Release Version 0.4.6.

Check if surface is ready in VaapiGetSurface.
Set PTS/DTS only in the first split video packet.
Add support for 4:3 output modes.
Quicker auto-crop after channel switch.
Add auto-crop support for Intel VA-API backend.
Fix bug: Auto-Crop logo skip didn't use displayed width.

ChangeLog

@@ -1,5 +1,37 @@
 User johns
-Date:
+Date: Thu Feb  2 23:29:35 CET 2012
+
+    Release Version 0.4.6
+    Warn only on the first duplicated frame in sequence.
+    Increase audio buffer, if bigger audio delay is used.
+    Makes SkipLines configure in setup menu.
+    Auto-crop only enabled with normal 4:3 display mode.
+    Vaapi updates OSD when cropping changes.
+    Add A-V info output and compile time option.
+    Fix bug: VA-API intel software decoder broken by aspect commit.
+    Add support for 4:3 output modes.
+    Quicker auto-crop after channel switch.
+    Add auto-crop support for Intel VA-API backend.
+    Fix bug: Auto-Crop logo skip didn't use displayed width.
+    Workaround for mpeg2 FFMpeg + VA-API + Intel GPU hung.
+    Fix bug: Missing vaSyncSurface and vaDestroyImage.
+    Fix bug: Only black picture with VA-API hw decoder.
+
+User HelAu
+Date: Mon Jan 30 16:54:47 CET 2012
+
+    Add support to start the plugin in suspended mode.
+
+User johns
+Date: Mon Jan 30 15:58:21 CET 2012
+
+    Finished rewrite of video code, to support output modules.
+    Add aspect change support to software decoder path.
+    Repair software decoder with vaapi vdpau backend.
+    Add workaround for Intel VA-API MPEG GPU hung.
+
+User johns
+Date: Sat Jan 28 13:32:12 CET 2012
 
     Release Version 0.4.5
     Add configurable skip lines at video top and bottom.

Makefile

@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ GIT_REV = $(shell git describe --always 2>/dev/null)
 ### Configuration (edit this for your needs)
 
 CONFIG := #-DDEBUG
+CONFIG += -DAV_INFO
 #CONFIG += -DHAVE_PTHREAD_NAME
 CONFIG += $(shell pkg-config --exists vdpau && echo "-DUSE_VDPAU")
 CONFIG += $(shell pkg-config --exists libva && echo "-DUSE_VAAPI")

README.txt

@@ -146,6 +146,8 @@ Setup: /etc/vdr/setup.conf
 	if detected crop area is too small, cut max 'n' pixels at top and
 	bottom.
 
+	softhddevice.SkipLines = 0
+	skip 'n' lines at top and bottom of the video picture.
 
 	softhddevice.Suspend.Close = 0
 	1 suspend closes x11 window, connection and audio device.

Todo

@@ -21,11 +21,10 @@ $Id: $
 missing:
     software deinterlace (yadif, ...)
     software decoder with software deinterlace
-    zoom/fit-zoom 4:3 (SetVideoDisplayFormat, SetVideoFormat?)
     ITU BT601, ITU BT709 (HD), RGB studio levels (16-235)?
     suspend output / energie saver: stop and restart X11
+    suspend plugin didn't restore full-screen (is this wanted?)
     Option deinterlace off / deinterlace force!
-    Make output drivers better modular (under construction).
 
 crash:
     AudioPlayHandlerThread -> pthread_cond_wait
@@ -38,15 +37,18 @@ video:
     suspendoutput didn't show logo or black pictures
 	(must detect video format to show image)
     hard channel switch
-    skip line not configurable from setup menu.
+    skip lines not configurable from setup menu.
+    OSD can only be shown after some stream could be shown
 
 vdpau:
+    software decoder path not working
 
 libva:
     yaepghd (VaapiSetOutputPosition) support
     can associate only displayed part of osd
     grab image for va-api
-    still many:
+    remove stderr output of libva init
+    still many: (workaround export NO_MPEG_HW=1)
     [drm:i915_hangcheck_elapsed] *ERROR* Hangcheck timer elapsed... GPU hung
     [drm:i915_wait_request] *ERROR* i915_wait_request returns -11 ...
 
@@ -54,21 +56,24 @@ libva: branch vaapi-ext
     add support for vaapi-ext
 
 libva-intel-driver:
+    deinterlace only supported with vaapi-ext
     1080i does no v-sync (sometimes correct working with vaapi-ext)
     OSD has sometimes wrong size (workaround written)
-    software decoder needs UV swab
+    sometimes software decoder deinterlace isn't working and 1080i channels
+    show artefacts
 
 libva-vdpau-driver:
     G210/GT520 OSD update too slow (needs hardware problem workaround)
     hangup on exit (VaapiDelDecoder -> VaapiCleanup
 	-> vaDestroyContext -> pthread_rwlock_wrlock)
-    with auto-crop OSD has wrong position
+    OSD still has some problems with auto-crop and 4:3 zoom.
 
 libva-xvba-driver:
-    with auto-crop OSD has wrong position
 
 x11:
     disable screensaver
+    skip multiple configure-notify, handle only the last one.
+    support embedded mode
 
 audio:
     write TS -> PES parser, which feeds audio before the next start packet
@@ -85,6 +90,7 @@ audio/alsa:
 
 audio/oss:
     alsa oss emulation mixer "pcm" not working
+    oss4 mixer channel not working
     ring buffer overflow with alsa oss emulation
 
 HDMI/SPDIF Passthrough:
@@ -118,5 +124,6 @@ future features (not planed for 1.0 - 1.5)
     atmolight support
     multistream handling
     pip support
+    save and use auto-crop with channel zapping
 
     upmix stereo to AC-3

audio.c

@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ static unsigned AudioSampleRate;	///< audio sample rate in hz
 static unsigned AudioChannels;		///< number of audio channels
 static const int AudioBytesProSample = 2;	///< number of bytes per sample
 static int64_t AudioPTS;		///< audio pts clock
-static const int AudioBufferTime = 450;	///< audio buffer time in ms
+static const int AudioBufferTime = 350;	///< audio buffer time in ms
 
 #ifdef USE_AUDIO_THREAD
 static pthread_t AudioThread;		///< audio play thread
@@ -147,6 +147,8 @@ static pthread_cond_t AudioStartCond;	///< condition variable
 static const int AudioThread;		///< dummy audio thread
 #endif
 
+extern int VideoAudioDelay;		/// import audio/video delay
+
 #ifdef USE_AUDIORING
 
 //----------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -900,6 +902,7 @@ static int AlsaSetup(int *freq, int *channels, int use_ac3)
     snd_pcm_uframes_t period_size;
     int err;
     int ret;
+    int delay;
     snd_pcm_t *handle;
 
     if (!AlsaPCMHandle) {		// alsa not running yet
@@ -1085,11 +1088,14 @@ static int AlsaSetup(int *freq, int *channels, int use_ac3)
 
     AlsaStartThreshold = snd_pcm_frames_to_bytes(AlsaPCMHandle, period_size);
     // buffer time/delay in ms
+    delay = AudioBufferTime;
+    if (VideoAudioDelay > -100) {
+	delay += 100 + VideoAudioDelay / 90;
+    }
     if (AlsaStartThreshold <
-	(*freq * *channels * AudioBytesProSample * AudioBufferTime) / 1000U) {
+	(*freq * *channels * AudioBytesProSample * delay) / 1000U) {
 	AlsaStartThreshold =
-	    (*freq * *channels * AudioBytesProSample * AudioBufferTime) /
+	    (*freq * *channels * AudioBytesProSample * delay) / 1000U;
-	    1000U;
     }
     // no bigger, than the buffer
     if (AlsaStartThreshold > RingBufferFreeBytes(AlsaRingBuffer)) {
@@ -1622,6 +1628,7 @@ static int OssSetup(int *freq, int *channels, int use_ac3)
 {
     int ret;
     int tmp;
+    int delay;
 
     if (OssPcmFildes == -1) {		// OSS not ready
 	return -1;
@@ -1708,12 +1715,14 @@ static int OssSetup(int *freq, int *channels, int use_ac3)
 	// start when enough bytes for initial write
 	OssStartThreshold = bi.bytes + tmp;
 	// buffer time/delay in ms
+	delay = AudioBufferTime;
+	if (VideoAudioDelay > -100) {
+	    delay += 100 + VideoAudioDelay / 90;
+	}
 	if (OssStartThreshold <
-	    (*freq * *channels * AudioBytesProSample * AudioBufferTime) /
+	    (*freq * *channels * AudioBytesProSample * delay) / 1000U) {
-	    1000U) {
 	    OssStartThreshold =
-		(*freq * *channels * AudioBytesProSample * AudioBufferTime) /
+		(*freq * *channels * AudioBytesProSample * delay) / 1000U;
-		1000U;
 	}
 	// no bigger, than the buffer
 	if (OssStartThreshold > RingBufferFreeBytes(OssRingBuffer)) {

softhddev.c

@@ -61,6 +61,8 @@ static char ConfigVdpauDecoder = 1;	///< use vdpau decoder, if possible
 #endif
 
 static char ConfigFullscreen;		///< fullscreen modus
+static char ConfigStartSuspended;	///< flag to start in suspend mode
+static char ConfigStartX11Server;	///< flag start the x11 server
 
 static pthread_mutex_t SuspendLockMutex;	///< suspend lock mutex
 
@@ -485,6 +487,50 @@ static void VideoNextPacket(int codec_id)
     avpkt->dts = AV_NOPTS_VALUE;
 }
 
+/**
+**	Fix packet for FFMpeg.
+**
+**	Some tv-stations sends mulitple pictures in a singe PES packet.
+**	Current ffmpeg 0.10 and libav-0.8 has problems with this.
+**	Split the packet into single picture packets.
+*/
+void FixPacketForFFMpeg(VideoDecoder * MyVideoDecoder, AVPacket * avpkt)
+{
+    uint8_t *p;
+    int n;
+    AVPacket tmp[1];
+    int first;
+
+    p = avpkt->data;
+    n = avpkt->size;
+    *tmp = *avpkt;
+
+    first = 1;
+    while (n > 4) {
+	// scan for picture header 0x00000100
+	if (!p[0] && !p[1] && p[2] == 0x01 && !p[3]) {
+	    if (first) {
+		first = 0;
+		n -= 4;
+		p += 4;
+		continue;
+	    }
+	    // packet has already an picture header
+	    tmp->size = p - tmp->data;
+	    CodecVideoDecode(MyVideoDecoder, tmp);
+	    // time-stamp only valid for first packet
+	    tmp->pts = AV_NOPTS_VALUE;
+	    tmp->dts = AV_NOPTS_VALUE;
+	    tmp->data = p;
+	    tmp->size = n;
+	}
+	--n;
+	++p;
+    }
+
+    CodecVideoDecode(MyVideoDecoder, tmp);
+}
+
 /**
 **	Decode from PES packet ringbuffer.
 */
@@ -559,7 +605,33 @@ int VideoDecode(void)
     avpkt->size = avpkt->stream_index;
     avpkt->stream_index = 0;
 
+    if (0) {
+	static int done;
+
+	if (done < 2) {
+	    int fildes;
+	    int who_designed_this_is____;
+
+	    if (done == 0)
+		fildes =
+		    open("frame0.pes", O_WRONLY | O_TRUNC | O_CREAT, 0666);
+	    else if (done == 1)
+		fildes =
+		    open("frame1.pes", O_WRONLY | O_TRUNC | O_CREAT, 0666);
+	    else
+		fildes =
+		    open("frame2.pes", O_WRONLY | O_TRUNC | O_CREAT, 0666);
+	    done++;
+	    who_designed_this_is____ = write(fildes, avpkt->data, avpkt->size);
+	    close(fildes);
+	}
+    }
+
+    if (last_codec_id == CODEC_ID_MPEG2VIDEO) {
+	FixPacketForFFMpeg(MyVideoDecoder, avpkt);
+    } else {
 	CodecVideoDecode(MyVideoDecoder, avpkt);
+    }
 
     avpkt->size = saved_size;
 
@@ -894,6 +966,10 @@ uint8_t *GrabImage(int *size, int jpeg, int quality, int width, int height)
 */
 void SetPlayMode(void)
 {
+    if (ConfigStartSuspended) {		// ignore first call, if start suspended
+	ConfigStartSuspended = 0;
+	return;
+    }
     Resume();
     if (MyVideoDecoder) {
 	if (VideoCodecID != CODEC_ID_NONE) {
@@ -1079,8 +1155,6 @@ void OsdDrawARGB(int x, int y, int height, int width, const uint8_t * argb)
 
 //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
-static char ConfigStartX11Server;	///< flag start the x11 server
-
 /**
 **	Return command line help string.
 */
@@ -1091,7 +1165,7 @@ const char *CommandLineHelp(void)
 	"  -d display\tdisplay of x11 server (fe. :0.0)\n"
 	"  -f\t\tstart with fullscreen window (only with window manager)\n"
 	"  -g geometry\tx11 window geometry wxh+x+y\n"
-	"  -x\t\tstart x11 server\n";
+	"  -x\t\tstart x11 server\n" "	-s\t\tstart in suspended mode\n";
 }
 
 /**
@@ -1106,7 +1180,7 @@ int ProcessArgs(int argc, char *const argv[])
     //	Parse arguments.
     //
     for (;;) {
-	switch (getopt(argc, argv, "-a:p:d:fg:x")) {
+	switch (getopt(argc, argv, "-a:p:d:fg:xs")) {
 	    case 'a':			// audio device
 		AudioSetDevice(optarg);
 		continue;
@@ -1130,6 +1204,9 @@ int ProcessArgs(int argc, char *const argv[])
 	    case 'x':			// x11 server
 		ConfigStartX11Server = 1;
 		continue;
+	    case 's':			// start in suspend mode
+		ConfigStartSuspended = 1;
+		continue;
 	    case EOF:
 		break;
 	    case '-':
@@ -1311,6 +1388,7 @@ void Start(void)
     }
     CodecInit();
 
+    if (!ConfigStartSuspended) {
 	// FIXME: AudioInit for HDMI after X11 startup
 	AudioInit();
 	MyAudioDecoder = CodecAudioNewDecoder();
@@ -1319,7 +1397,10 @@ void Start(void)
 	if (!ConfigStartX11Server) {
 	    StartVideo();
 	}
-
+    } else {
+	SkipVideo = 1;
+	SkipAudio = 1;
+    }
     pthread_mutex_init(&SuspendLockMutex, NULL);
 }
 

softhddevice.cpp

@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ extern "C"
 
 //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
-static const char *const VERSION = "0.4.5";
+static const char *const VERSION = "0.4.6";
 static const char *const DESCRIPTION =
 trNOOP("A software and GPU emulated HD device");
 
@@ -61,6 +61,8 @@ static const char *const Resolution[RESOLUTIONS] = {
 static char ConfigMakePrimary;		///< config primary wanted
 static char ConfigHideMainMenuEntry;	///< config hide main menu entry
 
+static int ConfigVideoSkipLines;	///< config skip lines top/bottom
+
     /// config deinterlace
 static int ConfigVideoDeinterlace[RESOLUTIONS];
 
@@ -77,7 +79,6 @@ static int ConfigVideoSharpen[RESOLUTIONS];
 static int ConfigVideoScaling[RESOLUTIONS];
 
 static int ConfigVideoAudioDelay;	///< config audio delay
-static int ConfigVideoSkipLines;	///< config skip lines top/bottom
 static int ConfigAudioPassthrough;	///< config audio pass-through
 
 static int ConfigAutoCropInterval;	///< auto crop detection interval
@@ -364,6 +365,7 @@ class cMenuSetupSoft:public cMenuSetupPage
   protected:
     int MakePrimary;
     int HideMainMenuEntry;
+    int SkipLines;
     int Scaling[RESOLUTIONS];
     int Deinterlace[RESOLUTIONS];
     int SkipChromaDeinterlace[RESOLUTIONS];
@@ -428,6 +430,11 @@ cMenuSetupSoft::cMenuSetupSoft(void)
     //	video
     //
     Add(SeparatorItem(tr("Video")));
+
+    SkipLines = ConfigVideoSkipLines;
+    Add(new cMenuEditIntItem(tr("Skip lines top+bot (pixel)"), &SkipLines, 0,
+	    64));
+
     for (i = 0; i < RESOLUTIONS; ++i) {
 	Add(SeparatorItem(resolution[i]));
 	Scaling[i] = ConfigVideoScaling[i];
@@ -491,6 +498,9 @@ void cMenuSetupSoft::Store(void)
     SetupStore("HideMainMenuEntry", ConfigHideMainMenuEntry =
 	HideMainMenuEntry);
 
+    SetupStore("SkipLines", ConfigVideoSkipLines = SkipLines);
+    VideoSetSkipLines(ConfigVideoSkipLines);
+
     for (i = 0; i < RESOLUTIONS; ++i) {
 	char buf[128];
 
@@ -520,8 +530,10 @@ void cMenuSetupSoft::Store(void)
 
     SetupStore("AutoCrop.Interval", ConfigAutoCropInterval = AutoCropInterval);
     SetupStore("AutoCrop.Delay", ConfigAutoCropDelay = AutoCropDelay);
-    SetupStore("AutoCrop.Tolerance", ConfigAutoCropTolerance = AutoCropTolerance);
+    SetupStore("AutoCrop.Tolerance", ConfigAutoCropTolerance =
-    VideoSetAutoCrop(ConfigAutoCropInterval, ConfigAutoCropDelay, ConfigAutoCropTolerance);
+	AutoCropTolerance);
+    VideoSetAutoCrop(ConfigAutoCropInterval, ConfigAutoCropDelay,
+	ConfigAutoCropTolerance);
 
     SetupStore("Suspend.Close", ConfigSuspendClose = SuspendClose);
     SetupStore("Suspend.X11", ConfigSuspendX11 = SuspendX11);
@@ -625,6 +637,7 @@ class cSoftHdDevice:public cDevice
     virtual bool Poll(cPoller &, int = 0);
     virtual bool Flush(int = 0);
     virtual int64_t GetSTC(void);
+    virtual void SetVideoDisplayFormat(eVideoDisplayFormat);
     virtual void GetVideoSize(int &, int &, double &);
     virtual void GetOsdSize(int &, int &, double &);
     virtual int PlayVideo(const uchar *, int);
@@ -740,6 +753,10 @@ bool cSoftHdDevice::SetPlayMode(ePlayMode play_mode)
     return true;
 }
 
+/**
+**	Gets the current System Time Counter, which can be used to
+**	synchronize audio, video and subtitles.
+*/
 int64_t cSoftHdDevice::GetSTC(void)
 {
     //dsyslog("[softhddev]%s:\n", __FUNCTION__);
@@ -843,6 +860,28 @@ bool cSoftHdDevice::Flush(int timeout_ms)
 
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+/**
+**	Sets the video display format to the given one (only useful if this
+**	device has an MPEG decoder).
+**
+**	@note FIXME: this function isn't called on the initial channel
+*/
+void cSoftHdDevice::
+SetVideoDisplayFormat(eVideoDisplayFormat video_display_format)
+{
+    static int last = -1;
+
+    cDevice::SetVideoDisplayFormat(video_display_format);
+
+    dsyslog("[softhddev]%s: %d\n", __FUNCTION__, video_display_format);
+
+    // called on every channel switch, no need to kill osd...
+    if (last != video_display_format) {
+	last = video_display_format;
+	::VideoSetDisplayFormat(video_display_format);
+    }
+}
+
 /**
 **	Returns the width, height and video_aspect ratio of the currently
 **	displayed video material.
@@ -1168,6 +1207,10 @@ bool cPluginSoftHdDevice::SetupParse(const char *name, const char *value)
 	ConfigHideMainMenuEntry = atoi(value);
 	return true;
     }
+    if (!strcmp(name, "SkipLines")) {
+	VideoSetSkipLines(ConfigVideoSkipLines = atoi(value));
+	return true;
+    }
     for (i = 0; i < RESOLUTIONS; ++i) {
 	char buf[128];
 
@@ -1204,10 +1247,6 @@ bool cPluginSoftHdDevice::SetupParse(const char *name, const char *value)
 	}
     }
 
-    if (!strcmp(name, "SkipLines")) {
-	VideoSetSkipLines(ConfigVideoSkipLines = atoi(value));
-	return true;
-    }
     if (!strcmp(name, "AudioDelay")) {
 	VideoSetAudioDelay(ConfigVideoAudioDelay = atoi(value));
 	return true;
@@ -1228,7 +1267,8 @@ bool cPluginSoftHdDevice::SetupParse(const char *name, const char *value)
 	return true;
     }
     if (!strcmp(name, "AutoCrop.Tolerance")) {
-	VideoSetAutoCrop(ConfigAutoCropInterval, ConfigAutoCropDelay, ConfigAutoCropTolerance = atoi(value));
+	VideoSetAutoCrop(ConfigAutoCropInterval, ConfigAutoCropDelay,
+	    ConfigAutoCropTolerance = atoi(value));
 	return true;
     }
 
@@ -1268,10 +1308,8 @@ const char **cPluginSoftHdDevice::SVDRPHelpPages(void)
 {
     // FIXME: translation?
     static const char *text[] = {
-	"SUSP\n"
+	"SUSP\n" "    Suspend plugin.\n",
-	"    Suspend plugin.\n",
+	"RESU\n" "    Resume plugin.\n",
-	"RESU\n"
-	"    Resume plugin.\n",
 	NULL
     };
 

video.h

@@ -47,16 +47,17 @@ extern unsigned VideoGetSurface(VideoHwDecoder *);
 extern void VideoReleaseSurface(VideoHwDecoder *, unsigned);
 
 #ifdef LIBAVCODEC_VERSION
-    /// Render a ffmpeg frame.
-extern void VideoRenderFrame(VideoHwDecoder *, AVCodecContext *, AVFrame *);
-
-    /// Get ffmpeg vaapi context.
-extern struct vaapi_context *VideoGetVaapiContext(VideoHwDecoder *);
-
     /// Callback to negotiate the PixelFormat.
 extern enum PixelFormat Video_get_format(VideoHwDecoder *, AVCodecContext *,
     const enum PixelFormat *);
 
+    /// Render a ffmpeg frame.
+extern void VideoRenderFrame(VideoHwDecoder *, const AVCodecContext *,
+    const AVFrame *);
+
+    /// Get ffmpeg vaapi context.
+extern struct vaapi_context *VideoGetVaapiContext(VideoHwDecoder *);
+
 #ifdef AVCODEC_VDPAU_H
     /// Draw vdpau render state.
 extern void VideoDrawRenderState(VideoHwDecoder *,
@@ -79,6 +80,9 @@ extern void VideoSetOutputPosition(int, int, int, int);
     /// Set video mode.
 extern void VideoSetVideoMode(int, int, int, int);
 
+    /// Set display format.
+extern void VideoSetDisplayFormat(int);
+
     /// Set video fullscreen mode.
 extern void VideoSetFullscreen(int);