modified code of io.read_video and io.read_video_timestamps to intepret pts values in seconds

test/test_io.py

@@ -145,6 +145,44 @@ def test_read_timestamps_from_packet(self):
 
             self.assertEqual(pts, expected_pts)
 
+    def test_read_video_pts_unit_sec(self):
+        with temp_video(10, 300, 300, 5, lossless=True) as (f_name, data):
+            lv, _, info = io.read_video(f_name, pts_unit='sec')
+
+            self.assertTrue(data.equal(lv))
+            self.assertEqual(info["video_fps"], 5)
+
+    def test_read_timestamps_pts_unit_sec(self):
+        with temp_video(10, 300, 300, 5) as (f_name, data):
+            pts, _ = io.read_video_timestamps(f_name, pts_unit='sec')
+
+            container = av.open(f_name)
+            stream = container.streams[0]
+            pts_step = int(round(float(1 / (stream.average_rate * stream.time_base))))
+            num_frames = int(round(float(stream.average_rate * stream.time_base * stream.duration)))
+            expected_pts = [i * pts_step * stream.time_base for i in range(num_frames)]
+
+            self.assertEqual(pts, expected_pts)
+
+    def test_read_partial_video_pts_unit_sec(self):
+        with temp_video(10, 300, 300, 5, lossless=True) as (f_name, data):
+            pts, _ = io.read_video_timestamps(f_name, pts_unit='sec')
+
+            for start in range(5):
+                for l in range(1, 4):
+                    lv, _, _ = io.read_video(f_name, pts[start], pts[start + l - 1], pts_unit='sec')
+                    s_data = data[start:(start + l)]
+                    self.assertEqual(len(lv), l)
+                    self.assertTrue(s_data.equal(lv))
+
+            container = av.open(f_name)
+            stream = container.streams[0]
+            lv, _, _ = io.read_video(f_name,
+                                     int(pts[4] * (1.0 / stream.time_base) + 1) * stream.time_base, pts[7],
+                                     pts_unit='sec')
+            self.assertEqual(len(lv), 4)
+            self.assertTrue(data[4:8].equal(lv))
+
     # TODO add tests for audio
 
 

torchvision/io/video.py

@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 import gc
 import torch
 import numpy as np
+import math
+import warnings
 
 try:
     import av
@@ -74,12 +76,20 @@ def write_video(filename, video_array, fps, video_codec='libx264', options=None)
     container.close()
 
 
-def _read_from_stream(container, start_offset, end_offset, stream, stream_name):
+def _read_from_stream(container, start_offset, end_offset, pts_unit, stream, stream_name):
     global _CALLED_TIMES, _GC_COLLECTION_INTERVAL
     _CALLED_TIMES += 1
     if _CALLED_TIMES % _GC_COLLECTION_INTERVAL == _GC_COLLECTION_INTERVAL - 1:
         gc.collect()
 
+    if pts_unit == 'sec':
+        start_offset = int(math.floor(start_offset * (1 / stream.time_base)))
+        if end_offset != float("inf"):
+            end_offset = int(math.ceil(end_offset * (1 / stream.time_base)))
+    else:
+        warnings.warn("The pts_unit 'pts' gives wrong results and will be removed in a " +
+                      "follow-up version. Please use pts_unit 'sec'.")
+
     frames = {}
     should_buffer = False
     max_buffer_size = 5
@@ -145,7 +155,7 @@ def _align_audio_frames(aframes, audio_frames, ref_start, ref_end):
     return aframes[:, s_idx:e_idx]
 
 
-def read_video(filename, start_pts=0, end_pts=None):
+def read_video(filename, start_pts=0, end_pts=None, pts_unit='pts'):
     """
     Reads a video from a file, returning both the video frames as well as
     the audio frames
@@ -154,10 +164,14 @@ def read_video(filename, start_pts=0, end_pts=None):
     ----------
     filename : str
         path to the video file
-    start_pts : int, optional
+    start_pts : int if pts_unit = 'pts', optional
+        float / Fraction if pts_unit = 'sec', optional
         the start presentation time of the video
-    end_pts : int, optional
+    end_pts : int if pts_unit = 'pts', optional
+        float / Fraction if pts_unit = 'sec', optional
         the end presentation time
+    pts_unit : str, optional
+        unit in which start_pts and end_pts values will be interpreted, either 'pts' or 'sec'. Defaults to 'pts'.
 
     Returns
     -------
@@ -184,12 +198,12 @@ def read_video(filename, start_pts=0, end_pts=None):
 
     video_frames = []
     if container.streams.video:
-        video_frames = _read_from_stream(container, start_pts, end_pts,
+        video_frames = _read_from_stream(container, start_pts, end_pts, pts_unit,
                                          container.streams.video[0], {'video': 0})
         info["video_fps"] = float(container.streams.video[0].average_rate)
     audio_frames = []
     if container.streams.audio:
-        audio_frames = _read_from_stream(container, start_pts, end_pts,
+        audio_frames = _read_from_stream(container, start_pts, end_pts, pts_unit,
                                          container.streams.audio[0], {'audio': 0})
         info["audio_fps"] = container.streams.audio[0].rate
 
@@ -217,7 +231,7 @@ def _can_read_timestamps_from_packets(container):
     return False
 
 
-def read_video_timestamps(filename):
+def read_video_timestamps(filename, pts_unit='pts'):
     """
     List the video frames timestamps.
 
@@ -227,27 +241,35 @@ def read_video_timestamps(filename):
     ----------
     filename : str
         path to the video file
+    pts_unit : str, optional
+        unit in which timestamp values will be returned either 'pts' or 'sec'. Defaults to 'pts'.
 
     Returns
     -------
-    pts : List[int]
+    pts : List[int] if pts_unit = 'pts'
+        List[Fraction] if pts_unit = 'sec'
         presentation timestamps for each one of the frames in the video.
     video_fps : int
         the frame rate for the video
 
     """
     _check_av_available()
+
     container = av.open(filename, metadata_errors='ignore')
 
     video_frames = []
     video_fps = None
     if container.streams.video:
+        video_stream = container.streams.video[0]
+        video_time_base = video_stream.time_base
         if _can_read_timestamps_from_packets(container):
             # fast path
             video_frames = [x for x in container.demux(video=0) if x.pts is not None]
         else:
-            video_frames = _read_from_stream(container, 0, float("inf"),
-                                             container.streams.video[0], {'video': 0})
-        video_fps = float(container.streams.video[0].average_rate)
+            video_frames = _read_from_stream(container, 0, float("inf"), pts_unit,
+                                             video_stream, {'video': 0})
+        video_fps = float(video_stream.average_rate)
     container.close()
+    if pts_unit == 'sec':
+        return [x.pts * video_time_base for x in video_frames], video_fps
     return [x.pts for x in video_frames], video_fps