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21 #ifndef AVFORMAT_AVFORMAT_H
22 #define AVFORMAT_AVFORMAT_H
27 * Main libavformat public API header
31 * @defgroup libavf I/O and Muxing/Demuxing Library
34 * Libavformat (lavf) is a library for dealing with various media container
35 * formats. Its main two purposes are demuxing - i.e. splitting a media file
36 * into component streams, and the reverse process of muxing - writing supplied
37 * data in a specified container format. It also has an @ref lavf_io
38 * "I/O module" which supports a number of protocols for accessing the data (e.g.
39 * file, tcp, http and others). Before using lavf, you need to call
40 * av_register_all() to register all compiled muxers, demuxers and protocols.
41 * Unless you are absolutely sure you won't use libavformat's network
42 * capabilities, you should also call avformat_network_init().
44 * A supported input format is described by an AVInputFormat struct, conversely
45 * an output format is described by AVOutputFormat. You can iterate over all
46 * registered input/output formats using the av_iformat_next() /
47 * av_oformat_next() functions. The protocols layer is not part of the public
48 * API, so you can only get the names of supported protocols with the
49 * avio_enum_protocols() function.
51 * Main lavf structure used for both muxing and demuxing is AVFormatContext,
52 * which exports all information about the file being read or written. As with
53 * most Libav structures, its size is not part of public ABI, so it cannot be
54 * allocated on stack or directly with av_malloc(). To create an
55 * AVFormatContext, use avformat_alloc_context() (some functions, like
56 * avformat_open_input() might do that for you).
58 * Most importantly an AVFormatContext contains:
59 * @li the @ref AVFormatContext.iformat "input" or @ref AVFormatContext.oformat
60 * "output" format. It is either autodetected or set by user for input;
61 * always set by user for output.
62 * @li an @ref AVFormatContext.streams "array" of AVStreams, which describe all
63 * elementary streams stored in the file. AVStreams are typically referred to
64 * using their index in this array.
65 * @li an @ref AVFormatContext.pb "I/O context". It is either opened by lavf or
66 * set by user for input, always set by user for output (unless you are dealing
67 * with an AVFMT_NOFILE format).
69 * @section lavf_options Passing options to (de)muxers
70 * Lavf allows to configure muxers and demuxers using the @ref avoptions
71 * mechanism. Generic (format-independent) libavformat options are provided by
72 * AVFormatContext, they can be examined from a user program by calling
73 * av_opt_next() / av_opt_find() on an allocated AVFormatContext (or its AVClass
74 * from avformat_get_class()). Private (format-specific) options are provided by
75 * AVFormatContext.priv_data if and only if AVInputFormat.priv_class /
76 * AVOutputFormat.priv_class of the corresponding format struct is non-NULL.
77 * Further options may be provided by the @ref AVFormatContext.pb "I/O context",
78 * if its AVClass is non-NULL, and the protocols layer. See the discussion on
79 * nesting in @ref avoptions documentation to learn how to access those.
81 * @defgroup lavf_decoding Demuxing
83 * Demuxers read a media file and split it into chunks of data (@em packets). A
84 * @ref AVPacket "packet" contains one or more encoded frames which belongs to a
85 * single elementary stream. In the lavf API this process is represented by the
86 * avformat_open_input() function for opening a file, av_read_frame() for
87 * reading a single packet and finally avformat_close_input(), which does the
90 * @section lavf_decoding_open Opening a media file
91 * The minimum information required to open a file is its URL or filename, which
92 * is passed to avformat_open_input(), as in the following code:
94 * const char *url = "in.mp3";
95 * AVFormatContext *s = NULL;
96 * int ret = avformat_open_input(&s, url, NULL, NULL);
100 * The above code attempts to allocate an AVFormatContext, open the
101 * specified file (autodetecting the format) and read the header, exporting the
102 * information stored there into s. Some formats do not have a header or do not
103 * store enough information there, so it is recommended that you call the
104 * avformat_find_stream_info() function which tries to read and decode a few
105 * frames to find missing information.
107 * In some cases you might want to preallocate an AVFormatContext yourself with
108 * avformat_alloc_context() and do some tweaking on it before passing it to
109 * avformat_open_input(). One such case is when you want to use custom functions
110 * for reading input data instead of lavf internal I/O layer.
111 * To do that, create your own AVIOContext with avio_alloc_context(), passing
112 * your reading callbacks to it. Then set the @em pb field of your
113 * AVFormatContext to newly created AVIOContext.
115 * Since the format of the opened file is in general not known until after
116 * avformat_open_input() has returned, it is not possible to set demuxer private
117 * options on a preallocated context. Instead, the options should be passed to
118 * avformat_open_input() wrapped in an AVDictionary:
120 * AVDictionary *options = NULL;
121 * av_dict_set(&options, "video_size", "640x480", 0);
122 * av_dict_set(&options, "pixel_format", "rgb24", 0);
124 * if (avformat_open_input(&s, url, NULL, &options) < 0)
126 * av_dict_free(&options);
128 * This code passes the private options 'video_size' and 'pixel_format' to the
129 * demuxer. They would be necessary for e.g. the rawvideo demuxer, since it
130 * cannot know how to interpret raw video data otherwise. If the format turns
131 * out to be something different than raw video, those options will not be
132 * recognized by the demuxer and therefore will not be applied. Such unrecognized
133 * options are then returned in the options dictionary (recognized options are
134 * consumed). The calling program can handle such unrecognized options as it
137 * AVDictionaryEntry *e;
138 * if (e = av_dict_get(options, "", NULL, AV_DICT_IGNORE_SUFFIX)) {
139 * fprintf(stderr, "Option %s not recognized by the demuxer.\n", e->key);
144 * After you have finished reading the file, you must close it with
145 * avformat_close_input(). It will free everything associated with the file.
147 * @section lavf_decoding_read Reading from an opened file
148 * Reading data from an opened AVFormatContext is done by repeatedly calling
149 * av_read_frame() on it. Each call, if successful, will return an AVPacket
150 * containing encoded data for one AVStream, identified by
151 * AVPacket.stream_index. This packet may be passed straight into the libavcodec
152 * decoding functions avcodec_decode_video2(), avcodec_decode_audio4() or
153 * avcodec_decode_subtitle2() if the caller wishes to decode the data.
155 * AVPacket.pts, AVPacket.dts and AVPacket.duration timing information will be
156 * set if known. They may also be unset (i.e. AV_NOPTS_VALUE for
157 * pts/dts, 0 for duration) if the stream does not provide them. The timing
158 * information will be in AVStream.time_base units, i.e. it has to be
159 * multiplied by the timebase to convert them to seconds.
161 * If AVPacket.buf is set on the returned packet, then the packet is
162 * allocated dynamically and the user may keep it indefinitely.
163 * Otherwise, if AVPacket.buf is NULL, the packet data is backed by a
164 * static storage somewhere inside the demuxer and the packet is only valid
165 * until the next av_read_frame() call or closing the file. If the caller
166 * requires a longer lifetime, av_dup_packet() will make an av_malloc()ed copy
168 * In both cases, the packet must be freed with av_free_packet() when it is no
171 * @section lavf_decoding_seek Seeking
174 * @defgroup lavf_encoding Muxing
176 * Muxers take encoded data in the form of @ref AVPacket "AVPackets" and write
177 * it into files or other output bytestreams in the specified container format.
179 * The main API functions for muxing are avformat_write_header() for writing the
180 * file header, av_write_frame() / av_interleaved_write_frame() for writing the
181 * packets and av_write_trailer() for finalizing the file.
183 * At the beginning of the muxing process, the caller must first call
184 * avformat_alloc_context() to create a muxing context. The caller then sets up
185 * the muxer by filling the various fields in this context:
187 * - The @ref AVFormatContext.oformat "oformat" field must be set to select the
188 * muxer that will be used.
189 * - Unless the format is of the AVFMT_NOFILE type, the @ref AVFormatContext.pb
190 * "pb" field must be set to an opened IO context, either returned from
191 * avio_open2() or a custom one.
192 * - Unless the format is of the AVFMT_NOSTREAMS type, at least one stream must
193 * be created with the avformat_new_stream() function. The caller should fill
194 * the @ref AVStream.codec "stream codec context" information, such as the
195 * codec @ref AVCodecContext.codec_type "type", @ref AVCodecContext.codec_id
196 * "id" and other parameters (e.g. width / height, the pixel or sample format,
197 * etc.) as known. The @ref AVStream.time_base "stream timebase" should
198 * be set to the timebase that the caller desires to use for this stream (note
199 * that the timebase actually used by the muxer can be different, as will be
201 * - The caller may fill in additional information, such as @ref
202 * AVFormatContext.metadata "global" or @ref AVStream.metadata "per-stream"
203 * metadata, @ref AVFormatContext.chapters "chapters", @ref
204 * AVFormatContext.programs "programs", etc. as described in the
205 * AVFormatContext documentation. Whether such information will actually be
206 * stored in the output depends on what the container format and the muxer
209 * When the muxing context is fully set up, the caller must call
210 * avformat_write_header() to initialize the muxer internals and write the file
211 * header. Whether anything actually is written to the IO context at this step
212 * depends on the muxer, but this function must always be called. Any muxer
213 * private options must be passed in the options parameter to this function.
215 * The data is then sent to the muxer by repeatedly calling av_write_frame() or
216 * av_interleaved_write_frame() (consult those functions' documentation for
217 * discussion on the difference between them; only one of them may be used with
218 * a single muxing context, they should not be mixed). Do note that the timing
219 * information on the packets sent to the muxer must be in the corresponding
220 * AVStream's timebase. That timebase is set by the muxer (in the
221 * avformat_write_header() step) and may be different from the timebase
222 * requested by the caller.
224 * Once all the data has been written, the caller must call av_write_trailer()
225 * to flush any buffered packets and finalize the output file, then close the IO
226 * context (if any) and finally free the muxing context with
227 * avformat_free_context().
230 * @defgroup lavf_io I/O Read/Write
234 * @defgroup lavf_codec Demuxers
236 * @defgroup lavf_codec_native Native Demuxers
239 * @defgroup lavf_codec_wrappers External library wrappers
243 * @defgroup lavf_protos I/O Protocols
246 * @defgroup lavf_internal Internal
254 #include <stdio.h> /* FILE */
255 #include "libavcodec/avcodec.h"
256 #include "libavutil/dict.h"
257 #include "libavutil/log.h"
260 #include "libavformat/version.h"
262 struct AVFormatContext;
266 * @defgroup metadata_api Public Metadata API
269 * The metadata API allows libavformat to export metadata tags to a client
270 * application when demuxing. Conversely it allows a client application to
271 * set metadata when muxing.
273 * Metadata is exported or set as pairs of key/value strings in the 'metadata'
274 * fields of the AVFormatContext, AVStream, AVChapter and AVProgram structs
275 * using the @ref lavu_dict "AVDictionary" API. Like all strings in Libav,
276 * metadata is assumed to be UTF-8 encoded Unicode. Note that metadata
277 * exported by demuxers isn't checked to be valid UTF-8 in most cases.
279 * Important concepts to keep in mind:
280 * - Keys are unique; there can never be 2 tags with the same key. This is
281 * also meant semantically, i.e., a demuxer should not knowingly produce
282 * several keys that are literally different but semantically identical.
283 * E.g., key=Author5, key=Author6. In this example, all authors must be
284 * placed in the same tag.
285 * - Metadata is flat, not hierarchical; there are no subtags. If you
286 * want to store, e.g., the email address of the child of producer Alice
287 * and actor Bob, that could have key=alice_and_bobs_childs_email_address.
288 * - Several modifiers can be applied to the tag name. This is done by
289 * appending a dash character ('-') and the modifier name in the order
290 * they appear in the list below -- e.g. foo-eng-sort, not foo-sort-eng.
291 * - language -- a tag whose value is localized for a particular language
292 * is appended with the ISO 639-2/B 3-letter language code.
293 * For example: Author-ger=Michael, Author-eng=Mike
294 * The original/default language is in the unqualified "Author" tag.
295 * A demuxer should set a default if it sets any translated tag.
296 * - sorting -- a modified version of a tag that should be used for
297 * sorting will have '-sort' appended. E.g. artist="The Beatles",
298 * artist-sort="Beatles, The".
299 * - Some protocols and demuxers support metadata updates. After a successful
300 * call to av_read_packet(), AVFormatContext.event_flags or AVStream.event_flags
301 * will be updated to indicate if metadata changed. In order to detect metadata
302 * changes on a stream, you need to loop through all streams in the AVFormatContext
303 * and check their individual event_flags.
305 * - Demuxers attempt to export metadata in a generic format, however tags
306 * with no generic equivalents are left as they are stored in the container.
307 * Follows a list of generic tag names:
310 album -- name of the set this work belongs to
311 album_artist -- main creator of the set/album, if different from artist.
312 e.g. "Various Artists" for compilation albums.
313 artist -- main creator of the work
314 comment -- any additional description of the file.
315 composer -- who composed the work, if different from artist.
316 copyright -- name of copyright holder.
317 creation_time-- date when the file was created, preferably in ISO 8601.
318 date -- date when the work was created, preferably in ISO 8601.
319 disc -- number of a subset, e.g. disc in a multi-disc collection.
320 encoder -- name/settings of the software/hardware that produced the file.
321 encoded_by -- person/group who created the file.
322 filename -- original name of the file.
323 genre -- <self-evident>.
324 language -- main language in which the work is performed, preferably
325 in ISO 639-2 format. Multiple languages can be specified by
326 separating them with commas.
327 performer -- artist who performed the work, if different from artist.
328 E.g for "Also sprach Zarathustra", artist would be "Richard
329 Strauss" and performer "London Philharmonic Orchestra".
330 publisher -- name of the label/publisher.
331 service_name -- name of the service in broadcasting (channel name).
332 service_provider -- name of the service provider in broadcasting.
333 title -- name of the work.
334 track -- number of this work in the set, can be in form current/total.
335 variant_bitrate -- the total bitrate of the bitrate variant that the current stream is part of
338 * Look in the examples section for an application example how to use the Metadata API.
343 /* packet functions */
347 * Allocate and read the payload of a packet and initialize its
348 * fields with default values.
350 * @param s associated IO context
352 * @param size desired payload size
353 * @return >0 (read size) if OK, AVERROR_xxx otherwise
355 int av_get_packet(AVIOContext *s, AVPacket *pkt, int size);
359 * Read data and append it to the current content of the AVPacket.
360 * If pkt->size is 0 this is identical to av_get_packet.
361 * Note that this uses av_grow_packet and thus involves a realloc
362 * which is inefficient. Thus this function should only be used
363 * when there is no reasonable way to know (an upper bound of)
366 * @param s associated IO context
368 * @param size amount of data to read
369 * @return >0 (read size) if OK, AVERROR_xxx otherwise, previous data
370 * will not be lost even if an error occurs.
372 int av_append_packet(AVIOContext *s, AVPacket *pkt, int size);
375 /*************************************************/
376 /* fractional numbers for exact pts handling */
379 * The exact value of the fractional number is: 'val + num / den'.
380 * num is assumed to be 0 <= num < den.
382 typedef struct AVFrac {
383 int64_t val, num, den;
387 /*************************************************/
388 /* input/output formats */
393 * This structure contains the data a format has to probe a file.
395 typedef struct AVProbeData {
396 const char *filename;
397 unsigned char *buf; /**< Buffer must have AVPROBE_PADDING_SIZE of extra allocated bytes filled with zero. */
398 int buf_size; /**< Size of buf except extra allocated bytes */
399 const char *mime_type; /**< mime_type, when known. */
402 #define AVPROBE_SCORE_EXTENSION 50 ///< score for file extension
403 #define AVPROBE_SCORE_MIME 75 ///< score for file mime type
404 #define AVPROBE_SCORE_MAX 100 ///< maximum score
406 #define AVPROBE_PADDING_SIZE 32 ///< extra allocated bytes at the end of the probe buffer
408 /// Demuxer will use avio_open, no opened file should be provided by the caller.
409 #define AVFMT_NOFILE 0x0001
410 #define AVFMT_NEEDNUMBER 0x0002 /**< Needs '%d' in filename. */
411 #define AVFMT_SHOW_IDS 0x0008 /**< Show format stream IDs numbers. */
412 #define AVFMT_RAWPICTURE 0x0020 /**< Format wants AVPicture structure for
414 #define AVFMT_GLOBALHEADER 0x0040 /**< Format wants global header. */
415 #define AVFMT_NOTIMESTAMPS 0x0080 /**< Format does not need / have any timestamps. */
416 #define AVFMT_GENERIC_INDEX 0x0100 /**< Use generic index building code. */
417 #define AVFMT_TS_DISCONT 0x0200 /**< Format allows timestamp discontinuities. Note, muxers always require valid (monotone) timestamps */
418 #define AVFMT_VARIABLE_FPS 0x0400 /**< Format allows variable fps. */
419 #define AVFMT_NODIMENSIONS 0x0800 /**< Format does not need width/height */
420 #define AVFMT_NOSTREAMS 0x1000 /**< Format does not require any streams */
421 #define AVFMT_NOBINSEARCH 0x2000 /**< Format does not allow to fall back on binary search via read_timestamp */
422 #define AVFMT_NOGENSEARCH 0x4000 /**< Format does not allow to fall back on generic search */
423 #define AVFMT_NO_BYTE_SEEK 0x8000 /**< Format does not allow seeking by bytes */
424 #define AVFMT_ALLOW_FLUSH 0x10000 /**< Format allows flushing. If not set, the muxer will not receive a NULL packet in the write_packet function. */
425 #define AVFMT_TS_NONSTRICT 0x20000 /**< Format does not require strictly
426 increasing timestamps, but they must
427 still be monotonic */
428 #define AVFMT_TS_NEGATIVE 0x40000 /**< Format allows muxing negative
429 timestamps. If not set the timestamp
430 will be shifted in av_write_frame and
431 av_interleaved_write_frame so they
435 * @addtogroup lavf_encoding
438 typedef struct AVOutputFormat {
441 * Descriptive name for the format, meant to be more human-readable
442 * than name. You should use the NULL_IF_CONFIG_SMALL() macro
445 const char *long_name;
446 const char *mime_type;
447 const char *extensions; /**< comma-separated filename extensions */
449 enum AVCodecID audio_codec; /**< default audio codec */
450 enum AVCodecID video_codec; /**< default video codec */
451 enum AVCodecID subtitle_codec; /**< default subtitle codec */
453 * can use flags: AVFMT_NOFILE, AVFMT_NEEDNUMBER, AVFMT_RAWPICTURE,
454 * AVFMT_GLOBALHEADER, AVFMT_NOTIMESTAMPS, AVFMT_VARIABLE_FPS,
455 * AVFMT_NODIMENSIONS, AVFMT_NOSTREAMS, AVFMT_ALLOW_FLUSH,
461 * List of supported codec_id-codec_tag pairs, ordered by "better
462 * choice first". The arrays are all terminated by AV_CODEC_ID_NONE.
464 const struct AVCodecTag * const *codec_tag;
467 const AVClass *priv_class; ///< AVClass for the private context
469 /*****************************************************************
470 * No fields below this line are part of the public API. They
471 * may not be used outside of libavformat and can be changed and
473 * New public fields should be added right above.
474 *****************************************************************
476 struct AVOutputFormat *next;
478 * size of private data so that it can be allocated in the wrapper
482 int (*write_header)(struct AVFormatContext *);
484 * Write a packet. If AVFMT_ALLOW_FLUSH is set in flags,
485 * pkt can be NULL in order to flush data buffered in the muxer.
486 * When flushing, return 0 if there still is more data to flush,
487 * or 1 if everything was flushed and there is no more buffered
490 int (*write_packet)(struct AVFormatContext *, AVPacket *pkt);
491 int (*write_trailer)(struct AVFormatContext *);
493 * Currently only used to set pixel format if not YUV420P.
495 int (*interleave_packet)(struct AVFormatContext *, AVPacket *out,
496 AVPacket *in, int flush);
498 * Test if the given codec can be stored in this container.
500 * @return 1 if the codec is supported, 0 if it is not.
501 * A negative number if unknown.
503 int (*query_codec)(enum AVCodecID id, int std_compliance);
510 * @addtogroup lavf_decoding
513 typedef struct AVInputFormat {
515 * A comma separated list of short names for the format. New names
516 * may be appended with a minor bump.
521 * Descriptive name for the format, meant to be more human-readable
522 * than name. You should use the NULL_IF_CONFIG_SMALL() macro
525 const char *long_name;
528 * Can use flags: AVFMT_NOFILE, AVFMT_NEEDNUMBER, AVFMT_SHOW_IDS,
529 * AVFMT_GENERIC_INDEX, AVFMT_TS_DISCONT, AVFMT_NOBINSEARCH,
530 * AVFMT_NOGENSEARCH, AVFMT_NO_BYTE_SEEK.
535 * If extensions are defined, then no probe is done. You should
536 * usually not use extension format guessing because it is not
539 const char *extensions;
541 const struct AVCodecTag * const *codec_tag;
543 const AVClass *priv_class; ///< AVClass for the private context
546 * Comma-separated list of mime types.
547 * It is used check for matching mime types while probing.
548 * @see av_probe_input_format2
550 const char *mime_type;
552 /*****************************************************************
553 * No fields below this line are part of the public API. They
554 * may not be used outside of libavformat and can be changed and
556 * New public fields should be added right above.
557 *****************************************************************
559 struct AVInputFormat *next;
562 * Raw demuxers store their codec ID here.
567 * Size of private data so that it can be allocated in the wrapper.
572 * Tell if a given file has a chance of being parsed as this format.
573 * The buffer provided is guaranteed to be AVPROBE_PADDING_SIZE bytes
574 * big so you do not have to check for that unless you need more.
576 int (*read_probe)(AVProbeData *);
579 * Read the format header and initialize the AVFormatContext
580 * structure. Return 0 if OK. 'avformat_new_stream' should be
581 * called to create new streams.
583 int (*read_header)(struct AVFormatContext *);
586 * Read one packet and put it in 'pkt'. pts and flags are also
587 * set. 'avformat_new_stream' can be called only if the flag
588 * AVFMTCTX_NOHEADER is used and only in the calling thread (not in a
589 * background thread).
590 * @return 0 on success, < 0 on error.
591 * When returning an error, pkt must not have been allocated
592 * or must be freed before returning
594 int (*read_packet)(struct AVFormatContext *, AVPacket *pkt);
597 * Close the stream. The AVFormatContext and AVStreams are not
598 * freed by this function
600 int (*read_close)(struct AVFormatContext *);
603 * Seek to a given timestamp relative to the frames in
604 * stream component stream_index.
605 * @param stream_index Must not be -1.
606 * @param flags Selects which direction should be preferred if no exact
607 * match is available.
608 * @return >= 0 on success (but not necessarily the new offset)
610 int (*read_seek)(struct AVFormatContext *,
611 int stream_index, int64_t timestamp, int flags);
614 * Get the next timestamp in stream[stream_index].time_base units.
615 * @return the timestamp or AV_NOPTS_VALUE if an error occurred
617 int64_t (*read_timestamp)(struct AVFormatContext *s, int stream_index,
618 int64_t *pos, int64_t pos_limit);
621 * Start/resume playing - only meaningful if using a network-based format
624 int (*read_play)(struct AVFormatContext *);
627 * Pause playing - only meaningful if using a network-based format
630 int (*read_pause)(struct AVFormatContext *);
633 * Seek to timestamp ts.
634 * Seeking will be done so that the point from which all active streams
635 * can be presented successfully will be closest to ts and within min/max_ts.
636 * Active streams are all streams that have AVStream.discard < AVDISCARD_ALL.
638 int (*read_seek2)(struct AVFormatContext *s, int stream_index, int64_t min_ts, int64_t ts, int64_t max_ts, int flags);
644 enum AVStreamParseType {
646 AVSTREAM_PARSE_FULL, /**< full parsing and repack */
647 AVSTREAM_PARSE_HEADERS, /**< Only parse headers, do not repack. */
648 AVSTREAM_PARSE_TIMESTAMPS, /**< full parsing and interpolation of timestamps for frames not starting on a packet boundary */
649 AVSTREAM_PARSE_FULL_ONCE, /**< full parsing and repack of the first frame only, only implemented for H.264 currently */
652 typedef struct AVIndexEntry {
655 #define AVINDEX_KEYFRAME 0x0001
657 int size:30; //Yeah, trying to keep the size of this small to reduce memory requirements (it is 24 vs. 32 bytes due to possible 8-byte alignment).
658 int min_distance; /**< Minimum distance between this and the previous keyframe, used to avoid unneeded searching. */
661 #define AV_DISPOSITION_DEFAULT 0x0001
662 #define AV_DISPOSITION_DUB 0x0002
663 #define AV_DISPOSITION_ORIGINAL 0x0004
664 #define AV_DISPOSITION_COMMENT 0x0008
665 #define AV_DISPOSITION_LYRICS 0x0010
666 #define AV_DISPOSITION_KARAOKE 0x0020
669 * Track should be used during playback by default.
670 * Useful for subtitle track that should be displayed
671 * even when user did not explicitly ask for subtitles.
673 #define AV_DISPOSITION_FORCED 0x0040
674 #define AV_DISPOSITION_HEARING_IMPAIRED 0x0080 /**< stream for hearing impaired audiences */
675 #define AV_DISPOSITION_VISUAL_IMPAIRED 0x0100 /**< stream for visual impaired audiences */
676 #define AV_DISPOSITION_CLEAN_EFFECTS 0x0200 /**< stream without voice */
678 * The stream is stored in the file as an attached picture/"cover art" (e.g.
679 * APIC frame in ID3v2). The single packet associated with it will be returned
680 * among the first few packets read from the file unless seeking takes place.
681 * It can also be accessed at any time in AVStream.attached_pic.
683 #define AV_DISPOSITION_ATTACHED_PIC 0x0400
687 * New fields can be added to the end with minor version bumps.
688 * Removal, reordering and changes to existing fields require a major
690 * sizeof(AVStream) must not be used outside libav*.
692 typedef struct AVStream {
693 int index; /**< stream index in AVFormatContext */
695 * Format-specific stream ID.
696 * decoding: set by libavformat
697 * encoding: set by the user, replaced by libavformat if left unset
701 * Codec context associated with this stream. Allocated and freed by
704 * - decoding: The demuxer exports codec information stored in the headers
706 * - encoding: The user sets codec information, the muxer writes it to the
707 * output. Mandatory fields as specified in AVCodecContext
708 * documentation must be set even if this AVCodecContext is
709 * not actually used for encoding.
711 AVCodecContext *codec;
716 * @deprecated this field is unused
723 * This is the fundamental unit of time (in seconds) in terms
724 * of which frame timestamps are represented.
726 * decoding: set by libavformat
727 * encoding: May be set by the caller before avformat_write_header() to
728 * provide a hint to the muxer about the desired timebase. In
729 * avformat_write_header(), the muxer will overwrite this field
730 * with the timebase that will actually be used for the timestamps
731 * written into the file (which may or may not be related to the
732 * user-provided one, depending on the format).
734 AVRational time_base;
737 * Decoding: pts of the first frame of the stream, in stream time base.
738 * Only set this if you are absolutely 100% sure that the value you set
739 * it to really is the pts of the first frame.
740 * This may be undefined (AV_NOPTS_VALUE).
745 * Decoding: duration of the stream, in stream time base.
746 * If a source file does not specify a duration, but does specify
747 * a bitrate, this value will be estimated from bitrate and file size.
751 int64_t nb_frames; ///< number of frames in this stream if known or 0
753 int disposition; /**< AV_DISPOSITION_* bit field */
755 enum AVDiscard discard; ///< Selects which packets can be discarded at will and do not need to be demuxed.
758 * sample aspect ratio (0 if unknown)
759 * - encoding: Set by user.
760 * - decoding: Set by libavformat.
762 AVRational sample_aspect_ratio;
764 AVDictionary *metadata;
769 * - demuxing: May be set by libavformat when creating the stream or in
770 * avformat_find_stream_info().
771 * - muxing: May be set by the caller before avformat_write_header().
773 AVRational avg_frame_rate;
776 * For streams with AV_DISPOSITION_ATTACHED_PIC disposition, this packet
777 * will contain the attached picture.
779 * decoding: set by libavformat, must not be modified by the caller.
782 AVPacket attached_pic;
785 * An array of side data that applies to the whole stream (i.e. the
786 * container does not allow it to change between packets).
788 * There may be no overlap between the side data in this array and side data
789 * in the packets. I.e. a given side data is either exported by the muxer
790 * (demuxing) / set by the caller (muxing) in this array, then it never
791 * appears in the packets, or the side data is exported / sent through
792 * the packets (always in the first packet where the value becomes known or
793 * changes), then it does not appear in this array.
795 * - demuxing: Set by libavformat when the stream is created.
796 * - muxing: May be set by the caller before avformat_write_header().
798 * Freed by libavformat in avformat_free_context().
800 AVPacketSideData *side_data;
802 * The number of elements in the AVStream.side_data array.
807 * Flags for the user to detect events happening on the stream. Flags must
808 * be cleared by the user once the event has been handled.
809 * A combination of AVSTREAM_EVENT_FLAG_*.
812 #define AVSTREAM_EVENT_FLAG_METADATA_UPDATED 0x0001 ///< The call resulted in updated metadata.
814 /*****************************************************************
815 * All fields below this line are not part of the public API. They
816 * may not be used outside of libavformat and can be changed and
818 * New public fields should be added right above.
819 *****************************************************************
823 * Stream information used internally by av_find_stream_info()
825 #define MAX_STD_TIMEBASES (60*12+5)
827 int nb_decoded_frames;
831 * Those are used for average framerate estimation.
833 int64_t fps_first_dts;
834 int fps_first_dts_idx;
835 int64_t fps_last_dts;
836 int fps_last_dts_idx;
840 int pts_wrap_bits; /**< number of bits in pts (used for wrapping control) */
842 // Timestamp generation support:
846 int last_IP_duration;
849 * Number of packets to buffer for codec probing
851 #define MAX_PROBE_PACKETS 2500
855 * Number of frames that have been demuxed during av_find_stream_info()
857 int codec_info_nb_frames;
859 /* av_read_frame() support */
860 enum AVStreamParseType need_parsing;
861 struct AVCodecParserContext *parser;
864 * last packet in packet_buffer for this stream when muxing.
866 struct AVPacketList *last_in_packet_buffer;
867 AVProbeData probe_data;
868 #define MAX_REORDER_DELAY 16
869 int64_t pts_buffer[MAX_REORDER_DELAY+1];
871 AVIndexEntry *index_entries; /**< Only used if the format does not
872 support seeking natively. */
873 int nb_index_entries;
874 unsigned int index_entries_allocated_size;
877 #define AV_PROGRAM_RUNNING 1
880 * New fields can be added to the end with minor version bumps.
881 * Removal, reordering and changes to existing fields require a major
883 * sizeof(AVProgram) must not be used outside libav*.
885 typedef struct AVProgram {
888 enum AVDiscard discard; ///< selects which program to discard and which to feed to the caller
889 unsigned int *stream_index;
890 unsigned int nb_stream_indexes;
891 AVDictionary *metadata;
894 #define AVFMTCTX_NOHEADER 0x0001 /**< signal that no header is present
895 (streams are added dynamically) */
897 typedef struct AVChapter {
898 int id; ///< unique ID to identify the chapter
899 AVRational time_base; ///< time base in which the start/end timestamps are specified
900 int64_t start, end; ///< chapter start/end time in time_base units
901 AVDictionary *metadata;
904 typedef struct AVFormatInternal AVFormatInternal;
907 * Format I/O context.
908 * New fields can be added to the end with minor version bumps.
909 * Removal, reordering and changes to existing fields require a major
911 * sizeof(AVFormatContext) must not be used outside libav*, use
912 * avformat_alloc_context() to create an AVFormatContext.
914 typedef struct AVFormatContext {
916 * A class for logging and @ref avoptions. Set by avformat_alloc_context().
917 * Exports (de)muxer private options if they exist.
919 const AVClass *av_class;
922 * The input container format.
924 * Demuxing only, set by avformat_open_input().
926 struct AVInputFormat *iformat;
929 * The output container format.
931 * Muxing only, must be set by the caller before avformat_write_header().
933 struct AVOutputFormat *oformat;
936 * Format private data. This is an AVOptions-enabled struct
937 * if and only if iformat/oformat.priv_class is not NULL.
939 * - muxing: set by avformat_write_header()
940 * - demuxing: set by avformat_open_input()
947 * - demuxing: either set by the user before avformat_open_input() (then
948 * the user must close it manually) or set by avformat_open_input().
949 * - muxing: set by the user before avformat_write_header(). The caller must
950 * take care of closing / freeing the IO context.
952 * Do NOT set this field if AVFMT_NOFILE flag is set in
953 * iformat/oformat.flags. In such a case, the (de)muxer will handle
954 * I/O in some other way and this field will be NULL.
960 * Flags signalling stream properties. A combination of AVFMTCTX_*.
961 * Set by libavformat.
966 * Number of elements in AVFormatContext.streams.
968 * Set by avformat_new_stream(), must not be modified by any other code.
970 unsigned int nb_streams;
972 * A list of all streams in the file. New streams are created with
973 * avformat_new_stream().
975 * - demuxing: streams are created by libavformat in avformat_open_input().
976 * If AVFMTCTX_NOHEADER is set in ctx_flags, then new streams may also
977 * appear in av_read_frame().
978 * - muxing: streams are created by the user before avformat_write_header().
980 * Freed by libavformat in avformat_free_context().
985 * input or output filename
987 * - demuxing: set by avformat_open_input()
988 * - muxing: may be set by the caller before avformat_write_header()
993 * Position of the first frame of the component, in
994 * AV_TIME_BASE fractional seconds. NEVER set this value directly:
995 * It is deduced from the AVStream values.
997 * Demuxing only, set by libavformat.
1002 * Duration of the stream, in AV_TIME_BASE fractional
1003 * seconds. Only set this value if you know none of the individual stream
1004 * durations and also do not set any of them. This is deduced from the
1005 * AVStream values if not set.
1007 * Demuxing only, set by libavformat.
1012 * Total stream bitrate in bit/s, 0 if not
1013 * available. Never set it directly if the file_size and the
1014 * duration are known as Libav can compute it automatically.
1018 unsigned int packet_size;
1022 * Flags modifying the (de)muxer behaviour. A combination of AVFMT_FLAG_*.
1023 * Set by the user before avformat_open_input() / avformat_write_header().
1026 #define AVFMT_FLAG_GENPTS 0x0001 ///< Generate missing pts even if it requires parsing future frames.
1027 #define AVFMT_FLAG_IGNIDX 0x0002 ///< Ignore index.
1028 #define AVFMT_FLAG_NONBLOCK 0x0004 ///< Do not block when reading packets from input.
1029 #define AVFMT_FLAG_IGNDTS 0x0008 ///< Ignore DTS on frames that contain both DTS & PTS
1030 #define AVFMT_FLAG_NOFILLIN 0x0010 ///< Do not infer any values from other values, just return what is stored in the container
1031 #define AVFMT_FLAG_NOPARSE 0x0020 ///< Do not use AVParsers, you also must set AVFMT_FLAG_NOFILLIN as the fillin code works on frames and no parsing -> no frames. Also seeking to frames can not work if parsing to find frame boundaries has been disabled
1032 #define AVFMT_FLAG_NOBUFFER 0x0040 ///< Do not buffer frames when possible
1033 #define AVFMT_FLAG_CUSTOM_IO 0x0080 ///< The caller has supplied a custom AVIOContext, don't avio_close() it.
1034 #define AVFMT_FLAG_DISCARD_CORRUPT 0x0100 ///< Discard frames marked corrupted
1035 #define AVFMT_FLAG_FLUSH_PACKETS 0x0200 ///< Flush the AVIOContext every packet.
1037 * When muxing, try to avoid writing any random/volatile data to the output.
1038 * This includes any random IDs, real-time timestamps/dates, muxer version, etc.
1040 * This flag is mainly intended for testing.
1042 #define AVFMT_FLAG_BITEXACT 0x0400
1045 * Maximum size of the data read from input for determining
1046 * the input container format.
1047 * Demuxing only, set by the caller before avformat_open_input().
1049 unsigned int probesize;
1052 * Maximum duration (in AV_TIME_BASE units) of the data read
1053 * from input in avformat_find_stream_info().
1054 * Demuxing only, set by the caller before avformat_find_stream_info().
1056 int max_analyze_duration;
1061 unsigned int nb_programs;
1062 AVProgram **programs;
1065 * Forced video codec_id.
1066 * Demuxing: Set by user.
1068 enum AVCodecID video_codec_id;
1071 * Forced audio codec_id.
1072 * Demuxing: Set by user.
1074 enum AVCodecID audio_codec_id;
1077 * Forced subtitle codec_id.
1078 * Demuxing: Set by user.
1080 enum AVCodecID subtitle_codec_id;
1083 * Maximum amount of memory in bytes to use for the index of each stream.
1084 * If the index exceeds this size, entries will be discarded as
1085 * needed to maintain a smaller size. This can lead to slower or less
1086 * accurate seeking (depends on demuxer).
1087 * Demuxers for which a full in-memory index is mandatory will ignore
1090 * - demuxing: set by user
1092 unsigned int max_index_size;
1095 * Maximum amount of memory in bytes to use for buffering frames
1096 * obtained from realtime capture devices.
1098 unsigned int max_picture_buffer;
1101 * Number of chapters in AVChapter array.
1102 * When muxing, chapters are normally written in the file header,
1103 * so nb_chapters should normally be initialized before write_header
1104 * is called. Some muxers (e.g. mov and mkv) can also write chapters
1105 * in the trailer. To write chapters in the trailer, nb_chapters
1106 * must be zero when write_header is called and non-zero when
1107 * write_trailer is called.
1108 * - muxing: set by user
1109 * - demuxing: set by libavformat
1111 unsigned int nb_chapters;
1112 AVChapter **chapters;
1115 * Metadata that applies to the whole file.
1117 * - demuxing: set by libavformat in avformat_open_input()
1118 * - muxing: may be set by the caller before avformat_write_header()
1120 * Freed by libavformat in avformat_free_context().
1122 AVDictionary *metadata;
1125 * Start time of the stream in real world time, in microseconds
1126 * since the Unix epoch (00:00 1st January 1970). That is, pts=0 in the
1127 * stream was captured at this real world time.
1128 * Muxing only, set by the caller before avformat_write_header().
1130 int64_t start_time_realtime;
1133 * The number of frames used for determining the framerate in
1134 * avformat_find_stream_info().
1135 * Demuxing only, set by the caller before avformat_find_stream_info().
1140 * Error recognition; higher values will detect more errors but may
1141 * misdetect some more or less valid parts as errors.
1142 * Demuxing only, set by the caller before avformat_open_input().
1144 int error_recognition;
1147 * Custom interrupt callbacks for the I/O layer.
1149 * demuxing: set by the user before avformat_open_input().
1150 * muxing: set by the user before avformat_write_header()
1151 * (mainly useful for AVFMT_NOFILE formats). The callback
1152 * should also be passed to avio_open2() if it's used to
1155 AVIOInterruptCB interrupt_callback;
1158 * Flags to enable debugging.
1161 #define FF_FDEBUG_TS 0x0001
1164 * Maximum buffering duration for interleaving.
1166 * To ensure all the streams are interleaved correctly,
1167 * av_interleaved_write_frame() will wait until it has at least one packet
1168 * for each stream before actually writing any packets to the output file.
1169 * When some streams are "sparse" (i.e. there are large gaps between
1170 * successive packets), this can result in excessive buffering.
1172 * This field specifies the maximum difference between the timestamps of the
1173 * first and the last packet in the muxing queue, above which libavformat
1174 * will output a packet regardless of whether it has queued a packet for all
1177 * Muxing only, set by the caller before avformat_write_header().
1179 int64_t max_interleave_delta;
1182 * Allow non-standard and experimental extension
1183 * @see AVCodecContext.strict_std_compliance
1185 int strict_std_compliance;
1188 * Flags for the user to detect events happening on the file. Flags must
1189 * be cleared by the user once the event has been handled.
1190 * A combination of AVFMT_EVENT_FLAG_*.
1193 #define AVFMT_EVENT_FLAG_METADATA_UPDATED 0x0001 ///< The call resulted in updated metadata.
1196 * Maximum number of packets to read while waiting for the first timestamp.
1202 * Avoid negative timestamps during muxing.
1203 * Any value of the AVFMT_AVOID_NEG_TS_* constants.
1204 * Note, this only works when using av_interleaved_write_frame.
1205 * - muxing: Set by user
1206 * - demuxing: unused
1208 int avoid_negative_ts;
1209 #define AVFMT_AVOID_NEG_TS_AUTO -1 ///< Enabled when required by target format
1210 #define AVFMT_AVOID_NEG_TS_MAKE_NON_NEGATIVE 1 ///< Shift timestamps so they are non negative
1211 #define AVFMT_AVOID_NEG_TS_MAKE_ZERO 2 ///< Shift timestamps so that they start at 0
1213 /*****************************************************************
1214 * All fields below this line are not part of the public API. They
1215 * may not be used outside of libavformat and can be changed and
1217 * New public fields should be added right above.
1218 *****************************************************************
1222 * This buffer is only needed when packets were already buffered but
1223 * not decoded, for example to get the codec parameters in MPEG
1226 struct AVPacketList *packet_buffer;
1227 struct AVPacketList *packet_buffer_end;
1229 /* av_seek_frame() support */
1230 int64_t data_offset; /**< offset of the first packet */
1233 * Raw packets from the demuxer, prior to parsing and decoding.
1234 * This buffer is used for buffering packets until the codec can
1235 * be identified, as parsing cannot be done without knowing the
1238 struct AVPacketList *raw_packet_buffer;
1239 struct AVPacketList *raw_packet_buffer_end;
1241 * Packets split by the parser get queued here.
1243 struct AVPacketList *parse_queue;
1244 struct AVPacketList *parse_queue_end;
1246 * Remaining size available for raw_packet_buffer, in bytes.
1248 #define RAW_PACKET_BUFFER_SIZE 2500000
1249 int raw_packet_buffer_remaining_size;
1252 * Offset to remap timestamps to be non-negative.
1253 * Expressed in timebase units.
1258 * Timebase for the timestamp offset.
1260 AVRational offset_timebase;
1263 * An opaque field for libavformat internal usage.
1264 * Must not be accessed in any way by callers.
1266 AVFormatInternal *internal;
1269 typedef struct AVPacketList {
1271 struct AVPacketList *next;
1276 * @defgroup lavf_core Core functions
1279 * Functions for querying libavformat capabilities, allocating core structures,
1285 * Return the LIBAVFORMAT_VERSION_INT constant.
1287 unsigned avformat_version(void);
1290 * Return the libavformat build-time configuration.
1292 const char *avformat_configuration(void);
1295 * Return the libavformat license.
1297 const char *avformat_license(void);
1300 * Initialize libavformat and register all the muxers, demuxers and
1301 * protocols. If you do not call this function, then you can select
1302 * exactly which formats you want to support.
1304 * @see av_register_input_format()
1305 * @see av_register_output_format()
1306 * @see av_register_protocol()
1308 void av_register_all(void);
1310 void av_register_input_format(AVInputFormat *format);
1311 void av_register_output_format(AVOutputFormat *format);
1314 * Do global initialization of network components. This is optional,
1315 * but recommended, since it avoids the overhead of implicitly
1316 * doing the setup for each session.
1318 * Calling this function will become mandatory if using network
1319 * protocols at some major version bump.
1321 int avformat_network_init(void);
1324 * Undo the initialization done by avformat_network_init.
1326 int avformat_network_deinit(void);
1329 * If f is NULL, returns the first registered input format,
1330 * if f is non-NULL, returns the next registered input format after f
1331 * or NULL if f is the last one.
1333 AVInputFormat *av_iformat_next(const AVInputFormat *f);
1336 * If f is NULL, returns the first registered output format,
1337 * if f is non-NULL, returns the next registered output format after f
1338 * or NULL if f is the last one.
1340 AVOutputFormat *av_oformat_next(const AVOutputFormat *f);
1343 * Allocate an AVFormatContext.
1344 * avformat_free_context() can be used to free the context and everything
1345 * allocated by the framework within it.
1347 AVFormatContext *avformat_alloc_context(void);
1350 * Free an AVFormatContext and all its streams.
1351 * @param s context to free
1353 void avformat_free_context(AVFormatContext *s);
1356 * Get the AVClass for AVFormatContext. It can be used in combination with
1357 * AV_OPT_SEARCH_FAKE_OBJ for examining options.
1359 * @see av_opt_find().
1361 const AVClass *avformat_get_class(void);
1364 * Add a new stream to a media file.
1366 * When demuxing, it is called by the demuxer in read_header(). If the
1367 * flag AVFMTCTX_NOHEADER is set in s.ctx_flags, then it may also
1368 * be called in read_packet().
1370 * When muxing, should be called by the user before avformat_write_header().
1372 * @param s media file handle
1373 * @param c If non-NULL, the AVCodecContext corresponding to the new stream
1374 * will be initialized to use this codec. This is needed for e.g. codec-specific
1375 * defaults to be set, so codec should be provided if it is known.
1377 * @return newly created stream or NULL on error.
1379 AVStream *avformat_new_stream(AVFormatContext *s, const AVCodec *c);
1382 * Get side information from stream.
1384 * @param stream stream
1385 * @param type desired side information type
1386 * @param size pointer for side information size to store (optional)
1387 * @return pointer to data if present or NULL otherwise
1389 uint8_t *av_stream_get_side_data(AVStream *stream,
1390 enum AVPacketSideDataType type, int *size);
1392 AVProgram *av_new_program(AVFormatContext *s, int id);
1400 * @addtogroup lavf_decoding
1405 * Find AVInputFormat based on the short name of the input format.
1407 AVInputFormat *av_find_input_format(const char *short_name);
1410 * Guess the file format.
1412 * @param pd data to be probed
1413 * @param is_opened Whether the file is already opened; determines whether
1414 * demuxers with or without AVFMT_NOFILE are probed.
1416 AVInputFormat *av_probe_input_format(AVProbeData *pd, int is_opened);
1419 * Guess the file format.
1421 * @param pd data to be probed
1422 * @param is_opened Whether the file is already opened; determines whether
1423 * demuxers with or without AVFMT_NOFILE are probed.
1424 * @param score_max A probe score larger that this is required to accept a
1425 * detection, the variable is set to the actual detection
1427 * If the score is <= AVPROBE_SCORE_MAX / 4 it is recommended
1428 * to retry with a larger probe buffer.
1430 AVInputFormat *av_probe_input_format2(AVProbeData *pd, int is_opened, int *score_max);
1433 * Probe a bytestream to determine the input format. Each time a probe returns
1434 * with a score that is too low, the probe buffer size is increased and another
1435 * attempt is made. When the maximum probe size is reached, the input format
1436 * with the highest score is returned.
1438 * @param pb the bytestream to probe
1439 * @param fmt the input format is put here
1440 * @param filename the filename of the stream
1441 * @param logctx the log context
1442 * @param offset the offset within the bytestream to probe from
1443 * @param max_probe_size the maximum probe buffer size (zero for default)
1444 * @return 0 in case of success, a negative value corresponding to an
1445 * AVERROR code otherwise
1447 int av_probe_input_buffer(AVIOContext *pb, AVInputFormat **fmt,
1448 const char *filename, void *logctx,
1449 unsigned int offset, unsigned int max_probe_size);
1452 * Open an input stream and read the header. The codecs are not opened.
1453 * The stream must be closed with avformat_close_input().
1455 * @param ps Pointer to user-supplied AVFormatContext (allocated by avformat_alloc_context).
1456 * May be a pointer to NULL, in which case an AVFormatContext is allocated by this
1457 * function and written into ps.
1458 * Note that a user-supplied AVFormatContext will be freed on failure.
1459 * @param filename Name of the stream to open.
1460 * @param fmt If non-NULL, this parameter forces a specific input format.
1461 * Otherwise the format is autodetected.
1462 * @param options A dictionary filled with AVFormatContext and demuxer-private options.
1463 * On return this parameter will be destroyed and replaced with a dict containing
1464 * options that were not found. May be NULL.
1466 * @return 0 on success, a negative AVERROR on failure.
1468 * @note If you want to use custom IO, preallocate the format context and set its pb field.
1470 int avformat_open_input(AVFormatContext **ps, const char *filename, AVInputFormat *fmt, AVDictionary **options);
1473 * Read packets of a media file to get stream information. This
1474 * is useful for file formats with no headers such as MPEG. This
1475 * function also computes the real framerate in case of MPEG-2 repeat
1477 * The logical file position is not changed by this function;
1478 * examined packets may be buffered for later processing.
1480 * @param ic media file handle
1481 * @param options If non-NULL, an ic.nb_streams long array of pointers to
1482 * dictionaries, where i-th member contains options for
1483 * codec corresponding to i-th stream.
1484 * On return each dictionary will be filled with options that were not found.
1485 * @return >=0 if OK, AVERROR_xxx on error
1487 * @note this function isn't guaranteed to open all the codecs, so
1488 * options being non-empty at return is a perfectly normal behavior.
1490 * @todo Let the user decide somehow what information is needed so that
1491 * we do not waste time getting stuff the user does not need.
1493 int avformat_find_stream_info(AVFormatContext *ic, AVDictionary **options);
1496 * Find the "best" stream in the file.
1497 * The best stream is determined according to various heuristics as the most
1498 * likely to be what the user expects.
1499 * If the decoder parameter is non-NULL, av_find_best_stream will find the
1500 * default decoder for the stream's codec; streams for which no decoder can
1501 * be found are ignored.
1503 * @param ic media file handle
1504 * @param type stream type: video, audio, subtitles, etc.
1505 * @param wanted_stream_nb user-requested stream number,
1506 * or -1 for automatic selection
1507 * @param related_stream try to find a stream related (eg. in the same
1508 * program) to this one, or -1 if none
1509 * @param decoder_ret if non-NULL, returns the decoder for the
1511 * @param flags flags; none are currently defined
1512 * @return the non-negative stream number in case of success,
1513 * AVERROR_STREAM_NOT_FOUND if no stream with the requested type
1515 * AVERROR_DECODER_NOT_FOUND if streams were found but no decoder
1516 * @note If av_find_best_stream returns successfully and decoder_ret is not
1517 * NULL, then *decoder_ret is guaranteed to be set to a valid AVCodec.
1519 int av_find_best_stream(AVFormatContext *ic,
1520 enum AVMediaType type,
1521 int wanted_stream_nb,
1523 AVCodec **decoder_ret,
1527 * Return the next frame of a stream.
1528 * This function returns what is stored in the file, and does not validate
1529 * that what is there are valid frames for the decoder. It will split what is
1530 * stored in the file into frames and return one for each call. It will not
1531 * omit invalid data between valid frames so as to give the decoder the maximum
1532 * information possible for decoding.
1534 * If pkt->buf is NULL, then the packet is valid until the next
1535 * av_read_frame() or until avformat_close_input(). Otherwise the packet
1536 * is valid indefinitely. In both cases the packet must be freed with
1537 * av_free_packet when it is no longer needed. For video, the packet contains
1538 * exactly one frame. For audio, it contains an integer number of frames if each
1539 * frame has a known fixed size (e.g. PCM or ADPCM data). If the audio frames
1540 * have a variable size (e.g. MPEG audio), then it contains one frame.
1542 * pkt->pts, pkt->dts and pkt->duration are always set to correct
1543 * values in AVStream.time_base units (and guessed if the format cannot
1544 * provide them). pkt->pts can be AV_NOPTS_VALUE if the video format
1545 * has B-frames, so it is better to rely on pkt->dts if you do not
1546 * decompress the payload.
1548 * @return 0 if OK, < 0 on error or end of file
1550 int av_read_frame(AVFormatContext *s, AVPacket *pkt);
1553 * Seek to the keyframe at timestamp.
1554 * 'timestamp' in 'stream_index'.
1556 * @param s media file handle
1557 * @param stream_index If stream_index is (-1), a default
1558 * stream is selected, and timestamp is automatically converted
1559 * from AV_TIME_BASE units to the stream specific time_base.
1560 * @param timestamp Timestamp in AVStream.time_base units
1561 * or, if no stream is specified, in AV_TIME_BASE units.
1562 * @param flags flags which select direction and seeking mode
1563 * @return >= 0 on success
1565 int av_seek_frame(AVFormatContext *s, int stream_index, int64_t timestamp,
1569 * Seek to timestamp ts.
1570 * Seeking will be done so that the point from which all active streams
1571 * can be presented successfully will be closest to ts and within min/max_ts.
1572 * Active streams are all streams that have AVStream.discard < AVDISCARD_ALL.
1574 * If flags contain AVSEEK_FLAG_BYTE, then all timestamps are in bytes and
1575 * are the file position (this may not be supported by all demuxers).
1576 * If flags contain AVSEEK_FLAG_FRAME, then all timestamps are in frames
1577 * in the stream with stream_index (this may not be supported by all demuxers).
1578 * Otherwise all timestamps are in units of the stream selected by stream_index
1579 * or if stream_index is -1, in AV_TIME_BASE units.
1580 * If flags contain AVSEEK_FLAG_ANY, then non-keyframes are treated as
1581 * keyframes (this may not be supported by all demuxers).
1583 * @param s media file handle
1584 * @param stream_index index of the stream which is used as time base reference
1585 * @param min_ts smallest acceptable timestamp
1586 * @param ts target timestamp
1587 * @param max_ts largest acceptable timestamp
1588 * @param flags flags
1589 * @return >=0 on success, error code otherwise
1591 * @note This is part of the new seek API which is still under construction.
1592 * Thus do not use this yet. It may change at any time, do not expect
1593 * ABI compatibility yet!
1595 int avformat_seek_file(AVFormatContext *s, int stream_index, int64_t min_ts, int64_t ts, int64_t max_ts, int flags);
1598 * Start playing a network-based stream (e.g. RTSP stream) at the
1601 int av_read_play(AVFormatContext *s);
1604 * Pause a network-based stream (e.g. RTSP stream).
1606 * Use av_read_play() to resume it.
1608 int av_read_pause(AVFormatContext *s);
1611 * Close an opened input AVFormatContext. Free it and all its contents
1612 * and set *s to NULL.
1614 void avformat_close_input(AVFormatContext **s);
1619 #define AVSEEK_FLAG_BACKWARD 1 ///< seek backward
1620 #define AVSEEK_FLAG_BYTE 2 ///< seeking based on position in bytes
1621 #define AVSEEK_FLAG_ANY 4 ///< seek to any frame, even non-keyframes
1622 #define AVSEEK_FLAG_FRAME 8 ///< seeking based on frame number
1625 * @addtogroup lavf_encoding
1629 * Allocate the stream private data and write the stream header to
1630 * an output media file.
1632 * @param s Media file handle, must be allocated with avformat_alloc_context().
1633 * Its oformat field must be set to the desired output format;
1634 * Its pb field must be set to an already opened AVIOContext.
1635 * @param options An AVDictionary filled with AVFormatContext and muxer-private options.
1636 * On return this parameter will be destroyed and replaced with a dict containing
1637 * options that were not found. May be NULL.
1639 * @return 0 on success, negative AVERROR on failure.
1641 * @see av_opt_find, av_dict_set, avio_open, av_oformat_next.
1643 int avformat_write_header(AVFormatContext *s, AVDictionary **options);
1646 * Write a packet to an output media file.
1648 * This function passes the packet directly to the muxer, without any buffering
1649 * or reordering. The caller is responsible for correctly interleaving the
1650 * packets if the format requires it. Callers that want libavformat to handle
1651 * the interleaving should call av_interleaved_write_frame() instead of this
1654 * @param s media file handle
1655 * @param pkt The packet containing the data to be written. Note that unlike
1656 * av_interleaved_write_frame(), this function does not take
1657 * ownership of the packet passed to it (though some muxers may make
1658 * an internal reference to the input packet).
1660 * This parameter can be NULL (at any time, not just at the end), in
1661 * order to immediately flush data buffered within the muxer, for
1662 * muxers that buffer up data internally before writing it to the
1665 * Packet's @ref AVPacket.stream_index "stream_index" field must be
1666 * set to the index of the corresponding stream in @ref
1667 * AVFormatContext.streams "s->streams". It is very strongly
1668 * recommended that timing information (@ref AVPacket.pts "pts", @ref
1669 * AVPacket.dts "dts", @ref AVPacket.duration "duration") is set to
1671 * @return < 0 on error, = 0 if OK, 1 if flushed and there is no more data to flush
1673 * @see av_interleaved_write_frame()
1675 int av_write_frame(AVFormatContext *s, AVPacket *pkt);
1678 * Write a packet to an output media file ensuring correct interleaving.
1680 * This function will buffer the packets internally as needed to make sure the
1681 * packets in the output file are properly interleaved in the order of
1682 * increasing dts. Callers doing their own interleaving should call
1683 * av_write_frame() instead of this function.
1685 * @param s media file handle
1686 * @param pkt The packet containing the data to be written.
1688 * If the packet is reference-counted, this function will take
1689 * ownership of this reference and unreference it later when it sees
1691 * The caller must not access the data through this reference after
1692 * this function returns. If the packet is not reference-counted,
1693 * libavformat will make a copy.
1695 * This parameter can be NULL (at any time, not just at the end), to
1696 * flush the interleaving queues.
1698 * Packet's @ref AVPacket.stream_index "stream_index" field must be
1699 * set to the index of the corresponding stream in @ref
1700 * AVFormatContext.streams "s->streams". It is very strongly
1701 * recommended that timing information (@ref AVPacket.pts "pts", @ref
1702 * AVPacket.dts "dts", @ref AVPacket.duration "duration") is set to
1705 * @return 0 on success, a negative AVERROR on error. Libavformat will always
1706 * take care of freeing the packet, even if this function fails.
1708 * @see av_write_frame(), AVFormatContext.max_interleave_delta
1710 int av_interleaved_write_frame(AVFormatContext *s, AVPacket *pkt);
1713 * Write the stream trailer to an output media file and free the
1714 * file private data.
1716 * May only be called after a successful call to avformat_write_header.
1718 * @param s media file handle
1719 * @return 0 if OK, AVERROR_xxx on error
1721 int av_write_trailer(AVFormatContext *s);
1724 * Return the output format in the list of registered output formats
1725 * which best matches the provided parameters, or return NULL if
1726 * there is no match.
1728 * @param short_name if non-NULL checks if short_name matches with the
1729 * names of the registered formats
1730 * @param filename if non-NULL checks if filename terminates with the
1731 * extensions of the registered formats
1732 * @param mime_type if non-NULL checks if mime_type matches with the
1733 * MIME type of the registered formats
1735 AVOutputFormat *av_guess_format(const char *short_name,
1736 const char *filename,
1737 const char *mime_type);
1740 * Guess the codec ID based upon muxer and filename.
1742 enum AVCodecID av_guess_codec(AVOutputFormat *fmt, const char *short_name,
1743 const char *filename, const char *mime_type,
1744 enum AVMediaType type);
1752 * @defgroup lavf_misc Utility functions
1756 * Miscellaneous utility functions related to both muxing and demuxing
1761 * Send a nice hexadecimal dump of a buffer to the specified file stream.
1763 * @param f The file stream pointer where the dump should be sent to.
1765 * @param size buffer size
1767 * @see av_hex_dump_log, av_pkt_dump2, av_pkt_dump_log2
1769 void av_hex_dump(FILE *f, const uint8_t *buf, int size);
1772 * Send a nice hexadecimal dump of a buffer to the log.
1774 * @param avcl A pointer to an arbitrary struct of which the first field is a
1775 * pointer to an AVClass struct.
1776 * @param level The importance level of the message, lower values signifying
1777 * higher importance.
1779 * @param size buffer size
1781 * @see av_hex_dump, av_pkt_dump2, av_pkt_dump_log2
1783 void av_hex_dump_log(void *avcl, int level, const uint8_t *buf, int size);
1786 * Send a nice dump of a packet to the specified file stream.
1788 * @param f The file stream pointer where the dump should be sent to.
1789 * @param pkt packet to dump
1790 * @param dump_payload True if the payload must be displayed, too.
1791 * @param st AVStream that the packet belongs to
1793 void av_pkt_dump2(FILE *f, AVPacket *pkt, int dump_payload, AVStream *st);
1797 * Send a nice dump of a packet to the log.
1799 * @param avcl A pointer to an arbitrary struct of which the first field is a
1800 * pointer to an AVClass struct.
1801 * @param level The importance level of the message, lower values signifying
1802 * higher importance.
1803 * @param pkt packet to dump
1804 * @param dump_payload True if the payload must be displayed, too.
1805 * @param st AVStream that the packet belongs to
1807 void av_pkt_dump_log2(void *avcl, int level, AVPacket *pkt, int dump_payload,
1811 * Get the AVCodecID for the given codec tag tag.
1812 * If no codec id is found returns AV_CODEC_ID_NONE.
1814 * @param tags list of supported codec_id-codec_tag pairs, as stored
1815 * in AVInputFormat.codec_tag and AVOutputFormat.codec_tag
1816 * @param tag codec tag to match to a codec ID
1818 enum AVCodecID av_codec_get_id(const struct AVCodecTag * const *tags, unsigned int tag);
1821 * Get the codec tag for the given codec id id.
1822 * If no codec tag is found returns 0.
1824 * @param tags list of supported codec_id-codec_tag pairs, as stored
1825 * in AVInputFormat.codec_tag and AVOutputFormat.codec_tag
1826 * @param id codec ID to match to a codec tag
1828 unsigned int av_codec_get_tag(const struct AVCodecTag * const *tags, enum AVCodecID id);
1830 int av_find_default_stream_index(AVFormatContext *s);
1833 * Get the index for a specific timestamp.
1835 * @param st stream that the timestamp belongs to
1836 * @param timestamp timestamp to retrieve the index for
1837 * @param flags if AVSEEK_FLAG_BACKWARD then the returned index will correspond
1838 * to the timestamp which is <= the requested one, if backward
1839 * is 0, then it will be >=
1840 * if AVSEEK_FLAG_ANY seek to any frame, only keyframes otherwise
1841 * @return < 0 if no such timestamp could be found
1843 int av_index_search_timestamp(AVStream *st, int64_t timestamp, int flags);
1846 * Add an index entry into a sorted list. Update the entry if the list
1847 * already contains it.
1849 * @param timestamp timestamp in the time base of the given stream
1851 int av_add_index_entry(AVStream *st, int64_t pos, int64_t timestamp,
1852 int size, int distance, int flags);
1856 * Split a URL string into components.
1858 * The pointers to buffers for storing individual components may be null,
1859 * in order to ignore that component. Buffers for components not found are
1860 * set to empty strings. If the port is not found, it is set to a negative
1863 * @param proto the buffer for the protocol
1864 * @param proto_size the size of the proto buffer
1865 * @param authorization the buffer for the authorization
1866 * @param authorization_size the size of the authorization buffer
1867 * @param hostname the buffer for the host name
1868 * @param hostname_size the size of the hostname buffer
1869 * @param port_ptr a pointer to store the port number in
1870 * @param path the buffer for the path
1871 * @param path_size the size of the path buffer
1872 * @param url the URL to split
1874 void av_url_split(char *proto, int proto_size,
1875 char *authorization, int authorization_size,
1876 char *hostname, int hostname_size,
1878 char *path, int path_size,
1883 * Print detailed information about the input or output format, such as
1884 * duration, bitrate, streams, container, programs, metadata, side data,
1885 * codec and time base.
1887 * @param ic the context to analyze
1888 * @param index the index to print, if you have multiple inputs or outputs
1889 * @param url the URL to print, such as source or destination file
1890 * @param is_output whether the context is input or ouput
1892 void av_dump_format(AVFormatContext *ic,
1898 * Return in 'buf' the path with '%d' replaced by a number.
1900 * Also handles the '%0nd' format where 'n' is the total number
1901 * of digits and '%%'.
1903 * @param buf destination buffer
1904 * @param buf_size destination buffer size
1905 * @param path numbered sequence string
1906 * @param number frame number
1907 * @return 0 if OK, -1 on format error
1909 int av_get_frame_filename(char *buf, int buf_size,
1910 const char *path, int number);
1913 * Check whether filename actually is a numbered sequence generator.
1915 * @param filename possible numbered sequence string
1916 * @return 1 if a valid numbered sequence string, 0 otherwise
1918 int av_filename_number_test(const char *filename);
1921 * Generate an SDP for an RTP session.
1923 * Note, this overwrites the id values of AVStreams in the muxer contexts
1924 * for getting unique dynamic payload types.
1926 * @param ac array of AVFormatContexts describing the RTP streams. If the
1927 * array is composed by only one context, such context can contain
1928 * multiple AVStreams (one AVStream per RTP stream). Otherwise,
1929 * all the contexts in the array (an AVCodecContext per RTP stream)
1930 * must contain only one AVStream.
1931 * @param n_files number of AVCodecContexts contained in ac
1932 * @param buf buffer where the SDP will be stored (must be allocated by
1934 * @param size the size of the buffer
1935 * @return 0 if OK, AVERROR_xxx on error
1937 int av_sdp_create(AVFormatContext *ac[], int n_files, char *buf, int size);
1940 * Return a positive value if the given filename has one of the given
1941 * extensions, 0 otherwise.
1943 * @param filename file name to check against the given extensions
1944 * @param extensions a comma-separated list of filename extensions
1946 int av_match_ext(const char *filename, const char *extensions);
1949 * Test if the given container can store a codec.
1951 * @param ofmt container to check for compatibility
1952 * @param codec_id codec to potentially store in container
1953 * @param std_compliance standards compliance level, one of FF_COMPLIANCE_*
1955 * @return 1 if codec with ID codec_id can be stored in ofmt, 0 if it cannot.
1956 * A negative number if this information is not available.
1958 int avformat_query_codec(const AVOutputFormat *ofmt, enum AVCodecID codec_id,
1959 int std_compliance);
1962 * @defgroup riff_fourcc RIFF FourCCs
1964 * Get the tables mapping RIFF FourCCs to libavcodec AVCodecIDs. The tables are
1965 * meant to be passed to av_codec_get_id()/av_codec_get_tag() as in the
1968 * uint32_t tag = MKTAG('H', '2', '6', '4');
1969 * const struct AVCodecTag *table[] = { avformat_get_riff_video_tags(), 0 };
1970 * enum AVCodecID id = av_codec_get_id(table, tag);
1974 * @return the table mapping RIFF FourCCs for video to libavcodec AVCodecID.
1976 const struct AVCodecTag *avformat_get_riff_video_tags(void);
1978 * @return the table mapping RIFF FourCCs for audio to AVCodecID.
1980 const struct AVCodecTag *avformat_get_riff_audio_tags(void);
1989 #endif /* AVFORMAT_AVFORMAT_H */