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/* gap_mpege.c
 * 1998.07.04 hof (Wolfgang Hofer)
 *
 * GAP ... Gimp Animation Plugins
 *
 * This Module contains:
 * - gap_mpeg_encode
 *        GIMP/GAP-frontend interfaces for 2 MPEG encoder Programs
 *
 *        1) mpeg_encode 1.5
 *             the free Berkeley MPEG-1 encoder
 *        2) mpeg2encode
 *             MPEG-2 and MPEG-1 Encoder / Decoder, Version 1.2
 *             (MPEG Software Simulation Group)
 *                 Web:      http://www.mpeg.org/MSSG/
 *                 FTP:      ftp://ftp.mpeg.org/pub/mpeg/mssg/
 *                 E-mail:   mssg@mpeg.org  (author contact)
 *
 */
/* The GIMP -- an image manipulation program
 * Copyright (C) 1995 Spencer Kimball and Peter Mattis
 *
 * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
 * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
 * the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
 * (at your option) any later version.
 *
 * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
 * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
 * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
 * GNU General Public License for more details.
 *
 * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
 * Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.
 */

/* revision history
 * 1.3.25a; 2004/01/21   hof: message text fixes for translators (# 132030)
 * 1.3.19a; 2003/09/07   hof: message text fixes for translators (# 121145)
 * 1.3.17b; 2003/07/31   hof: message text fixes for translators (# 118392)
 * 1.3.16a; 2003/06/25   hof: no textsplitting across multiple lables (for translation)
 * 1.3.15a; 2003/06/21   hof: textspacing
 * 1.3.12a; 2003/05/02   hof: merge into CVS-gimp-gap project, 6digit framenumbers
 * 1.3.11a; 2003/01/18   hof: Default Value button for GUI dialog
 * 1.1.11b; 1999/11/20   hof: Changed menunames AnimFrames to Video in menu hints
 * 1.1.8a;  1999/08/31   hof: accept anim framenames without underscore '_'
 * 0.99.00; 1999/03/15   hof: prepared for win/dos filename conventions
 * 0.96.00; 1998/07/08   hof: first release
 */

/* SYTEM (UNIX) includes */
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <string.h>
#include <sys/types.h>

#include <glib/gstdio.h>

/* GIMP includes */
#include "gtk/gtk.h"
#include "config.h"
#include "gap-intl.h"
#include "libgimp/gimp.h"

/* GAP includes */
#include "gap_libgapbase.h"
#include "gap_lib.h"
#include "gap_arr_dialog.h"
#include "gap_mpege.h"

extern      int gap_debug; /* ==0  ... dont print debug infos */

#define MBUF_SIZE 128

#define GAP_HELP_ID_MPEG1          "plug-in-gap-mpeg-encode"
#define GAP_HELP_ID_MPEG2          "plug-in-gap-mpeg2encode"

typedef struct t_mpg_par
{
  gint      from;
  gint      to;

  gint      bitrate;

  char      *outfile;
  char      *parfile;
  char      *startscript;
  char      *ext;

  /* members used in mpeg_encode only: */
  gint      const_bitrate;
  gint      iqscale;
  gint      pqscale;
  gint      bqscale;
  char      *pattern;
  char      *framerate;
  char      *psearch;
  char      *bsearch;

  /* members used in mpeg2encode only: */
  gint      frate;
  gint      videoformat;
  gint      mpegtype;
} t_mpg_par;


/* ============================================================================
 * p_mpege_info
 * ============================================================================
 */
static
int p_mpege_info(GapAnimInfo *ainfo_ptr, char *errlist, GapMpegEncoderType encoder)
{
  GapArrArg  argv[17];
  GapArrButtonArg  b_argv[2];
  gchar      *txt;

  int        l_idx;
  int        l_rc;


  l_idx = 0;

  gap_arr_arg_init(&argv[l_idx], GAP_ARR_WGT_LABEL_LEFT);
  if(encoder == GAP_MPEGE_MPEG2ENCODE)
  {
    argv[l_idx].label_txt = _("Requirements to run mpeg2encode 1.2:");
  }
  else
  {
    argv[l_idx].label_txt = _("Requirements to run mpeg_encode 1.5:");
  }


  l_idx++;
  gap_arr_arg_init(&argv[l_idx], GAP_ARR_WGT_LABEL_LEFT);
  argv[l_idx].label_txt = "";

  l_idx++;
  gap_arr_arg_init(&argv[l_idx], GAP_ARR_WGT_LABEL_LEFT);
  argv[l_idx].label_txt = "1.)";

  l_idx++;
  gap_arr_arg_init(&argv[l_idx], GAP_ARR_WGT_LABEL_LEFT);
  if(encoder == GAP_MPEGE_MPEG2ENCODE)
  {
    txt = g_strdup_printf(_("mpeg2encode 1.2 must be installed\n"
                              "you can get mpeg2encode at\n"
                              "%s\n"
                              "or at\n"
                              "%s"
                             ),
                         "http://www.mpeg.org/MSSG",
                         "ftp://ftp.mpeg.org/pub/mpeg/mssg"
                         );
    argv[l_idx].label_txt = txt;
  }
  else
  {
    txt = g_strdup_printf(_("mpeg_encode 1.5 must be installed\n"
                              "you can get mpeg_encode at\n"
                              "%s"
                             ),
                         "ftp://mm-ftp.cs.berkeley.edu/pub/multimedia/mpeg/bmt1r1.tar.gz"
                         );
    argv[l_idx].label_txt = txt;
  }


  l_idx++;
  gap_arr_arg_init(&argv[l_idx], GAP_ARR_WGT_LABEL_LEFT);
  argv[l_idx].label_txt = "2.)";


  l_idx++;
  gap_arr_arg_init(&argv[l_idx], GAP_ARR_WGT_LABEL_LEFT);
  if(encoder == GAP_MPEGE_MPEG2ENCODE)
  {
    argv[l_idx].label_txt = _("You need a series of single images on disk (video frames),\n"
                              "all with fileformat PPM (or YUV)\n"
                              "(use 'Frames Convert' from the video menu\n"
                              "or 'Split Image to Frames' from the video menu)"
                             );
  }
  else
  {
    argv[l_idx].label_txt = _("You need a series of single images on disk (video frames)\n"
                              "all with fileformat JPEG (or YUV or PNM or PPM)\n"
                              "(use 'Frames Convert' from the video menu\n"
                              "or 'Split Image to Frames' from the video menu)"
                             );
  }


  l_idx++;
  gap_arr_arg_init(&argv[l_idx], GAP_ARR_WGT_LABEL_LEFT);
  argv[l_idx].label_txt = "3.)";

  l_idx++;
  gap_arr_arg_init(&argv[l_idx], GAP_ARR_WGT_LABEL_LEFT);
  if(encoder == GAP_MPEGE_MPEG_ENCODE)
  {

     argv[l_idx].label_txt = _("All images must have the same size,\n"
                               "width and height must be a multiple of 16\n"
                               "(use scale or crop from the video menu)"
                              );
  }
  else
  {
     argv[l_idx].label_txt = _("All images must have the same size,");
  }


#ifdef ENABLE_GVA_LIBAVFORMAT
  l_idx++;

  gap_arr_arg_init(&argv[l_idx], GAP_ARR_WGT_LABEL_LEFT);
  argv[l_idx].label_txt = _("\nNOTE:\n"
                            "For more efficient MPEG encoding, use the menu:\n"
                            "Video->Encode->Master Videoencoder");
#endif

  l_idx++;
  gap_arr_arg_init(&argv[l_idx], GAP_ARR_WGT_LABEL_LEFT);
  argv[l_idx].label_txt = errlist;

  l_idx++;


  /* the  Action Button */
    b_argv[0].but_txt  = GTK_STOCK_CANCEL;
    b_argv[0].but_val  = -1;
    b_argv[1].but_txt  = GTK_STOCK_OK;
    b_argv[1].but_val  = 0;

  l_rc = gap_arr_std_dialog(_("MPEG_ENCODE Information"),
                             "",
                              l_idx,   argv,      /* widget array */
                              2,       b_argv,    /* button array */
                              -1);

  g_free(txt);
  return (l_rc);
}       /* end p_mpege_info */


/* ============================================================================
 * p_mpege_dialog
 *   retcode    -1   ... on cancel
 *               0   ... Generate Paramfile
 *               1   ... Generate Paramfile and start mpeg_encode
 * ============================================================================
 */
static
int p_mpege_dialog(GapAnimInfo *ainfo_ptr, t_mpg_par *mp_ptr, GapMpegEncoderType encoder)
{
  static GapArrArg  argv[17];
  static GapArrButtonArg  b_argv[3];
  gint   l_rc;
  gint   l_idx;
  char  *l_str;
  static int gettextize_loop = 0;

  static char   l_startscript[MBUF_SIZE];
  static char   l_parfile[MBUF_SIZE];
  static char   l_outfile[MBUF_SIZE];
  static char   l_pattern[MBUF_SIZE];

  static char *frate_args[8]  = {"23.976", "24", "25", "29.97", "30", "50", "59.94", "60" };
  static char *psearch_args[3]  = {"EXHAUSTIVE", "SUBSAMPLE", "LOGARITHMIC" };
  static char *bsearch_args[3]  = {"SIMPLE", "CROSS2", "EXHAUSTIVE" };
  static char *video_args[5]    = {"Comp", "PAL", "NTSC", "SECAM", "MAC" };
  static char *mpeg_args[2]    = {"MPEG1", "MPEG2" };
  static char *mpeg_help[2]    = { N_("generate MPEG1 (ISO/IEC 11172-2) stream"),
                                  N_("generate MPEG2 (ISO/IEC DIS 13818-2) stream") };

  for (;gettextize_loop < 2; gettextize_loop++)
    mpeg_help[gettextize_loop] = gettext(mpeg_help[gettextize_loop]);

  l_rc = -1;

  /* the 3 Action Buttons */
    b_argv[0].but_txt  = GTK_STOCK_CANCEL;
    b_argv[0].but_val  = -1;
    b_argv[1].but_txt  = _("GenParams");
    b_argv[1].but_val  = 0;
    b_argv[2].but_txt  = _("Gen + Encode");
    b_argv[2].but_val  = 1;

  l_str = gap_base_strdup_del_underscore(ainfo_ptr->basename);
  g_snprintf (l_outfile, MBUF_SIZE, "%s.mpg", l_str);
  g_snprintf (l_parfile, MBUF_SIZE, "%s.par_mpg", l_str);
  g_snprintf (l_startscript, MBUF_SIZE, "%s.sh", l_str);
  g_free(l_str);

  gap_arr_arg_init(&argv[0], GAP_ARR_WGT_LABEL);
  argv[0].label_txt = "";

  gap_arr_arg_init(&argv[1], GAP_ARR_WGT_INT_PAIR);
  argv[1].constraint = TRUE;
  argv[1].label_txt = _("From Frame:");
  argv[1].help_txt  = _("First handled frame");
  argv[1].int_min   = (gint)ainfo_ptr->first_frame_nr;
  argv[1].int_max   = (gint)ainfo_ptr->last_frame_nr;
  argv[1].int_ret   = (gint)ainfo_ptr->curr_frame_nr;
  argv[1].has_default = TRUE;
  argv[1].int_default = (gint)ainfo_ptr->curr_frame_nr;

  gap_arr_arg_init(&argv[2], GAP_ARR_WGT_INT_PAIR);
  argv[2].constraint = TRUE;
  argv[2].label_txt = _("To Frame:");
  argv[2].help_txt  = _("Last handled frame");
  argv[2].int_min   = (gint)ainfo_ptr->first_frame_nr;
  argv[2].int_max   = (gint)ainfo_ptr->last_frame_nr;
  argv[2].int_ret   = (gint)ainfo_ptr->last_frame_nr;
  argv[2].has_default = TRUE;
  argv[2].int_default = (gint)ainfo_ptr->last_frame_nr;

  gap_arr_arg_init(&argv[3], GAP_ARR_WGT_OPTIONMENU);
  argv[3].label_txt = _("Framerate:");
  argv[3].help_txt  = _("Framerate in frames/second");
  argv[3].radio_argc = 8;
  argv[3].radio_argv = frate_args;
  argv[3].radio_ret  = 4;
  argv[3].has_default = TRUE;
  argv[3].radio_default  = 4;

  gap_arr_arg_init(&argv[4], GAP_ARR_WGT_INT_PAIR);
  argv[4].constraint = FALSE;
  argv[4].label_txt = _("Bitrate:");
  argv[4].help_txt  = _("Used for constant bitrates (bit/sec). low rate gives good compression + bad quality");
  argv[4].int_min   = 500000;
  argv[4].int_step  = 100000;
  argv[4].int_max   = 9000000;
  argv[4].int_ret   = 3000000;
  argv[4].umin      = 100;
  argv[4].entry_width = 80;
  argv[4].pagestep  = 1000000;
  argv[4].has_default = TRUE;
  argv[4].int_default = 3000000;

  if(encoder == GAP_MPEGE_MPEG_ENCODE) l_idx = 12;
  else                       l_idx = 7;


  gap_arr_arg_init(&argv[l_idx], GAP_ARR_WGT_FILESEL);
  argv[l_idx].label_txt = _("Outputfile:");
  argv[l_idx].entry_width = 250;       /* pixel */
  argv[l_idx].help_txt  = _("Name of the resulting MPEG outputfile");
  argv[l_idx].text_buf_len = sizeof(l_outfile);
  argv[l_idx].text_buf_ret = &l_outfile[0];

  l_idx++;
  gap_arr_arg_init(&argv[l_idx], GAP_ARR_WGT_FILESEL);
  argv[l_idx].label_txt = _("Paramfile:");
  argv[l_idx].entry_width = 250;       /* pixel */
  argv[l_idx].help_txt  = _("Name of the encoder-parameterfile (to be generated)");
  argv[l_idx].text_buf_len = sizeof(l_parfile);
  argv[l_idx].text_buf_ret = &l_parfile[0];

  l_idx++;
  gap_arr_arg_init(&argv[l_idx], GAP_ARR_WGT_FILESEL);
  argv[l_idx].label_txt = _("Startscript:");
  argv[l_idx].entry_width = 250;       /* pixel */
  argv[l_idx].help_txt  = _("Name of the startscript (to be generated/executed)");
  argv[l_idx].text_buf_len = sizeof(l_startscript);
  argv[l_idx].text_buf_ret = &l_startscript[0];


  l_idx++;
  gap_arr_arg_init(&argv[l_idx], GAP_ARR_WGT_DEFAULT_BUTTON);
  argv[l_idx].label_txt = _("Default");
  argv[l_idx].help_txt  = _("Reset all parameters to default values");

  l_idx++;
  gap_arr_arg_init(&argv[l_idx], GAP_ARR_WGT_HELP_BUTTON);

  if(encoder == GAP_MPEGE_MPEG_ENCODE)
  {
     argv[l_idx].help_id = GAP_HELP_ID_MPEG1;
     argv[0].label_txt = _("Generate parameterfile for mpeg_encode 1.5\n(the freely distributed Berkeley MPEG-1 video encoder.)\n");


     gap_arr_arg_init(&argv[5], GAP_ARR_WGT_TOGGLE);
     argv[5].label_txt = _("Constant Bitrate:");
     argv[5].help_txt  = _("Ignore I/P/QSCALE values and use constant bit-rate");
     argv[5].int_ret   = 1;
     argv[5].has_default = TRUE;
     argv[5].int_default = 1;

     g_snprintf (l_pattern, MBUF_SIZE, "IBBPBBPBBPBBPBBP");
     gap_arr_arg_init(&argv[6], GAP_ARR_WGT_TEXT);
     argv[6].label_txt = _("Pattern:");
     argv[6].entry_width = 140;       /* pixel */
     argv[6].help_txt  = _("How to encode MPEG frame sequence (I/P/B frames)");
     argv[6].text_buf_len = sizeof(l_pattern);
     argv[6].text_buf_ret = &l_pattern[0];
     argv[6].has_default = TRUE;
     argv[6].text_buf_default = g_strdup("IBBPBBPBBPBBPBBP");

     gap_arr_arg_init(&argv[7], GAP_ARR_WGT_INT_PAIR);
     argv[7].constraint = TRUE;
     argv[7].label_txt = _("IQSCALE:");
     argv[7].help_txt  = _("Quality scale for I-frames\n(1 = best quality, 31 = best compression)");
     argv[7].int_min   = 1;
     argv[7].int_max   = 31;
     argv[7].int_ret   = 2;
     argv[7].has_default = TRUE;
     argv[7].int_default = 2;

     gap_arr_arg_init(&argv[8], GAP_ARR_WGT_INT_PAIR);
     argv[8].constraint = TRUE;
     argv[8].label_txt = _("PQSCALE:");
     argv[8].help_txt  = _("Quality scale for P-frames\n(1 = best quality, 31 = best compression)");
     argv[8].int_min   = 1;
     argv[8].int_max   = 31;
     argv[8].int_ret   = 5;
     argv[8].has_default = TRUE;
     argv[8].int_default = 5;

     gap_arr_arg_init(&argv[9], GAP_ARR_WGT_INT_PAIR);
     argv[9].constraint = TRUE;
     argv[9].label_txt = _("BQSCALE:");
     argv[9].help_txt  = _("Quality scale for B-frames\n(1 = best quality, 31 = best compression)");
     argv[9].int_min   = 1;
     argv[9].int_max   = 31;
     argv[9].int_ret   = 9;
     argv[9].has_default = TRUE;
     argv[9].int_default = 9;


     gap_arr_arg_init(&argv[10], GAP_ARR_WGT_OPTIONMENU);
     argv[10].label_txt = _("P-Search:");
     argv[10].help_txt  = _("Search algorithmus used for P-frames");
     argv[10].radio_argc = 3;
     argv[10].radio_argv = psearch_args;
     argv[10].radio_ret  = 1;
     argv[10].has_default = TRUE;
     argv[10].radio_default  = 1;

     gap_arr_arg_init(&argv[11], GAP_ARR_WGT_OPTIONMENU);
     argv[11].label_txt = _("B-Search:");
     argv[11].help_txt  = _("Search algorithmus used for B-frames");
     argv[11].radio_argc = 3;
     argv[11].radio_argv = bsearch_args;
     argv[11].radio_ret  = 1;
     argv[11].has_default = TRUE;
     argv[11].radio_default  = 1;

     l_rc =  gap_arr_std_dialog( _("Gen MPEG_ENCODE Parameters"),
                                _("Encode Values"),
                                 17,   argv,      /* widget array */
                                 3,    b_argv,    /* button array */
                                 0);

     mp_ptr->const_bitrate   = argv[5].int_ret;
     mp_ptr->iqscale         = argv[7].int_ret;
     mp_ptr->pqscale         = argv[8].int_ret;
     mp_ptr->bqscale         = argv[9].int_ret;
     mp_ptr->psearch       = psearch_args[argv[10].radio_ret];
     mp_ptr->bsearch       = bsearch_args[argv[11].radio_ret];
  }


  if(encoder == GAP_MPEGE_MPEG2ENCODE)
  {
     argv[l_idx].help_id = GAP_HELP_ID_MPEG2;
     argv[0].label_txt = _("Generate parameterfile for mpeg2encode 1.2\n(MPEG-2 video encoder.)\n");

     gap_arr_arg_init(&argv[5], GAP_ARR_WGT_RADIO);
     argv[5].label_txt = _("MPEG-type:");
     argv[5].radio_argc = 2;
     argv[5].radio_argv = mpeg_args;
     argv[5].radio_help_argv = mpeg_help;
     argv[5].radio_ret  = 1;
     argv[5].has_default = TRUE;
     argv[5].radio_default  = 1;



     gap_arr_arg_init(&argv[6], GAP_ARR_WGT_OPTIONMENU);
     argv[6].label_txt = _("Videoformat:");
     argv[6].help_txt  = _("Videoformat");
     argv[6].radio_argc = 5;
     argv[6].radio_argv = video_args;
     argv[6].radio_ret  = 1;
     argv[6].has_default = TRUE;
     argv[6].radio_default  = 1;


     argv[3].radio_argc = 5; /* framerates above 30 ar not allowed in mpeg2encode */

     l_rc =  gap_arr_std_dialog( _("Gen MPEG2ENCODE Parameters"),
                                 _("Encode Values"),
                                 12,   argv,      /* widget array */
                                 3,    b_argv,    /* button array */
                                 0);
     mp_ptr->mpegtype    = argv[5].radio_ret;
     mp_ptr->videoformat = argv[6].radio_ret;

  }

  if(argv[1].int_ret <= argv[2].int_ret)
  {
    mp_ptr->from          = argv[1].int_ret;
    mp_ptr->to            = argv[2].int_ret;
  }
  else
  {
    mp_ptr->from          = argv[2].int_ret;
    mp_ptr->to            = argv[1].int_ret;
  }

  mp_ptr->frate         = argv[3].radio_ret +1;
  mp_ptr->framerate     = frate_args[argv[3].radio_ret];
  mp_ptr->bitrate       = argv[4].int_ret;


  mp_ptr->pattern       = &l_pattern[0];
  mp_ptr->outfile       = &l_outfile[0];
  mp_ptr->parfile       = &l_parfile[0];
  mp_ptr->startscript   = &l_startscript[0];

  return (l_rc);
}       /* end p_mpege_dialog */

/* ============================================================================
 * p_mpege_extension_check
 * ============================================================================
 */

static
char *p_mpege_extension_check(GapAnimInfo *ainfo_ptr)
{
  /* list of direct supported fileformats of mpeg_encode */
  static char *base_file_formats [7]  = { "\0",  "JPEG", "PNM", "PPM", "JMOVIE", "Y" "YUV"};

  int    l_ffidx;
  l_ffidx = 0;  /* undefined */
  if(ainfo_ptr->extension != NULL)
  {
     if ( strcmp(ainfo_ptr->extension, ".jpg" ) == 0)  l_ffidx = 1;
     if ( strcmp(ainfo_ptr->extension, ".jpeg") == 0)  l_ffidx = 1;
     if ( strcmp(ainfo_ptr->extension, ".JPG" ) == 0)  l_ffidx = 1;
     if ( strcmp(ainfo_ptr->extension, ".JPEG") == 0)  l_ffidx = 1;

     if ( strcmp(ainfo_ptr->extension, ".pnm" ) == 0)  l_ffidx = 2;
     if ( strcmp(ainfo_ptr->extension, ".PNM" ) == 0)  l_ffidx = 2;

     if ( strcmp(ainfo_ptr->extension, ".ppm" ) == 0)  l_ffidx = 3;
     if ( strcmp(ainfo_ptr->extension, ".PPM" ) == 0)  l_ffidx = 3;

     if ( strcmp(ainfo_ptr->extension, ".yuv" ) == 0)  l_ffidx = 6;
     if ( strcmp(ainfo_ptr->extension, ".YUV" ) == 0)  l_ffidx = 6;
  }

  return(base_file_formats[l_ffidx]);
}       /* end p_mpege_extension_check */

static
int p_mpeg2_extension_check(GapAnimInfo *ainfo_ptr)
{
  int    l_ffidx;
  l_ffidx = -1;  /* format not supported */

  if(ainfo_ptr->extension != NULL)
  {
     if ( strcmp(ainfo_ptr->extension, ".ppm" ) == 0)  l_ffidx = 2;
     if ( strcmp(ainfo_ptr->extension, ".PPM" ) == 0)  l_ffidx = 2;

     if ( strcmp(ainfo_ptr->extension, ".yuv" ) == 0)  l_ffidx = 1;
     if ( strcmp(ainfo_ptr->extension, ".YUV" ) == 0)  l_ffidx = 1;
  }

  return(l_ffidx);
}       /* end p_mpege_extension_check */


/* ============================================================================
 * p_mpeg2encode_gen_parfile
 * ============================================================================
 */
static
int p_mpeg2encode_gen_parfile(GapAnimInfo *ainfo_ptr, t_mpg_par *mp_ptr)
{
  FILE *l_fp;
  int    l_idx;
  int    l_base_ffidx;
  gint   l_width;
  gint   l_height;
  char  *l_dirname_ptr;
  char  *l_basename_ptr;
  char   l_basename_buff[1024];

  l_fp = g_fopen(mp_ptr->parfile, "w");
  if(l_fp == NULL)
  {
     fprintf(stderr, "cant open MPEG Paramfile %s for write\n", mp_ptr->parfile);
     return -1;
  }

  l_base_ffidx = p_mpeg2_extension_check(ainfo_ptr);

  /* check if ainfo_ptr->basename contains directory part */
  strcpy(l_basename_buff, ainfo_ptr->basename);
  l_dirname_ptr = ".";
  l_basename_ptr = &l_basename_buff[0];

  for(l_idx = strlen(l_basename_buff) -1; l_idx >= 0; l_idx--)
  {
    if(l_basename_buff[l_idx] == G_DIR_SEPARATOR)
    {
       l_basename_buff[l_idx] = '\0';
       l_basename_ptr = &l_basename_buff[l_idx +1];
       l_dirname_ptr = &l_basename_buff[0];
       break;
    }
  }

  /* get info about the image (size is common to all frames) */
  l_width  = gimp_image_width(ainfo_ptr->image_id);
  l_height = gimp_image_height(ainfo_ptr->image_id);

  if(mp_ptr->mpegtype == 0)
  {
    fprintf(l_fp, "MPEG-1 stream %s frames/sec\n", mp_ptr->framerate);
  }
  else
  {
    fprintf(l_fp, "MPEG-2 stream %s frames/sec\n", mp_ptr->framerate);
  }

  fprintf(l_fp, "%s%%06d   /* name of source files */\n", ainfo_ptr->basename);

  fprintf(l_fp, "-         /* name of reconstructed images (\"-\": don't store) */\n");
  fprintf(l_fp, "-         /* name of intra quant matrix file     (\"-\": default matrix) */\n");
  fprintf(l_fp, "-         /* name of non intra quant matrix file (\"-\": default matrix) */\n");
  fprintf(l_fp, "-         /* name of statistics file (\"-\": stdout ) */\n");

  fprintf(l_fp, "%d         /* input picture file format: 0=*.Y,*.U,*.V, 1=*.yuv, 2=*.ppm */\n", l_base_ffidx);
  fprintf(l_fp, "%d       /* number of frames */\n", (int)(mp_ptr->to - mp_ptr->from)+1);
  fprintf(l_fp, "%d         /* number of first frame */\n",(int)mp_ptr->from);

  fprintf(l_fp, "00:00:00:00 /* timecode of first frame */\n");
  fprintf(l_fp, "12        /* N (# of frames in GOP) */\n");
  fprintf(l_fp, "3         /* M (I/P frame distance) */\n");

  if(mp_ptr->mpegtype == 0)
  {
    fprintf(l_fp, "1         /* ISO/IEC 11172-2 stream */\n");    /* MPEG1 */
  }
  else
  {
    fprintf(l_fp, "0         /* ISO/IEC 11172-2 stream */\n");    /* MPEG2 */
  }
  fprintf(l_fp, "0         /* 0:frame pictures, 1:field pictures */\n");

  fprintf(l_fp, "%d       /* horizontal_size */\n", (int)l_width);
  fprintf(l_fp, "%d       /* vertical_size */\n", (int)l_height);

  fprintf(l_fp, "2         /* aspect_ratio_information 1=square pel, 2=4:3, 3=16:9, 4=2.11:1 */\n");

  fprintf(l_fp, "%d         /* frame_rate_code 1=23.976, 2=24, 3=25, 4=29.97, 5=30 frames/sec. */\n", (int)mp_ptr->frate);
  fprintf(l_fp, "%d.0 /* bit_rate (bits/s) */\n", (int)mp_ptr->bitrate);
  fprintf(l_fp, "112       /* vbv_buffer_size (in multiples of 16 kbit) */\n");
  fprintf(l_fp, "0         /* low_delay  */\n");
  fprintf(l_fp, "0         /* constrained_parameters_flag */\n");
  fprintf(l_fp, "4         /* Profile ID: Simple = 5, Main = 4, SNR = 3, Spatial = 2, High = 1 */\n");
  fprintf(l_fp, "8         /* Level ID:   Low = 10, Main = 8, High 1440 = 6, High = 4          */\n");
  fprintf(l_fp, "0         /* progressive_sequence */\n");
  fprintf(l_fp, "1         /* chroma_format: 1=4:2:0, 2=4:2:2, 3=4:4:4 */\n");

  fprintf(l_fp, "%d         /* video_format: 0=comp., 1=PAL, 2=NTSC, 3=SECAM, 4=MAC, 5=unspec. */\n", (int)mp_ptr->videoformat);

  fprintf(l_fp, "5         /* color_primaries */\n");
  fprintf(l_fp, "5         /* transfer_characteristics */\n");
  fprintf(l_fp, "5         /* matrix_coefficients */\n");

  fprintf(l_fp, "%d       /* display_horizontal_size */\n", (int)l_width);
  fprintf(l_fp, "%d       /* display_vertical_size */\n", (int)l_height);

  fprintf(l_fp, "0         /* intra_dc_precision (0: 8 bit, 1: 9 bit, 2: 10 bit, 3: 11 bit */\n");
  fprintf(l_fp, "1         /* top_field_first */\n");
  fprintf(l_fp, "0 0 0     /* frame_pred_frame_dct (I P B) */\n");
  fprintf(l_fp, "0 0 0     /* concealment_motion_vectors (I P B) */\n");
  fprintf(l_fp, "1 1 1     /* q_scale_type  (I P B) */\n");
  fprintf(l_fp, "1 0 0     /* intra_vlc_format (I P B)*/\n");
  fprintf(l_fp, "0 0 0     /* alternate_scan (I P B) */\n");
  fprintf(l_fp, "0         /* repeat_first_field */\n");
  fprintf(l_fp, "0         /* progressive_frame */\n");
  fprintf(l_fp, "0         /* P distance between complete intra slice refresh */\n");
  fprintf(l_fp, "0         /* rate control: r (reaction parameter) */\n");
  fprintf(l_fp, "0         /* rate control: avg_act (initial average activity) */\n");
  fprintf(l_fp, "0         /* rate control: Xi (initial I frame global complexity measure) */\n");
  fprintf(l_fp, "0         /* rate control: Xp (initial P frame global complexity measure) */\n");
  fprintf(l_fp, "0         /* rate control: Xb (initial B frame global complexity measure) */\n");
  fprintf(l_fp, "0         /* rate control: d0i (initial I frame virtual buffer fullness) */\n");
  fprintf(l_fp, "0         /* rate control: d0p (initial P frame virtual buffer fullness) */\n");
  fprintf(l_fp, "0         /* rate control: d0b (initial B frame virtual buffer fullness) */\n");
  fprintf(l_fp, "2 2 11 11 /* P:  forw_hor_f_code forw_vert_f_code search_width/height */\n");
  fprintf(l_fp, "1 1 3  3  /* B1: forw_hor_f_code forw_vert_f_code search_width/height */\n");
  fprintf(l_fp, "1 1 7  7  /* B1: back_hor_f_code back_vert_f_code search_width/height */\n");
  fprintf(l_fp, "1 1 7  7  /* B2: forw_hor_f_code forw_vert_f_code search_width/height */\n");
  fprintf(l_fp, "1 1 3  3  /* B2: back_hor_f_code back_vert_f_code search_width/height */\n");


  fclose(l_fp);

  /* generate a startscript */

  l_fp = g_fopen(mp_ptr->startscript, "w");
  if(l_fp == NULL)
  {
     fprintf(stderr, "cant open Startscript %s for write\n", mp_ptr->startscript);
     return -1;
  }

  fprintf(l_fp, "#!/bin/sh\n");
  fprintf(l_fp, "mpeg2encode %s %s\n", mp_ptr->parfile, mp_ptr->outfile);
  fprintf(l_fp, "echo 'mpeg2encode done.'\n");
  fprintf(l_fp, "read DUMMY\n");
  fclose(l_fp);

  return 0;
}

/* ============================================================================
 * p_mpeg_encode_gen_parfile
 * ============================================================================
 */

static
int p_mpeg_encode_gen_parfile(GapAnimInfo *ainfo_ptr, t_mpg_par *mp_ptr)
{
  FILE *l_fp;
  int    l_idx;
  gint   l_width;
  gint   l_height;
  char  *l_dirname_ptr;
  char  *l_basename_ptr;
  char   l_basename_buff[1024];
  char  *l_base_file_format;

  l_fp = g_fopen(mp_ptr->parfile, "w");
  if(l_fp == NULL)
  {
     fprintf(stderr, "cant open MPEG Paramfile %s for write\n", mp_ptr->parfile);
     return -1;
  }

  l_base_file_format = p_mpege_extension_check(ainfo_ptr);

  /* check if ainfo_ptr->basename contains directory part */
  strcpy(l_basename_buff, ainfo_ptr->basename);
  l_dirname_ptr = ".";
  l_basename_ptr = &l_basename_buff[0];

  for(l_idx = strlen(l_basename_buff) -1; l_idx >= 0; l_idx--)
  {
    if(l_basename_buff[l_idx] == G_DIR_SEPARATOR)
    {
       l_basename_buff[l_idx] = '\0';
       l_basename_ptr = &l_basename_buff[l_idx +1];
       l_dirname_ptr = &l_basename_buff[0];
       break;
    }
  }

  /* get info about the image (size is common to all frames) */
  l_width  = gimp_image_width(ainfo_ptr->image_id);
  l_height = gimp_image_height(ainfo_ptr->image_id);

  fprintf(l_fp, "# MPEG_ENCODE Parameterfile (generated by GIMP Plugin gap_mpege)\n");
  fprintf(l_fp, "#\n");
  fprintf(l_fp, "# any line beginning with # is a comment\n");
  fprintf(l_fp, "#\n");
  fprintf(l_fp, "# no line should be longer than 255 characters\n");
  fprintf(l_fp, "#\n");
  fprintf(l_fp, "#\n");
  fprintf(l_fp, "# general format of each line is:\n");
  fprintf(l_fp, "#      <option> <spaces and/or tabs> <value>\n");
  fprintf(l_fp, "#\n");
  fprintf(l_fp, "# lines can generally be in any order\n");
  fprintf(l_fp, "#\n");
  fprintf(l_fp, "# an exception is the option 'INPUT' which must be followed by input\n");
  fprintf(l_fp, "# files in the order in which they must appear, followed by END_INPUT\n");
  fprintf(l_fp, "#\n");
  fprintf(l_fp, "# Also, if you use the `command` method of generating input file names,\n");
  fprintf(l_fp, "# the command will only be executed in the INPUT_DIR if INPUT_DIR preceeds\n");
  fprintf(l_fp, "# the INPUT parameter.\n");
  fprintf(l_fp, "#\n");
  fprintf(l_fp, "# <option> MUST be in UPPER CASE\n");
  fprintf(l_fp, "#\n");

  fprintf(l_fp, "PATTERN    %s\n", mp_ptr->pattern);
  fprintf(l_fp, "OUTPUT     %s\n\n", mp_ptr->outfile);

  fprintf(l_fp, "# mpeg_encode really only accepts 3 different file formats, but using a\n");
  fprintf(l_fp, "# conversion statement it can effectively handle ANY file format\n");
  fprintf(l_fp, "#\n");
  fprintf(l_fp, "# You must specify the type of the input files.  The choices are:\n");
  fprintf(l_fp, "#    YUV, PPM, JMOVIE, Y, JPEG, PNM\n");
  fprintf(l_fp, "#      (must be upper case)\n");
  fprintf(l_fp, "#\n");

  if(*l_base_file_format == '\0')
  {
    fprintf(l_fp, "BASE_FILE_FORMAT   PPM\n\n");
  }
  else
  {
    fprintf(l_fp, "BASE_FILE_FORMAT   %s\n\n", l_base_file_format);
  }

  fprintf(l_fp, "#\n");
  fprintf(l_fp, "# if YUV format (or using parallel version), must provide width and height\n");
  fprintf(l_fp, "# YUV_SIZE     widthxheight\n");
  fprintf(l_fp, "# this option is ignored if BASE_FILE_FORMAT is not YUV and you're running\n");
  fprintf(l_fp, "# on just one machine\n");
  fprintf(l_fp, "#\n");

  fprintf(l_fp, "YUV_SIZE   %dx%d\n\n", (int)l_width, (int)l_height);

  fprintf(l_fp, "# If you are using YUV, there are different supported file formats.\n");
  fprintf(l_fp, "# EYUV or UCB are the same as previous versions of this encoder.\n");
  fprintf(l_fp, "# (All the Y's, then U's then V's, in 4:2:0 subsampling.)\n");
  fprintf(l_fp, "# Other formats, such as Abekas, Phillips, or a general format are\n");
  fprintf(l_fp, "# permissible, the general format is a string of Y's, U's, and V's\n");
  fprintf(l_fp, "# to specify the file order.\n\n");
  fprintf(l_fp, "INPUT_FORMAT UCB\n\n");

  fprintf(l_fp, "# the conversion statement\n");
  fprintf(l_fp, "#\n");
  fprintf(l_fp, "# Each occurrence of '*' will be replaced by the input file\n");
  fprintf(l_fp, "#\n");
  fprintf(l_fp, "# e.g., if you have a bunch of GIF files, then this might be:\n");
  fprintf(l_fp, "#      INPUT_CONVERT   giftoppm *\n");
  fprintf(l_fp, "#\n");
  fprintf(l_fp, "# e.g., if you have a bunch of files like a.Y a.U a.V, etc., then:\n");
  fprintf(l_fp, "#      INPUT_CONVERT   cat *.Y *.U *.V\n");
  fprintf(l_fp, "#\n");
  fprintf(l_fp, "# e.g., if you are grabbing from laser disc you might have something like\n");
  fprintf(l_fp, "#      INPUT_CONVERT   goto frame *; grabppm\n");
  fprintf(l_fp, "# 'INPUT_CONVERT *' means the files are already in the base file format\n");
  fprintf(l_fp, "#\n");

  if(*l_base_file_format == '\0')
  {
    fprintf(l_fp, "INPUT_CONVERT %stoppm *\n\n", mp_ptr->ext);
  }
  else
  {
    fprintf(l_fp, "INPUT_CONVERT *\n\n");
  }

  fprintf(l_fp, "# number of frames in a GOP.\n");
  fprintf(l_fp, "#\n");
  fprintf(l_fp, "# since each GOP must have at least one I-frame, the encoder will find the\n");
  fprintf(l_fp, "# the first I-frame after GOP_SIZE frames to start the next GOP\n");
  fprintf(l_fp, "#\n");
  fprintf(l_fp, "# later, will add more flexible GOP signalling\n");
  fprintf(l_fp, "#\n");

  fprintf(l_fp, "GOP_SIZE       %d\n", strlen(mp_ptr->pattern));

  fprintf(l_fp, "# number of slices in a frame\n");
  fprintf(l_fp, "#\n");
  fprintf(l_fp, "# 1 is a good number.  another possibility is the number of macroblock rows\n");
  fprintf(l_fp, "# (which is the height divided by 16)\n");
  fprintf(l_fp, "#\n");
  fprintf(l_fp, "SLICES_PER_FRAME       1\n\n");

  fprintf(l_fp, "# directory to get all input files from (makes this file easier to read)\n");
  fprintf(l_fp, "INPUT_DIR      %s\n", l_dirname_ptr);

  fprintf(l_fp, "# There are a bunch of ways to specify the input files.\n");
  fprintf(l_fp, "# from a simple one-per-line listing, to the following\n");
  fprintf(l_fp, "# way of numbering them.  See the manual for more information.\n");
  fprintf(l_fp, "INPUT\n");
  fprintf(l_fp, "# '*' is replaced by the numbers 01, 02, 03, 04\n");
  fprintf(l_fp, "# if I instead do [01-11], it would be 01, 02, ..., 09, 10, 11\n");
  fprintf(l_fp, "# if I instead do [1-11], it would be 1, 2, 3, ..., 9, 10, 11\n");
  fprintf(l_fp, "# if I instead do [1-11+3], it would be 1, 4, 7, 10\n");
  fprintf(l_fp, "# the program assumes none of your input files has a name ending in ']'\n");
  fprintf(l_fp, "# if you do, too bad!!!\n");
  fprintf(l_fp, "#\n");
  fprintf(l_fp, "#\n");

  fprintf(l_fp, "%s*.%s  [%06d-%06d]\n", l_basename_ptr
                                       , mp_ptr->ext
                                       , mp_ptr->from
                                       , mp_ptr->to);

  fprintf(l_fp, "# can have more files here if you want...there is no limit on the number\n");
  fprintf(l_fp, "# of files\n");
  fprintf(l_fp, "END_INPUT\n\n\n");



  fprintf(l_fp, "# Many of the remaining options have to do with the motion search and qscale\n\n");

  fprintf(l_fp, "# FULL or HALF -- must be upper case\n");
  fprintf(l_fp, "PIXEL          HALF\n\n");

  fprintf(l_fp, "# means +/- this many pixels for both P and B frame searches\n");
  fprintf(l_fp, "# specify two numbers if you wish to serc different ranges in the two.\n");
  fprintf(l_fp, "RANGE          10\n");

  fprintf(l_fp, "# this must be one of {EXHAUSTIVE, SUBSAMPLE, LOGARITHMIC}\n");

  fprintf(l_fp, "PSEARCH_ALG    %s\n\n", mp_ptr->psearch);

  fprintf(l_fp, "# this must be one of {SIMPLE, CROSS2, EXHAUSTIVE}\n");
  fprintf(l_fp, "#\n");
  fprintf(l_fp, "# note that EXHAUSTIVE is really, really, really slow\n");
  fprintf(l_fp, "#\n");

  fprintf(l_fp, "BSEARCH_ALG    %s\n\n", mp_ptr->bsearch);

  fprintf(l_fp, "#\n");
  fprintf(l_fp, "# these specify the q-scale for I, P, and B frames\n");
  fprintf(l_fp, "# (values must be between 1 and 31)\n");
  fprintf(l_fp, "# These are the Qscale values for the entire frame in variable bit-rate\n");
  fprintf(l_fp, "# mode, and starting points (but not important) for constant bit rate\n");
  fprintf(l_fp, "#\n");

  fprintf(l_fp, "IQSCALE                %d\n",   (int)mp_ptr->iqscale);
  fprintf(l_fp, "PQSCALE                %d\n",   (int)mp_ptr->pqscale);
  fprintf(l_fp, "BQSCALE                %d\n\n", (int)mp_ptr->bqscale);

  fprintf(l_fp, "# this must be ORIGINAL or DECODED\n");
  fprintf(l_fp, "REFERENCE_FRAME        ORIGINAL\n\n");

  fprintf(l_fp, "# for parallel parameters see parallel.param in the exmaples subdirectory\n\n");

  fprintf(l_fp, "# if you want constant bit-rate mode, specify it as follows (number is bits/sec):\n");

  if(mp_ptr->const_bitrate == 1)
  {
    fprintf(l_fp, "BIT_RATE  %d\n\n", (int)mp_ptr->bitrate);
  }
  else
  {
    fprintf(l_fp, "#BIT_RATE  %d\n\n", (int)mp_ptr->bitrate);
  }

  fprintf(l_fp, "# To specify the buffer size (327680 is default, measused in bits, for 16bit words)\n");
  fprintf(l_fp, "BUFFER_SIZE 3276800\n\n");

  fprintf(l_fp, "# The frame rate is the number of frames/second (legal values:\n");
  fprintf(l_fp, "# 23.976, 24, 25, 29.97, 30, 50 ,59.94, 60\n");

  fprintf(l_fp, "FRAME_RATE %s\n\n", mp_ptr->framerate);

  fprintf(l_fp, "# There are many more options, see the users manual for examples....\n");
  fprintf(l_fp, "# ASPECT_RATIO, USER_DATA, GAMMA, IQTABLE, etc.\n");



  fclose(l_fp);

  /* generate a startscript */

  l_fp = g_fopen(mp_ptr->startscript, "w");
  if(l_fp == NULL)
  {
     fprintf(stderr, "cant open Startscript %s for write\n", mp_ptr->startscript);
     return -1;
  }

  fprintf(l_fp, "#!/bin/sh\n");
  fprintf(l_fp, "mpeg_encode %s\n", mp_ptr->parfile);
  fprintf(l_fp, "echo 'mpeg_encode done.'\n");
  fprintf(l_fp, "read DUMMY\n");
  fclose(l_fp);

  return 0;
}      /* end p_mpege_gen_parfile */


/* ============================================================================
 * p_mpege_gen_parfile
 * ============================================================================
 */
static
int p_mpege_gen_parfile(GapAnimInfo *ainfo_ptr, t_mpg_par *mp_ptr, GapMpegEncoderType encoder)
{
  int    l_rc;
  gchar *l_cmd;

  l_rc = -1;
  switch(encoder)
  {
    case GAP_MPEGE_MPEG_ENCODE:
        l_rc = p_mpeg_encode_gen_parfile(ainfo_ptr, mp_ptr);
        break;
    case GAP_MPEGE_MPEG2ENCODE:
        l_rc = p_mpeg2encode_gen_parfile(ainfo_ptr, mp_ptr);
        break;
  }

  if(l_rc >= 0)
  {
      /* make startscript executable */
      l_cmd = g_strdup_printf("chmod a+x %s", mp_ptr->startscript);
      system(l_cmd);
      g_free(l_cmd);
  }

  return(l_rc);
}

/* ============================================================================
 * gap_mpeg_encode
 * ============================================================================
 */

int gap_mpeg_encode(GimpRunMode run_mode,
                             gint32 image_id,
                             GapMpegEncoderType encoder
                             )
{
  int    l_rc;
  int    l_genmode;
  GapAnimInfo *ainfo_ptr;
  t_mpg_par    mp_par;
  gint   l_width;
  gint   l_height;
  char  *l_base_file_format;
  char   l_errlist[512];
  char  *l_cmd;
  gint   l_base_ffidx;

  l_rc = 0;
  l_genmode = 0;
  ainfo_ptr = gap_lib_alloc_ainfo(image_id, run_mode);
  if(ainfo_ptr != NULL)
  {
    if (0 == gap_lib_dir_ainfo(ainfo_ptr))
    {
      l_base_file_format = p_mpege_extension_check(ainfo_ptr);
      l_base_ffidx = p_mpeg2_extension_check(ainfo_ptr);
      l_width  = gimp_image_width(ainfo_ptr->image_id);
      l_height = gimp_image_height(ainfo_ptr->image_id);

      l_errlist[0] = '\0';
      mp_par.ext = "\0";
      if(ainfo_ptr->extension != NULL)
      {
        if(*ainfo_ptr->extension == '.' ) mp_par.ext = &ainfo_ptr->extension[1];
        else                              mp_par.ext = ainfo_ptr->extension;
      }

      if(encoder == GAP_MPEGE_MPEG_ENCODE)
      {
        if(*l_base_file_format == '\0')
        {
          strcat(l_errlist, _("\nWARNING: mpeg_encode does not support fileformat "));
          strcat(l_errlist, mp_par.ext);
        }
        if((l_width % 16) != 0)         { strcat(l_errlist, _("\nERROR: width not a multiple of 16")); }
        if((l_height % 16) != 0)        { strcat(l_errlist, _("\nERROR: height not a multiple of 16")); }
      }
      if(encoder == GAP_MPEGE_MPEG2ENCODE)
      {
         if(l_base_ffidx < 0)
         {
           strcat(l_errlist, _("\nWARNING: mpeg2encode does not support fileformat "));
           strcat(l_errlist, mp_par.ext);
         }
      }

      if(ainfo_ptr->frame_cnt == 0)   { strcat(l_errlist, _("\nERROR: invoked from a single image, but video frame is required")); }

      if((l_rc == 0) && (l_errlist[0] != '\0'))
      {
         /* show warnings and errors (the user can decide to cancel or to continue) */
         l_rc = p_mpege_info(ainfo_ptr, l_errlist, encoder);
      }

      if(l_rc == 0)
      {
         if(run_mode == GIMP_RUN_INTERACTIVE)
         {
            l_genmode = p_mpege_dialog(ainfo_ptr, &mp_par, encoder);
            if(l_genmode < 0) l_rc = -1;
            else              l_rc = 0;
         }
         else
         {
             printf ("sorry folks, NON_INTERACTIVE call .. not implemented yet\n");
             l_rc = -1;
         }

         if(l_rc == 0)
         {
             l_rc = p_mpege_gen_parfile(ainfo_ptr, &mp_par, encoder);
             if (l_rc == 0)
             {
                 if (l_genmode == 1)
                 {
                    /* execute mpeg encoder startscript in an xterm window */
                    l_cmd = g_strdup_printf("xterm -e %s &", mp_par.startscript);
                    l_rc = system(l_cmd);
                    g_free(l_cmd);
                    if(l_rc != 0)
                    {
                       fprintf(stderr, "ERROR: could not execute mpeg_encode (not installed or not in PATH)");
                    }
                 }
             }
         }
      }
    }
    gap_lib_free_ainfo(&ainfo_ptr);
  }


  return(l_rc);
}       /* end gap_mpeg_encode */