video_output.c

/*****************************************************************************
 * video_output.c : video output thread
 *
 * This module describes the programming interface for video output threads.
 * It includes functions allowing to open a new thread, send pictures to a
 * thread, and destroy a previously oppened video output thread.
 *****************************************************************************
 * Copyright (C) 2000-2007 the VideoLAN team
 * $Id$
 *
 * Authors: Vincent Seguin <seguin@via.ecp.fr>
 *          Gildas Bazin <gbazin@videolan.org>
 *
 * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
 * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
 * the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
 * (at your option) any later version.
 *
 * This program 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 General Public License for more details.
 *
 * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
 * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston MA 02110-1301, USA.
 *****************************************************************************/

/*****************************************************************************
 * Preamble
 *****************************************************************************/
#ifdef HAVE_CONFIG_H
# include "config.h"
#endif

#include <vlc_common.h>

#include <stdlib.h>                                                /* free() */
#include <string.h>


#ifdef HAVE_SYS_TIMES_H
#   include <sys/times.h>
#endif

#include <vlc_vout.h>

#include <vlc_filter.h>
#include <vlc_osd.h>

#if defined( __APPLE__ )
/* Include darwin_specific.h here if needed */
#endif

/** FIXME This is quite ugly but needed while we don't have counters
 * helpers */
#include "input/input_internal.h"

#include "modules/modules.h"

/*****************************************************************************
 * Local prototypes
 *****************************************************************************/
static int      InitThread        ( vout_thread_t * );
static void     RunThread         ( vout_thread_t * );
static void     ErrorThread       ( vout_thread_t * );
static void     EndThread         ( vout_thread_t * );

static void     AspectRatio       ( int, int *, int * );
static int      BinaryLog         ( uint32_t );
static void     MaskToShift       ( int *, int *, uint32_t );

static void     vout_Destructor   ( vlc_object_t * p_this );

/* Object variables callbacks */
static int DeinterlaceCallback( vlc_object_t *, char const *,
                                vlc_value_t, vlc_value_t, void * );
static int FilterCallback( vlc_object_t *, char const *,
                           vlc_value_t, vlc_value_t, void * );
static int VideoFilter2Callback( vlc_object_t *, char const *,
                                 vlc_value_t, vlc_value_t, void * );

/* From vout_intf.c */
int vout_Snapshot( vout_thread_t *, picture_t * );

/* Display media title in OSD */
static void DisplayTitleOnOSD( vout_thread_t *p_vout );

/*****************************************************************************
 * Video Filter2 functions
 *****************************************************************************/
static picture_t *video_new_buffer_filter( filter_t *p_filter )
{
    picture_t *p_picture;
    vout_thread_t *p_vout = (vout_thread_t*)p_filter->p_owner;

    p_picture = vout_CreatePicture( p_vout, 0, 0, 0 );

    return p_picture;
}

static void video_del_buffer_filter( filter_t *p_filter, picture_t *p_pic )
{
    vout_DestroyPicture( (vout_thread_t*)p_filter->p_owner, p_pic );
}

static int video_filter_buffer_allocation_init( filter_t *p_filter, void *p_data )
{
    p_filter->pf_vout_buffer_new = video_new_buffer_filter;
    p_filter->pf_vout_buffer_del = video_del_buffer_filter;
    p_filter->p_owner = p_data; /* p_vout */
    return VLC_SUCCESS;
}

/*****************************************************************************
 * vout_Request: find a video output thread, create one, or destroy one.
 *****************************************************************************
 * This function looks for a video output thread matching the current
 * properties. If not found, it spawns a new one.
 *****************************************************************************/
vout_thread_t *__vout_Request( vlc_object_t *p_this, vout_thread_t *p_vout,
                               video_format_t *p_fmt )
{
    if( !p_fmt )
    {
        /* Reattach video output to the instance before bailing out */
        if( p_vout )
        {
            spu_Attach( p_vout->p_spu, p_this, false );
            vlc_object_detach( p_vout );
            vlc_object_attach( p_vout, p_this->p_libvlc );
        }
        return NULL;
    }

    /* If a video output was provided, lock it, otherwise look for one. */
    if( p_vout )
    {
        vlc_object_yield( p_vout );
    }
    else
    {
        p_vout = vlc_object_find( p_this, VLC_OBJECT_VOUT, FIND_CHILD );

        if( !p_vout )
        {
            p_vout = vlc_object_find( p_this->p_libvlc,
                                      VLC_OBJECT_VOUT, FIND_CHILD );
            /* only first children of p_input for unused vout */
            if( p_vout && p_vout->p_parent != VLC_OBJECT(p_this->p_libvlc) )
            {
                vlc_object_release( p_vout );
                p_vout = NULL;
            }
            if( p_vout )
                vlc_object_detach( p_vout );    /* Remove it from the GC */
        }
    }

    /* If we now have a video output, check it has the right properties */
    if( p_vout )
    {
        char *psz_filter_chain;
        vlc_value_t val;

        /* We don't directly check for the "vout-filter" variable for obvious
         * performance reasons. */
        if( p_vout->b_filter_change )
        {
            var_Get( p_vout, "vout-filter", &val );
            psz_filter_chain = val.psz_string;

            if( psz_filter_chain && !*psz_filter_chain )
            {
                free( psz_filter_chain );
                psz_filter_chain = NULL;
            }
            if( p_vout->psz_filter_chain && !*p_vout->psz_filter_chain )
            {
                free( p_vout->psz_filter_chain );
                p_vout->psz_filter_chain = NULL;
            }

            if( !psz_filter_chain && !p_vout->psz_filter_chain )
            {
                p_vout->b_filter_change = false;
            }

            free( psz_filter_chain );
        }

        if( ( p_vout->fmt_render.i_width != p_fmt->i_width ) ||
            ( p_vout->fmt_render.i_height != p_fmt->i_height ) ||
            ( p_vout->fmt_render.i_aspect != p_fmt->i_aspect ) ||
            p_vout->b_filter_change )
        {
            /* We are not interested in this format, close this vout */
            vlc_object_release( p_vout );
            vlc_object_release( p_vout );
            p_vout = NULL;
        }
        else
        {
            /* This video output is cool! Hijack it. */
            spu_Attach( p_vout->p_spu, p_this, true );
            vlc_object_attach( p_vout, p_this );
            if( p_vout->b_title_show )
                DisplayTitleOnOSD( p_vout );
            vlc_object_release( p_vout );
        }
    }

    if( !p_vout )
    {
        msg_Dbg( p_this, "no usable vout present, spawning one" );

        p_vout = vout_Create( p_this, p_fmt );
    }

    return p_vout;
}

/*****************************************************************************
 * vout_Create: creates a new video output thread
 *****************************************************************************
 * This function creates a new video output thread, and returns a pointer
 * to its description. On error, it returns NULL.
 *****************************************************************************/
vout_thread_t * __vout_Create( vlc_object_t *p_parent, video_format_t *p_fmt )
{
    vout_thread_t  * p_vout;                            /* thread descriptor */
    input_thread_t * p_input_thread;
    int              i_index;                               /* loop variable */
    vlc_value_t      val, text;

    unsigned int i_width = p_fmt->i_width;
    unsigned int i_height = p_fmt->i_height;
    vlc_fourcc_t i_chroma = p_fmt->i_chroma;
    unsigned int i_aspect = p_fmt->i_aspect;

    config_chain_t *p_cfg;
    char *psz_parser;
    char *psz_name;

    /* Allocate descriptor */
    static const char typename[] = "video output";
    p_vout = vlc_custom_create( p_parent, sizeof( *p_vout ), VLC_OBJECT_VOUT,
                                typename );
    if( p_vout == NULL )
        return NULL;

    /* Initialize pictures - translation tables and functions
     * will be initialized later in InitThread */
    for( i_index = 0; i_index < 2 * VOUT_MAX_PICTURES + 1; i_index++)
    {
        p_vout->p_picture[i_index].pf_lock = NULL;
        p_vout->p_picture[i_index].pf_unlock = NULL;
        p_vout->p_picture[i_index].i_status = FREE_PICTURE;
        p_vout->p_picture[i_index].i_type   = EMPTY_PICTURE;
        p_vout->p_picture[i_index].b_slow   = 0;
    }

    /* No images in the heap */
    p_vout->i_heap_size = 0;

    /* Initialize the rendering heap */
    I_RENDERPICTURES = 0;

    vlc_ureduce( &p_fmt->i_sar_num, &p_fmt->i_sar_den,
                 p_fmt->i_sar_num, p_fmt->i_sar_den, 50000 );
    p_vout->fmt_render        = *p_fmt;   /* FIXME palette */
    p_vout->fmt_in            = *p_fmt;   /* FIXME palette */

    p_vout->render.i_width    = i_width;
    p_vout->render.i_height   = i_height;
    p_vout->render.i_chroma   = i_chroma;
    p_vout->render.i_aspect   = i_aspect;

    p_vout->render.i_rmask    = 0;
    p_vout->render.i_gmask    = 0;
    p_vout->render.i_bmask    = 0;

    p_vout->render.i_last_used_pic = -1;
    p_vout->render.b_allow_modify_pics = 1;

    /* Zero the output heap */
    I_OUTPUTPICTURES = 0;
    p_vout->output.i_width    = 0;
    p_vout->output.i_height   = 0;
    p_vout->output.i_chroma   = 0;
    p_vout->output.i_aspect   = 0;

    p_vout->output.i_rmask    = 0;
    p_vout->output.i_gmask    = 0;
    p_vout->output.i_bmask    = 0;

    /* Initialize misc stuff */
    p_vout->i_changes    = 0;
    p_vout->f_gamma      = 0;
    p_vout->b_grayscale  = 0;
    p_vout->b_info       = 0;
    p_vout->b_interface  = 0;
    p_vout->b_scale      = 1;
    p_vout->b_fullscreen = 0;
    p_vout->i_alignment  = 0;
    p_vout->render_time  = 10;
    p_vout->c_fps_samples = 0;
    p_vout->b_filter_change = 0;
    p_vout->pf_control = NULL;
    p_vout->p_window = NULL;
    p_vout->i_par_num = p_vout->i_par_den = 1;

    /* Initialize locks */
    vlc_mutex_init( &p_vout->picture_lock );
    vlc_mutex_init( &p_vout->change_lock );
    vlc_mutex_init( &p_vout->vfilter_lock );

    /* Mouse coordinates */
    var_Create( p_vout, "mouse-x", VLC_VAR_INTEGER );
    var_Create( p_vout, "mouse-y", VLC_VAR_INTEGER );
    var_Create( p_vout, "mouse-button-down", VLC_VAR_INTEGER );
    var_Create( p_vout, "mouse-moved", VLC_VAR_BOOL );
    var_Create( p_vout, "mouse-clicked", VLC_VAR_INTEGER );

    /* Initialize subpicture unit */
    p_vout->p_spu = spu_Create( p_vout );
    spu_Attach( p_vout->p_spu, p_parent, true );

    /* Attach the new object now so we can use var inheritance below */
    vlc_object_attach( p_vout, p_parent );

    spu_Init( p_vout->p_spu );

    /* Take care of some "interface/control" related initialisations */
    vout_IntfInit( p_vout );

    /* If the parent is not a VOUT object, that means we are at the start of
     * the video output pipe */
    if( p_parent->i_object_type != VLC_OBJECT_VOUT )
    {
        /* Look for the default filter configuration */
        p_vout->psz_filter_chain =
            var_CreateGetStringCommand( p_vout, "vout-filter" );

        /* Apply video filter2 objects on the first vout */
        p_vout->psz_vf2 =
            var_CreateGetStringCommand( p_vout, "video-filter" );
    }
    else
    {
        /* continue the parent's filter chain */
        char *psz_tmp;

        /* Ugly hack to jump to our configuration chain */
        p_vout->psz_filter_chain
            = ((vout_thread_t *)p_parent)->psz_filter_chain;
        p_vout->psz_filter_chain
            = config_ChainCreate( &psz_tmp, &p_cfg, p_vout->psz_filter_chain );
        config_ChainDestroy( p_cfg );
        free( psz_tmp );

        /* Create a video filter2 var ... but don't inherit values */
        var_Create( p_vout, "video-filter",
                    VLC_VAR_STRING | VLC_VAR_ISCOMMAND );
        p_vout->psz_vf2 = var_GetString( p_vout, "video-filter" );
    }

    var_AddCallback( p_vout, "video-filter", VideoFilter2Callback, NULL );
    p_vout->p_vf2_chain = filter_chain_New( p_vout, "video filter2",
        false, video_filter_buffer_allocation_init, NULL, p_vout );

    /* Choose the video output module */
    if( !p_vout->psz_filter_chain || !*p_vout->psz_filter_chain )
    {
        var_Create( p_vout, "vout", VLC_VAR_STRING | VLC_VAR_DOINHERIT );
        var_Get( p_vout, "vout", &val );
        psz_parser = val.psz_string;
    }
    else
    {
        psz_parser = strdup( p_vout->psz_filter_chain );
    }

    /* Create the vout thread */
    config_ChainCreate( &psz_name, &p_cfg, psz_parser );
    free( psz_parser );
    p_vout->p_cfg = p_cfg;
    p_vout->p_module = module_Need( p_vout,
        ( p_vout->psz_filter_chain && *p_vout->psz_filter_chain ) ?
        "video filter" : "video output", psz_name, p_vout->psz_filter_chain && *p_vout->psz_filter_chain );
    free( psz_name );

    if( p_vout->p_module == NULL )
    {
        msg_Err( p_vout, "no suitable vout module" );
        vlc_object_detach( p_vout );
        vlc_object_release( p_vout );
        return NULL;
    }

    /* Create a few object variables for interface interaction */
    var_Create( p_vout, "deinterlace", VLC_VAR_STRING | VLC_VAR_HASCHOICE );
    text.psz_string = _("Deinterlace");
    var_Change( p_vout, "deinterlace", VLC_VAR_SETTEXT, &text, NULL );
    val.psz_string = (char *)""; text.psz_string = _("Disable");
    var_Change( p_vout, "deinterlace", VLC_VAR_ADDCHOICE, &val, &text );
    val.psz_string = (char *)"discard"; text.psz_string = _("Discard");
    var_Change( p_vout, "deinterlace", VLC_VAR_ADDCHOICE, &val, &text );
    val.psz_string = (char *)"blend"; text.psz_string = _("Blend");
    var_Change( p_vout, "deinterlace", VLC_VAR_ADDCHOICE, &val, &text );
    val.psz_string = (char *)"mean"; text.psz_string = _("Mean");
    var_Change( p_vout, "deinterlace", VLC_VAR_ADDCHOICE, &val, &text );
    val.psz_string = (char *)"bob"; text.psz_string = _("Bob");
    var_Change( p_vout, "deinterlace", VLC_VAR_ADDCHOICE, &val, &text );
    val.psz_string = (char *)"linear"; text.psz_string = _("Linear");
    var_Change( p_vout, "deinterlace", VLC_VAR_ADDCHOICE, &val, &text );
    val.psz_string = (char *)"x"; text.psz_string = (char *)"X";
    var_Change( p_vout, "deinterlace", VLC_VAR_ADDCHOICE, &val, &text );

    if( var_Get( p_vout, "deinterlace-mode", &val ) == VLC_SUCCESS )
    {
        var_Set( p_vout, "deinterlace", val );
        free( val.psz_string );
    }
    var_AddCallback( p_vout, "deinterlace", DeinterlaceCallback, NULL );

    var_Create( p_vout, "vout-filter", VLC_VAR_STRING | VLC_VAR_DOINHERIT );
    text.psz_string = _("Filters");
    var_Change( p_vout, "vout-filter", VLC_VAR_SETTEXT, &text, NULL );
    var_AddCallback( p_vout, "vout-filter", FilterCallback, NULL );

    /* Calculate delay created by internal caching */
    p_input_thread = (input_thread_t *)vlc_object_find( p_vout,
                                           VLC_OBJECT_INPUT, FIND_ANYWHERE );
    if( p_input_thread )
    {
        p_vout->i_pts_delay = p_input_thread->i_pts_delay;
        vlc_object_release( p_input_thread );
    }
    else
    {
        p_vout->i_pts_delay = DEFAULT_PTS_DELAY;
    }

    if( vlc_thread_create( p_vout, "video output", RunThread,
                           VLC_THREAD_PRIORITY_OUTPUT, true ) )
    {
        module_Unneed( p_vout, p_vout->p_module );
        vlc_object_release( p_vout );
        return NULL;
    }

    vlc_object_set_destructor( p_vout, vout_Destructor );

    if( p_vout->b_error )
    {
        msg_Err( p_vout, "video output creation failed" );

        /* Make sure the thread is destroyed and data released */
        vlc_object_release( p_vout );
        return NULL;
    }

    return p_vout;
}

static void vout_Destructor( vlc_object_t * p_this )
{
    vout_thread_t *p_vout = (vout_thread_t *)p_this;

    /* Destroy the locks */
    vlc_mutex_destroy( &p_vout->picture_lock );
    vlc_mutex_destroy( &p_vout->change_lock );
    vlc_mutex_destroy( &p_vout->vfilter_lock );

    /* Release the module */
    if( p_vout->p_module )
    {
        module_Unneed( p_vout, p_vout->p_module );
    }

    free( p_vout->psz_filter_chain );

    config_ChainDestroy( p_vout->p_cfg );

#ifndef __APPLE__
    vout_thread_t *p_another_vout;

    /* This is a dirty hack mostly for Linux, where there is no way to get the
     * GUI back if you closed it while playing video. This is solved in
     * Mac OS X, where we have this novelty called menubar, that will always
     * allow you access to the applications main functionality. They should try
     * that on linux sometime. */
    p_another_vout = vlc_object_find( p_this->p_libvlc,
                                      VLC_OBJECT_VOUT, FIND_ANYWHERE );
    if( p_another_vout == NULL )
        var_SetBool( p_this->p_libvlc, "intf-show", true );
    else
        vlc_object_release( p_another_vout );
#endif
}

/*****************************************************************************
 * InitThread: initialize video output thread
 *****************************************************************************
 * This function is called from RunThread and performs the second step of the
 * initialization. It returns 0 on success. Note that the thread's flag are not
 * modified inside this function.
 * XXX You have to enter it with change_lock taken.
 *****************************************************************************/
static picture_t *get_pic( filter_t *p_filter )
{
    picture_t *p_pic = (picture_t *)p_filter->p_owner;
    p_filter->p_owner = NULL;
    return p_pic;
}

static int InitThread( vout_thread_t *p_vout )
{
    int i, i_aspect_x, i_aspect_y;

#ifdef STATS
    p_vout->c_loops = 0;
#endif

    /* Initialize output method, it allocates direct buffers for us */
    if( p_vout->pf_init( p_vout ) )
        return VLC_EGENERIC;

    if( !I_OUTPUTPICTURES )
    {
        msg_Err( p_vout, "plugin was unable to allocate at least "
                         "one direct buffer" );
        p_vout->pf_end( p_vout );
        return VLC_EGENERIC;
    }

    if( I_OUTPUTPICTURES > VOUT_MAX_PICTURES )
    {
        msg_Err( p_vout, "plugin allocated too many direct buffers, "
                         "our internal buffers must have overflown." );
        p_vout->pf_end( p_vout );
        return VLC_EGENERIC;
    }

    msg_Dbg( p_vout, "got %i direct buffer(s)", I_OUTPUTPICTURES );

    AspectRatio( p_vout->fmt_render.i_aspect, &i_aspect_x, &i_aspect_y );

    msg_Dbg( p_vout, "picture in %ix%i (%i,%i,%ix%i), "
             "chroma %4.4s, ar %i:%i, sar %i:%i",
             p_vout->fmt_render.i_width, p_vout->fmt_render.i_height,
             p_vout->fmt_render.i_x_offset, p_vout->fmt_render.i_y_offset,
             p_vout->fmt_render.i_visible_width,
             p_vout->fmt_render.i_visible_height,
             (char*)&p_vout->fmt_render.i_chroma,
             i_aspect_x, i_aspect_y,
             p_vout->fmt_render.i_sar_num, p_vout->fmt_render.i_sar_den );

    AspectRatio( p_vout->fmt_in.i_aspect, &i_aspect_x, &i_aspect_y );

    msg_Dbg( p_vout, "picture user %ix%i (%i,%i,%ix%i), "
             "chroma %4.4s, ar %i:%i, sar %i:%i",
             p_vout->fmt_in.i_width, p_vout->fmt_in.i_height,
             p_vout->fmt_in.i_x_offset, p_vout->fmt_in.i_y_offset,
             p_vout->fmt_in.i_visible_width,
             p_vout->fmt_in.i_visible_height,
             (char*)&p_vout->fmt_in.i_chroma,
             i_aspect_x, i_aspect_y,
             p_vout->fmt_in.i_sar_num, p_vout->fmt_in.i_sar_den );

    if( !p_vout->fmt_out.i_width || !p_vout->fmt_out.i_height )
    {
        p_vout->fmt_out.i_width = p_vout->fmt_out.i_visible_width =
            p_vout->output.i_width;
        p_vout->fmt_out.i_height = p_vout->fmt_out.i_visible_height =
            p_vout->output.i_height;
        p_vout->fmt_out.i_x_offset =  p_vout->fmt_out.i_y_offset = 0;

        p_vout->fmt_out.i_aspect = p_vout->output.i_aspect;
        p_vout->fmt_out.i_chroma = p_vout->output.i_chroma;
    }
    if( !p_vout->fmt_out.i_sar_num || !p_vout->fmt_out.i_sar_num )
    {
        p_vout->fmt_out.i_sar_num = p_vout->fmt_out.i_aspect *
            p_vout->fmt_out.i_height;
        p_vout->fmt_out.i_sar_den = VOUT_ASPECT_FACTOR *
            p_vout->fmt_out.i_width;
    }

    vlc_ureduce( &p_vout->fmt_out.i_sar_num, &p_vout->fmt_out.i_sar_den,
                 p_vout->fmt_out.i_sar_num, p_vout->fmt_out.i_sar_den, 0 );

    AspectRatio( p_vout->fmt_out.i_aspect, &i_aspect_x, &i_aspect_y );

    msg_Dbg( p_vout, "picture out %ix%i (%i,%i,%ix%i), "
             "chroma %4.4s, ar %i:%i, sar %i:%i",
             p_vout->fmt_out.i_width, p_vout->fmt_out.i_height,
             p_vout->fmt_out.i_x_offset, p_vout->fmt_out.i_y_offset,
             p_vout->fmt_out.i_visible_width,
             p_vout->fmt_out.i_visible_height,
             (char*)&p_vout->fmt_out.i_chroma,
             i_aspect_x, i_aspect_y,
             p_vout->fmt_out.i_sar_num, p_vout->fmt_out.i_sar_den );

    /* Calculate shifts from system-updated masks */
    MaskToShift( &p_vout->output.i_lrshift, &p_vout->output.i_rrshift,
                 p_vout->output.i_rmask );
    MaskToShift( &p_vout->output.i_lgshift, &p_vout->output.i_rgshift,
                 p_vout->output.i_gmask );
    MaskToShift( &p_vout->output.i_lbshift, &p_vout->output.i_rbshift,
                 p_vout->output.i_bmask );

    /* Check whether we managed to create direct buffers similar to
     * the render buffers, ie same size and chroma */
    if( ( p_vout->output.i_width == p_vout->render.i_width )
     && ( p_vout->output.i_height == p_vout->render.i_height )
     && ( vout_ChromaCmp( p_vout->output.i_chroma, p_vout->render.i_chroma ) ) )
    {
        /* Cool ! We have direct buffers, we can ask the decoder to
         * directly decode into them ! Map the first render buffers to
         * the first direct buffers, but keep the first direct buffer
         * for memcpy operations */
        p_vout->b_direct = 1;

        for( i = 1; i < VOUT_MAX_PICTURES; i++ )
        {
            if( p_vout->p_picture[ i ].i_type != DIRECT_PICTURE &&
                I_RENDERPICTURES >= VOUT_MIN_DIRECT_PICTURES - 1 &&
                p_vout->p_picture[ i - 1 ].i_type == DIRECT_PICTURE )
            {
                /* We have enough direct buffers so there's no need to
                 * try to use system memory buffers. */
                break;
            }
            PP_RENDERPICTURE[ I_RENDERPICTURES ] = &p_vout->p_picture[ i ];
            I_RENDERPICTURES++;
        }

        msg_Dbg( p_vout, "direct render, mapping "
                 "render pictures 0-%i to system pictures 1-%i",
                 VOUT_MAX_PICTURES - 2, VOUT_MAX_PICTURES - 1 );
    }
    else
    {
        /* Rats... Something is wrong here, we could not find an output
         * plugin able to directly render what we decode. See if we can
         * find a chroma plugin to do the conversion */
        p_vout->b_direct = 0;

        /* Choose the best module */
        p_vout->p_chroma = vlc_object_create( p_vout, sizeof(filter_t) );
        filter_t *p_chroma = p_vout->p_chroma;
        vlc_object_attach( p_chroma, p_vout );
        /* TODO: Set the fmt_in and fmt_out stuff here */
        p_chroma->fmt_in.video = p_vout->fmt_render;
        p_chroma->fmt_out.video = p_vout->fmt_out;

        /* TODO: put in a function */
        p_chroma->fmt_out.video.i_rmask = p_vout->output.i_rmask;
        p_chroma->fmt_out.video.i_gmask = p_vout->output.i_gmask;
        p_chroma->fmt_out.video.i_bmask = p_vout->output.i_bmask;
        p_chroma->fmt_out.video.i_rrshift = p_vout->output.i_rrshift;
        p_chroma->fmt_out.video.i_lrshift = p_vout->output.i_lrshift;
        p_chroma->fmt_out.video.i_rgshift = p_vout->output.i_rgshift;
        p_chroma->fmt_out.video.i_lgshift = p_vout->output.i_lgshift;
        p_chroma->fmt_out.video.i_rbshift = p_vout->output.i_rbshift;
        p_chroma->fmt_out.video.i_lbshift = p_vout->output.i_lbshift;
        p_chroma->p_module = module_Need( p_chroma, "video filter2", NULL, 0 );

        if( p_chroma->p_module == NULL )
        {
            msg_Err( p_vout, "no chroma module for %4.4s to %4.4s",
                     (char*)&p_vout->render.i_chroma,
                     (char*)&p_vout->output.i_chroma );

            vlc_object_release( p_vout->p_chroma );
            p_vout->p_chroma = NULL;
            p_vout->pf_end( p_vout );
            return VLC_EGENERIC;
        }
        p_chroma->pf_vout_buffer_new = get_pic;

        msg_Dbg( p_vout, "indirect render, mapping "
                 "render pictures 0-%i to system pictures %i-%i",
                 VOUT_MAX_PICTURES - 1, I_OUTPUTPICTURES,
                 I_OUTPUTPICTURES + VOUT_MAX_PICTURES - 1 );

        /* Append render buffers after the direct buffers */
        for( i = I_OUTPUTPICTURES; i < 2 * VOUT_MAX_PICTURES; i++ )
        {
            PP_RENDERPICTURE[ I_RENDERPICTURES ] = &p_vout->p_picture[ i ];
            I_RENDERPICTURES++;

            /* Check if we have enough render pictures */
            if( I_RENDERPICTURES == VOUT_MAX_PICTURES )
                break;
        }
    }

    /* Link pictures back to their heap */
    for( i = 0 ; i < I_RENDERPICTURES ; i++ )
    {
        PP_RENDERPICTURE[ i ]->p_heap = &p_vout->render;
    }

    for( i = 0 ; i < I_OUTPUTPICTURES ; i++ )
    {
        PP_OUTPUTPICTURE[ i ]->p_heap = &p_vout->output;
    }

    return VLC_SUCCESS;
}

/*****************************************************************************
 * RunThread: video output thread
 *****************************************************************************
 * Video output thread. This function does only returns when the thread is
 * terminated. It handles the pictures arriving in the video heap and the
 * display device events.
 *****************************************************************************/
static void RunThread( vout_thread_t *p_vout)
{
    int             i_index;                                /* index in heap */
    int             i_idle_loops = 0;  /* loops without displaying a picture */
    mtime_t         current_date;                            /* current date */
    mtime_t         display_date;                            /* display date */

    picture_t *     p_picture;                            /* picture pointer */
    picture_t *     p_last_picture = NULL;                   /* last picture */
    picture_t *     p_directbuffer;              /* direct buffer to display */

    subpicture_t *  p_subpic = NULL;                   /* subpicture pointer */

    input_thread_t *p_input = NULL ;           /* Parent input, if it exists */

    vlc_value_t     val;
    bool      b_drop_late;

    int             i_displayed = 0, i_lost = 0, i_loops = 0;

    /*
     * Initialize thread
     */
    vlc_mutex_lock( &p_vout->change_lock );
    p_vout->b_error = InitThread( p_vout );

    var_Create( p_vout, "drop-late-frames", VLC_VAR_BOOL | VLC_VAR_DOINHERIT );
    var_Get( p_vout, "drop-late-frames", &val );
    b_drop_late = val.b_bool;

    /* signal the creation of the vout */
    vlc_thread_ready( p_vout );

    if( p_vout->b_error )
    {
        vlc_mutex_unlock( &p_vout->change_lock );
        return;
    }

    vlc_object_lock( p_vout );

    if( p_vout->b_title_show )
        DisplayTitleOnOSD( p_vout );

    /*
     * Main loop - it is not executed if an error occurred during
     * initialization
     */
    while( (vlc_object_alive( p_vout )) && (!p_vout->b_error) )
    {
        /* Initialize loop variables */
        p_picture = NULL;
        display_date = 0;
        current_date = mdate();

        i_loops++;
            if( !p_input )
            {
                p_input = vlc_object_find( p_vout, VLC_OBJECT_INPUT,
                                           FIND_PARENT );
            }
            if( p_input )
            {
                vlc_mutex_lock( &p_input->p->counters.counters_lock );
                stats_UpdateInteger( p_vout, p_input->p->counters.p_lost_pictures,
                                     i_lost , NULL);
                stats_UpdateInteger( p_vout,
                                     p_input->p->counters.p_displayed_pictures,
                                     i_displayed , NULL);
                i_displayed = i_lost = 0;
                vlc_mutex_unlock( &p_input->p->counters.counters_lock );
                vlc_object_release( p_input );
                p_input = NULL;
            }
#if 0
        p_vout->c_loops++;
        if( !(p_vout->c_loops % VOUT_STATS_NB_LOOPS) )
        {
            msg_Dbg( p_vout, "picture heap: %d/%d",
                     I_RENDERPICTURES, p_vout->i_heap_size );
        }
#endif

        /*
         * Find the picture to display (the one with the earliest date).
         * This operation does not need lock, since only READY_PICTUREs
         * are handled. */
        for( i_index = 0; i_index < I_RENDERPICTURES; i_index++ )
        {
            if( (PP_RENDERPICTURE[i_index]->i_status == READY_PICTURE)
                && ( (p_picture == NULL) ||
                     (PP_RENDERPICTURE[i_index]->date < display_date) ) )
            {
                p_picture = PP_RENDERPICTURE[i_index];
                display_date = p_picture->date;
            }
        }

        if( p_picture )
        {
            /* If we met the last picture, parse again to see whether there is
             * a more appropriate one. */
            if( p_picture == p_last_picture )
            {
                for( i_index = 0; i_index < I_RENDERPICTURES; i_index++ )
                {
                    if( (PP_RENDERPICTURE[i_index]->i_status == READY_PICTURE)
                        && (PP_RENDERPICTURE[i_index] != p_last_picture)
                        && ((p_picture == p_last_picture) ||
                            (PP_RENDERPICTURE[i_index]->date < display_date)) )
                    {
                        p_picture = PP_RENDERPICTURE[i_index];
                        display_date = p_picture->date;
                    }
                }
            }