static inline void MPV_motion_lowres(MpegEncContext *s,
                                     uint8_t *dest_y, uint8_t *dest_cb,
                                     uint8_t *dest_cr,
                                     int dir, uint8_t **ref_picture,
                                     h264_chroma_mc_func *pix_op)
{
    int mx, my;
    int mb_x, mb_y, i;
    const int lowres  = s->avctx->lowres;
    const int block_s = 8 >>lowres;

    mb_x = s->mb_x;
    mb_y = s->mb_y;

    switch (s->mv_type) {
    case MV_TYPE_16X16:
        mpeg_motion_lowres(s, dest_y, dest_cb, dest_cr,
                           0, 0, 0,
                           ref_picture, pix_op,
                           s->mv[dir][0][0], s->mv[dir][0][1],
                           2 * block_s, mb_y);
        break;
    case MV_TYPE_8X8:
        mx = 0;
        my = 0;
        for (i = 0; i < 4; i++) {
            hpel_motion_lowres(s, dest_y + ((i & 1) + (i >> 1) *
                               s->linesize) * block_s,
                               ref_picture[0], 0, 0,
                               (2 * mb_x + (i & 1)) * block_s,
                               (2 * mb_y + (i >> 1)) * block_s,
                               s->width, s->height, s->linesize,
                               s->h_edge_pos >> lowres, s->v_edge_pos >> lowres,
                               block_s, block_s, pix_op,
                               s->mv[dir][i][0], s->mv[dir][i][1]);

            mx += s->mv[dir][i][0];
            my += s->mv[dir][i][1];
        }

        if (!CONFIG_GRAY || !(s->avctx->flags & AV_CODEC_FLAG_GRAY))
            chroma_4mv_motion_lowres(s, dest_cb, dest_cr, ref_picture,
                                     pix_op, mx, my);
        break;
    case MV_TYPE_FIELD:
        if (s->picture_structure == PICT_FRAME) {
            /* top field */
            mpeg_motion_lowres(s, dest_y, dest_cb, dest_cr,
                               1, 0, s->field_select[dir][0],
                               ref_picture, pix_op,
                               s->mv[dir][0][0], s->mv[dir][0][1],
                               block_s, mb_y);
            /* bottom field */
            mpeg_motion_lowres(s, dest_y, dest_cb, dest_cr,
                               1, 1, s->field_select[dir][1],
                               ref_picture, pix_op,
                               s->mv[dir][1][0], s->mv[dir][1][1],
                               block_s, mb_y);
        } else {
            if (s->picture_structure != s->field_select[dir][0] + 1 &&
                s->pict_type != AV_PICTURE_TYPE_B && !s->first_field) {
                ref_picture = s->current_picture_ptr->f->data;

            }
            mpeg_motion_lowres(s, dest_y, dest_cb, dest_cr,
                               0, 0, s->field_select[dir][0],
                               ref_picture, pix_op,
                               s->mv[dir][0][0],
                               s->mv[dir][0][1], 2 * block_s, mb_y >> 1);
            }
        break;
    case MV_TYPE_16X8:
        for (i = 0; i < 2; i++) {
            uint8_t **ref2picture;

            if (s->picture_structure == s->field_select[dir][i] + 1 ||
                s->pict_type == AV_PICTURE_TYPE_B || s->first_field) {
                ref2picture = ref_picture;
            } else {
                ref2picture = s->current_picture_ptr->f->data;
            }

            mpeg_motion_lowres(s, dest_y, dest_cb, dest_cr,
                               0, 0, s->field_select[dir][i],
                               ref2picture, pix_op,
                               s->mv[dir][i][0], s->mv[dir][i][1] +
                               2 * block_s * i, block_s, mb_y >> 1);

            dest_y  +=  2 * block_s *  s->linesize;
            dest_cb += (2 * block_s >> s->chroma_y_shift) * s->uvlinesize;
            dest_cr += (2 * block_s >> s->chroma_y_shift) * s->uvlinesize;
        }
        break;
    case MV_TYPE_DMV:
        if (s->picture_structure == PICT_FRAME) {
            for (i = 0; i < 2; i++) {
                int j;
                for (j = 0; j < 2; j++) {
                    mpeg_motion_lowres(s, dest_y, dest_cb, dest_cr,
                                       1, j, j ^ i,
                                       ref_picture, pix_op,
                                       s->mv[dir][2 * i + j][0],
                                       s->mv[dir][2 * i + j][1],
                                       block_s, mb_y);
                }
                pix_op = s->h264chroma.avg_h264_chroma_pixels_tab;
            }
        } else {
            for (i = 0; i < 2; i++) {
                mpeg_motion_lowres(s, dest_y, dest_cb, dest_cr,
                                   0, 0, s->picture_structure != i + 1,
                                   ref_picture, pix_op,
                                   s->mv[dir][2 * i][0],s->mv[dir][2 * i][1],
                                   2 * block_s, mb_y >> 1);

                pix_op = s->h264chroma.avg_h264_chroma_pixels_tab;

                if (!s->first_field) {
                    ref_picture = s->current_picture_ptr->f->data;
                }
            }
        }
        break;
    default:
        av_assert2(0);
    }
}

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