feat(encoding parameters): adding support for user provided video encoding parameters (#3455)

* chore(video backend): renaming codec into video_backend in get_safe_default_video_backend()

* feat(pyav utils): adding suport for PyAV encoding parameters validation

* feat(VideoEncoderConfig): creating a VideoEncoderConfig to encapsulate encoding parameters

* feat(VideoEncoderConfig): propagating the VideoEncoderConfig in the codebase

* chore(docs): updating the docs

* feat(metadata): adding encoding parameters in dataset metadata

* fix(concatenation compatibility): adding compatibility check when concatenating video files

* feat(VideoEncoderConfig init): making VideoEncoderConfig more robust and adaptable to multiple backends

* feat(pyav checks): making pyav parameters checks more robust

* chore(duplicate): removing duplicate get_codec_options definition

* test(existing): adapting existing tests

* test(new): adding new tests for encoding related features

* chore(format): fixing formatting issues

* chore(PyAV): cleaning up PyAV utils and encoding parameters checks to stick to the minimun required tooling.

* chore(format): formatting code

* chore(doctrings): updating docstrings

* fix(camera_encoder_config): Removing camera_encoder_config from LeRobotDataset, as it's only required in LeRobotDatasetWriter.

* feat(default values): applying a consistent naming convention for default RGB cameras video encoder parameters

* fix(rollout): propagating VideoEncoderConfig to the latest recording modes

* chore(format): formatting code, fixing error messages and variable names

* fix(arguments order): reverting changes in arguments order in StreamingVideoEncoder

* chore(relative imports): switching to relative local imports within lerobot.datasets

* test(artifacts): cleaning up artifacts for the video encoding tests

* chore(docs): updating docs

* chore(fromat): formatting code

* fix(imports): refactoring the file architecture to avoid circular imports. VideoEncoderConfig is now defined in lerobot.configs and lazily imports av at runtime.

* fix(typos): fixing typos and small mistakes

* test(factories): updating factories

* feat(aggregate): updating dataset aggregation procedure. Encoding tuning paramters (crf, g,...) are ignored for validation and changed to None in the aggregated dataset if incompatible.

* docs(typos): fixing typos

* fix(deletion): reverting unwanted deletion

* fix(typos): fixing multiple typos

* feat(codec options): passing codec options to lerobot_edit_dataset episode deletion tool

* typo(typo): typo

* fix(typos): fixing remaining typos

* chore(rename): renaming camera_encoder_config to camera_encoder

* docs(clean): cleaning and formating docs

* docs(dataset): addind details about datasets

* chore(format): formatting code

* docs(warning): adding warning regarding encoding parameters modification

* fix(re-encoding): removing inconsistent re-encoding option in lerobot_edit_dataset

* typos(typos): typos

* chore(format): resolving prettier issues

* fix(h264_nvenc): fixing crf handling for h264_nvenc

* docs(clean): removing too technical parts of the docs

* fix(imports): fixing imports at the __init__ level

* fix(imports): fixing not very pretty imports in video config file

docs/source/using_dataset_tools.mdx

@@ -117,10 +117,10 @@ lerobot-edit-dataset \
     --repo_id lerobot/pusht_image \
     --operation.type convert_image_to_video \
     --operation.output_dir outputs/pusht_video \
-    --operation.vcodec libsvtav1 \
-    --operation.pix_fmt yuv420p \
-    --operation.g 2 \
-    --operation.crf 30
+    --operation.camera_encoder.vcodec libsvtav1 \
+    --operation.camera_encoder.pix_fmt yuv420p \
+    --operation.camera_encoder.g 2 \
+    --operation.camera_encoder.crf 30
 
 # Convert only specific episodes
 lerobot-edit-dataset \
@@ -147,11 +147,7 @@ lerobot-edit-dataset \
 **Parameters:**
 
 - `output_dir`: Custom output directory (optional - by default uses `new_repo_id` or `{repo_id}_video`)
-- `vcodec`: Video codec to use - options: `h264`, `hevc`, `libsvtav1` (default: `libsvtav1`)
-- `pix_fmt`: Pixel format - options: `yuv420p`, `yuv444p` (default: `yuv420p`)
-- `g`: Group of pictures (GOP) size - lower values give better quality but larger files (default: 2)
-- `crf`: Constant rate factor - lower values give better quality but larger files, 0 is lossless (default: 30)
-- `fast_decode`: Fast decode tuning option (default: 0)
+- `camera_encoder`: Video encoder settings — all sub-fields accessible via `--operation.camera_encoder.<field>. See [Video Encoding Parameters](./video_encoding_parameters) for more details.
 - `episode_indices`: List of specific episodes to convert (default: all episodes)
 - `num_workers`: Number of parallel workers for processing (default: 4)