avcenc: Allow intra mode evaluation during fast skip
For static content, skip and intra modes often compete with each other
neck and neck during mode evaluation. Upon fast skip detection, instead of
skipping all further mode analysis, disable motion search and allow intra
analysis.
This change applies to all presets except FASTEST.
Average bdrate improves by 1%.
Test: Tested on clips of different resolutions.
Change-Id: Ia0aabca5c1dcad03359bebaf071b7be27898e735
diff --git a/encoder/ih264e_process.c b/encoder/ih264e_process.c
index 5fb0b88..644a5a2 100644
--- a/encoder/ih264e_process.c
+++ b/encoder/ih264e_process.c
@@ -2098,7 +2098,7 @@
}
/* If we already have the minimum sad, there is no point in searching for sad again */
- if (ps_proc->u4_min_sad_reached == 0)
+ if (ps_proc->u4_min_sad_reached == 0 || ps_codec->s_cfg.u4_enc_speed_preset != IVE_FASTEST)
{
/* intra gating in inter slices */
/* No need of gating if we want to force intra, we need to find the threshold only if inter is enabled by AIR*/
