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+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2016, Alliance for Open Media. All rights reserved
+ *
+ * This source code is subject to the terms of the BSD 2 Clause License and
+ * the Alliance for Open Media Patent License 1.0. If the BSD 2 Clause License
+ * was not distributed with this source code in the LICENSE file, you can
+ * obtain it at www.aomedia.org/license/software. If the Alliance for Open
+ * Media Patent License 1.0 was not distributed with this source code in the
+ * PATENTS file, you can obtain it at www.aomedia.org/license/patent.
+ */
+
+#ifndef AOM_AV1_ENCODER_PICKLPF_H_
+#define AOM_AV1_ENCODER_PICKLPF_H_
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+extern "C" {
+#endif
+
+#include "av1/encoder/encoder.h"
+
+struct yv12_buffer_config;
+struct AV1_COMP;
+int av1_get_max_filter_level(const AV1_COMP *cpi);
+
+/*!\brief Algorithm for AV1 loop filter level selection.
+ *
+ * \ingroup in_loop_filter
+ * This function determines proper filter levels used for in-loop filter
+ * (deblock filter).
+ *
+ * \param[in] sd The pointer of frame buffer
+ * \param[in] cpi Top-level encoder structure
+ * \param[in] method The method used to select filter levels
+ *
+ * \par
+ * method includes:
+ * \arg \c LPF_PICK_FROM_FULL_IMAGE: Try the full image with different values.
+ * \arg \c LPF_PICK_FROM_FULL_IMAGE_NON_DUAL: Try the full image filter search
+ * with non-dual filter only.
+ * \arg \c LPF_PICK_FROM_SUBIMAGE: Try a small portion of the image with
+ * different values.
+ * \arg \c LPF_PICK_FROM_Q: Estimate the level based on quantizer and frame type
+ * \arg \c LPF_PICK_MINIMAL_LPF: Pick 0 to disable LPF if LPF was enabled last
+ * frame
+ *
+ * \remark Nothing is returned. Instead, filter levels below are stored in the
+ * "loopfilter" structure inside "cpi":
+ * \arg \c filter_level[0]: the vertical filter level for Y plane
+ * \arg \c filter_level[1]: the horizontal filter level for Y plane
+ * \arg \c filter_level_u: the filter level for U plane
+ * \arg \c filter_level_v: the filter level for V plane
+ *
+ * \n
+ * \b Overview
+ * \par
+ * The workflow of deblock filter is shown in Fig.1. \n
+ * Boundary pixels pass through a non-flatness check, followed by a step that
+ * determines smoothness and selects proper types of filters
+ * (4-, 6-, 8-, 14-tap filter). \n
+ * If non-flatness criteria is not satisfied, the encoder will not apply
+ * deblock filtering on these boundary pixels.
+ * \image html filter_flow.png "Fig.1. The workflow of deblock filter" width=70%
+ *
+ * \par
+ * The non-flatness is determined by the boundary pixels and thresholds as shown
+ * in Fig.2. \n
+ * Filtering is applied when \n
+ * \f$|p_0-p_1|<thr_1\f$ and \f$|q_0-q_1|<thr_1\f$ and
+ * \f$2*|p_0-q_0|+|p_1-q_1|/2<thr_2\f$ \n
+ * \image html filter_thr.png "Fig.2. Non-flatness of pixel boundary" height=40%
+ *
+ * \par
+ * Thresholds ("thr_1" and "thr_2") are determined by the filter level. \n
+ * In AV1, for each frame, we employ the four filter levels, based on these
+ * observations: \n
+ * Luma and chroma planes have different characteristics, including subsampling
+ * (different plane size), coding quality (chroma planes are better coded). \n
+ * Therefore chroma planes need less deblocking filtering than luma plane. \n
+ * In addition, content texture has different spatial characteristics: vertical
+ * and horizontal direction may need different level of filtering. \n
+ * The selection of these filter levels is described in the following section.
+ *
+ * \par
+ * \b Algorithm
+ * \par
+ * The encoder selects filter levels given the current frame buffer, and the
+ * method. \n
+ * By default, "LPF_PICK_FROM_FULL_IMAGE" is used, which should provide
+ * the most appropriate filter levels. \n
+ * For video on demand (VOD) mode, if speed setting is larger than 5,
+ * "LPF_PICK_FROM_FULL_IMAGE_NON_DUAL" is used. \n
+ * For real-time mode, if speed setting is larger than 5, "LPF_PICK_FROM_Q" is
+ * used.
+ *
+ * \par
+ * "LPF_PICK_FROM_FULL_IMAGE" method: determine filter levels sequentially
+ * by a filter level search procedure (function "search_filter_level"). \n
+ * The order is: \n
+ * First search and determine the filter level for Y plane.
+ * Let vertical filter level (filter_level[0]) and the horizontal filter level
+ * (filter_level[1]) be equal to it. \n
+ * Keep the horizontal filter level the same and search and determine the
+ * vertical filter level. \n
+ * Search and determine the horizontal filter level. \n
+ * Search and determine filter level for U plane. \n
+ * Search and determine filter level for V plane.
+ *
+ * \par
+ * Search and determine filter level is fulfilled by function
+ * "search_filter_level". \n
+ * It starts with a base filter level ("filt_mid") initialized by the
+ * corresponding last frame's filter level. \n
+ * A filter step ("filter_step") is determined as:
+ * filter_step = filt_mid < 16 ? 4 : filt_mid / 4. \n
+ * Then a modified binary search strategy is employed to find a proper
+ * filter level. \n
+ * In each iteration, set filt_low = filt_mid - filter_step,
+ * filt_high = filt_mid + filter_step. \n
+ * We now have three candidate levels, "filt_mid", "filt_low" and "filt_high".
+ * \n
+ * Deblock filtering is applied on the current frame with candidate filter
+ * levels and the sum of squared error (SSE) between source and filtered frame
+ * is computed. \n
+ * Set "filt_best" to the filter level of the smallest SSE. If "filter_best"
+ * equals to "filt_mid", halve the filter_step. Otherwise, set filt_mid =
+ * filt_best. \n
+ * Go to the next iteration until "filter_step" is 0. \n
+ * Note that in the comparison of SSEs between SSE[filt_low] and SSE[filt_mid],
+ * a "bias" is introduced to slightly raise the filter level. \n
+ * It is based on the observation that low filter levels tend to yield a smaller
+ * SSE and produce a higher PSNR for the current frame, \n
+ * while oversmoothing it and degradating the quality for prediction for future
+ * frames and leanding to a suboptimal performance overall. \n
+ * Function "try_filter_frame" is the referrence for applying deblock filtering
+ * with a given filter level and computatition of SSE.
+ *
+ * \par
+ * "LPF_PICK_FROM_FULL_IMAGE_NON_DUAL" method: almost the same as
+ * "LPF_PICK_FROM_FULL_IMAGE", \n
+ * just without separately searching for appropriate filter levels for vertical
+ * and horizontal filters.
+ *
+ * \par
+ * "LPF_PICK_FROM_Q" method: filter levels are determined by the
+ * quantization factor (q). \n
+ * For 8 bit: \n
+ * Keyframes: filt_guess = q * 0.06699 - 1.60817 \n
+ * Other frames: filt_guess = q * inter_frame_multiplier + 2.48225 \n
+ * inter_frame_multiplier = q > 700 ? 0.04590 : 0.02295 \n
+ * For 10 bit and 12 bit: \n
+ * filt_guess = q * 0.316206 + 3.87252 \n
+ * Then filter_level[0] = filter_level[1] = filter_level_u = filter_level_v =
+ * clamp(filt_guess, min_filter_level, max_filter_level) \n
+ * Where min_filter_level = 0, max_filter_level = 64 \n
+ * The equations were determined by linear fitting using filter levels
+ * generated by "LPF_PICK_FROM_FULL_IMAGE" method.
+ *
+ */
+void av1_pick_filter_level(const struct yv12_buffer_config *sd,
+ struct AV1_COMP *cpi, LPF_PICK_METHOD method);
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+} // extern "C"
+#endif
+
+#endif // AOM_AV1_ENCODER_PICKLPF_H_