Codec Engine API Reference

Modules

The Codec Engine is partitioned into several components:

• The Codec Engine Runtime (CERuntime_* and Engine_*) - Provides codec-independent services.
• VISA - Alg-independent user APIs (VISA_*) - A set of services that can be used on algorithms of any class.
• Codec Engine Server Interface (Server_*) - Provides an interface to Servers containing remote algorithms.

• The latest VISA APIs - Providing codec-specific interfaces, reflecting the XDM interfaces for the following classes:
  • Video
    • Encoding
      • VIDENC2 - Video Encoder Interface (preferred)
      • VIDENC1 - Video Encoder Interface (supported)
    • Decoding
      • VIDDEC3 - Video Decoder Interface (preferred)
      • VIDDEC2 - Video Decoder Interface (supported)
  • Imaging
    • IMGDEC1 - Image Decoder Interface
    • IMGENC1 - Image Encoder Interface
  • Speech
    • SPHDEC1 - Speech Decoder Interface
    • SPHENC1 - Speech Encoder Interface
  • Audio
    • AUDDEC1 - Audio Decoder Interface
    • AUDENC1 - Audio Encoder Interface
  • Video Trancoding
    • VIDTRANSCODE - Video Transcoder Interface

• Older VISA APIs continue to be supported, but to align with the XDM 0.9 roadmap, they are deprecated in this release. These interfaces are comprised of the following:
  • Video
    • VIDDEC1 - Video Decoder Interface
    • VIDDEC - Video Decoder Interface
    • VIDENC - Video Encoder Interface
  • Imaging
    • IMGDEC - Image Decoder Interface
    • IMGENC - Image Encoder Interface
  • Speech
    • SPHDEC - Speech Decoder Interface
    • SPHENC - Speech Encoder Interface
  • Audio
    • AUDDEC - Audio Decoder Interface
    • AUDENC - Audio Encoder Interface

• Also, this release includes Beta support for the following XDM interfaces:
  • VIDANALYTICS - Video Analytics Interface
  • UNIVERSAL - Universal Algorithm Interface

Additionally, there are several utility modules provided:

• Memory - OS Independent Memory Interface