150     }
151   };
152 
153   // Struct containing metadata about the encoder implementing this interface.
154   struct RTC_EXPORT EncoderInfo {
155     static constexpr uint8_t kMaxFramerateFraction =
156         std::numeric_limits<uint8_t>::max();
157 
158     EncoderInfo();
159     EncoderInfo(const EncoderInfo&);
160 
161     ~EncoderInfo();
162 
163     std::string ToString() const;
164     bool operator==(const EncoderInfo& rhs) const;
165     bool operator!=(const EncoderInfo& rhs) const { return !(*this == rhs); }
166 
167     // Any encoder implementation wishing to use the WebRTC provided
168     // quality scaler must populate this field.
169     ScalingSettings scaling_settings;
170 
171     // The width and height of the incoming video frames should be divisible
172     // by |requested_resolution_alignment|. If they are not, the encoder may
173     // drop the incoming frame.
174     // For example: With I420, this value would be a multiple of 2.
175     // Note that this field is unrelated to any horizontal or vertical stride
176     // requirements the encoder has on the incoming video frame buffers.
177     int requested_resolution_alignment;
178 
179     // If true, encoder supports working with a native handle (e.g. texture
180     // handle for hw codecs) rather than requiring a raw I420 buffer.
181     bool supports_native_handle;
182 
183     // The name of this particular encoder implementation, e.g. "libvpx".
184     std::string implementation_name;
185 
186     // If this field is true, the encoder rate controller must perform
187     // well even in difficult situations, and produce close to the specified
188     // target bitrate seen over a reasonable time window, drop frames if
189     // necessary in order to keep the rate correct, and react quickly to
190     // changing bitrate targets. If this method returns true, we disable the
191     // frame dropper in the media optimization module and rely entirely on the
192     // encoder to produce media at a bitrate that closely matches the target.
193     // Any overshooting may result in delay buildup. If this method returns
194     // false (default behavior), the media opt frame dropper will drop input
195     // frames if it suspect encoder misbehavior. Misbehavior is common,
196     // especially in hardware codecs. Disable media opt at your own risk.
197     bool has_trusted_rate_controller;
198 
199     // If this field is true, the encoder uses hardware support and different
200     // thresholds will be used in CPU adaptation.
201     bool is_hardware_accelerated;
202 
203     // If this field is true, the encoder uses internal camera sources, meaning
204     // that it does not require/expect frames to be delivered via
205     // webrtc::VideoEncoder::Encode.
206     // Internal source encoders are deprecated and support for them will be
207     // phased out.
208     bool has_internal_source;
209 
210     // For each spatial layer (simulcast stream or SVC layer), represented as an
211     // element in |fps_allocation| a vector indicates how many temporal layers
212     // the encoder is using for that spatial layer.
213     // For each spatial/temporal layer pair, the frame rate fraction is given as
214     // an 8bit unsigned integer where 0 = 0% and 255 = 100%.
215     //
216     // If the vector is empty for a given spatial layer, it indicates that frame
217     // rates are not defined and we can't count on any specific frame rate to be
218     // generated. Likely this indicates Vp8TemporalLayersType::kBitrateDynamic.
219     //
220     // The encoder may update this on a per-frame basis in response to both
221     // internal and external signals.
222     //
223     // Spatial layers are treated independently, but temporal layers are
224     // cumulative. For instance, if:
225     //   fps_allocation[0][0] = kFullFramerate / 2;
226     //   fps_allocation[0][1] = kFullFramerate;
227     // Then half of the frames are in the base layer and half is in TL1, but
228     // since TL1 is assumed to depend on the base layer, the frame rate is
229     // indicated as the full 100% for the top layer.
230     //
231     // Defaults to a single spatial layer containing a single temporal layer
232     // with a 100% frame rate fraction.
233     absl::InlinedVector<uint8_t, kMaxTemporalStreams>
234         fps_allocation[kMaxSpatialLayers];
235 
236     // Recommended bitrate limits for different resolutions.
237     std::vector<ResolutionBitrateLimits> resolution_bitrate_limits;
238 
239     // Obtains the limits from |resolution_bitrate_limits| that best matches the
240     // |frame_size_pixels|.
241     absl::optional<ResolutionBitrateLimits>
242     GetEncoderBitrateLimitsForResolution(int frame_size_pixels) const;
243 
244     // If true, this encoder has internal support for generating simulcast
245     // streams. Otherwise, an adapter class will be needed.
246     // Even if true, the config provided to InitEncode() might not be supported,
247     // in such case the encoder should return
248     // WEBRTC_VIDEO_CODEC_ERR_SIMULCAST_PARAMETERS_NOT_SUPPORTED.
249     bool supports_simulcast;
250   };
251 
252   struct RTC_EXPORT RateControlParameters {
253     RateControlParameters();
254     RateControlParameters(const VideoBitrateAllocation& bitrate,
255                           double framerate_fps);
256     RateControlParameters(const VideoBitrateAllocation& bitrate,
257                           double framerate_fps,
258                           DataRate bandwidth_allocation);
259     virtual ~RateControlParameters();
260 
261     // Target bitrate, per spatial/temporal layer.
262     // A target bitrate of 0bps indicates a layer should not be encoded at all.
263     VideoBitrateAllocation bitrate;
264     // Target framerate, in fps. A value <= 0.0 is invalid and should be
265     // interpreted as framerate target not available. In this case the encoder
266     // should fall back to the max framerate specified in |codec_settings| of
267     // the last InitEncode() call.
268     double framerate_fps;
269     // The network bandwidth available for video. This is at least
270     // |bitrate.get_sum_bps()|, but may be higher if the application is not
271     // network constrained.
272     DataRate bandwidth_allocation;
273 
274     bool operator==(const RateControlParameters& rhs) const;
275     bool operator!=(const RateControlParameters& rhs) const;
276   };
277 
278   struct LossNotification {
279     // The timestamp of the last decodable frame *prior* to the last received.
280     // (The last received - described below - might itself be decodable or not.)
281     uint32_t timestamp_of_last_decodable;
282     // The timestamp of the last received frame.
283     uint32_t timestamp_of_last_received;
284     // Describes whether the dependencies of the last received frame were
285     // all decodable.
286     // |false| if some dependencies were undecodable, |true| if all dependencies
287     // were decodable, and |nullopt| if the dependencies are unknown.
288     absl::optional<bool> dependencies_of_last_received_decodable;
289     // Describes whether the received frame was decodable.
290     // |false| if some dependency was undecodable or if some packet belonging
291     // to the last received frame was missed.
292     // |true| if all dependencies were decodable and all packets belonging
293     // to the last received frame were received.
294     // |nullopt| if no packet belonging to the last frame was missed, but the
295     // last packet in the frame was not yet received.
296     absl::optional<bool> last_received_decodable;
297   };
298 
299   // Negotiated capabilities which the VideoEncoder may expect the other
300   // side to use.
301   struct Capabilities {
CapabilitiesCapabilities302     explicit Capabilities(bool loss_notification)
303         : loss_notification(loss_notification) {}
304     bool loss_notification;
305   };
306 
307   struct Settings {
SettingsSettings308     Settings(const Capabilities& capabilities,
309              int number_of_cores,
310              size_t max_payload_size)
311         : capabilities(capabilities),
312           number_of_cores(number_of_cores),
313           max_payload_size(max_payload_size) {}
314 
315     Capabilities capabilities;
316     int number_of_cores;
317     size_t max_payload_size;
318   };
319 
320   static VideoCodecVP8 GetDefaultVp8Settings();
321   static VideoCodecVP9 GetDefaultVp9Settings();
322   static VideoCodecH264 GetDefaultH264Settings();
323 
~VideoEncoder()324   virtual ~VideoEncoder() {}
325 
326   // Set a FecControllerOverride, through which the encoder may override
327   // decisions made by FecController.
328   // TODO(bugs.webrtc.org/10769): Update downstream, then make pure-virtual.
329   virtual void SetFecControllerOverride(
330       FecControllerOverride* fec_controller_override);
331 
332   // Initialize the encoder with the information from the codecSettings
333   //
334   // Input:
335   //          - codec_settings    : Codec settings
336   //          - settings          : Settings affecting the encoding itself.
337   // Input for deprecated version:
338   //          - number_of_cores   : Number of cores available for the encoder
339   //          - max_payload_size  : The maximum size each payload is allowed
340   //                                to have. Usually MTU - overhead.
341   //
342   // Return value                  : Set bit rate if OK
343   //                                 <0 - Errors:
344   //                                  WEBRTC_VIDEO_CODEC_ERR_PARAMETER
345   //                                  WEBRTC_VIDEO_CODEC_ERR_SIZE
346   //                                  WEBRTC_VIDEO_CODEC_MEMORY
347   //                                  WEBRTC_VIDEO_CODEC_ERROR
348   // TODO(bugs.webrtc.org/10720): After updating downstream projects and posting
349   // an announcement to discuss-webrtc, remove the three-parameters variant
350   // and make the two-parameters variant pure-virtual.
351   /* RTC_DEPRECATED */ virtual int32_t InitEncode(
352       const VideoCodec* codec_settings,
353       int32_t number_of_cores,
354       size_t max_payload_size);
355   virtual int InitEncode(const VideoCodec* codec_settings,
356                          const VideoEncoder::Settings& settings);
357 
358   // Register an encode complete callback object.
359   //
360   // Input:
361   //          - callback         : Callback object which handles encoded images.
362   //
363   // Return value                : WEBRTC_VIDEO_CODEC_OK if OK, < 0 otherwise.
364   virtual int32_t RegisterEncodeCompleteCallback(
365       EncodedImageCallback* callback) = 0;
366 
367   // Free encoder memory.
368   // Return value                : WEBRTC_VIDEO_CODEC_OK if OK, < 0 otherwise.
369   virtual int32_t Release() = 0;
370 
371   // Encode an I420 image (as a part of a video stream). The encoded image
372   // will be returned to the user through the encode complete callback.
373   //
374   // Input:
375   //          - frame             : Image to be encoded
376   //          - frame_types       : Frame type to be generated by the encoder.
377   //
378   // Return value                 : WEBRTC_VIDEO_CODEC_OK if OK
379   //                                <0 - Errors:
380   //                                  WEBRTC_VIDEO_CODEC_ERR_PARAMETER
381   //                                  WEBRTC_VIDEO_CODEC_MEMORY
382   //                                  WEBRTC_VIDEO_CODEC_ERROR
383   virtual int32_t Encode(const VideoFrame& frame,
384                          const std::vector<VideoFrameType>* frame_types) = 0;
385 
386   // Sets rate control parameters: bitrate, framerate, etc. These settings are
387   // instantaneous (i.e. not moving averages) and should apply from now until
388   // the next call to SetRates().
389   virtual void SetRates(const RateControlParameters& parameters) = 0;
390 
391   // Inform the encoder when the packet loss rate changes.
392   //
393   // Input:   - packet_loss_rate  : The packet loss rate (0.0 to 1.0).
394   virtual void OnPacketLossRateUpdate(float packet_loss_rate);
395 
396   // Inform the encoder when the round trip time changes.
397   //
398   // Input:   - rtt_ms            : The new RTT, in milliseconds.
399   virtual void OnRttUpdate(int64_t rtt_ms);
400 
401   // Called when a loss notification is received.
402   virtual void OnLossNotification(const LossNotification& loss_notification);
403 
404   // Returns meta-data about the encoder, such as implementation name.
405   // The output of this method may change during runtime. For instance if a
406   // hardware encoder fails, it may fall back to doing software encoding using
407   // an implementation with different characteristics.
408   virtual EncoderInfo GetEncoderInfo() const;
409 };
410 }  // namespace webrtc
411 #endif  // API_VIDEO_CODECS_VIDEO_ENCODER_H_
412