Openmax-decoding-of-images
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OpenMAX decoding of images
Description
Add OpenMAX IL as a backend for image decoding. Use hardware decoder to directly decode into graphics-memory (zero-copy-decoding). Additional we need to keep Openmax backend for mm kit in mind, as this is the next logical step in improving performance/features.
Sub tasks
- Investigate OpenMAX IL API and concept
- Implement a prove of concept in application space
- First, small benchmark application to compare implementation with "normal" decoding
- Integrate implementation into Qt image-loading code
- Improve benchmark application; Run sophisticated tests
- Upstream
- white-paper
Optional sub tasks
This sub tasks might or might not be covered, based on the findings and decision happening.
- Implement Qt-OpenMAX_IL-wrapper
- build/port OpenMAX AL for the rpi
- build/port gst-openmax
This sub tasks are in relation with Openmax backend for mm kit
Logbook
28. February - Thomas Senyk
- Reading OpenMAX IL Specification (and building my first Qt5 for rpi)
- Searching for example code
29. February - Thomas Senyk
- Further searching for example code … found gst-openmax, but gst code isn't great as a reference ;)
- Got some special code underhand :)
1. March - Thomas Senyk
- First look at the handed OpenMAX IL example indicates the following:
- OpenMAX IL is a micro-controll API (as suspected)
- OpenMAX IL is a async c api, with callback, state-control, ect. (as suspected)
- The conclusion is that there are 3 options to continue:
- implement a image-decoder-plugin which directly uses openmax il, don't do much abstraction, just use it.
- write a proper Qt/c++ API to access basic OMX IL interfaces (components, tunnels, callbacks, ect.). … and based on that, write a image decoder plugin.
- As there is already a "convenience" API "for" OpenMAX IL: Try to get OpenMAX AL running.
Option 3 seams to be the most effective and cleanest approach, it's preferable but depends on how easy it is to build/intergrate or of rpi will eventually support it out-of-the-box
2. March - Thomas Senyk
- Further investigation of options
- Started proof-of-concept implementation
13. March - Thomas Senyk
- Finished implementation. It's "running", but it's only producing errors so far.
- The problem now is to understand the behavior, expectation and communication with OpenMAX IL.
- It could take a while to figurer everything out and get something to the screen
14. March - Thomas Senyk
- Got more understanding of the behavior and expectations of OMX IL
- Sorted a few setup things out
- reimplemented the thread-sync code
- got to a state where a got a few specific errors which need so be solved
- THE main error I got is that I can't set: OMX_SetParameter(, OMX_IndexParamPortDefinition, &portSettings) on any of my 2 components (decoder and renderer) … which sucks because I eventually need to set the EGL_Display
Next thing to do: a lot of cleaning, reading/removing my left-over 'TODO's
- Then: fix problems
- After that: world domination!
15. March - Thomas Senyk
- A lot of cleanup
- Better understanding of what happens when/how/where
- Code seams to be ok
- Had successful run of image-decoding … seams to be very unstable … probably some check/wait/additional property missing …
- couldn't get anything to screen … I hate opengl es 2.0 … need to fix painting, then retry
16. March - Thomas Senyk
- very quickly fixed the painting … was a stupid error
- clean up of the code
- created repository
- it's seams to work now, but texture doesn't change … I need to reboot everytime I start the application … at the 2nd execute (without reboot) the program hangs on OMX_FillThisBuffer(mRenderHandle, eglBuffer); … the 3rd time it can't even init EGL.
I need help to fix this … going to get in contact with the xbmc guys.
20. March - Thomas Senyk
- some communication with xbmc guys … but the tips so far didn't help
- still stuck … no clue how to proceed
21. March - Thomas Senyk
- xbmc guys still silent
- posted on khronos forum: http://www.khronos.org/message_boards/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=4851 … hope that brings some light into the problem