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20 
21 #ifndef AVCODEC_CODEC_H
22 #define AVCODEC_CODEC_H
23 
24 #include <stdint.h>
25 
26 #include "libavutil/avutil.h"
27 #include "libavutil/hwcontext.h"
28 #include "libavutil/log.h"
29 #include "libavutil/pixfmt.h"
30 #include "libavutil/rational.h"
31 #include "libavutil/samplefmt.h"
32 
33 #include "libavcodec/codec_id.h"
35 
36 /**
37  * @addtogroup lavc_core
38  * @{
39  */
40 
41 /**
42  * Decoder can use draw_horiz_band callback.
43  */
44 #define AV_CODEC_CAP_DRAW_HORIZ_BAND (1 << 0)
45 /**
46  * Codec uses get_buffer() or get_encode_buffer() for allocating buffers and
47  * supports custom allocators.
48  * If not set, it might not use get_buffer() or get_encode_buffer() at all, or
49  * use operations that assume the buffer was allocated by
50  * avcodec_default_get_buffer2 or avcodec_default_get_encode_buffer.
51  */
52 #define AV_CODEC_CAP_DR1 (1 << 1)
53 /**
54  * Encoder or decoder requires flushing with NULL input at the end in order to
55  * give the complete and correct output.
56  *
57  * NOTE: If this flag is not set, the codec is guaranteed to never be fed with
58  * with NULL data. The user can still send NULL data to the public encode
59  * or decode function, but libavcodec will not pass it along to the codec
60  * unless this flag is set.
61  *
62  * Decoders:
63  * The decoder has a non-zero delay and needs to be fed with avpkt->data=NULL,
64  * avpkt->size=0 at the end to get the delayed data until the decoder no longer
65  * returns frames.
66  *
67  * Encoders:
68  * The encoder needs to be fed with NULL data at the end of encoding until the
69  * encoder no longer returns data.
70  *
71  * NOTE: For encoders implementing the AVCodec.encode2() function, setting this
72  * flag also means that the encoder must set the pts and duration for
73  * each output packet. If this flag is not set, the pts and duration will
74  * be determined by libavcodec from the input frame.
75  */
76 #define AV_CODEC_CAP_DELAY (1 << 5)
77 /**
78  * Codec can be fed a final frame with a smaller size.
79  * This can be used to prevent truncation of the last audio samples.
80  */
81 #define AV_CODEC_CAP_SMALL_LAST_FRAME (1 << 6)
82 
83 #if FF_API_SUBFRAMES
84 /**
85  * Codec can output multiple frames per AVPacket
86  * Normally demuxers return one frame at a time, demuxers which do not do
87  * are connected to a parser to split what they return into proper frames.
88  * This flag is reserved to the very rare category of codecs which have a
89  * bitstream that cannot be split into frames without timeconsuming
90  * operations like full decoding. Demuxers carrying such bitstreams thus
91  * may return multiple frames in a packet. This has many disadvantages like
92  * prohibiting stream copy in many cases thus it should only be considered
93  * as a last resort.
94  */
95 #define AV_CODEC_CAP_SUBFRAMES (1 << 8)
96 #endif
97 
98 /**
99  * Codec is experimental and is thus avoided in favor of non experimental
100  * encoders
101  */
102 #define AV_CODEC_CAP_EXPERIMENTAL (1 << 9)
103 /**
104  * Codec should fill in channel configuration and samplerate instead of container
105  */
106 #define AV_CODEC_CAP_CHANNEL_CONF (1 << 10)
107 /**
108  * Codec supports frame-level multithreading.
109  */
110 #define AV_CODEC_CAP_FRAME_THREADS (1 << 12)
111 /**
112  * Codec supports slice-based (or partition-based) multithreading.
113  */
114 #define AV_CODEC_CAP_SLICE_THREADS (1 << 13)
115 /**
116  * Codec supports changed parameters at any point.
117  */
118 #define AV_CODEC_CAP_PARAM_CHANGE (1 << 14)
119 /**
120  * Codec supports multithreading through a method other than slice- or
121  * frame-level multithreading. Typically this marks wrappers around
122  * multithreading-capable external libraries.
123  */
124 #define AV_CODEC_CAP_OTHER_THREADS (1 << 15)
125 /**
126  * Audio encoder supports receiving a different number of samples in each call.
127  */
128 #define AV_CODEC_CAP_VARIABLE_FRAME_SIZE (1 << 16)
129 /**
130  * Decoder is not a preferred choice for probing.
131  * This indicates that the decoder is not a good choice for probing.
132  * It could for example be an expensive to spin up hardware decoder,
133  * or it could simply not provide a lot of useful information about
134  * the stream.
135  * A decoder marked with this flag should only be used as last resort
136  * choice for probing.
137  */
138 #define AV_CODEC_CAP_AVOID_PROBING (1 << 17)
139 
140 /**
141  * Codec is backed by a hardware implementation. Typically used to
142  * identify a non-hwaccel hardware decoder. For information about hwaccels, use
143  * avcodec_get_hw_config() instead.
144  */
145 #define AV_CODEC_CAP_HARDWARE (1 << 18)
146 
147 /**
148  * Codec is potentially backed by a hardware implementation, but not
149  * necessarily. This is used instead of AV_CODEC_CAP_HARDWARE, if the
150  * implementation provides some sort of internal fallback.
151  */
152 #define AV_CODEC_CAP_HYBRID (1 << 19)
153 
154 /**
155  * This encoder can reorder user opaque values from input AVFrames and return
156  * them with corresponding output packets.
157  * @see AV_CODEC_FLAG_COPY_OPAQUE
158  */
159 #define AV_CODEC_CAP_ENCODER_REORDERED_OPAQUE (1 << 20)
160 
161 /**
162  * This encoder can be flushed using avcodec_flush_buffers(). If this flag is
163  * not set, the encoder must be closed and reopened to ensure that no frames
164  * remain pending.
165  */
166 #define AV_CODEC_CAP_ENCODER_FLUSH (1 << 21)
167 
168 /**
169  * The encoder is able to output reconstructed frame data, i.e. raw frames that
170  * would be produced by decoding the encoded bitstream.
171  *
172  * Reconstructed frame output is enabled by the AV_CODEC_FLAG_RECON_FRAME flag.
173  */
174 #define AV_CODEC_CAP_ENCODER_RECON_FRAME (1 << 22)
175 
176 /**
177  * AVProfile.
178  */
179 typedef struct AVProfile {
180  int profile;
181  const char *name; ///< short name for the profile
182 } AVProfile;
183 
184 /**
185  * AVCodec.
186  */
187 typedef struct AVCodec {
188  /**
189  * Name of the codec implementation.
190  * The name is globally unique among encoders and among decoders (but an
191  * encoder and a decoder can share the same name).
192  * This is the primary way to find a codec from the user perspective.
193  */
194  const char *name;
195  /**
196  * Descriptive name for the codec, meant to be more human readable than name.
197  * You should use the NULL_IF_CONFIG_SMALL() macro to define it.
198  */
199  const char *long_name;
201  enum AVCodecID id;
202  /**
203  * Codec capabilities.
204  * see AV_CODEC_CAP_*
205  */
207  uint8_t max_lowres; ///< maximum value for lowres supported by the decoder
208  const AVRational *supported_framerates; ///< array of supported framerates, or NULL if any, array is terminated by {0,0}
209  const enum AVPixelFormat *pix_fmts; ///< array of supported pixel formats, or NULL if unknown, array is terminated by -1
210  const int *supported_samplerates; ///< array of supported audio samplerates, or NULL if unknown, array is terminated by 0
211  const enum AVSampleFormat *sample_fmts; ///< array of supported sample formats, or NULL if unknown, array is terminated by -1
212  const AVClass *priv_class; ///< AVClass for the private context
213  const AVProfile *profiles; ///< array of recognized profiles, or NULL if unknown, array is terminated by {AV_PROFILE_UNKNOWN}
214 
215  /**
216  * Group name of the codec implementation.
217  * This is a short symbolic name of the wrapper backing this codec. A
218  * wrapper uses some kind of external implementation for the codec, such
219  * as an external library, or a codec implementation provided by the OS or
220  * the hardware.
221  * If this field is NULL, this is a builtin, libavcodec native codec.
222  * If non-NULL, this will be the suffix in AVCodec.name in most cases
223  * (usually AVCodec.name will be of the form "<codec_name>_<wrapper_name>").
224  */
225  const char *wrapper_name;
226 
227  /**
228  * Array of supported channel layouts, terminated with a zeroed layout.
229  */
231 } AVCodec;
232 
233 /**
234  * Iterate over all registered codecs.
235  *
236  * @param opaque a pointer where libavcodec will store the iteration state. Must
237  * point to NULL to start the iteration.
238  *
239  * @return the next registered codec or NULL when the iteration is
240  * finished
241  */
242 const AVCodec *av_codec_iterate(void **opaque);
243 
244 /**
245  * Find a registered decoder with a matching codec ID.
246  *
247  * @param id AVCodecID of the requested decoder
248  * @return A decoder if one was found, NULL otherwise.
249  */
250 const AVCodec *avcodec_find_decoder(enum AVCodecID id);
251 
252 /**
253  * Find a registered decoder with the specified name.
254  *
255  * @param name name of the requested decoder
256  * @return A decoder if one was found, NULL otherwise.
257  */
258 const AVCodec *avcodec_find_decoder_by_name(const char *name);
259 
260 /**
261  * Find a registered encoder with a matching codec ID.
262  *
263  * @param id AVCodecID of the requested encoder
264  * @return An encoder if one was found, NULL otherwise.
265  */
266 const AVCodec *avcodec_find_encoder(enum AVCodecID id);
267 
268 /**
269  * Find a registered encoder with the specified name.
270  *
271  * @param name name of the requested encoder
272  * @return An encoder if one was found, NULL otherwise.
273  */
274 const AVCodec *avcodec_find_encoder_by_name(const char *name);
275 /**
276  * @return a non-zero number if codec is an encoder, zero otherwise
277  */
278 int av_codec_is_encoder(const AVCodec *codec);
279 
280 /**
281  * @return a non-zero number if codec is a decoder, zero otherwise
282  */
283 int av_codec_is_decoder(const AVCodec *codec);
284 
285 /**
286  * Return a name for the specified profile, if available.
287  *
288  * @param codec the codec that is searched for the given profile
289  * @param profile the profile value for which a name is requested
290  * @return A name for the profile if found, NULL otherwise.
291  */
292 const char *av_get_profile_name(const AVCodec *codec, int profile);
293 
294 enum {
295  /**
296  * The codec supports this format via the hw_device_ctx interface.
297  *
298  * When selecting this format, AVCodecContext.hw_device_ctx should
299  * have been set to a device of the specified type before calling
300  * avcodec_open2().
301  */
303  /**
304  * The codec supports this format via the hw_frames_ctx interface.
305  *
306  * When selecting this format for a decoder,
307  * AVCodecContext.hw_frames_ctx should be set to a suitable frames
308  * context inside the get_format() callback. The frames context
309  * must have been created on a device of the specified type.
310  *
311  * When selecting this format for an encoder,
312  * AVCodecContext.hw_frames_ctx should be set to the context which
313  * will be used for the input frames before calling avcodec_open2().
314  */
316  /**
317  * The codec supports this format by some internal method.
318  *
319  * This format can be selected without any additional configuration -
320  * no device or frames context is required.
321  */
323  /**
324  * The codec supports this format by some ad-hoc method.
325  *
326  * Additional settings and/or function calls are required. See the
327  * codec-specific documentation for details. (Methods requiring
328  * this sort of configuration are deprecated and others should be
329  * used in preference.)
330  */
332 };
333 
334 typedef struct AVCodecHWConfig {
335  /**
336  * For decoders, a hardware pixel format which that decoder may be
337  * able to decode to if suitable hardware is available.
338  *
339  * For encoders, a pixel format which the encoder may be able to
340  * accept. If set to AV_PIX_FMT_NONE, this applies to all pixel
341  * formats supported by the codec.
342  */
344  /**
345  * Bit set of AV_CODEC_HW_CONFIG_METHOD_* flags, describing the possible
346  * setup methods which can be used with this configuration.
347  */
348  int methods;
349  /**
350  * The device type associated with the configuration.
351  *
352  * Must be set for AV_CODEC_HW_CONFIG_METHOD_HW_DEVICE_CTX and
353  * AV_CODEC_HW_CONFIG_METHOD_HW_FRAMES_CTX, otherwise unused.
354  */
357 
358 /**
359  * Retrieve supported hardware configurations for a codec.
360  *
361  * Values of index from zero to some maximum return the indexed configuration
362  * descriptor; all other values return NULL. If the codec does not support
363  * any hardware configurations then it will always return NULL.
364  */
365 const AVCodecHWConfig *avcodec_get_hw_config(const AVCodec *codec, int index);
366 
367 /**
368  * @}
369  */
370 
371 #endif /* AVCODEC_CODEC_H */
AVCodec::ch_layouts
const AVChannelLayout * ch_layouts
Array of supported channel layouts, terminated with a zeroed layout.
Definition: codec.h:230
AVCodec
AVCodec.
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AVPixelFormat
AVPixelFormat
Pixel format.
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AVCodec::long_name
const char * long_name
Descriptive name for the codec, meant to be more human readable than name.
Definition: codec.h:199
AVCodecHWConfig::methods
int methods
Bit set of AV_CODEC_HW_CONFIG_METHOD_* flags, describing the possible setup methods which can be used...
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AVCodec::priv_class
const AVClass * priv_class
AVClass for the private context.
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AVProfile::name
const char * name
short name for the profile
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AVCodec::pix_fmts
enum AVPixelFormat * pix_fmts
array of supported pixel formats, or NULL if unknown, array is terminated by -1
Definition: codec.h:209
AVCodec::wrapper_name
const char * wrapper_name
Group name of the codec implementation.
Definition: codec.h:225
avcodec_find_encoder
const AVCodec * avcodec_find_encoder(enum AVCodecID id)
Find a registered encoder with a matching codec ID.
Definition: allcodecs.c:966
AV_CODEC_HW_CONFIG_METHOD_INTERNAL
@ AV_CODEC_HW_CONFIG_METHOD_INTERNAL
The codec supports this format by some internal method.
Definition: codec.h:322
AVCodec::capabilities
int capabilities
Codec capabilities.
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AVProfile
AVProfile.
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AVCodec::max_lowres
uint8_t max_lowres
maximum value for lowres supported by the decoder
Definition: codec.h:207
AVCodec::sample_fmts
enum AVSampleFormat * sample_fmts
array of supported sample formats, or NULL if unknown, array is terminated by -1
Definition: codec.h:211
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AV_CODEC_HW_CONFIG_METHOD_HW_DEVICE_CTX
@ AV_CODEC_HW_CONFIG_METHOD_HW_DEVICE_CTX
The codec supports this format via the hw_device_ctx interface.
Definition: codec.h:302
AVCodec::supported_samplerates
const int * supported_samplerates
array of supported audio samplerates, or NULL if unknown, array is terminated by 0
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AVCodec::supported_framerates
const AVRational * supported_framerates
array of supported framerates, or NULL if any, array is terminated by {0,0}
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AVHWDeviceType
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enum AVPixelFormat pix_fmt
For decoders, a hardware pixel format which that decoder may be able to decode to if suitable hardwar...
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AVClass
Describe the class of an AVClass context structure.
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Find a registered decoder with the specified name.
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AVRational
Rational number (pair of numerator and denominator).
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AVCodec::profiles
const AVProfile * profiles
array of recognized profiles, or NULL if unknown, array is terminated by {AV_PROFILE_UNKNOWN}
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AVCodecID
Identify the syntax and semantics of the bitstream.
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avcodec_find_decoder
const AVCodec * avcodec_find_decoder(enum AVCodecID id)
Find a registered decoder with a matching codec ID.
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An AVChannelLayout holds information about the channel layout of audio data.
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const char * av_get_profile_name(const AVCodec *codec, int profile)
Return a name for the specified profile, if available.
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AVSampleFormat
Audio sample formats.
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Name of the codec implementation.
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Iterate over all registered codecs.
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The codec supports this format by some ad-hoc method.
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The codec supports this format via the hw_frames_ctx interface.
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Retrieve supported hardware configurations for a codec.
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Find a registered encoder with the specified name.
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