]> git.sesse.net Git - vlc/blobdiff - modules/misc/freetype.c
* src/video_output/vout_subpictures.c : New OSD channels
[vlc] / modules / misc / freetype.c
index 3b9fb54f6b43247766e01b27132dabdbb6de7b9b..1a2078307d4b9a4dd6f4336ffe285f069905319d 100644 (file)
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
  * freetype.c : Put text on the video, using freetype2
  *****************************************************************************
  * Copyright (C) 2002, 2003 VideoLAN
- * $Id: freetype.c,v 1.14 2003/07/26 18:54:20 titer Exp $
+ * $Id$
  *
  * Authors: Sigmund Augdal <sigmunau@idi.ntnu.no>
  *
 #include <stdlib.h>                                      /* malloc(), free() */
 #include <string.h>
 
+#ifdef HAVE_LINUX_LIMITS_H
+#   include <linux/limits.h>
+#endif
+
 #include <vlc/vlc.h>
 #include <vlc/vout.h>
 #include <osd.h>
 #include <math.h>
 
+#ifdef HAVE_ERRNO_H
+#   include <errno.h>
+#endif
+
 #include <ft2build.h>
 #include FT_FREETYPE_H
 #include FT_GLYPH_H
 #define DEFAULT_FONT "/System/Library/Fonts/LucidaGrande.dfont"
 #elif defined( SYS_BEOS )
 #define DEFAULT_FONT "/boot/beos/etc/fonts/ttfonts/Swiss721.ttf"
+#elif defined( WIN32 )
+#define DEFAULT_FONT "" /* Default font found at run-time */
 #else
-#define DEFAULT_FONT ""
+#define DEFAULT_FONT "/usr/share/fonts/truetype/freefont/FreeSerifBold.ttf"
 #endif
 
+#if defined(HAVE_ICONV)
+#include <iconv.h>
+#endif
+#if defined(HAVE_FRIBIDI)
+#include <fribidi/fribidi.h>
+#endif
+
+typedef struct line_desc_t line_desc_t;
+
 /*****************************************************************************
  * Local prototypes
  *****************************************************************************/
@@ -56,31 +75,53 @@ static void RenderI420( vout_thread_t *, picture_t *,
                         const subpicture_t * );
 static void RenderYUY2( vout_thread_t *, picture_t *,
                         const subpicture_t * );
-static int  AddText   ( vout_thread_t *, byte_t *, text_style_t *, int,
-                        int, int, mtime_t, mtime_t );
-static int  GetUnicodeCharFromUTF8( byte_t ** );
+static void RenderRV32( vout_thread_t *, picture_t *,
+                        const subpicture_t * );
+static subpicture_t *AddText ( vout_thread_t *, int, char *, text_style_t *,
+                               int, int, int, mtime_t, mtime_t );
+
 static void FreeString( subpicture_t * );
 
+#if !defined(HAVE_ICONV)
+static int  GetUnicodeCharFromUTF8( byte_t ** );
+#endif
+
+static line_desc_t *NewLine( byte_t * );
+
 /*****************************************************************************
  * Module descriptor
  *****************************************************************************/
 #define FONT_TEXT N_("Font")
-#define FONT_LONGTEXT N_("Filename of Font")
-#define FONTSIZE_TEXT N_("Font size")
-#define FONTSIZE_LONGTEXT N_("The size of the fonts used by the osd module" )
+#define FONT_LONGTEXT N_("Font filename")
+#define FONTSIZE_TEXT N_("Font size in pixels")
+#define FONTSIZE_LONGTEXT N_("The size of the fonts used by the osd module. " \
+    "If set to something different than 0 this option will override the " \
+    "relative font size " )
+#define FONTSIZER_TEXT N_("Font size")
+#define FONTSIZER_LONGTEXT N_("The size of the fonts used by the osd module" )
+
+static int   pi_sizes[] = { 20, 18, 16, 12, 6 };
+static char *ppsz_sizes_text[] = { N_("Smaller"), N_("Small"), N_("Normal"),
+                                   N_("Large"), N_("Larger") };
 
 vlc_module_begin();
-    add_category_hint( N_("Fonts"), NULL, VLC_FALSE );
-    add_file( "freetype-font", DEFAULT_FONT, NULL, FONT_TEXT, FONT_LONGTEXT, VLC_FALSE );
-    add_integer( "freetype-fontsize", 16, NULL, FONTSIZE_TEXT, FONTSIZE_LONGTEXT, VLC_FALSE );
     set_description( _("freetype2 font renderer") );
+
+    add_file( "freetype-font", DEFAULT_FONT, NULL, FONT_TEXT, FONT_LONGTEXT,
+              VLC_FALSE );
+    add_integer( "freetype-fontsize", 0, NULL, FONTSIZE_TEXT,
+                 FONTSIZE_LONGTEXT, VLC_TRUE );
+    add_integer( "freetype-rel-fontsize", 16, NULL, FONTSIZER_TEXT,
+                 FONTSIZER_LONGTEXT, VLC_FALSE );
+        change_integer_list( pi_sizes, ppsz_sizes_text, 0 );
+
     set_capability( "text renderer", 100 );
     add_shortcut( "text" );
     set_callbacks( Create, Destroy );
 vlc_module_end();
 
 /**
- * Private data in a aubpicture. Describes a string.
+ * Private data in a subpicture. Describes a string.
  */
 struct subpicture_sys_t
 {
@@ -91,14 +132,22 @@ struct subpicture_sys_t
     int            i_flags;
     /** The string associated with this subpicture */
     byte_t        *psz_text;
+    line_desc_t   *p_lines;
+};
+
+struct line_desc_t
+{
     /** NULL-terminated list of glyphs making the string */
-    FT_BitmapGlyph      *pp_glyphs;
+    FT_BitmapGlyph *pp_glyphs;
     /** list of relative positions for the glyphs */
-    FT_Vector     *p_glyph_pos;
+    FT_Vector      *p_glyph_pos;
+    int             i_height;
+    int             i_width;
+    line_desc_t    *p_next;
 };
 
 /*****************************************************************************
- * text_remderer_sys_t: freetype local data
+ * text_renderer_sys_t: freetype local data
  *****************************************************************************
  * This structure is part of the video output thread descriptor.
  * It describes the freetype specific properties of an output thread.
@@ -123,6 +172,7 @@ static int Create( vlc_object_t *p_this )
     vout_thread_t *p_vout = (vout_thread_t *)p_this;
     char *psz_fontfile;
     int i, i_error;
+    int i_fontsize = 0;
     double gamma_inv = 1.0f / gamma_value;
     vlc_value_t val;
 
@@ -142,6 +192,8 @@ static int Create( vlc_object_t *p_this )
     var_Create( p_vout, "freetype-font", VLC_VAR_STRING | VLC_VAR_DOINHERIT );
     var_Create( p_vout, "freetype-fontsize",
                 VLC_VAR_INTEGER | VLC_VAR_DOINHERIT );
+    var_Create( p_vout, "freetype-rel-fontsize",
+                VLC_VAR_INTEGER | VLC_VAR_DOINHERIT );
 
     /* Look what method was requested */
     var_Get( p_vout, "freetype-font", &val );
@@ -194,7 +246,7 @@ static int Create( vlc_object_t *p_this )
 
     i_error = FT_Select_Charmap( p_vout->p_text_renderer_data->p_face,
                                  ft_encoding_unicode );
-    if ( i_error )
+    if( i_error )
     {
         msg_Err( p_vout, "Font has no unicode translation table" );
         FT_Done_Face( p_vout->p_text_renderer_data->p_face );
@@ -205,12 +257,25 @@ static int Create( vlc_object_t *p_this )
 
     p_vout->p_text_renderer_data->i_use_kerning =
         FT_HAS_KERNING(p_vout->p_text_renderer_data->p_face);
+
     var_Get( p_vout, "freetype-fontsize", &val );
 
-    i_error = FT_Set_Pixel_Sizes( p_vout->p_text_renderer_data->p_face, 0, val.i_int );
+    if( val.i_int )
+    {
+        i_fontsize = val.i_int;
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        var_Get( p_vout, "freetype-rel-fontsize", &val );
+        i_fontsize = (int) p_vout->render.i_height / val.i_int;
+    }
+    msg_Dbg( p_vout, "Using fontsize: %i", i_fontsize);
+
+    i_error = FT_Set_Pixel_Sizes( p_vout->p_text_renderer_data->p_face, 0,
+                                  i_fontsize );
     if( i_error )
     {
-        msg_Err( p_vout, "couldn't set font size to %d", val.i_int );
+        msg_Err( p_vout, "couldn't set font size to %d", i_fontsize );
         free( p_vout->p_text_renderer_data );
         return VLC_EGENERIC;
     }
@@ -252,13 +317,12 @@ static void Render( vout_thread_t *p_vout, picture_t *p_pic,
         case VLC_FOURCC('R','V','1','6'):
             RenderRV16( p_vout, p_pic, p_subpic );
             break;
-
+#endif
         /* RV32 target, scaling */
         case VLC_FOURCC('R','V','2','4'):
         case VLC_FOURCC('R','V','3','2'):
             RenderRV32( p_vout, p_pic, p_subpic );
             break;
-#endif
         /* NVidia or BeOS overlay, no scaling */
         case VLC_FOURCC('Y','U','Y','2'):
             RenderYUY2( p_vout, p_pic, p_subpic );
@@ -274,94 +338,139 @@ static void Render( vout_thread_t *p_vout, picture_t *p_pic,
  * Draw a string on a i420 (or similar) picture
  */
 static void RenderI420( vout_thread_t *p_vout, picture_t *p_pic,
-                    const subpicture_t *p_subpic )
+                        const subpicture_t *p_subpic )
 {
     subpicture_sys_t *p_string = p_subpic->p_sys;
     int i_plane, x, y, pen_x, pen_y;
     unsigned int i;
+    line_desc_t *p_line;
 
-    for( i_plane = 0 ; i_plane < p_pic->i_planes ; i_plane++ )
+    for( p_line = p_subpic->p_sys->p_lines; p_line != NULL;
+         p_line = p_line->p_next )
     {
-        uint8_t *p_in;
-        int i_pitch = p_pic->p[i_plane].i_pitch;
-
-        p_in = p_pic->p[i_plane].p_pixels;
-
-        if ( i_plane == 0 )
+        for( i_plane = 0; i_plane < p_pic->i_planes; i_plane++ )
         {
-            if ( p_string->i_flags & OSD_ALIGN_BOTTOM )
-            {
-                pen_y = p_pic->p[i_plane].i_lines - p_string->i_height -
-                    p_string->i_y_margin;
-            }
-            else
-            {
-                pen_y = p_string->i_y_margin;
-            }
-            pen_y += p_vout->p_text_renderer_data->p_face->size->metrics.height / 100;
-            if ( p_string->i_flags & OSD_ALIGN_RIGHT )
-            {
-                pen_x = i_pitch - p_string->i_width
-                    - p_string->i_x_margin;
-            }
-            else
-            {
-                pen_x = p_string->i_x_margin;
-            }
+            uint8_t *p_in = p_pic->p[ i_plane ].p_pixels;
+            int i_pic_pitch = p_pic->p[ i_plane ].i_pitch;
+            int i_pic_width = p_pic->p[ i_plane ].i_visible_pitch;
 
-            for( i = 0; p_string->pp_glyphs[i] != NULL; i++ )
+            if( i_plane == 0 )
             {
-                if( p_string->pp_glyphs[i] )
+                if( p_string->i_flags & OSD_ALIGN_BOTTOM )
                 {
-                    FT_BitmapGlyph p_glyph = p_string->pp_glyphs[ i ];
-#define alpha p_vout->p_text_renderer_data->pi_gamma[ p_glyph->bitmap.buffer[ x + y * p_glyph->bitmap.width ] ]
-#define pixel p_in[ ( p_string->p_glyph_pos[ i ].y + pen_y + y - p_glyph->top ) * i_pitch+x + pen_x + p_string->p_glyph_pos[ i ].x + p_glyph->left ]
-                    for(y = 0; y < p_glyph->bitmap.rows; y++ )
+                    pen_y = p_pic->p[ i_plane ].i_lines - p_string->i_height -
+                        p_string->i_y_margin;
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    pen_y = p_string->i_y_margin;
+                }
+                pen_y += p_vout->p_text_renderer_data->p_face->size->metrics.ascender >> 6;
+
+                if( p_string->i_flags & OSD_ALIGN_RIGHT )
+                {
+                    pen_x = i_pic_width - p_line->i_width
+                        - p_string->i_x_margin;
+                }
+                else if( p_string->i_flags & OSD_ALIGN_LEFT )
+                {
+                    pen_x = p_string->i_x_margin;
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    pen_x = i_pic_width / 2 - p_line->i_width / 2
+                        + p_string->i_x_margin;
+                }
+
+                for( i = 0; p_line->pp_glyphs[i] != NULL; i++ )
+                {
+                    FT_BitmapGlyph p_glyph = p_line->pp_glyphs[ i ];
+                    int i_alpha_offset = -1;
+                    int i_offset = ( p_line->p_glyph_pos[ i ].y + pen_y -
+                                     p_glyph->top ) * i_pic_pitch +
+                                   p_line->p_glyph_pos[ i ].x + p_glyph->left;
+
+#define alpha p_vout->p_text_renderer_data->pi_gamma[ p_glyph->bitmap.buffer[ i_alpha_offset ] ]
+#define pixel p_in[ i_offset + x + pen_x ]
+
+                    for( y = 0; y < p_glyph->bitmap.rows; y++ )
                     {
                         for( x = 0; x < p_glyph->bitmap.width; x++ )
                         {
+                            i_alpha_offset++;
+                            if( alpha == 0 ) continue;
+
+                            pen_y--; i_offset -= i_pic_pitch;
+                            pixel = ( ( pixel * ( 255 - alpha ) ) >> 8 );
+                            pen_y++; i_offset += i_pic_pitch; pen_x--;
+                            pixel = ( ( pixel * ( 255 - alpha ) ) >> 8 );
+                            pen_x += 2;
+                            pixel = ( ( pixel * ( 255 - alpha ) ) >> 8 );
+                            pen_y++; i_offset += i_pic_pitch; pen_x--;
+                            pixel = ( ( pixel * ( 255 - alpha ) ) >> 8 );
+                            pen_y--; i_offset -= i_pic_pitch;
+                        }
+                        i_offset += i_pic_pitch;
+                    }
+
+                    i_alpha_offset = -1;
+                    i_offset = ( p_line->p_glyph_pos[ i ].y + pen_y -
+                                 p_glyph->top ) * i_pic_pitch +
+                               p_line->p_glyph_pos[ i ].x + p_glyph->left;
+                    for( y = 0; y < p_glyph->bitmap.rows; y++ )
+                    {
+                        for( x = 0; x < p_glyph->bitmap.width; x++ )
+                        {
+                            i_alpha_offset++;
+                            if( alpha == 0 ) continue;
+
                             pixel = ( ( pixel * ( 255 - alpha ) ) >> 8 ) +
                                 ( 255 * alpha >> 8 );
-#undef alpha
-#undef pixel
                         }
+                        i_offset += i_pic_pitch;
                     }
+#undef alpha
+#undef pixel
                 }
             }
-        }
-        else
-        {
-            if ( p_string->i_flags & OSD_ALIGN_BOTTOM )
-            {
-                pen_y = p_pic->p[i_plane].i_lines - ( p_string->i_height>>1) -
-                    (p_string->i_y_margin>>1);
-            }
-            else
-            {
-                pen_y = p_string->i_y_margin >> 1;
-            }
-            pen_y += p_vout->p_text_renderer_data->p_face->size->metrics.height / 200;
-            if ( p_string->i_flags & OSD_ALIGN_RIGHT )
-            {
-                pen_x = i_pitch - ( p_string->i_width >> 1 )
-                    - ( p_string->i_x_margin >> 1 );
-            }
             else
             {
-                pen_x = p_string->i_x_margin >> 1;
-            }
+                if ( p_string->i_flags & OSD_ALIGN_BOTTOM )
+                {
+                    pen_y = p_pic->p[i_plane].i_lines - (p_string->i_height>>1)
+                        - (p_string->i_y_margin>>1);
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    pen_y = p_string->i_y_margin >> 1;
+                }
+                pen_y += p_vout->p_text_renderer_data->p_face->size->metrics.ascender >> 7;
+                if ( p_string->i_flags & OSD_ALIGN_RIGHT )
+                {
+                    pen_x = i_pic_width - ( p_line->i_width >> 1 )
+                        - ( p_string->i_x_margin >> 1 );
+                }
+                else if ( p_string->i_flags & OSD_ALIGN_LEFT )
+                {
+                    pen_x = p_string->i_x_margin >> 1;
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    pen_x = i_pic_width / 2 - p_line->i_width / 4
+                        + p_string->i_x_margin / 2;
+                }
 
-            for( i = 0; p_string->pp_glyphs[i] != NULL; i++ )
-            {
-                if( p_string->pp_glyphs[i] )
+                for( i = 0; p_line->pp_glyphs[i] != NULL; i++ )
                 {
-                    FT_BitmapGlyph p_glyph = p_string->pp_glyphs[ i ];
+                    FT_BitmapGlyph p_glyph = p_line->pp_glyphs[ i ];
 #define alpha p_vout->p_text_renderer_data->pi_gamma[ p_glyph->bitmap.buffer[ ( x + y * p_glyph->bitmap.width ) ] ]
-#define pixel p_in[ ( (p_string->p_glyph_pos[ i ].y>>1) + pen_y + (y>>1) -  ( p_glyph->top >> 1 ) ) * i_pitch + ( x >> 1 ) + pen_x + ( p_string->p_glyph_pos[ i ].x >> 1 ) + ( p_glyph->left >>1) ]
+#define pixel p_in[ ( ( p_line->p_glyph_pos[ i ].y >> 1 ) + pen_y + ( y >> 1 ) -  ( p_glyph->top >> 1 ) ) * i_pic_pitch + ( x >> 1 ) + pen_x + ( p_line->p_glyph_pos[ i ].x >> 1 ) + ( p_glyph->left >>1) ]
                     for( y = 0; y < p_glyph->bitmap.rows; y+=2 )
                     {
                         for( x = 0; x < p_glyph->bitmap.width; x+=2 )
                         {
+                            if( alpha == 0 ) continue;
+
                             pixel = ( ( pixel * ( 0xFF - alpha ) ) >> 8 ) +
                                 ( 0x80 * alpha >> 8 );
 #undef alpha
@@ -383,72 +492,208 @@ static void RenderYUY2( vout_thread_t *p_vout, picture_t *p_pic,
     subpicture_sys_t *p_string = p_subpic->p_sys;
     int x, y, pen_x, pen_y;
     unsigned int i;
+    line_desc_t *p_line;
 
-    uint8_t *p_in;
-    int i_pitch = p_pic->p[0].i_pitch;
+    for( p_line = p_subpic->p_sys->p_lines; p_line != NULL;
+         p_line = p_line->p_next )
+    {
+        uint8_t *p_in;
+        int i_pic_pitch = p_pic->p[0].i_pitch;
+        int i_pic_width = p_pic->p[0].i_visible_pitch;
 
-    p_in = p_pic->p->p_pixels;
+        p_in = p_pic->p[0].p_pixels;
 
-    if ( p_string->i_flags & OSD_ALIGN_BOTTOM )
-    {
-        pen_y = p_pic->p->i_lines - p_string->i_height -
+        if ( p_string->i_flags & OSD_ALIGN_BOTTOM )
+        {
+            pen_y = p_pic->p[0].i_lines - p_string->i_height -
                 p_string->i_y_margin;
-    }
-    else
-    {
-        pen_y = p_string->i_y_margin;
-    }
-    pen_y += p_vout->p_text_renderer_data->p_face->size->metrics.height / 100;
-    if ( p_string->i_flags & OSD_ALIGN_RIGHT )
-    {
-        pen_x = i_pitch - p_string->i_width - p_string->i_x_margin;
-    }
-    else
-    {
-        pen_x = p_string->i_x_margin;
-    }
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            pen_y = p_string->i_y_margin;
+        }
+        pen_y += p_vout->p_text_renderer_data->p_face->size->metrics.ascender >> 6;
+        if ( p_string->i_flags & OSD_ALIGN_RIGHT )
+        {
+            pen_x = i_pic_width - p_line->i_width
+                - p_string->i_x_margin;
+        }
+        else if ( p_string->i_flags & OSD_ALIGN_LEFT )
+        {
+            pen_x = p_string->i_x_margin;
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            pen_x = i_pic_width / 2 /2 - p_line->i_width / 2 + p_string->i_x_margin;
+        }
 
-    /* TODO : set U & V bytes */
-    for( i = 0; p_string->pp_glyphs[i] != NULL; i++ )
-    {
-        if( p_string->pp_glyphs[i] )
+        for( i = 0; p_line->pp_glyphs[i] != NULL; i++ )
         {
-            FT_BitmapGlyph p_glyph = p_string->pp_glyphs[ i ];
+            FT_BitmapGlyph p_glyph = p_line->pp_glyphs[ i ];
 #define alpha p_vout->p_text_renderer_data->pi_gamma[ p_glyph->bitmap.buffer[ x + y * p_glyph->bitmap.width ] ]
-#define pixel p_in[ ( p_string->p_glyph_pos[ i ].y + pen_y + y - p_glyph->top ) * i_pitch + 2 * ( x + pen_x + p_string->p_glyph_pos[ i ].x + p_glyph->left ) ]
-            for( y = 0; y < p_glyph->bitmap.rows; y++ )
+#define pixel p_in[ ( p_line->p_glyph_pos[ i ].y + pen_y + y - p_glyph->top ) * i_pic_pitch + 2 * ( x + pen_x + p_line->p_glyph_pos[ i ].x + p_glyph->left ) ]
+            for(y = 0; y < p_glyph->bitmap.rows; y++ )
             {
                 for( x = 0; x < p_glyph->bitmap.width; x++ )
                 {
+                    if( alpha == 0 ) continue;
+
+                    pen_y--;
+                    pixel = ( ( pixel * ( 255 - alpha ) ) >> 8 );
+                    pen_y++; pen_x--;
+                    pixel = ( ( pixel * ( 255 - alpha ) ) >> 8 );
+                    pen_x += 2;
+                    pixel = ( ( pixel * ( 255 - alpha ) ) >> 8 );
+                    pen_y++; pen_x--;
+                    pixel = ( ( pixel * ( 255 - alpha ) ) >> 8 );
+                    pen_y--;
+                }
+            }
+            for(y = 0; y < p_glyph->bitmap.rows; y++ )
+            {
+                for( x = 0; x < p_glyph->bitmap.width; x++ )
+                {
+                    if( alpha == 0 ) continue;
+
                     pixel = ( ( pixel * ( 255 - alpha ) ) >> 8 ) +
-                            ( 255 * alpha >> 8 );
+                        ( 255 * alpha >> 8 );
+                }
+            }
 #undef alpha
 #undef pixel
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+/**
+ * Draw a string on a RV32 picture
+ */
+static void RenderRV32( vout_thread_t *p_vout, picture_t *p_pic,
+                    const subpicture_t *p_subpic )
+{
+    subpicture_sys_t *p_string = p_subpic->p_sys;
+    int i_plane, x, y, pen_x, pen_y;
+    unsigned int i;
+    line_desc_t *p_line;
+
+    i_plane = 0;
+
+    for( p_line = p_subpic->p_sys->p_lines; p_line != NULL; p_line = p_line->p_next )
+    {
+        uint8_t *p_in;
+        int i_pic_pitch = p_pic->p[ i_plane ].i_pitch;
+        int i_pic_width = p_pic->p[ i_plane ].i_visible_pitch;
+
+        p_in = p_pic->p[ i_plane ].p_pixels;
+
+        if ( p_string->i_flags & OSD_ALIGN_BOTTOM )
+        {
+            pen_y = p_pic->p[ i_plane ].i_lines - p_string->i_height -
+                p_string->i_y_margin;
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            pen_y = p_string->i_y_margin;
+        }
+        pen_y += p_vout->p_text_renderer_data->p_face->size->metrics.ascender >> 6;
+        if ( p_string->i_flags & OSD_ALIGN_RIGHT )
+        {
+            pen_x = i_pic_width - p_line->i_width
+                - p_string->i_x_margin;
+        }
+        else if ( p_string->i_flags & OSD_ALIGN_LEFT )
+        {
+            pen_x = p_string->i_x_margin;
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            pen_x = i_pic_width / 2 / 4 - p_line->i_width / 2
+                + p_string->i_x_margin;
+        }
+
+        for( i = 0; p_line->pp_glyphs[i] != NULL; i++ )
+        {
+            FT_BitmapGlyph p_glyph = p_line->pp_glyphs[ i ];
+#define alpha p_vout->p_text_renderer_data->pi_gamma[ p_glyph->bitmap.buffer[ x + y * p_glyph->bitmap.width ] ]
+#define pixel( c ) p_in[ ( p_line->p_glyph_pos[ i ].y + pen_y + y - p_glyph->top ) * i_pic_pitch + ( x + pen_x + p_line->p_glyph_pos[ i ].x + p_glyph->left ) * 4 + c ]
+            for(y = 0; y < p_glyph->bitmap.rows; y++ )
+            {
+                for( x = 0; x < p_glyph->bitmap.width; x++ )
+                {
+                    if( alpha == 0 ) continue;
+
+                    pen_y--;
+                    pixel( 0 ) = ( ( pixel( 0 ) * ( 255 - alpha ) ) >> 8 );
+                    pixel( 1 ) = ( ( pixel( 1 ) * ( 255 - alpha ) ) >> 8 );
+                    pixel( 2 ) = ( ( pixel( 2 ) * ( 255 - alpha ) ) >> 8 );
+                    pen_y++; pen_x--;
+                    pixel( 0 ) = ( ( pixel( 0 ) * ( 255 - alpha ) ) >> 8 );
+                    pixel( 1 ) = ( ( pixel( 1 ) * ( 255 - alpha ) ) >> 8 );
+                    pixel( 2 ) = ( ( pixel( 2 ) * ( 255 - alpha ) ) >> 8 );
+                    pen_x += 2;
+                    pixel( 0 ) = ( ( pixel( 0 ) * ( 255 - alpha ) ) >> 8 );
+                    pixel( 1 ) = ( ( pixel( 1 ) * ( 255 - alpha ) ) >> 8 );
+                    pixel( 2 ) = ( ( pixel( 2 ) * ( 255 - alpha ) ) >> 8 );
+                    pen_y++; pen_x--;
+                    pixel( 0 ) = ( ( pixel( 0 ) * ( 255 - alpha ) ) >> 8 );
+                    pixel( 1 ) = ( ( pixel( 1 ) * ( 255 - alpha ) ) >> 8 );
+                    pixel( 2 ) = ( ( pixel( 2 ) * ( 255 - alpha ) ) >> 8 );
+                    pen_y--;
+                }
+            }
+            for(y = 0; y < p_glyph->bitmap.rows; y++ )
+            {
+                for( x = 0; x < p_glyph->bitmap.width; x++ )
+                {
+                    if( alpha == 0 ) continue;
+
+                    pixel( 0 ) = ( ( pixel( 0 ) * ( 255 - alpha ) ) >> 8 ) +
+                        ( 255 * alpha >> 8 );
+                    pixel( 1 ) = ( ( pixel( 1 ) * ( 255 - alpha ) ) >> 8 ) +
+                        ( 255 * alpha >> 8 );
+                    pixel( 2 ) = ( ( pixel( 2 ) * ( 255 - alpha ) ) >> 8 ) +
+                        ( 255 * alpha >> 8 );
                 }
             }
+#undef alpha
+#undef pixel
         }
     }
 }
 
-
 /**
  * This function receives a string and creates a subpicture for it. It
  * also calculates the size needed for this string, and renders the
  * needed glyphs into memory. It is used as pf_add_string callback in
  * the vout method by this module
  */
-static int AddText ( vout_thread_t *p_vout, byte_t *psz_string,
-                     text_style_t *p_style, int i_flags, int i_hmargin,
-                     int i_vmargin, mtime_t i_start, mtime_t i_stop )
+static subpicture_t *AddText ( vout_thread_t *p_vout, int i_channel,
+                     char *psz_string, text_style_t *p_style, int i_flags,
+                     int i_hmargin, int i_vmargin, mtime_t i_start,
+                     mtime_t i_stop )
 {
     subpicture_sys_t *p_string;
-    int i, i_pen_y, i_pen_x, i_error, i_glyph_index, i_previous, i_char;
+    int i, i_pen_y, i_pen_x, i_error, i_glyph_index, i_previous;
     subpicture_t *p_subpic;
+    line_desc_t  *p_line,  *p_next;
+    uint32_t *p_unicode_string, i_char;
+    int i_string_length;
+
+#if defined(HAVE_ICONV)
+    iconv_t iconv_handle;
+#endif
+
     FT_BBox line;
     FT_BBox glyph_size;
     FT_Vector result;
     FT_Glyph tmp_glyph;
 
+    /* Sanity check */
+    if ( !psz_string || !*psz_string )
+    {
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
     result.x = 0;
     result.y = 0;
     line.xMin = 0;
@@ -456,12 +701,17 @@ static int AddText ( vout_thread_t *p_vout, byte_t *psz_string,
     line.yMin = 0;
     line.yMax = 0;
 
+    p_line = 0;
+    p_string = 0;
+    p_subpic = 0;
+
     /* Create and initialize a subpicture */
-    p_subpic = vout_CreateSubPicture( p_vout, MEMORY_SUBPICTURE );
+    p_subpic = vout_CreateSubPicture( p_vout, i_channel, MEMORY_SUBPICTURE );
     if ( p_subpic == NULL )
     {
-        return VLC_EGENERIC;
+        return NULL;
     }
+    p_subpic->p_sys = 0;
     p_subpic->pf_render = Render;
     p_subpic->pf_destroy = FreeString;
     p_subpic->i_start = i_start;
@@ -479,57 +729,118 @@ static int AddText ( vout_thread_t *p_vout, byte_t *psz_string,
     p_string = malloc( sizeof(subpicture_sys_t) );
     if ( p_string == NULL )
     {
-        vout_DestroySubPicture( p_vout, p_subpic );
-        return VLC_ENOMEM;
+        msg_Err( p_vout, "Out of memory" );
+        goto error;
     }
     p_subpic->p_sys = p_string;
     p_string->i_flags = i_flags;
     p_string->i_x_margin = i_hmargin;
     p_string->i_y_margin = i_vmargin;
-
+    p_string->p_lines = 0;
     p_string->psz_text = strdup( psz_string );
-    p_string->pp_glyphs = malloc( sizeof(FT_GlyphSlot)
-                                  * ( strlen( p_string->psz_text ) + 1 ) );
-    if( p_string->pp_glyphs == NULL )
+
+#if defined(HAVE_ICONV)
+    p_unicode_string = malloc( ( strlen(psz_string) + 1 ) * sizeof(uint32_t) );
+    if( p_unicode_string == NULL )
     {
         msg_Err( p_vout, "Out of memory" );
-        return VLC_ENOMEM;
+        goto error;
     }
-    p_string->p_glyph_pos = malloc( sizeof( FT_Vector )
-                                  * strlen( p_string->psz_text ) );
-    if( p_string->p_glyph_pos == NULL )
+#if defined(WORDS_BIGENDIAN)
+    iconv_handle = iconv_open( "UCS-4BE", "UTF-8" );
+#else
+    iconv_handle = iconv_open( "UCS-4LE", "UTF-8" );
+#endif
+    if( iconv_handle == (iconv_t)-1 )
     {
-        msg_Err( p_vout, "Out of memory" );
-        return VLC_ENOMEM;
+        msg_Warn( p_vout, "Unable to do convertion" );
+        goto error;
     }
 
+    {
+        char *p_in_buffer, *p_out_buffer;
+        size_t i_in_bytes, i_out_bytes, i_out_bytes_left, i_ret;
+        i_in_bytes = strlen( psz_string );
+        i_out_bytes = i_in_bytes * sizeof( uint32_t );
+        i_out_bytes_left = i_out_bytes;
+        p_in_buffer = psz_string;
+        p_out_buffer = (char *)p_unicode_string;
+        i_ret = iconv( iconv_handle, &p_in_buffer, &i_in_bytes, &p_out_buffer, &i_out_bytes_left );
+        if( i_in_bytes )
+        {
+            msg_Warn( p_vout, "Failed to convert string to unicode (%s), bytes left %d", strerror(errno), i_in_bytes );
+            goto error;
+        }
+        *(uint32_t*)p_out_buffer = 0;
+        i_string_length = ( i_out_bytes - i_out_bytes_left ) / sizeof(uint32_t);
+    }
+
+#if defined(HAVE_FRIBIDI)
+    {
+        uint32_t *p_fribidi_string;
+        FriBidiCharType base_dir = FRIBIDI_TYPE_ON;
+        p_fribidi_string = malloc( ( i_string_length + 1 ) * sizeof(uint32_t) );
+        fribidi_log2vis( (FriBidiChar*)p_unicode_string, i_string_length,
+                         &base_dir, (FriBidiChar*)p_fribidi_string, NULL, NULL,
+                         NULL );
+        free( p_unicode_string );
+        p_unicode_string = p_fribidi_string;
+        p_fribidi_string[ i_string_length ] = 0;
+    }
+#endif
+#endif
+
     /* Calculate relative glyph positions and a bounding box for the
      * entire string */
+    p_line = NewLine( psz_string );
+    if( p_line == NULL )
+    {
+        msg_Err( p_vout, "Out of memory" );
+        goto error;
+    }
+    p_string->p_lines = p_line;
     i_pen_x = 0;
     i_pen_y = 0;
     i_previous = 0;
     i = 0;
-    while( *psz_string )
-    {
-        i_char = GetUnicodeCharFromUTF8( &psz_string );
+
 #define face p_vout->p_text_renderer_data->p_face
 #define glyph face->glyph
-        if ( i_char == 13 ) /* ignore CR chars wherever they may be */
+
+    while( *p_unicode_string )
+    {
+        i_char = *p_unicode_string++;
+        if ( i_char == '\r' ) /* ignore CR chars wherever they may be */
         {
             continue;
         }
+
         if ( i_char == '\n' )
         {
-            i_pen_x = 0;
+            p_next = NewLine( psz_string );
+            if( p_next == NULL )
+            {
+                msg_Err( p_vout, "Out of memory" );
+                goto error;
+            }
+            p_line->p_next = p_next;
+            p_line->i_width = line.xMax;
+            p_line->i_height = face->size->metrics.height >> 6;
+            p_line->pp_glyphs[ i ] = NULL;
+            p_line = p_next;
             result.x = __MAX( result.x, line.xMax );
-            result.y += face->size->metrics.height / 100;
+            result.y += face->size->metrics.height >> 6;
+            i_pen_x = 0;
             line.xMin = 0;
             line.xMax = 0;
             line.yMin = 0;
             line.yMax = 0;
-            i_pen_y += face->size->metrics.height / 100;
+            i_pen_y += face->size->metrics.height >> 6;
+            msg_Dbg( p_vout, "Creating new line, i is %d", i );
+            i = 0;
             continue;
         }
+
         i_glyph_index = FT_Get_Char_Index( face, i_char );
         if ( p_vout->p_text_renderer_data->i_use_kerning && i_glyph_index
             && i_previous )
@@ -540,30 +851,28 @@ static int AddText ( vout_thread_t *p_vout, byte_t *psz_string,
             i_pen_x += delta.x >> 6;
 
         }
-        p_string->p_glyph_pos[ i ].x = i_pen_x;
-        p_string->p_glyph_pos[ i ].y = i_pen_y;
+        p_line->p_glyph_pos[ i ].x = i_pen_x;
+        p_line->p_glyph_pos[ i ].y = i_pen_y;
         i_error = FT_Load_Glyph( face, i_glyph_index, FT_LOAD_DEFAULT );
         if ( i_error )
         {
             msg_Err( p_vout, "FT_Load_Glyph returned %d", i_error );
-            return VLC_EGENERIC;
+            goto error;
         }
         i_error = FT_Get_Glyph( glyph, &tmp_glyph );
         if ( i_error )
         {
             msg_Err( p_vout, "FT_Get_Glyph returned %d", i_error );
-            return VLC_EGENERIC;
+            goto error;
         }
         FT_Glyph_Get_CBox( tmp_glyph, ft_glyph_bbox_pixels, &glyph_size );
-        i_error = FT_Glyph_To_Bitmap( &tmp_glyph,
-                                      ft_render_mode_normal,
-                                      NULL,
-                                      1 );
+        i_error = FT_Glyph_To_Bitmap( &tmp_glyph, ft_render_mode_normal,
+                                      NULL, 1 );
         if ( i_error ) continue;
-        p_string->pp_glyphs[ i ] = (FT_BitmapGlyph)tmp_glyph;
+        p_line->pp_glyphs[ i ] = (FT_BitmapGlyph)tmp_glyph;
 
         /* Do rest */
-        line.xMax = p_string->p_glyph_pos[i].x + glyph_size.xMax - glyph_size.xMin;
+        line.xMax = p_line->p_glyph_pos[i].x + glyph_size.xMax - glyph_size.xMin;
         line.yMax = __MAX( line.yMax, glyph_size.yMax );
         line.yMin = __MIN( line.yMin, glyph_size.yMin );
 
@@ -571,34 +880,50 @@ static int AddText ( vout_thread_t *p_vout, byte_t *psz_string,
         i_pen_x += glyph->advance.x >> 6;
         i++;
     }
-    p_string->pp_glyphs[i] = NULL;
+    p_line->i_width = line.xMax;
+    p_line->i_height = face->size->metrics.height >> 6;
+    p_line->pp_glyphs[ i ] = NULL;
     result.x = __MAX( result.x, line.xMax );
     result.y += line.yMax - line.yMin;
     p_string->i_height = result.y;
     p_string->i_width = result.x;
-    msg_Dbg( p_vout, "string height is %d, width is %d",
-             p_string->i_height, p_string->i_width );
-    msg_Dbg( p_vout, "adding string \"%s\" at (%d,%d) start_date "I64Fd
-             " end_date" I64Fd, p_string->psz_text, p_string->i_x_margin,
-             p_string->i_y_margin, i_start, i_stop );
     vout_DisplaySubPicture( p_vout, p_subpic );
-    return VLC_SUCCESS;
+    return p_subpic;
+
+#undef face
+#undef glyph
+
+ error:
+    FreeString( p_subpic );
+    vout_DestroySubPicture( p_vout, p_subpic );
+    return NULL;
 }
 
 static void FreeString( subpicture_t *p_subpic )
 {
     unsigned int i;
     subpicture_sys_t *p_string = p_subpic->p_sys;
-    for ( i = 0; p_string->pp_glyphs[ i ] != NULL; i++ )
+    line_desc_t *p_line, *p_next;
+
+    if( p_subpic->p_sys == NULL ) return;
+
+    for( p_line = p_string->p_lines; p_line != NULL; p_line = p_next )
     {
-        FT_Done_Glyph( (FT_Glyph)p_string->pp_glyphs[ i ] );
+        p_next = p_line->p_next;
+        for( i = 0; p_line->pp_glyphs[ i ] != NULL; i++ )
+        {
+            FT_Done_Glyph( (FT_Glyph)p_line->pp_glyphs[ i ] );
+        }
+        free( p_line->pp_glyphs );
+        free( p_line->p_glyph_pos );
+        free( p_line );
     }
+
     free( p_string->psz_text );
-    free( p_string->p_glyph_pos );
-    free( p_string->pp_glyphs );
     free( p_string );
 }
 
+#if !defined( HAVE_ICONV )
 /* convert one or more utf8 bytes into a unicode character */
 static int GetUnicodeCharFromUTF8( byte_t **ppsz_utf8_string )
 {
@@ -642,3 +967,39 @@ static int GetUnicodeCharFromUTF8( byte_t **ppsz_utf8_string )
     (*ppsz_utf8_string)++;
     return i_char;
 }
+#endif
+
+static line_desc_t *NewLine( byte_t *psz_string )
+{
+    int i_count;
+    line_desc_t *p_line = malloc( sizeof(line_desc_t) );
+    if( !p_line )
+    {
+        return NULL;
+    }
+    p_line->i_height = 0;
+    p_line->i_width = 0;
+    p_line->p_next = NULL;
+
+    /* We don't use CountUtf8Characters() here because we are not acutally
+     * sure the string is utf8. Better be safe than sorry. */
+    i_count = strlen( psz_string );
+
+    p_line->pp_glyphs = malloc( sizeof(FT_BitmapGlyph)
+                                * ( i_count + 1 ) );
+    if( p_line->pp_glyphs == NULL )
+    {
+        free( p_line );
+        return NULL;
+    }
+    p_line->p_glyph_pos = malloc( sizeof( FT_Vector )
+                                  * i_count + 1 );
+    if( p_line->p_glyph_pos == NULL )
+    {
+        free( p_line->pp_glyphs );
+        free( p_line );
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    return p_line;
+}