AVCodecDescriptor Struct Reference

This struct describes the properties of a single codec described by an AVCodecID. More...

#include <codec_desc.h>

Data Fields
enum AVCodecID	id
enum AVMediaType	type
const char *	name
	Name of the codec described by this descriptor. More...
const char *	long_name
	A more descriptive name for this codec. More...
int	props
	Codec properties, a combination of AV_CODEC_PROP_* flags. More...
const char *const *	mime_types
	MIME type(s) associated with the codec. More...
const struct AVProfile *	profiles
	If non-NULL, an array of profiles recognized for this codec. More...

Detailed Description

This struct describes the properties of a single codec described by an AVCodecID.

See also

avcodec_descriptor_get()

Definition at line 38 of file codec_desc.h.

Field Documentation

id

enum AVCodecID AVCodecDescriptor::id

Definition at line 39 of file codec_desc.h.

Referenced by concat_parse_script(), and main().

type

enum AVMediaType AVCodecDescriptor::type

Definition at line 40 of file codec_desc.h.

Referenced by concat_parse_script(), and ff_decode_preinit().

name

const char* AVCodecDescriptor::name

Name of the codec described by this descriptor.

It is non-empty and unique for each codec descriptor. It should contain alphanumeric characters and '_' only.

Definition at line 46 of file codec_desc.h.

Referenced by asf_write_header1(), avcodec_get_name(), ff_decode_preinit(), get_codec_name(), main(), show_stream(), and vaapi_decode_make_config().

long_name

const char* AVCodecDescriptor::long_name

A more descriptive name for this codec.

May be NULL.

Definition at line 50 of file codec_desc.h.

Referenced by show_stream().

props

int AVCodecDescriptor::props

Codec properties, a combination of AV_CODEC_PROP_* flags.

Definition at line 54 of file codec_desc.h.

Referenced by avcodec_decode_subtitle2(), avformat_find_stream_info(), compute_frame_duration(), ff_decode_preinit(), ff_encode_encode_cb(), ff_encode_preinit(), ist_dts_update(), map_auto_subtitle(), new_stream_subtitle(), nvenc_send_frame(), and nvenc_set_timestamp().

mime_types

const char* const * AVCodecDescriptor::mime_types

MIME type(s) associated with the codec.

May be NULL; if not, a NULL-terminated array of MIME types. The first item is always non-NULL and is the preferred MIME type.

Definition at line 60 of file codec_desc.h.

profiles

const struct AVProfile* AVCodecDescriptor::profiles

If non-NULL, an array of profiles recognized for this codec.

Terminated with AV_PROFILE_UNKNOWN.

Definition at line 65 of file codec_desc.h.

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The documentation for this struct was generated from the following file:

• libavcodec/codec_desc.h