Dirac: A programmer's guide

Abstract

Table of Contents

1. Introduction
2. Overview of the codec
• Video Coding principles
• Codec Architecture
  
• Picture sequence structure
• Codec Library structure
  
3. Software Environment
   • GNU/Linux, UNIX, MACOS X, Cygwin, MingW
   • MS Windows, MSYS, VC++ 2008 Express Edition
   • MS Windows, Visual C++ 2008 Express Edition
     
4. Input Formats
5. Encoder API
• API Overview
• API Reference
• Code Examples
6. Decoder API
• API Overview
• API Reference
• Code Examples
7. Encoder Classes
   
• Setting up the encoding process
• Compressing a sequence
• Compressing a frame
• Motion estimation and compensation
• Compressing components
8. Decoder Classes
   
• Decoding a frame
• Decoding components