option bt709 needed with R Pi <= model 4B and GStreamer>=1.22

2026-04-15 00:34:05 +09:00 · 2024-12-14 10:51:27 -05:00
parent 78ab7efd90
commit aae2a2d308
6 changed files with 52 additions and 16 deletions
--- a/README.html
+++ b/README.html
@@ -88,12 +88,14 @@ you may wish to add “as pipewiresink” or “vs waylandsink” as defaults to
 the file. <em>(Output from terminal commands “ps waux | grep pulse” or
 “pactl info” will contain “pipewire” if your Linux/BSD system uses
 it).</em></p></li>
-<li><p>On Raspberry Pi: If you use Ubuntu 22.10 or earlier, GStreamer
-must be <a
+<li><p>On Raspberry Pi: models using hardware h264 video decoding by the
+Broadcom GPU (models 4B and earlier) may require the uxplay option
+-bt709. If you use Ubuntu 22.10 or earlier, GStreamer must be <a
 href="https://github.com/FDH2/UxPlay/wiki/Gstreamer-Video4Linux2-plugin-patches">patched</a>
 to use hardware video decoding by the Broadcom GPU (also recommended but
-optional for Raspberry Pi OS (Bullseye): use option
-“<code>uxplay -bt709</code>” if you do not use the patch).</p></li>
+optional for Raspberry Pi OS (Bullseye): the patched GStreamer does not
+need option ” -bt709`“. The need for -bt709 when hardware video decoding
+is used seems to have reappeared starting with GStreamer-1.22.</p></li>
 </ul>
 <p>To (easily) compile the latest UxPlay from source, see the section <a
 href="#getting-uxplay">Getting UxPlay</a>.</p>
@@ -583,6 +585,12 @@ GStreamer-1.24).</p></li>
 <li><p>If the server is “headless” (no attached monitor, renders audio
 only) use <code>-vs 0</code>.</p></li>
 </ul>
+<p>Note that videosink options can set using quoted arguments to -vs:
+<em>e.g.</em>, <code>-vs "xvimagesink display=:0"</code>: ximagesink and
+xvimagesink allow an X11 display name to be specified, and waylandsink
+has a similar option. Videosink options (“properties”) can be found in
+their GStreamer description pages,such as
+https://gstreamer.freedesktop.org/documentation/xvimagesink .</p>
 <p>GStreamer also searches for the best “audiosink”; override its choice
 with <code>-as &lt;audiosink&gt;</code>. Choices on Linux include
 pulsesink, alsasink, pipewiresink, oss4sink; see what is available with
@@ -626,6 +634,9 @@ Wiki</a>. Legacy Raspberry Pi OS (Bullseye) has a partially-patched
 GStreamer-1.18.4 which needs the uxplay option -bt709 (and don’t use
 -v4l2); it is still better to apply the full patch from the UxPlay Wiki
 in this case.</p></li>
+<li><p><strong>It appears that when hardware h264 video decoding is
+used, the option -bt709 became needed again in GStreamer-1.22 and
+later.</strong></p></li>
 <li><p>For “double-legacy” Raspberry Pi OS (Buster), there is no patch
 for GStreamer-1.14. Instead, first build a complete newer
 GStreamer-1.18.6 from source using <a
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -81,12 +81,15 @@ After installation:
    from terminal commands "ps waux \| grep pulse" or "pactl info" will
    contain "pipewire" if your Linux/BSD system uses it).*

-   On Raspberry Pi: If you use Ubuntu 22.10 or earlier, GStreamer must
-    be
-    [patched](https://github.com/FDH2/UxPlay/wiki/Gstreamer-Video4Linux2-plugin-patches)
+-   On Raspberry Pi:  models using hardware h264 video decoding by the
+    Broadcom GPU (models 4B and earlier) may require the uxplay option -bt709.
+    If you use Ubuntu 22.10 or earlier, GStreamer must
+    be [patched](https://github.com/FDH2/UxPlay/wiki/Gstreamer-Video4Linux2-plugin-patches)
    to use hardware video decoding by the Broadcom GPU (also recommended
-    but optional for Raspberry Pi OS (Bullseye): use option
-    "`uxplay -bt709`" if you do not use the patch).
+    but optional for Raspberry Pi OS (Bullseye): the patched GStreamer
+    does not need option " -bt709`". The need for -bt709 when hardware video
+    decoding is used seems to have reappeared
+    starting with GStreamer-1.22.

 To (easily) compile the latest UxPlay from source, see the section
 [Getting UxPlay](#getting-uxplay).
@@ -574,6 +577,12 @@ what is available. Some possibilites on Linux/\*BSD are:
 -   If the server is "headless" (no attached monitor, renders audio
    only) use `-vs 0`.

+Note that videosink options can set using quoted arguments to -vs:
+_e.g._, `-vs "xvimagesink display=:0"`: ximagesink and xvimagesink allow
+an X11 display name to be specified, and waylandsink has a similar option.
+Videosink options ("properties")  can be found in their GStreamer description pages,such as
+https://gstreamer.freedesktop.org/documentation/xvimagesink .
+
 GStreamer also searches for the best "audiosink"; override its choice
 with `-as <audiosink>`. Choices on Linux include pulsesink, alsasink,
 pipewiresink, oss4sink; see what is available with
@@ -622,6 +631,9 @@ See [Usage](#usage) for more run-time options.
    -v4l2); it is still better to apply the full patch from the UxPlay
    Wiki in this case.

+-   **It appears that when hardware h264 video decoding is used, the option
+    -bt709 became needed again in GStreamer-1.22 and later.**
+
 -   For "double-legacy" Raspberry Pi OS (Buster), there is no patch for
    GStreamer-1.14. Instead, first build a complete newer
    GStreamer-1.18.6 from source using [these
--- a/README.txt
+++ b/README.txt
@@ -81,12 +81,15 @@ After installation:
    from terminal commands "ps waux \| grep pulse" or "pactl info" will
    contain "pipewire" if your Linux/BSD system uses it).*

-   On Raspberry Pi: If you use Ubuntu 22.10 or earlier, GStreamer must
-    be
+-   On Raspberry Pi: models using hardware h264 video decoding by the
+    Broadcom GPU (models 4B and earlier) may require the uxplay option
+    -bt709. If you use Ubuntu 22.10 or earlier, GStreamer must be
    [patched](https://github.com/FDH2/UxPlay/wiki/Gstreamer-Video4Linux2-plugin-patches)
    to use hardware video decoding by the Broadcom GPU (also recommended
-    but optional for Raspberry Pi OS (Bullseye): use option
-    "`uxplay -bt709`" if you do not use the patch).
+    but optional for Raspberry Pi OS (Bullseye): the patched GStreamer
+    does not need option " -bt709\`". The need for -bt709 when hardware
+    video decoding is used seems to have reappeared starting with
+    GStreamer-1.22.

 To (easily) compile the latest UxPlay from source, see the section
 [Getting UxPlay](#getting-uxplay).
@@ -574,6 +577,13 @@ what is available. Some possibilites on Linux/\*BSD are:
 -   If the server is "headless" (no attached monitor, renders audio
    only) use `-vs 0`.

+Note that videosink options can set using quoted arguments to -vs:
+*e.g.*, `-vs "xvimagesink display=:0"`: ximagesink and xvimagesink allow
+an X11 display name to be specified, and waylandsink has a similar
+option. Videosink options ("properties") can be found in their GStreamer
+description pages,such as
+https://gstreamer.freedesktop.org/documentation/xvimagesink .
+
 GStreamer also searches for the best "audiosink"; override its choice
 with `-as <audiosink>`. Choices on Linux include pulsesink, alsasink,
 pipewiresink, oss4sink; see what is available with
@@ -622,6 +632,9 @@ See [Usage](#usage) for more run-time options.
    -v4l2); it is still better to apply the full patch from the UxPlay
    Wiki in this case.

+-   **It appears that when hardware h264 video decoding is used, the
+    option -bt709 became needed again in GStreamer-1.22 and later.**
+
 -   For "double-legacy" Raspberry Pi OS (Buster), there is no patch for
    GStreamer-1.14. Instead, first build a complete newer
    GStreamer-1.18.6 from source using [these
--- a/renderers/video_renderer.c
+++ b/renderers/video_renderer.c
@@ -571,7 +571,7 @@ gboolean gstreamer_pipeline_bus_callback(GstBus *bus, GstMessage *message, void
                     "*** GStreamer may be trying to use non-functional hardware h264 video decoding.\n"
                     "*** Try using option -avdec to force software decoding or use -vs <videosink>\n"
                     "*** to select a videosink of your choice (see \"man uxplay\").\n\n"
-                     "*** Raspberry Pi OS with (unpatched) GStreamer-1.18.4 needs \"-bt709\" uxplay option");
+                     "*** Raspberry Pi models 4B and earlier using Video4Linux2 may need \"-bt709\" uxplay option");
        }
 	g_error_free (err);
        g_free (debug);
--- a/uxplay.1
+++ b/uxplay.1
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ UxPlay 1.71: An open\-source AirPlay mirroring (+ audio streaming) server:
 .TP
 \fB\-v4l2\fR     Use Video4Linux2 for GPU hardware h264 video decoding.
 .TP
-\fB\-bt709\fR    Sometimes needed for Raspberry Pi with GStreamer < 1.22
+\fB\-bt709\fR    Sometimes needed for Raspberry Pi models using Video4Linux2.
 .TP
 \fB\-as\fI sink\fR  Choose the GStreamer audiosink; default "autoaudiosink"
 .IP
--- a/uxplay.cpp
+++ b/uxplay.cpp
@@ -640,7 +640,7 @@ static void print_info (char *name) {
    printf("          gtksink,waylandsink,osxvideosink,kmssink,d3d11videosink etc.\n");
    printf("-vs 0     Streamed audio only, with no video display window\n");
    printf("-v4l2     Use Video4Linux2 for GPU hardware h264 decoding\n");
-    printf("-bt709    Sometimes needed for Raspberry Pi with GStreamer < 1.22 \n"); 
+    printf("-bt709    Sometimes needed for Raspberry Pi models using Video4Linux2 \n"); 
    printf("-as ...   Choose the GStreamer audiosink; default \"autoaudiosink\"\n");
    printf("          some choices:pulsesink,alsasink,pipewiresink,jackaudiosink,\n");
    printf("          osssink,oss4sink,osxaudiosink,wasapisink,directsoundsink.\n");