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Commit af739a10 authored by Andy Hung's avatar Andy Hung Committed by Android Git Automerger
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am 51c1e3bd: Merge "Clarify AudioFormat sample rate and encoding documentation" into mnc-dev

* commit '51c1e3bd':
  Clarify AudioFormat sample rate and encoding documentation
parents 3e1bdc61 51c1e3bd
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@@ -18,16 +18,19 @@ package android.media;


import android.annotation.IntDef;
import android.annotation.IntDef;
import android.annotation.NonNull;
import android.annotation.NonNull;

import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy;
import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy;
import java.util.Arrays;
import java.util.Arrays;


/**
/**
 * The <code>AudioFormat</code> class is used to access a number of audio format and
 * The {@link AudioFormat} class is used to access a number of audio format and
 * channel configuration constants. They are for instance used
 * channel configuration constants. They are for instance used
 * in {@link AudioTrack} and {@link AudioRecord}, as valid values in individual parameters of
 * in {@link AudioTrack} and {@link AudioRecord}, as valid values in individual parameters of
 * constructors like {@link AudioTrack#AudioTrack(int, int, int, int, int, int)}, where the fourth
 * constructors like {@link AudioTrack#AudioTrack(int, int, int, int, int, int)}, where the fourth
 * parameter is one of the <code>AudioFormat.ENCODING_*</code> constants.
 * parameter is one of the <code>AudioFormat.ENCODING_*</code> constants.
 * The <code>AudioFormat</code> constants are also used in {@link MediaFormat} to specify
 * audio related values commonly used in media, such as for {@link MediaFormat#KEY_CHANNEL_MASK}.
 * <p>The {@link AudioFormat.Builder} class can be used to create instances of
 * <p>The {@link AudioFormat.Builder} class can be used to create instances of
 * the <code>AudioFormat</code> format class.
 * the <code>AudioFormat</code> format class.
 * Refer to
 * Refer to
@@ -39,6 +42,9 @@ import java.util.Arrays;
 * <li><a href="#encoding">encoding</a>
 * <li><a href="#encoding">encoding</a>
 * <li><a href="#channelMask">channel masks</a>
 * <li><a href="#channelMask">channel masks</a>
 * </ol>
 * </ol>
 * <p>Closely associated with the <code>AudioFormat</code> is the notion of an
 * <a href="#audioFrame">audio frame</a>, which is used throughout the documentation
 * to represent the minimum size complete unit of audio data.
 *
 *
 * <h4 id="sampleRate">Sample rate</h4>
 * <h4 id="sampleRate">Sample rate</h4>
 * <p>Expressed in Hz, the sample rate in an <code>AudioFormat</code> instance expresses the number
 * <p>Expressed in Hz, the sample rate in an <code>AudioFormat</code> instance expresses the number
@@ -48,10 +54,69 @@ import java.util.Arrays;
 * can be played on a device operating at a sample rate of 48000Hz; the sample rate conversion is
 * can be played on a device operating at a sample rate of 48000Hz; the sample rate conversion is
 * automatically handled by the platform, it will not play at 6x speed.
 * automatically handled by the platform, it will not play at 6x speed.
 *
 *
 * <p>As of API {@link android.os.Build.VERSION_CODES#MNC},
 * sample rates up to 192kHz are supported
 * for <code>AudioRecord</code> and <code>AudioTrack</code>, with sample rate conversion
 * performed as needed.
 * To improve efficiency and avoid lossy conversions, it is recommended to match the sample rate
 * for <code>AudioRecord</code> and <code>AudioTrack</code> to the endpoint device
 * sample rate, and limit the sample rate to no more than 48kHz unless there are special
 * device capabilities that warrant a higher rate.
 *
 * <h4 id="encoding">Encoding</h4>
 * <h4 id="encoding">Encoding</h4>
 * <p>For PCM audio, audio encoding is used to describe the bit representation of an audio data
 * <p>Audio encoding is used to describe the bit representation of audio data, which can be
 * sample; for example, the size as 8 bit, 16 bit, and the representation as integer or float.
 * either linear PCM or compressed audio, such as AC3 or DTS.
 * <br>For compressed formats, audio encoding is used to describe the compression scheme being used.
 * <p>For linear PCM, the audio encoding describes the sample size, 8 bits, 16 bits, or 32 bits,
 * and the sample representation, integer or float.
 * <ul>
 * <li> {@link #ENCODING_PCM_8BIT}: The audio sample is a 8 bit unsigned integer in the
 * range [0, 255], with a 128 offset for zero. This is typically stored as a Java byte in a
 * byte array or ByteBuffer. Since the Java byte is <em>signed</em>,
 * be careful with math operations and conversions as the most significant bit is inverted.
 * </li>
 * <li> {@link #ENCODING_PCM_16BIT}: The audio sample is a 16 bit signed integer
 * typically stored as a Java short in a short array, but when the short
 * is stored in a ByteBuffer, it is native endian (as compared to the default Java big endian).
 * The short has full range from [-32768, 32767],
 * and is sometimes interpreted as fixed point Q.15 data.
 * </li>
 * <li> {@link #ENCODING_PCM_FLOAT}: Introduced in
 * API {@link android.os.Build.VERSION_CODES#LOLLIPOP}, this encoding specifies that
 * the audio sample is a 32 bit IEEE single precision float. The sample can be
 * manipulated as a Java float in a float array, though within a ByteBuffer
 * it is stored in native endian byte order.
 * The nominal range of <code>ENCODING_PCM_FLOAT</code> audio data is [-1.0, 1.0].
 * It is implementation dependent whether the positive maximum of 1.0 is included
 * in the interval. Values outside of the nominal range are clamped before
 * sending to the endpoint device. Beware that
 * the handling of NaN is undefined; subnormals may be treated as zero; and
 * infinities are generally clamped just like other values for <code>AudioTrack</code>
 * &ndash; try to avoid infinities because they can easily generate a NaN.
 * <br>
 * To achieve higher audio bit depth than a signed 16 bit integer short,
 * it is recommended to use <code>ENCODING_PCM_FLOAT</code> for audio capture, processing,
 * and playback.
 * Floats are efficiently manipulated by modern CPUs,
 * have greater precision than 24 bit signed integers,
 * and have greater dynamic range than 32 bit signed integers.
 * <code>AudioRecord</code> as of API {@link android.os.Build.VERSION_CODES#MNC} and
 * <code>AudioTrack</code> as of API {@link android.os.Build.VERSION_CODES#LOLLIPOP}
 * support <code>ENCODING_PCM_FLOAT</code>.
 * </li>
 * </ul>
 * <p>For compressed audio, the encoding specifies the method of compression,
 * for example {@link #ENCODING_AC3} and {@link #ENCODING_DTS}. The compressed
 * audio data is typically stored as bytes in
 * a byte array or ByteBuffer. When a compressed audio encoding is specified
 * for an <code>AudioTrack</code>, it creates a direct (non-mixed) track
 * for output to an endpoint (such as HDMI) capable of decoding the compressed audio.
 * For (most) other endpoints, which are not capable of decoding such compressed audio,
 * you will need to decode the data first, typically by creating a {@link MediaCodec}.
 * Alternatively, one may use {@link MediaPlayer} for playback of compressed
 * audio files or streams.
 * <p>When compressed audio is sent out through a direct <code>AudioTrack</code>,
 * it need not be written in exact multiples of the audio access unit;
 * this differs from <code>MediaCodec</code> input buffers.
 *
 *
 * <h4 id="channelMask">Channel mask</h4>
 * <h4 id="channelMask">Channel mask</h4>
 * <p>Channel masks are used in <code>AudioTrack</code> and <code>AudioRecord</code> to describe
 * <p>Channel masks are used in <code>AudioTrack</code> and <code>AudioRecord</code> to describe
@@ -127,6 +192,22 @@ import java.util.Arrays;
 *  about position it corresponds to, in which case the channel index mask is <code>0xC</code>.
 *  about position it corresponds to, in which case the channel index mask is <code>0xC</code>.
 *  Multichannel <code>AudioRecord</code> sessions should use channel index masks.
 *  Multichannel <code>AudioRecord</code> sessions should use channel index masks.
 * </ul>
 * </ul>
 * <h4 id="audioFrame">Audio Frame</h4>
 * <p>For linear PCM, an audio frame consists of a set of samples captured at the same time,
 * whose count and
 * channel association are given by the <a href="#channelMask">channel mask</a>,
 * and whose sample contents are specified by the <a href="#encoding">encoding</a>.
 * For example, a stereo 16 bit PCM frame consists of
 * two 16 bit linear PCM samples, with a frame size of 4 bytes.
 * For compressed audio, an audio frame may alternately
 * refer to an access unit of compressed data bytes that is logically grouped together for
 * decoding and bitstream access (e.g. {@link MediaCodec}),
 * or a single byte of compressed data (e.g. {@link AudioTrack#getBufferSizeInFrames()
 * AudioTrack.getBufferSizeInFrames()}),
 * or the linear PCM frame result from decoding the compressed data
 * (e.g.{@link AudioTrack#getPlaybackHeadPosition()
 * AudioTrack.getPlaybackHeadPosition()}),
 * depending on the context where audio frame is used.
 */
 */
public class AudioFormat {
public class AudioFormat {