1# New Input File Format is as follows
2# <ParameterName> = <ParameterValue> # Comment
3#
4# See configfile.h for a list of supported ParameterNames
5#
6# For bug reporting and known issues see:
7# https://ipbt.hhi.fraunhofer.de
8
9
10##########################################################################################
11# Files
12##########################################################################################
13InputFile             = "D:\origCfP\BQSquare_416x240_60.yuv"       # Input sequence
14InputHeaderLength     = 0      # If the inputfile has a header, state it's length in byte here
15StartFrame            = 0      # Start frame for encoding. (0-N)
16FramesToBeEncoded     = 30     # Number of frames to be coded
17FrameRate             = 60.0   # Frame Rate per second (0.1-100.0)
18Enable32Pulldown      = 0      # Enable 'hard' 3:2 pulldown (modifying the inpur data)
19                               # 0 = disabled
20                               # 1 = A, B, Bt|Cb, Ct|Db, D
21                               # 2 = A, B, C, Ct|Db, D
22SEIVUI32Pulldown      = 0      # Enable 3:2 pulldown through VUI and SEI metadata signaling. Five methods are supported:
23                               # 0 = disabled
24                               # 1 = A, Bt|Bb, Bt|Cb, Ct|Cb, D
25                               # 2 = A, B, C, C, D
26                               # 3 = At|Ab, Bt|Bb, Bt|Cb, Ct|Cb, Dt|Db
27                               # 4 = A, Bt|Bb, Bt|Cb, Ct|Db, Dt|Db
28                               # 5 = At|Ab, Bt|Bb, Bt|Cb, Ct|Db, Dt|Db
29
30SourceWidth           = 416    # Source frame width
31SourceHeight          = 240    # Source frame height
32SourceResize          = 0      # Resize source size for output
33OutputWidth           = 416    # Output frame width
34OutputHeight          = 240    # Output frame height
35ProcessInput          = 0      # Filter Input Sequence
36Interleaved           = 0      # 0: Planar input, 1: Packed input
37StandardRange         = 0      # 0: Standard range 1: Full range (RGB input)
38VideoCode             = 1      # Video codes for RGB ==> YUV conversions
39                               # 0 = NULL,
40                               # 1 = ITU_REC709,
41                               # 2 = CCIR_601,
42                               # 3 = FCC,
43                               # 4 = ITU_REC624BG,
44                               # 5 = SMPTE_170M,
45                               # 6 = SMPTE_240M,
46                               # 7 = SMPTE_260M,
47                               # 8 = ITU_REC709_EXACT
48
49TraceFile             = ""      # Trace file
50ReconFile             = "test_rec.yuv"       # Reconstruction YUV file
51OutputFile            = "test.264"           # Bitstream
52StatsFile             = ""          # Coding statistics file
53
54NumberOfViews         = 1                     # Number of views to encode (1=1 view, 2=2 views)
55View1ConfigFile       = "encoder_view1.cfg"   # Config file name for second view
56##########################################################################################
57# Encoder Control
58##########################################################################################
59Grayscale             = 0   # Encode in grayscale (Currently only works for 8 bit YUV 420 input)
60ProfileIDC            = 100 # Profile IDC (66=baseline, 77=main, 88=extended; FREXT Profiles: 100=High, 110=High 10, 122=High 4:2:2, 244=High 4:4:4, 44=CAVLC 4:4:4 Intra, 118=Multiview High Profile, 128=Stereo High Profile)
61IntraProfile          = 0   # Activate Intra Profile for FRExt (0: false, 1: true)
62                            # (e.g. ProfileIDC=110, IntraProfile=1  =>  High 10 Intra Profile)
63LevelIDC              = 51  # Level IDC   (e.g. 20 = level 2.0)
64
65IntraPeriod           = 0   # Period of I-pictures   (0=only first)
66IDRPeriod             = 0   # Period of IDR pictures (0=only first)
67AdaptiveIntraPeriod   = 0   # Adaptive intra period
68AdaptiveIDRPeriod     = 0   # Adaptive IDR period
69IntraDelay            = 0   # Intra (IDR) picture delay (i.e. coding structure of PPIPPP... )
70EnableIDRGOP          = 0   # Support for IDR closed GOPs (0: disabled, 1: enabled)
71EnableOpenGOP         = 0   # Support for open GOPs (0: disabled, 1: enabled)
72QPISlice              = 32  # Quant. param for I Slices (0-51)
73QPPSlice              = 33  # Quant. param for P Slices (0-51)
74FrameSkip             = 0   # Number of frames to be skipped in input (e.g 2 will code every third frame).
75                            # Note that this now excludes intermediate (i.e. B) coded pictures
76ChromaQPOffset        = 0   # Chroma QP offset (-51..51)
77
78DisableSubpelME       = 0   # Disable Subpixel Motion Estimation (0=off/default, 1=on)
79SearchRange           = 128  # Max search range
80
81MEDistortionFPel      = 0   # Select error metric for Full-Pel ME    (0: SAD, 1: SSE, 2: Hadamard SAD)
82MEDistortionHPel      = 2   # Select error metric for Half-Pel ME    (0: SAD, 1: SSE, 2: Hadamard SAD)
83MEDistortionQPel      = 2   # Select error metric for Quarter-Pel ME (0: SAD, 1: SSE, 2: Hadamard SAD)
84MDDistortion          = 2   # Select error metric for Mode Decision  (0: SAD, 1: SSE, 2: Hadamard SAD)
85SkipDeBlockNonRef     = 0   # Skip Deblocking (regardless of DFParametersFlag) for non-reference frames (0: off, 1: on)
86ChromaMCBuffer        = 1   # Calculate Color component interpolated values in advance and store them.
87                            # Provides a trade-off between memory and computational complexity
88                            # (0: disabled/default, 1: enabled)
89ChromaMEEnable        = 0   # Take into account Color component information during ME
90                            # (0: only first component/default,
91                            #  1: All Color components - Integer refinement only
92                            #  2: All Color components - All refinements)
93ChromaMEWeight        = 1   # Weighting for chroma components. This parameter should have a relationship with color format.
94
95NumberReferenceFrames = 4   # Number of previous frames used for inter motion search (0-16)
96
97PList0References      = 0   # P slice List 0 reference override (0 disable, N <= NumberReferenceFrames)
98Log2MaxFNumMinus4     = 0   # Sets log2_max_frame_num_minus4 (-1 : based on FramesToBeEncoded/Auto, >=0 : Log2MaxFNumMinus4)
99Log2MaxPOCLsbMinus4   = -1  # Sets log2_max_pic_order_cnt_lsb_minus4 (-1 : Auto, >=0 : Log2MaxPOCLsbMinus4)
100
101GenerateMultiplePPS   = 1   # Transmit multiple parameter sets. Currently parameters basically enable all WP modes (0: diabled, 1: enabled)
102SendAUD               = 0   # Send Access Delimiter Unit NALU (for every access unit)
103ResendSPS             = 0   # Resend SPS  (0: disabled, 1: all Intra pictures, 2: only for IDR, 3: for IDR and OpenGOP I)
104ResendPPS             = 0   # Resend PPS (with pic_parameter_set_id 0) for every coded Frame/Field pair (0: disabled, 1: enabled)
105
106MbLineIntraUpdate     = 0   # Error robustness(extra intra macro block updates)(0=off, N: One GOB every N frames are intra coded)
107RandomIntraMBRefresh  = 0   # Forced intra MBs per picture
108
109##########################################################################################
110# PSlice Mode types
111##########################################################################################
112PSliceSkip            = 1   # P-Slice Skip mode consideration  (0=disable, 1=enable)
113PSliceSearch16x16     = 1   # P-Slice Inter block search 16x16 (0=disable, 1=enable)
114PSliceSearch16x8      = 1   # P-Slice Inter block search 16x8  (0=disable, 1=enable)
115PSliceSearch8x16      = 1   # P-Slice Inter block search  8x16 (0=disable, 1=enable)
116PSliceSearch8x8       = 1   # P-Slice Inter block search  8x8  (0=disable, 1=enable)
117PSliceSearch8x4       = 1   # P-Slice Inter block search  8x4  (0=disable, 1=enable)
118PSliceSearch4x8       = 1   # P-Slice Inter block search  4x8  (0=disable, 1=enable)
119PSliceSearch4x4       = 1   # P-Slice Inter block search  4x4  (0=disable, 1=enable)
120
121##########################################################################################
122# BSlice Mode types
123##########################################################################################
124
125BSliceDirect          = 1   # B-Slice Skip mode consideration  (0=disable, 1=enable)
126BSliceSearch16x16     = 1   # B-Slice Inter block search 16x16 (0=disable, 1=enable)
127BSliceSearch16x8      = 1   # B-Slice Inter block search 16x8  (0=disable, 1=enable)
128BSliceSearch8x16      = 1   # B-Slice Inter block search  8x16 (0=disable, 1=enable)
129BSliceSearch8x8       = 1   # B-Slice Inter block search  8x8  (0=disable, 1=enable)
130BSliceSearch8x4       = 1   # B-Slice Inter block search  8x4  (0=disable, 1=enable)
131BSliceSearch4x8       = 1   # B-Slice Inter block search  4x8  (0=disable, 1=enable)
132BSliceSearch4x4       = 1   # B-Slice Inter block search  4x4  (0=disable, 1=enable)
133
134BiPredSearch16x16     = 1   # B-Slice Bi-prediction block search 16x16 (0=disable, 1=enable)
135BiPredSearch16x8      = 1   # B-Slice Bi-prediction block search 16x8  (0=disable, 1=enable)
136BiPredSearch8x16      = 1   # B-Slice Bi-prediction block search 8x16  (0=disable, 1=enable)
137BiPredSearch8x8       = 1   # B-Slice Bi-prediction block search 8x8   (0=disable, 1=enable)
138
139DisableIntra4x4        = 0  # Disable Intra 4x4 modes
140DisableIntra16x16      = 0  # Disable Intra 16x16 modes
141DisableIntraInInter    = 0  # Disable Intra modes for inter slices
142IntraDisableInterOnly  = 0  # Apply Disabling Intra conditions only to Inter Slices (0:disable/default,1: enable)
143Intra4x4ParDisable     = 0  # Disable Vertical & Horizontal 4x4
144Intra4x4DiagDisable    = 0  # Disable Diagonal 45degree 4x4
145Intra4x4DirDisable     = 0  # Disable Other Diagonal 4x4
146Intra16x16ParDisable   = 0  # Disable Vertical & Horizontal 16x16
147Intra16x16PlaneDisable = 0  # Disable Planar 16x16
148ChromaIntraDisable     = 0  # Disable Intra Chroma modes other than DC
149EnableIPCM             = 1  # Enable IPCM macroblock mode
150
151DisposableP            = 0  # Enable Disposable P slices in the primary layer (0: disable/default, 1: enable)
152DispPQPOffset          = 0  # Quantizer offset for disposable P slices (0: default)
153
154PreferDispOrder        = 0  # Prefer display order when building the prediction structure as opposed to coding order (affects intra and IDR periodic insertion, among others)
155PreferPowerOfTwo       = 0  # Prefer prediction structures that have lengths expressed as powers of two
156FrmStructBufferLength  = 16 # Length of the frame structure unit buffer; it can be overriden for certain cases
157
158ChangeQPFrame          = 0  # Frame in display order from which to apply the Change QP offsets
159ChangeQPI              = 0  # Change QP offset value for I_SLICE
160ChangeQPP              = 0  # Change QP offset value for P_SLICE
161ChangeQPB              = 0  # Change QP offset value for B_SLICE
162ChangeQPSI             = 0  # Change QP offset value for SI_SLICE
163ChangeQPSP             = 0  # Change QP offset value for SP_SLICE
164
165##########################################################################################
166# B Slices
167##########################################################################################
168
169NumberBFrames          = 3  # Number of B coded frames inserted (0=not used)
170PReplaceBSlice         = 0  # Replace B-coded slices with P-coded slices when NumberBFrames>0
171QPBSlice               = 33 # Quant. param for B slices (0-51)
172BRefPicQPOffset        = 0 # Quantization offset for reference B coded pictures (-51..51)
173DirectModeType         = 1  # Direct Mode Type (0:Temporal 1:Spatial)
174DirectInferenceFlag    = 1  # Direct Inference Flag (0: Disable 1: Enable)
175BList0References       = 4  # B slice List 0 reference override (0 disable, N <= NumberReferenceFrames)
176BList1References       = 4  # B slice List 1 reference override (0 disable, N <= NumberReferenceFrames)
177                            # 1 List1 reference is usually recommended for normal GOP Structures.
178                            # A larger value is usually more appropriate if a more flexible
179                            # structure is used (i.e. using HierarchicalCoding)
180
181
182BReferencePictures    =  2  # Referenced B coded pictures (0=off, 1=B references for secondary layer, 2=B references for primary layer)
183
184HierarchicalCoding      =  3  # B hierarchical coding (0= off, 1= 2 layers, 2= 2 full hierarchy, 3 = explicit)
185HierarchyLevelQPEnable  =  0  # Adjust QP based on hierarchy level (in increments of 1). Overrides BRefPicQPOffset behavior.(0=off, 1=on)
186ExplicitHierarchyFormat = "B0r2B1r1B2r2" # Explicit Enhancement GOP. Format is {FrameDisplay_orderReferenceQP}.
187                                                         # Valid values for reference type is r:reference, e:non reference.
188ExplicitSeqCoding     =  0    # Enable support for explicit sequence coding
189ExplicitSeqFile       =  "explicit_seq.cfg"
190LowDelay              =  1    # Apply HierarchicalCoding without delay (i.e., encode in the captured/display order)
191ReferenceReorder      =  0    # Reorder References according to Poc distance for HierarchicalCoding (0=off, 1=enable, 2=use when LowDelay is set)
192PocMemoryManagement   =  0    # Memory management based on Poc Distances for HierarchicalCoding (0=off, 1=on, 2=use when LowDelay is set)
193SetFirstAsLongTerm    =  0    # Set first frame as long term
194
195BiPredMotionEstimation = 1   # Enable Bipredictive based Motion Estimation (0:disabled, 1:enabled)
196BiPredMERefinements    = 3   # Bipredictive ME extra refinements (0: single, N: N extra refinements (1 default)
197BiPredMESearchRange    = 128  # Bipredictive ME Search range (8 default). Note that range is halved for every extra refinement.
198BiPredMESubPel         = 2   # Bipredictive ME Subpixel Consideration (0: disabled, 1: single level, 2: dual level)
199
200##########################################################################################
201# HM like coding structures
202##########################################################################################
203BLevel0MoreRef        =  0  # 0: Use the same number of reference pictures as the other B pictures
204                            # 1: Use more reference frame pictures for B pictures at level 0
205BIdenticalList        =  0  # 0: not used; 1: used for B pictures at level 0; 2: used for all B pictures
206                            # 1 and 2 need to set ReferenceReorder to 1
207CRA                   =  0  # 0: do not use CRA like random access support; 1 use CRA like random access support
208                            # only used for random access cases, LowDelay != 1
209HM50RefStructure      =  0  # 0: do not use HM-5.0 like referencing structure; 1 use HM-5.0 like referencing structure for random access
210LDRefSetting          =  1  # 0: use nearest pictures as reference frames
211                            # 1: use one nearest + POC%4==0 pictures as reference frames, as JCTVC-F701
212                            # Only low delay is support, please do not use it for other coding structure
213
214##########################################################################################
215# SP Frames
216##########################################################################################
217
218SPPicturePeriodicity  = 0                  # SP-Picture Periodicity (0=not used)
219SPSwitchPeriod        = 0                  # Switch period (in terms of switching SP/SI frames) between bitstream 1 and bitstream 2
220QPSPSlice             = 36                 # Quant. param of SP-Slices for Prediction Error (0-51)
221QPSISlice             = 36                 # Quant. param of SI-Slices for Prediction Error (0-51)
222QPSP2Slice            = 35                 # Quant. param of SP/SI-Slices for Predicted Blocks (0-51)
223SI_FRAMES             = 0                  # SI frame encoding flag (0=not used, 1=used)
224SP_output             = 0                  # Controls whether coefficients will be output to encode switching SP frames (0=no, 1=yes)
225SP_output_name        = "low_quality.dat"  # Filename for SP output coefficients
226SP2_FRAMES            = 0                  # switching SP frame encoding flag (0=not used, 1=used)
227SP2_input_name1       = "high_quality.dat" # Filename for the first swithed bitstream coefficients
228SP2_input_name2       = "low_quality.dat"  # Filename for the second switched bitstream coefficients
229
230##########################################################################################
231# Output Control, NALs
232##########################################################################################
233
234SymbolMode             =  1  # Symbol mode (Entropy coding method: 0=UVLC, 1=CABAC)
235OutFileMode            =  0  # Output file mode, 0:Annex B, 1:RTP
236PartitionMode          =  0  # Partition Mode, 0: no DP, 1: 3 Partitions per Slice
237
238##########################################################################################
239# CABAC context initialization
240##########################################################################################
241
242ContextInitMethod        =  1     # Context init (0: fixed, 1: adaptive)
243FixedModelNumber         =  0     # model number for fixed decision for inter slices ( 0, 1, or 2 )
244
245##########################################################################################
246# Interlace Handling
247#########################################################################################
248
249PicInterlace             =  0     # Picture AFF    (0: frame coding, 1: field coding, 2:adaptive frame/field coding)
250MbInterlace              =  0     # Macroblock AFF (0: frame coding, 1: field coding, 2:adaptive frame/field coding, 3: frame MB-only AFF)
251IntraBottom              =  0     # Force Intra Bottom at GOP Period
252
253##########################################################################################
254# Weighted Prediction
255#########################################################################################
256
257WeightedPrediction       =  1     # P picture Weighted Prediction (0=off, 1=explicit mode)
258WeightedBiprediction     =  1     # B picture Weighted Prediciton (0=off, 1=explicit mode,  2=implicit mode)
259ChromaWeightSupport      =  1     # Enable consideration of weights for Chroma components
260UseWeightedReferenceME   =  1     # Use weighted reference for ME (0=off, 1=on)
261WPMethod                 =  1     # WP method (0: DC based, 1: LMS based)
262WPIterMC                 =  0     # Iterative Motion compensated based weighted prediction method
263EnhancedBWeightSupport   =  0     # Enhanced B Weight support (needs revisit if we wish to merge with WPMethod)
264WPMCPrecision            =  0     # Improved Motion Compensation Precision using WP based methods.
265                                  # Clones WP references with slightly modified rounding offsets (Requires RDPictureDecision and GenerateMultiplePPS) :
266                                  # 0: disabled (default)
267                                  # 1: Up to one additional coding pass. Ref0 is 0, ref1 is 0 with a -1 offset
268                                  # 2: Up to two additional coding passes. (1) Ref0 is 0, ref1 is 0 with a -1 offset, (1) Ref0 is 0 with a -1 offset, ref1 is 0
269WPMCPrecFullRef          =  0     # Increases the number of references in the reference picture lists to account
270                                  # for the lost reference slot when reordering is used during a coding pass in WPMCPrecision for reference replication.
271                                  # The number of references in non-reordered passes stays unchanged
272WPMCPrecBSlice           =  1     # 2: Apply rounding on every B slice. This efectively disables the evaluation of alternative QPs during RDPictureDecision.
273                                  # 1: Disable rounding for non-reference B slices. Non-reference B slices are evaluated for alternative QPs during RDPictureDecision.
274                                  # 0: Disable rounding for B slices.
275
276##########################################################################################
277# Picture based Multi-pass encoding
278#########################################################################################
279
280RDPictureDecision        =  1     # Perform multiple pass coding and make RD optimal decision among them
281RDPSliceBTest            =  0     # Perform Slice level RD decision between P and B slices.
282RDPSliceITest            =  1     # Perform Slice level RD decision between P and I slices. Default value is 1 (enabled).
283RDPictureMaxPassISlice   =  1     # Max number of coding passes for I slices, valid values [1,3], default is 1
284RDPictureMaxPassPSlice   =  2     # Max number of coding passes for P slices, valid values [1,6], default is 2
285RDPictureMaxPassBSlice   =  3     # Max number of coding passes for B slices, valid values [1,6], default is 3
286RDPictureFrameQPPSlice   =  0     # Perform additional frame level QP check (QP+/-1) for P slices, 0: disabled (default), 1: enabled
287RDPictureFrameQPBSlice   =  0     # Perform additional frame level QP check (QP+/-1) for B slices, 0: disabled, 1: enabled (default)
288RDPictureDeblocking      =  0     # Perform another coding pass to check non-deblocked picture, 0: disabled (default), 1: enabled
289RDPictureDirectMode      =  0     # Perform another coding pass to check the alternative direct mode for B slices, , 0: disabled (default), 1: enabled
290
291##########################################################################################
292# Deblocking filter parameters
293##########################################################################################
294
295DFParametersFlag         = 0      # Configure deblocking filter (0=parameters below ignored, 1=parameters sent)
296                                  # Note that for pictures with multiple slice types,
297                                  # only the type of the first slice will be considered.
298DFDisableRefISlice       = 0      # Disable deblocking filter in reference I coded pictures (0=Filter, 1=No Filter).
299DFAlphaRefISlice         = 0      # Reference I coded pictures Alpha offset div. 2, {-6, -5, ... 0, +1, .. +6}
300DFBetaRefISlice          = 0      # Reference I coded pictures Beta offset div. 2, {-6, -5, ... 0, +1, .. +6}
301DFDisableNRefISlice      = 0      # Disable deblocking filter in non reference I coded pictures (0=Filter, 1=No Filter).
302DFAlphaNRefISlice        = 0      # Non Reference I coded pictures Alpha offset div. 2, {-6, -5, ... 0, +1, .. +6}
303DFBetaNRefISlice         = 0      # Non Reference I coded pictures Beta offset div. 2, {-6, -5, ... 0, +1, .. +6}
304DFDisableRefPSlice       = 0      # Disable deblocking filter in reference P coded pictures (0=Filter, 1=No Filter).
305DFAlphaRefPSlice         = 0      # Reference P coded pictures Alpha offset div. 2, {-6, -5, ... 0, +1, .. +6}
306DFBetaRefPSlice          = 0      # Reference P coded pictures Beta offset div. 2, {-6, -5, ... 0, +1, .. +6}
307DFDisableNRefPSlice      = 0      # Disable deblocking filter in non reference P coded pictures (0=Filter, 1=No Filter).
308DFAlphaNRefPSlice        = 0      # Non Reference P coded pictures Alpha offset div. 2, {-6, -5, ... 0, +1, .. +6}
309DFBetaNRefPSlice         = 0      # Non Reference P coded pictures Beta offset div. 2, {-6, -5, ... 0, +1, .. +6}
310DFDisableRefBSlice       = 0      # Disable deblocking filter in reference B coded pictures (0=Filter, 1=No Filter).
311DFAlphaRefBSlice         = 0      # Reference B coded pictures Alpha offset div. 2, {-6, -5, ... 0, +1, .. +6}
312DFBetaRefBSlice          = 0      # Reference B coded pictures Beta offset div. 2, {-6, -5, ... 0, +1, .. +6}
313DFDisableNRefBSlice      = 0      # Disable deblocking filter in non reference B coded pictures (0=Filter, 1=No Filter).
314DFAlphaNRefBSlice        = 0      # Non Reference B coded pictures Alpha offset div. 2, {-6, -5, ... 0, +1, .. +6}
315DFBetaNRefBSlice         = 0      # Non Reference B coded pictures Beta offset div. 2, {-6, -5, ... 0, +1, .. +6}
316
317##########################################################################################
318# Error Resilience / Slices
319##########################################################################################
320
321SliceMode             =  0   # Slice mode (0=off 1=fixed #mb in slice 2=fixed #bytes in slice 3=use callback)
322SliceArgument         = 50   # Slice argument (Arguments to modes 1 and 2 above)
323
324num_slice_groups_minus1 = 0  # Number of Slice Groups Minus 1, 0 == no FMO, 1 == two slice groups, etc.
325slice_group_map_type    = 0  # 0:  Interleave, 1: Dispersed,    2: Foreground with left-over,
326                             # 3:  Box-out,    4: Raster Scan   5: Wipe
327                             # 6:  Explicit, slice_group_id read from SliceGroupConfigFileName
328slice_group_change_direction_flag = 0    # 0: box-out clockwise, raster scan or wipe right,
329                                         # 1: box-out counter clockwise, reverse raster scan or wipe left
330slice_group_change_rate_minus1    = 85   #
331SliceGroupConfigFileName          = "sg0conf.cfg"   # Used for slice_group_map_type 0, 2, 6
332
333UseRedundantPicture   = 0    # 0: not used, 1: enabled
334NumRedundantHierarchy = 1    # 0-4
335PrimaryGOPLength      = 10   # GOP length for redundant allocation (1-16)
336                             # NumberReferenceFrames must be no less than PrimaryGOPLength when redundant slice enabled
337NumRefPrimary         = 1    # Actually used number of references for primary slices (1-16)
338
339##########################################################################################
340# Search Range Restriction / RD Optimization
341##########################################################################################
342
343RestrictSearchRange    =  2  # restriction for (0: blocks and ref, 1: ref, 2: no restrictions)
344RDOptimization         =  1  # rd-optimized mode decision
345                             # 0: RD-off (Low complexity mode)
346                             # 1: RD-on (High complexity mode)
347                             # 2: RD-on (Fast high complexity mode - not work in FREX Profiles)
348                             # 3: with losses
349I16RDOpt               =  1  # perform rd-optimized mode decision for Intra 16x16 MB
350                             # 0: SAD-based mode decision for Intra 16x16 MB
351                             # 1: RD-based mode decision for Intra 16x16 MB
352SubMBCodingState       =  2  # submacroblock coding state
353                             # 0: lowest complexity, do not store or reset coding state during sub-MB mode decision
354                             # 1: medium complexity, reset to master coding state (for current mode) during sub-MB mode decision
355                             # 2: highest complexity, store and reset coding state during sub-MB mode decision
356DistortionSSIM         =  0  # Compute SSIM distortion. (0: disabled/default, 1: enabled)
357DistortionMS_SSIM      =  0  # Compute Multiscale SSIM distortion. (0: disabled/default, 1: enabled)
358SSIMOverlapSize        =  8  # Overlap size to calculate SSIM distortion (1: pixel by pixel, 8: no overlap)
359DistortionYUVtoRGB     =  0  # Calculate distortion in RGB domain after conversion from YCbCr (0:off, 1:on)
360CtxAdptLagrangeMult    =  0  # Context Adaptive Lagrange Multiplier
361                             # 0: disabled (default)
362                             # 1: enabled (works best when RDOptimization=0)
363FastCrIntraDecision    =  0  # Fast Chroma intra mode decision (0:off, 1:on)
364DisableThresholding    =  0  # Disable Thresholding of Transform Coefficients (0:off, 1:on)
365DisableBSkipRDO        =  0  # Disable B Skip Mode consideration from RDO Mode decision (0:off, 1:on)
366BiasSkipRDO            =  0  # Negative Bias for Skip/DirectSkip modes (0: off, 1: on)
367ForceTrueRateRDO       =  0  # Force true rate (even zero values) during RDO process
368SkipIntraInInterSlices =  0  # Skips Intra mode checking in inter slices if certain mode decisions are satisfied (0: off, 1: on)
369WeightY                =  1  # Luma weight for RDO
370WeightCb               =  1  # Cb weight for RDO
371WeightCr               =  1  # Cr weight for RDO
372
373##########################################################################################
374# Explicit Lambda Usage
375##########################################################################################
376UseExplicitLambdaParams  =  0    # Use explicit lambda scaling parameters (0:disabled, 1:enable lambda weight, 2: use explicit lambda value)
377UpdateLambdaChromaME     =  0    # Update lambda given Chroma ME consideration
378FixedLambdaISlice        =  0.1  # Fixed Lambda value for I slices
379FixedLambdaPSlice        =  0.1  # Fixed Lambda value for P slices
380FixedLambdaBSlice        =  0.1  # Fixed Lambda value for B slices
381FixedLambdaRefBSlice     =  0.1  # Fixed Lambda value for Referenced B slices
382FixedLambdaSPSlice       =  0.1  # Fixed Lambda value for SP slices
383FixedLambdaSISlice       =  0.1  # Fixed Lambda value for SI slices
384
385LambdaWeightISlice       =  0.65 # scaling param for I slices. This will be used as a multiplier i.e. lambda=LambdaWeightISlice * 2^((QP-12)/3)
386LambdaWeightPSlice       =  0.68 # scaling param for P slices. This will be used as a multiplier i.e. lambda=LambdaWeightPSlice * 2^((QP-12)/3)
387LambdaWeightBSlice       =  0.68 # scaling param for B slices. This will be used as a multiplier i.e. lambda=LambdaWeightBSlice * 2^((QP-12)/3)
388LambdaWeightRefBSlice    =  0.68 # scaling param for Referenced B slices. This will be used as a multiplier i.e. lambda=LambdaWeightRefBSlice * 2^((QP-12)/3)
389LambdaWeightSPSlice      =  0.68 # scaling param for SP slices. This will be used as a multiplier i.e. lambda=LambdaWeightSPSlice * 2^((QP-12)/3)
390LambdaWeightSISlice      =  0.65 # scaling param for SI slices. This will be used as a multiplier i.e. lambda=LambdaWeightSISlice * 2^((QP-12)/3)
391
392LossRateA                =  5  # expected packet loss rate of the channel for the first partition, only valid if RDOptimization = 3
393LossRateB                =  0  # expected packet loss rate of the channel for the second partition, only valid if RDOptimization = 3
394LossRateC                =  0  # expected packet loss rate of the channel for the third partition, only valid if RDOptimization = 3
395FirstFrameCorrect        =  0  # If 1, the first frame is encoded under the assumption that it is always correctly received.
396NumberOfDecoders         = 30  # Numbers of decoders used to simulate the channel, only valid if RDOptimization = 3
397RestrictRefFrames        =  0  # Doesnt allow reference to areas that have been intra updated in a later frame.
398
399##########################################################################################
400# Additional Stuff
401#########################################################################################
402
403UseConstrainedIntraPred  =  0  # If 1, Inter pixels are not used for Intra macroblock prediction.
404
405NumberofLeakyBuckets     =  8                      # Number of Leaky Bucket values
406LeakyBucketRateFile      =  "leakybucketrate.cfg"  # File from which encoder derives rate values
407LeakyBucketParamFile     =  "leakybucketparam.cfg" # File where encoder stores leakybucketparams
408
409NumFramesInELayerSubSeq  = 0  # number of frames in the Enhanced Scalability Layer(0: no Enhanced Layer)
410
411SparePictureOption        =  0   # (0: no spare picture info, 1: spare picture available)
412SparePictureDetectionThr  =  6   # Threshold for spare reference pictures detection
413SparePicturePercentageThr = 92   # Threshold for the spare macroblock percentage
414
415PicOrderCntType           = 0    # (0: POC mode 0, 1: POC mode 1, 2: POC mode 2)
416
417########################################################################################
418#Rate control
419########################################################################################
420
421RateControlEnable       = 0     # 0 Disable, 1 Enable
422Bitrate                 = 45020 # Bitrate(bps)
423InitialQP               = 0     # Initial Quantization Parameter for the first I frame
424                                # InitialQp depends on two values: Bits Per Picture,
425                                # and the GOP length
426BasicUnit               = 0     # Number of MBs in the basic unit
427                                # should be a fraction of the total number
428                                # of MBs in a frame ("0" sets a BU equal to a frame)
429ChannelType             = 0     # type of channel( 1=time varying channel; 0=Constant channel)
430RCUpdateMode            = 0     # Rate Control type. Modes supported :
431                                # 0 = original JM rate control,
432                                # 1 = rate control that is applied to all frames regardless of the slice type,
433                                # 2 = original plus intelligent QP selection for I and B slices (including Hierarchical),
434                                # 3 = original + hybrid quadratic rate control for I and B slice using bit rate statistics
435                                #
436RCISliceBitRatio        = 1.0   # target ratio of bits for I-coded pictures compared to P-coded Pictures (for RCUpdateMode=3)
437RCBSliceBitRatio0       = 0.5   # target ratio of bits for B-coded pictures compared to P-coded Pictures - temporal level 0 (for RCUpdateMode=3)
438RCBSliceBitRatio1       = 0.25  # target ratio of bits for B-coded pictures compared to P-coded Pictures - temporal level 1 (for RCUpdateMode=3)
439RCBSliceBitRatio2       = 0.25  # target ratio of bits for B-coded pictures compared to P-coded Pictures - temporal level 2 (for RCUpdateMode=3)
440RCBSliceBitRatio3       = 0.25  # target ratio of bits for B-coded pictures compared to P-coded Pictures - temporal level 3 (for RCUpdateMode=3)
441RCBSliceBitRatio4       = 0.25  # target ratio of bits for B-coded pictures compared to P-coded Pictures - temporal level 4 (for RCUpdateMode=3)
442RCBoverPRatio           = 0.45  # ratio of bit rate usage of a B-coded picture over a P-coded picture for the SAME QP (for RCUpdateMode=3)
443RCIoverPRatio           = 3.80  # ratio of bit rate usage of an I-coded picture over a P-coded picture for the SAME QP (for RCUpdateMode=3)
444RCMinQPPSlice           =  8    # minimum P Slice QP value for rate control
445RCMaxQPPSlice           = 42    # maximum P Slice QP value for rate control
446RCMinQPBSlice           =  8    # minimum B Slice QP value for rate control
447RCMaxQPBSlice           = 42    # maximum B Slice QP value for rate control
448RCMinQPISlice           =  8    # minimum I Slice QP value for rate control
449RCMaxQPISlice           = 42    # maximum I Slice QP value for rate control
450RCMinQPSPSlice          =  8    # minimum SP Slice QP value for rate control
451RCMaxQPSPSlice          = 40    # maximum SP Slice QP value for rate control
452RCMinQPSISlice          =  8    # minimum SI Slice QP value for rate control
453RCMaxQPSISlice          = 42    # maximum SI Slice QP value for rate control
454RCMaxQPChange           =  4    # maximum QP change for frames of the base layer
455
456########################################################################################
457#Fast Mode Decision
458########################################################################################
459EarlySkipEnable         = 1     # Early skip detection (0: Disable 1: Enable)
460SelectiveIntraEnable    = 1     # Selective Intra mode decision (0: Disable 1: Enable)
461
462########################################################################################
463#FREXT stuff
464########################################################################################
465
466YUVFormat               = 1     # YUV format (0=4:0:0, 1=4:2:0, 2=4:2:2, 3=4:4:4)
467RGBInput                = 0     # 1=RGB input, 0=GBR or YUV input
468SeparateColourPlane     = 0     # 4:4:4 coding: 0=Common mode, 1=Independent mode
469SourceBitDepthLuma      = 8     # Source Bit Depth for Luma color component (8...14 bits)
470SourceBitDepthChroma    = 8     # Source Bit Depth for Chroma color components (8...14 bits)
471SourceBitDepthRescale   = 0     # Rescale bit depth of source for output (0: Disable 1: Enable)
472OutputBitDepthLuma      = 8     # Output Bit Depth for Luma color component (8...14 bits)
473OutputBitDepthChroma    = 8     # Output Bit Depth for Chroma color components (8...14 bits)
474
475CbQPOffset              = 0     # Chroma QP offset for Cb-part (-51..51)
476CrQPOffset              = 0     # Chroma QP offset for Cr-part (-51..51)
477Transform8x8Mode        = 1     # (0: only 4x4 transform, 1: allow using 8x8 transform additionally, 2: only 8x8 transform)
478ReportFrameStats        = 0     # (0:Disable Frame Statistics 1: Enable)
479DisplayEncParams        = 0     # (0:Disable Display of Encoder Params 1: Enable)
480Verbose                 = 1     # level of display verboseness
481                                # 0: short, 1: normal (default), 2: detailed, 3: detailed/nvb
482SkipGlobalStats         = 0     # Disable global stat accumulation  (Set to 1 to avoid bipred core dump)
483
484########################################################################################
485#Q-Matrix (FREXT)
486########################################################################################
487QmatrixFile              = "q_matrix.cfg"
488
489ScalingMatrixPresentFlag = 0    # Enable Q_Matrix  (0 Not present, 1 Present in SPS, 2 Present in PPS, 3 Present in both SPS & PPS)
490ScalingListPresentFlag0  = 3    # Intra4x4_Luma    (0 Not present, 1 Present in SPS, 2 Present in PPS, 3 Present in both SPS & PPS)
491ScalingListPresentFlag1  = 3    # Intra4x4_ChromaU (0 Not present, 1 Present in SPS, 2 Present in PPS, 3 Present in both SPS & PPS)
492ScalingListPresentFlag2  = 3    # Intra4x4_chromaV (0 Not present, 1 Present in SPS, 2 Present in PPS, 3 Present in both SPS & PPS)
493ScalingListPresentFlag3  = 3    # Inter4x4_Luma    (0 Not present, 1 Present in SPS, 2 Present in PPS, 3 Present in both SPS & PPS)
494ScalingListPresentFlag4  = 3    # Inter4x4_ChromaU (0 Not present, 1 Present in SPS, 2 Present in PPS, 3 Present in both SPS & PPS)
495ScalingListPresentFlag5  = 3    # Inter4x4_ChromaV (0 Not present, 1 Present in SPS, 2 Present in PPS, 3 Present in both SPS & PPS)
496ScalingListPresentFlag6  = 3    # Intra8x8_Luma    (0 Not present, 1 Present in SPS, 2 Present in PPS, 3 Present in both SPS & PPS)
497ScalingListPresentFlag7  = 3    # Inter8x8_Luma    (0 Not present, 1 Present in SPS, 2 Present in PPS, 3 Present in both SPS & PPS)
498ScalingListPresentFlag8  = 3    # Intra8x8_ChromaU for 4:4:4 (0 Not present, 1 Present in SPS, 2 Present in PPS, 3 Present in both SPS & PPS)
499ScalingListPresentFlag9  = 3    # Inter8x8_ChromaU for 4:4:4 (0 Not present, 1 Present in SPS, 2 Present in PPS, 3 Present in both SPS & PPS)
500ScalingListPresentFlag10 = 3    # Intra8x8_ChromaV for 4:4:4 (0 Not present, 1 Present in SPS, 2 Present in PPS, 3 Present in both SPS & PPS)
501ScalingListPresentFlag11 = 3    # Inter8x8_ChromaV for 4:4:4 (0 Not present, 1 Present in SPS, 2 Present in PPS, 3 Present in both SPS & PPS)
502
503########################################################################################
504#Rounding Offset control
505########################################################################################
506
507OffsetMatrixPresentFlag  = 0    # Enable Explicit Offset Quantization Matrices  (0: disable 1: enable)
508QOffsetMatrixFile        = "q_offset.cfg" # Explicit Quantization Matrices file
509
510AdaptiveRounding         = 0    # Enable Adaptive Rounding based on JVT-N011 (0: disable, 1: enable)
511AdaptRoundingFixed       = 0    # Enable Global Adaptive rounding for all qps (0: disable, 1: enable - default/old)
512AdaptRndPeriod           = 1    # Period in terms of MBs for updating rounding offsets.
513                                # 0 performs update at the picture level. Default is 16. 1 is as in JVT-N011.
514AdaptRndChroma           = 1    # Enables coefficient rounding adaptation for chroma
515
516AdaptRndWFactorIRef      = 8    # Adaptive Rounding Weight for I/SI slices in reference pictures /4096
517AdaptRndWFactorPRef      = 8    # Adaptive Rounding Weight for P/SP slices in reference pictures /4096
518AdaptRndWFactorBRef      = 8    # Adaptive Rounding Weight for B slices in reference pictures /4096
519AdaptRndWFactorINRef     = 8    # Adaptive Rounding Weight for I/SI slices in non reference pictures /4096
520AdaptRndWFactorPNRef     = 8    # Adaptive Rounding Weight for P/SP slices in non reference pictures /4096
521AdaptRndWFactorBNRef     = 8    # Adaptive Rounding Weight for B slices in non reference pictures /4096
522
523AdaptRndCrWFactorIRef    = 8    # Chroma Adaptive Rounding Weight for I/SI slices in reference pictures /4096
524AdaptRndCrWFactorPRef    = 8    # Chroma Adaptive Rounding Weight for P/SP slices in reference pictures /4096
525AdaptRndCrWFactorBRef    = 8    # Chroma Adaptive Rounding Weight for B slices in reference pictures /4096
526AdaptRndCrWFactorINRef   = 8    # Chroma Adaptive Rounding Weight for I/SI slices in non reference pictures /4096
527AdaptRndCrWFactorPNRef   = 8    # Chroma Adaptive Rounding Weight for P/SP slices in non reference pictures /4096
528AdaptRndCrWFactorBNRef   = 8    # Chroma Adaptive Rounding Weight for B slices in non reference pictures /4096
529
530################################################################
531# Rate Distortion Optimized Quantization
532################################################################
533UseRDOQuant              =  1 # Use Rate Distortion Optimized Quantization (0=disable, 1=enable)
534RDOQ_DC                  =  1 # Enable Rate Distortion Optimized Quantization for DC components (0=disable, 1=enable)
535RDOQ_CR                  =  1 # Enable Rate Distortion Optimized Quantization for Chroma components (0=disable, 1=enable)
536RDOQ_DC_CR               =  1 # Enable Rate Distortion Optimized Quantization for Chroma DC components (0=disable, 1=enable)
537RDOQ_QP_Num              =  1 # 1-9: Number of QP tested in RDO_Q (I/P/B slice)
538RDOQ_CP_Mode             =  0 # copy Mode from first QP tested
539RDOQ_CP_MV               =  0 # copy MV from first QP tested
540RDOQ_Fast                =  1 # Fast RDOQ decision method for multiple QPs
541
542########################################################################################
543#Lossless Coding (FREXT)
544########################################################################################
545
546LosslessCoding           = 0    # Enable lossless coding when qpprime_y is zero (0 Disabled, 1 Enabled)
547
548########################################################################################
549#Fast Motion Estimation Control Parameters
550########################################################################################
551
552SearchMode               = 3    # Motion estimation mode
553                                # -1 = Full Search
554                                #  0 = Fast Full Search (default)
555                                #  1 = UMHexagon Search
556                                #  2 = Simplified UMHexagon Search
557                                #  3 = Enhanced Predictive Zonal Search (EPZS)
558
559UMHexDSR                 = 1    # Use Search Range Prediction. Only for UMHexagonS method
560                                # (0:disable, 1:enabled/default)
561UMHexScale               = 3    # Use Scale_factor for different image sizes. Only for UMHexagonS method
562                                # (0:disable, 3:/default)
563                                # Increasing value can speed up Motion Search.
564
565EPZSPattern              = 2    # Select EPZS primary refinement pattern.
566                                # (0: small diamond, 1: square, 2: extended diamond/default,
567                                # 3: large diamond, 4: SBP Large Diamond,
568                                # 5: PMVFAST )
569EPZSDualRefinement       = 3    # Enables secondary refinement pattern.
570                                # (0:disabled, 1: small diamond, 2: square,
571                                # 3: extended diamond/default, 4: large diamond,
572                                # 5: SBP Large Diamond, 6: PMVFAST )
573EPZSFixedPredictors      = 2    # Enables Window based predictors
574                                # (0:disabled, 1: P only, 2: P and B/default)
575EPZSTemporal             = 1    # Enables temporal predictors
576                                # (0: disabled, 1: enabled/default)
577EPZSSpatialMem           = 1    # Enables spatial memory predictors
578                                # (0: disabled, 1: enabled/default)
579EPZSBlockType            = 1    # Enables block type Predictors
580                                # (0: disabled, 1: enabled/default)
581EPZSMinThresScale        = 0    # Scaler for EPZS minimum threshold (0 default).
582                                # Increasing value can speed up encoding.
583EPZSMedThresScale        = 1    # Scaler for EPZS median threshold (1 default).
584                                # Increasing value can speed up encoding.
585EPZSMaxThresScale        = 1    # Scaler for EPZS maximum threshold (1 default).
586                                # Increasing value can speed up encoding.
587
588EPZSSubPelME             = 1    # EPZS Subpel ME consideration
589EPZSSubPelMEBiPred       = 1    # EPZS Subpel ME consideration for BiPred partitions
590EPZSSubPelThresScale     = 2    # EPZS Subpel ME Threshold scaler
591EPZSSubPelGrid           = 1    # Perform EPZS using a subpixel grid
592
593########################################################################################
594# SEI Parameters
595########################################################################################
596
597ToneMappingSEIPresentFlag = 0    # Enable Tone mapping SEI  (0 Not present, 1 Present)
598ToneMappingFile           = "ToneMapping.cfg"
599
600GenerateSEIMessage        = 0                    # Generate an SEI Text Message
601SEIMessageText            = "H.264/AVC Encoder"  # Text SEI Message
602
603UseMVLimits               = 0                    # Use MV Limits
604SetMVXLimit               = 512                  # Horizontal MV Limit (in integer units)
605SetMVYLimit               = 512                  # Vertical MV Limit (in integer units)
606
607########################################################################################
608# VUI Parameters
609########################################################################################
610# the variables below do not affect encoding and decoding
611# (many are dummy variables but others can be useful when supported by the decoder)
612
613EnableVUISupport                                = 0      # Enable VUI Parameters
614
615# display parameters
616VUI_aspect_ratio_info_present_flag              = 0
617VUI_aspect_ratio_idc                            = 1
618VUI_sar_width                                   = 0
619VUI_sar_height                                  = 0
620VUI_overscan_info_present_flag                  = 0
621VUI_overscan_appropriate_flag                   = 0
622VUI_video_signal_type_present_flag              = 0
623VUI_video_format                                = 5
624VUI_video_full_range_flag                       = 0
625VUI_colour_description_present_flag             = 0
626VUI_colour_primaries                            = 2
627VUI_transfer_characteristics                    = 2
628VUI_matrix_coefficients                         = 2
629VUI_chroma_location_info_present_flag           = 0
630VUI_chroma_sample_loc_type_top_field            = 0
631VUI_chroma_sample_loc_type_bottom_field         = 0
632VUI_timing_info_present_flag                    = 0
633VUI_num_units_in_tick                           = 1000
634VUI_time_scale                                  = 60000
635VUI_fixed_frame_rate_flag                       = 0
636
637# nal hrd parameters
638VUI_nal_hrd_parameters_present_flag             = 0
639VUI_nal_cpb_cnt_minus1                          = 0
640VUI_nal_bit_rate_scale                          = 0
641VUI_nal_cpb_size_scale                          = 0
642VUI_nal_bit_rate_value_minus1                   = 0
643VUI_nal_cpb_size_value_minus1                   = 0
644VUI_nal_vbr_cbr_flag                            = 0
645VUI_nal_initial_cpb_removal_delay_length_minus1 = 23
646VUI_nal_cpb_removal_delay_length_minus1         = 23
647VUI_nal_dpb_output_delay_length_minus1          = 23
648VUI_nal_time_offset_length                      = 24
649
650# vlc hrd parameters
651VUI_vcl_hrd_parameters_present_flag             = 0
652VUI_vcl_cpb_cnt_minus1                          = 0
653VUI_vcl_bit_rate_scale                          = 0
654VUI_vcl_cpb_size_scale                          = 0
655VUI_vcl_bit_rate_value_minus1                   = 0
656VUI_vcl_cpb_size_value_minus1                   = 0
657VUI_vcl_vbr_cbr_flag                            = 0
658VUI_vcl_initial_cpb_removal_delay_length_minus1 = 23
659VUI_vcl_cpb_removal_delay_length_minus1         = 23
660VUI_vcl_dpb_output_delay_length_minus1          = 23
661VUI_vcl_time_offset_length                      = 24
662VUI_low_delay_hrd_flag                          = 0
663
664# other parameters (i.e. bitsream restrictions)
665VUI_pic_struct_present_flag                     = 0
666VUI_bitstream_restriction_flag                  = 0
667VUI_motion_vectors_over_pic_boundaries_flag     = 1
668VUI_max_bytes_per_pic_denom                     = 0
669VUI_max_bits_per_mb_denom                       = 0
670VUI_log2_max_mv_length_vertical                 = 16
671VUI_log2_max_mv_length_horizontal               = 16
672VUI_num_reorder_frames                          = 16
673VUI_max_dec_frame_buffering                     = 16
674
675