Register name used to load filter: bssplit
This filter is not checked during graph resolution and needs explicit loading.
Filters of this class can connect to each-other.

This filter splits input stream by layers and sublayers

The filter supports AVC|H264, HEVC and VVC stream splitting and is pass-through for other codec types.

Splitting is based on temporalID value (start from 1) and layerID value (start from 0).
For AVC|H264, layerID is the dependency value, or quality value if svcqid is set.

Each input stream is filtered according to the ltid option as follows:

• no value set: input stream is split by layerID, i.e. each layer creates an output
• all: input stream is split by layerID and temporalID, i.e. each {layerID,temporalID} creates an output
• lID: input stream is split according to layer lID value, and temporalID is ignored
• .tID: input stream is split according to temporal sub-layer tID value and layerID is ignored
• lID.tID: input stream is split according to layer lID and sub-layer tID values

Note: A tID value of 0 in ltid is equivalent to value 1.

Multiple values can be given in ltid, in which case each value gives the maximum {layerID,temporalID} values for the current layer.
A few examples on an input with 2 layers each with 2 temporal sublayers:

• ltid=0.2: this will split the stream in:
  • one stream with {lID=0,tID=1} and {lID=0,tID=2} NAL units
  • one stream with all other layers/substreams
• ltid=0.1,1.1: this will split the stream in:
  • one stream with {lID=0,tID=1} NAL units
  • one stream with {lID=0,tID=2}, {lID=1,tID=1} NAL units
  • one stream with the rest {lID=0,tID=2}, {lID=1,tID=2} NAL units
• ltid=0.1,0.2: this will split the stream in:
  • one stream with {lID=0,tID=1} NAL units
  • one stream with {lID=0,tID=2} NAL units
  • one stream with the rest {lID=1,tID=1}, {lID=1,tID=2} NAL units

The filter can also be used on AVC and HEVC DolbyVision streams to split base stream and DV RPU/EL.

The filter does not create aggregator or extractor NAL units.

ltid (strl): temporal and layer ID of output streams
svcqid (bool, default: false): use qualityID instead of dependencyID for SVC splitting
sig_ltid (bool, default: false): signal maximum temporal (max_temporal_id) and layer ID (max_layer_id) of output streams (mostly used for debug)