+/**
+ * This struct describes the properties of an encoded stream.
+ *
+ * sizeof(AVCodecParameters) is not a part of the public ABI, this struct must
+ * be allocated with avcodec_parameters_alloc() and freed with
+ * avcodec_parameters_free().
+ */
+typedef struct AVCodecParameters {
+ /**
+ * General type of the encoded data.
+ */
+ enum AVMediaType codec_type;
+ /**
+ * Specific type of the encoded data (the codec used).
+ */
+ enum AVCodecID codec_id;
+ /**
+ * Additional information about the codec (corresponds to the AVI FOURCC).
+ */
+ uint32_t codec_tag;
+
+ /**
+ * Extra binary data needed for initializing the decoder, codec-dependent.
+ *
+ * Must be allocated with av_malloc() and will be freed by
+ * avcodec_parameters_free(). The allocated size of extradata must be at
+ * least extradata_size + AV_INPUT_BUFFER_PADDING_SIZE, with the padding
+ * bytes zeroed.
+ */
+ uint8_t *extradata;
+ /**
+ * Size of the extradata content in bytes.
+ */
+ int extradata_size;
+
+ /**
+ * - video: the pixel format, the value corresponds to enum AVPixelFormat.
+ * - audio: the sample format, the value corresponds to enum AVSampleFormat.
+ */
+ int format;
+
+ /**
+ * The average bitrate of the encoded data (in bits per second).
+ */
+ int64_t bit_rate;
+
+ int bits_per_coded_sample;
+
+ /**
+ * Codec-specific bitstream restrictions that the stream conforms to.
+ */
+ int profile;
+ int level;
+
+ /**
+ * Video only. The dimensions of the video frame in pixels.
+ */
+ int width;
+ int height;
+
+ /**
+ * Video only. The aspect ratio (width / height) which a single pixel
+ * should have when displayed.
+ *
+ * When the aspect ratio is unknown / undefined, the numerator should be
+ * set to 0 (the denominator may have any value).
+ */
+ AVRational sample_aspect_ratio;
+
+ /**
+ * Video only. The order of the fields in interlaced video.
+ */
+ enum AVFieldOrder field_order;
+
+ /**
+ * Video only. Additional colorspace characteristics.
+ */
+ enum AVColorRange color_range;
+ enum AVColorPrimaries color_primaries;
+ enum AVColorTransferCharacteristic color_trc;
+ enum AVColorSpace color_space;
+ enum AVChromaLocation chroma_location;
+
+ /**
+ * Video only. Number of delayed frames.
+ */
+ int video_delay;
+
+ /**
+ * Audio only. The channel layout bitmask. May be 0 if the channel layout is
+ * unknown or unspecified, otherwise the number of bits set must be equal to
+ * the channels field.
+ */
+ uint64_t channel_layout;
+ /**
+ * Audio only. The number of audio channels.
+ */
+ int channels;
+ /**
+ * Audio only. The number of audio samples per second.
+ */
+ int sample_rate;
+ /**
+ * Audio only. The number of bytes per coded audio frame, required by some
+ * formats.
+ *
+ * Corresponds to nBlockAlign in WAVEFORMATEX.
+ */
+ int block_align;
+ /**
+ * Audio only. Audio frame size, if known. Required by some formats to be static.
+ */
+ int frame_size;
+
+ /**
+ * Audio only. The amount of padding (in samples) inserted by the encoder at
+ * the beginning of the audio. I.e. this number of leading decoded samples
+ * must be discarded by the caller to get the original audio without leading
+ * padding.
+ */
+ int initial_padding;
+ /**
+ * Audio only. The amount of padding (in samples) appended by the encoder to
+ * the end of the audio. I.e. this number of decoded samples must be
+ * discarded by the caller from the end of the stream to get the original
+ * audio without any trailing padding.
+ */
+ int trailing_padding;
+ /**
+ * Audio only. Number of samples to skip after a discontinuity.
+ */
+ int seek_preroll;
+} AVCodecParameters;
+