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authorThibault Saunier <thibault.saunier@collabora.com>2011-09-06 21:28:45 -0300
committerThibault Saunier <thibault.saunier@collabora.com>2011-09-09 15:02:31 -0300
commit8b268bd49d62ce221aedc2565ee751bafabd2e8f (patch)
tree79bf5031a6004b28e0dd46c7a860b655fb8484db
parent24517ba7845cca5bdcde5d3162098076fea31600 (diff)
codecparsers: h264: Update the documentation
Fix a few error. Document missing parts. Add links to the specifications
-rw-r--r--gst-libs/gst/codecparsers/gsth264parser.c92
1 files changed, 65 insertions, 27 deletions
diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/codecparsers/gsth264parser.c b/gst-libs/gst/codecparsers/gsth264parser.c
index 869aa6122..36f2ee4ad 100644
--- a/gst-libs/gst/codecparsers/gsth264parser.c
+++ b/gst-libs/gst/codecparsers/gsth264parser.c
@@ -32,25 +32,52 @@
* @short_description: Convenience library for h264 video
* bitstream parsing.
*
- * It offers you basic parsing in AVC mode or not. Tp identify Nals in a bitstream and
- * parse its basic headers, you should call:
+ * It offers you bitstream parsing in AVC mode or not. To identify Nals in a bitstream and
+ * parse its headers, you should call:
* <itemizedlist>
* <listitem>
- * gst_h264_parser_identify_nalu to identify the following nalu in not AVC bitstreams
+ * #gst_h264_parser_identify_nalu to identify the following nalu in not AVC bitstreams
* </listitem>
* <listitem>
- * gst_h264_parser_identify_nalu_avc to identify the following nalu in AVC bitstreams
+ * #gst_h264_parser_identify_nalu_avc to identify the nalu in AVC bitstreams
* </listitem>
* </itemizedlist>
*
* Then, depending on the #GstH264NalUnitType of the newly parsed #GstH264NalUnit, you should
- * call the differents functions to parse the struct.
+ * call the differents functions to parse the structure:
+ * <itemizedlist>
+ * <listitem>
+ * From #GST_H264_NAL_SLICE to #GST_H264_NAL_SLICE_IDR: #gst_h264_parser_parse_slice_hdr
+ * </listitem>
+ * <listitem>
+ * #GST_H264_NAL_SEI: #gst_h264_parser_parse_sei
+ * </listitem>
+ * <listitem>
+ * #GST_H264_NAL_SPS: #gst_h264_parser_parse_sps
+ * </listitem>
+ * <listitem>
+ * #GST_H264_NAL_PPS: #gst_h264_parser_parse_pps
+ * </listitem>
+ * <listitem>
+ * Any other: #gst_h264_parser_parse_nal
+ * </listitem>
+ * </itemizedlist>
*
* Note: You should always call gst_h264_parser_parse_nal if you don't actually need
- * #GstH264NalUnitType to be parsed for your personnal use. This, to guarantee that the
+ * #GstH264NalUnitType to be parsed for your personnal use, in order to guarantee that the
* #GstH264NalParser is always up to date.
*
- * For more details about the structures, look at the ISO specifications.
+ * For more details about the structures, look at the ITU-T H.264 and ISO/IEC 14496-10 – MPEG-4
+ * Part 10 specifications, you can download them from:
+ *
+ * <itemizedlist>
+ * <listitem>
+ * ITU-T H.264: http://www.itu.int/rec/T-REC-H.264
+ * </listitem>
+ * <listitem>
+ * ISO/IEC 14496-10: http://www.iso.org/iso/iso_catalogue/catalogue_tc/catalogue_detail.htm?csnumber=56538
+ * </listitem>
+ * </itemizedlist>
*/
#ifdef HAVE_CONFIG_H
@@ -1090,7 +1117,8 @@ error:
/**
* gst_h264_nal_parser_new:
*
- * Creates a nez #GstH264NalParser
+ * Creates a new #GstH264NalParser. It should be freed with
+ * gst_h264_nal_parser_free after use.
*
* Returns: a new #GstH264NalParser
*/
@@ -1110,11 +1138,11 @@ gst_h264_nal_parser_new (void)
* gst_h264_parser_identify_nalu:
* @nalparser: a #GstH264NalParser
* @data: The data to parse
- * @offset: the offset from which to parse @data
+ * @offset: the offset from which to parse @data
* @size: the size of @data
* @nalu: The #GstH264NalUnit where to store parsed nal headers
*
- * Parses the buffer and set @nalu from the next nalu data from @data
+ * Parses @data and fills @nalu from the next nalu data from @data
*
* Returns: a #GstH264ParserResult
*/
@@ -1180,12 +1208,14 @@ gst_h264_parser_identify_nalu (GstH264NalParser * nalparser,
/**
* gst_h264_parser_identify_nalu_avc:
+ * @nalparser: a #GstH264NalParser
* @data: The data to parse, must be the beging of the Nal unit
+ * @offset: the offset from which to parse @data
* @size: the size of @data
* @nal_length_size: the size in bytes of the AVC nal length prefix.
* @nalu: The #GstH264NalUnit where to store parsed nal headers
*
- * Parses the data and sets @nalu from @data.
+ * Parses @data and sets @nalu.
*
* Returns: a #GstH264ParserResult
*/
@@ -1221,6 +1251,17 @@ gst_h264_parser_identify_nalu_avc (GstH264NalParser * nalparser,
return GST_H264_PARSER_OK;
}
+/**
+ * gst_h264_parser_parse_nal:
+ * @nalparser: a #GstH264NalParser
+ * @nalu: The #GstH264NalUnit to parse
+ *
+ * This function should be called in the case you don't need to
+ * parse a specific structure. It is necessary to do so to make
+ * sure @nalparser is up to date.
+ *
+ * Returns: a #GstH264ParserResult
+ */
GstH264ParserResult
gst_h264_parser_parse_nal (GstH264NalParser * nalparser, GstH264NalUnit * nalu)
{
@@ -1242,10 +1283,10 @@ gst_h264_parser_parse_nal (GstH264NalParser * nalparser, GstH264NalUnit * nalu)
* gst_h264_parser_parse_sps:
* @nalparser: a #GstH264NalParser
* @nalu: The #GST_H264_NAL_SPS #GstH264NalUnit you want to parse
- * @slice: The #GstH264SPS to set.
+ * @slice: The #GstH264SPS to fill.
* @parse_vui_params: Whether to parse the vui_params or not
*
- * Parses the @data, and sets the @sps.
+ * Parses @data, and fills the @sps structure.
*
* Returns: a #GstH264ParserResult
*/
@@ -1270,10 +1311,10 @@ gst_h264_parser_parse_sps (GstH264NalParser * nalparser, GstH264NalUnit * nalu,
/**
* gst_h264_parse_sps:
* @nalu: The #GST_H264_NAL_SPS #GstH264NalUnit you want to parse
- * @slice: The #GstH264SPS to set.
+ * @sps: The #GstH264SPS to fill.
* @parse_vui_params: Whether to parse the vui_params or not
*
- * Parses the @data, and sets the @sps.
+ * Parses @data, and fills the @sps structure.
*
* Returns: a #GstH264ParserResult
*/
@@ -1441,12 +1482,10 @@ error:
/**
* gst_h264_parse_pps:
* @nalparser: a #GstH264NalParser
- * @data: the data to parse
- * @size: the size of @data
* @nalu: The #GST_H264_NAL_PPS #GstH264NalUnit you want to parse
- * @slice: The #GstH264PPS to set.
+ * @pps: The #GstH264PPS to fill.
*
- * Parses the @data, and sets the @pps.
+ * Parses @data, and fills the @pps structure.
*
* Returns: a #GstH264ParserResult
*/
@@ -1572,12 +1611,10 @@ error:
/**
* gst_h264_parser_parse_pps:
* @nalparser: a #GstH264NalParser
- * @data: the data to parse
- * @size: the size of @data
* @nalu: The #GST_H264_NAL_PPS #GstH264NalUnit you want to parse
- * @slice: The #GstH264PPS to set.
+ * @pps: The #GstH264PPS to fill.
*
- * Parses the @data, and sets the @pps.
+ * Parses @data, and fills the @pps structure.
*
* Returns: a #GstH264ParserResult
*/
@@ -1599,12 +1636,13 @@ gst_h264_parser_parse_pps (GstH264NalParser * nalparser,
/**
* gst_h264_parser_parse_slice_hdr:
+ * @nalparser: a #GstH264NalParser
* @nalu: The #GST_H264_NAL_SLICE #GstH264NalUnit you want to parse
- * @slice: The #GstH264SliceHdr to set.
+ * @slice: The #GstH264SliceHdr to fill.
* @parse_pred_weight_table: Whether to parse the pred_weight_table or not
* @parse_dec_ref_pic_marking: Whether to parse the dec_ref_pic_marking or not
*
- * Parses the @data, and sets the @slice.
+ * Parses @data, and fills the @slice structure.
*
* Returns: a #GstH264ParserResult
*/
@@ -1777,9 +1815,9 @@ error:
* gst_h264_parser_parse_sei:
* @nalparser: a #GstH264NalParser
* @nalu: The #GST_H264_NAL_SEI #GstH264NalUnit you want to parse
- * @slice: The #GstH264SEIMessage to set.
+ * @sei: The #GstH264SEIMessage to fill.
*
- * Parses the @data, and sets the @pps.
+ * Parses @data, and fills the @sei structures.
*
* Returns: a #GstH264ParserResult
*/