FFmpeg
encode_video.c

Generate synthetic video data and encode it to an output file.

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/**
* @file libavcodec encoding video API usage example
* @example encode_video.c
*
* Generate synthetic video data and encode it to an output file.
*/
#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <string.h>
#include <libavutil/opt.h>
static void encode(AVCodecContext *enc_ctx, AVFrame *frame, AVPacket *pkt,
FILE *outfile)
{
int ret;
/* send the frame to the encoder */
if (frame)
printf("Send frame %3"PRId64"\n", frame->pts);
if (ret < 0) {
fprintf(stderr, "Error sending a frame for encoding\n");
exit(1);
}
while (ret >= 0) {
if (ret == AVERROR(EAGAIN) || ret == AVERROR_EOF)
return;
else if (ret < 0) {
fprintf(stderr, "Error during encoding\n");
exit(1);
}
printf("Write packet %3"PRId64" (size=%5d)\n", pkt->pts, pkt->size);
fwrite(pkt->data, 1, pkt->size, outfile);
}
}
int main(int argc, char **argv)
{
const char *filename, *codec_name;
const AVCodec *codec;
int i, ret, x, y;
FILE *f;
uint8_t endcode[] = { 0, 0, 1, 0xb7 };
if (argc <= 2) {
fprintf(stderr, "Usage: %s <output file> <codec name>\n", argv[0]);
exit(0);
}
filename = argv[1];
codec_name = argv[2];
/* find the mpeg1video encoder */
codec = avcodec_find_encoder_by_name(codec_name);
if (!codec) {
fprintf(stderr, "Codec '%s' not found\n", codec_name);
exit(1);
}
if (!c) {
fprintf(stderr, "Could not allocate video codec context\n");
exit(1);
}
if (!pkt)
exit(1);
/* put sample parameters */
c->bit_rate = 400000;
/* resolution must be a multiple of two */
c->width = 352;
c->height = 288;
/* frames per second */
c->time_base = (AVRational){1, 25};
c->framerate = (AVRational){25, 1};
/* emit one intra frame every ten frames
* check frame pict_type before passing frame
* to encoder, if frame->pict_type is AV_PICTURE_TYPE_I
* then gop_size is ignored and the output of encoder
* will always be I frame irrespective to gop_size
*/
c->gop_size = 10;
c->max_b_frames = 1;
c->pix_fmt = AV_PIX_FMT_YUV420P;
if (codec->id == AV_CODEC_ID_H264)
av_opt_set(c->priv_data, "preset", "slow", 0);
/* open it */
ret = avcodec_open2(c, codec, NULL);
if (ret < 0) {
fprintf(stderr, "Could not open codec: %s\n", av_err2str(ret));
exit(1);
}
f = fopen(filename, "wb");
if (!f) {
fprintf(stderr, "Could not open %s\n", filename);
exit(1);
}
if (!frame) {
fprintf(stderr, "Could not allocate video frame\n");
exit(1);
}
frame->format = c->pix_fmt;
frame->width = c->width;
frame->height = c->height;
if (ret < 0) {
fprintf(stderr, "Could not allocate the video frame data\n");
exit(1);
}
/* encode 1 second of video */
for (i = 0; i < 25; i++) {
fflush(stdout);
/* Make sure the frame data is writable.
On the first round, the frame is fresh from av_frame_get_buffer()
and therefore we know it is writable.
But on the next rounds, encode() will have called
avcodec_send_frame(), and the codec may have kept a reference to
the frame in its internal structures, that makes the frame
unwritable.
av_frame_make_writable() checks that and allocates a new buffer
for the frame only if necessary.
*/
if (ret < 0)
exit(1);
/* Prepare a dummy image.
In real code, this is where you would have your own logic for
filling the frame. FFmpeg does not care what you put in the
frame.
*/
/* Y */
for (y = 0; y < c->height; y++) {
for (x = 0; x < c->width; x++) {
frame->data[0][y * frame->linesize[0] + x] = x + y + i * 3;
}
}
/* Cb and Cr */
for (y = 0; y < c->height/2; y++) {
for (x = 0; x < c->width/2; x++) {
frame->data[1][y * frame->linesize[1] + x] = 128 + y + i * 2;
frame->data[2][y * frame->linesize[2] + x] = 64 + x + i * 5;
}
}
frame->pts = i;
/* encode the image */
}
/* flush the encoder */
encode(c, NULL, pkt, f);
/* Add sequence end code to have a real MPEG file.
It makes only sense because this tiny examples writes packets
directly. This is called "elementary stream" and only works for some
codecs. To create a valid file, you usually need to write packets
into a proper file format or protocol; see mux.c.
*/
if (codec->id == AV_CODEC_ID_MPEG1VIDEO || codec->id == AV_CODEC_ID_MPEG2VIDEO)
fwrite(endcode, 1, sizeof(endcode), f);
fclose(f);
return 0;
}
av_packet_unref
void av_packet_unref(AVPacket *pkt)
Wipe the packet.
Definition: avpacket.c:422
AVCodec
AVCodec.
Definition: codec.h:184
avcodec_receive_packet
int avcodec_receive_packet(AVCodecContext *avctx, AVPacket *avpkt)
Read encoded data from the encoder.
Definition: encode.c:521
AVERROR
Filter the word “frame” indicates either a video frame or a group of audio as stored in an AVFrame structure Format for each input and each output the list of supported formats For video that means pixel format For audio that means channel sample they are references to shared objects When the negotiation mechanism computes the intersection of the formats supported at each end of a all references to both lists are replaced with a reference to the intersection And when a single format is eventually chosen for a link amongst the remaining all references to the list are updated That means that if a filter requires that its input and output have the same format amongst a supported all it has to do is use a reference to the same list of formats query_formats can leave some formats unset and return AVERROR(EAGAIN) to cause the negotiation mechanism toagain later. That can be used by filters with complex requirements to use the format negotiated on one link to set the formats supported on another. Frame references ownership and permissions
opt.h
av_frame_get_buffer
int av_frame_get_buffer(AVFrame *frame, int align)
Allocate new buffer(s) for audio or video data.
Definition: frame.c:242
AVERROR_EOF
#define AVERROR_EOF
End of file.
Definition: error.h:57
av_frame_free
void av_frame_free(AVFrame **frame)
Free the frame and any dynamically allocated objects in it, e.g.
Definition: frame.c:99
AVFrame
This structure describes decoded (raw) audio or video data.
Definition: frame.h:330
av_frame_make_writable
int av_frame_make_writable(AVFrame *frame)
Ensure that the frame data is writable, avoiding data copy if possible.
Definition: frame.c:541
AVPacket::data
uint8_t * data
Definition: packet.h:374
outfile
FILE * outfile
Definition: audiogen.c:96
av_packet_free
void av_packet_free(AVPacket **pkt)
Free the packet, if the packet is reference counted, it will be unreferenced first.
Definition: avpacket.c:73
av_opt_set
int av_opt_set(void *obj, const char *name, const char *val, int search_flags)
Definition: opt.c:487
av_frame_alloc
AVFrame * av_frame_alloc(void)
Allocate an AVFrame and set its fields to default values.
Definition: frame.c:87
pkt
AVPacket * pkt
Definition: movenc.c:59
avcodec_alloc_context3
AVCodecContext * avcodec_alloc_context3(const AVCodec *codec)
Allocate an AVCodecContext and set its fields to default values.
Definition: options.c:153
main
int main(int argc, char **argv)
Definition: encode_video.c:69
AV_PIX_FMT_YUV420P
@ AV_PIX_FMT_YUV420P
planar YUV 4:2:0, 12bpp, (1 Cr & Cb sample per 2x2 Y samples)
Definition: pixfmt.h:66
AV_CODEC_ID_H264
@ AV_CODEC_ID_H264
Definition: codec_id.h:79
NULL
#define NULL
Definition: coverity.c:32
avcodec_free_context
void avcodec_free_context(AVCodecContext **avctx)
Free the codec context and everything associated with it and write NULL to the provided pointer.
Definition: options.c:168
AVRational
Rational number (pair of numerator and denominator).
Definition: rational.h:58
avcodec_open2
int attribute_align_arg avcodec_open2(AVCodecContext *avctx, const AVCodec *codec, AVDictionary **options)
Initialize the AVCodecContext to use the given AVCodec.
Definition: avcodec.c:115
c
Undefined Behavior In the C some operations are like signed integer dereferencing freed accessing outside allocated Undefined Behavior must not occur in a C it is not safe even if the output of undefined operations is unused The unsafety may seem nit picking but Optimizing compilers have in fact optimized code on the assumption that no undefined Behavior occurs Optimizing code based on wrong assumptions can and has in some cases lead to effects beyond the output of computations The signed integer overflow problem in speed critical code Code which is highly optimized and works with signed integers sometimes has the problem that often the output of the computation does not c
Definition: undefined.txt:32
AV_CODEC_ID_MPEG1VIDEO
@ AV_CODEC_ID_MPEG1VIDEO
Definition: codec_id.h:53
f
f
Definition: af_crystalizer.c:122
AVPacket::size
int size
Definition: packet.h:375
av_err2str
#define av_err2str(errnum)
Convenience macro, the return value should be used only directly in function arguments but never stan...
Definition: error.h:121
printf
printf("static const uint8_t my_array[100] = {\n")
av_packet_alloc
AVPacket * av_packet_alloc(void)
Allocate an AVPacket and set its fields to default values.
Definition: avpacket.c:62
AVCodec::id
enum AVCodecID id
Definition: codec.h:198
encode
static void encode(AVCodecContext *enc_ctx, AVFrame *frame, AVPacket *pkt, FILE *outfile)
Definition: encode_video.c:39
i
#define i(width, name, range_min, range_max)
Definition: cbs_h2645.c:269
AVPacket::pts
int64_t pts
Presentation timestamp in AVStream->time_base units; the time at which the decompressed packet will b...
Definition: packet.h:367
avcodec_send_frame
int avcodec_send_frame(AVCodecContext *avctx, const AVFrame *frame)
Supply a raw video or audio frame to the encoder.
Definition: encode.c:483
avcodec.h
ret
ret
Definition: filter_design.txt:187
frame
these buffered frames must be flushed immediately if a new input produces new the filter must not call request_frame to get more It must just process the frame or queue it The task of requesting more frames is left to the filter s request_frame method or the application If a filter has several the filter must be ready for frames arriving randomly on any input any filter with several inputs will most likely require some kind of queuing mechanism It is perfectly acceptable to have a limited queue and to drop frames when the inputs are too unbalanced request_frame For filters that do not use the this method is called when a frame is wanted on an output For a it should directly call filter_frame on the corresponding output For a if there are queued frames already one of these frames should be pushed If the filter should request a frame on one of its repeatedly until at least one frame has been pushed Return or at least make progress towards producing a frame
Definition: filter_design.txt:264
AVCodecContext
main external API structure.
Definition: avcodec.h:426
AVPacket
This structure stores compressed data.
Definition: packet.h:351
imgutils.h
AV_CODEC_ID_MPEG2VIDEO
@ AV_CODEC_ID_MPEG2VIDEO
preferred ID for MPEG-1/2 video decoding
Definition: codec_id.h:54
avcodec_find_encoder_by_name
const AVCodec * avcodec_find_encoder_by_name(const char *name)
Find a registered encoder with the specified name.
Definition: allcodecs.c:987