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author | Anton Khirnov <anton@khirnov.net> | 2014-02-04 21:11:40 +0400 |
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committer | Anton Khirnov <anton@khirnov.net> | 2014-02-10 14:46:49 +0400 |
commit | 18c896be3d8e926ef806e7de29c4a168d7763389 (patch) | |
tree | 019fecf0a432850975bc1cd7db6adf5db746b410 /libavformat/avformat.h | |
parent | 54f7e79d4706a8343dad1d8da51b7d3d3b2cd3b2 (diff) |
lavf: extend / improve the AVFormatContext doxy
Diffstat (limited to 'libavformat/avformat.h')
-rw-r--r-- | libavformat/avformat.h | 101 |
1 files changed, 69 insertions, 32 deletions
diff --git a/libavformat/avformat.h b/libavformat/avformat.h index 4084b39f86..71ff0fc15b 100644 --- a/libavformat/avformat.h +++ b/libavformat/avformat.h @@ -860,32 +860,41 @@ typedef struct AVFormatInternal AVFormatInternal; */ typedef struct AVFormatContext { /** - * A class for logging and AVOptions. Set by avformat_alloc_context(). + * A class for logging and @ref avoptions. Set by avformat_alloc_context(). * Exports (de)muxer private options if they exist. */ const AVClass *av_class; /** - * Can only be iformat or oformat, not both at the same time. + * The input container format. * - * decoding: set by avformat_open_input(). - * encoding: set by the user. + * Demuxing only, set by avformat_open_input(). */ struct AVInputFormat *iformat; + + /** + * The output container format. + * + * Muxing only, must be set by the caller before avformat_write_header(). + */ struct AVOutputFormat *oformat; /** * Format private data. This is an AVOptions-enabled struct * if and only if iformat/oformat.priv_class is not NULL. + * + * - muxing: set by avformat_write_header() + * - demuxing: set by avformat_open_input() */ void *priv_data; /** * I/O context. * - * decoding: either set by the user before avformat_open_input() (then - * the user must close it manually) or set by avformat_open_input(). - * encoding: set by the user. + * - demuxing: either set by the user before avformat_open_input() (then + * the user must close it manually) or set by avformat_open_input(). + * - muxing: set by the user before avformat_write_header(). The caller must + * take care of closing / freeing the IO context. * * Do NOT set this field if AVFMT_NOFILE flag is set in * iformat/oformat.flags. In such a case, the (de)muxer will handle @@ -897,36 +906,53 @@ typedef struct AVFormatContext { int ctx_flags; /**< Format-specific flags, see AVFMTCTX_xx */ /** + * Number of elements in AVFormatContext.streams. + * + * Set by avformat_new_stream(), must not be modified by any other code. + */ + unsigned int nb_streams; + /** * A list of all streams in the file. New streams are created with * avformat_new_stream(). * - * decoding: streams are created by libavformat in avformat_open_input(). - * If AVFMTCTX_NOHEADER is set in ctx_flags, then new streams may also - * appear in av_read_frame(). - * encoding: streams are created by the user before avformat_write_header(). + * - demuxing: streams are created by libavformat in avformat_open_input(). + * If AVFMTCTX_NOHEADER is set in ctx_flags, then new streams may also + * appear in av_read_frame(). + * - muxing: streams are created by the user before avformat_write_header(). + * + * Freed by libavformat in avformat_free_context(). */ - unsigned int nb_streams; AVStream **streams; - char filename[1024]; /**< input or output filename */ + /** + * input or output filename + * + * - demuxing: set by avformat_open_input() + * - muxing: may be set by the caller before avformat_write_header() + */ + char filename[1024]; /** - * Decoding: position of the first frame of the component, in + * Position of the first frame of the component, in * AV_TIME_BASE fractional seconds. NEVER set this value directly: * It is deduced from the AVStream values. + * + * Demuxing only, set by libavformat. */ int64_t start_time; /** - * Decoding: duration of the stream, in AV_TIME_BASE fractional + * Duration of the stream, in AV_TIME_BASE fractional * seconds. Only set this value if you know none of the individual stream * durations and also do not set any of them. This is deduced from the * AVStream values if not set. + * + * Demuxing only, set by libavformat. */ int64_t duration; /** - * Decoding: total stream bitrate in bit/s, 0 if not + * Total stream bitrate in bit/s, 0 if not * available. Never set it directly if the file_size and the * duration are known as Libav can compute it automatically. */ @@ -948,13 +974,16 @@ typedef struct AVFormatContext { #define AVFMT_FLAG_FLUSH_PACKETS 0x0200 ///< Flush the AVIOContext every packet. /** - * decoding: size of data to probe; encoding: unused. + * Maximum size of the data read from input for determining + * the input container format. + * Demuxing only, set by the caller before avformat_open_input(). */ unsigned int probesize; /** - * decoding: maximum time (in AV_TIME_BASE units) during which the input should - * be analyzed in avformat_find_stream_info(). + * Maximum duration (in AV_TIME_BASE units) of the data read + * from input in avformat_find_stream_info(). + * Demuxing only, set by the caller before avformat_find_stream_info(). */ int max_analyze_duration; @@ -989,8 +1018,8 @@ typedef struct AVFormatContext { * accurate seeking (depends on demuxer). * Demuxers for which a full in-memory index is mandatory will ignore * this. - * muxing : unused - * demuxing: set by user + * - muxing: unused + * - demuxing: set by user */ unsigned int max_index_size; @@ -1008,41 +1037,49 @@ typedef struct AVFormatContext { * in the trailer. To write chapters in the trailer, nb_chapters * must be zero when write_header is called and non-zero when * write_trailer is called. - * muxing : set by user - * demuxing: set by libavformat + * - muxing: set by user + * - demuxing: set by libavformat */ unsigned int nb_chapters; AVChapter **chapters; + /** + * Metadata that applies to the whole file. + * + * - demuxing: set by libavformat in avformat_open_input() + * - muxing: may be set by the caller before avformat_write_header() + * + * Freed by libavformat in avformat_free_context(). + */ AVDictionary *metadata; /** * Start time of the stream in real world time, in microseconds - * since the unix epoch (00:00 1st January 1970). That is, pts=0 - * in the stream was captured at this real world time. - * - encoding: Set by user. - * - decoding: Unused. + * since the Unix epoch (00:00 1st January 1970). That is, pts=0 in the + * stream was captured at this real world time. + * Muxing only, set by the caller before avformat_write_header(). */ int64_t start_time_realtime; /** - * decoding: number of frames used to probe fps + * The number of frames used for determining the framerate in + * avformat_find_stream_info(). + * Demuxing only, set by the caller before avformat_find_stream_info(). */ int fps_probe_size; /** * Error recognition; higher values will detect more errors but may * misdetect some more or less valid parts as errors. - * - encoding: unused - * - decoding: Set by user. + * Demuxing only, set by the caller before avformat_open_input(). */ int error_recognition; /** * Custom interrupt callbacks for the I/O layer. * - * decoding: set by the user before avformat_open_input(). - * encoding: set by the user before avformat_write_header() + * demuxing: set by the user before avformat_open_input(). + * muxing: set by the user before avformat_write_header() * (mainly useful for AVFMT_NOFILE formats). The callback * should also be passed to avio_open2() if it's used to * open the file. |