Interfaces for encoded video sources

media/video/video_encode_types.h

+// Copyright 2013 The Chromium Authors. All rights reserved.
+// Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license that can be
+// found in the LICENSE file.
+#ifndef MEDIA_VIDEO_VIDEO_ENCODE_TYPES_H_
+#define MEDIA_VIDEO_VIDEO_ENCODE_TYPES_H_
+
+#include <ostream>
+#include <vector>
+
+#include "base/time.h"
+#include "media/base/media_export.h"
+#include "media/base/video_decoder_config.h"
+#include "ui/gfx/size.h"
+
+namespace media {
+
+// Flags to request special frames for VP8.
+enum VP8SpecialFrameFlags {
+  kVP8KeyFrame = 0,   // Key frame (implies also golden and altref refresh).
+  kVP8GoldenFrame,    // Golden frame refresh without key frame.
+  kVP8AltrefFrame,    // Altref frame refresh without key frame.
+  kVP9GoldenAndAltrefFrame,  // Golden and altref refresh without key frame.

[Ami GONE FROM CHROMIUM, 2013/03/19 18:01:49]

whoah vp9??

[vmr, 2013/03/20 12:09:14]

I've looked at this for too long and getting blind to it. :)

+};
+
+// Data to represent limitations for a encoded video source.
+struct MEDIA_EXPORT VideoEncodingLimits {
+  struct MEDIA_EXPORT EncoderConfig {
+    // Range to represent limitations in encoder controls.
+    struct Range {
+      std::string ToDebugString() const;
+
+      int min;
+      int max;
+      int step;
+    };
+
+    EncoderConfig();
+    ~EncoderConfig();
+
+    std::string ToDebugString() const;
+
+    VideoCodec codec;
+    VideoCodecProfile profile;

[Ami GONE FROM CHROMIUM, 2013/03/19 18:01:49]

Having profile means you don't need codec.

[vmr, 2013/03/20 12:09:14]

Done.

+    gfx::Size resolution;
+    std::vector<int> frames_per_second;  // Maximum fps choices.
+    Range stream_count;
+    Range temporal_layer_count;
+    Range average_bitrate;
+    Range qp;
+  };
+
+  VideoEncodingLimits();
+  ~VideoEncodingLimits();
+
+  std::string ToDebugString() const;
+
+  std::vector<EncoderConfig> configs;  // A set of supported configs.
+};
+
+struct MEDIA_EXPORT TemporalLayerParameters {
+  bool enabled;  // Flag telling whether temporal layer is enabled. If a layer
+                 // is not enabled, any of the layers depending on it will be
+                 // also disabled regardless of their parameters.
+  int target_bitrate;  // Target bitrate in bits/s for the layer.
+};
+
+// Video encoder controls that can be configured during streaming for each
+// stream.
+struct MEDIA_EXPORT RuntimeVideoEncodingParameters {
+  RuntimeVideoEncodingParameters();
+  ~RuntimeVideoEncodingParameters();
+
+  int frames_per_second;  // set to 0 to let the encoder select freely.
+  int max_bitrate;  // set to 0 to let the encoder select freely.
+  int max_qp;  // set to 0 to let the encoder select freely.
+  // Runtime parameters for each temporal layer. One element for each layer,
+  // first one for the base layer, second for first temporal enhancement layer
+  // and so on. Leave empty to let the encoder decide on temporal layering.
+  std::vector<TemporalLayerParameters> temporal_layer_params;
+};
+
+// Video encoder parameters to be configured during initialization time for each
+// stream.
+struct MEDIA_EXPORT VideoEncodingParameters {
+  VideoCodec codec;

[Ami GONE FROM CHROMIUM, 2013/03/19 18:01:49]

ditto drop codec in favor of profile.

[vmr, 2013/03/20 12:09:14]

Done.

+  VideoCodecProfile profile;
+  gfx::Size resolution;
+  RuntimeVideoEncodingParameters runtime_params;
+};
+
+struct MEDIA_EXPORT BufferEncodingMetadata {
+  base::Time timestamp;
+  int frame_type_flags;
+  int temporal_layer_id;
+  bool layer_sync;  // Tells if the frame is temporal layer sync point.
+  bool droppable;   // Tells whether the encoded buffer can be dropped without
+                    // affecting the decoding of subsequent frames.
+};
+
+}  // namespace media
+
+#endif  // MEDIA_VIDEO_VIDEO_ENCODE_TYPES_H_