This patch fixes a pointer arithmetic bug in adjust_frame_information that resulted in heavily corrupted audio when using M/S encoding. Also, a backup copy of untransformed coefficients has to be kept around or attempts at re-processing the frame (which happens when hevavily overspending bits during transients) will result in re-encoding of the coefficients and subsequent corruption of the resulting stream.
A/B testing shows the bug as corrected, but still cannot prove that M/S coding is a win at least in numbers. Limited listening tests do show improvement on M/S encoded samples in lower bitrates, but they're hidden among the other artifacts that remain to be corrected in the encoder.
Some of the regressions flagged in the report do show poor stereo image (but not buggy), so M/S encoding is clearly not good enough yet to be defaulted to auto.
In numbers, Patched against Unpatched, stereo_mode auto:
Files: 114
Bitrates: 6
Tests: 683
Serious Regressions: 0 (0%)
Regressions: 0 (0%)
Improvements: 227 (33%)
Big improvements: 92 (13%)
Worst regression - mybloodrusts.wv - 256k
- StdDev: 28.61 pSNR: -0.43 maxdiff: 1372.00
Best improvement - 60.wv - 384k
- StdDev: -369.57 pSNR: 45.02 maxdiff: -13322.00
Average - StdDev: -80.56 pSNR: 2.49 maxdiff: -8858.00
Patched against Unpatched stereo_mode ms_off shows no difference.
Patched stereo_mode auto vs Unpatched stereo_mode ms_off shows a small average improvement, just not too significant:
Serious Regressions: 0 (0%)
Regressions: 10 (1%)
Improvements: 45 (6%)
Big improvements: 2 (0%)
Worst regression - Illinois.wv - 256k
- StdDev: 33.20 pSNR: -2.03 maxdiff: 477.00
Best improvement - song_of_circomstances.flac - 384k
- StdDev: -3.97 pSNR: 7.61 maxdiff: -826.00
Average - StdDev: -10.25 pSNR: 0.20 maxdiff: -281.00
Signed-off-by: Michael Niedermayer <michaelni@gmx.at>
This was due to a miscomputation of s->cur_channel, which led to
psy-based encoders using the psy coefficients for the wrong channel.
Signed-off-by: Martin Storsjö <martin@martin.st>
This fixes a case where multichannel bitrate isn't accurately
targetted by psy model alone, never achieving the target bitrate.
Signed-off-by: Martin Storsjö <martin@martin.st>
This was due to a miscomputation of s->cur_channel, which led to
psy-based encoders using the psy coefficients for the wrong channel.
Test sample attached on the bug tracker had the peculiar case of all
other channels being silent, so the error was far more noticeable.
Signed-off-by: Michael Niedermayer <michaelni@gmx.at>
Fixes a case where multichannel bitrate isn't accurately
targetted by psy model alone, never achieving the target bitrate.
Now fixed.
Signed-off-by: Michael Niedermayer <michaelni@gmx.at>
Claudio FreireandMichael Niedermayer
