File Release Notes and Changelog
Notes:
- Added constant quality encoding interface using PSNR
as the quality measure, and using multi-pass frame
coding
- Added Intra-frame insertion and cut detection
- Added C interface for the decoder application to allow
interfacing to player software. Refer to the api documentation
in dirac_parser.h.
- Implemented unique frame headers to facilitate bit-stream
parsing
- Added instrumentation output from encoder and an
instrumentation display tool for visualising encoder
decisions to help with algorithmic development
- Cleansed and refactored numerous code files to add comments,
improve readability and modularity
- Added a unit testing framework based on cppunit for testing
classes
- Fixed bug with vertical block separation always being set
to 8 pixels
- Added feature to encode only a section of input video rather
than the whole sequence
- Tweaked motion estimation parameters to improve performance,
mostly for higher-res pictures
- Included document describing the syntax of Dirac bitstream v0.1
in the doc directory.
- Fixed bug 1008694 (Out-of-tree building fails)
- Fixed header and pkconfig installation
- Updated algorithm documentation
Changes: