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20 
21 #ifndef AVCODEC_CODEC_DESC_H
22 #define AVCODEC_CODEC_DESC_H
23 
24 #include "libavutil/avutil.h"
25 
26 #include "codec_id.h"
27 
28 /**
29  * @addtogroup lavc_core
30  * @{
31  */
32 
33 /**
34  * This struct describes the properties of a single codec described by an
35  * AVCodecID.
36  * @see avcodec_descriptor_get()
37  */
38 typedef struct AVCodecDescriptor {
39  enum AVCodecID id;
41  /**
42  * Name of the codec described by this descriptor. It is non-empty and
43  * unique for each codec descriptor. It should contain alphanumeric
44  * characters and '_' only.
45  */
46  const char *name;
47  /**
48  * A more descriptive name for this codec. May be NULL.
49  */
50  const char *long_name;
51  /**
52  * Codec properties, a combination of AV_CODEC_PROP_* flags.
53  */
54  int props;
55  /**
56  * MIME type(s) associated with the codec.
57  * May be NULL; if not, a NULL-terminated array of MIME types.
58  * The first item is always non-NULL and is the preferred MIME type.
59  */
60  const char *const *mime_types;
61  /**
62  * If non-NULL, an array of profiles recognized for this codec.
63  * Terminated with AV_PROFILE_UNKNOWN.
64  */
65  const struct AVProfile *profiles;
67 
68 /**
69  * Codec uses only intra compression.
70  * Video and audio codecs only.
71  */
72 #define AV_CODEC_PROP_INTRA_ONLY (1 << 0)
73 /**
74  * Codec supports lossy compression. Audio and video codecs only.
75  * @note a codec may support both lossy and lossless
76  * compression modes
77  */
78 #define AV_CODEC_PROP_LOSSY (1 << 1)
79 /**
80  * Codec supports lossless compression. Audio and video codecs only.
81  */
82 #define AV_CODEC_PROP_LOSSLESS (1 << 2)
83 /**
84  * Codec supports frame reordering. That is, the coded order (the order in which
85  * the encoded packets are output by the encoders / stored / input to the
86  * decoders) may be different from the presentation order of the corresponding
87  * frames.
88  *
89  * For codecs that do not have this property set, PTS and DTS should always be
90  * equal.
91  */
92 #define AV_CODEC_PROP_REORDER (1 << 3)
93 
94 /**
95  * Video codec supports separate coding of fields in interlaced frames.
96  */
97 #define AV_CODEC_PROP_FIELDS (1 << 4)
98 
99 /**
100  * Subtitle codec is bitmap based
101  * Decoded AVSubtitle data can be read from the AVSubtitleRect->pict field.
102  */
103 #define AV_CODEC_PROP_BITMAP_SUB (1 << 16)
104 /**
105  * Subtitle codec is text based.
106  * Decoded AVSubtitle data can be read from the AVSubtitleRect->ass field.
107  */
108 #define AV_CODEC_PROP_TEXT_SUB (1 << 17)
109 
110 /**
111  * @return descriptor for given codec ID or NULL if no descriptor exists.
112  */
114 
115 /**
116  * Iterate over all codec descriptors known to libavcodec.
117  *
118  * @param prev previous descriptor. NULL to get the first descriptor.
119  *
120  * @return next descriptor or NULL after the last descriptor
121  */
123 
124 /**
125  * @return codec descriptor with the given name or NULL if no such descriptor
126  * exists.
127  */
129 
130 /**
131  * @}
132  */
133 
134 #endif // AVCODEC_CODEC_DESC_H
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Definition: writing_filters.txt:88
AVCodecDescriptor::long_name
const char * long_name
A more descriptive name for this codec.
Definition: codec_desc.h:50
AVCodecDescriptor::name
const char * name
Name of the codec described by this descriptor.
Definition: codec_desc.h:46
AVProfile
AVProfile.
Definition: codec.h:179
AVCodecDescriptor::mime_types
const char *const * mime_types
MIME type(s) associated with the codec.
Definition: codec_desc.h:60
codec_id.h
AVCodecDescriptor
This struct describes the properties of a single codec described by an AVCodecID.
Definition: codec_desc.h:38
AVCodecDescriptor::type
enum AVMediaType type
Definition: codec_desc.h:40
AVCodecDescriptor::profiles
const struct AVProfile * profiles
If non-NULL, an array of profiles recognized for this codec.
Definition: codec_desc.h:65
AVCodecDescriptor::props
int props
Codec properties, a combination of AV_CODEC_PROP_* flags.
Definition: codec_desc.h:54
AVCodecID
AVCodecID
Identify the syntax and semantics of the bitstream.
Definition: codec_id.h:49
AVMediaType
AVMediaType
Definition: avutil.h:199
avcodec_descriptor_next
const AVCodecDescriptor * avcodec_descriptor_next(const AVCodecDescriptor *prev)
Iterate over all codec descriptors known to libavcodec.
Definition: codec_desc.c:3733
avutil.h
AVCodecDescriptor::id
enum AVCodecID id
Definition: codec_desc.h:39
avcodec_descriptor_get
const AVCodecDescriptor * avcodec_descriptor_get(enum AVCodecID id)
Definition: codec_desc.c:3727
avcodec_descriptor_get_by_name
const AVCodecDescriptor * avcodec_descriptor_get_by_name(const char *name)
Definition: codec_desc.c:3742