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avformat.h File Reference
#include <stdio.h>
#include "libavcodec/codec_par.h"
#include "libavcodec/defs.h"
#include "libavcodec/packet.h"
#include "libavutil/dict.h"
#include "libavutil/log.h"
#include "avio.h"
#include "libavformat/version_major.h"

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Data Structures

struct  AVProbeData
 This structure contains the data a format has to probe a file. More...
 
struct  AVOutputFormat
 
struct  AVInputFormat
 
struct  AVIndexEntry
 
struct  AVStream
 Stream structure. More...
 
struct  AVStreamGroupTileGrid
 AVStreamGroupTileGrid holds information on how to combine several independent images on a single canvas for presentation. More...
 
struct  AVStreamGroup
 
struct  AVProgram
 New fields can be added to the end with minor version bumps. More...
 
struct  AVChapter
 
struct  AVFormatContext
 Format I/O context. More...
 

Macros

#define AVPROBE_SCORE_RETRY   (AVPROBE_SCORE_MAX/4)
 
#define AVPROBE_SCORE_STREAM_RETRY   (AVPROBE_SCORE_MAX/4-1)
 
#define AVPROBE_SCORE_EXTENSION   50
 score for file extension More...
 
#define AVPROBE_SCORE_MIME   75
 score for file mime type More...
 
#define AVPROBE_SCORE_MAX   100
 maximum score More...
 
#define AVPROBE_PADDING_SIZE   32
 extra allocated bytes at the end of the probe buffer More...
 
#define AVFMT_NOFILE   0x0001
 Demuxer will use avio_open, no opened file should be provided by the caller. More...
 
#define AVFMT_NEEDNUMBER   0x0002
 Needs 'd' in filename. More...
 
#define AVFMT_EXPERIMENTAL   0x0004
 The muxer/demuxer is experimental and should be used with caution. More...
 
#define AVFMT_SHOW_IDS   0x0008
 Show format stream IDs numbers. More...
 
#define AVFMT_GLOBALHEADER   0x0040
 Format wants global header. More...
 
#define AVFMT_NOTIMESTAMPS   0x0080
 Format does not need / have any timestamps. More...
 
#define AVFMT_GENERIC_INDEX   0x0100
 Use generic index building code. More...
 
#define AVFMT_TS_DISCONT   0x0200
 Format allows timestamp discontinuities. More...
 
#define AVFMT_VARIABLE_FPS   0x0400
 Format allows variable fps. More...
 
#define AVFMT_NODIMENSIONS   0x0800
 Format does not need width/height. More...
 
#define AVFMT_NOSTREAMS   0x1000
 Format does not require any streams. More...
 
#define AVFMT_NOBINSEARCH   0x2000
 Format does not allow to fall back on binary search via read_timestamp. More...
 
#define AVFMT_NOGENSEARCH   0x4000
 Format does not allow to fall back on generic search. More...
 
#define AVFMT_NO_BYTE_SEEK   0x8000
 Format does not allow seeking by bytes. More...
 
#define AVFMT_TS_NONSTRICT   0x20000
 Format does not require strictly increasing timestamps, but they must still be monotonic. More...
 
#define AVFMT_TS_NEGATIVE   0x40000
 Format allows muxing negative timestamps. More...
 
#define AVFMT_SEEK_TO_PTS   0x4000000
 Seeking is based on PTS. More...
 
#define AVINDEX_KEYFRAME   0x0001
 
#define AVINDEX_DISCARD_FRAME
 
#define AV_DISPOSITION_DEFAULT   (1 << 0)
 The stream should be chosen by default among other streams of the same type, unless the user has explicitly specified otherwise. More...
 
#define AV_DISPOSITION_DUB   (1 << 1)
 The stream is not in original language. More...
 
#define AV_DISPOSITION_ORIGINAL   (1 << 2)
 The stream is in original language. More...
 
#define AV_DISPOSITION_COMMENT   (1 << 3)
 The stream is a commentary track. More...
 
#define AV_DISPOSITION_LYRICS   (1 << 4)
 The stream contains song lyrics. More...
 
#define AV_DISPOSITION_KARAOKE   (1 << 5)
 The stream contains karaoke audio. More...
 
#define AV_DISPOSITION_FORCED   (1 << 6)
 Track should be used during playback by default. More...
 
#define AV_DISPOSITION_HEARING_IMPAIRED   (1 << 7)
 The stream is intended for hearing impaired audiences. More...
 
#define AV_DISPOSITION_VISUAL_IMPAIRED   (1 << 8)
 The stream is intended for visually impaired audiences. More...
 
#define AV_DISPOSITION_CLEAN_EFFECTS   (1 << 9)
 The audio stream contains music and sound effects without voice. More...
 
#define AV_DISPOSITION_ATTACHED_PIC   (1 << 10)
 The stream is stored in the file as an attached picture/"cover art" (e.g. More...
 
#define AV_DISPOSITION_TIMED_THUMBNAILS   (1 << 11)
 The stream is sparse, and contains thumbnail images, often corresponding to chapter markers. More...
 
#define AV_DISPOSITION_NON_DIEGETIC   (1 << 12)
 The stream is intended to be mixed with a spatial audio track. More...
 
#define AV_DISPOSITION_CAPTIONS   (1 << 16)
 The subtitle stream contains captions, providing a transcription and possibly a translation of audio. More...
 
#define AV_DISPOSITION_DESCRIPTIONS   (1 << 17)
 The subtitle stream contains a textual description of the video content. More...
 
#define AV_DISPOSITION_METADATA   (1 << 18)
 The subtitle stream contains time-aligned metadata that is not intended to be directly presented to the user. More...
 
#define AV_DISPOSITION_DEPENDENT   (1 << 19)
 The stream is intended to be mixed with another stream before presentation. More...
 
#define AV_DISPOSITION_STILL_IMAGE   (1 << 20)
 The video stream contains still images. More...
 
#define AV_PTS_WRAP_IGNORE   0
 Options for behavior on timestamp wrap detection. More...
 
#define AV_PTS_WRAP_ADD_OFFSET   1
 add the format specific offset on wrap detection More...
 
#define AV_PTS_WRAP_SUB_OFFSET   -1
 subtract the format specific offset on wrap detection More...
 
#define AVSTREAM_EVENT_FLAG_METADATA_UPDATED   0x0001
 
#define AVSTREAM_EVENT_FLAG_NEW_PACKETS   (1 << 1)
 
#define AV_PROGRAM_RUNNING   1
 
#define AVFMTCTX_NOHEADER   0x0001
 signal that no header is present (streams are added dynamically) More...
 
#define AVFMTCTX_UNSEEKABLE   0x0002
 signal that the stream is definitely not seekable, and attempts to call the seek function will fail. More...
 
#define AVFMT_FLAG_GENPTS   0x0001
 Generate missing pts even if it requires parsing future frames. More...
 
#define AVFMT_FLAG_IGNIDX   0x0002
 Ignore index. More...
 
#define AVFMT_FLAG_NONBLOCK   0x0004
 Do not block when reading packets from input. More...
 
#define AVFMT_FLAG_IGNDTS   0x0008
 Ignore DTS on frames that contain both DTS & PTS. More...
 
#define AVFMT_FLAG_NOFILLIN   0x0010
 Do not infer any values from other values, just return what is stored in the container. More...
 
#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. More...
 
#define AVFMT_FLAG_NOBUFFER   0x0040
 Do not buffer frames when possible. More...
 
#define AVFMT_FLAG_CUSTOM_IO   0x0080
 The caller has supplied a custom AVIOContext, don't avio_close() it. More...
 
#define AVFMT_FLAG_DISCARD_CORRUPT   0x0100
 Discard frames marked corrupted. More...
 
#define AVFMT_FLAG_FLUSH_PACKETS   0x0200
 Flush the AVIOContext every packet. More...
 
#define AVFMT_FLAG_BITEXACT   0x0400
 When muxing, try to avoid writing any random/volatile data to the output. More...
 
#define AVFMT_FLAG_SORT_DTS   0x10000
 try to interleave outputted packets by dts (using this flag can slow demuxing down) More...
 
#define AVFMT_FLAG_FAST_SEEK   0x80000
 Enable fast, but inaccurate seeks for some formats. More...
 
#define AVFMT_FLAG_AUTO_BSF   0x200000
 Add bitstream filters as requested by the muxer. More...
 
#define FF_FDEBUG_TS   0x0001
 
#define AVFMT_EVENT_FLAG_METADATA_UPDATED   0x0001
 
#define AVFMT_AVOID_NEG_TS_AUTO   -1
 Enabled when required by target format. More...
 
#define AVFMT_AVOID_NEG_TS_DISABLED   0
 Do not shift timestamps even when they are negative. More...
 
#define AVFMT_AVOID_NEG_TS_MAKE_NON_NEGATIVE   1
 Shift timestamps so they are non negative. More...
 
#define AVFMT_AVOID_NEG_TS_MAKE_ZERO   2
 Shift timestamps so that they start at 0. More...
 
#define AVSEEK_FLAG_BACKWARD   1
 
#define AVSEEK_FLAG_BYTE   2
 seeking based on position in bytes More...
 
#define AVSEEK_FLAG_ANY   4
 seek to any frame, even non-keyframes More...
 
#define AVSEEK_FLAG_FRAME   8
 seeking based on frame number More...
 
#define AVSTREAM_INIT_IN_WRITE_HEADER   0
 stream parameters initialized in avformat_write_header More...
 
#define AVSTREAM_INIT_IN_INIT_OUTPUT   1
 stream parameters initialized in avformat_init_output More...
 
#define AV_FRAME_FILENAME_FLAGS_MULTIPLE   1
 Allow multiple d. More...
 

Typedefs

typedef int(* av_format_control_message) (struct AVFormatContext *s, int type, void *data, size_t data_size)
 Callback used by devices to communicate with application. More...
 
typedef int(* AVOpenCallback) (struct AVFormatContext *s, AVIOContext **pb, const char *url, int flags, const AVIOInterruptCB *int_cb, AVDictionary **options)
 

Enumerations

enum  AVStreamParseType {
  AVSTREAM_PARSE_NONE, AVSTREAM_PARSE_FULL, AVSTREAM_PARSE_HEADERS, AVSTREAM_PARSE_TIMESTAMPS,
  AVSTREAM_PARSE_FULL_ONCE, AVSTREAM_PARSE_FULL_RAW
}
 
enum  AVStreamGroupParamsType { AV_STREAM_GROUP_PARAMS_NONE, AV_STREAM_GROUP_PARAMS_IAMF_AUDIO_ELEMENT, AV_STREAM_GROUP_PARAMS_IAMF_MIX_PRESENTATION, AV_STREAM_GROUP_PARAMS_TILE_GRID }
 
enum  AVDurationEstimationMethod { AVFMT_DURATION_FROM_PTS, AVFMT_DURATION_FROM_STREAM, AVFMT_DURATION_FROM_BITRATE }
 The duration of a video can be estimated through various ways, and this enum can be used to know how the duration was estimated. More...
 
enum  AVTimebaseSource { AVFMT_TBCF_AUTO = -1, AVFMT_TBCF_DECODER, AVFMT_TBCF_DEMUXER }
 

Functions

int av_get_packet (AVIOContext *s, AVPacket *pkt, int size)
 Allocate and read the payload of a packet and initialize its fields with default values. More...
 
int av_append_packet (AVIOContext *s, AVPacket *pkt, int size)
 Read data and append it to the current content of the AVPacket. More...
 
int av_disposition_from_string (const char *disp)
 
const char * av_disposition_to_string (int disposition)
 
struct AVCodecParserContextav_stream_get_parser (const AVStream *s)
 
void av_format_inject_global_side_data (AVFormatContext *s)
 This function will cause global side data to be injected in the next packet of each stream as well as after any subsequent seek. More...
 
unsigned avformat_version (void)
 Return the LIBAVFORMAT_VERSION_INT constant. More...
 
const char * avformat_configuration (void)
 Return the libavformat build-time configuration. More...
 
const char * avformat_license (void)
 Return the libavformat license. More...
 
int avformat_network_init (void)
 Do global initialization of network libraries. More...
 
int avformat_network_deinit (void)
 Undo the initialization done by avformat_network_init. More...
 
const AVOutputFormatav_muxer_iterate (void **opaque)
 Iterate over all registered muxers. More...
 
const AVInputFormatav_demuxer_iterate (void **opaque)
 Iterate over all registered demuxers. More...
 
AVFormatContextavformat_alloc_context (void)
 Allocate an AVFormatContext. More...
 
void avformat_free_context (AVFormatContext *s)
 Free an AVFormatContext and all its streams. More...
 
const AVClassavformat_get_class (void)
 Get the AVClass for AVFormatContext. More...
 
const AVClassav_stream_get_class (void)
 Get the AVClass for AVStream. More...
 
const AVClassav_stream_group_get_class (void)
 Get the AVClass for AVStreamGroup. More...
 
const char * avformat_stream_group_name (enum AVStreamGroupParamsType type)
 
AVStreamGroupavformat_stream_group_create (AVFormatContext *s, enum AVStreamGroupParamsType type, AVDictionary **options)
 Add a new empty stream group to a media file. More...
 
AVStreamavformat_new_stream (AVFormatContext *s, const struct AVCodec *c)
 Add a new stream to a media file. More...
 
int avformat_stream_group_add_stream (AVStreamGroup *stg, AVStream *st)
 Add an already allocated stream to a stream group. More...
 
AVProgramav_new_program (AVFormatContext *s, int id)
 
int avformat_alloc_output_context2 (AVFormatContext **ctx, const AVOutputFormat *oformat, const char *format_name, const char *filename)
 Allocate an AVFormatContext for an output format. More...
 
const AVInputFormatav_find_input_format (const char *short_name)
 Find AVInputFormat based on the short name of the input format. More...
 
const AVInputFormatav_probe_input_format (const AVProbeData *pd, int is_opened)
 Guess the file format. More...
 
const AVInputFormatav_probe_input_format2 (const AVProbeData *pd, int is_opened, int *score_max)
 Guess the file format. More...
 
const AVInputFormatav_probe_input_format3 (const AVProbeData *pd, int is_opened, int *score_ret)
 Guess the file format. More...
 
int av_probe_input_buffer2 (AVIOContext *pb, const AVInputFormat **fmt, const char *url, void *logctx, unsigned int offset, unsigned int max_probe_size)
 Probe a bytestream to determine the input format. More...
 
int av_probe_input_buffer (AVIOContext *pb, const AVInputFormat **fmt, const char *url, void *logctx, unsigned int offset, unsigned int max_probe_size)
 Like av_probe_input_buffer2() but returns 0 on success. More...
 
int avformat_open_input (AVFormatContext **ps, const char *url, const AVInputFormat *fmt, AVDictionary **options)
 Open an input stream and read the header. More...
 
int avformat_find_stream_info (AVFormatContext *ic, AVDictionary **options)
 Read packets of a media file to get stream information. More...
 
AVProgramav_find_program_from_stream (AVFormatContext *ic, AVProgram *last, int s)
 Find the programs which belong to a given stream. More...
 
void av_program_add_stream_index (AVFormatContext *ac, int progid, unsigned int idx)
 
int av_find_best_stream (AVFormatContext *ic, enum AVMediaType type, int wanted_stream_nb, int related_stream, const struct AVCodec **decoder_ret, int flags)
 Find the "best" stream in the file. More...
 
int av_read_frame (AVFormatContext *s, AVPacket *pkt)
 Return the next frame of a stream. More...
 
int av_seek_frame (AVFormatContext *s, int stream_index, int64_t timestamp, int flags)
 Seek to the keyframe at timestamp. More...
 
int avformat_seek_file (AVFormatContext *s, int stream_index, int64_t min_ts, int64_t ts, int64_t max_ts, int flags)
 Seek to timestamp ts. More...
 
int avformat_flush (AVFormatContext *s)
 Discard all internally buffered data. More...
 
int av_read_play (AVFormatContext *s)
 Start playing a network-based stream (e.g. More...
 
int av_read_pause (AVFormatContext *s)
 Pause a network-based stream (e.g. More...
 
void avformat_close_input (AVFormatContext **s)
 Close an opened input AVFormatContext. More...
 
av_warn_unused_result int avformat_write_header (AVFormatContext *s, AVDictionary **options)
 Allocate the stream private data and write the stream header to an output media file. More...
 
av_warn_unused_result int avformat_init_output (AVFormatContext *s, AVDictionary **options)
 Allocate the stream private data and initialize the codec, but do not write the header. More...
 
int av_write_frame (AVFormatContext *s, AVPacket *pkt)
 Write a packet to an output media file. More...
 
int av_interleaved_write_frame (AVFormatContext *s, AVPacket *pkt)
 Write a packet to an output media file ensuring correct interleaving. More...
 
int av_write_uncoded_frame (AVFormatContext *s, int stream_index, struct AVFrame *frame)
 Write an uncoded frame to an output media file. More...
 
int av_interleaved_write_uncoded_frame (AVFormatContext *s, int stream_index, struct AVFrame *frame)
 Write an uncoded frame to an output media file. More...
 
int av_write_uncoded_frame_query (AVFormatContext *s, int stream_index)
 Test whether a muxer supports uncoded frame. More...
 
int av_write_trailer (AVFormatContext *s)
 Write the stream trailer to an output media file and free the file private data. More...
 
const AVOutputFormatav_guess_format (const char *short_name, const char *filename, const char *mime_type)
 Return the output format in the list of registered output formats which best matches the provided parameters, or return NULL if there is no match. More...
 
enum AVCodecID av_guess_codec (const AVOutputFormat *fmt, const char *short_name, const char *filename, const char *mime_type, enum AVMediaType type)
 Guess the codec ID based upon muxer and filename. More...
 
int av_get_output_timestamp (struct AVFormatContext *s, int stream, int64_t *dts, int64_t *wall)
 Get timing information for the data currently output. More...
 
void av_hex_dump (FILE *f, const uint8_t *buf, int size)
 Send a nice hexadecimal dump of a buffer to the specified file stream. More...
 
void av_hex_dump_log (void *avcl, int level, const uint8_t *buf, int size)
 Send a nice hexadecimal dump of a buffer to the log. More...
 
void av_pkt_dump2 (FILE *f, const AVPacket *pkt, int dump_payload, const AVStream *st)
 Send a nice dump of a packet to the specified file stream. More...
 
void av_pkt_dump_log2 (void *avcl, int level, const AVPacket *pkt, int dump_payload, const AVStream *st)
 Send a nice dump of a packet to the log. More...
 
enum AVCodecID av_codec_get_id (const struct AVCodecTag *const *tags, unsigned int tag)
 Get the AVCodecID for the given codec tag tag. More...
 
unsigned int av_codec_get_tag (const struct AVCodecTag *const *tags, enum AVCodecID id)
 Get the codec tag for the given codec id id. More...
 
int av_codec_get_tag2 (const struct AVCodecTag *const *tags, enum AVCodecID id, unsigned int *tag)
 Get the codec tag for the given codec id. More...
 
int av_find_default_stream_index (AVFormatContext *s)
 
int av_index_search_timestamp (AVStream *st, int64_t timestamp, int flags)
 Get the index for a specific timestamp. More...
 
int avformat_index_get_entries_count (const AVStream *st)
 Get the index entry count for the given AVStream. More...
 
const AVIndexEntryavformat_index_get_entry (AVStream *st, int idx)
 Get the AVIndexEntry corresponding to the given index. More...
 
const AVIndexEntryavformat_index_get_entry_from_timestamp (AVStream *st, int64_t wanted_timestamp, int flags)
 Get the AVIndexEntry corresponding to the given timestamp. More...
 
int av_add_index_entry (AVStream *st, int64_t pos, int64_t timestamp, int size, int distance, int flags)
 Add an index entry into a sorted list. More...
 
void av_url_split (char *proto, int proto_size, char *authorization, int authorization_size, char *hostname, int hostname_size, int *port_ptr, char *path, int path_size, const char *url)
 Split a URL string into components. More...
 
void av_dump_format (AVFormatContext *ic, int index, const char *url, int is_output)
 Print detailed information about the input or output format, such as duration, bitrate, streams, container, programs, metadata, side data, codec and time base. More...
 
int av_get_frame_filename2 (char *buf, int buf_size, const char *path, int number, int flags)
 Return in 'buf' the path with 'd' replaced by a number. More...
 
int av_get_frame_filename (char *buf, int buf_size, const char *path, int number)
 
int av_filename_number_test (const char *filename)
 Check whether filename actually is a numbered sequence generator. More...
 
int av_sdp_create (AVFormatContext *ac[], int n_files, char *buf, int size)
 Generate an SDP for an RTP session. More...
 
int av_match_ext (const char *filename, const char *extensions)
 Return a positive value if the given filename has one of the given extensions, 0 otherwise. More...
 
int avformat_query_codec (const AVOutputFormat *ofmt, enum AVCodecID codec_id, int std_compliance)
 Test if the given container can store a codec. More...
 
const struct AVCodecTagavformat_get_riff_video_tags (void)
 
const struct AVCodecTagavformat_get_riff_audio_tags (void)
 
const struct AVCodecTagavformat_get_mov_video_tags (void)
 
const struct AVCodecTagavformat_get_mov_audio_tags (void)
 
AVRational av_guess_sample_aspect_ratio (AVFormatContext *format, AVStream *stream, struct AVFrame *frame)
 Guess the sample aspect ratio of a frame, based on both the stream and the frame aspect ratio. More...
 
AVRational av_guess_frame_rate (AVFormatContext *ctx, AVStream *stream, struct AVFrame *frame)
 Guess the frame rate, based on both the container and codec information. More...
 
int avformat_match_stream_specifier (AVFormatContext *s, AVStream *st, const char *spec)
 Check if the stream st contained in s is matched by the stream specifier spec. More...
 
int avformat_queue_attached_pictures (AVFormatContext *s)
 
int avformat_transfer_internal_stream_timing_info (const AVOutputFormat *ofmt, AVStream *ost, const AVStream *ist, enum AVTimebaseSource copy_tb)
 Transfer internal timing information from one stream to another. More...
 
AVRational av_stream_get_codec_timebase (const AVStream *st)
 Get the internal codec timebase from a stream. More...
 

Detailed Description

Main libavformat public API header

Definition in file avformat.h.

Macro Definition Documentation

◆ AVPROBE_SCORE_RETRY

#define AVPROBE_SCORE_RETRY   (AVPROBE_SCORE_MAX/4)

Definition at line 458 of file avformat.h.

◆ AVPROBE_SCORE_STREAM_RETRY

#define AVPROBE_SCORE_STREAM_RETRY   (AVPROBE_SCORE_MAX/4-1)

Definition at line 459 of file avformat.h.

◆ AVPROBE_SCORE_EXTENSION

#define AVPROBE_SCORE_EXTENSION   50

score for file extension

Definition at line 461 of file avformat.h.

◆ AVPROBE_SCORE_MIME

#define AVPROBE_SCORE_MIME   75

score for file mime type

Definition at line 462 of file avformat.h.

◆ AVPROBE_SCORE_MAX

#define AVPROBE_SCORE_MAX   100

maximum score

Definition at line 463 of file avformat.h.

◆ AVPROBE_PADDING_SIZE

#define AVPROBE_PADDING_SIZE   32

extra allocated bytes at the end of the probe buffer

Definition at line 465 of file avformat.h.

◆ AVFMT_NOFILE

#define AVFMT_NOFILE   0x0001

Demuxer will use avio_open, no opened file should be provided by the caller.

Examples
mux.c, remux.c, and transcode.c.

Definition at line 468 of file avformat.h.

◆ AVFMT_NEEDNUMBER

#define AVFMT_NEEDNUMBER   0x0002

Needs 'd' in filename.

Definition at line 469 of file avformat.h.

◆ AVFMT_EXPERIMENTAL

#define AVFMT_EXPERIMENTAL   0x0004

The muxer/demuxer is experimental and should be used with caution.

  • demuxers: will not be selected automatically by probing, must be specified explicitly.

Definition at line 476 of file avformat.h.

◆ AVFMT_SHOW_IDS

#define AVFMT_SHOW_IDS   0x0008

Show format stream IDs numbers.

Definition at line 477 of file avformat.h.

◆ AVFMT_GLOBALHEADER

#define AVFMT_GLOBALHEADER   0x0040

Format wants global header.

Examples
mux.c, transcode.c, and transcode_aac.c.

Definition at line 478 of file avformat.h.

◆ AVFMT_NOTIMESTAMPS

#define AVFMT_NOTIMESTAMPS   0x0080

Format does not need / have any timestamps.

Definition at line 479 of file avformat.h.

◆ AVFMT_GENERIC_INDEX

#define AVFMT_GENERIC_INDEX   0x0100

Use generic index building code.

Definition at line 480 of file avformat.h.

◆ AVFMT_TS_DISCONT

#define AVFMT_TS_DISCONT   0x0200

Format allows timestamp discontinuities.

Note, muxers always require valid (monotone) timestamps

Definition at line 481 of file avformat.h.

◆ AVFMT_VARIABLE_FPS

#define AVFMT_VARIABLE_FPS   0x0400

Format allows variable fps.

Definition at line 482 of file avformat.h.

◆ AVFMT_NODIMENSIONS

#define AVFMT_NODIMENSIONS   0x0800

Format does not need width/height.

Definition at line 483 of file avformat.h.

◆ AVFMT_NOSTREAMS

#define AVFMT_NOSTREAMS   0x1000

Format does not require any streams.

Definition at line 484 of file avformat.h.

◆ AVFMT_NOBINSEARCH

#define AVFMT_NOBINSEARCH   0x2000

Format does not allow to fall back on binary search via read_timestamp.

Definition at line 485 of file avformat.h.

◆ AVFMT_NOGENSEARCH

#define AVFMT_NOGENSEARCH   0x4000

Format does not allow to fall back on generic search.

Definition at line 486 of file avformat.h.

◆ AVFMT_NO_BYTE_SEEK

#define AVFMT_NO_BYTE_SEEK   0x8000

Format does not allow seeking by bytes.

Definition at line 487 of file avformat.h.

◆ AVFMT_TS_NONSTRICT

#define AVFMT_TS_NONSTRICT   0x20000

Format does not require strictly increasing timestamps, but they must still be monotonic.

Definition at line 491 of file avformat.h.

◆ AVFMT_TS_NEGATIVE

#define AVFMT_TS_NEGATIVE   0x40000

Format allows muxing negative timestamps.

If not set the timestamp will be shifted in av_write_frame and av_interleaved_write_frame so they start from 0. The user or muxer can override this through AVFormatContext.avoid_negative_ts

Definition at line 494 of file avformat.h.

◆ AVFMT_SEEK_TO_PTS

#define AVFMT_SEEK_TO_PTS   0x4000000

Seeking is based on PTS.

Definition at line 503 of file avformat.h.

◆ AVINDEX_KEYFRAME

#define AVINDEX_KEYFRAME   0x0001

Definition at line 610 of file avformat.h.

◆ AVINDEX_DISCARD_FRAME

#define AVINDEX_DISCARD_FRAME
Value:
0x0002 /**
* Flag is used to indicate which frame should be discarded after decoding.
*/

Definition at line 611 of file avformat.h.

◆ AV_DISPOSITION_DEFAULT

#define AV_DISPOSITION_DEFAULT   (1 << 0)

The stream should be chosen by default among other streams of the same type, unless the user has explicitly specified otherwise.

Definition at line 621 of file avformat.h.

◆ AV_DISPOSITION_DUB

#define AV_DISPOSITION_DUB   (1 << 1)

The stream is not in original language.

Note
AV_DISPOSITION_ORIGINAL is the inverse of this disposition. At most one of them should be set in properly tagged streams.
This disposition may apply to any stream type, not just audio.

Definition at line 629 of file avformat.h.

◆ AV_DISPOSITION_ORIGINAL

#define AV_DISPOSITION_ORIGINAL   (1 << 2)

The stream is in original language.

See also
the notes for AV_DISPOSITION_DUB

Definition at line 635 of file avformat.h.

◆ AV_DISPOSITION_COMMENT

#define AV_DISPOSITION_COMMENT   (1 << 3)

The stream is a commentary track.

Definition at line 639 of file avformat.h.

◆ AV_DISPOSITION_LYRICS

#define AV_DISPOSITION_LYRICS   (1 << 4)

The stream contains song lyrics.

Definition at line 643 of file avformat.h.

◆ AV_DISPOSITION_KARAOKE

#define AV_DISPOSITION_KARAOKE   (1 << 5)

The stream contains karaoke audio.

Definition at line 647 of file avformat.h.

◆ AV_DISPOSITION_FORCED

#define AV_DISPOSITION_FORCED   (1 << 6)

Track should be used during playback by default.

Useful for subtitle track that should be displayed even when user did not explicitly ask for subtitles.

Definition at line 654 of file avformat.h.

◆ AV_DISPOSITION_HEARING_IMPAIRED

#define AV_DISPOSITION_HEARING_IMPAIRED   (1 << 7)

The stream is intended for hearing impaired audiences.

Definition at line 658 of file avformat.h.

◆ AV_DISPOSITION_VISUAL_IMPAIRED

#define AV_DISPOSITION_VISUAL_IMPAIRED   (1 << 8)

The stream is intended for visually impaired audiences.

Definition at line 662 of file avformat.h.

◆ AV_DISPOSITION_CLEAN_EFFECTS

#define AV_DISPOSITION_CLEAN_EFFECTS   (1 << 9)

The audio stream contains music and sound effects without voice.

Definition at line 666 of file avformat.h.

◆ AV_DISPOSITION_ATTACHED_PIC

#define AV_DISPOSITION_ATTACHED_PIC   (1 << 10)

The stream is stored in the file as an attached picture/"cover art" (e.g.

APIC frame in ID3v2). The first (usually only) packet associated with it will be returned among the first few packets read from the file unless seeking takes place. It can also be accessed at any time in AVStream.attached_pic.

Definition at line 674 of file avformat.h.

◆ AV_DISPOSITION_TIMED_THUMBNAILS

#define AV_DISPOSITION_TIMED_THUMBNAILS   (1 << 11)

The stream is sparse, and contains thumbnail images, often corresponding to chapter markers.

Only ever used with AV_DISPOSITION_ATTACHED_PIC.

Definition at line 679 of file avformat.h.

◆ AV_DISPOSITION_NON_DIEGETIC

#define AV_DISPOSITION_NON_DIEGETIC   (1 << 12)

The stream is intended to be mixed with a spatial audio track.

For example, it could be used for narration or stereo music, and may remain unchanged by listener head rotation.

Definition at line 686 of file avformat.h.

◆ AV_DISPOSITION_CAPTIONS

#define AV_DISPOSITION_CAPTIONS   (1 << 16)

The subtitle stream contains captions, providing a transcription and possibly a translation of audio.

Typically intended for hearing-impaired audiences.

Definition at line 692 of file avformat.h.

◆ AV_DISPOSITION_DESCRIPTIONS

#define AV_DISPOSITION_DESCRIPTIONS   (1 << 17)

The subtitle stream contains a textual description of the video content.

Typically intended for visually-impaired audiences or for the cases where the video cannot be seen.

Definition at line 698 of file avformat.h.

◆ AV_DISPOSITION_METADATA

#define AV_DISPOSITION_METADATA   (1 << 18)

The subtitle stream contains time-aligned metadata that is not intended to be directly presented to the user.

Definition at line 703 of file avformat.h.

◆ AV_DISPOSITION_DEPENDENT

#define AV_DISPOSITION_DEPENDENT   (1 << 19)

The stream is intended to be mixed with another stream before presentation.

Used for example to signal the stream contains an image part of a HEIF grid, or for mix_type=0 in mpegts.

Definition at line 709 of file avformat.h.

◆ AV_DISPOSITION_STILL_IMAGE

#define AV_DISPOSITION_STILL_IMAGE   (1 << 20)

The video stream contains still images.

Definition at line 713 of file avformat.h.

◆ AV_PTS_WRAP_IGNORE

#define AV_PTS_WRAP_IGNORE   0

Options for behavior on timestamp wrap detection.

ignore the wrap

Definition at line 732 of file avformat.h.

◆ AV_PTS_WRAP_ADD_OFFSET

#define AV_PTS_WRAP_ADD_OFFSET   1

add the format specific offset on wrap detection

Definition at line 733 of file avformat.h.

◆ AV_PTS_WRAP_SUB_OFFSET

#define AV_PTS_WRAP_SUB_OFFSET   -1

subtract the format specific offset on wrap detection

Definition at line 734 of file avformat.h.

◆ AVSTREAM_EVENT_FLAG_METADATA_UPDATED

#define AVSTREAM_EVENT_FLAG_METADATA_UPDATED   0x0001
  • demuxing: the demuxer read new metadata from the file and updated AVStream.metadata accordingly
  • muxing: the user updated AVStream.metadata and wishes the muxer to write it into the file

Definition at line 893 of file avformat.h.

◆ AVSTREAM_EVENT_FLAG_NEW_PACKETS

#define AVSTREAM_EVENT_FLAG_NEW_PACKETS   (1 << 1)
  • demuxing: new packets for this stream were read from the file. This event is informational only and does not guarantee that new packets for this stream will necessarily be returned from av_read_frame().

Definition at line 899 of file avformat.h.

◆ AV_PROGRAM_RUNNING

#define AV_PROGRAM_RUNNING   1

Definition at line 1171 of file avformat.h.

◆ AVFMTCTX_NOHEADER

#define AVFMTCTX_NOHEADER   0x0001

signal that no header is present (streams are added dynamically)

Definition at line 1206 of file avformat.h.

◆ AVFMTCTX_UNSEEKABLE

#define AVFMTCTX_UNSEEKABLE   0x0002

signal that the stream is definitely not seekable, and attempts to call the seek function will fail.

For some network protocols (e.g. HLS), this can change dynamically at runtime.

Definition at line 1208 of file avformat.h.

◆ AVFMT_FLAG_GENPTS

#define AVFMT_FLAG_GENPTS   0x0001

Generate missing pts even if it requires parsing future frames.

Definition at line 1407 of file avformat.h.

◆ AVFMT_FLAG_IGNIDX

#define AVFMT_FLAG_IGNIDX   0x0002

Ignore index.

Definition at line 1408 of file avformat.h.

◆ AVFMT_FLAG_NONBLOCK

#define AVFMT_FLAG_NONBLOCK   0x0004

Do not block when reading packets from input.

Definition at line 1409 of file avformat.h.

◆ AVFMT_FLAG_IGNDTS

#define AVFMT_FLAG_IGNDTS   0x0008

Ignore DTS on frames that contain both DTS & PTS.

Definition at line 1410 of file avformat.h.

◆ AVFMT_FLAG_NOFILLIN

#define AVFMT_FLAG_NOFILLIN   0x0010

Do not infer any values from other values, just return what is stored in the container.

Definition at line 1411 of file avformat.h.

◆ AVFMT_FLAG_NOPARSE

#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.

Definition at line 1412 of file avformat.h.

◆ AVFMT_FLAG_NOBUFFER

#define AVFMT_FLAG_NOBUFFER   0x0040

Do not buffer frames when possible.

Definition at line 1413 of file avformat.h.

◆ AVFMT_FLAG_CUSTOM_IO

#define AVFMT_FLAG_CUSTOM_IO   0x0080

The caller has supplied a custom AVIOContext, don't avio_close() it.

Definition at line 1414 of file avformat.h.

◆ AVFMT_FLAG_DISCARD_CORRUPT

#define AVFMT_FLAG_DISCARD_CORRUPT   0x0100

Discard frames marked corrupted.

Definition at line 1415 of file avformat.h.

◆ AVFMT_FLAG_FLUSH_PACKETS

#define AVFMT_FLAG_FLUSH_PACKETS   0x0200

Flush the AVIOContext every packet.

Definition at line 1416 of file avformat.h.

◆ AVFMT_FLAG_BITEXACT

#define AVFMT_FLAG_BITEXACT   0x0400

When muxing, try to avoid writing any random/volatile data to the output.

This includes any random IDs, real-time timestamps/dates, muxer version, etc.

This flag is mainly intended for testing.

Definition at line 1423 of file avformat.h.

◆ AVFMT_FLAG_SORT_DTS

#define AVFMT_FLAG_SORT_DTS   0x10000

try to interleave outputted packets by dts (using this flag can slow demuxing down)

Definition at line 1424 of file avformat.h.

◆ AVFMT_FLAG_FAST_SEEK

#define AVFMT_FLAG_FAST_SEEK   0x80000

Enable fast, but inaccurate seeks for some formats.

Definition at line 1425 of file avformat.h.

◆ AVFMT_FLAG_AUTO_BSF

#define AVFMT_FLAG_AUTO_BSF   0x200000

Add bitstream filters as requested by the muxer.

Definition at line 1429 of file avformat.h.

◆ FF_FDEBUG_TS

#define FF_FDEBUG_TS   0x0001

Definition at line 1534 of file avformat.h.

◆ AVFMT_EVENT_FLAG_METADATA_UPDATED

#define AVFMT_EVENT_FLAG_METADATA_UPDATED   0x0001

Definition at line 1632 of file avformat.h.

◆ AVFMT_AVOID_NEG_TS_AUTO

#define AVFMT_AVOID_NEG_TS_AUTO   -1

Enabled when required by target format.

Definition at line 1643 of file avformat.h.

◆ AVFMT_AVOID_NEG_TS_DISABLED

#define AVFMT_AVOID_NEG_TS_DISABLED   0

Do not shift timestamps even when they are negative.

Definition at line 1644 of file avformat.h.

◆ AVFMT_AVOID_NEG_TS_MAKE_NON_NEGATIVE

#define AVFMT_AVOID_NEG_TS_MAKE_NON_NEGATIVE   1

Shift timestamps so they are non negative.

Definition at line 1645 of file avformat.h.

◆ AVFMT_AVOID_NEG_TS_MAKE_ZERO

#define AVFMT_AVOID_NEG_TS_MAKE_ZERO   2

Shift timestamps so that they start at 0.

Definition at line 1646 of file avformat.h.

◆ AVSEEK_FLAG_BACKWARD

#define AVSEEK_FLAG_BACKWARD   1

seek backward

Definition at line 2433 of file avformat.h.

◆ AVSEEK_FLAG_BYTE

#define AVSEEK_FLAG_BYTE   2

seeking based on position in bytes

Definition at line 2434 of file avformat.h.

◆ AVSEEK_FLAG_ANY

#define AVSEEK_FLAG_ANY   4

seek to any frame, even non-keyframes

Definition at line 2435 of file avformat.h.

◆ AVSEEK_FLAG_FRAME

#define AVSEEK_FLAG_FRAME   8

seeking based on frame number

Definition at line 2436 of file avformat.h.

Typedef Documentation

◆ av_format_control_message

typedef int(* av_format_control_message) (struct AVFormatContext *s, int type, void *data, size_t data_size)

Callback used by devices to communicate with application.

Definition at line 1225 of file avformat.h.

◆ AVOpenCallback

typedef int(* AVOpenCallback) (struct AVFormatContext *s, AVIOContext **pb, const char *url, int flags, const AVIOInterruptCB *int_cb, AVDictionary **options)

Definition at line 1228 of file avformat.h.

Enumeration Type Documentation

◆ AVStreamParseType

Enumerator
AVSTREAM_PARSE_NONE 
AVSTREAM_PARSE_FULL 

full parsing and repack

AVSTREAM_PARSE_HEADERS 

Only parse headers, do not repack.

AVSTREAM_PARSE_TIMESTAMPS 

full parsing and interpolation of timestamps for frames not starting on a packet boundary

AVSTREAM_PARSE_FULL_ONCE 

full parsing and repack of the first frame only, only implemented for H.264 currently

AVSTREAM_PARSE_FULL_RAW 

full parsing and repack with timestamp and position generation by parser for raw this assumes that each packet in the file contains no demuxer level headers and just codec level data, otherwise position generation would fail

Definition at line 591 of file avformat.h.

◆ AVStreamGroupParamsType

Enumerator
AV_STREAM_GROUP_PARAMS_NONE 
AV_STREAM_GROUP_PARAMS_IAMF_AUDIO_ELEMENT 
AV_STREAM_GROUP_PARAMS_IAMF_MIX_PRESENTATION 
AV_STREAM_GROUP_PARAMS_TILE_GRID 

Definition at line 1080 of file avformat.h.

◆ AVDurationEstimationMethod

The duration of a video can be estimated through various ways, and this enum can be used to know how the duration was estimated.

Enumerator
AVFMT_DURATION_FROM_PTS 

Duration accurately estimated from PTSes.

AVFMT_DURATION_FROM_STREAM 

Duration estimated from a stream with a known duration.

AVFMT_DURATION_FROM_BITRATE 

Duration estimated from bitrate (less accurate)

Definition at line 1235 of file avformat.h.

Function Documentation

◆ av_get_packet()

int av_get_packet ( AVIOContext s,
AVPacket pkt,
int  size 
)

Allocate and read the payload of a packet and initialize its fields with default values.

Parameters
sassociated IO context
pktpacket
sizedesired payload size
Returns
>0 (read size) if OK, AVERROR_xxx otherwise

Definition at line 103 of file utils.c.

Referenced by aa_read_packet(), aal_read_packet(), aax_read_packet(), ac4_read_packet(), ace_read_packet(), adp_read_packet(), ads_read_packet(), adts_aac_read_packet(), adx_read_packet(), aea_read_packet(), afc_read_packet(), aiff_read_packet(), aix_read_packet(), apc_read_packet(), aptx_hd_read_packet(), aptx_read_packet(), argo_brp_read_packet(), asf_read_header(), asf_read_subpayload(), ast_read_packet(), audio_frame_obu(), av_append_packet(), avi_read_packet(), bfi_read_packet(), cdata_read_packet(), cdxl_read_packet(), cin_read_packet(), cine_read_packet(), codec2_read_packet(), dat_read_packet(), daud_packet(), dcstr_read_packet(), dfa_read_packet(), dhav_read_packet(), dsf_read_packet(), dxa_read_packet(), ea_read_packet(), evc_read_packet(), ff_add_attached_pic(), ff_pcm_read_packet(), ff_rm_parse_packet(), ff_rm_retrieve_cache(), ff_voc_get_packet(), film_read_packet(), flv_data_packet(), flv_read_packet(), fourxm_read_packet(), frm_read_packet(), fsb_read_packet(), g726_read_packet(), g729_read_packet(), gdv_read_packet(), genh_read_packet(), gsm_read_packet(), gxf_packet(), hca_read_packet(), hnm_read_packet(), idcin_read_packet(), iff_read_packet(), ifv_read_packet(), ilbc_read_packet(), ingenient_read_packet(), iss_read_packet(), lmlm4_read_packet(), load_ipmovie_packet(), lvf_read_packet(), mmf_read_packet(), mods_read_packet(), mov_read_packet(), mp3_read_packet(), mpc8_read_packet(), mpegps_read_packet(), mpjpeg_read_packet(), msf_read_packet(), msnwc_tcp_read_packet(), msp_read_packet(), mtaf_read_packet(), mtv_read_packet(), musx_read_packet(), mv_read_packet(), mxf_decrypt_triplet(), mxf_get_d10_aes3_packet(), mxf_get_eia608_packet(), mxf_read_packet(), nc_read_packet(), nsv_read_chunk(), nuv_packet(), parse_chunk(), pdv_read_packet(), pmp_packet(), pp_bnk_read_packet(), pva_read_packet(), qcp_read_packet(), r3d_read_reda(), r3d_read_redv(), raw_read_packet(), rawvideo_read_packet(), read_dst_frame(), read_packet(), redspark_read_packet(), rka_read_packet(), rl2_read_packet(), roq_read_packet(), rpl_read_packet(), rsd_read_packet(), s337m_read_packet(), scd_read_packet(), sdns_read_packet(), sdr2_read_packet(), seq_read_packet(), ser_read_packet(), siff_read_packet(), simbiosis_imx_read_packet(), smacker_read_packet(), smjpeg_read_packet(), smush_read_packet(), sol_read_packet(), sup_read_packet(), svag_read_packet(), svs_read_packet(), swf_read_packet(), thp_read_packet(), threedostr_read_packet(), tmv_read_packet(), tta_read_packet(), txd_read_packet(), vag_read_packet(), vc1t_read_packet(), vid_read_packet(), viv_read_packet(), vivo_read_packet(), vpk_read_packet(), wavarc_read_packet(), wc3_read_packet(), wsaud_read_packet(), wsvqa_read_packet(), xa_read_packet(), xmv_fetch_audio_packet(), xmv_fetch_video_packet(), xvag_read_packet(), xwma_read_packet(), yop_read_packet(), and yuv4_read_packet().

◆ av_append_packet()

int av_append_packet ( AVIOContext s,
AVPacket pkt,
int  size 
)

Read data and append it to the current content of the AVPacket.

If pkt->size is 0 this is identical to av_get_packet. Note that this uses av_grow_packet and thus involves a realloc which is inefficient. Thus this function should only be used when there is no reasonable way to know (an upper bound of) the final size.

Parameters
sassociated IO context
pktpacket
sizeamount of data to read
Returns
>0 (read size) if OK, AVERROR_xxx otherwise, previous data will not be lost even if an error occurs.

Definition at line 119 of file utils.c.

Referenced by adts_aac_read_packet(), apng_read_packet(), dfa_read_packet(), ea_read_packet(), handle_id3(), moflex_read_packet(), mpjpeg_read_packet(), msp_read_packet(), read_packet(), sup_read_packet(), vivo_read_packet(), wc3_read_header(), wc3_read_packet(), and wsvqa_read_packet().

◆ av_disposition_from_string()

int av_disposition_from_string ( const char *  disp)
Returns
The AV_DISPOSITION_* flag corresponding to disp or a negative error code if disp does not correspond to a known stream disposition.

Definition at line 515 of file options.c.

◆ av_disposition_to_string()

const char* av_disposition_to_string ( int  disposition)
Parameters
dispositiona combination of AV_DISPOSITION_* values
Returns
The string description corresponding to the lowest set bit in disposition. NULL when the lowest set bit does not correspond to a known disposition or when disposition is 0.

Definition at line 523 of file options.c.

Referenced by print_dispositions(), and show_dispositions().

◆ av_stream_get_parser()

struct AVCodecParserContext* av_stream_get_parser ( const AVStream s)

Definition at line 32 of file demux_utils.c.

Referenced by ist_dts_update().

◆ av_format_inject_global_side_data()

void av_format_inject_global_side_data ( AVFormatContext s)

This function will cause global side data to be injected in the next packet of each stream as well as after any subsequent seek.

Note
global side data is always available in every AVStream's codecpar side data array, and in a decoder's side data array if initialized with said stream's codecpar.
See also
av_packet_side_data_get()

Definition at line 83 of file demux_utils.c.

◆ avformat_alloc_output_context2()

int avformat_alloc_output_context2 ( AVFormatContext **  ctx,
const AVOutputFormat oformat,
const char *  format_name,
const char *  filename 
)

Allocate an AVFormatContext for an output format.

avformat_free_context() can be used to free the context and everything allocated by the framework within it.

Parameters
ctxpointee is set to the created format context, or to NULL in case of failure
oformatformat to use for allocating the context, if NULL format_name and filename are used instead
format_namethe name of output format to use for allocating the context, if NULL filename is used instead
filenamethe name of the filename to use for allocating the context, may be NULL
Returns
>= 0 in case of success, a negative AVERROR code in case of failure
Examples
qsv_transcode.c, remux.c, transcode.c, and vaapi_transcode.c.

Definition at line 93 of file mux.c.

Referenced by avdevice_list_output_sinks(), fifo_mux_init(), hls_mux_init(), initialize_fifo_tst_muxer_chain(), main(), mov_init_ttml_writer(), of_open(), open_output_file(), open_slave(), segment_mux_init(), webm_chunk_init(), and write_muxed_file().