[FFmpeg-devel] [PATCH] avcodec: Remove libfaac, the internal AAC encoder is better

Rostislav Pehlivanov atomnuker at gmail.com
Sun Aug 14 18:05:40 EEST 2016


On 10 April 2016 at 16:38, Kieran Kunhya <kieran at kunhya.com> wrote:

> ---
>  Changelog              |   1 +
>  configure              |   6 --
>  doc/encoders.texi      | 105 ---------------------
>  doc/ffserver.conf      |   2 +-
>  doc/general.texi       |   2 +-
>  doc/muxers.texi        |   4 +-
>  doc/platform.texi      |   2 +-
>  libavcodec/Makefile    |   1 -
>  libavcodec/allcodecs.c |   1 -
>  libavcodec/libfaac.c   | 248 ------------------------------
> -------------------
>  libavcodec/version.h   |   2 +-
>  11 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 367 deletions(-)
>  delete mode 100644 libavcodec/libfaac.c
>
> diff --git a/Changelog b/Changelog
> index b4a4dd7..7bcb0c4 100644
> --- a/Changelog
> +++ b/Changelog
> @@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ version <next>:
>  - musx demuxer
>  - aix demuxer
>  - remap filter
> +- libfaac removed
>
>  version 3.0:
>  - Common Encryption (CENC) MP4 encoding and decoding support
> diff --git a/configure b/configure
> index 94a66d8..32d710d 100755
> --- a/configure
> +++ b/configure
> @@ -219,7 +219,6 @@ External library support:
>    --enable-libcdio         enable audio CD grabbing with libcdio [no]
>    --enable-libdc1394       enable IIDC-1394 grabbing using libdc1394
>                             and libraw1394 [no]
> -  --enable-libfaac         enable AAC encoding via libfaac [no]
>    --enable-libfdk-aac      enable AAC de/encoding via libfdk-aac [no]
>    --enable-libflite        enable flite (voice synthesis) support via
> libflite [no]
>    --enable-libfreetype     enable libfreetype, needed for drawtext filter
> [no]
> @@ -1467,7 +1466,6 @@ EXTERNAL_LIBRARY_LIST="
>      libcdio
>      libcelt
>      libdc1394
> -    libfaac
>      libfdk_aac
>      libflite
>      libfontconfig
> @@ -2673,8 +2671,6 @@ pcm_mulaw_at_encoder_select="audio_frame_queue"
>  chromaprint_muxer_deps="chromaprint"
>  h264_videotoolbox_encoder_deps="videotoolbox_encoder pthreads"
>  libcelt_decoder_deps="libcelt"
> -libfaac_encoder_deps="libfaac"
> -libfaac_encoder_select="audio_frame_queue"
>  libfdk_aac_decoder_deps="libfdk_aac"
>  libfdk_aac_encoder_deps="libfdk_aac"
>  libfdk_aac_encoder_select="audio_frame_queue"
> @@ -4946,7 +4942,6 @@ die_license_disabled gpl libxvid
>  die_license_disabled gpl x11grab
>
>  die_license_disabled nonfree cuda
> -die_license_disabled nonfree libfaac
>  die_license_disabled nonfree nvenc
>  enabled gpl && die_license_disabled_gpl nonfree libfdk_aac
>  enabled gpl && die_license_disabled_gpl nonfree openssl
> @@ -5534,7 +5529,6 @@ enabled libcelt           && require libcelt
> celt/celt.h celt_decode -lcelt0 &&
>                               { check_lib celt/celt.h
> celt_decoder_create_custom -lcelt0 ||
>                                 die "ERROR: libcelt must be installed and
> version must be >= 0.11.0."; }
>  enabled libcaca           && require_pkg_config caca caca.h
> caca_create_canvas
> -enabled libfaac           && require2 libfaac "stdint.h faac.h"
> faacEncGetVersion -lfaac
>  enabled libfdk_aac        && { use_pkg_config fdk-aac
> "fdk-aac/aacenc_lib.h" aacEncOpen ||
>                                 { require libfdk_aac fdk-aac/aacenc_lib.h
> aacEncOpen -lfdk-aac &&
>                                   warn "using libfdk without pkg-config";
> } }
> diff --git a/doc/encoders.texi b/doc/encoders.texi
> index f38cad3..5c09136 100644
> --- a/doc/encoders.texi
> +++ b/doc/encoders.texi
> @@ -611,111 +611,6 @@ and slightly improves compression.
>
>  @end table
>
> - at anchor{libfaac}
> - at section libfaac
> -
> -libfaac AAC (Advanced Audio Coding) encoder wrapper.
> -
> -This encoder is of much lower quality and is more unstable than any other
> AAC
> -encoders, so it's highly recommended to instead use other encoders, like
> - at ref{aacenc,,the native FFmpeg AAC encoder}.
> -
> -This encoder also requires the presence of the libfaac headers and library
> -during configuration. You need to explicitly configure the build with
> - at code{--enable-libfaac --enable-nonfree}.
> -
> - at subsection Options
> -
> -The following shared FFmpeg codec options are recognized.
> -
> -The following options are supported by the libfaac wrapper. The
> - at command{faac}-equivalent of the options are listed in parentheses.
> -
> - at table @option
> - at item b (@emph{-b})
> -Set bit rate in bits/s for ABR (Average Bit Rate) mode. If the bit rate
> -is not explicitly specified, it is automatically set to a suitable
> -value depending on the selected profile. @command{faac} bitrate is
> -expressed in kilobits/s.
> -
> -Note that libfaac does not support CBR (Constant Bit Rate) but only
> -ABR (Average Bit Rate).
> -
> -If VBR mode is enabled this option is ignored.
> -
> - at item ar (@emph{-R})
> -Set audio sampling rate (in Hz).
> -
> - at item ac (@emph{-c})
> -Set the number of audio channels.
> -
> - at item cutoff (@emph{-C})
> -Set cutoff frequency. If not specified (or explicitly set to 0) it
> -will use a value automatically computed by the library. Default value
> -is 0.
> -
> - at item profile
> -Set audio profile.
> -
> -The following profiles are recognized:
> - at table @samp
> - at item aac_main
> -Main AAC (Main)
> -
> - at item aac_low
> -Low Complexity AAC (LC)
> -
> - at item aac_ssr
> -Scalable Sample Rate (SSR)
> -
> - at item aac_ltp
> -Long Term Prediction (LTP)
> - at end table
> -
> -If not specified it is set to @samp{aac_low}.
> -
> - at item flags +qscale
> -Set constant quality VBR (Variable Bit Rate) mode.
> -
> - at item global_quality
> -Set quality in VBR mode as an integer number of lambda units.
> -
> -Only relevant when VBR mode is enabled with @code{flags +qscale}.  The
> -value is converted to QP units by dividing it by @code{FF_QP2LAMBDA},
> -and used to set the quality value used by libfaac. A reasonable range
> -for the option value in QP units is [10-500], the higher the value the
> -higher the quality.
> -
> - at item q (@emph{-q})
> -Enable VBR mode when set to a non-negative value, and set constant
> -quality value as a double floating point value in QP units.
> -
> -The value sets the quality value used by libfaac. A reasonable range
> -for the option value is [10-500], the higher the value the higher the
> -quality.
> -
> -This option is valid only using the @command{ffmpeg} command-line
> -tool. For library interface users, use @option{global_quality}.
> - at end table
> -
> - at subsection Examples
> -
> - at itemize
> - at item
> -Use @command{ffmpeg} to convert an audio file to ABR 128 kbps AAC in an
> M4A (MP4)
> -container:
> - at example
> -ffmpeg -i input.wav -codec:a libfaac -b:a 128k -output.m4a
> - at end example
> -
> - at item
> -Use @command{ffmpeg} to convert an audio file to VBR AAC, using the
> -LTP AAC profile:
> - at example
> -ffmpeg -i input.wav -c:a libfaac -profile:a aac_ltp -q:a 100 output.m4a
> - at end example
> - at end itemize
> -
>  @anchor{libfdk-aac-enc}
>  @section libfdk_aac
>
> diff --git a/doc/ffserver.conf b/doc/ffserver.conf
> index 7a30fb6..e3f99bb 100644
> --- a/doc/ffserver.conf
> +++ b/doc/ffserver.conf
> @@ -317,7 +317,7 @@ StartSendOnKey
>  #AVPresetVideo baseline
>  #AVOptionVideo flags +global_header
>  #
> -#AudioCodec libfaac
> +#AudioCodec aac
>  #AudioBitRate 32
>  #AudioChannels 2
>  #AudioSampleRate 22050
> diff --git a/doc/general.texi b/doc/general.texi
> index 59ea4f4..fbcccdc 100644
> --- a/doc/general.texi
> +++ b/doc/general.texi
> @@ -875,7 +875,7 @@ following image formats are supported:
>  @item 8SVX exponential       @tab     @tab  X
>  @item 8SVX fibonacci         @tab     @tab  X
>  @item AAC                    @tab EX  @tab  X
> -    @tab encoding supported through internal encoder and external
> libraries libfaac and libfdk-aac
> +    @tab encoding supported through internal encoder and external library
> libfdk-aac
>  @item AAC+                   @tab  E  @tab  IX
>      @tab encoding supported through external library libfdk-aac
>  @item AC-3                   @tab IX  @tab  IX
> diff --git a/doc/muxers.texi b/doc/muxers.texi
> index 2aafbad..839909d 100644
> --- a/doc/muxers.texi
> +++ b/doc/muxers.texi
> @@ -1290,9 +1290,9 @@ ffmpeg -i in.mkv -codec copy -map 0 -f segment
> -segment_list out.csv -segment_fr
>
>  @item
>  Convert the @file{in.mkv} to TS segments using the @code{libx264}
> -and @code{libfaac} encoders:
> +and internal AAC encoders:
>  @example
> -ffmpeg -i in.mkv -map 0 -codec:v libx264 -codec:a libfaac -f ssegment
> -segment_list out.list out%03d.ts
> +ffmpeg -i in.mkv -map 0 -codec:v libx264 -codec:a aac -f ssegment
> -segment_list out.list out%03d.ts
>  @end example
>
>  @item
> diff --git a/doc/platform.texi b/doc/platform.texi
> index f7ee456..65f3cb5 100644
> --- a/doc/platform.texi
> +++ b/doc/platform.texi
> @@ -314,7 +314,7 @@ These library packages are only available from
>  @uref{http://sourceware.org/cygwinports/, Cygwin Ports}:
>
>  @example
> -yasm, libSDL-devel, libfaac-devel, libgsm-devel, libmp3lame-devel,
> +yasm, libSDL-devel, libgsm-devel, libmp3lame-devel,
>  libschroedinger1.0-devel, speex-devel, libtheora-devel, libxvidcore-devel
>  @end example
>
> diff --git a/libavcodec/Makefile b/libavcodec/Makefile
> index d4faf26..9b447fe 100644
> --- a/libavcodec/Makefile
> +++ b/libavcodec/Makefile
> @@ -825,7 +825,6 @@ OBJS-$(CONFIG_ILBC_AT_ENCODER)            +=
> audiotoolboxenc.o
>  OBJS-$(CONFIG_PCM_ALAW_AT_ENCODER)        += audiotoolboxenc.o
>  OBJS-$(CONFIG_PCM_MULAW_AT_ENCODER)       += audiotoolboxenc.o
>  OBJS-$(CONFIG_LIBCELT_DECODER)            += libcelt_dec.o
> -OBJS-$(CONFIG_LIBFAAC_ENCODER)            += libfaac.o
>  OBJS-$(CONFIG_LIBFDK_AAC_DECODER)         += libfdk-aacdec.o
>  OBJS-$(CONFIG_LIBFDK_AAC_ENCODER)         += libfdk-aacenc.o
>  OBJS-$(CONFIG_LIBGSM_DECODER)             += libgsmdec.o
> diff --git a/libavcodec/allcodecs.c b/libavcodec/allcodecs.c
> index 44e7c3f..e4c8d37 100644
> --- a/libavcodec/allcodecs.c
> +++ b/libavcodec/allcodecs.c
> @@ -581,7 +581,6 @@ void avcodec_register_all(void)
>      REGISTER_DECODER(QDMC_AT,           qdmc_at);
>      REGISTER_DECODER(QDM2_AT,           qdm2_at);
>      REGISTER_DECODER(LIBCELT,           libcelt);
> -    REGISTER_ENCODER(LIBFAAC,           libfaac);
>      REGISTER_ENCDEC (LIBFDK_AAC,        libfdk_aac);
>      REGISTER_ENCDEC (LIBGSM,            libgsm);
>      REGISTER_ENCDEC (LIBGSM_MS,         libgsm_ms);
> diff --git a/libavcodec/libfaac.c b/libavcodec/libfaac.c
> deleted file mode 100644
> index 98b3ba8..0000000
> --- a/libavcodec/libfaac.c
> +++ /dev/null
> @@ -1,248 +0,0 @@
> -/*
> - * Interface to libfaac for aac encoding
> - * Copyright (c) 2002 Gildas Bazin <gbazin at netcourrier.com>
> - *
> - * This file is part of FFmpeg.
> - *
> - * FFmpeg is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
> - * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
> - * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
> - * version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
> - *
> - * FFmpeg is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
> - * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
> - * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
> - * Lesser General Public License for more details.
> - *
> - * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
> - * License along with FFmpeg; if not, write to the Free Software
> - * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA
> 02110-1301 USA
> - */
> -
> -/**
> - * @file
> - * Interface to libfaac for aac encoding.
> - */
> -
> -#include <faac.h>
> -
> -#include "libavutil/channel_layout.h"
> -#include "libavutil/common.h"
> -#include "avcodec.h"
> -#include "audio_frame_queue.h"
> -#include "internal.h"
> -
> -
> -/* libfaac has an encoder delay of 1024 samples */
> -#define FAAC_DELAY_SAMPLES 1024
> -
> -typedef struct FaacAudioContext {
> -    faacEncHandle faac_handle;
> -    AudioFrameQueue afq;
> -} FaacAudioContext;
> -
> -static av_cold int Faac_encode_close(AVCodecContext *avctx)
> -{
> -    FaacAudioContext *s = avctx->priv_data;
> -
> -    av_freep(&avctx->extradata);
> -    ff_af_queue_close(&s->afq);
> -
> -    if (s->faac_handle)
> -        faacEncClose(s->faac_handle);
> -
> -    return 0;
> -}
> -
> -static const int channel_maps[][6] = {
> -    { 2, 0, 1 },          //< C L R
> -    { 2, 0, 1, 3 },       //< C L R Cs
> -    { 2, 0, 1, 3, 4 },    //< C L R Ls Rs
> -    { 2, 0, 1, 4, 5, 3 }, //< C L R Ls Rs LFE
> -};
> -
> -static av_cold int Faac_encode_init(AVCodecContext *avctx)
> -{
> -    FaacAudioContext *s = avctx->priv_data;
> -    faacEncConfigurationPtr faac_cfg;
> -    unsigned long samples_input, max_bytes_output;
> -    int ret;
> -
> -    /* number of channels */
> -    if (avctx->channels < 1 || avctx->channels > 6) {
> -        av_log(avctx, AV_LOG_ERROR, "encoding %d channel(s) is not
> allowed\n", avctx->channels);
> -        ret = AVERROR(EINVAL);
> -        goto error;
> -    }
> -
> -    s->faac_handle = faacEncOpen(avctx->sample_rate,
> -                                 avctx->channels,
> -                                 &samples_input, &max_bytes_output);
> -    if (!s->faac_handle) {
> -        av_log(avctx, AV_LOG_ERROR, "error in faacEncOpen()\n");
> -        ret = AVERROR_UNKNOWN;
> -        goto error;
> -    }
> -
> -    /* check faac version */
> -    faac_cfg = faacEncGetCurrentConfiguration(s->faac_handle);
> -    if (faac_cfg->version != FAAC_CFG_VERSION) {
> -        av_log(avctx, AV_LOG_ERROR, "wrong libfaac version (compiled for:
> %d, using %d)\n", FAAC_CFG_VERSION, faac_cfg->version);
> -        ret = AVERROR(EINVAL);
> -        goto error;
> -    }
> -
> -    /* put the options in the configuration struct */
> -    switch(avctx->profile) {
> -        case FF_PROFILE_AAC_MAIN:
> -            faac_cfg->aacObjectType = MAIN;
> -            break;
> -        case FF_PROFILE_UNKNOWN:
> -        case FF_PROFILE_AAC_LOW:
> -            faac_cfg->aacObjectType = LOW;
> -            break;
> -        case FF_PROFILE_AAC_SSR:
> -            faac_cfg->aacObjectType = SSR;
> -            break;
> -        case FF_PROFILE_AAC_LTP:
> -            faac_cfg->aacObjectType = LTP;
> -            break;
> -        default:
> -            av_log(avctx, AV_LOG_ERROR, "invalid AAC profile\n");
> -            ret = AVERROR(EINVAL);
> -            goto error;
> -    }
> -    faac_cfg->mpegVersion = MPEG4;
> -    faac_cfg->useTns = 0;
> -    faac_cfg->allowMidside = 1;
> -    faac_cfg->bitRate = avctx->bit_rate / avctx->channels;
> -    faac_cfg->bandWidth = avctx->cutoff;
> -    if(avctx->flags & AV_CODEC_FLAG_QSCALE) {
> -        faac_cfg->bitRate = 0;
> -        faac_cfg->quantqual = avctx->global_quality / FF_QP2LAMBDA;
> -    }
> -    faac_cfg->outputFormat = 1;
> -    faac_cfg->inputFormat = FAAC_INPUT_16BIT;
> -    if (avctx->channels > 2)
> -        memcpy(faac_cfg->channel_map, channel_maps[avctx->channels-3],
> -               avctx->channels * sizeof(int));
> -
> -    avctx->frame_size = samples_input / avctx->channels;
> -
> -    /* Set decoder specific info */
> -    avctx->extradata_size = 0;
> -    if (avctx->flags & AV_CODEC_FLAG_GLOBAL_HEADER) {
> -
> -        unsigned char *buffer = NULL;
> -        unsigned long decoder_specific_info_size;
> -
> -        if (!faacEncGetDecoderSpecificInfo(s->faac_handle, &buffer,
> -                                           &decoder_specific_info_size)) {
> -            avctx->extradata = av_malloc(decoder_specific_info_size +
> AV_INPUT_BUFFER_PADDING_SIZE);
> -            if (!avctx->extradata) {
> -                ret = AVERROR(ENOMEM);
> -                goto error;
> -            }
> -            avctx->extradata_size = decoder_specific_info_size;
> -            memcpy(avctx->extradata, buffer, avctx->extradata_size);
> -            faac_cfg->outputFormat = 0;
> -        }
> -        free(buffer);
> -    }
> -
> -    if (!faacEncSetConfiguration(s->faac_handle, faac_cfg)) {
> -        int i;
> -        for (i = avctx->bit_rate/1000; i ; i--) {
> -            faac_cfg->bitRate = 1000*i / avctx->channels;
> -            if (faacEncSetConfiguration(s->faac_handle, faac_cfg))
> -                break;
> -        }
> -        if (!i) {
> -            av_log(avctx, AV_LOG_ERROR, "libfaac doesn't support this
> output format!\n");
> -            ret = AVERROR(EINVAL);
> -            goto error;
> -        } else {
> -            avctx->bit_rate = 1000*i;
> -            av_log(avctx, AV_LOG_WARNING, "libfaac doesn't support the
> specified bitrate, using %dkbit/s instead\n", i);
> -        }
> -    }
> -
> -    avctx->initial_padding = FAAC_DELAY_SAMPLES;
> -    ff_af_queue_init(avctx, &s->afq);
> -
> -    return 0;
> -error:
> -    Faac_encode_close(avctx);
> -    return ret;
> -}
> -
> -static int Faac_encode_frame(AVCodecContext *avctx, AVPacket *avpkt,
> -                             const AVFrame *frame, int *got_packet_ptr)
> -{
> -    FaacAudioContext *s = avctx->priv_data;
> -    int bytes_written, ret;
> -    int num_samples  = frame ? frame->nb_samples : 0;
> -    void *samples    = frame ? frame->data[0]    : NULL;
> -
> -    if ((ret = ff_alloc_packet2(avctx, avpkt, (7 + 768) *
> avctx->channels, 0)) < 0)
> -        return ret;
> -
> -    bytes_written = faacEncEncode(s->faac_handle, samples,
> -                                  num_samples * avctx->channels,
> -                                  avpkt->data, avpkt->size);
> -    if (bytes_written < 0) {
> -        av_log(avctx, AV_LOG_ERROR, "faacEncEncode() error\n");
> -        return bytes_written;
> -    }
> -
> -    /* add current frame to the queue */
> -    if (frame) {
> -        if ((ret = ff_af_queue_add(&s->afq, frame)) < 0)
> -            return ret;
> -    }
> -
> -    if (!bytes_written)
> -        return 0;
> -
> -    /* Get the next frame pts/duration */
> -    ff_af_queue_remove(&s->afq, avctx->frame_size, &avpkt->pts,
> -                       &avpkt->duration);
> -
> -    avpkt->size = bytes_written;
> -    *got_packet_ptr = 1;
> -    return 0;
> -}
> -
> -static const AVProfile profiles[] = {
> -    { FF_PROFILE_AAC_MAIN, "Main" },
> -    { FF_PROFILE_AAC_LOW,  "LC"   },
> -    { FF_PROFILE_AAC_SSR,  "SSR"  },
> -    { FF_PROFILE_AAC_LTP,  "LTP"  },
> -    { FF_PROFILE_UNKNOWN },
> -};
> -
> -static const uint64_t faac_channel_layouts[] = {
> -    AV_CH_LAYOUT_MONO,
> -    AV_CH_LAYOUT_STEREO,
> -    AV_CH_LAYOUT_SURROUND,
> -    AV_CH_LAYOUT_4POINT0,
> -    AV_CH_LAYOUT_5POINT0_BACK,
> -    AV_CH_LAYOUT_5POINT1_BACK,
> -    0
> -};
> -
> -AVCodec ff_libfaac_encoder = {
> -    .name           = "libfaac",
> -    .long_name      = NULL_IF_CONFIG_SMALL("libfaac AAC (Advanced Audio
> Coding)"),
> -    .type           = AVMEDIA_TYPE_AUDIO,
> -    .id             = AV_CODEC_ID_AAC,
> -    .priv_data_size = sizeof(FaacAudioContext),
> -    .init           = Faac_encode_init,
> -    .encode2        = Faac_encode_frame,
> -    .close          = Faac_encode_close,
> -    .capabilities   = AV_CODEC_CAP_SMALL_LAST_FRAME | AV_CODEC_CAP_DELAY,
> -    .sample_fmts    = (const enum AVSampleFormat[]){ AV_SAMPLE_FMT_S16,
> -                                                     AV_SAMPLE_FMT_NONE },
> -    .profiles       = NULL_IF_CONFIG_SMALL(profiles),
> -    .channel_layouts = faac_channel_layouts,
> -};
> diff --git a/libavcodec/version.h b/libavcodec/version.h
> index 1438e2e..c0f336b 100644
> --- a/libavcodec/version.h
> +++ b/libavcodec/version.h
> @@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
>  #include "libavutil/version.h"
>
>  #define LIBAVCODEC_VERSION_MAJOR  57
> -#define LIBAVCODEC_VERSION_MINOR  34
> +#define LIBAVCODEC_VERSION_MINOR  35
>  #define LIBAVCODEC_VERSION_MICRO 100
>
>  #define LIBAVCODEC_VERSION_INT  AV_VERSION_INT(LIBAVCODEC_VERSION_MAJOR,
> \
> --
> 1.9.1
>
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Now that the AAC encoder is faster and still better than libfaac with the
fast coder, can we push this patch?


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