* 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
* refactor(dataset): split reader and writer
* chore(dataset): remove proxys
* refactor(dataset): better reader & writer encapsulation
* refactor(datasets): clean API + reduce leaky implementations
* refactor(dataset): API cleaning for writer, reader and meta
* refactor(dataset): expose writer & reader + other minor improvements
* refactor(dataset): improve teardown routine
* refactor(dataset): add hf_dataset property at the facade level
* chore(dataset): add init for datasset module
* docs(dataset): add docstrings for public API of the dataset classes
* tests(dataset): add tests for new classes
* fix(dataset): remove circular dependecy
Caroline Pascal