[Libva] linux vaapi h.264 encoding haswell hd graphics 4600

Xiang, Haihao haihao.xiang at intel.com
Fri Mar 28 00:24:22 PDT 2014


Can you reproduce this issue with --srcyuv and --fourcc ?

Thanks
Haihao

> user at video-ubuntu:~/Downloads$ vainfo 
> libva info: VA-API version 0.35.0
> libva info: va_getDriverName() returns 0
> libva info: Trying to open /usr/local/lib/dri/i965_drv_video.so
> libva info: Found init function __vaDriverInit_0_35
> libva info: va_openDriver() returns 0
> vainfo: VA-API version: 0.35 (libva 1.3.0)
> vainfo: Driver version: Intel i965 driver - 1.3.0
> vainfo: Supported profile and entrypoints
>       VAProfileMPEG2Simple            :	VAEntrypointVLD
>       VAProfileMPEG2Simple            :	VAEntrypointEncSlice
>       VAProfileMPEG2Main              :	VAEntrypointVLD
>       VAProfileMPEG2Main              :	VAEntrypointEncSlice
>       VAProfileH264ConstrainedBaseline:	VAEntrypointVLD
>       VAProfileH264ConstrainedBaseline:	VAEntrypointEncSlice
>       VAProfileH264Main               :	VAEntrypointVLD
>       VAProfileH264Main               :	VAEntrypointEncSlice
>       VAProfileH264High               :	VAEntrypointVLD
>       VAProfileH264High               :	VAEntrypointEncSlice
>       VAProfileVC1Simple              :	VAEntrypointVLD
>       VAProfileVC1Main                :	VAEntrypointVLD
>       VAProfileVC1Advanced            :	VAEntrypointVLD
>       VAProfileNone                   :	VAEntrypointVideoProc
>       VAProfileJPEGBaseline           :	VAEntrypointVLD
> 
> libva-1.3.0 and intel-libva-driver-1.3.0
> 
> 
> 28.03.2014, 11:01, "Zhao Yakui" <yakui.zhao at intel.com>:
> > On Fri, 2014-03-28 at 10:44 +0400, Nik Orlov wrote:
> >
> >>  Hello!
> >>
> >>  I have tested h264encoder with sync mode and without. Time is ok.
> >>  But I have strange bug.
> >>  I`m generating h264 bitstream output like this
> >>  ./h264encode -w 3840 -h 1080 -framecount 2500 -f 25 -o ./test.h264
> >>  I have generated different resolutions, from resolution 1024x768 I
> >>  have such ugly picture.
> >>  At the moment I don`t understand what is it about?
> >
> > Which version of driver is used in your test?
> >
> > It seems that it is not encoded as expected.
> >
> > Will you please try to file a bug on https://bugs.freedesktop.org/ and
> > select the libva as component?
> >
> > Thanks.
> >     Yakui
> >
> >>  Screenshots:
> >>  bug1920x1080.jpg     http://yadi.sk/d/ixGQfaKLLM7aU
> >>  bug3840x1080           http://yadi.sk/d/fnZ1TXJSLM7ac
> >>  bug3840x1080_2       http://yadi.sk/d/7NqWLkgLLM7ai
> >>
> >>  Any ideas?
> >>
> >>  27.03.2014, 21:32, "Yuan, Shengquan" <shengquan.yuan at intel.com>:
> >>>  “Frame Rate: 0.06 fps (1 frames, 16500 ms (16500.00 ms per frame))”
> >>>  in your test is calculated by “(total time of app execution)/(total
> >>>  frame)”. “(total time of app execution)” includes app setup, source
> >>>  YUV uploading, frame encoding, coded bitstream saving, app stop,
> >>>  etc. If you only encode 1 frame, the majority time will be “source
> >>>  YUV uploading”.
> >>>
> >>>  There is detailed break-down of the time in the output, but since
> >>>  the application runs with two threads (one is source YUV uploading,
> >>>  another thread is frame encoding), you are not able to get the
> >>>  absolute time of a frame encoding.
> >>>
> >>>  Tips:
> >>>        * If you want to know the accurate time of one frame encoding,
> >>>          use option “-syncmode”, and check the time of
> >>>          “vaBegin/vaRender/vaEnd/vaSyncSurface”
> >>>        * If you want to get the end-to-end encoding fps number, try
> >>>          to encoding thousand of frames with auto-generated YUV
> >>>          source (without –srcyuv), e.g. “h264encode –n 7000”
> >>>
> >>>  Thanks
> >>>  -Austin
> >>>
> >>>  From: Libva [mailto:libva-bounces at lists.freedesktop.org] On Behalf
> >>>  Of Matt Pekar
> >>>  Sent: Thursday, March 27, 2014 9:11 AM
> >>>  To: Nik Orlov
> >>>  Cc: libva at lists.freedesktop.org
> >>>  Subject: Re: [Libva] linux vaapi h.264 encoding haswell hd graphics
> >>>  4600
> >>>
> >>>  For that size of frame, 20ms is a pretty darn good time IMO.  We see
> >>>  10ms (ish) on things in the 1280x720 range.
> >>>
> >>>  Since your input stream is only 25fps, the encoder will be able to
> >>>  provide near real-time output, with just a 20ms delay before writing
> >>>  each frame.
> >>>
> >>>  If you were trying to do 60fps then you wouldn't be able to do "real
> >>>  time" at all since you'd be falling behind 5ms every frame.
> >>>
> >>>  On Thu, Mar 27, 2014 at 5:57 AM, Nik Orlov <nikitos1550 at yandex.ru>
> >>>  wrote:
> >>>  Hello!
> >>>
> >>>  I have ubuntu-desktop 13.10 amd64 on core i7 4770 (Haswell, HD
> >>>  graphics 4600).
> >>>  I have installed vaapi (libva from sources 1.3.0).
> >>>
> >>>  There is h264encode test. I have started it:
> >>>
> >>>  user at video-ubuntu:~/VAAPI/libva-1.3.0/test/encode$ ./h264encode -w
> >>>  3840 -h 1080 -framecount 1 -f 25
> >>>  Source frame is 3840x1080 and will code clip to 3840x1088 with crop
> >>>
> >>>  INPUT:Try to encode H264...
> >>>  INPUT: RateControl  : VBR
> >>>  INPUT: Resolution   : 3840x1080, 1 frames
> >>>  INPUT: FrameRate    : 25
> >>>  INPUT: Bitrate      : 24883200
> >>>  INPUT: Slieces      : 1
> >>>  INPUT: IntraPeriod  : 30
> >>>  INPUT: IDRPeriod    : 60
> >>>  INPUT: IpPeriod     : 1
> >>>  INPUT: Initial QP   : 26
> >>>  INPUT: Min QP       : 0
> >>>  INPUT: Source YUV   : AUTO generated
> >>>  INPUT: Coded Clip   : /tmp/test.264
> >>>  INPUT: Rec   Clip   : Not save reconstructed frame
> >>>
> >>>  libva info: VA-API version 0.35.0
> >>>  libva info: va_getDriverName() returns 0
> >>>  libva info: Trying to open /usr/local/lib/dri/i965_drv_video.so
> >>>  libva info: Found init function __vaDriverInit_0_35
> >>>  libva info: va_openDriver() returns 0
> >>>  Use profile VAProfileH264High
> >>>  Support rate control mode (0x12):CBR CQP
> >>>  Support VAConfigAttribEncPackedHeaders
> >>>  Support packed sequence headers
> >>>  Support packed picture headers
> >>>  Support packed misc headers
> >>>  Support 1 RefPicList0 and 1 RefPicList1
> >>>  Loading data into surface 15.....Complete surface loading
> >>>        |00000000(485835 bytes coded)
> >>>
> >>>  PERFORMANCE:   Frame Rate           : 0.06 fps (1 frames, 16500 ms
> >>>  (16500.00 ms per frame))
> >>>  PERFORMANCE:   Compression ratio    : 12:1
> >>>  PERFORMANCE:     UploadPicture      : 16444 ms (16444.00, 99.66%
> >>>  percent)
> >>>  PERFORMANCE:     vaBeginPicture     : 0 ms (0.00, 0.00% percent)
> >>>  PERFORMANCE:     vaRenderHeader     : 0 ms (0.00, 0.00% percent)
> >>>  PERFORMANCE:     vaEndPicture       : 3 ms (3.00, 0.02% percent)
> >>>  PERFORMANCE:     vaSyncSurface      : 32 ms (32.00, 0.19% percent)
> >>>  PERFORMANCE:     SavePicture        : 0 ms (0.00, 0.00% percent)
> >>>  PERFORMANCE:     Others             : 21 ms (21.00, 0.13% percent)
> >>>  (Multithread enabled, the timing is only for reference)
> >>>
> >>>  And other way
> >>>
> >>>  user at video-ubuntu:~/VAAPI/libva-1.3.0/test/encode$ ./h264encode -w
> >>>  3840 -h 1080 -framecount 2500 -f 25
> >>>  Source frame is 3840x1080 and will code clip to 3840x1088 with crop
> >>>
> >>>  INPUT:Try to encode H264...
> >>>  INPUT: RateControl  : VBR
> >>>  INPUT: Resolution   : 3840x1080, 2500 frames
> >>>  INPUT: FrameRate    : 25
> >>>  INPUT: Bitrate      : 24883200
> >>>  INPUT: Slieces      : 1
> >>>  INPUT: IntraPeriod  : 30
> >>>  INPUT: IDRPeriod    : 60
> >>>  INPUT: IpPeriod     : 1
> >>>  INPUT: Initial QP   : 26
> >>>  INPUT: Min QP       : 0
> >>>  INPUT: Source YUV   : AUTO generated
> >>>  INPUT: Coded Clip   : /tmp/test.264
> >>>  INPUT: Rec   Clip   : Not save reconstructed frame
> >>>
> >>>  libva info: VA-API version 0.35.0
> >>>  libva info: va_getDriverName() returns 0
> >>>  libva info: Trying to open /usr/local/lib/dri/i965_drv_video.so
> >>>  libva info: Found init function __vaDriverInit_0_35
> >>>  libva info: va_openDriver() returns 0
> >>>  Use profile VAProfileH264High
> >>>  Support rate control mode (0x12):CBR CQP
> >>>  Support VAConfigAttribEncPackedHeaders
> >>>  Support packed sequence headers
> >>>  Support packed picture headers
> >>>  Support packed misc headers
> >>>  Support 1 RefPicList0 and 1 RefPicList1
> >>>  Loading data into surface 15.....Complete surface loading
> >>>        \00002499(719089 bytes coded)
> >>>
> >>>  PERFORMANCE:   Frame Rate           : 53.70 fps (2500 frames, 46555
> >>>  ms (18.62 ms per frame))
> >>>  PERFORMANCE:   Compression ratio    : 11:1
> >>>  PERFORMANCE:     UploadPicture      : 16364 ms (6.55, 35.15%
> >>>  percent)
> >>>  PERFORMANCE:     vaBeginPicture     : 2 ms (0.00, 0.00% percent)
> >>>  PERFORMANCE:     vaRenderHeader     : 18 ms (0.01, 0.04% percent)
> >>>  PERFORMANCE:     vaEndPicture       : 1098 ms (0.44, 2.36% percent)
> >>>  PERFORMANCE:     vaSyncSurface      : 21385 ms (8.55, 45.93%
> >>>  percent)
> >>>  PERFORMANCE:     SavePicture        : 8759 ms (3.50, 18.81% percent)
> >>>  PERFORMANCE:     Others             : -1071 ms (1717986.49,
> >>>  9225574.54% percent)
> >>>  (Multithread enabled, the timing is only for reference)
> >>>
> >>>  So, when test encodes more frames time for encoding 1 frame is about
> >>>  20ms.
> >>>  Why it is so?
> >>>
> >>>  My primary question, if I want to encode video in real time (It
> >>>  means camera sends me frame each 40ms), what time for encoding 1
> >>>  frame I will get?
> >>>  As I understand programm sends some data to GPU, GPU encodes video
> >>>  and then send me encoded data back.
> >>>  How much time takes sending data to GPU and back?
> >>>
> >>>  Maybe it will possible to encode each frame in real time, or maybe
> >>>  it isn`t possible, but It is possible to keep some buffer (for
> >>>  example for 25 frames - 1 sec of video) and than encode ot very
> >>>  fast.
> >>>
> >>>  --
> >>>  Ник Орлов mailto:nikitos1550 at yandex.ru
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> >>  --
> >>  Ник Орлов
> >>  mailto:nikitos1550 at yandex.ru
> >>
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