Definitions

This section defines some terms that are specific to NvSciSync operations to NvMedia.

  • Frame: The smallest unit of data that a hardware engine acceleration API can operate on.
  • SOF Fence: Start of frame fence, a fence whose expiry indicates the start of engine processing.
  • EOF Fence: End of frame fence, a fence whose expiry indicates that processing is complete and an output frame is ready to be used.
  • PRE Fence: A fence on which the start of engine processing is blocked until the expiry of the fence.