Opened 8 years ago

Closed 8 years ago

Last modified 8 years ago

#5140 closed defect (fixed)

libvpx-vp9 rejects cpu-used and speed values [-16, -9] and [9, 16]

Reported by: Bouowmx Owned by:
Priority: minor Component: avcodec
Version: git-master Keywords: libvpx
Cc: Blocked By:
Blocking: Reproduced by developer: yes
Analyzed by developer: no

Description

libvpx-vp9 rejects cpu-used values from -16 to -9 and 9 to 16 (inclusive), even though the included help claims it can accept it. However, libvpx (VP8 only) accepts the mentioned values. This means that VP9 encoding will only use half of the CPU, whereas VP8 encoding can use all of it.

The following is the help of libvpx-vp9:

ffmpeg -help encoder=libvpx-vp9
ffmpeg version N-77715-gfc703f5 Copyright (c) 2000-2016 the FFmpeg developers
  built with gcc 5.2.0 (GCC)
  configuration: --enable-gpl --enable-version3 --disable-w32threads --enable-avisynth --enable-bzlib --enable-fontconfig --enable-frei0r --enable-gnutls --enable-iconv --enable-libass --enable-libbluray --enable-libbs2b --enable-libcaca --enable-libdcadec --enable-libfreetype --enable-libgme --enable-libgsm --enable-libilbc --enable-libmodplug --enable-libmp3lame --enable-libopencore-amrnb --enable-libopencore-amrwb --enable-libopenjpeg --enable-libopus --enable-librtmp --enable-libschroedinger --enable-libsoxr --enable-libspeex --enable-libtheora --enable-libtwolame --enable-libvidstab --enable-libvo-aacenc --enable-libvo-amrwbenc --enable-libvorbis --enable-libvpx --enable-libwavpack --enable-libwebp --enable-libx264 --enable-libx265 --enable-libxavs --enable-libxvid --enable-libzimg --enable-lzma --enable-decklink --enable-zlib
  libavutil      55. 12.100 / 55. 12.100
  libavcodec     57. 21.100 / 57. 21.100
  libavformat    57. 21.101 / 57. 21.101
  libavdevice    57.  0.100 / 57.  0.100
  libavfilter     6. 23.100 /  6. 23.100
  libswscale      4.  0.100 /  4.  0.100
  libswresample   2.  0.101 /  2.  0.101
  libpostproc    54.  0.100 / 54.  0.100
Encoder libvpx-vp9 [libvpx VP9]:
    General capabilities: delay threads
    Threading capabilities: auto
    Supported pixel formats: yuv420p yuv422p yuv440p yuv444p
libvpx-vp9 encoder AVOptions:
  -cpu-used          <int>        E..V.... Quality/Speed ratio modifier (from -16 to 16) (default 1)
  -auto-alt-ref      <boolean>    E..V.... Enable use of alternate reference frames (2-pass only) (default auto)
  -lag-in-frames     <int>        E..V.... Number of frames to look ahead for alternate reference frame selection (from -1 to INT_MAX) (default -1)
  -arnr-maxframes    <int>        E..V.... altref noise reduction max frame count (from -1 to INT_MAX) (default -1)
  -arnr-strength     <int>        E..V.... altref noise reduction filter strength (from -1 to INT_MAX) (default -1)
  -arnr-type         <int>        E..V.... altref noise reduction filter type (from -1 to INT_MAX) (default -1)
     backward                     E..V....
     forward                      E..V....
     centered                     E..V....
  -deadline          <int>        E..V.... Time to spend encoding, in microseconds. (from INT_MIN to INT_MAX) (default good)
     best                         E..V....
     good                         E..V....
     realtime                     E..V....
  -error-resilient   <flags>      E..V.... Error resilience configuration (default 0)
     default                      E..V.... Improve resiliency against losses of whole frames
     partitions                   E..V.... The frame partitions are independently decodable by the bool decoder, meaning that partitions can be decoded even though earlier partitions have been lost. Note that intra predicition is still done over the partition boundary.
  -max-intra-rate    <int>        E..V.... Maximum I-frame bitrate (pct) 0=unlimited (from -1 to INT_MAX) (default -1)
  -crf               <int>        E..V.... Select the quality for constant quality mode (from -1 to 63) (default -1)
  -static-thresh     <int>        E..V.... A change threshold on blocks below which they will be skipped by the encoder (from 0 to INT_MAX) (default 0)
  -undershoot-pct    <int>        E..V.... Datarate undershoot (min) target (%) (from -1 to 100) (default -1)
  -overshoot-pct     <int>        E..V.... Datarate overshoot (max) target (%) (from -1 to 1000) (default -1)
  -lossless          <int>        E..V.... Lossless mode (from -1 to 1) (default -1)
  -tile-columns      <int>        E..V.... Number of tile columns to use, log2 (from -1 to 6) (default -1)
  -tile-rows         <int>        E..V.... Number of tile rows to use, log2 (from -1 to 2) (default -1)
  -frame-parallel    <boolean>    E..V.... Enable frame parallel decodability features (default auto)
  -aq-mode           <int>        E..V.... adaptive quantization mode (from -1 to 3) (default -1)
     none                         E..V.... Aq not used
     variance                     E..V.... Variance based Aq
     complexity                   E..V.... Complexity based Aq
     cyclic                       E..V.... Cyclic Refresh Aq
  -speed             <int>        E..V....  (from -16 to 16) (default 1)
  -quality           <int>        E..V....  (from INT_MIN to INT_MAX) (default good)
     best                         E..V....
     good                         E..V....
     realtime                     E..V....
  -vp8flags          <flags>      E..V....  (default 0)
     error_resilient              E..V.... enable error resilience
     altref                       E..V.... enable use of alternate reference frames (VP8/2-pass only)
  -arnr_max_frames   <int>        E..V.... altref noise reduction max frame count (from 0 to 15) (default 0)
  -arnr_strength     <int>        E..V.... altref noise reduction filter strength (from 0 to 6) (default 3)
  -arnr_type         <int>        E..V.... altref noise reduction filter type (from 1 to 3) (default 3)
  -rc_lookahead      <int>        E..V.... Number of frames to look ahead for alternate reference frame selection (from 0 to 25) (default 25)

The following is the error I receive for using out-of-range cpu-used values:

ffmpeg -y -i "capture.mkv" -codec:v libvpx-vp9 -cpu-used 16 -f rawvideo NUL
ffmpeg version N-77715-gfc703f5 Copyright (c) 2000-2016 the FFmpeg developers
  built with gcc 5.2.0 (GCC)
  configuration: --enable-gpl --enable-version3 --disable-w32threads --enable-avisynth --enable-bzlib --enable-fontconfig --enable-frei0r --enable-gnutls --enable-iconv --enable-libass --enable-libbluray --enable-libbs2b --enable-libcaca --enable-libdcadec --enable-libfreetype --enable-libgme --enable-libgsm --enable-libilbc --enable-libmodplug --enable-libmp3lame --enable-libopencore-amrnb --enable-libopencore-amrwb --enable-libopenjpeg --enable-libopus --enable-librtmp --enable-libschroedinger --enable-libsoxr --enable-libspeex --enable-libtheora --enable-libtwolame --enable-libvidstab --enable-libvo-aacenc --enable-libvo-amrwbenc --enable-libvorbis --enable-libvpx --enable-libwavpack --enable-libwebp --enable-libx264 --enable-libx265 --enable-libxavs --enable-libxvid --enable-libzimg --enable-lzma --enable-decklink --enable-zlib
  libavutil      55. 12.100 / 55. 12.100
  libavcodec     57. 21.100 / 57. 21.100
  libavformat    57. 21.101 / 57. 21.101
  libavdevice    57.  0.100 / 57.  0.100
  libavfilter     6. 23.100 /  6. 23.100
  libswscale      4.  0.100 /  4.  0.100
  libswresample   2.  0.101 /  2.  0.101
  libpostproc    54.  0.100 / 54.  0.100
Input #0, matroska,webm, from 'capture.mkv':
  Metadata:
    COMPATIBLE_BRANDS: isomiso2avc1mp41
    MAJOR_BRAND     : isom
    MINOR_VERSION   : 512
    ENCODER         : Lavf57.21.100
  Duration: 00:28:36.57, start: 0.000000, bitrate: 169973 kb/s
    Stream #0:0: Video: h264 (High 4:4:4 Predictive), yuv444p, 1280x960, SAR 1:1 DAR 4:3, 60 fps, 60 tbr, 1k tbn, 120 tbc (default)
    Metadata:
      HANDLER_NAME    : VideoHandler
      ENCODER         : Lavc57.21.100 libx264
      DURATION        : 00:28:36.567000000
    Stream #0:1: Audio: flac, 44100 Hz, stereo, s16
    Metadata:
      ENCODER         : Lavc57.21.100 flac
      DURATION        : 00:28:36.566000000
[libvpx-vp9 @ 000002cce2f20b00] v1.5.0
[libvpx-vp9 @ 000002cce2f20b00] Failed to set VP8E_SET_CPUUSED codec control: Invalid parameter
[libvpx-vp9 @ 000002cce2f20b00]   Additional information: cpu_used out of range [-8..8]
Output #0, rawvideo, to 'NUL':
  Metadata:
    COMPATIBLE_BRANDS: isomiso2avc1mp41
    MAJOR_BRAND     : isom
    MINOR_VERSION   : 512
    encoder         : Lavf57.21.101
    Stream #0:0: Video: vp9 (libvpx-vp9), yuv444p, 1280x960 [SAR 1:1 DAR 4:3], q=-1--1, 200 kb/s, 60 fps, 60 tbn, 60 tbc (default)
    Metadata:
      HANDLER_NAME    : VideoHandler
      DURATION        : 00:28:36.567000000
      encoder         : Lavc57.21.100 libvpx-vp9
    Side data:
      unknown side data type 10 (24 bytes)
Stream mapping:
  Stream #0:0 -> #0:0 (h264 (native) -> vp9 (libvpx-vp9))
Press [q] to stop, [?] for help
Received > 3 system signals, hard exiting time=00:00:00.33 bitrate= 544.2kbits/s speed=0.0765x

Note that the following command (VP8 encoding) will use all of the CPU:

ffmpeg -i "capture.mkv" -codec:v libvpx -cpu-used 16 -f rawvideo NUL

Whereas the maximum you can use for VP9 encoding is only 50%:

ffmpeg -i "capture.mkv" -codec:v libvpx-vp9 -cpu-used 8 -f rawvideo NUL

Change History (6)

comment:1 by Hendrik, 8 years ago

Contrary to its name, cpu-used doesn't actually control how much overall CPU is being used, it controls the quality of the encode (ie. how much cpu is used for each frame in total), and both vp8 and vp9 could have different limits. The vp9 encoder doesn't scale well with high cpu core counts, so 50% already seems pretty good.

Last edited 8 years ago by Hendrik (previous) (diff)

comment:2 by Carl Eugen Hoyos, 8 years ago

Component: undeterminedavcodec
Keywords: libvpx added
Priority: normalminor
Reproduced by developer: set
Status: newopen

Patch sent.

comment:3 by Carl Eugen Hoyos, 8 years ago

Resolution: fixed
Status: openclosed

comment:4 by Bouowmx, 8 years ago

Resolution: fixed
Status: closedreopened
Summary: libvpx-vp9 rejects cpu-used values [-16, -9] and [9, 16]libvpx-vp9 rejects cpu-used and speed values [-16, -9] and [9, 16]

libvpx's "speed" parameter is an alias of "cpu-used" but the help concerning speed has not changed.

ffmpeg -h encoder=libvpx-vp9
ffmpeg version N-78843-g1c7e2cf Copyright (c) 2000-2016 the FFmpeg developers
  built with gcc 5.3.0 (GCC)
  configuration: --enable-gpl --enable-version3 --disable-w32threads --enable-avisynth --enable-bzlib --enable-fontconfig --enable-frei0r --enable-gnutls --enable-iconv --enable-libass --enable-libbluray --enable-libbs2b --enable-libcaca --enable-libdcadec --enable-libfreetype --enable-libgme --enable-libgsm --enable-libilbc --enable-libmodplug --enable-libmfx --enable-libmp3lame --enable-libopencore-amrnb --enable-libopencore-amrwb --enable-libopenjpeg --enable-libopus --enable-librtmp --enable-libschroedinger --enable-libsoxr --enable-libspeex --enable-libtheora --enable-libtwolame --enable-libvidstab --enable-libvo-amrwbenc --enable-libvorbis --enable-libvpx --enable-libwavpack --enable-libwebp --enable-libx264 --enable-libx265 --enable-libxavs --enable-libxvid --enable-libzimg --enable-lzma --enable-decklink --enable-zlib
  libavutil      55. 19.100 / 55. 19.100
  libavcodec     57. 27.101 / 57. 27.101
  libavformat    57. 27.100 / 57. 27.100
  libavdevice    57.  0.101 / 57.  0.101
  libavfilter     6. 37.100 /  6. 37.100
  libswscale      4.  0.100 /  4.  0.100
  libswresample   2.  0.101 /  2.  0.101
  libpostproc    54.  0.100 / 54.  0.100
Encoder libvpx-vp9 [libvpx VP9]:
    General capabilities: delay threads
    Threading capabilities: auto
    Supported pixel formats: yuv420p yuv422p yuv440p yuv444p gbrp
libvpx-vp9 encoder AVOptions:
  -auto-alt-ref      <boolean>    E..V.... Enable use of alternate reference frames (2-pass only) (default auto)
  -lag-in-frames     <int>        E..V.... Number of frames to look ahead for alternate reference frame selection (from -1 to INT_MAX) (default -1)
  -arnr-maxframes    <int>        E..V.... altref noise reduction max frame count (from -1 to INT_MAX) (default -1)
  -arnr-strength     <int>        E..V.... altref noise reduction filter strength (from -1 to INT_MAX) (default -1)
  -arnr-type         <int>        E..V.... altref noise reduction filter type (from -1 to INT_MAX) (default -1)
     backward                     E..V....
     forward                      E..V....
     centered                     E..V....
  -tune              <int>        E..V.... Tune the encoding to a specific scenario (from -1 to INT_MAX) (default -1)
     psnr                         E..V....
     ssim                         E..V....
  -deadline          <int>        E..V.... Time to spend encoding, in microseconds. (from INT_MIN to INT_MAX) (default good)
     best                         E..V....
     good                         E..V....
     realtime                     E..V....
  -error-resilient   <flags>      E..V.... Error resilience configuration (default 0)
     default                      E..V.... Improve resiliency against losses of whole frames
     partitions                   E..V.... The frame partitions are independently decodable by the bool decoder, meaning that partitions can be decoded even though earlier partitions have been lost. Note that intra predicition is still done over the partition boundary.
  -max-intra-rate    <int>        E..V.... Maximum I-frame bitrate (pct) 0=unlimited (from -1 to INT_MAX) (default -1)
  -crf               <int>        E..V.... Select the quality for constant quality mode (from -1 to 63) (default -1)
  -static-thresh     <int>        E..V.... A change threshold on blocks below which they will be skipped by the encoder (from 0 to INT_MAX) (default 0)
  -drop-threshold    <int>        E..V.... Frame drop threshold (from INT_MIN to INT_MAX) (default 0)
  -noise-sensitivity <int>        E..V.... Noise sensitivity (from 0 to 4) (default 0)
  -undershoot-pct    <int>        E..V.... Datarate undershoot (min) target (%) (from -1 to 100) (default -1)
  -overshoot-pct     <int>        E..V.... Datarate overshoot (max) target (%) (from -1 to 1000) (default -1)
  -cpu-used          <int>        E..V.... Quality/Speed ratio modifier (from -8 to 8) (default 1)
  -lossless          <int>        E..V.... Lossless mode (from -1 to 1) (default -1)
  -tile-columns      <int>        E..V.... Number of tile columns to use, log2 (from -1 to 6) (default -1)
  -tile-rows         <int>        E..V.... Number of tile rows to use, log2 (from -1 to 2) (default -1)
  -frame-parallel    <boolean>    E..V.... Enable frame parallel decodability features (default auto)
  -aq-mode           <int>        E..V.... adaptive quantization mode (from -1 to 3) (default -1)
     none                         E..V.... Aq not used
     variance                     E..V.... Variance based Aq
     complexity                   E..V.... Complexity based Aq
     cyclic                       E..V.... Cyclic Refresh Aq
  -speed             <int>        E..V....  (from -16 to 16) (default 1)
  -quality           <int>        E..V....  (from INT_MIN to INT_MAX) (default good)
     best                         E..V....
     good                         E..V....
     realtime                     E..V....
  -vp8flags          <flags>      E..V....  (default 0)
     error_resilient              E..V.... enable error resilience
     altref                       E..V.... enable use of alternate reference frames (VP8/2-pass only)
  -arnr_max_frames   <int>        E..V.... altref noise reduction max frame count (from 0 to 15) (default 0)
  -arnr_strength     <int>        E..V.... altref noise reduction filter strength (from 0 to 6) (default 3)
  -arnr_type         <int>        E..V.... altref noise reduction filter type (from 1 to 3) (default 3)
  -rc_lookahead      <int>        E..V.... Number of frames to look ahead for alternate reference frame selection (from 0 to 25) (default 25)

FFmpeg gives the same error as in the original ticket:

ffmpeg -i "capture libvpx-vp9 lossless quality=good speed=0 threads=2 an.mkv" -codec:v libvpx-vp9 -lossless 1 -speed 16 -threads 10 -f null -
ffmpeg version N-78843-g1c7e2cf Copyright (c) 2000-2016 the FFmpeg developers
  built with gcc 5.3.0 (GCC)
  configuration: --enable-gpl --enable-version3 --disable-w32threads --enable-avisynth --enable-bzlib --enable-fontconfig --enable-frei0r --enable-gnutls --enable-iconv --enable-libass --enable-libbluray --enable-libbs2b --enable-libcaca --enable-libdcadec --enable-libfreetype --enable-libgme --enable-libgsm --enable-libilbc --enable-libmodplug --enable-libmfx --enable-libmp3lame --enable-libopencore-amrnb --enable-libopencore-amrwb --enable-libopenjpeg --enable-libopus --enable-librtmp --enable-libschroedinger --enable-libsoxr --enable-libspeex --enable-libtheora --enable-libtwolame --enable-libvidstab --enable-libvo-amrwbenc --enable-libvorbis --enable-libvpx --enable-libwavpack --enable-libwebp --enable-libx264 --enable-libx265 --enable-libxavs --enable-libxvid --enable-libzimg --enable-lzma --enable-decklink --enable-zlib
  libavutil      55. 19.100 / 55. 19.100
  libavcodec     57. 27.101 / 57. 27.101
  libavformat    57. 27.100 / 57. 27.100
  libavdevice    57.  0.101 / 57.  0.101
  libavfilter     6. 37.100 /  6. 37.100
  libswscale      4.  0.100 /  4.  0.100
  libswresample   2.  0.101 /  2.  0.101
  libpostproc    54.  0.100 / 54.  0.100
Input #0, matroska,webm, from 'capture libvpx-vp9 lossless quality=good speed=0 threads=2 an.mkv':
  Metadata:
    ENCODER         : Lavf57.27.100
  Duration: 00:09:13.44, start: 0.000000, bitrate: 11940 kb/s
    Stream #0:0: Video: vp9 (Profile 1), yuv444p(tv), 480x640, lossless, SAR 1:1 DAR 3:4, 50 fps, 50 tbr, 1k tbn, 1k tbc (default)
    Metadata:
      ENCODER         : Lavc57.27.101 libvpx-vp9
      DURATION        : 00:09:13.440000000
[libvpx-vp9 @ 0000018bfa097160] v1.5.0
[libvpx-vp9 @ 0000018bfa097160] Failed to set VP8E_SET_CPUUSED codec control: Invalid parameter
[libvpx-vp9 @ 0000018bfa097160]   Additional information: cpu_used out of range [-8..8]
Output #0, null, to 'pipe:':
  Metadata:
    encoder         : Lavf57.27.100
    Stream #0:0: Video: vp9 (libvpx-vp9), yuv444p, 480x640 [SAR 1:1 DAR 3:4], q=-1--1, 200 kb/s, 50 fps, 50 tbn, 50 tbc (default)
    Metadata:
      DURATION        : 00:09:13.440000000
      encoder         : Lavc57.27.101 libvpx-vp9
    Side data:
      cpb: bitrate max/min/avg: 0/0/0 buffer size: 0 vbv_delay: -1
Stream mapping:
  Stream #0:0 -> #0:0 (vp9 (native) -> vp9 (libvpx-vp9))
Press [q] to stop, [?] for help

comment:5 by Hendrik, 8 years ago

The error you are seeing comes directly from libvpx, so clearly cpu used outside of -8..8 is not valid for whichever libvpx version you are using.

Checking the documentation a bit more thorough, -8..8 is the appropriate range for vp9, only vp8 supports -16..16

ie.
http://www.webmproject.org/docs/webm-sdk/group__vp8__encoder.html#gga6deae3d561c838952552c3d3756322eca953ff0eaa2fcdc2ecd627e449b026853

Last edited 8 years ago by Hendrik (previous) (diff)

comment:6 by Hendrik, 8 years ago

Resolution: fixed
Status: reopenedclosed

Note that "speed" is only provided as a legacy parameter, it should not be used anymore. cpu-used is the official parameter.

Last edited 8 years ago by Hendrik (previous) (diff)
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