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-.. Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this
-.. document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License,
-.. Version 1.1 or any later version published by the Free Software
-.. Foundation, with no Invariant Sections, no Front-Cover Texts
-.. and no Back-Cover Texts. A copy of the license is included at
-.. Documentation/media/uapi/fdl-appendix.rst.
-..
-.. TODO: replace it to GFDL-1.1-or-later WITH no-invariant-sections
-
-******************
-Compressed Formats
-******************
-
-
-.. _compressed-formats:
-
-.. tabularcolumns:: |p{6.6cm}|p{2.2cm}|p{8.7cm}|
-
-.. flat-table:: Compressed Image Formats
- :header-rows: 1
- :stub-columns: 0
- :widths: 3 1 4
-
- * - Identifier
- - Code
- - Details
- * .. _V4L2-PIX-FMT-JPEG:
-
- - ``V4L2_PIX_FMT_JPEG``
- - 'JPEG'
- - TBD. See also :ref:`VIDIOC_G_JPEGCOMP <VIDIOC_G_JPEGCOMP>`,
- :ref:`VIDIOC_S_JPEGCOMP <VIDIOC_G_JPEGCOMP>`.
- * .. _V4L2-PIX-FMT-MPEG:
-
- - ``V4L2_PIX_FMT_MPEG``
- - 'MPEG'
- - MPEG multiplexed stream. The actual format is determined by
- extended control ``V4L2_CID_MPEG_STREAM_TYPE``, see
- :ref:`mpeg-control-id`.
- * .. _V4L2-PIX-FMT-H264:
-
- - ``V4L2_PIX_FMT_H264``
- - 'H264'
- - H264 Access Unit.
- The decoder expects one Access Unit per buffer.
- The encoder generates one Access Unit per buffer.
- If :ref:`VIDIOC_ENUM_FMT` reports ``V4L2_FMT_FLAG_CONTINUOUS_BYTESTREAM``
- then the decoder has no requirements since it can parse all the
- information from the raw bytestream.
- * .. _V4L2-PIX-FMT-H264-NO-SC:
-
- - ``V4L2_PIX_FMT_H264_NO_SC``
- - 'AVC1'
- - H264 video elementary stream without start codes.
- * .. _V4L2-PIX-FMT-H264-MVC:
-
- - ``V4L2_PIX_FMT_H264_MVC``
- - 'M264'
- - H264 MVC video elementary stream.
- * .. _V4L2-PIX-FMT-H264-SLICE:
-
- - ``V4L2_PIX_FMT_H264_SLICE``
- - 'S264'
- - H264 parsed slice data, including slice headers, either with or
- without the start code, as extracted from the H264 bitstream.
- This format is adapted for stateless video decoders that implement an
- H264 pipeline (using the :ref:`mem2mem` and :ref:`media-request-api`).
- This pixelformat has two modifiers that must be set at least once
- through the ``V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_H264_DECODE_MODE``
- and ``V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_H264_START_CODE`` controls.
- In addition, metadata associated with the frame to decode are
- required to be passed through the ``V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_H264_SPS``,
- ``V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_H264_PPS``,
- ``V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_H264_SCALING_MATRIX``,
- ``V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_H264_SLICE_PARAMS`` and
- ``V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_H264_DECODE_PARAMS`` controls. See the
- :ref:`associated Codec Control IDs <v4l2-mpeg-h264>`. Exactly
- one output and one capture buffer must be provided for use
- with this pixel format. The output buffer must contain the
- appropriate number of macroblocks to decode a full
- corresponding frame to the matching capture buffer.
-
- The syntax for this format is documented in :ref:`h264`, section
- 7.3.2.8 "Slice layer without partitioning RBSP syntax" and the following
- sections.
-
- .. note::
-
- This format is not yet part of the public kernel API and it
- is expected to change.
-
- * .. _V4L2-PIX-FMT-H263:
-
- - ``V4L2_PIX_FMT_H263``
- - 'H263'
- - H263 video elementary stream.
- * .. _V4L2-PIX-FMT-MPEG1:
-
- - ``V4L2_PIX_FMT_MPEG1``
- - 'MPG1'
- - MPEG1 Picture. Each buffer starts with a Picture header, followed
- by other headers as needed and ending with the Picture data.
- If :ref:`VIDIOC_ENUM_FMT` reports ``V4L2_FMT_FLAG_CONTINUOUS_BYTESTREAM``
- then the decoder has no requirements since it can parse all the
- information from the raw bytestream.
- * .. _V4L2-PIX-FMT-MPEG2:
-
- - ``V4L2_PIX_FMT_MPEG2``
- - 'MPG2'
- - MPEG2 Picture. Each buffer starts with a Picture header, followed
- by other headers as needed and ending with the Picture data.
- If :ref:`VIDIOC_ENUM_FMT` reports ``V4L2_FMT_FLAG_CONTINUOUS_BYTESTREAM``
- then the decoder has no requirements since it can parse all the
- information from the raw bytestream.
- * .. _V4L2-PIX-FMT-MPEG2-SLICE:
-
- - ``V4L2_PIX_FMT_MPEG2_SLICE``
- - 'MG2S'
- - MPEG-2 parsed slice data, as extracted from the MPEG-2 bitstream.
- This format is adapted for stateless video decoders that implement a
- MPEG-2 pipeline (using the :ref:`mem2mem` and :ref:`media-request-api`).
- Metadata associated with the frame to decode is required to be passed
- through the ``V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_MPEG2_SLICE_PARAMS`` control and
- quantization matrices can optionally be specified through the
- ``V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_MPEG2_QUANTIZATION`` control.
- See the :ref:`associated Codec Control IDs <v4l2-mpeg-mpeg2>`.
- Exactly one output and one capture buffer must be provided for use with
- this pixel format. The output buffer must contain the appropriate number
- of macroblocks to decode a full corresponding frame to the matching
- capture buffer.
- * .. _V4L2-PIX-FMT-MPEG4:
-
- - ``V4L2_PIX_FMT_MPEG4``
- - 'MPG4'
- - MPEG4 video elementary stream.
- * .. _V4L2-PIX-FMT-XVID:
-
- - ``V4L2_PIX_FMT_XVID``
- - 'XVID'
- - Xvid video elementary stream.
- * .. _V4L2-PIX-FMT-VC1-ANNEX-G:
-
- - ``V4L2_PIX_FMT_VC1_ANNEX_G``
- - 'VC1G'
- - VC1, SMPTE 421M Annex G compliant stream.
- * .. _V4L2-PIX-FMT-VC1-ANNEX-L:
-
- - ``V4L2_PIX_FMT_VC1_ANNEX_L``
- - 'VC1L'
- - VC1, SMPTE 421M Annex L compliant stream.
- * .. _V4L2-PIX-FMT-VP8:
-
- - ``V4L2_PIX_FMT_VP8``
- - 'VP80'
- - VP8 compressed video frame. The encoder generates one
- compressed frame per buffer, and the decoder requires one
- compressed frame per buffer.
- * .. _V4L2-PIX-FMT-VP8-FRAME:
-
- - ``V4L2_PIX_FMT_VP8_FRAME``
- - 'VP8F'
- - VP8 parsed frame, as extracted from the container.
- This format is adapted for stateless video decoders that implement a
- VP8 pipeline (using the :ref:`mem2mem` and :ref:`media-request-api`).
- Metadata associated with the frame to decode is required to be passed
- through the ``V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_VP8_FRAME_HEADER`` control.
- See the :ref:`associated Codec Control IDs <v4l2-mpeg-vp8>`.
- Exactly one output and one capture buffer must be provided for use with
- this pixel format. The output buffer must contain the appropriate number
- of macroblocks to decode a full corresponding frame to the matching
- capture buffer.
-
- .. note::
-
- This format is not yet part of the public kernel API and it
- is expected to change.
-
- * .. _V4L2-PIX-FMT-VP9:
-
- - ``V4L2_PIX_FMT_VP9``
- - 'VP90'
- - VP9 compressed video frame. The encoder generates one
- compressed frame per buffer, and the decoder requires one
- compressed frame per buffer.
- * .. _V4L2-PIX-FMT-HEVC:
-
- - ``V4L2_PIX_FMT_HEVC``
- - 'HEVC'
- - HEVC/H.265 Access Unit.
- The decoder expects one Access Unit per buffer.
- The encoder generates one Access Unit per buffer.
- If :ref:`VIDIOC_ENUM_FMT` reports ``V4L2_FMT_FLAG_CONTINUOUS_BYTESTREAM``
- then the decoder has no requirements since it can parse all the
- information from the raw bytestream.
- * .. _V4L2-PIX-FMT-HEVC-SLICE:
-
- - ``V4L2_PIX_FMT_HEVC_SLICE``
- - 'S265'
- - HEVC parsed slice data, as extracted from the HEVC bitstream.
- This format is adapted for stateless video decoders that implement a
- HEVC pipeline (using the :ref:`mem2mem` and :ref:`media-request-api`).
- This pixelformat has two modifiers that must be set at least once
- through the ``V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_HEVC_DECODE_MODE``
- and ``V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_HEVC_START_CODE`` controls.
- Metadata associated with the frame to decode is required to be passed
- through the following controls :
- * ``V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_HEVC_SPS``
- * ``V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_HEVC_PPS``
- * ``V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_HEVC_SLICE_PARAMS``
- See the :ref:`associated Codec Control IDs <v4l2-mpeg-hevc>`.
- Buffers associated with this pixel format must contain the appropriate
- number of macroblocks to decode a full corresponding frame.
-
- .. note::
-
- This format is not yet part of the public kernel API and it
- is expected to change.
- * .. _V4L2-PIX-FMT-FWHT:
-
- - ``V4L2_PIX_FMT_FWHT``
- - 'FWHT'
- - Video elementary stream using a codec based on the Fast Walsh Hadamard
- Transform. This codec is implemented by the vicodec ('Virtual Codec')
- driver. See the codec-fwht.h header for more details.
- :ref:`VIDIOC_ENUM_FMT` reports ``V4L2_FMT_FLAG_CONTINUOUS_BYTESTREAM``
- since the decoder can parse all the information from the raw bytestream.
- * .. _V4L2-PIX-FMT-FWHT-STATELESS:
-
- - ``V4L2_PIX_FMT_FWHT_STATELESS``
- - 'SFWH'
- - Same format as V4L2_PIX_FMT_FWHT but requires stateless codec implementation.
- See the :ref:`associated Codec Control IDs <v4l2-mpeg-fwht>`.