UMC_ERR_SYNC at MPEG Decoder

[vardar]

Hello all,

I am getting UMC_ERR_SYNC (-897) from MPEG4Decoder's GetFrame method.

But this is not occurring for normal streams.

I get this error only if stream size is very big.

I mean if there is low light conditions and a lot of noise in the stream.

Also same stream is playable with other decoders.

Any idea will be appreciated.

Many thanks,

victor

[Naveen_G_Intel]

Hi Victor,

I dont think error is because of size. Probably because of noise, its not able to find GOV, VOP start code. You can take care of such issue in your application itself, ignore the data.

Also, how you are initializing Frame Constructor?

Regards,

Naveen Gv

[vardar]

Hello Naveen,

many thanks for your prompt reply.

Actually I don't initialize frameconstructordirectly.

My decoder initialization is as follows;

auto_ptr< MPEG4VideoDecoder > mpeg4Decoder ( new MPEG4VideoDecoder() );

auto_ptr< VideoDecoderParams > params ( new VideoDecoderParams() );

auto_ptr< VideoProcessing > color ( new VideoProcessing() );

auto_ptr< BaseCodec > pPointerCopier ( new DataPointersCopy() );

auto_ptr< MediaData > in ( new MediaData() );

auto_ptr< VideoData > out ( new VideoData() );

auto_ptr< ThreadedDemuxer > splitter ( new ThreadedDemuxer() );

if(!mpeg4Decoder.get() || !params.get() || !in.get() ||

!out.get() || !splitter.get() || !color.get() || !pPointerCopier.get())

{

vm_string_printf(__VM_STRING("Allocation failed-%d\n"), nth);

errorFound = true;

break;

}

// initialize the splitter

SplitterParams splParams;

splParams.m_lFlags = VIDEO_SPLITTER;

splParams.m_pDataReader = pRdr;

if( UMC_OK != splitter->Init(splParams)) //Status ThreadedDemuxer::Init(SplitterParams& init)

{

errorFound = true;

break;

}

bool bInitialize = false;

Ipp16u nSequentialDecodeError = 0; // sequential error counter

if (3 > in->GetDataSize())

{

Status statusHelper;

while(true)

{

statusHelper = splitter->GetNextData(in.get(), (Ipp32u)0);

if (statusHelper == UMC_OK) {

innerWhileStatusOK = true;

break;

}

}

if (!innerWhileStatusOK) {

break;

}

if(!bInitialize)

{

bInitialize = true;

if (color.get())

{

VideoProcessingParams postProcessingParams;

postProcessingParams.m_DeinterlacingMethod = NO_DEINTERLACING;

postProcessingParams.InterpolationMethod = 0;

color->SetParams(&postProcessingParams);

}

if (color.get())

params->pPostProcessing = color.get();

else

params->pPostProcessing = pPointerCopier.get();

params->info.stream_type = MPEG4_VIDEO;

params->numThreads = 0;

params->lFlags = 0;

params->m_pData = in.get();

if (UMC_OK != (mpeg4Decoder->Init(params.get())))

{

vm_string_printf(__VM_STRING("Video Decoder creation failed-%d\n"), nth);

errorFound = true;

break;

}

VideoDecoderParams params;

if (UMC_OK != mpeg4Decoder->GetInfo(&params))

{

vm_string_printf(__VM_STRING("Video Decoder creation failed-%d\n"),nth);

errorFound = true;

break;

}

out->SetAlignment(16);

out->Init(params.info.clip_info.width, params.info.clip_info.height, UMC::YUV422, 8);

out->Alloc();

//after some more internal code I'm using like

Status ret = mpeg4Decoder->GetFrame(in.get(), out.get());