mpeg_stat
NAME
mpeg_stat - analyzes MPEG-1 encoded bitstreams
SYNOPSIS
mpeg_stat [ -all basename ] [ -block_info filename ] [ -dct
] [ -end N ] [ -histogram filename ] [ -offsets filename ] [
-qscale filename ] [ -quiet ] [ -rate filename ] [ -
ratelength N ] [ -time ] [ -size filename ] [ -start N ] [
-syslog filename ] [ -userdata filename ] [ -verify ] [
file_name ]
DESCRIPTION
mpeg_stat decodes mpeg-1 encoded bitstreams collecting
varying amounts of statistics. Errors are sent to stderr,
basic statistics to stdout. The basic information is the
pattern of frames used, number of bytes for each frame type,
the specified parameters, and lengths of vectors. For each
frame type, the average size, compression rate, Q-factor,
and time to decode are given. Wherever a filename is
requested - can be used to denote stdin/out.
OPTIONS
-all basename : records information from all options
(qscale, block_info, etc.) into files with basenames of
basename (For wizards, -all foo -block_info bar will
record all options BUT -block_info into files of the
form foo.*).
-block_info filename : records information about every block
into file filename. Useful for detailed analysis and
to make specifics files for re-encoding (see
block2spec). The format is:
frame frame# IPB-type
slice slice# q-scale
block block# IPB-type Q-scale bits block-type
<vectors-if-any> <cbp> <dct decode>
Numbering starts at 0 (except slices) and all motion vectors
are in half-pel units.
-dct : enables the decoded dct values to be output into the
block file.
-end N : causes mpeg_stat to finish collecting statistics at
frame N.
-histogram filename : summaries the overall statisitcs for
each frame type into the file.
-offsets filename : record the offset of every picture, GOP,
and slice into file filename.
-quiet : toggles the display of the frame-types as they are
parsed (and custom quantization matrices) [default:
on].
-qscale filename : writes Q factor and custom quantization
matrix information into file filename. The Q-factor
and number of blocks of that quality (ignoring skipped
blocks) for each type of frame is recorded.
-rate filename : record the bit rate at every picture (after
the first second) into the file filename. Also collect
minimum and maximum bit rate encountered in the summary
information. (Rate is the number of bits used per
second, at every frame).
-ratelength N : Change the measurement period for rate to N,
so it will measure the total rate required over any N
frame period (after the first N, of course).
-size filename : stores information about the type (I,P,B)
and size of each frame in file filename (one frame per
line).
-start N : causes mpeg_stat to begin collecting statistics
at frame N. (Preceding frames will be parsed, but few
statistics are collected (the system layer counters
will sill be running).) -syslog filename : describes
the parsing of the system layer into the file filename.
Note this option is not turned on by -all. -time :
prints the amount of time total and per-frame type
averages to decode. This will give an estimate of time
in a software player, but is not generally useful, so
it is off by default. -userdata filename : dumps user
data fields into a file. Can be read in ASCII. -
verify : does more work to check the validity of the
sequence. Slows down the statistics, so it is
optional.
EXAMPLE
Decoding the flowergarden sequence (mpeg_stat -quiet
flower.mpg) should produce the following statistics:
Reading /u/smoot/mpg/flower.mpg
Frame sequence as to be displayed:
BBPBBPBBPBBPBBIBBPBBPBBPBBPBBIBBPBBPBBPBBPBBIBBPBBPBBPBBPBBIBBPBBPBBPBBPBBI
BBPBBPBBPBBPBBIBBPBBPBBPBBPBBIBBPBBPBBPBBPBBIBBPBBPBBPBBPBBIBBPBBPBBPBBPBB
Searching for constant frame type sequence...pattern
detected: IBBPBBPBBPBBPBB
SUMMARY:
Total Bytes read: 0. Total number of frames: 150. Length is
5.01 sec
Width: 352 Height: 240 Avg. Frame Size: 4786 bytes + 6
bits (average rate 1147692.76 bits/sec)
Total Compression Rate: 1.89 % of uncompressed 24 bit
images
= 0.45 bits per pixel
Number of Macroblocks [width * height = sum]: 22 x 15 = 330
per frame Skipped Macroblocks = 4389 (9.46%), Coded
Macroblocks = 41992 (90.54%)
Total Time Decoding: 8.611 secs. 0.05721 sec/frame or 17.11
frames/sec.
MPEG-Viewer requirements:
Pixel aspect ratio of 0.6735
Required display speed: 29.97 frames/sec
Specified bit rate is 1.00 MBits/sec (2500 *
400bits/sec)
Requested buffer size is 8K ints (16 bits).
And the constrained parameter flag is on. The
stream meets the constrained parameter requirements.
Length of vectors in pixels:
Horizontal forward vectors, maximum : 39
average: 6
Vertical forward vectors, maximum : 22
average: 1
Horizontal backward vectors, maximum: 29
average: 5
Vertical backward vectors, maximum : 16
average: 1
Frame specific information:
10 I FRAMES, average is:
Size: 17323 bytes + 1 bits (24.13%)
Compression Rate: 6.84%
Q Factor [scales quantization matrix]: 11.15
Time to Decode: 0.114039 secs.
40 P FRAMES, average is:
Size: 8031 bytes + 0 bits (44.74%)
Compression Rate: 3.17%
Q Factor [scales quantization matrix]: 10.85
Time to Decode: 0.075342 secs.
100 B FRAMES, average is:
Size: 2235 bytes + 4 bits (31.13%)
Compression Rate: 0.88%
Q Factor [scales quantization matrix]: 15.01
50.59% interpolated Macro Blocks
Time to Decode: 0.044516 secs.
NOTES
The analyzer expects MPEG-1 video streams only. It can
handle multiplexed MPEG streams (video+audio streams), but
mostly analyzes the video portion.
Some streams do not end with the proper sequence end code
and will probably generate an "Improper sequence end code."
error when done. In general mpeg_stat attempts to catch and
alert its user to errors in the stream. Such errors are
glossed over in mpeg_play. Be aware that errors can disturb
statistics gathering, generating odd results.
This player can handle XING data files. Be aware that XING
makes no use of temporal redundancy or motion vector
information. In other words, they do not use any P or B
frames in their streams. Instead, XING data is simply a
sequence of I frames.
HISTORY
The analyzer is based on the UC Berkeley mpeg_play player by
Ketan Patel, Brian Smith, Henry Chi-To Ma, and Kim Man Liu.
It was modified at the Technical University of Berlin,
Germany, Dept. of Computer Science by Tom Pfeifer, Jens
Brettin, Harald Masche, Alexander Schulze, and Dirk
Schubert. It has been further modified to collect much more
information by Steve Smoot (UC Berkeley).
BUGS
No statistics should be collected before the start frame.
Sometimes system layer streams will indicate that they lack
proper end codes, when they have them. VBV size conformance
is not checked. Verification is not complete. Frame
numbers should probably be in display numbering not stream
numbering. Other bugs? Send mail to <mpeg-
bugs@plateau.cs.berkeley.edu>.
VERSION
This is version 2.2, contining some new features since 2.1,
and several bug fixes. It is a major change since version
1.0.
AUTHORS
Ketan Patel - University of California, Berkeley,
kpatel@cs.berkeley.edu
Brian Smith - University of California, Berkeley,
bsmith@cs.berkeley.edu
Henry Chi-To Ma - University of California, Berkeley,
cma@cs.berkeley.edu
Kim Man Liu - University of California, Berkeley,
kliu@cs.berkeley.edu
Tom Pfeifer - Multimedia systems project -
pfeifer@fokus.gmd.de
Steve Smoot - University of California, Berkeley,
smoot@cs.berkeley.edu