topic Does Intel's H264 encoder support customized scaling lists? in Intel® Integrated Performance Primitives

Does Intel's H264 encoder support customized scaling lists?

shyaki — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 16:06:45 GMT

By default, SetSequenceParameters() uses flat scaling lists. I tried replacing them with customized scaling lists, but the decoded frame got quality degradation.

Does Intel support user-defined scaling lists? If yes, how can I use them? thank you!

Re: Does Intel's H264 encoder support customized scaling lists?

shyaki — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 20:41:02 GMT

SetSequenceParameters() fills the scaling lists using FlatScalingList even

use_default_scaling_matrix is set to 1.

I believe this is a bug.

Please check the code in the end.

I changed the memcpy statements using DefaultScalingList4x4 and DefaultScalingList8x8.

I encoded a 1920*1080 image by setting use_default_scaling_matrix to true.

The output of Intel H264 decoder got mosaic distortion, but the JM decoder was fine.

It looks to me that Intel h264 codec only supports flat scaling.

( m_info.use_default_scaling_matrix){

Ipp32s i;

//setup matrices that will be used

m_SeqParamSet.seq_scaling_matrix_present_flag = true;

// 4x4 matrices

for( i=0; i<6; i++ ) m_SeqParamSet.seq_scaling_list_present_flag[i] = true;

//Copy default

memcpy(m_SeqParamSet.seq_scaling_list_4x4[0], UMC_H264_ENCODER::FlatScalingList4x4, 16*sizeof(Ipp8u));

memcpy(m_SeqParamSet.seq_scaling_list_4x4[1], UMC_H264_ENCODER::FlatScalingList4x4, 16*sizeof(Ipp8u));

memcpy(m_SeqParamSet.seq_scaling_list_4x4[2], UMC_H264_ENCODER::FlatScalingList4x4, 16*sizeof(Ipp8u));

memcpy(m_SeqParamSet.seq_scaling_list_4x4[3], UMC_H264_ENCODER::FlatScalingList4x4, 16*sizeof(Ipp8u));

memcpy(m_SeqParamSet.seq_scaling_list_4x4[4], UMC_H264_ENCODER::FlatScalingList4x4, 16*sizeof(Ipp8u));

memcpy(m_SeqParamSet.seq_scaling_list_4x4[5], UMC_H264_ENCODER::FlatScalingList4x4, 16*sizeof(Ipp8u));

// 8x8 matrices

m_SeqParamSet.seq_scaling_list_present_flag[6] = true;

m_SeqParamSet.seq_scaling_list_present_flag[7] = true;

//Copy default scaling matrices

memcpy(m_SeqParamSet.seq_scaling_list_8x8[0], UMC_H264_ENCODER::DefaultScalingList8x8[1], 64*sizeof(Ipp8u));

memcpy(m_SeqParamSet.seq_scaling_list_8x8[1], UMC_H264_ENCODER::DefaultScalingList8x8[1], 64*sizeof(Ipp8u));

}

Re: Does Intel's H264 encoder support customized scaling lists?

math-bessel — Thu, 15 Nov 2007 05:40:29 GMT

I think in the encoder (for 4x4 transform)custom scaling list support is not added.

From the code:

inline IppStatus ippiTransformQuantResidual_H264(Ipp16s* pSrcDst,
Ipp16s* pDst,
Ipp32s Qp,
Ipp32s* pNumLevels,
Ipp32s Intra,
Ipp16s* pScanMatrix,
Ipp32s* pLastCoeff,
Ipp16s* pScaleLevels = NULL)
{
return ippiTransformQuantFwd4x4_H264_16s_C1(pSrcDst,pDst, Qp, pNumLevels, (Ipp8u)Intra, pScanMatrix,pLastCoeff, pScaleLevels);
}

and function call

ippiTransformQuantResidual_H264

(pDiffBuf,pTransformResult, uMBQP,&iNumCoeffs, (slice_type == INTRASLICE), enc_single_scan[is_cur_mb_field],&iLastCoeff)

By default ;pScaleLevels = NULL.

Re: Does Intel's H264 encoder support customized scaling lists?

Vladimir_Dudnik — Wed, 21 Nov 2007 11:36:54 GMT

Hi,

our H.264 expert commented:

At the moment customized scaling lists are not supported.

You can use default scaling lists for 8x8 transform only. Support for customized scaling list in 4x4 transform will be added later.

Regards,
Vladimir