Add developer CLI flags for tuning encoder internals

Currently adds the following:
- `--deblock-strength`
- `--deblock-sharpness`
- `--ip-ratio`
- `--pb-ratio`
- `--b-ratio`
- `--temporal-rdo-strength`

These flags will be available only if the `devel` feature flag
is active, as they are intended to be used to ease development
and not to be tweaked by end users. rav1e continues to subscribe
to the philosophy that end users should not need to be cargo culting
their command lines to get optimal results, and we would prefer to
tune the encoder internals so that users do not have to.

Author: shssoichiro

.github/workflows/rav1e.yml

@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ on:
 
 jobs:
   rustfmt-clippy:
-
     runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
 
     steps:
@@ -193,7 +192,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Check extra features
         if: matrix.toolchain == 'stable' && matrix.conf == 'check-extra-feats'
         run: |
-          cargo check --features=check_asm,capi,dump_lookahead_data,serialize,bench --all-targets
+          cargo check --features=check_asm,capi,dump_lookahead_data,serialize,bench,devel --all-targets
       - name: Check extra features
         if: matrix.toolchain == 'stable' && matrix.conf == 'check-unstable-feats'
         run: |

Cargo.toml

@@ -24,6 +24,9 @@ default-run = "rav1e"
 
 [features]
 unstable = []
+# Exposes extra flags for tuning compiler internals.
+# Intended to be used by developers to find ideal internal settings.
+devel = []
 channel-api = ["crossbeam"]
 decode_test = ["aom-sys"]
 decode_test_dav1d = ["dav1d-sys"]

src/api/config/encoder.rs

@@ -114,6 +114,50 @@ pub struct EncoderConfig {
 
   /// Settings which affect the encoding speed vs. quality trade-off.
   pub speed_settings: SpeedSettings,
+
+  /// Advanced settings which are intended for use by developers.
+  /// Non-developers should use the default values.
+  pub advanced_flags: AdvancedTuning,
+}
+
+/// Advanced settings that are intended for use by developers
+/// for tuning compiler internals.
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+pub struct AdvancedTuning {
+  /// Controls the strength of the deblock filter, as a multiplier to the default.
+  pub deblock_strength: f32,
+  /// Controls the sharpness of the deblock filter. Accepts a value from 0-7.
+  pub deblock_sharpness: u8,
+  /// Controls the ratio between intra frame and inter frame quantizers, as a multiplier.
+  /// Default is 1.0. Higher values create a higher quantizer difference, while lower values
+  /// create a lower quantizer difference. A value of 0.0 would mean that I and P quantizers
+  /// are the same.
+  pub ip_ratio: f32,
+  /// Controls the ratio between "P"-frame and "B"-frame quantizers, as a multiplier.
+  /// Default is 1.0. Higher values create a higher quantizer difference, while lower values
+  /// create a lower quantizer difference. A value of 0.0 would mean that P and B quantizers
+  /// are the same.
+  pub pb_ratio: f32,
+  /// Controls the ratio between frame quantizers in the levels of the pyramid betweem "B"-frames,
+  /// as a multiplier. Default is 1.0. Higher values create a higher quantizer difference,
+  /// while lower values create a lower quantizer difference. A value of 0.0 would mean that
+  /// B0 and B1 quantizers are the same.
+  pub b_ratio: f32,
+  /// Controls the strength of temporal RDO, as a multiplier to the default.
+  pub temporal_rdo_strength: f32,
+}
+
+impl Default for AdvancedTuning {
+  fn default() -> Self {
+    Self {
+      deblock_strength: 1.0,
+      deblock_sharpness: 0,
+      ip_ratio: 1.0,
+      pb_ratio: 1.0,
+      b_ratio: 1.0,
+      temporal_rdo_strength: 1.0,
+    }
+  }
 }
 
 /// Default preset for `EncoderConfig`: it is a balance between quality and
@@ -171,6 +215,7 @@ impl EncoderConfig {
       tile_rows: 0,
       tiles: 0,
       speed_settings: SpeedSettings::from_preset(speed),
+      advanced_flags: Default::default(),
     }
   }
 

src/api/test.rs

@@ -2165,6 +2165,7 @@ fn log_q_exp_overflow() {
       },
       ..Default::default()
     },
+    advanced_flags: Default::default(),
   };
   let config = Config::new().with_encoder_config(enc).with_threads(1);
 
@@ -2242,6 +2243,7 @@ fn guess_frame_subtypes_assert() {
       },
       ..Default::default()
     },
+    advanced_flags: Default::default(),
   };
   let config = Config::new().with_encoder_config(enc).with_threads(1);
 

src/bin/common.rs

@@ -249,10 +249,53 @@ pub struct CliOptions {
   #[clap(long, short, value_parser, help_heading = "DEBUGGING")]
   pub reconstruction: Option<PathBuf>,
 
+  /// Controls the strength of the deblock filter, as a multiplier to the default.
+  #[cfg(feature = "devel")]
+  #[clap(long, value_parser = positive_float, default_value_t=1.0f32, help_heading = "ADVANCED")]
+  pub deblock_strength: f32,
+  /// Controls the sharpness of the deblock filter. Accepts a value from 0-7.
+  #[cfg(feature = "devel")]
+  #[clap(long, value_parser = clap::value_parser!(u8).range(0..=7), default_value_t=0, help_heading = "ADVANCED")]
+  pub deblock_sharpness: u8,
+  /// Controls the ratio between intra frame and inter frame quantizers, as a multiplier.
+  /// Higher values create a higher quantizer difference, while lower values
+  /// create a lower quantizer difference. A value of 0.0 would mean that I and P quantizers
+  /// are the same.
+  #[cfg(feature = "devel")]
+  #[clap(long, value_parser = positive_float, default_value_t=1.0f32, help_heading = "ADVANCED")]
+  pub ip_ratio: f32,
+  /// Controls the ratio between "P"-frame and "B"-frame quantizers, as a multiplier.
+  /// Default is 1.0. Higher values create a higher quantizer difference, while lower values
+  /// create a lower quantizer difference. A value of 0.0 would mean that P and B quantizers
+  /// are the same.
+  #[cfg(feature = "devel")]
+  #[clap(long, value_parser = positive_float, default_value_t=1.0f32, help_heading = "ADVANCED")]
+  pub pb_ratio: f32,
+  /// Controls the ratio between frame quantizers in the levels of the pyramid betweem "B"-frames,
+  /// as a multiplier. Default is 1.0. Higher values create a higher quantizer difference,
+  /// while lower values create a lower quantizer difference. A value of 0.0 would mean that
+  /// B0 and B1 quantizers are the same.
+  #[cfg(feature = "devel")]
+  #[clap(long, value_parser = positive_float, default_value_t=1.0f32, help_heading = "ADVANCED")]
+  pub b_ratio: f32,
+  /// Controls the strength of temporal RDO, as a multiplier to the default.
+  #[cfg(feature = "devel")]
+  #[clap(long, value_parser = positive_float, default_value_t=1.0f32, help_heading = "ADVANCED")]
+  pub temporal_rdo_strength: f32,
+
   #[clap(subcommand)]
   pub command: Option<Commands>,
 }
 
+#[cfg(feature = "devel")]
+fn positive_float(input: &str) -> Result<f32, String> {
+  let value = input.parse::<f32>().map_err(|e| e.to_string())?;
+  if value < 0.0 {
+    return Err("Value must not be negative".to_string());
+  }
+  Ok(value)
+}
+
 fn get_version() -> &'static str {
   static VERSION_STR: Lazy<String> = Lazy::new(|| {
     format!(
@@ -299,7 +342,7 @@ pub enum Commands {
     #[clap(long, short, value_parser)]
     save_config: Option<PathBuf>,
     /// Load the encoder configuration from a toml file
-    #[clap(long, short, value_parser, conflicts_with = "save-config")]
+    #[clap(long, short, value_parser, conflicts_with = "save_config")]
     load_config: Option<PathBuf>,
   },
 }
@@ -484,6 +527,18 @@ pub fn parse_cli() -> Result<ParsedCliOptions, CliError> {
   })
 }
 
+#[cfg(feature = "devel")]
+const fn parse_advanced_flags(cli: &CliOptions) -> AdvancedTuning {
+  AdvancedTuning {
+    deblock_strength: cli.deblock_strength,
+    deblock_sharpness: cli.deblock_sharpness,
+    ip_ratio: cli.ip_ratio,
+    pb_ratio: cli.pb_ratio,
+    b_ratio: cli.b_ratio,
+    temporal_rdo_strength: cli.temporal_rdo_strength,
+  }
+}
+
 fn parse_config(matches: &CliOptions) -> Result<EncoderConfig, CliError> {
   let maybe_quantizer = matches.quantizer;
   let maybe_bitrate = matches.bitrate;
@@ -689,5 +744,10 @@ fn parse_config(matches: &CliOptions) -> Result<EncoderConfig, CliError> {
     cfg.speed_settings.scene_detection_mode = SceneDetectionSpeed::None;
   }
 
+  #[cfg(feature = "devel")]
+  {
+    cfg.advanced_flags = parse_advanced_flags(matches);
+  }
+
   Ok(cfg)
 }

src/encoder.rs

@@ -466,7 +466,7 @@ impl<T: Pixel> FrameState<T> {
       cdfs: CDFContext::new(0),
       context_update_tile_id: 0,
       max_tile_size_bytes: 0,
-      deblock: Default::default(),
+      deblock: DeblockState::new(&fi.config, fi.frame_type),
       segmentation: Default::default(),
       restoration: rs,
       frame_me_stats: me_stats,
@@ -497,7 +497,7 @@ impl<T: Pixel> FrameState<T> {
       cdfs: CDFContext::new(0),
       context_update_tile_id: 0,
       max_tile_size_bytes: 0,
-      deblock: Default::default(),
+      deblock: DeblockState::new(&fi.config, fi.frame_type),
       segmentation: Default::default(),
       restoration: rs,
       frame_me_stats: FrameMEStats::new_arc_array(fi.w_in_b, fi.h_in_b),
@@ -539,6 +539,22 @@ pub struct DeblockState {
   pub block_delta_multi: bool,
 }
 
+impl DeblockState {
+  pub fn new(config: &EncoderConfig, frame_type: FrameType) -> Self {
+    let mut state = DeblockState { ..Default::default() };
+    if frame_type == FrameType::INTER {
+      // Apply deblock strength only to inter frames
+      for level in &mut state.levels {
+        *level = ((*level as f32) * config.advanced_flags.deblock_strength)
+          .min(MAX_LOOP_FILTER as f32)
+          .round() as u8;
+      }
+    }
+    state.sharpness = config.advanced_flags.deblock_sharpness;
+    state
+  }
+}
+
 impl Default for DeblockState {
   fn default() -> Self {
     DeblockState {

src/fuzzing.rs

@@ -258,6 +258,7 @@ impl Arbitrary for ArbitraryEncoder {
       switch_frame_interval: u.int_in_range(0..=3)?,
       tune: *u.choose(&[Tune::Psnr, Tune::Psychovisual])?,
       film_grain_params: None,
+      advanced_flags: Default::default(),
     };
 
     let frame_count =