mux: detect forced PGS subtitles from the stream

Flag a PGS subtitle track FlagForced when it displays subtitles and every
one carries the HDMV forced_on_flag (a dedicated forced/narrative track),
independent of the disc's vendor label metadata. The track header
reserves a FlagForced byte up front and it is promoted at finish() from
the accumulated display-set state. Only ever promotes — a track already
forced from the playlist metadata is never demoted.
This commit is contained in:
Matthew Jackson
2026-07-19 13:42:48 -07:00
parent 5ecfe7c69a
commit 98f3dc513f
2 changed files with 247 additions and 5 deletions
+186 -5
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@@ -672,6 +672,14 @@ pub struct MkvMuxer<W: Write + Seek> {
/// (to patch in place) and the IFO-claimed count (to warn on disagreement);
/// `corrected` flips once patched so we only act on the first frame.
ac3_channel_fixups: std::collections::HashMap<usize, Ac3ChannelFixup>,
/// Deferred PGS forced-subtitle detection. A PGS subtitle track reserves a
/// 1-byte `FlagForced` value up-front; as its display sets are written, the
/// track is judged forced iff it displayed at least one subtitle and EVERY
/// display set carried the HDMV `forced_on_flag` (a dedicated forced/narrative
/// track). At `finish()` the reserved byte is promoted to 1 for such tracks —
/// so forced subs are flagged even on discs without vendor label metadata.
/// Only ever promotes (0→1); a scan/vendor forced flag is never demoted.
pgs_forced_fixups: std::collections::HashMap<usize, PgsForcedFixup>,
/// `--log-level 3` opening-frame capture: the first ~100 coded frames per
/// track are written (raw) to a `<output>.opening.bin` side file with a
/// per-frame summary logged, so an opening-GOP / menu / mid-GOP-open issue is
@@ -692,6 +700,18 @@ struct Ac3ChannelFixup {
corrected: bool,
}
/// Deferred PGS forced-subtitle detection state for one PGS subtitle track.
struct PgsForcedFixup {
/// Absolute file offset of the 1-byte `FlagForced` value in the Tracks element.
value_offset: u64,
/// Whether the track has displayed at least one subtitle (a display PCS).
has_display: bool,
/// Whether EVERY display set so far carried the forced_on_flag. Starts true;
/// cleared by the first non-forced display set. With `has_display`, a value of
/// true at `finish()` means the whole track is forced narrative.
all_forced: bool,
}
/// TimestampScale: nanoseconds per Matroska timestamp tick. 0.1 ms (100_000 ns).
///
/// The classic 1 ms scale truncates two distinct cadences onto the same tick:
@@ -917,6 +937,8 @@ impl<W: Write + Seek> MkvMuxer<W> {
let mut track_uids: Vec<u64> = Vec::with_capacity(tracks.len());
let mut ac3_channel_fixups: std::collections::HashMap<usize, Ac3ChannelFixup> =
std::collections::HashMap::new();
let mut pgs_forced_fixups: std::collections::HashMap<usize, PgsForcedFixup> =
std::collections::HashMap::new();
// Per track: whether it emitted a conforming `mvcC` BlockAdditionMapping.
// Filled below from the SAME built record that drives the CodecPrivate
// mvcC extension, so the three MVC signals never diverge.
@@ -948,7 +970,25 @@ impl<W: Write + Seek> MkvMuxer<W> {
if !track.is_default {
ebml::write_uint(&mut writer, ebml::FLAG_DEFAULT, 0)?;
}
if track.is_forced {
if track.track_type == ebml::TRACK_TYPE_SUBTITLE && track.codec_id == ebml::CODEC_PGS {
// Reserve a 1-byte FlagForced (initial value = the scan/vendor
// flag) and record its offset, so PGS content can promote it to 1
// at finish() if the track proves to be forced narrative. Written
// explicitly (ID + size + value) so the value is a single,
// in-place-patchable byte — same idiom as the Channels fixup.
ebml::write_id(&mut writer, ebml::FLAG_FORCED)?;
ebml::write_size(&mut writer, 1)?;
let value_offset = writer.stream_position()?;
writer.write_all(&[track.is_forced as u8])?;
pgs_forced_fixups.insert(
i,
PgsForcedFixup {
value_offset,
has_display: false,
all_forced: true,
},
);
} else if track.is_forced {
ebml::write_uint(&mut writer, ebml::FLAG_FORCED, 1)?;
}
@@ -1203,6 +1243,7 @@ impl<W: Write + Seek> MkvMuxer<W> {
max_block_ticks: 0,
last_video_keyframe_ticks: None,
ac3_channel_fixups,
pgs_forced_fixups,
opening_capture: None,
})
}
@@ -1514,6 +1555,17 @@ impl<W: Write + Seek> MkvMuxer<W> {
}
}
// Accumulate PGS forced-subtitle state: a display set marks the track as
// having shown a subtitle, and clears `all_forced` the moment a
// non-forced set appears. `finish()` promotes FlagForced only for a track
// that displayed subtitles and had every one forced.
if let Some(fixup) = self.pgs_forced_fixups.get_mut(&track_idx) {
if let Some(forced) = super::codec::pgs::display_set_is_forced(data) {
fixup.has_display = true;
fixup.all_forced &= forced;
}
}
Ok(())
}
@@ -1546,6 +1598,26 @@ impl<W: Write + Seek> MkvMuxer<W> {
// Close final cluster
self.end_cluster()?;
// Promote FlagForced for PGS subtitle tracks that proved to be forced
// narrative (displayed subtitles, every one forced). In-place single-byte
// rewrite of the reserved value, then restore the append position for the
// Cues that follow. Only promotes (0→1); a track already forced from the
// scan/vendor flag stays forced.
let forced_offsets: Vec<u64> = self
.pgs_forced_fixups
.values()
.filter(|f| f.has_display && f.all_forced)
.map(|f| f.value_offset)
.collect();
if !forced_offsets.is_empty() {
let here = self.writer.stream_position()?;
for off in forced_offsets {
self.writer.seek(std::io::SeekFrom::Start(off))?;
self.writer.write_all(&[1u8])?;
}
self.writer.seek(std::io::SeekFrom::Start(here))?;
}
// Write Cues
let cues_start = self.writer.stream_position()?;
let cues_offset = cues_start - self.segment_start;
@@ -2600,13 +2672,122 @@ mod tests {
let muxer = MkvMuxer::new(buf, &tracks, None, 60.0, &[]).unwrap();
let data = muxer.writer.into_inner();
// FlagForced should NOT be written for non-forced tracks
assert!(
find_id(&data, ebml::FLAG_FORCED).is_none(),
"FlagForced element should not be present for non-forced subtitle"
// A PGS subtitle track now RESERVES a FlagForced element (so PGS content
// can promote it later), but for a non-forced track its value is 0. The
// value byte sits after the 2-byte ID (0x55AA) + 1-byte size.
let pos =
find_id(&data, ebml::FLAG_FORCED).expect("PGS subtitle reserves a FlagForced element");
assert_eq!(
data[pos + 3],
0,
"reserved FlagForced value must be 0 for a non-forced subtitle"
);
}
/// A PGS display-set PES block (PCS) with one composition object, whose
/// forced_on_flag is set per `forced`.
#[cfg(test)]
fn pgs_display_set(forced: bool) -> Vec<u8> {
let mut pcs = vec![0u8; 18];
pcs[0] = 0x16; // segment type PCS
pcs[13] = 1; // number_of_composition_objects
pcs[17] = if forced { 0x40 } else { 0x00 }; // first object flags
pcs
}
#[test]
fn mkv_pgs_forced_promoted_when_all_display_sets_forced() {
// End-to-end: a PGS subtitle track whose every display set is forced is
// promoted to FlagForced=1 at finish(), even though the scan flag was
// false (no vendor metadata).
use crate::disc::SubtitleStream;
use std::sync::{Arc, Mutex};
let shared = Arc::new(Mutex::new(Cursor::new(Vec::new())));
let sub = MkvTrack::subtitle(&SubtitleStream {
pid: 0x1200,
codec: Codec::Pgs,
language: "eng".into(),
forced: false,
qualifier: crate::disc::LabelQualifier::None,
codec_data: None,
});
let tracks = [make_video_track(), sub];
let mut muxer =
MkvMuxer::new(SharedWriter(shared.clone()), &tracks, None, 60.0, &[]).unwrap();
muxer
.write_frame(0, 0, true, &[0u8; 16], Some(40_000_000), None)
.unwrap(); // video keyframe opens a cluster
muxer
.write_frame(
1,
1_000_000,
true,
&pgs_display_set(true),
Some(2_000_000),
None,
)
.unwrap();
muxer.finish().unwrap();
let data = shared.lock().unwrap().clone().into_inner();
let pos = find_id(&data, ebml::FLAG_FORCED).expect("reserved FlagForced");
assert_eq!(
data[pos + 3],
1,
"all-forced PGS track promoted to FlagForced=1"
);
}
#[test]
fn mkv_pgs_not_promoted_when_a_display_set_is_not_forced() {
// A track with ANY non-forced display set is a full track, not forced
// narrative — FlagForced stays 0.
use crate::disc::SubtitleStream;
use std::sync::{Arc, Mutex};
let shared = Arc::new(Mutex::new(Cursor::new(Vec::new())));
let sub = MkvTrack::subtitle(&SubtitleStream {
pid: 0x1200,
codec: Codec::Pgs,
language: "eng".into(),
forced: false,
qualifier: crate::disc::LabelQualifier::None,
codec_data: None,
});
let tracks = [make_video_track(), sub];
let mut muxer =
MkvMuxer::new(SharedWriter(shared.clone()), &tracks, None, 60.0, &[]).unwrap();
muxer
.write_frame(0, 0, true, &[0u8; 16], Some(40_000_000), None)
.unwrap();
muxer
.write_frame(
1,
1_000_000,
true,
&pgs_display_set(true),
Some(2_000_000),
None,
)
.unwrap();
muxer
.write_frame(
1,
3_000_000,
true,
&pgs_display_set(false),
Some(4_000_000),
None,
)
.unwrap(); // a normal (non-forced) subtitle → not a forced track
muxer.finish().unwrap();
let data = shared.lock().unwrap().clone().into_inner();
let pos = find_id(&data, ebml::FLAG_FORCED).expect("reserved FlagForced");
assert_eq!(data[pos + 3], 0, "mixed PGS track stays FlagForced=0");
}
// ============================================================
// Seekability tests: SeekHead, keyframe-aligned clusters, Cues
// ============================================================