v_frame

v_frame provides data structures and utilities for handling YUV video frames. Originally developed as part of the rav1e video encoder, v_frame has been extracted into a standalone crate for broader use across the Rust AV ecosystem.

Features

• Type-safe pixel handling: Generic Pixel trait supporting both 8-bit (u8) and high bit-depth (u16) video
• Support for common subsampling formats: YUV 4:2:0, 4:2:2, 4:4:4, and monochrome
• Performant API: Efficient row-based and pixel-based data access
• SIMD-friendly data alignment: Plane data is aligned to at least 64 bytes on most targets
• WebAssembly support: Works in both browser (wasm32-unknown-unknown) and WASI environments

Installation

Run cargo add v_frame or add this to your Cargo.toml:

[dependencies]
v_frame = "0.6"

The Pixel Trait

v_frame is built around a generic Pixel trait that abstracts the two possible underlying data types:

• u8 for 8-bit video
• u16 for high bit-depth video (9-16 bits)

The API prevents mismatches between declared bit depth and pixel type.

Usage

Creating a Frame

use v_frame::{frame::FrameBuilder, chroma::ChromaSubsampling};

// 10-bit 4K UHD frame
let frame = FrameBuilder::new(3840, 2160, ChromaSubsampling::Yuv420, 10)
    .build::<u16>()
    .unwrap();

Adding padding pixels

use v_frame::{frame::FrameBuilder, chroma::ChromaSubsampling};

let mut builder = FrameBuilder::new(1920, 1080, ChromaSubsampling::Yuv420, 8);

// Add 16 pixels of padding on all sides for block-based algorithms
builder.luma_padding_left(16);
builder.luma_padding_right(16);
builder.luma_padding_top(16);
builder.luma_padding_bottom(16);

let frame = builder.build::<u8>().unwrap();

Working with Plane Data

use v_frame::{frame::FrameBuilder, chroma::ChromaSubsampling};

let mut frame = FrameBuilder::new(640, 480, ChromaSubsampling::Yuv420, 8)
    .build::<u8>()
    .unwrap();

// Access a specific row
if let Some(row) = frame.y_plane.row_mut(10) {
    // Fill row with a value
    row.fill(128);
}

// Iterate over all pixels in the plane
for pixel_row in frame.y_plane.rows() {
    for &pixel in pixel_row {
        // Process each pixel
    }
}

WebAssembly Support

v_frame works in WebAssembly environments:

# Build for browser environments
cargo build --target wasm32-unknown-unknown

# Build for WASI
cargo build --target wasm32-wasip1

Documentation

• API Documentation
• Crates.io

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit pull requests or open issues for bugs and feature requests.

License

v_frame is licensed under the BSD 2-Clause License. See LICENSE for details.