[FFmpeg-devel] parse_packet

[Panagiotis Issaris]

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Hi

Michael Niedermayer wrote:
> Hi
> 
> On Fri, Jun 08, 2007 at 12:20:23AM +0200, Panagiotis Issaris wrote:
> [...]
>>>> The documentation of rtp_parse_packet() says:
>>>> """@return 0 if a packet is returned, 1 if a packet is returned  
>>>> and more
>>>> can follow (use buf as NULL to read the next). -1 if no packet  
>>>> (error or
>>>> no more packet)."""
>>>>
>>>> Do I understand this correctly to mean that if 1 is returned the RTP
>>>> packet contained multiple parts which will result in multiple  
>>>> AVPackets?
>>> i think so, anyway RTFS, dont ask me, my knowledge is just based on  
>>> RTFS
>>> when it comes to RT*P
>> Ok. But probably others do know, like those who wrote it :)
> 
> yes but i doubt they will awnser ...

:)

>> Furthermore, I'd think a demultiplexer would behave somewhat  
>> similarly: 
> 
> i think so too
> 
> 
>> Does a demultiplexer provide complete frames to the  
>> decoder? Or can it give the decoder little fragments of the frame?
> 
> it can either give 1 frame == 1 AVPacket or give arbitrary fragments
> of the stream (for example last byte of frame x and a complete frame x+1
> and the first 5 bytes of frame x+2) but then it has to set 
> AVStream.need_parsing

Thanks! I'll try to figure out how to use this to get H.264 over RTP
working.

With friendly regards,
Takis
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