Systems for negotiating buffer size and attribute characteristics in media processing systems that create user-defined development projects
First Claim
1. A computing device comprising:
- one or more processors;
one or more computer-readable media;
computer-readable instructions embodied on the one or more computer-readable media which, when executed by the one or more processors, implement a method comprising;
receiving an indication to generate a filter graph representing a user-defined development project;
identifying media sources that are to be used in the user-defined development project;
based, at least in part, on the identified media sources, exposing sources, transform filters and rendering filters configured for use in the user-defined development project;
establishing a programming grid that incorporates a user'"'"'s editing instructions;
generating a matrix switch filter based, at least in part, on the programming grid, wherein the programming grid identifies which matrix switch filter inputs are to be coupled to which matrix switch filter outputs at particular project times;
assembling the filter graph representing the user-defined development project, wherein the filter graph comprises a plurality of individual filters including said matrix switch filter, transform filters and rendering filters; and
instructing filters of the filter graph to negotiate buffer size and attribute characteristics between adjacent filters, wherein negotiated buffers are utilized to communicate media content between the matrix switch filter and adjacent filters by sharing a common buffer between inputs and outputs.
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Abstract
In one embodiment, a system receives an indication to generate a filter graph representing a user-defined development project. Media sources that are to be used in the user-defined development project are identified and a programming grid is establishing that incorporates a user'"'"'s editing instructions. A matrix switch filter is generated based, at least in part, on the programming grid. The filter graph is assembled and comprises a plurality of individual filters. Buffer size and attribute characteristics are negotiated between an input/output of the matrix switch filter and an input/output of adjacent filters. Negotiated buffers are utilized to communicate media content between the matrix switch filter and adjacent filters by sharing a common buffer between inputs and outputs.
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1. A computing device comprising:
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one or more processors;
one or more computer-readable media;
computer-readable instructions embodied on the one or more computer-readable media which, when executed by the one or more processors, implement a method comprising;
receiving an indication to generate a filter graph representing a user-defined development project;
identifying media sources that are to be used in the user-defined development project;
based, at least in part, on the identified media sources, exposing sources, transform filters and rendering filters configured for use in the user-defined development project;
establishing a programming grid that incorporates a user'"'"'s editing instructions;
generating a matrix switch filter based, at least in part, on the programming grid, wherein the programming grid identifies which matrix switch filter inputs are to be coupled to which matrix switch filter outputs at particular project times;
assembling the filter graph representing the user-defined development project, wherein the filter graph comprises a plurality of individual filters including said matrix switch filter, transform filters and rendering filters; and
instructing filters of the filter graph to negotiate buffer size and attribute characteristics between adjacent filters, wherein negotiated buffers are utilized to communicate media content between the matrix switch filter and adjacent filters by sharing a common buffer between inputs and outputs. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A computing device comprising:
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one or more processors;
one or more computer-readable media;
computer-readable instructions embodied on the one or more computer-readable media which, when executed by the one or more processors, implement a method comprising;
providing one or more processing chains that can be utilized to implement a user-defined development project, wherein individual processing chains comprise a plurality of filters, individual filters comprising one of at least a source filter, a transform filter or a render filter;
providing a matrix switch, coupled to the one or more processing chains, to recursively pass content received from the one or more processing chains through one or more filters to implement the development project; and
negotiating, with the matrix switch, buffer size and attributes between the matrix switch and adjacent filters, wherein the negotiated buffers are utilized to communicate media content between the matrix switch and adjacent filters without requiring a buffer copy operation. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A computing device comprising:
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one or more processors;
one or more computer-readable media;
computer-readable instructions embodied on the one or more computer-readable media which, when executed by the one or more processors, implement a method comprising;
providing a matrix switch object;
providing a dynamically determined number of matrix switch object inputs to receive content from one or more processing chains;
providing a dynamically determined number of matrix switch object outputs;
selectively coupling one or more of the dynamically determined inputs to one or more of the dynamically determined outputs; and
negotiating, using the matrix switch object, with filters coupled to each of the dynamically determined inputs and outputs for buffer size and attribute requirements to facilitate communication between filters and within the matrix switch object using a shared buffer of agreed upon size and attribute characteristics. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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