摘要 |
In a high-speed mode, a software processing unit notifies a hardware processing unit of settings information about output pictures before the hardware processing unit starts to encode an input picture, and the hardware processing unit performs continuous encoding for the output pictures, based on the settings information notified of by the software processing unit, without a notification signifying a completion for every picture, and upon completion of encoding for all of a specified number of the output pictures, sends an interrupt notification signifying a completion of encoding to the software processing unit. |
主权项 |
1. An image processor comprising:
a memory configured to store a target picture for image processing; a software processing unit configure to perform image processing on a picture by software processing; and a hardware processing unit configured to perform image processing on a picture by hardware processing, the software processing unit having a high-speed mode as an operational mode of the hardware processing unit, the high-speed mode being a mode for encoding an input picture so as to generate an output picture having a picture size smaller than a maximum picture size processable by the image processor and a frame rate higher than a frame rate corresponding to the maximum picture size, wherein in the high-speed mode, the software processing unit notifies the hardware processing unit of settings information about output pictures before the hardware processing unit starts to encode an input picture, and the hardware processing unit performs continuous encoding for the output pictures, based on the settings information notified of by the software processing unit, without a notification signifying a completion for every picture, and upon completion of encoding for all of a specified number of the output pictures, sends an interrupt notification signifying a completion of encoding to the software processing unit. |