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chore(toxav): use realtime deadline for vp8 encoder #2898

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13 changes: 1 addition & 12 deletions toxav/toxav.c
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#include "../toxcore/tox_struct.h" // IWYU pragma: keep
#include "../toxcore/util.h"

// TODO(zoff99): don't hardcode this, let the application choose it
// VPX Info: Time to spend encoding, in microseconds (it's a *soft* deadline)
#define WANTED_MAX_ENCODER_FPS 40
#define MAX_ENCODE_TIME_US (1000000 / WANTED_MAX_ENCODER_FPS) // to allow x fps

#define VIDEO_SEND_X_KEYFRAMES_FIRST 7 // force the first n frames to be keyframes!

/*
* VPX_DL_REALTIME (1) deadline parameter analogous to VPx REALTIME mode.
* VPX_DL_GOOD_QUALITY (1000000) deadline parameter analogous to VPx GOOD QUALITY mode.
* VPX_DL_BEST_QUALITY (0) deadline parameter analogous to VPx BEST QUALITY mode.
*/

// iteration interval that is used when no call is active
#define IDLE_ITERATION_INTERVAL_MS 1000

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memcpy(img.planes[VPX_PLANE_V], v, (width / 2) * (height / 2));

const vpx_codec_err_t vrc = vpx_codec_encode(call->video->encoder, &img,
call->video->frame_counter, 1, vpx_encode_flags, MAX_ENCODE_TIME_US);
call->video->frame_counter, 1, vpx_encode_flags, VPX_DL_REALTIME);

vpx_img_free(&img);

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23 changes: 1 addition & 22 deletions toxav/video.c
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#include "../toxcore/logger.h"
#include "../toxcore/mono_time.h"

/**
* Soft deadline the decoder should attempt to meet, in "us" (microseconds).
* Set to zero for unlimited.
*
* By convention, the value 1 is used to mean "return as fast as possible."
*/
// TODO(zoff99): don't hardcode this, let the application choose it
#define WANTED_MAX_DECODER_FPS 40

/**
* VPX_DL_REALTIME (1)
* deadline parameter analogous to VPx REALTIME mode.
*
* VPX_DL_GOOD_QUALITY (1000000)
* deadline parameter analogous to VPx GOOD QUALITY mode.
*
* VPX_DL_BEST_QUALITY (0)
* deadline parameter analogous to VPx BEST QUALITY mode.
*/
#define MAX_DECODE_TIME_US (1000000 / WANTED_MAX_DECODER_FPS) // to allow x fps

/**
* Codec control function to set encoder internal speed settings. Changes in
* this value influences, among others, the encoder's selection of motion
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LOGGER_DEBUG(vc->log, "vc_iterate: rb_read p->len=%d p->header.xe=%d", (int)full_data_len, p->header.xe);
LOGGER_DEBUG(vc->log, "vc_iterate: rb_read rb size=%d", (int)log_rb_size);
const vpx_codec_err_t rc = vpx_codec_decode(vc->decoder, p->data, full_data_len, nullptr, MAX_DECODE_TIME_US);
const vpx_codec_err_t rc = vpx_codec_decode(vc->decoder, p->data, full_data_len, nullptr, 0);
free(p);

if (rc != VPX_CODEC_OK) {
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