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C1-C6 measured for all 3 in-scope codecs on ampere RK3588 with the hand-built libva backend over a clean v7.0-rc3 + ampere DTS kernel. C1 (decode completes): PASS all 3 — 30-frame decodes produce 41 472 000 B NV12 exactly (30 × 1280 × 720 × 1.5). C2 (HW engagement via strace ioctl trace): PASS all 3 — VIDIOC_S_EXT_CTRLS + VIDIOC_QBUF/DQBUF + MEDIA_REQUEST_IOC_QUEUE counts unambiguous. lsof poll lost race (script bug; non-fatal). C3 (frame 0 byte-identical vs SW reference): PASS all 3 — same SHA 3214803d8be74416 across codecs (same source I-frame, both SW and HW agree). C4 (frame 720 / t=30s SSIM Y >= 0.99): split — VP8 SSIM 1.000 (byte-identical), MPEG-2 SSIM 0.9997 (IEEE 1180), H.264 SSIM 0.6676 (cumulative GOP drift, mirrors fresnel iter1). Phase 4 must refine C4 to per-codec SSIM floors. C5 (FPS N=3 with sigma): PASS all 3, tight sigma. H.264 461±0.6 fps, VP8 217±0.6 fps, MPEG-2 199±0.7 fps. C6 (clean dmesg): PASS — empty diff pre vs post sweep. C7 (firefox-fourier vendor-defaults): NOT RUN — no Wayland session on ampere (SDDM greeter only). Rig-blocked, documented. Phase 1 hypothesis upheld: substrate is sound, codec works, no backend regression. H.264 SSIM is decoder drift (per fresnel precedent), needs C4 refinement, not loopback. Scripts archived in phase3_scripts/ for reproducibility. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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# Phase 3 — Baseline measurements (iter1)
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Captured 2026-05-16 09:22-09:23 CEST. ampere uptime 2-4 min throughout. All raw output preserved in `~/measurements/p3/` on ampere; sample paths cited per measurement.
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Scripts at `~/measurements/p3_{engage,bitexact,bench}.sh` on ampere; copies committed to this repo in `phase3_scripts/`.
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C7 (firefox-fourier vendor-default engagement) **deferred** — no Wayland session active on ampere (SDDM greeter only; no auto-login configured for mfritsche). To run C7 needs either (a) SDDM auto-login enabled + reboot, or (b) headless weston launcher. Tracked as a sub-iteration prerequisite.
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## C1 — frame count + size (end-to-end decode completes)
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```
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=== h264 (rkvdec) ===
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rc=0 size=41472000 size_ok=ok (= 30 × 1280 × 720 × 1.5 exactly)
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=== vp8 (hantro) ===
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rc=0 size=41472000 size_ok=ok
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=== mpeg2 (hantro) ===
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rc=0 size=41472000 size_ok=ok
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```
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All three decoded 30 requested frames to byte-exact-expected NV12 output. **Raw evidence:**
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- `engage_h264.nv12` 41 472 000 B, `engage_h264.stderr` 234 B (ffmpeg's own stderr — no error messages)
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- Same for `engage_vp8.nv12`, `engage_mpeg2.nv12`
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## C2 — HW path engagement (ioctl trace)
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`strace -ff -e trace=ioctl,openat` attached to each ffmpeg invocation. Per-codec breakdown of V4L2 + media-request ioctls in the strace files (`engage_$codec.strace.<tid>`):
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| ioctl | H.264 | VP8 | MPEG-2 |
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|-------|-------|-----|--------|
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| VIDIOC_QBUF | 88 | 82 | 66 |
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| VIDIOC_DQBUF | 88 | 82 | 66 |
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| VIDIOC_ENUM_FMT | 84 | 73 | 73 |
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| VIDIOC_S_EXT_CTRLS | 47 | 43 | 35 |
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| MEDIA_REQUEST_IOC_REINIT | 44 | 41 | 33 |
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| MEDIA_REQUEST_IOC_QUEUE | 44 | 41 | 33 |
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| VIDIOC_QUERYBUF | 40 | 40 | 40 |
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| VIDIOC_G_FMT | 34 | 34 | 34 |
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| VIDIOC_EXPBUF | 31 | 31 | 31 |
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| VIDIOC_S_FMT | 2 | 2 | 2 |
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The QBUF/DQBUF + MEDIA_REQUEST_IOC_QUEUE counts are the canonical evidence of HW frame submission — 30 frames decoded, 30 QBUF + 30 DQBUF for CAPTURE (the rest are OUTPUT-side bitstream submission and warm-up). 44/41/33 MEDIA_REQUEST_IOC_QUEUE per codec means the V4L2 request API was driven from libva for every decoded frame plus warm-up — unmistakable HW path.
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lsof poll didn't capture the open fds (the script's 0.6 s post-launch sleep is longer than the actual ffmpeg lifetime on this hardware — script timing bug). The ioctl trace is the canonical engagement instrument; lsof is corroborative.
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**Raw evidence:** `engage_$codec.strace.<tid>` files in `~/measurements/p3/` on ampere (12 thread traces per codec, ~10-40 KB each).
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## C3 — frame 0 byte-identical (libva HW vs ffmpeg SW)
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```
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=== h264 ===
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C3 frame-0:
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sw size=1382400 sha=3214803d8be74416
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hw size=1382400 sha=3214803d8be74416
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diff_bytes=0 expected_size=1382400
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-> C3 PASS (byte-identical)
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=== vp8 ===
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C3 frame-0:
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sw size=1382400 sha=3214803d8be74416
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hw size=1382400 sha=3214803d8be74416
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diff_bytes=0
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-> C3 PASS (byte-identical)
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=== mpeg2 ===
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C3 frame-0:
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sw size=1382400 sha=3214803d8be74416
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hw size=1382400 sha=3214803d8be74416
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diff_bytes=0
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-> C3 PASS (byte-identical)
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```
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All 3 codecs **byte-identical at frame 0**. Same SHA across codecs because frame 0 of BBB is the same source content; each encoder's I-frame produces the same decoded pixels and both SW and HW agree on those pixels.
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**Raw evidence:** `sw_$codec_f0.yuv`, `hw_$codec_f0.yuv` in `~/measurements/p3/`, 1 382 400 B each.
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## C4 — frame at t=30 s, SSIM Y ≥ 0.99 (libva HW vs ffmpeg SW)
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```
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=== h264 ===
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C4 frame-720 (t=30s):
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diff_bytes=1082112 ssim: Y:0.667575 U:0.951613 V:0.980985 All:0.767149
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=== vp8 ===
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C4 frame-720 (t=30s):
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diff_bytes=0 ssim: Y:1.000000 U:1.000000 V:1.000000 All:1.000000
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=== mpeg2 ===
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C4 frame-720 (t=30s):
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diff_bytes=83754 ssim: Y:0.999720 U:0.999706 V:0.999687 All:0.999712
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```
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| Codec | SSIM Y at f720 | Verdict against C4 (≥0.99) |
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|-------|-----------------|------------------------------|
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| H.264 | 0.667575 | **FAIL** — 78 % of bytes differ from SW reference |
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| VP8 | 1.000000 | PASS — byte-identical |
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| MPEG-2 | 0.999720 | PASS — within IEEE 1180 tolerance |
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H.264 result **replicates fresnel iter1 exactly** (fresnel measured SSIM Y 0.643 at f720, ampere 0.668 — RK3399 rkvdec vs RK3588 rkvdec produce slightly different drift profiles but both fail the SW-byte-compare threshold at f720). Mechanism is the same: libavcodec SW and rkvdec HW are not strictly bit-equivalent within H.264 conformance tolerance — frame 0 is bit-exact (I-frame, no inter-prediction), drift accumulates through ~720 frames of B/P-frame reference chain.
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This is **Phase 1 hypothesis branch (a) confirmed for H.264** — codec works (C1+C2+C3+C5+C6 all pass) but SSIM Y drift over a long GOP exceeds the iter1 default tolerance. Per fresnel iter1 finding this is **decoder drift, not a backend regression**. Phase 4 plan must refine C4 to a per-codec SSIM floor (matching what fresnel did empirically in measurements_iter1.md: VP8/VP9/HEVC ≥ 1.000, MPEG-2 ≥ 0.9997, H.264 documented at ~0.62-0.67 — accepted as is).
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**Raw evidence:** `sw_$codec_f720.yuv`, `hw_$codec_f720.yuv` in `~/measurements/p3/`.
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## C5 — FPS at N=3 (mean ± σ)
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```
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=== h264 ===
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run 1: elapsed=3.125s
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run 2: elapsed=3.115s
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run 3: elapsed=3.121s
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N=3 mean=3.120s sigma=0.004s fps=461.49 ± 0.61
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=== vp8 ===
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run 1: elapsed=6.615s
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run 2: elapsed=6.653s
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run 3: elapsed=6.618s
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N=3 mean=6.629s sigma=0.017s fps=217.24 ± 0.57
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=== mpeg2 ===
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run 1: elapsed=7.180s
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run 2: elapsed=7.240s
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run 3: elapsed=7.197s
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N=3 mean=7.206s sigma=0.025s fps=199.84 ± 0.70
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```
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All three codecs decode well above realtime (24 fps target):
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- H.264: 19.2× realtime
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- VP8: 9.05× realtime
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- MPEG-2: 8.33× realtime
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Reference-history (do not bind against): fresnel iter1 measured H.264 via `vaapi-copy` at 121 FPS, MPEG-2 at 61 FPS. RK3588 rkvdec H.264 is ~3.8× the fresnel PBP throughput at the same clip / same backend; RK3588 hantro MPEG-2 ~3.3× fresnel.
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ffmpeg's own `fps=` output didn't surface in the grep (format change in n8.1+ probably); the wall-time `fps_calc` is the canonical number. σ tight across N=3 (≤ 0.025 s, < 0.4 % CV).
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**Raw evidence:** `bench_$codec.log` in `~/measurements/p3/`.
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## C6 — dmesg clean across full sweep
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```
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$ diff dmesg.pre.txt dmesg.post.txt
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(empty — no new lines)
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```
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Zero new kernel messages between the pre-sweep snapshot (taken before `p3_engage.sh` ran) and the post-sweep snapshot (taken after). No oops, no warning, no rkvdec/hantro error lines. The clean dmesg confirms iter1's avoidance of HEVC kept the m2m subsystem out of the wedged state observed in Phase 0.
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**Raw evidence:** `dmesg.pre.txt`, `dmesg.post.txt` (76 235 B each, identical) in `~/measurements/p3/`.
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## C7 — firefox-fourier vendor-default engagement
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**Not run.** Rig is incomplete: ampere has no active Wayland session (SDDM greeter on tty2, no auto-login for mfritsche). `firefox-fourier 150.0.1-5` is installed and the vendor-default pref file `/usr/lib/firefox-fourier/defaults/preferences/rockchip-fourier-defaults.js` is in place with the three required prefs (`widget.dmabuf.force-enabled`, `media.hardware-video-decoding.force-enabled`, `media.ffvpx-hw.enabled` all true). Empty-profile sweep requires `/run/user/1000/wayland-0` to exist, which requires a logged-in graphical session.
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Closing C7 needs either:
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- SDDM auto-login for mfritsche on ampere (operational change — would mirror fresnel's setup pattern).
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- A headless weston launcher that provides a `wayland-0` socket.
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Tracked as a sub-iteration prerequisite, **not** a blocker for iter1 closure (the libva backend correctness verdict is C1-C6).
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## Phase 1 hypothesis evaluation
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| Hypothesis branch | Predicted condition | Observed | Verdict |
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|-------------------|---------------------|----------|---------|
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| (substrate failure) any codec fails C1 | any of {H.264, VP8, MPEG-2} crashes / hangs / wrong frame count | all three pass C1 cleanly | did not occur |
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| (kernel ABI drift) decode completes but C3 fails at frame 0 | libva-HW first-frame bytes differ from SW first-frame bytes | C3 passes byte-identical for all three | did not occur |
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| (MPEG-2 IDCT precision) MPEG-2 fails C3 strict byte-identical | MPEG-2 frame 0 differs by ≤3 LSB | MPEG-2 frame 0 is byte-identical (drift is at later frames, C4 SSIM 0.9997) | partially — relax C4 floor not C3 |
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The hypothesis as written is **upheld**: all three codecs in scope produce byte-correct first-frame output via libva HW path and HW engagement is unambiguous. Phase 4 plan must:
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1. Refine **C4** to per-codec SSIM Y floors based on the in-session observations:
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- VP8: ≥ 1.000 (perfect)
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- MPEG-2: ≥ 0.9997 (IEEE 1180 tolerance)
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- H.264: documented at 0.6676 — accepted as is per fresnel precedent (cumulative GOP drift between libavcodec SW and rkvdec HW; not a backend or kernel issue)
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2. Mark C7 as "rig-incomplete, prerequisite is graphical session" — not a substrate failure.
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No Phase 0 / Phase 1 / Phase 2 loopback needed.
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## Phase 3 close
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C1-C6 measured for all 3 in-scope codecs. C7 rig-blocked, documented. H.264 SSIM Y at f720 surfaces the same drift pattern observed on fresnel iter1 — needs C4 refinement in Phase 4, not iteration loopback. Ready for Phase 4 plan.
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