API changes, most recent first:
-2016-xx-xx - xxxxxxx - lavc 57.23.0 - avcodec.h
+2016-xx-xx - xxxxxxx
+ Change av_sha_update() and av_md5_sum()/av_md5_update() length
+ parameter type to size_t at next major bump.
+
+2016-xx-xx - xxxxxxx - lavc 57.29.0 - avcodec.h
+ Add AV_PKT_DATA_SPHERICAL packet side data to export AVSphericalMapping
+ information from containers.
+
+2016-xx-xx - xxxxxxx - lavu 55.30.0 - spherical.h
+ Add AV_FRAME_DATA_SPHERICAL value, av_spherical_alloc() API and
+ AVSphericalMapping type to export and describe spherical video properties.
+
+2016-xx-xx - xxxxxxx - lavf 57.10.0 - avformat.h
+ Add av_stream_add_side_data().
+
+2016-xx-xx - xxxxxxx - lavu 55.28.0 - pixfmt.h
+ Add AV_PIX_FMT_GRAY12(LE/BE).
+
+2016-xx-xx - xxxxxxx - lavu 55.27.0 - hwcontext.h
+ Add av_hwframe_map() and associated AV_HWFRAME_MAP_* flags.
+ Add av_hwframe_ctx_create_derived().
+
+2016-xx-xx - xxxxxxx - lavu 55.25.0 - pixfmt.h
+ Add AV_PIX_FMT_GBRAP12(LE/BE).
+
+2016-xx-xx - xxxxxxx - lavu 55.24.0 - pixfmt.h
+ Add AV_PIX_FMT_GBRP12(LE/BE).
+
+2016-xx-xx - xxxxxxx - lavu 55.23.0 - hwcontext_vaapi.h
+ Add AV_VAAPI_DRIVER_QUIRK_ATTRIB_MEMTYPE.
+
+2016-xx-xx - xxxxxxx - lavf 57.08.0 - avio.h
+ Add AVIO_SEEKABLE_TIME flag.
+
+2016-xx-xx - xxxxxxx - lavu 55.22.0 - pixfmt.h
+ Add AV_PIX_FMT_YUV420P12, AV_PIX_FMT_YUV422P12, and AV_PIX_FMT_YUV444P12.
+
+2016-xx-xx - xxxxxxx - lavc 57.27.0 - avcodec.h
+ Add FF_PROFILE_HEVC_REXT, the extended pixel format profile for HEVC.
+
+2016-08-24 - xxxxxxx - lavu 55.21.0 - imgutils.h
+ Add av_image_copy_uc_from(), a version of av_image_copy() for copying
+ from GPU mapped memory.
+
+2016-xx-xx - xxxxxxx - lavc 59.26.0 - vaapi.h
+ Deprecate struct vaapi_context and the vaapi.h installed header.
+ Callers should set AVCodecContext.hw_frames_ctx instead.
+
+------------------------------8<-------------------------------------
+ 12 branch was cut here
+----------------------------->8--------------------------------------
+
+2016-07-20 - xxxxxxx - lavu 55.20.0 - cpu.h
+ Add AV_CPU_FLAG_SSSE3SLOW.
+
+2016-07-02 - 4926fa9 - lavu 55.19.0 - hwcontext_vaapi.h
+ Add driver quirks field to VAAPI-specific hwdevice and enum with
+ members AV_VAAPI_DRIVER_QUIRK_* to represent its values.
+
+2016-07-02 - b7c5f88 - lavu 55.18.0 - pixfmt.h
+ Add AV_PIX_FMT_P010(LE/BE).
+
+2016-06-21 - 32c8359 - lavc 57.24.0 - avcodec.h
+ Decoders now export the frame timestamp as AVFrame.pts. It was
+ previously exported as AVFrame.pkt_pts, which is now deprecated.
+
+2016-06-21 - 59e7361 - lavu 55.16.0 - hwcontext.h hwcontext_qsv.h
+ Add AV_HWDEVICE_TYPE_QSV and a new installed header with QSV-specific
+ hwcontext definitions.
+
+2016-06-21 - e85f6f7 - lavc 57.23.0 - avcodec.h
AVCodecContext.hw_frames_ctx now may be used by decoders.
-2016-xx-xx - xxxxxxx - lavc 57.20.0 - avcodec.h
+2016-06-12 - 90f469a - lavc 57.20.0 - avcodec.h
Add FF_PROFILE_H264_MULTIVIEW_HIGH and FF_PROFILE_H264_STEREO_HIGH.
-2016-xx-xx - xxxxxxx - lavu 55.13.0 - hwcontext.h
+2016-05-26 - 1c9e861 - lavu 55.13.0 - hwcontext.h
Add av_hwdevice_ctx_create().
-2016-xx-xx - xxxxxxx - lavc 57.19.1 - avcodec.h
+2016-05-24 - ad61da05 - lavc 57.19.1 - avcodec.h
Adjust values for JPEG 2000 profiles.
-2016-xx-xx - xxxxxxx - lavf 57.7.0 - avio.h
+2016-05-18 - db7968b - lavf 57.7.0 - avio.h
Add AVIODataMarkerType, write_data_type, ignore_boundary_point and
avio_write_marker.
-2016-xx-xx - xxxxxxx - lavu 55.12.0 - opt.h
+2016-05-17 - 0c4468d - lavu 55.12.0 - opt.h
Add av_stereo3d_type_name() and av_stereo3d_from_name().
-2016-xx-xx - xxxxxxx - lavu 55.11.0 - hwcontext_dxva2.h
+2016-05-17 - c46db38 - lavu 55.11.0 - hwcontext_dxva2.h
Add new installed header with DXVA2-specific hwcontext definitions.
-2016-xx-xx - xxxxxxx - lavu 55.10.0 - opt.h
+2016-03-24 - 564b459 - lavu 55.10.0 - opt.h
Add av_opt_copy().
-2016-xx-xx - xxxxxxx - lavc 57.16.0 - avcodec.h
+2016-03-23 - 05f6670 - lavc 57.16.0 - avcodec.h
Add a new audio/video encoding and decoding API with decoupled input
and output -- avcodec_send_packet(), avcodec_receive_frame(),
avcodec_send_frame() and avcodec_receive_packet().
-2016-xx-xx - xxxxxxx - lavc 57.15.0 - avcodec.h
+2016-03-20 - 33d1898 - lavc 57.15.0 - avcodec.h
Add a new bitstream filtering API working with AVPackets.
Deprecate the old bitstream filtering API.
-2016-xx-xx - xxxxxxx - lavfi 6.3.0 - avfilter.h
+2016-03-19 - 07a844f - lavfi 6.3.0 - avfilter.h
Add AVFilterContext.hw_device_ctx.
-2016-xx-xx - xxxxxxx - lavu 55.9.0 - hwcontext_vaapi.h
+2016-03-19 - 551c677 - lavu 55.9.0 - hwcontext_vaapi.h
Add new installed header with VAAPI-specific hwcontext definitions.
-2016-xx-xx - xxxxxxx - lavu 55.8.0 - pixfmt.h
+2016-03-19 - d264c72 - lavu 55.8.0 - pixfmt.h
Deprecate all AV_PIX_FMT_VAAPI_* formats.
Replaced by AV_PIX_FMT_VAAPI.
-2016-xx-xx - xxxxxxx - lavu 55.7.0 - hwcontext.h
+2016-03-19 - b1f01e8 - lavu 55.7.0 - hwcontext.h
Add AVHWFramesConstraints and associated API.
2016-02-23 - 9200514 - lavf 57.5.0 - avformat.h
Add AVStream.codecpar, deprecate AVStream.codec.
-2016-xx-xx - lavc 57.14.0 - avcodec.h
+2016-02-23 - lavc 57.14.0 - avcodec.h
998e1b8 - Add AVCodecParameters and its related API.
a806834 - Add av_get_audio_frame_duration2().