codec.h (12641B)
1 /* 2 * AVCodec public API 3 * 4 * This file is part of FFmpeg. 5 * 6 * FFmpeg is free software; you can redistribute it and/or 7 * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public 8 * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either 9 * version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version. 10 * 11 * FFmpeg is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, 12 * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of 13 * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU 14 * Lesser General Public License for more details. 15 * 16 * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public 17 * License along with FFmpeg; if not, write to the Free Software 18 * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA 19 */ 20 21 #ifndef AVCODEC_CODEC_H 22 #define AVCODEC_CODEC_H 23 24 #include <stdint.h> 25 26 #include "libavutil/avutil.h" 27 #include "libavutil/hwcontext.h" 28 #include "libavutil/log.h" 29 #include "libavutil/pixfmt.h" 30 #include "libavutil/rational.h" 31 #include "libavutil/samplefmt.h" 32 33 #include "libavcodec/codec_id.h" 34 #include "libavcodec/version_major.h" 35 36 /** 37 * @addtogroup lavc_core 38 * @{ 39 */ 40 41 /** 42 * Decoder can use draw_horiz_band callback. 43 */ 44 #define AV_CODEC_CAP_DRAW_HORIZ_BAND (1 << 0) 45 /** 46 * Codec uses get_buffer() or get_encode_buffer() for allocating buffers and 47 * supports custom allocators. 48 * If not set, it might not use get_buffer() or get_encode_buffer() at all, or 49 * use operations that assume the buffer was allocated by 50 * avcodec_default_get_buffer2 or avcodec_default_get_encode_buffer. 51 */ 52 #define AV_CODEC_CAP_DR1 (1 << 1) 53 /** 54 * Encoder or decoder requires flushing with NULL input at the end in order to 55 * give the complete and correct output. 56 * 57 * NOTE: If this flag is not set, the codec is guaranteed to never be fed with 58 * with NULL data. The user can still send NULL data to the public encode 59 * or decode function, but libavcodec will not pass it along to the codec 60 * unless this flag is set. 61 * 62 * Decoders: 63 * The decoder has a non-zero delay and needs to be fed with avpkt->data=NULL, 64 * avpkt->size=0 at the end to get the delayed data until the decoder no longer 65 * returns frames. 66 * 67 * Encoders: 68 * The encoder needs to be fed with NULL data at the end of encoding until the 69 * encoder no longer returns data. 70 * 71 * NOTE: For encoders implementing the AVCodec.encode2() function, setting this 72 * flag also means that the encoder must set the pts and duration for 73 * each output packet. If this flag is not set, the pts and duration will 74 * be determined by libavcodec from the input frame. 75 */ 76 #define AV_CODEC_CAP_DELAY (1 << 5) 77 /** 78 * Codec can be fed a final frame with a smaller size. 79 * This can be used to prevent truncation of the last audio samples. 80 */ 81 #define AV_CODEC_CAP_SMALL_LAST_FRAME (1 << 6) 82 83 /** 84 * Codec is experimental and is thus avoided in favor of non experimental 85 * encoders 86 */ 87 #define AV_CODEC_CAP_EXPERIMENTAL (1 << 9) 88 /** 89 * Codec should fill in channel configuration and samplerate instead of container 90 */ 91 #define AV_CODEC_CAP_CHANNEL_CONF (1 << 10) 92 /** 93 * Codec supports frame-level multithreading. 94 */ 95 #define AV_CODEC_CAP_FRAME_THREADS (1 << 12) 96 /** 97 * Codec supports slice-based (or partition-based) multithreading. 98 */ 99 #define AV_CODEC_CAP_SLICE_THREADS (1 << 13) 100 /** 101 * Codec supports changed parameters at any point. 102 */ 103 #define AV_CODEC_CAP_PARAM_CHANGE (1 << 14) 104 /** 105 * Codec supports multithreading through a method other than slice- or 106 * frame-level multithreading. Typically this marks wrappers around 107 * multithreading-capable external libraries. 108 */ 109 #define AV_CODEC_CAP_OTHER_THREADS (1 << 15) 110 /** 111 * Audio encoder supports receiving a different number of samples in each call. 112 */ 113 #define AV_CODEC_CAP_VARIABLE_FRAME_SIZE (1 << 16) 114 /** 115 * Decoder is not a preferred choice for probing. 116 * This indicates that the decoder is not a good choice for probing. 117 * It could for example be an expensive to spin up hardware decoder, 118 * or it could simply not provide a lot of useful information about 119 * the stream. 120 * A decoder marked with this flag should only be used as last resort 121 * choice for probing. 122 */ 123 #define AV_CODEC_CAP_AVOID_PROBING (1 << 17) 124 125 /** 126 * Codec is backed by a hardware implementation. Typically used to 127 * identify a non-hwaccel hardware decoder. For information about hwaccels, use 128 * avcodec_get_hw_config() instead. 129 */ 130 #define AV_CODEC_CAP_HARDWARE (1 << 18) 131 132 /** 133 * Codec is potentially backed by a hardware implementation, but not 134 * necessarily. This is used instead of AV_CODEC_CAP_HARDWARE, if the 135 * implementation provides some sort of internal fallback. 136 */ 137 #define AV_CODEC_CAP_HYBRID (1 << 19) 138 139 /** 140 * This encoder can reorder user opaque values from input AVFrames and return 141 * them with corresponding output packets. 142 * @see AV_CODEC_FLAG_COPY_OPAQUE 143 */ 144 #define AV_CODEC_CAP_ENCODER_REORDERED_OPAQUE (1 << 20) 145 146 /** 147 * This encoder can be flushed using avcodec_flush_buffers(). If this flag is 148 * not set, the encoder must be closed and reopened to ensure that no frames 149 * remain pending. 150 */ 151 #define AV_CODEC_CAP_ENCODER_FLUSH (1 << 21) 152 153 /** 154 * The encoder is able to output reconstructed frame data, i.e. raw frames that 155 * would be produced by decoding the encoded bitstream. 156 * 157 * Reconstructed frame output is enabled by the AV_CODEC_FLAG_RECON_FRAME flag. 158 */ 159 #define AV_CODEC_CAP_ENCODER_RECON_FRAME (1 << 22) 160 161 /** 162 * AVProfile. 163 */ 164 typedef struct AVProfile { 165 int profile; 166 const char *name; ///< short name for the profile 167 } AVProfile; 168 169 /** 170 * AVCodec. 171 */ 172 typedef struct AVCodec { 173 /** 174 * Name of the codec implementation. 175 * The name is globally unique among encoders and among decoders (but an 176 * encoder and a decoder can share the same name). 177 * This is the primary way to find a codec from the user perspective. 178 */ 179 const char *name; 180 /** 181 * Descriptive name for the codec, meant to be more human readable than name. 182 * You should use the NULL_IF_CONFIG_SMALL() macro to define it. 183 */ 184 const char *long_name; 185 enum AVMediaType type; 186 enum AVCodecID id; 187 /** 188 * Codec capabilities. 189 * see AV_CODEC_CAP_* 190 */ 191 int capabilities; 192 uint8_t max_lowres; ///< maximum value for lowres supported by the decoder 193 194 /** 195 * Deprecated codec capabilities. 196 */ 197 attribute_deprecated 198 const AVRational *supported_framerates; ///< @deprecated use avcodec_get_supported_config() 199 attribute_deprecated 200 const enum AVPixelFormat *pix_fmts; ///< @deprecated use avcodec_get_supported_config() 201 attribute_deprecated 202 const int *supported_samplerates; ///< @deprecated use avcodec_get_supported_config() 203 attribute_deprecated 204 const enum AVSampleFormat *sample_fmts; ///< @deprecated use avcodec_get_supported_config() 205 206 const AVClass *priv_class; ///< AVClass for the private context 207 const AVProfile *profiles; ///< array of recognized profiles, or NULL if unknown, array is terminated by {AV_PROFILE_UNKNOWN} 208 209 /** 210 * Group name of the codec implementation. 211 * This is a short symbolic name of the wrapper backing this codec. A 212 * wrapper uses some kind of external implementation for the codec, such 213 * as an external library, or a codec implementation provided by the OS or 214 * the hardware. 215 * If this field is NULL, this is a builtin, libavcodec native codec. 216 * If non-NULL, this will be the suffix in AVCodec.name in most cases 217 * (usually AVCodec.name will be of the form "<codec_name>_<wrapper_name>"). 218 */ 219 const char *wrapper_name; 220 221 /** 222 * Array of supported channel layouts, terminated with a zeroed layout. 223 * @deprecated use avcodec_get_supported_config() 224 */ 225 attribute_deprecated 226 const AVChannelLayout *ch_layouts; 227 } AVCodec; 228 229 /** 230 * Iterate over all registered codecs. 231 * 232 * @param opaque a pointer where libavcodec will store the iteration state. Must 233 * point to NULL to start the iteration. 234 * 235 * @return the next registered codec or NULL when the iteration is 236 * finished 237 */ 238 const AVCodec *av_codec_iterate(void **opaque); 239 240 /** 241 * Find a registered decoder with a matching codec ID. 242 * 243 * @param id AVCodecID of the requested decoder 244 * @return A decoder if one was found, NULL otherwise. 245 */ 246 const AVCodec *avcodec_find_decoder(enum AVCodecID id); 247 248 /** 249 * Find a registered decoder with the specified name. 250 * 251 * @param name name of the requested decoder 252 * @return A decoder if one was found, NULL otherwise. 253 */ 254 const AVCodec *avcodec_find_decoder_by_name(const char *name); 255 256 /** 257 * Find a registered encoder with a matching codec ID. 258 * 259 * @param id AVCodecID of the requested encoder 260 * @return An encoder if one was found, NULL otherwise. 261 */ 262 const AVCodec *avcodec_find_encoder(enum AVCodecID id); 263 264 /** 265 * Find a registered encoder with the specified name. 266 * 267 * @param name name of the requested encoder 268 * @return An encoder if one was found, NULL otherwise. 269 */ 270 const AVCodec *avcodec_find_encoder_by_name(const char *name); 271 /** 272 * @return a non-zero number if codec is an encoder, zero otherwise 273 */ 274 int av_codec_is_encoder(const AVCodec *codec); 275 276 /** 277 * @return a non-zero number if codec is a decoder, zero otherwise 278 */ 279 int av_codec_is_decoder(const AVCodec *codec); 280 281 /** 282 * Return a name for the specified profile, if available. 283 * 284 * @param codec the codec that is searched for the given profile 285 * @param profile the profile value for which a name is requested 286 * @return A name for the profile if found, NULL otherwise. 287 */ 288 const char *av_get_profile_name(const AVCodec *codec, int profile); 289 290 enum { 291 /** 292 * The codec supports this format via the hw_device_ctx interface. 293 * 294 * When selecting this format, AVCodecContext.hw_device_ctx should 295 * have been set to a device of the specified type before calling 296 * avcodec_open2(). 297 */ 298 AV_CODEC_HW_CONFIG_METHOD_HW_DEVICE_CTX = 0x01, 299 /** 300 * The codec supports this format via the hw_frames_ctx interface. 301 * 302 * When selecting this format for a decoder, 303 * AVCodecContext.hw_frames_ctx should be set to a suitable frames 304 * context inside the get_format() callback. The frames context 305 * must have been created on a device of the specified type. 306 * 307 * When selecting this format for an encoder, 308 * AVCodecContext.hw_frames_ctx should be set to the context which 309 * will be used for the input frames before calling avcodec_open2(). 310 */ 311 AV_CODEC_HW_CONFIG_METHOD_HW_FRAMES_CTX = 0x02, 312 /** 313 * The codec supports this format by some internal method. 314 * 315 * This format can be selected without any additional configuration - 316 * no device or frames context is required. 317 */ 318 AV_CODEC_HW_CONFIG_METHOD_INTERNAL = 0x04, 319 /** 320 * The codec supports this format by some ad-hoc method. 321 * 322 * Additional settings and/or function calls are required. See the 323 * codec-specific documentation for details. (Methods requiring 324 * this sort of configuration are deprecated and others should be 325 * used in preference.) 326 */ 327 AV_CODEC_HW_CONFIG_METHOD_AD_HOC = 0x08, 328 }; 329 330 typedef struct AVCodecHWConfig { 331 /** 332 * For decoders, a hardware pixel format which that decoder may be 333 * able to decode to if suitable hardware is available. 334 * 335 * For encoders, a pixel format which the encoder may be able to 336 * accept. If set to AV_PIX_FMT_NONE, this applies to all pixel 337 * formats supported by the codec. 338 */ 339 enum AVPixelFormat pix_fmt; 340 /** 341 * Bit set of AV_CODEC_HW_CONFIG_METHOD_* flags, describing the possible 342 * setup methods which can be used with this configuration. 343 */ 344 int methods; 345 /** 346 * The device type associated with the configuration. 347 * 348 * Must be set for AV_CODEC_HW_CONFIG_METHOD_HW_DEVICE_CTX and 349 * AV_CODEC_HW_CONFIG_METHOD_HW_FRAMES_CTX, otherwise unused. 350 */ 351 enum AVHWDeviceType device_type; 352 } AVCodecHWConfig; 353 354 /** 355 * Retrieve supported hardware configurations for a codec. 356 * 357 * Values of index from zero to some maximum return the indexed configuration 358 * descriptor; all other values return NULL. If the codec does not support 359 * any hardware configurations then it will always return NULL. 360 */ 361 const AVCodecHWConfig *avcodec_get_hw_config(const AVCodec *codec, int index); 362 363 /** 364 * @} 365 */ 366 367 #endif /* AVCODEC_CODEC_H */