Merge "media: clarify that MediaFormat.KEY_LEVEL is required when specifying a profile" into tm-dev
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@@ -1079,11 +1079,20 @@ public final class MediaFormat {
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/**
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* A key describing the desired profile to be used by an encoder.
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* <p>
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* The associated value is an integer.
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* Constants are declared in {@link MediaCodecInfo.CodecProfileLevel}.
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* This key is used as a hint, and is only supported for codecs
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* that specify a profile. Note: Codecs are free to use all the available
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* coding tools at the specified profile.
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* that specify a profile. When configuring profile, encoder configuration
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* may fail if other parameters are not compatible with the desired
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* profile or if the desired profile is not supported, but it may also
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* fail silently (where the encoder ends up using a different, compatible profile.)
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* <p class="note">
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* <strong>Note:</strong> Codecs are free to use all the available
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* coding tools at the specified profile, but may ultimately choose to not do so.
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* <p class="note">
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* <strong>Note:</strong> When configuring video encoders, profile must be
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* set together with {@link #KEY_LEVEL level}.
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*
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* @see MediaCodecInfo.CodecCapabilities#profileLevels
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*/
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@@ -1091,12 +1100,22 @@ public final class MediaFormat {
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/**
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* A key describing the desired profile to be used by an encoder.
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* <p>
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* The associated value is an integer.
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* Constants are declared in {@link MediaCodecInfo.CodecProfileLevel}.
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* This key is used as a further hint when specifying a desired profile,
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* and is only supported for codecs that specify a level.
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* <p>
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* This key is ignored if the {@link #KEY_PROFILE profile} is not specified.
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* Otherwise, the value should be a level compatible with the configured encoding
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* parameters.
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* <p class="note">
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* <strong>Note:</strong> This key cannot be used to constrain the encoder's
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* output to a maximum encoding level. Encoders are free to target a different
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* level if the configured encoding parameters dictate it. Nevertheless,
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* encoders shall use (and encode) a level sufficient to decode the generated
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* bitstream, though they may exceed the (Video) Buffering Verifier limits for
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* that encoded level.
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*
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* @see MediaCodecInfo.CodecCapabilities#profileLevels
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*/
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