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[FFmpeg-devel] libavutil: AVEncodeInfo data structures

Message ID 20190809211302.156278-1-juandl@google.com
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=?UTF-8?q?Juan=20De=20Le=C3=B3n?= Aug. 9, 2019, 9:13 p.m. UTC
AVEncodeInfoFrame data structure to store as AVFrameSideData of type
AV_FRAME_DATA_ENCODE_INFO.
The structure stores quantization index for each plane, DC/AC deltas
for luma and chroma planes, and an array of AVEncodeInfoBlock type
denoting position, size, and delta quantizer for each block in the
frame.
Can be extended to support extraction of other block information.

Signed-off-by: Juan De León <juandl@google.com>
---
 libavutil/Makefile      |  2 +
 libavutil/encode_info.c | 68 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 libavutil/encode_info.h | 90 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 libavutil/frame.c       |  1 +
 libavutil/frame.h       |  7 ++++
 5 files changed, 168 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 libavutil/encode_info.c
 create mode 100644 libavutil/encode_info.h

Comments

Nicolas George Aug. 9, 2019, 9:54 p.m. UTC | #1
Juan De León (12019-08-09):
> AVEncodeInfoFrame data structure to store as AVFrameSideData of type
> AV_FRAME_DATA_ENCODE_INFO.
> The structure stores quantization index for each plane, DC/AC deltas
> for luma and chroma planes, and an array of AVEncodeInfoBlock type
> denoting position, size, and delta quantizer for each block in the
> frame.
> Can be extended to support extraction of other block information.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Juan De León <juandl@google.com>
> ---
>  libavutil/Makefile      |  2 +
>  libavutil/encode_info.c | 68 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>  libavutil/encode_info.h | 90 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>  libavutil/frame.c       |  1 +
>  libavutil/frame.h       |  7 ++++
>  5 files changed, 168 insertions(+)
>  create mode 100644 libavutil/encode_info.c
>  create mode 100644 libavutil/encode_info.h
> 
> diff --git a/libavutil/Makefile b/libavutil/Makefile
> index 57e6e3d7e8..37cfb099e9 100644
> --- a/libavutil/Makefile
> +++ b/libavutil/Makefile
> @@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ HEADERS = adler32.h                                                     \
>            dict.h                                                        \
>            display.h                                                     \
>            downmix_info.h                                                \
> +          encode_info.h                                                 \
>            encryption_info.h                                             \
>            error.h                                                       \
>            eval.h                                                        \
> @@ -111,6 +112,7 @@ OBJS = adler32.o                                                        \
>         dict.o                                                           \
>         display.o                                                        \
>         downmix_info.o                                                   \
> +       encode_info.o                                                    \
>         encryption_info.o                                                \
>         error.o                                                          \
>         eval.o                                                           \
> diff --git a/libavutil/encode_info.c b/libavutil/encode_info.c
> new file mode 100644
> index 0000000000..6d832b2e36
> --- /dev/null
> +++ b/libavutil/encode_info.c
> @@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
> +/*
> + * 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
> + */
> +
> +#include "libavutil/encode_info.h"
> +#include "libavutil/mem.h"
> +
> +static int init_encode_info_data(AVEncodeInfoFrame *ptr, int nb_blocks) {
> +    ptr->nb_blocks = nb_blocks;
> +    ptr->dc_q = ptr->ac_q = -1;
> +    ptr->dc_chroma_q = ptr->ac_chroma_q = -1;
> +
> +    for(int i=0;i<AV_NUM_DATA_POINTERS;i++)
> +        ptr->plane_q[i] = -1;
> +
> +    return 0;
> +}
> +
> +AVEncodeInfoFrame *av_encode_info_alloc(int nb_blocks)
> +{
> +    AVEncodeInfoFrame *ptr;
> +    //AVEncodeInfoFrame already allocates size for one element of AVEncodeInfoBlock
> +    size_t size = sizeof(AVEncodeInfoFrame) + sizeof(AVEncodeInfoBlock)*FFMIN(nb_blocks-1, 0);
> +
> +    if (nb_blocks < 0 || size >= INT_MAX)
> +        return NULL;
> +
> +    ptr = av_mallocz(size);
> +    if (!ptr)
> +        return NULL;
> +
> +    init_encode_info_data(ptr, nb_blocks);
> +
> +    return ptr;
> +}
> +
> +AVEncodeInfoFrame *av_encode_info_create_side_data(AVFrame *frame, int nb_blocks)
> +{
> +    size_t size = sizeof(AVEncodeInfoFrame) + sizeof(AVEncodeInfoBlock)*FFMIN(nb_blocks-1, 0);
> +
> +    if (nb_blocks < 0 || size >= INT_MAX)
> +        return NULL;
> +
> +    AVFrameSideData *sd = av_frame_new_side_data(frame,
> +                                                 AV_FRAME_DATA_ENCODE_INFO,
> +                                                 size);
> +    if (!sd)
> +        return NULL;
> +
> +    memset(sd->data, 0, size);
> +    init_encode_info_data((AVEncodeInfoFrame*)sd->data, nb_blocks);
> +
> +    return (AVEncodeInfoFrame*)sd->data;
> +}
> diff --git a/libavutil/encode_info.h b/libavutil/encode_info.h
> new file mode 100644
> index 0000000000..f4175b43c9
> --- /dev/null
> +++ b/libavutil/encode_info.h
> @@ -0,0 +1,90 @@
> +/*
> + * 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
> + */
> +
> +#ifndef AVUTIL_ENCODE_INFO_H
> +#define AVUTIL_ENCODE_INFO_H
> +
> +#include "libavutil/frame.h"
> +
> +/**
> + * Data structure for extracting block data stored in an array in AVEncodeInfoFrame
> + */
> +typedef struct AVEncodeInfoBlock{
> +    /**
> +     * Distance in luma pixels from the top-left corner of the visible frame
> +     * to the top-left corner of the block.
> +     * Can be negative if top/right padding is present on the coded frame.
> +     */
> +    int src_x, src_y;
> +    /**
> +     * Width and height of the block in luma pixels
> +     */
> +    int w, h;
> +    /**
> +     * Delta quantization index for the block
> +     */
> +    int delta_q;
> +

> +    uint8_t reserved[128];

What are these (this one and the one below) reserved fields for?

> +} AVEncodeInfoBlock;
> +
> +/**
> + * Frame encoding info, used as AVFrameSideData
> + */
> +typedef struct AVEncodeInfoFrame {
> +    /**
> +     * Number of blocks in the array
> +     */
> +    int nb_blocks;
> +    /**
> +     * Base plane quantizer for the frame, set to -1 when value is unsupported
> +     */
> +    int plane_q[AV_NUM_DATA_POINTERS];
> +    /**
> +     * DC/AC quantizer index delta, set to -1 when value is value unsupported.
> +     */
> +    int ac_q, dc_q;
> +    /**
> +     * DC/AC chroma quantizer index delta, set to -1 when value is value unsupported.
> +     */
> +    int ac_chroma_q, dc_chroma_q;
> +
> +    uint8_t reserved[256];
> +    /**
> +     * Dynamically allocated memory, set to [1] for C++ compatibility
> +     * The array has at least one element up to nb_blocks
> +     */
> +    AVEncodeInfoBlock blocks[1];
> +} AVEncodeInfoFrame;
> +
> +/**
> + * Allocates memory for AVEncodeInfoFrame plus an array of
> + * {@code nb_blocks} AVEncodeInfoBlock and initializes the variables.
> + * Can be freed with a normal av_free() call.
> + */
> +AVEncodeInfoFrame *av_encode_info_alloc(int nb_blocks);
> +
> +/**
> + * Allocates memory for AVEncodeInfoFrame plus an array of
> + * {@code nb_blocks} AVEncodeInfoBlock in the given AVFrame {@code frame}
> + * as AVFrameSideData of type AV_FRAME_DATA_ENCODE_INFO
> + * and initializes the variables
> + */
> +AVEncodeInfoFrame *av_encode_info_create_side_data(AVFrame *frame, int nb_blocks);
> +
> +#endif /* AVUTIL_ENCODE_INFO_H */
> diff --git a/libavutil/frame.c b/libavutil/frame.c
> index dcf1fc3d17..65c25e6cd7 100644
> --- a/libavutil/frame.c
> +++ b/libavutil/frame.c
> @@ -842,6 +842,7 @@ const char *av_frame_side_data_name(enum AVFrameSideDataType type)
>  #endif
>      case AV_FRAME_DATA_DYNAMIC_HDR_PLUS: return "HDR Dynamic Metadata SMPTE2094-40 (HDR10+)";
>      case AV_FRAME_DATA_REGIONS_OF_INTEREST: return "Regions Of Interest";
> +    case AV_FRAME_DATA_ENCODE_INFO:                 return "AVEncodeInfo";
>      }
>      return NULL;
>  }
> diff --git a/libavutil/frame.h b/libavutil/frame.h
> index 5d3231e7bb..ec112c5d15 100644
> --- a/libavutil/frame.h
> +++ b/libavutil/frame.h
> @@ -179,6 +179,13 @@ enum AVFrameSideDataType {
>       * array element is implied by AVFrameSideData.size / AVRegionOfInterest.self_size.
>       */
>      AV_FRAME_DATA_REGIONS_OF_INTEREST,
> +    /**
> +     * Extract frame and block encode info from supported decoders. The data
> +     * stored is an AVEncodeInfoFrame type, which contains an array of
> +     * AVEncodeInfoBlock. Described in libavuitls/encode_info.h
> +     * Can be allocated in the frame directly with av_encode_info_create_side_data().
> +     */
> +    AV_FRAME_DATA_ENCODE_INFO,
>  };
>  
>  enum AVActiveFormatDescription {

Regards,
Lynne Aug. 9, 2019, 10:10 p.m. UTC | #2
Aug 9, 2019, 22:54 by george@nsup.org:

> Juan De León (12019-08-09):
>
>> AVEncodeInfoFrame data structure to store as AVFrameSideData of type
>> AV_FRAME_DATA_ENCODE_INFO.
>> The structure stores quantization index for each plane, DC/AC deltas
>> for luma and chroma planes, and an array of AVEncodeInfoBlock type
>> denoting position, size, and delta quantizer for each block in the
>> frame.
>> Can be extended to support extraction of other block information.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Juan De León <juandl@google.com>
>> ---
>>  libavutil/Makefile      |  2 +
>>  libavutil/encode_info.c | 68 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>>  libavutil/encode_info.h | 90 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>>  libavutil/frame.c       |  1 +
>>  libavutil/frame.h       |  7 ++++
>>  5 files changed, 168 insertions(+)
>>  create mode 100644 libavutil/encode_info.c
>>  create mode 100644 libavutil/encode_info.h
>>
>> diff --git a/libavutil/Makefile b/libavutil/Makefile
>> index 57e6e3d7e8..37cfb099e9 100644
>> --- a/libavutil/Makefile
>> +++ b/libavutil/Makefile
>> @@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ HEADERS = adler32.h                                                     \
>>  dict.h                                                        \
>>  display.h                                                     \
>>  downmix_info.h                                                \
>> +          encode_info.h                                                 \
>>  encryption_info.h                                             \
>>  error.h                                                       \
>>  eval.h                                                        \
>> @@ -111,6 +112,7 @@ OBJS = adler32.o                                                        \
>>  dict.o                                                           \
>>  display.o                                                        \
>>  downmix_info.o                                                   \
>> +       encode_info.o                                                    \
>>  encryption_info.o                                                \
>>  error.o                                                          \
>>  eval.o                                                           \
>> diff --git a/libavutil/encode_info.c b/libavutil/encode_info.c
>> new file mode 100644
>> index 0000000000..6d832b2e36
>> --- /dev/null
>> +++ b/libavutil/encode_info.c
>> @@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
>> +/*
>> + * 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
>> + */
>> +
>> +#include "libavutil/encode_info.h"
>> +#include "libavutil/mem.h"
>> +
>> +static int init_encode_info_data(AVEncodeInfoFrame *ptr, int nb_blocks) {
>> +    ptr->nb_blocks = nb_blocks;
>> +    ptr->dc_q = ptr->ac_q = -1;
>> +    ptr->dc_chroma_q = ptr->ac_chroma_q = -1;
>> +
>> +    for(int i=0;i<AV_NUM_DATA_POINTERS;i++)
>> +        ptr->plane_q[i] = -1;
>> +
>> +    return 0;
>> +}
>> +
>> +AVEncodeInfoFrame *av_encode_info_alloc(int nb_blocks)
>> +{
>> +    AVEncodeInfoFrame *ptr;
>> +    //AVEncodeInfoFrame already allocates size for one element of AVEncodeInfoBlock
>> +    size_t size = sizeof(AVEncodeInfoFrame) + sizeof(AVEncodeInfoBlock)*FFMIN(nb_blocks-1, 0);
>> +
>> +    if (nb_blocks < 0 || size >= INT_MAX)
>> +        return NULL;
>> +
>> +    ptr = av_mallocz(size);
>> +    if (!ptr)
>> +        return NULL;
>> +
>> +    init_encode_info_data(ptr, nb_blocks);
>> +
>> +    return ptr;
>> +}
>> +
>> +AVEncodeInfoFrame *av_encode_info_create_side_data(AVFrame *frame, int nb_blocks)
>> +{
>> +    size_t size = sizeof(AVEncodeInfoFrame) + sizeof(AVEncodeInfoBlock)*FFMIN(nb_blocks-1, 0);
>> +
>> +    if (nb_blocks < 0 || size >= INT_MAX)
>> +        return NULL;
>> +
>> +    AVFrameSideData *sd = av_frame_new_side_data(frame,
>> +                                                 AV_FRAME_DATA_ENCODE_INFO,
>> +                                                 size);
>> +    if (!sd)
>> +        return NULL;
>> +
>> +    memset(sd->data, 0, size);
>> +    init_encode_info_data((AVEncodeInfoFrame*)sd->data, nb_blocks);
>> +
>> +    return (AVEncodeInfoFrame*)sd->data;
>> +}
>> diff --git a/libavutil/encode_info.h b/libavutil/encode_info.h
>> new file mode 100644
>> index 0000000000..f4175b43c9
>> --- /dev/null
>> +++ b/libavutil/encode_info.h
>> @@ -0,0 +1,90 @@
>> +/*
>> + * 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
>> + */
>> +
>> +#ifndef AVUTIL_ENCODE_INFO_H
>> +#define AVUTIL_ENCODE_INFO_H
>> +
>> +#include "libavutil/frame.h"
>> +
>> +/**
>> + * Data structure for extracting block data stored in an array in AVEncodeInfoFrame
>> + */
>> +typedef struct AVEncodeInfoBlock{
>> +    /**
>> +     * Distance in luma pixels from the top-left corner of the visible frame
>> +     * to the top-left corner of the block.
>> +     * Can be negative if top/right padding is present on the coded frame.
>> +     */
>> +    int src_x, src_y;
>> +    /**
>> +     * Width and height of the block in luma pixels
>> +     */
>> +    int w, h;
>> +    /**
>> +     * Delta quantization index for the block
>> +     */
>> +    int delta_q;
>> +
>>
>> +    uint8_t reserved[128];
>>
>
> What are these (this one and the one below) reserved fields for?
>

For future extensions without breaking the API. Things like block type, prediction type, motion vectors, references, etc.
Nicolas George Aug. 10, 2019, 9:22 a.m. UTC | #3
Lynne (12019-08-10):
> >> +typedef struct AVEncodeInfoBlock{
> >> +    /**
> >> +     * Distance in luma pixels from the top-left corner of the visible frame
> >> +     * to the top-left corner of the block.
> >> +     * Can be negative if top/right padding is present on the coded frame.
> >> +     */
> >> +    int src_x, src_y;
> >> +    /**
> >> +     * Width and height of the block in luma pixels
> >> +     */
> >> +    int w, h;
> >> +    /**
> >> +     * Delta quantization index for the block
> >> +     */
> >> +    int delta_q;
> >> +
> >>
> >> +    uint8_t reserved[128];
> >>
> > What are these (this one and the one below) reserved fields for?
> 
> For future extensions without breaking the API. Things like block type, prediction type, motion vectors, references, etc.

I suspected as much. But remember that setting the size of reserved
after fields are added will be very tricky: it requires taking into
account alignment and padding in the structure.

I think something like that might be easier to manage (and also use less
memory right now):

typedef struct AVEncodeInfoFrame {
    ...
    size_t blocks_offset;
    size_t block_size;
}

static inline AVEncodeInfoBlock *
av_encode_info_block(AVEncodeInfoFrame *info, unsigned idx)
{
    return (AVEncodeInfoBlock *)
           ((char *)info + info->blocks_offset +
            idx * info->block_size);
}

static inline AVEncodeInfoBlock *
av_encode_info_block_next(AVEncodeInfoFrame *info, AVEncodeInfoBlock *block)
{
    return (AVEncodeInfoBlock *)
           ((char *)block + info->block_size);
}

Regards,
=?UTF-8?q?Juan=20De=20Le=C3=B3n?= Aug. 12, 2019, 6:25 p.m. UTC | #4
Pinging,
Any other opinions?

On Sat, Aug 10, 2019 at 2:22 AM Nicolas George <george@nsup.org> wrote:

> Lynne (12019-08-10):
> > >> +typedef struct AVEncodeInfoBlock{
> > >> +    /**
> > >> +     * Distance in luma pixels from the top-left corner of the
> visible frame
> > >> +     * to the top-left corner of the block.
> > >> +     * Can be negative if top/right padding is present on the coded
> frame.
> > >> +     */
> > >> +    int src_x, src_y;
> > >> +    /**
> > >> +     * Width and height of the block in luma pixels
> > >> +     */
> > >> +    int w, h;
> > >> +    /**
> > >> +     * Delta quantization index for the block
> > >> +     */
> > >> +    int delta_q;
> > >> +
> > >>
> > >> +    uint8_t reserved[128];
> > >>
> > > What are these (this one and the one below) reserved fields for?
> >
> > For future extensions without breaking the API. Things like block type,
> prediction type, motion vectors, references, etc.
>
> I suspected as much. But remember that setting the size of reserved
> after fields are added will be very tricky: it requires taking into
> account alignment and padding in the structure.
>
> I think something like that might be easier to manage (and also use less
> memory right now):
>
> typedef struct AVEncodeInfoFrame {
>     ...
>     size_t blocks_offset;
>     size_t block_size;
> }
>
> static inline AVEncodeInfoBlock *
> av_encode_info_block(AVEncodeInfoFrame *info, unsigned idx)
> {
>     return (AVEncodeInfoBlock *)
>            ((char *)info + info->blocks_offset +
>             idx * info->block_size);
> }
>
> static inline AVEncodeInfoBlock *
> av_encode_info_block_next(AVEncodeInfoFrame *info, AVEncodeInfoBlock
> *block)
> {
>     return (AVEncodeInfoBlock *)
>            ((char *)block + info->block_size);
> }
>
> Regards,
>
> --
>   Nicolas George
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Michael Niedermayer Aug. 12, 2019, 7:32 p.m. UTC | #5
On Mon, Aug 12, 2019 at 11:25:59AM -0700, Juan De León wrote:
> Pinging,
> Any other opinions?

About adding a reserved[128] ?
i think storing the size somewhere is probably better (less memory, and
not having an arbitrary limit which could theoretically be hit one day)

thx

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Patch

diff --git a/libavutil/Makefile b/libavutil/Makefile
index 57e6e3d7e8..37cfb099e9 100644
--- a/libavutil/Makefile
+++ b/libavutil/Makefile
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@  HEADERS = adler32.h                                                     \
           dict.h                                                        \
           display.h                                                     \
           downmix_info.h                                                \
+          encode_info.h                                                 \
           encryption_info.h                                             \
           error.h                                                       \
           eval.h                                                        \
@@ -111,6 +112,7 @@  OBJS = adler32.o                                                        \
        dict.o                                                           \
        display.o                                                        \
        downmix_info.o                                                   \
+       encode_info.o                                                    \
        encryption_info.o                                                \
        error.o                                                          \
        eval.o                                                           \
diff --git a/libavutil/encode_info.c b/libavutil/encode_info.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6d832b2e36
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libavutil/encode_info.c
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@ 
+/*
+ * 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
+ */
+
+#include "libavutil/encode_info.h"
+#include "libavutil/mem.h"
+
+static int init_encode_info_data(AVEncodeInfoFrame *ptr, int nb_blocks) {
+    ptr->nb_blocks = nb_blocks;
+    ptr->dc_q = ptr->ac_q = -1;
+    ptr->dc_chroma_q = ptr->ac_chroma_q = -1;
+
+    for(int i=0;i<AV_NUM_DATA_POINTERS;i++)
+        ptr->plane_q[i] = -1;
+
+    return 0;
+}
+
+AVEncodeInfoFrame *av_encode_info_alloc(int nb_blocks)
+{
+    AVEncodeInfoFrame *ptr;
+    //AVEncodeInfoFrame already allocates size for one element of AVEncodeInfoBlock
+    size_t size = sizeof(AVEncodeInfoFrame) + sizeof(AVEncodeInfoBlock)*FFMIN(nb_blocks-1, 0);
+
+    if (nb_blocks < 0 || size >= INT_MAX)
+        return NULL;
+
+    ptr = av_mallocz(size);
+    if (!ptr)
+        return NULL;
+
+    init_encode_info_data(ptr, nb_blocks);
+
+    return ptr;
+}
+
+AVEncodeInfoFrame *av_encode_info_create_side_data(AVFrame *frame, int nb_blocks)
+{
+    size_t size = sizeof(AVEncodeInfoFrame) + sizeof(AVEncodeInfoBlock)*FFMIN(nb_blocks-1, 0);
+
+    if (nb_blocks < 0 || size >= INT_MAX)
+        return NULL;
+
+    AVFrameSideData *sd = av_frame_new_side_data(frame,
+                                                 AV_FRAME_DATA_ENCODE_INFO,
+                                                 size);
+    if (!sd)
+        return NULL;
+
+    memset(sd->data, 0, size);
+    init_encode_info_data((AVEncodeInfoFrame*)sd->data, nb_blocks);
+
+    return (AVEncodeInfoFrame*)sd->data;
+}
diff --git a/libavutil/encode_info.h b/libavutil/encode_info.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f4175b43c9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libavutil/encode_info.h
@@ -0,0 +1,90 @@ 
+/*
+ * 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
+ */
+
+#ifndef AVUTIL_ENCODE_INFO_H
+#define AVUTIL_ENCODE_INFO_H
+
+#include "libavutil/frame.h"
+
+/**
+ * Data structure for extracting block data stored in an array in AVEncodeInfoFrame
+ */
+typedef struct AVEncodeInfoBlock{
+    /**
+     * Distance in luma pixels from the top-left corner of the visible frame
+     * to the top-left corner of the block.
+     * Can be negative if top/right padding is present on the coded frame.
+     */
+    int src_x, src_y;
+    /**
+     * Width and height of the block in luma pixels
+     */
+    int w, h;
+    /**
+     * Delta quantization index for the block
+     */
+    int delta_q;
+
+    uint8_t reserved[128];
+} AVEncodeInfoBlock;
+
+/**
+ * Frame encoding info, used as AVFrameSideData
+ */
+typedef struct AVEncodeInfoFrame {
+    /**
+     * Number of blocks in the array
+     */
+    int nb_blocks;
+    /**
+     * Base plane quantizer for the frame, set to -1 when value is unsupported
+     */
+    int plane_q[AV_NUM_DATA_POINTERS];
+    /**
+     * DC/AC quantizer index delta, set to -1 when value is value unsupported.
+     */
+    int ac_q, dc_q;
+    /**
+     * DC/AC chroma quantizer index delta, set to -1 when value is value unsupported.
+     */
+    int ac_chroma_q, dc_chroma_q;
+
+    uint8_t reserved[256];
+    /**
+     * Dynamically allocated memory, set to [1] for C++ compatibility
+     * The array has at least one element up to nb_blocks
+     */
+    AVEncodeInfoBlock blocks[1];
+} AVEncodeInfoFrame;
+
+/**
+ * Allocates memory for AVEncodeInfoFrame plus an array of
+ * {@code nb_blocks} AVEncodeInfoBlock and initializes the variables.
+ * Can be freed with a normal av_free() call.
+ */
+AVEncodeInfoFrame *av_encode_info_alloc(int nb_blocks);
+
+/**
+ * Allocates memory for AVEncodeInfoFrame plus an array of
+ * {@code nb_blocks} AVEncodeInfoBlock in the given AVFrame {@code frame}
+ * as AVFrameSideData of type AV_FRAME_DATA_ENCODE_INFO
+ * and initializes the variables
+ */
+AVEncodeInfoFrame *av_encode_info_create_side_data(AVFrame *frame, int nb_blocks);
+
+#endif /* AVUTIL_ENCODE_INFO_H */
diff --git a/libavutil/frame.c b/libavutil/frame.c
index dcf1fc3d17..65c25e6cd7 100644
--- a/libavutil/frame.c
+++ b/libavutil/frame.c
@@ -842,6 +842,7 @@  const char *av_frame_side_data_name(enum AVFrameSideDataType type)
 #endif
     case AV_FRAME_DATA_DYNAMIC_HDR_PLUS: return "HDR Dynamic Metadata SMPTE2094-40 (HDR10+)";
     case AV_FRAME_DATA_REGIONS_OF_INTEREST: return "Regions Of Interest";
+    case AV_FRAME_DATA_ENCODE_INFO:                 return "AVEncodeInfo";
     }
     return NULL;
 }
diff --git a/libavutil/frame.h b/libavutil/frame.h
index 5d3231e7bb..ec112c5d15 100644
--- a/libavutil/frame.h
+++ b/libavutil/frame.h
@@ -179,6 +179,13 @@  enum AVFrameSideDataType {
      * array element is implied by AVFrameSideData.size / AVRegionOfInterest.self_size.
      */
     AV_FRAME_DATA_REGIONS_OF_INTEREST,
+    /**
+     * Extract frame and block encode info from supported decoders. The data
+     * stored is an AVEncodeInfoFrame type, which contains an array of
+     * AVEncodeInfoBlock. Described in libavuitls/encode_info.h
+     * Can be allocated in the frame directly with av_encode_info_create_side_data().
+     */
+    AV_FRAME_DATA_ENCODE_INFO,
 };
 
 enum AVActiveFormatDescription {