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1 /*
2  * pixel format descriptor
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21 
22 #ifndef AVUTIL_PIXDESC_H
23 #define AVUTIL_PIXDESC_H
24 
25 #include <inttypes.h>
26 
27 #include "attributes.h"
28 #include "pixfmt.h"
29 
30 typedef struct AVComponentDescriptor {
31  /**
32  * Which of the 4 planes contains the component.
33  */
34  int plane;
35 
36  /**
37  * Number of elements between 2 horizontally consecutive pixels.
38  * Elements are bits for bitstream formats, bytes otherwise.
39  */
40  int step;
41 
42  /**
43  * Number of elements before the component of the first pixel.
44  * Elements are bits for bitstream formats, bytes otherwise.
45  */
46  int offset;
47 
48  /**
49  * Number of least significant bits that must be shifted away
50  * to get the value.
51  */
52  int shift;
53 
54  /**
55  * Number of bits in the component.
56  */
57  int depth;
59 
60 /**
61  * Descriptor that unambiguously describes how the bits of a pixel are
62  * stored in the up to 4 data planes of an image. It also stores the
63  * subsampling factors and number of components.
64  *
65  * @note This is separate of the colorspace (RGB, YCbCr, YPbPr, JPEG-style YUV
66  * and all the YUV variants) AVPixFmtDescriptor just stores how values
67  * are stored not what these values represent.
68  */
69 typedef struct AVPixFmtDescriptor {
70  const char *name;
71  uint8_t nb_components; ///< The number of components each pixel has, (1-4)
72 
73  /**
74  * Amount to shift the luma width right to find the chroma width.
75  * For YV12 this is 1 for example.
76  * chroma_width = AV_CEIL_RSHIFT(luma_width, log2_chroma_w)
77  * The note above is needed to ensure rounding up.
78  * This value only refers to the chroma components.
79  */
80  uint8_t log2_chroma_w;
81 
82  /**
83  * Amount to shift the luma height right to find the chroma height.
84  * For YV12 this is 1 for example.
85  * chroma_height= AV_CEIL_RSHIFT(luma_height, log2_chroma_h)
86  * The note above is needed to ensure rounding up.
87  * This value only refers to the chroma components.
88  */
89  uint8_t log2_chroma_h;
90 
91  /**
92  * Combination of AV_PIX_FMT_FLAG_... flags.
93  */
94  uint64_t flags;
95 
96  /**
97  * Parameters that describe how pixels are packed.
98  * If the format has 1 or 2 components, then luma is 0.
99  * If the format has 3 or 4 components:
100  * if the RGB flag is set then 0 is red, 1 is green and 2 is blue;
101  * otherwise 0 is luma, 1 is chroma-U and 2 is chroma-V.
102  *
103  * If present, the Alpha channel is always the last component.
104  */
106 
107  /**
108  * Alternative comma-separated names.
109  */
110  const char *alias;
112 
113 /**
114  * Pixel format is big-endian.
115  */
116 #define AV_PIX_FMT_FLAG_BE (1 << 0)
117 /**
118  * Pixel format has a palette in data[1], values are indexes in this palette.
119  */
120 #define AV_PIX_FMT_FLAG_PAL (1 << 1)
121 /**
122  * All values of a component are bit-wise packed end to end.
123  */
124 #define AV_PIX_FMT_FLAG_BITSTREAM (1 << 2)
125 /**
126  * Pixel format is an HW accelerated format.
127  */
128 #define AV_PIX_FMT_FLAG_HWACCEL (1 << 3)
129 /**
130  * At least one pixel component is not in the first data plane.
131  */
132 #define AV_PIX_FMT_FLAG_PLANAR (1 << 4)
133 /**
134  * The pixel format contains RGB-like data (as opposed to YUV/grayscale).
135  */
136 #define AV_PIX_FMT_FLAG_RGB (1 << 5)
137 
138 /**
139  * The pixel format has an alpha channel. This is set on all formats that
140  * support alpha in some way, including AV_PIX_FMT_PAL8. The alpha is always
141  * straight, never pre-multiplied.
142  *
143  * If a codec or a filter does not support alpha, it should set all alpha to
144  * opaque, or use the equivalent pixel formats without alpha component, e.g.
145  * AV_PIX_FMT_RGB0 (or AV_PIX_FMT_RGB24 etc.) instead of AV_PIX_FMT_RGBA.
146  */
147 #define AV_PIX_FMT_FLAG_ALPHA (1 << 7)
148 
149 /**
150  * The pixel format is following a Bayer pattern
151  */
152 #define AV_PIX_FMT_FLAG_BAYER (1 << 8)
153 
154 /**
155  * The pixel format contains IEEE-754 floating point values. Precision (double,
156  * single, or half) should be determined by the pixel size (64, 32, or 16 bits).
157  */
158 #define AV_PIX_FMT_FLAG_FLOAT (1 << 9)
159 
160 /**
161  * Return the number of bits per pixel used by the pixel format
162  * described by pixdesc. Note that this is not the same as the number
163  * of bits per sample.
164  *
165  * The returned number of bits refers to the number of bits actually
166  * used for storing the pixel information, that is padding bits are
167  * not counted.
168  */
169 int av_get_bits_per_pixel(const AVPixFmtDescriptor *pixdesc);
170 
171 /**
172  * Return the number of bits per pixel for the pixel format
173  * described by pixdesc, including any padding or unused bits.
174  */
176 
177 /**
178  * @return a pixel format descriptor for provided pixel format or NULL if
179  * this pixel format is unknown.
180  */
182 
183 /**
184  * Iterate over all pixel format descriptors known to libavutil.
185  *
186  * @param prev previous descriptor. NULL to get the first descriptor.
187  *
188  * @return next descriptor or NULL after the last descriptor
189  */
191 
192 /**
193  * @return an AVPixelFormat id described by desc, or AV_PIX_FMT_NONE if desc
194  * is not a valid pointer to a pixel format descriptor.
195  */
197 
198 /**
199  * Utility function to access log2_chroma_w log2_chroma_h from
200  * the pixel format AVPixFmtDescriptor.
201  *
202  * @param[in] pix_fmt the pixel format
203  * @param[out] h_shift store log2_chroma_w (horizontal/width shift)
204  * @param[out] v_shift store log2_chroma_h (vertical/height shift)
205  *
206  * @return 0 on success, AVERROR(ENOSYS) on invalid or unknown pixel format
207  */
209  int *h_shift, int *v_shift);
210 
211 /**
212  * @return number of planes in pix_fmt, a negative AVERROR if pix_fmt is not a
213  * valid pixel format.
214  */
216 
217 /**
218  * @return the name for provided color range or NULL if unknown.
219  */
220 const char *av_color_range_name(enum AVColorRange range);
221 
222 /**
223  * @return the AVColorRange value for name or an AVError if not found.
224  */
225 int av_color_range_from_name(const char *name);
226 
227 /**
228  * @return the name for provided color primaries or NULL if unknown.
229  */
230 const char *av_color_primaries_name(enum AVColorPrimaries primaries);
231 
232 /**
233  * @return the AVColorPrimaries value for name or an AVError if not found.
234  */
235 int av_color_primaries_from_name(const char *name);
236 
237 /**
238  * @return the name for provided color transfer or NULL if unknown.
239  */
240 const char *av_color_transfer_name(enum AVColorTransferCharacteristic transfer);
241 
242 /**
243  * @return the AVColorTransferCharacteristic value for name or an AVError if not found.
244  */
245 int av_color_transfer_from_name(const char *name);
246 
247 /**
248  * @return the name for provided color space or NULL if unknown.
249  */
250 const char *av_color_space_name(enum AVColorSpace space);
251 
252 /**
253  * @return the AVColorSpace value for name or an AVError if not found.
254  */
255 int av_color_space_from_name(const char *name);
256 
257 /**
258  * @return the name for provided chroma location or NULL if unknown.
259  */
260 const char *av_chroma_location_name(enum AVChromaLocation location);
261 
262 /**
263  * @return the AVChromaLocation value for name or an AVError if not found.
264  */
265 int av_chroma_location_from_name(const char *name);
266 
267 /**
268  * Return the pixel format corresponding to name.
269  *
270  * If there is no pixel format with name name, then looks for a
271  * pixel format with the name corresponding to the native endian
272  * format of name.
273  * For example in a little-endian system, first looks for "gray16",
274  * then for "gray16le".
275  *
276  * Finally if no pixel format has been found, returns AV_PIX_FMT_NONE.
277  */
278 enum AVPixelFormat av_get_pix_fmt(const char *name);
279 
280 /**
281  * Return the short name for a pixel format, NULL in case pix_fmt is
282  * unknown.
283  *
284  * @see av_get_pix_fmt(), av_get_pix_fmt_string()
285  */
286 const char *av_get_pix_fmt_name(enum AVPixelFormat pix_fmt);
287 
288 /**
289  * Print in buf the string corresponding to the pixel format with
290  * number pix_fmt, or a header if pix_fmt is negative.
291  *
292  * @param buf the buffer where to write the string
293  * @param buf_size the size of buf
294  * @param pix_fmt the number of the pixel format to print the
295  * corresponding info string, or a negative value to print the
296  * corresponding header.
297  */
298 char *av_get_pix_fmt_string(char *buf, int buf_size,
299  enum AVPixelFormat pix_fmt);
300 
301 /**
302  * Read a line from an image, and write the values of the
303  * pixel format component c to dst.
304  *
305  * @param data the array containing the pointers to the planes of the image
306  * @param linesize the array containing the linesizes of the image
307  * @param desc the pixel format descriptor for the image
308  * @param x the horizontal coordinate of the first pixel to read
309  * @param y the vertical coordinate of the first pixel to read
310  * @param w the width of the line to read, that is the number of
311  * values to write to dst
312  * @param read_pal_component if not zero and the format is a paletted
313  * format writes the values corresponding to the palette
314  * component c in data[1] to dst, rather than the palette indexes in
315  * data[0]. The behavior is undefined if the format is not paletted.
316  * @param dst_element_size size of elements in dst array (2 or 4 byte)
317  */
318 void av_read_image_line2(void *dst, const uint8_t *data[4],
319  const int linesize[4], const AVPixFmtDescriptor *desc,
320  int x, int y, int c, int w, int read_pal_component,
321  int dst_element_size);
322 
323 void av_read_image_line(uint16_t *dst, const uint8_t *data[4],
324  const int linesize[4], const AVPixFmtDescriptor *desc,
325  int x, int y, int c, int w, int read_pal_component);
326 
327 /**
328  * Write the values from src to the pixel format component c of an
329  * image line.
330  *
331  * @param src array containing the values to write
332  * @param data the array containing the pointers to the planes of the
333  * image to write into. It is supposed to be zeroed.
334  * @param linesize the array containing the linesizes of the image
335  * @param desc the pixel format descriptor for the image
336  * @param x the horizontal coordinate of the first pixel to write
337  * @param y the vertical coordinate of the first pixel to write
338  * @param w the width of the line to write, that is the number of
339  * values to write to the image line
340  * @param src_element_size size of elements in src array (2 or 4 byte)
341  */
342 void av_write_image_line2(const void *src, uint8_t *data[4],
343  const int linesize[4], const AVPixFmtDescriptor *desc,
344  int x, int y, int c, int w, int src_element_size);
345 
346 void av_write_image_line(const uint16_t *src, uint8_t *data[4],
347  const int linesize[4], const AVPixFmtDescriptor *desc,
348  int x, int y, int c, int w);
349 
350 /**
351  * Utility function to swap the endianness of a pixel format.
352  *
353  * @param[in] pix_fmt the pixel format
354  *
355  * @return pixel format with swapped endianness if it exists,
356  * otherwise AV_PIX_FMT_NONE
357  */
359 
360 #define FF_LOSS_RESOLUTION 0x0001 /**< loss due to resolution change */
361 #define FF_LOSS_DEPTH 0x0002 /**< loss due to color depth change */
362 #define FF_LOSS_COLORSPACE 0x0004 /**< loss due to color space conversion */
363 #define FF_LOSS_ALPHA 0x0008 /**< loss of alpha bits */
364 #define FF_LOSS_COLORQUANT 0x0010 /**< loss due to color quantization */
365 #define FF_LOSS_CHROMA 0x0020 /**< loss of chroma (e.g. RGB to gray conversion) */
366 
367 /**
368  * Compute what kind of losses will occur when converting from one specific
369  * pixel format to another.
370  * When converting from one pixel format to another, information loss may occur.
371  * For example, when converting from RGB24 to GRAY, the color information will
372  * be lost. Similarly, other losses occur when converting from some formats to
373  * other formats. These losses can involve loss of chroma, but also loss of
374  * resolution, loss of color depth, loss due to the color space conversion, loss
375  * of the alpha bits or loss due to color quantization.
376  * av_get_fix_fmt_loss() informs you about the various types of losses
377  * which will occur when converting from one pixel format to another.
378  *
379  * @param[in] dst_pix_fmt destination pixel format
380  * @param[in] src_pix_fmt source pixel format
381  * @param[in] has_alpha Whether the source pixel format alpha channel is used.
382  * @return Combination of flags informing you what kind of losses will occur
383  * (maximum loss for an invalid dst_pix_fmt).
384  */
385 int av_get_pix_fmt_loss(enum AVPixelFormat dst_pix_fmt,
386  enum AVPixelFormat src_pix_fmt,
387  int has_alpha);
388 
389 /**
390  * Compute what kind of losses will occur when converting from one specific
391  * pixel format to another.
392  * When converting from one pixel format to another, information loss may occur.
393  * For example, when converting from RGB24 to GRAY, the color information will
394  * be lost. Similarly, other losses occur when converting from some formats to
395  * other formats. These losses can involve loss of chroma, but also loss of
396  * resolution, loss of color depth, loss due to the color space conversion, loss
397  * of the alpha bits or loss due to color quantization.
398  * av_get_fix_fmt_loss() informs you about the various types of losses
399  * which will occur when converting from one pixel format to another.
400  *
401  * @param[in] dst_pix_fmt destination pixel format
402  * @param[in] src_pix_fmt source pixel format
403  * @param[in] has_alpha Whether the source pixel format alpha channel is used.
404  * @return Combination of flags informing you what kind of losses will occur
405  * (maximum loss for an invalid dst_pix_fmt).
406  */
407 enum AVPixelFormat av_find_best_pix_fmt_of_2(enum AVPixelFormat dst_pix_fmt1, enum AVPixelFormat dst_pix_fmt2,
408  enum AVPixelFormat src_pix_fmt, int has_alpha, int *loss_ptr);
409 
410 #endif /* AVUTIL_PIXDESC_H */
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