VideoEncoderExtension
NVIDIA GXF component for H.264 video encode. The video encoder GXF extension is based on V4L2 APIs. It uses the hardware video encode engine on the platform by interfacing with V4L2 APIs. It gives out elimetary H.264 bit stream.
This extension is supported on Tegra and dGPU platforms.
For x86+dGPU, the extension has a dependency on DeepStream. Please install nvidia DeepStream SDK (version 7.0) before running pipelines for x86+dGPU.
UUID: ea5c44e4-15db-4448-a3a6-f32004303338
Version: 1.2.0
Author: NVIDIA
License: Proprietary
Components
This extension is implemented using three components: VideoEncoderRequest, VideoEncoderResponse and VideoEncoderContext
nvidia::gxf::VideoEncoderRequest
This codelet starts H.264 video encoding process by queueing the input buffer.
Component ID: 48251354-3a91-4033-9a0f-8ac2230f1c9c
Base Type: nvidia::gxf::Codelet
Parameters
input_frame
Receiver to get the input video Buffer(input frame data)
Flags: GXF_PARAMETER_FLAGS_NONE
Type: GXF_PARAMETER_TYPE_HANDLE
Handle Type: nvidia::gxf::Receiver
inbuf_storage_type
Input buffer storage type
Valid values:
0: Host memory
1: Device memory
Flags: GXF_PARAMETER_FLAGS_NONE
Type: GXF_PARAMETER_TYPE_UINT32
Default: 1
scheduling_term
Handle to async scheduling term to get/set event state for VideoEncoderResponse codelet.
Flags: GXF_PARAMETER_FLAGS_NONE
Type: GXF_PARAMETER_TYPE_HANDLE
Handle Type: gxf::Handle<gxf::AsynchronousSchedulingTerm>
videoencoder_context
Handle to video encoder context component
Flags: GXF_PARAMETER_FLAGS_NONE
Type: GXF_PARAMETER_TYPE_HANDLE
Handle Type: gxf::Handle<VideoEncoderContext>
codec
Video codec to be used. Only H.264 supported.
Valid values:
0: H.264 codec
Flags: GXF_PARAMETER_FLAGS_NONE
Type: GXF_PARAMETER_TYPE_INT32
Default: 0
input_height
Input frame height
Flags: GXF_PARAMETER_FLAGS_NONE
Type: GXF_PARAMETER_TYPE_UINT32
input_width
Input frame width
Flags: GXF_PARAMETER_FLAGS_NONE
Type: GXF_PARAMETER_TYPE_UINT32
input_format
Input frame color format
Flags: GXF_PARAMETER_FLAGS_NONE
Type: GXF_PARAMETER_TYPE_STRING
Valid values:
nv12: NV12(YUV420, 2 planes: Y, UV interleaved) pitch linear format
yuv420planar: YUV420 planar(3 planes:Y,U,V) pitch linear format
profile
Encode profile
Valid values:
0: Baseline Profile
1: MainProfile
2: High Profile
Flags: GXF_PARAMETER_FLAGS_NONE
Type: GXF_PARAMETER_TYPE_INT32
Default: 2
bitrate
Bitrate of the encoded stream, in bits per second. This parmaeter is used when rate_control_mode != 0.
Flags: GXF_PARAMETER_FLAGS_NONE
Type: GXF_PARAMETER_TYPE_INT32
Default: 20000000
framerate
Frame rate (frames per second)
Flags: GXF_PARAMETER_FLAGS_NONE
Type: GXF_PARAMETER_TYPE_INT32
Default: 30
level
H.264 level parameter(Maximum data rate and resolution). This parameter is supported on Tegra only. For dGPU, the level parameter is automatically set based on input resolution and data rate.
Valid values: 0 - 14
0: Level 1.0
…
14: Level 5.1
Flags: GXF_PARAMETER_FLAGS_NONE
Type: GXF_PARAMETER_TYPE_INT32
Default: 14
hw_preset_type
Encode hw preset type
Valid values:
Tegra Presets: 0-4
0: V4L2_ENC_HW_PRESET_ULTRAFAST
1: V4L2_ENC_HW_PRESET_FAST
2: V4L2_ENC_HW_PRESET_MEDIUM
3: V4L2_ENC_HW_PRESET_SLOW
dGPU Presets: 0-7
0: p0
…
7: p7
Flags: GXF_PARAMETER_FLAGS_NONE
Type: GXF_PARAMETER_TYPE_INT32
Default: 1
iframe_interval
Interval between two IDR frames. This parameter is supported on Tegra only.
Flags: GXF_PARAMETER_FLAGS_NONE
Type: GXF_PARAMETER_TYPE_INT32
Default: 30
rate_control_mode
Rate control mode. This parameter is supported on Tegra only.
Valid values:
0:Constant QP mode(Rate control off)
1:CBR (Constant Bit Rate mode)
2:VBR (variable Bit Rate mode)
Flags: GXF_PARAMETER_FLAGS_NONE
Type: GXF_PARAMETER_TYPE_INT32
Default: 1
qp
H.264 Quantization Parameter(QP). This QP value is used in constant QP mode. This parameter is supported on Tegra only.
Valid values: 0-51
Flags: GXF_PARAMETER_FLAGS_NONE
Type: GXF_PARAMETER_TYPE_UINT32
Default: 20
config
Preset of encoder config parameters
Valid values:
pframe_cqp: This config uses P frames, rate_control_mode = 0(Constant QP), QP=20, iframe_interval = 5, Main profile, hw_preset_type = 0
iframe_cqp: This config uses all IDR frames(iframe_interval=1), rate_control_mode = 0(Constant QP), QP=20, Main profile, hw_preset_type = 0
custom: Use the parmaters set by the user
Note: pframe_cqp,iframe_cqp configs are supported on Tegra only. For dGPU, use ‘custom’ config.
Flags: GXF_PARAMETER_FLAGS_NONE
Type: GXF_PARAMETER_TYPE_STRING
Default: custom
nvidia::gxf::VideoEncoderResponse
This codelet completes the video encoding process by publishing encoded bit stream(H.264 elementary bit stream).
Component ID: c88585c4-bce0-48d1-9680-2309e63c1ff8
Base Type: nvidia::gxf::Codelet
Parameters
output_transmitter
Transmitter to publish the compressed data(output tensor)
Flags: GXF_PARAMETER_FLAGS_NONE
Type: GXF_PARAMETER_TYPE_HANDLE
Handle Type: nvidia::gxf::Transmitter
pool
Memory pool for allocating output data(tensor).
Flags: GXF_PARAMETER_FLAGS_NONE
Type: GXF_PARAMETER_TYPE_HANDLE
Handle Type: nvidia::gxf::Allocator
outbuf_storage_type
Output buffer storage type
Valid values:
0: Host memory
1: Device memory
Flags: GXF_PARAMETER_FLAGS_NONE
Type: GXF_PARAMETER_TYPE_INT32
Default: 1
videoencoder_context
Handle to video encoder context component
Flags: GXF_PARAMETER_FLAGS_NONE
Type: GXF_PARAMETER_TYPE_HANDLE
Handle Type: gxf::Handle<VideoEncoderContext>
nvidia::gxf::VideoEncoderContext
Component that implements the Video Encoder Context
Component ID: c5bdaa9f4b15-43c7-8066-20195122a5b5
Base Type: nvidia::gxf::Component
Parameters
None