[FFmpeg-devel] [PATCH] avutil/eval: Use even better PRNG

[Michael Niedermayer]

On Fri, Jan 19, 2024 at 09:53:46AM +0100, Michael Koch wrote:
> There is still a small problem with the random generator, but this has
> nothing to do with the recent changes.
> If the random() expression is used in the geq filter, then multiple pixels
> get the same sequence of random numbers.
> As can be shown with this command, where the frame has only two pixels:
> 
> ffmpeg -loglevel repeat -f lavfi -i nullsrc=size=1x2,format=gray -vf
> "geq=lum='print(random(0));print(random(0));print(random(0))'" -frames 1 -y
> out.png
> 
> I think it's because the filter is executed in multiple threads.
> -filter_threads 1 fixes the problem, but it slows down the whole filter
> thread.

You can avoid this by using
ifnot(X,st(0,Y))

which would reseed the random number generator differently on the first pixel of
each line
Not sure this is the best solution, better ideas are welcome

thx

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