rtmp, hls: remove initial difference of 2secs between PTS and DTS of H264

internal/core/rtmp_conn.go

@@ -27,11 +27,6 @@ import (
 
 const (
 	rtmpConnPauseAfterAuthError = 2 * time.Second
-
-	// an offset is needed to
-	// - avoid negative PTS values
-	// - avoid PTS < DTS during startup
-	rtmpConnPTSOffset = 2 * time.Second
 )
 
 func pathNameAndQuery(inURL *url.URL) (string, url.Values) {
@@ -285,7 +280,9 @@ func (c *rtmpConn) runRead(ctx context.Context) error {
 	c.conn.NetConn().SetReadDeadline(time.Time{})
 
 	var videoBuf [][]byte
-	videoDTSEst := h264.NewDTSEstimator()
+	var videoStartPTS time.Duration
+	var videoDTSEst *h264.DTSEstimator
+	videoFirstIDRFound := false
 
 	for {
 		data, ok := c.ringBuffer.Pull()
@@ -324,11 +321,6 @@ func (c *rtmpConn) runRead(ctx context.Context) error {
 			// RTP marker means that all the NALUs with the same PTS have been received.
 			// send them together.
 			if pkt.Marker {
-				data, err := h264.EncodeAVCC(videoBuf)
-				if err != nil {
-					return err
-				}
-
 				idrPresent := func() bool {
 					for _, nalu := range nalus {
 						typ := h264.NALUType(nalu[0] & 0x1F)
@@ -339,9 +331,25 @@ func (c *rtmpConn) runRead(ctx context.Context) error {
 					return false
 				}()
 
-				pts += rtmpConnPTSOffset
+				// wait until we receive an IDR
+				if !videoFirstIDRFound {
+					if !idrPresent {
+						videoBuf = nil
+						continue
+					}
+
+					videoFirstIDRFound = true
+					videoStartPTS = pts
+					videoDTSEst = h264.NewDTSEstimator()
+				}
+
+				data, err := h264.EncodeAVCC(videoBuf)
+				if err != nil {
+					return err
+				}
 
-				dts := videoDTSEst.Feed(idrPresent, pts)
+				pts -= videoStartPTS
+				dts := videoDTSEst.Feed(pts)
 
 				c.conn.NetConn().SetWriteDeadline(time.Now().Add(c.writeTimeout))
 				err = c.conn.WritePacket(av.Packet{
@@ -373,18 +381,27 @@ func (c *rtmpConn) runRead(ctx context.Context) error {
 				continue
 			}
 
-			for i, au := range aus {
-				auPTS := pts + rtmpConnPTSOffset + time.Duration(i)*1000*time.Second/time.Duration(audioClockRate)
+			if videoTrack != nil && !videoFirstIDRFound {
+				continue
+			}
+
+			pts -= videoStartPTS
+			if pts < 0 {
+				continue
+			}
 
+			for _, au := range aus {
 				c.conn.NetConn().SetWriteDeadline(time.Now().Add(c.writeTimeout))
 				err := c.conn.WritePacket(av.Packet{
 					Type: av.AAC,
 					Data: au,
-					Time: auPTS,
+					Time: pts,
 				})
 				if err != nil {
 					return err
 				}
+
+				pts += 1000 * time.Second / time.Duration(audioClockRate)
 			}
 		}
 	}

internal/h264/dtsestimator.go

@@ -20,23 +20,20 @@ func NewDTSEstimator() *DTSEstimator {
 }
 
 // Feed provides PTS to the estimator, and returns the estimated DTS.
-func (d *DTSEstimator) Feed(idrPresent bool, pts time.Duration) time.Duration {
-	if d.initializing > 0 {
+func (d *DTSEstimator) Feed(pts time.Duration) time.Duration {
+	switch d.initializing {
+	case 2:
+		d.initializing--
+		return 0
+
+	case 1:
 		d.initializing--
-		dts := d.prevDTS + time.Millisecond
-		d.prevPrevPTS = d.prevPTS
 		d.prevPTS = pts
-		d.prevDTS = dts
-		return dts
+		d.prevDTS = time.Millisecond
+		return time.Millisecond
 	}
 
 	dts := func() time.Duration {
-		// IDR
-		if idrPresent {
-			// DTS is always PTS
-			return pts
-		}
-
 		// P or I frame
 		if pts > d.prevPTS {
 			// previous frame was B
@@ -52,7 +49,7 @@ func (d *DTSEstimator) Feed(idrPresent bool, pts time.Duration) time.Duration {
 		}
 
 		// B Frame
-		// do not increase
+		// increase by a small quantity
 		return d.prevDTS + time.Millisecond
 	}()
 

internal/h264/dtsestimator_test.go

@@ -10,18 +10,23 @@ import (
 func TestDTSEstimator(t *testing.T) {
 	est := NewDTSEstimator()
 
-	dts := est.Feed(false, 2*time.Second)
+	// initial state
+	dts := est.Feed(0)
+	require.Equal(t, time.Duration(0), dts)
+
+	// b-frame
+	dts = est.Feed(1*time.Second - 200*time.Millisecond)
 	require.Equal(t, time.Millisecond, dts)
 
-	dts = est.Feed(false, 2*time.Second-200*time.Millisecond)
+	// b-frame
+	dts = est.Feed(1*time.Second - 400*time.Millisecond)
 	require.Equal(t, 2*time.Millisecond, dts)
 
-	dts = est.Feed(false, 2*time.Second-400*time.Millisecond)
-	require.Equal(t, 3*time.Millisecond, dts)
-
-	dts = est.Feed(false, 2*time.Second+200*time.Millisecond)
-	require.Equal(t, 2*time.Second-400*time.Millisecond, dts)
+	// p-frame
+	dts = est.Feed(1 * time.Second)
+	require.Equal(t, 1*time.Second-400*time.Millisecond, dts)
 
-	dts = est.Feed(true, 2*time.Second+300*time.Millisecond)
-	require.Equal(t, 2*time.Second+300*time.Millisecond, dts)
+	// p-frame
+	dts = est.Feed(1*time.Second + 200*time.Millisecond)
+	require.Equal(t, 1*time.Second-399*time.Millisecond, dts)
 }

internal/hls/muxer.go

@@ -10,10 +10,8 @@ import (
 )
 
 const (
-	// an offset is needed to
-	// - avoid negative PTS values
-	// - avoid PTS < DTS during startup
-	ptsOffset = 2 * time.Second
+	// an offset between PCR and PTS/DTS is needed to avoid PCR > PTS
+	pcrOffset = 500 * time.Millisecond
 
 	segmentMinAUCount = 100
 )
@@ -67,7 +65,6 @@ func NewMuxer(
 		audioTrack:         audioTrack,
 		h264Conf:           h264Conf,
 		aacConf:            aacConf,
-		videoDTSEst:        h264.NewDTSEstimator(),
 		currentSegment:     newSegment(videoTrack, audioTrack, h264Conf, aacConf),
 		primaryPlaylist:    newPrimaryPlaylist(videoTrack, audioTrack, h264Conf),
 		streamPlaylist:     newStreamPlaylist(hlsSegmentCount),
@@ -110,13 +107,14 @@ func (m *Muxer) WriteH264(pts time.Duration, nalus [][]byte) error {
 		m.startPCR = time.Now()
 		m.startPTS = pts
 		m.currentSegment.setStartPCR(m.startPCR)
+		m.videoDTSEst = h264.NewDTSEstimator()
 	}
 
-	pts = pts + ptsOffset - m.startPTS
+	pts -= m.startPTS
 
 	err := m.currentSegment.writeH264(
-		m.videoDTSEst.Feed(idrPresent, pts),
-		pts,
+		m.videoDTSEst.Feed(pts)+pcrOffset,
+		pts+pcrOffset,
 		idrPresent,
 		nalus)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -150,7 +148,7 @@ func (m *Muxer) WriteAAC(pts time.Duration, aus [][]byte) error {
 		}
 	}
 
-	pts = pts + ptsOffset - m.startPTS
+	pts = pts - m.startPTS + pcrOffset
 
 	for i, au := range aus {
 		auPTS := pts + time.Duration(i)*1000*time.Second/time.Duration(m.aacConf.SampleRate)

internal/hls/muxer_test.go

@@ -93,8 +93,7 @@ func TestMuxer(t *testing.T) {
 	byts = byts[188:]
 
 	checkTSPacket(t, byts, 256, 3)
-	alen := int(byts[4])
-	byts = byts[4+alen+20:]
+	byts = byts[4+145+15:]
 	require.Equal(t,
 		[]byte{
 			0, 0, 0, 1, 9, 240, // AUD