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  • Kevin Paul
  • January 6, 2021

Android Codec 2.0: Developing Multimedia Applications for newer Android Platforms

Tightening security by accelerating updates for security bugs and features has become one of the prime necessities of the connected world. The faster you roll out updates, the better these vulnerabilities can be plugged in. The intent is to create media frameworks which are extensible; partners can continue to extend media codecs and media format extractors.

Prior to Android N (released in 2016), all the modules of the Android Media framework like playback, recording, camera, audio were part of the media server process. But due to the stagefright security vulnerabilities, the media server was split into processes like the media codec, media extractor, camera server, audio server, etc. 

In 2018, Google came up with Project Treble, with the aim of reducing the problem of Fragmentation. To understand more about Project Treble, please go through the article at Google’s Official Developer Blog.  As part of Google’s plan for a more modularized framework, Google provided a new MediaCodec implementation framework – Codec 2.0 on Android Q (released in 2019).

What is Codec 2.0?

Prior to Android Q, the two main modules of multimedia frameworks were MediaPlayer and MediaCodec. MediaCodec was only responsible for decoding and rendering. MediaCodec called the third-party codec through OpenMAX-IL via the ACodec layer to implement hardware encoding/decoding. Chip manufacturers only need to support the OpenMAX interface developed by Khronos to implement MediaCodec hardware encoding and decoding. Google launched Codec2.0 on Android Q, which was to replace ACodec and OpenMAX. This can be viewed as a new set of middleware that works with MediaCodec. 

Why Codec 2.0?

One of the major issues with the earlier issue was on the fragmentation of the Android ecosystem. The changes were cumbersome and varying from customer to customer based on the specific customization support that was required for the device. In order to overcome this challenge, Google launched a new concept of the mainline module and the fact that manufacturers are not allowed to modify the SDK. The mainlines modules can be upgraded through the Google Play store. The mainline module can be modified by submitting code to the mainline.

Google’s Codec 2.0 belongs to the mainline module, and manufacturers cannot modify its code. In this case, Android devices of various manufacturers are consistent in the multimedia middleware module. If the manufacturer wants to add features to the middleware module or fix a bug, manufacturers can only submit codes or patches to Google’s mainline.  Mainline being merged and up to date benefits Google and other vendors. 

Second, compared with the middleware framework of ACodec+OMX, Codec 2.0 will have several features: component chaining, filters, and configuration querying. 

Third, in terms of performance, Codec 2.0 has more advantages compared to the ACodec+OMX framework. The Buffer management mechanism that the decoding and encoding components of Codec 2.0 rely on has a zero-copy feature to avoid performance degradation caused by the copy of large blocks of data.

Codec 2.0 Framework

The code for Codec2.0 is located at /frameworks/av/media/codec2. The top-level directory structure is as follows:

sfplugin/CCodec.cpp is the entry to the codec 2.0 framework. As the name sfplugin suggests, CCodec acts as the interface to the stagefright. This essentially means CCodec.cpp  is synonymous with ACodec.cpp in libstagefright. The interface API’s provided by the CCodec is consistent with the ACodec interface which makes CCodec easy to integrate with MediaCodec.

The important member objects of CCodec class are :

  • mChannel : CCodecBufferChannel Class, which is mainly responsible for buffer delivery.
  • mClient : Codec2Client class, Codec2Client helps the CCodec to interact with the Codec2 components. The entry point is Codec2Client::CreateFromService(), which creates a Codec2Client object and from this Codec2Client, the Interface and the Component objects can be created by calling createComponent() and createInterface(). Component is the representative of a specific decoder/encoder component. Component Interface provides an interactive interface for configuration and parameters, between CCodec and the component. Both the component and its interface are created through a vendor specific ComponentStore.
  • mClientListener : Listener class essentially used for input, output and error callbacks.

Sequence Diagrams:

1.Component Interface creation

2. Component creation

3. Playback sequence

Ignitarium’s Expertise on Codec 2.0

For the last several years, Ignitarium has been developing and supporting customers on various multimedia solutions on Linux and Android. We work with product companies, MNCs, and startups to architect and design solutions on multimedia products. The team at Ignitarium has a complete understanding of the Android Multimedia Framework and has been undertaking several R&D projects on Codec 2.0. A few implementations for customers are listed here: 

1) Custom system service creation for interaction between application and framework

2) HIDL interface development from scratch

3) Vendor service creation for interaction with system services through HIDL interface

4) SE policy changes

The Ignitarium team is capable of developing Codec 2.0 compliant components for various hardware decoders. Ignitarium team has designed mechanisms to have pre/post-processing modules to any of the decoders without having a dependency on the hardware component vendors while complying to the Treble requirements. This design enables the use of various accelerated processing like OpenGL, etc.

If you are looking for expertise in Android Multimedia Framework and Codec2 specifically, do reach out to us for a discussion.

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      As VP of Sales, Ashwin is responsible for Ignitarium’s go-to-market strategy, business, client relationships, and customer success in the Americas. He brings in over a couple of decades of experience, mainly in the product engineering space with customers from a wide spectrum of industries, especially in the Hi-Tech/semiconductor and telecom verticals.

       

      Ashwin has worked with the likes of Wipro, GlobalLogic, and Mastek, wherein unconventional and creative business models were used to bring in non-linear revenue. He has strategically diversified, de-risked, and grown his portfolios during his sales career.

       

      Ashwin strongly believes in the customer-first approach and works to add value and enhance the experiences of our customers.

       

      AZIF SALY Director – Sales

      AZIF SALY

      Vice President – Sales & Business Development

      Azif is responsible for go-to-market strategy, business development and sales at Ignitarium. Azif has over 14 years of cross-functional experience in the semiconductor product & service spaces and has held senior positions in global client management, strategic account management and business development. An IIM-K alumnus, he has been associated with Wipro, Nokia and Sankalp in the past.

       

      Azif handled key accounts and sales process initiatives at Sankalp Semiconductors. Azif has pursued entrepreneurial interests in the past and was associated with multiple start-ups in various executive roles. His start-up was successful in raising seed funds from Nokia, India. During his tenure at Nokia, he played a key role in driving product evangelism and customer success functions for the multimedia division.

       

      At Wipro, he was involved in customer engagement with global customers in APAC and US.

       

      RAJU KUNNATH Vice President – Enterprise & Mobility

      RAJU KUNNATH

      Distinguished Engineer – Digital

      At Ignitarium, Raju's charter is to architect world class Digital solutions at the confluence of Edge, Cloud and Analytics. Raju has over 25 years of experience in the field of Telecom, Mobility and Cloud. Prior to Ignitarium, he worked at Nokia India Pvt. Ltd. and Sasken Communication Technologies in various leadership positions and was responsible for the delivery of various developer platforms and products.

       

      Raju graduated in Electronics Engineering from Model Engineering College, Cochin and has an Executive Post Graduate Program (EPGP) in Strategy and Finance from IIM Kozhikode.

       

      PRADEEP SUKUMARAN Vice President – Business Strategy & Marketing

      PRADEEP SUKUMARAN

      Senior Vice President - Software Engineering

      Pradeep heads the Software Engineering division, with a charter to build and grow a world-beating delivery team. He is responsible for all the software functions, which includes embedded & automotive software, multimedia, and AI & Digital services

      At Ignitarium, he was previously part of the sales and marketing team with a special focus on generating a sales pipeline for Vision Intelligence products and services, working with worldwide field sales & partner ecosystems in the U.S  Europe, and APAC.

      Prior to joining Ignitarium in 2017, Pradeep was Senior Solutions Architect at Open-Silicon, an ASIC design house. At Open-Silicon, where he spent a good five years, Pradeep was responsible for Front-end, FPGA, and embedded SW business development, marketing & technical sales and also drove the IoT R&D roadmap. Pradeep started his professional career in 2000 at Sasken, where he worked for 11 years, primarily as an embedded multimedia expert, and then went on to lead the Multimedia software IP team.

      Pradeep is a graduate in Electronics & Communication from RVCE, Bangalore.

       

      SUJEET SREENIVASAN Vice President – Embedded

      SUJEET SREENIVASAN

      Senior Vice President – Automotive Technology

       

      Sujeet is responsible for driving innovation in Automotive software, identifying Automotive technology trends and advancements, evaluating their potential impact, and development of solutions to meet the needs of our Automotive customers.

      At Ignitarium, he was previously responsible for the growth and P&L of the Embedded Business unit focusing on Multimedia, Automotive, and Platform software.

      Prior to joining Ignitarium in 2016, Sujeet has had a career spanning more than 16 years at Wipro. During this stint, he has played diverse roles from Solution Architect to Presales Lead covering various domains. His technical expertise lies in the areas of Telecom, Embedded Systems, Wireless, Networking, SoC modeling, and Automotive. He has been honored as a Distinguished Member of the Technical Staff at Wipro and has multiple patents granted in the areas of Networking and IoT Security.

      Sujeet holds a degree in Computer Science from Government Engineering College, Thrissur.

       

      RAJIN RAVIMONY Distinguished Engineer

      RAJIN RAVIMONY

      Distinguished Engineer

       

      At Ignitarium, Rajin plays the role of Distinguished Engineer for complex SoCs and systems. He's an expert in ARM-based designs having architected more than a dozen SoCs and played hands-on design roles in several tens more. His core areas of specialization include security and functional safety architecture (IEC61508 and ISO26262) of automotive systems, RTL implementation of math intensive signal processing blocks as well as design of video processing and related multimedia blocks.

       

      Prior to Ignitarium, Rajin worked at Wipro Technologies for 14 years where he held roles of architect and consultant for several VLSI designs in the automotive and consumer domains.

       

      Rajin holds an MS in Micro-electronics from BITS Pilani.

       

      SIBY ABRAHAM Executive Vice President, Strategy

      SIBY ABRAHAM

      Executive Vice President, Strategy

       

      As EVP, of Strategy at Ignitarium, Siby anchors multiple functions spanning investor community relations, business growth, technology initiatives as well and operational excellence.

       

      Siby has over 31 years of experience in the semiconductor industry. In his last role at Wipro Technologies, he headed the Semiconductor Industry Practice Group where he was responsible for business growth and engineering delivery for all of Wipro’s semiconductor customers. Prior to that, he held a vast array of crucial roles at Wipro including Chief Technologist & Vice President, CTO Office, Global Delivery Head for Product Engineering Services, Business Head of Semiconductor & Consumer Electronics, and Head of Unified Competency Framework. He was instrumental in growing Wipro’s semiconductor business to over $100 million within 5 years and turning around its Consumer Electronics business in less than 2 years. In addition, he was the Engineering Manager for Enthink Inc., a semiconductor IP-focused subsidiary of Wipro. Prior to that, Siby was the Technical Lead for several of the most prestigious system engineering projects executed by Wipro R&D.

       

      Siby has held a host of deeply impactful positions, which included representing Wipro in various World Economic Forum working groups on Industrial IOT and as a member of IEEE’s IOT Steering Committee.

       

      He completed his MTech. in Electrical Engineering (Information and Control) from IIT, Kanpur and his BTech. from NIT, Calicut

       

      SUDIP NANDY

      Board Member

       

      An accomplished leader with over 40 years of experience, Sudip has helped build and grow companies in India, the US and the UK.

      He has held the post of Independent Director and Board Member for several organizations like Redington Limited, Excelra, Artison Agrotech, GeBBS Healthcare Solutions, Liquid Hub Inc. and ResultsCX.

      Most recently, Sudip was a Senior Advisor at ChrysCapital, a private equity firm where he has also been the Managing Director and Operating Partner for IT for the past 5 years. During his tenure, he has been Executive Chairman of California-headquartered Infogain Corporation and the non-Exec Chair on the board of a pioneering electric-2-wheeler company Ampere Vehicles, which is now a brand of Greaves Cotton Ltd.

      Earlier on in his career, Sudip has been the CEO and then Chairman India for Aricent. Prior to that, he had spent 25+ years in Wipro where he has been the Head of US business, Engineering R&D Services, and later the Head of EU Operations.

      Sudip is an active investor in several interesting startups in India and overseas, which mostly use technology for the social good, encompassing hyperlocal, healthcare, rural development, farmer support and e2W ecosystem. He also spends time as a coach and mentor for several CEOs in this role.

       

      SUJEETH JOSEPH Chief Product Officer

      SUJEETH JOSEPH

      Chief Technology Officer

       

      As CTO, Sujeeth is responsible for defining the technology roadmap, driving IP & solution development, and transitioning these technology components into practically deployable product engineering use cases.

       

      With a career spanning over 30+ years, Sujeeth Joseph is a semiconductor industry veteran in the SoC, System and Product architecture space. At SanDisk India, he was Director of Architecture for the USD $2B Removable Products Group. Simultaneously, he also headed the SanDisk India Patenting function, the Retail Competitive Analysis Group and drove academic research programs with premier Indian academic Institutes. Prior to SanDisk, he was Chief Architect of the Semiconductor & Systems BU (SnS) of Wipro Technologies. Over a 19-year career at Wipro, he has played hands-on and leadership roles across all phases of the ASIC and System design flow.

       

      He graduated in Electronics Engineering from Bombay University in 1991.

       

      SUJITH MATHEW IYPE Co-founder & CTO

      SUJITH MATHEW IYPE

      Co-founder & COO

       

      As Ignitarium's Co-founder and COO, Sujith is responsible for driving the operational efficiency and streamlining process across the organization. He is also responsible for the growth and P&L of the Semiconductor Business Unit.

       

      Apart from establishing a compelling story in VLSI, Sujith was responsible for Ignitarium's foray into nascent technology areas like AI, ML, Computer Vision, and IoT, nurturing them in our R&D Lab - "The Crucible".

       

      Prior to founding Ignitarium, Sujith played the role of a VLSI architect at Wipro Technologies for 13 years. In true hands-on mode, he has built ASICs and FPGAs for the Multimedia, Telecommunication, and Healthcare domains and has provided technical leadership for many flagship projects executed by Wipro.

       

      Sujith graduated from NIT - Calicut in the year 2000 in Electronics and Communications Engineering and thereafter he has successfully completed a one-year executive program in Business Management from IIM Calcutta.

       

      RAMESH SHANMUGHAM Co-founder & COO

      RAMESH SHANMUGHAM

      Co-founder & CRO

      As Co-founder and Chief Revenue Officer of Ignitarium, Ramesh has been responsible for global business and marketing as well as building trusted customer relationships upholding the company's core values.

      Ramesh has over 25 years of experience in the Semiconductor Industry covering all aspects of IC design. Prior to Ignitarium, Ramesh was a key member of the senior management team of the semiconductor division at Wipro Technologies. Ramesh has played key roles in Semiconductor Delivery and Pre-sales at a global level.

      Ramesh graduated in Electronics Engineering from Model Engineering College, Cochin, and has a Postgraduate degree in Microelectronics from BITS Pilani.