Currently, AVStream contains an embedded AVCodecContext instance, which
is used by demuxers to export stream parameters to the caller and by
muxers to receive stream parameters from the caller. It is also used
internally as the codec context that is passed to parsers.
In addition, it is also widely used by the callers as the decoding (when
demuxer) or encoding (when muxing) context, though this has been
officially discouraged since Libav 11.
There are multiple important problems with this approach:
- the fields in AVCodecContext are in general one of
* stream parameters
* codec options
* codec state
However, it's not clear which ones are which. It is consequently
unclear which fields are a demuxer allowed to set or a muxer allowed to
read. This leads to erratic behaviour depending on whether decoding or
encoding is being performed or not (and whether it uses the AVStream
embedded codec context).
- various synchronization issues arising from the fact that the same
context is used by several different APIs (muxers/demuxers,
parsers, bitstream filters and encoders/decoders) simultaneously, with
there being no clear rules for who can modify what and the different
processes being typically delayed with respect to each other.
- avformat_find_stream_info() making it necessary to support opening
and closing a single codec context multiple times, thus
complicating the semantics of freeing various allocated objects in the
codec context.
Those problems are resolved by replacing the AVStream embedded codec
context with a newly added AVCodecParameters instance, which stores only
the stream parameters exported by the demuxers or read by the muxers.
* commit '25f613f8be3b51e4396b93cda131e4631ba54302':
dca: Move syncword definitions to a separate header
Conflicts:
libavcodec/dca_parser.c
libavformat/dtsdec.c
Merged-by: Michael Niedermayer <michaelni@gmx.at>
Since 596e5d4783, this is not necessary anymore. It also allows to
actually disable the flushing, improving write performance (but
possibly giving worse latency in real-time streaming).
Signed-off-by: Martin Storsjö <martin@martin.st>
* commit 'a4472ac01e86f9fae5adb9034f2777b86a9c5480':
Add informative messages to av_log_ask_for_sample calls lacking them
anm: Get rid of some very silly goto statements
Conflicts:
libavformat/anm.c
Merged-by: Michael Niedermayer <michaelni@gmx.at>
* commit 'd58dd4b5b5d31cfd4092e38a5f2c894eee2ab078':
avopt: Store defaults for AV_OPT_TYPE_FLAGS in the i64 union member
Conflicts:
libavcodec/libvpxenc.c
libavcodec/options_table.h
libavfilter/vf_drawtext.c
Merged-by: Michael Niedermayer <michaelni@gmx.at>
* commit '124134e42455763b28cc346fed1d07017a76e84e':
avopt: Store defaults for AV_OPT_TYPE_CONST in the i64 union member
Conflicts:
libavcodec/aacenc.c
libavcodec/libopenjpegenc.c
libavcodec/options_table.h
libavdevice/bktr.c
libavdevice/v4l2.c
libavdevice/x11grab.c
libavfilter/af_amix.c
libavfilter/vf_drawtext.c
libavformat/movenc.c
libavformat/options_table.h
libavutil/opt.c
Merged-by: Michael Niedermayer <michaelni@gmx.at>
* qatar/master:
dca: Switch dca_sample_rates to avpriv_ prefix; it is used across libs
ARM: use =const syntax instead of explicit literal pools
ARM: use standard syntax for all LDRD/STRD instructions
fft: port FFT/IMDCT 3dnow functions to yasm, and disable on x86-64.
dct-test: allow to compile without HAVE_INLINE_ASM.
x86/dsputilenc: bury inline asm under HAVE_INLINE_ASM.
dca: Move tables used outside of dcadec.c to a separate file.
dca: Rename dca.c ---> dcadec.c
x86: h264dsp: Remove unused variable ff_pb_3_1
apetag: change a forgotten return to return 0
Conflicts:
libavcodec/Makefile
libavcodec/dca.c
libavcodec/x86/fft_3dn.c
libavcodec/x86/fft_3dn2.c
libavcodec/x86/fft_mmx.asm
Merged-by: Michael Niedermayer <michaelni@gmx.at>
Also add missing trailing commas, break long codec_tag lines and
add spaces in codec_tag declarations.
Signed-off-by: Martin Storsjö <martin@martin.st>
Align IEC 61937 length_code for DTS-HD so that
(length_code & 0xf) == 0x8. This is reportedly needed with some
receivers.
Signed-off-by: Ronald S. Bultje <rsbultje@gmail.com>
Align IEC 61937 length_code for DTS-HD so that
(length_code & 0xf) == 0x8. This is reportedly needed with some
receivers.
Signed-off-by: Anssi Hannula <anssi.hannula@iki.fi>
* qatar/master: (47 commits)
lavc: hide private symbols.
lavc: deprecate img_get_alpha_info().
lavc: use avpriv_ prefix for ff_toupper4.
lavc: use avpriv_ prefix for ff_copy_bits and align_put_bits.
lavc: use avpriv_ prefix for ff_ac3_parse_header.
lavc: use avpriv_ prefix for ff_frame_rate_tab.
lavc: rename ff_find_start_code to avpriv_mpv_find_start_code
lavc: use avpriv_ prefix for ff_split_xiph_headers.
lavc: use avpriv_ prefix for ff_dirac_parse_sequence_header.
lavc: use avpriv_ prefix for some dv symbols used in lavf.
lavc: use avpriv_ prefix for some flac symbols used in lavf.
lavc: use avpriv_ prefix for some mpeg4audio symbols used in lavf.
lavc: use avpriv_ prefix for some mpegaudio symbols used in lavf.
lavc: use avpriv_ prefix for ff_aac_parse_header().
lavf: hide private symbols.
lavf: use avpriv_ prefix for some dv functions.
lavf: use avpriv_ prefix for ff_new_chapter().
avcodec: add CODEC_CAP_DELAY note to avcodec_decode_audio3() documentation
avcodec: clarify the CODEC_CAP_DELAY note in avcodec_decode_video2()
avcodec: clarify documentation of CODEC_CAP_DELAY
...
Conflicts:
configure
doc/general.texi
libavcodec/Makefile
libavcodec/aacdec.c
libavcodec/allcodecs.c
libavcodec/avcodec.h
libavcodec/dv.c
libavcodec/dvdata.c
libavcodec/dvdata.h
libavcodec/libspeexenc.c
libavcodec/mpegvideo.c
libavcodec/version.h
libavformat/avidec.c
libavformat/dv.c
libavformat/dv.h
libavformat/flvenc.c
libavformat/mov.c
libavformat/mp3enc.c
libavformat/oggparsespeex.c
Merged-by: Michael Niedermayer <michaelni@gmx.at>
* qatar/master:
ffmpeg: fix some indentation
ffmpeg: fix operation with --disable-avfilter
simple_idct: remove disabled code
motion_est: remove disabled code
vc1: remove disabled code
fate: separate lavf-mxf_d10 test from lavf-mxf
cabac: Move code only used in the cabac test program to cabac.c.
ffplay: warn that -pix_fmt is no longer working, suggest alternative
ffplay: warn that -s is no longer working, suggest alternative
lavf: rename enc variable in utils.c:has_codec_parameters()
lavf: use designated initialisers for all (de)muxers.
wav: remove a use of deprecated AV_METADATA_ macro
rmdec: remove useless ap parameter from rm_read_header_old()
dct-test: remove write-only variable
des: fix #if conditional around P_shuffle
Use LOCAL_ALIGNED in ff_check_alignment()
Conflicts:
ffmpeg.c
libavformat/avidec.c
libavformat/matroskaenc.c
libavformat/mp3enc.c
libavformat/oggenc.c
libavformat/utils.c
tests/ref/lavf/mxf
Merged-by: Michael Niedermayer <michaelni@gmx.at>
* commit '85770f2a2651497861ed938efcd0df3696ff5e45':
AVOptions: make default_val a union, as proposed in AVOption2.
Move ff_dynarray_add to lavu and make it public.
lavf: remove duplicate assignment in avformat_alloc_context.
lavf: use designated initializers for AVClasses.
options: simplify av_find_opt by using av_next_option.
Merged-by: Michael Niedermayer <michaelni@gmx.at>
