[Ffmpeg-devel] detecting and decoding key frames in H264

Måns Rullgård mru
Wed Apr 19 10:35:51 CEST 2006


Enrique Estalayo said:
> Hi all,
>
> i need to decode key frames from H264 video files. To achieve it, i
> generate FastForward files (containing only key frames), but when I try
> to open these FF files with the 'av_open_input_file' function i get an
> 'unknown format' error. Nevertheless, when I decode the complete H264
> video, encapsulated in MPEG2-TS, I have no problems... but the logical
> decoding errors while processing B frames (that's why i need the key
> frames).
>
> On the other hand, the generated FF video files are decoded correctly
> using the Elecard/MainConcept decoders, so I guess the problem is not
> within the format of these files.
>
> So:
>
> 1.- How can i avoid the 'unknown format' error while applying the
> 'av_open_input_file' function to the FF H264 video files?

Give us a sample of such a file.

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