avcodec.h

     */
    enum AVDiscard skip_loop_filter;

    /**
     *
     * - encoding: unused
     * - decoding: Set by user.
     */
    enum AVDiscard skip_idct;

    /**
     *
     * - encoding: unused
     * - decoding: Set by user.
     */
    enum AVDiscard skip_frame;

    /**
     *
     * - encoding: Set by user.
     * - decoding: unused
     */
    int bidir_refine;

    /**
     *
     * - encoding: Set by user.
     * - decoding: unused
     */
    int brd_scale;

    /**
     * constant rate factor - quality-based VBR - values ~correspond to qps
     * - encoding: Set by user.
     * - decoding: unused
     */
    float crf;

    /**
     * constant quantization parameter rate control method
     * - encoding: Set by user.
     * - decoding: unused
     */
    int cqp;

    /**
     * minimum GOP size
     * - encoding: Set by user.
     * - decoding: unused
     */
    int keyint_min;

    /**
     * number of reference frames
     * - encoding: Set by user.
     * - decoding: unused
     */
    int refs;

    /**
     * chroma qp offset from luma
     * - encoding: Set by user.
     * - decoding: unused
     */
    int chromaoffset;

    /**
     * Influences how often B-frames are used.
     * - encoding: Set by user.
     * - decoding: unused
     */
    int bframebias;

    /**
     * trellis RD quantization
     * - encoding: Set by user.
     * - decoding: unused
     */
    int trellis;

    /**
     * Reduce fluctuations in qp (before curve compression).
     * - encoding: Set by user.
     * - decoding: unused
     */
    float complexityblur;

    /**
     * in-loop deblocking filter alphac0 parameter
     * alpha is in the range -6...6
     * - encoding: Set by user.
     * - decoding: unused
     */
    int deblockalpha;

    /**
     * in-loop deblocking filter beta parameter
     * beta is in the range -6...6
     * - encoding: Set by user.
     * - decoding: unused
     */
    int deblockbeta;

    /**
     * macroblock subpartition sizes to consider - p8x8, p4x4, b8x8, i8x8, i4x4
     * - encoding: Set by user.
     * - decoding: unused
     */
    int partitions;
#define X264_PART_I4X4 0x001  /* Analyze i4x4 */
#define X264_PART_I8X8 0x002  /* Analyze i8x8 (requires 8x8 transform) */
#define X264_PART_P8X8 0x010  /* Analyze p16x8, p8x16 and p8x8 */
#define X264_PART_P4X4 0x020  /* Analyze p8x4, p4x8, p4x4 */
#define X264_PART_B8X8 0x100  /* Analyze b16x8, b8x16 and b8x8 */

    /**
     * direct MV prediction mode - 0 (none), 1 (spatial), 2 (temporal)
     * - encoding: Set by user.
     * - decoding: unused
     */
    int directpred;

    /**
     * Audio cutoff bandwidth (0 means "automatic")
     * - encoding: Set by user.
     * - decoding: unused
     */
    int cutoff;

    /**
     * Multiplied by qscale for each frame and added to scene_change_score.
     * - encoding: Set by user.
     * - decoding: unused
     */
    int scenechange_factor;

    /**
     *
     * Note: Value depends upon the compare function used for fullpel ME.
     * - encoding: Set by user.
     * - decoding: unused
     */
    int mv0_threshold;

    /**
     * Adjusts sensitivity of b_frame_strategy 1.
     * - encoding: Set by user.
     * - decoding: unused
     */
    int b_sensitivity;

    /**
     * - encoding: Set by user.
     * - decoding: unused
     */
    int compression_level;
#define FF_COMPRESSION_DEFAULT -1

    /**
     * Sets whether to use LPC mode - used by FLAC encoder.
     * - encoding: Set by user.
     * - decoding: unused
     */
    int use_lpc;

    /**
     * LPC coefficient precision - used by FLAC encoder
     * - encoding: Set by user.
     * - decoding: unused
     */
    int lpc_coeff_precision;

    /**
     * - encoding: Set by user.
     * - decoding: unused
     */
    int min_prediction_order;

    /**
     * - encoding: Set by user.
     * - decoding: unused
     */
    int max_prediction_order;

    /**
     * search method for selecting prediction order
     * - encoding: Set by user.
     * - decoding: unused
     */
    int prediction_order_method;

    /**
     * - encoding: Set by user.
     * - decoding: unused
     */
    int min_partition_order;

    /**
     * - encoding: Set by user.
     * - decoding: unused
     */
    int max_partition_order;

    /**
     * GOP timecode frame start number, in non drop frame format
     * - encoding: Set by user.
     * - decoding: unused
     */
    int64_t timecode_frame_start;

    /**
     * Decoder should decode to this many channels if it can (0 for default)
     * - encoding: unused
     * - decoding: Set by user.
     */
    int request_channels;

    /**
     * Percentage of dynamic range compression to be applied by the decoder.
     * The default value is 1.0, corresponding to full compression.
     * - encoding: unused
     * - decoding: Set by user.
     */
    float drc_scale;
} AVCodecContext;

/**
 * AVCodec.
 */
typedef struct AVCodec {
    /**
     * Name of the codec implementation.
     * The name is globally unique among encoders and among decoders (but an
     * encoder and a decoder can share the same name).
     * This is the primary way to find a codec from the user perspective.
     */
    const char *name;
    enum CodecType type;
    enum CodecID id;
    int priv_data_size;
    int (*init)(AVCodecContext *);
    int (*encode)(AVCodecContext *, uint8_t *buf, int buf_size, void *data);
    int (*close)(AVCodecContext *);
    int (*decode)(AVCodecContext *, void *outdata, int *outdata_size,
                  const uint8_t *buf, int buf_size);
    /**
     * Codec capabilities.
     * see CODEC_CAP_*
     */
    int capabilities;
    struct AVCodec *next;
    /**
     * Flush buffers.
     * Will be called when seeking
     */
    void (*flush)(AVCodecContext *);
    const AVRational *supported_framerates; ///< array of supported framerates, or NULL if any, array is terminated by {0,0}
    const enum PixelFormat *pix_fmts;       ///< array of supported pixel formats, or NULL if unknown, array is terminated by -1
    /**
     * Descriptive name for the codec, meant to be more human readable than \p name.
     * You \e should use the NULL_IF_CONFIG_SMALL() macro to define it.
     */
    const char *long_name;
    const int *supported_samplerates;       ///< array of supported audio samplerates, or NULL if unknown, array is terminated by 0
} AVCodec;

/**
 * four components are given, that's all.
 * the last component is alpha
 */
typedef struct AVPicture {
    uint8_t *data[4];
    int linesize[4];       ///< number of bytes per line
} AVPicture;

/**
 * AVPaletteControl
 * This structure defines a method for communicating palette changes
 * between and demuxer and a decoder.
 *
 * @deprecated Use AVPacket to send palette changes instead.
 * This is totally broken.
 */
#define AVPALETTE_SIZE 1024
#define AVPALETTE_COUNT 256
typedef struct AVPaletteControl {

    /* Demuxer sets this to 1 to indicate the palette has changed;
     * decoder resets to 0. */
    int palette_changed;

    /* 4-byte ARGB palette entries, stored in native byte order; note that
     * the individual palette components should be on a 8-bit scale; if
     * the palette data comes from an IBM VGA native format, the component
     * data is probably 6 bits in size and needs to be scaled. */
    unsigned int palette[AVPALETTE_COUNT];

} AVPaletteControl attribute_deprecated;

typedef struct AVSubtitleRect {
    uint16_t x;
    uint16_t y;
    uint16_t w;
    uint16_t h;
    uint16_t nb_colors;
    int linesize;
    uint32_t *rgba_palette;
    uint8_t *bitmap;
} AVSubtitleRect;

typedef struct AVSubtitle {
    uint16_t format; /* 0 = graphics */
    uint32_t start_display_time; /* relative to packet pts, in ms */
    uint32_t end_display_time; /* relative to packet pts, in ms */
    uint32_t num_rects;
    AVSubtitleRect *rects;
} AVSubtitle;


/* resample.c */

struct ReSampleContext;
struct AVResampleContext;

typedef struct ReSampleContext ReSampleContext;

ReSampleContext *audio_resample_init(int output_channels, int input_channels,
                                     int output_rate, int input_rate);
int audio_resample(ReSampleContext *s, short *output, short *input, int nb_samples);
void audio_resample_close(ReSampleContext *s);

struct AVResampleContext *av_resample_init(int out_rate, int in_rate, int filter_length, int log2_phase_count, int linear, double cutoff);
int av_resample(struct AVResampleContext *c, short *dst, short *src, int *consumed, int src_size, int dst_size, int update_ctx);
void av_resample_compensate(struct AVResampleContext *c, int sample_delta, int compensation_distance);
void av_resample_close(struct AVResampleContext *c);

#if LIBAVCODEC_VERSION_INT < ((52<<16)+(0<<8)+0)
/* YUV420 format is assumed ! */

/**
 * @deprecated Use the software scaler (swscale) instead.
 */
typedef struct ImgReSampleContext ImgReSampleContext attribute_deprecated;

/**
 * @deprecated Use the software scaler (swscale) instead.
 */
attribute_deprecated ImgReSampleContext *img_resample_init(int output_width, int output_height,
                                      int input_width, int input_height);

/**
 * @deprecated Use the software scaler (swscale) instead.
 */
attribute_deprecated ImgReSampleContext *img_resample_full_init(int owidth, int oheight,
                                      int iwidth, int iheight,
                                      int topBand, int bottomBand,
                                      int leftBand, int rightBand,
                                      int padtop, int padbottom,
                                      int padleft, int padright);

/**
 * @deprecated Use the software scaler (swscale) instead.
 */
attribute_deprecated void img_resample(struct ImgReSampleContext *s,
                  AVPicture *output, const AVPicture *input);

/**
 * @deprecated Use the software scaler (swscale) instead.
 */
attribute_deprecated void img_resample_close(struct ImgReSampleContext *s);

#endif

/**
 * Allocate memory for a picture.  Call avpicture_free to free it.
 *
 * @param picture the picture to be filled in
 * @param pix_fmt the format of the picture
 * @param width the width of the picture
 * @param height the height of the picture
 * @return zero if successful, a negative value if not
 */
int avpicture_alloc(AVPicture *picture, int pix_fmt, int width, int height);

/**
 * Free a picture previously allocated by avpicture_alloc().
 *
 * @param picture the AVPicture to be freed
 */
void avpicture_free(AVPicture *picture);

/**
 * Fill in the AVPicture fields.
 * The fields of the given AVPicture are filled in by using the 'ptr' address
 * which points to the image data buffer. Depending on the specified picture
 * format, one or multiple image data pointers and line sizes will be set.
 * If a planar format is specified, several pointers will be set pointing to
 * the different picture planes and the line sizes of the different planes
 * will be stored in the lines_sizes array.
 *
 * @param picture AVPicture whose fields are to be filled in
 * @param ptr Buffer which will contain or contains the actual image data
 * @param pix_fmt The format in which the picture data is stored.
 * @param width the width of the image in pixels
 * @param height the height of the image in pixels
 * @return size of the image data in bytes
 */
int avpicture_fill(AVPicture *picture, uint8_t *ptr,
                   int pix_fmt, int width, int height);
int avpicture_layout(const AVPicture* src, int pix_fmt, int width, int height,
                     unsigned char *dest, int dest_size);

/**
 * Calculate the size in bytes that a picture of the given width and height
 * would occupy if stored in the given picture format.
 *
 * @param pix_fmt the given picture format
 * @param width the width of the image
 * @param height the height of the image
 * @return Image data size in bytes
 */
int avpicture_get_size(int pix_fmt, int width, int height);
void avcodec_get_chroma_sub_sample(int pix_fmt, int *h_shift, int *v_shift);
const char *avcodec_get_pix_fmt_name(int pix_fmt);
void avcodec_set_dimensions(AVCodecContext *s, int width, int height);
enum PixelFormat avcodec_get_pix_fmt(const char* name);
unsigned int avcodec_pix_fmt_to_codec_tag(enum PixelFormat p);

#define FF_LOSS_RESOLUTION  0x0001 /**< loss due to resolution change */
#define FF_LOSS_DEPTH       0x0002 /**< loss due to color depth change */
#define FF_LOSS_COLORSPACE  0x0004 /**< loss due to color space conversion */
#define FF_LOSS_ALPHA       0x0008 /**< loss of alpha bits */
#define FF_LOSS_COLORQUANT  0x0010 /**< loss due to color quantization */
#define FF_LOSS_CHROMA      0x0020 /**< loss of chroma (e.g. RGB to gray conversion) */

/**
 * Computes what kind of losses will occur when converting from one specific
 * pixel format to another.
 * When converting from one pixel format to another, information loss may occur.
 * For example, when converting from RGB24 to GRAY, the color information will
 * be lost. Similarly, other losses occur when converting from some formats to
 * other formats. These losses can involve loss of chroma, but also loss of
 * resolution, loss of color depth, loss due to the color space conversion, loss
 * of the alpha bits or loss due to color quantization.
 * avcodec_get_fix_fmt_loss() informs you about the various types of losses
 * which will occur when converting from one pixel format to another.
 *
 * @param[in] dst_pix_fmt destination pixel format
 * @param[in] src_pix_fmt source pixel format
 * @param[in] has_alpha Whether the source pixel format alpha channel is used.
 * @return Combination of flags informing you what kind of losses will occur.
 */
int avcodec_get_pix_fmt_loss(int dst_pix_fmt, int src_pix_fmt,
                             int has_alpha);

/**
 * Finds the best pixel format to convert to given a certain source pixel
 * format.  When converting from one pixel format to another, information loss
 * may occur.  For example, when converting from RGB24 to GRAY, the color
 * information will be lost. Similarly, other losses occur when converting from
 * some formats to other formats. avcodec_find_best_pix_fmt() searches which of
 * the given pixel formats should be used to suffer the least amount of loss.
 * The pixel formats from which it chooses one, are determined by the
 * \p pix_fmt_mask parameter.
 *
 * @code
 * src_pix_fmt = PIX_FMT_YUV420P;
 * pix_fmt_mask = (1 << PIX_FMT_YUV422P) || (1 << PIX_FMT_RGB24);
 * dst_pix_fmt = avcodec_find_best_pix_fmt(pix_fmt_mask, src_pix_fmt, alpha, &loss);
 * @endcode
 *
 * @param[in] pix_fmt_mask bitmask determining which pixel format to choose from
 * @param[in] src_pix_fmt source pixel format
 * @param[in] has_alpha Whether the source pixel format alpha channel is used.
 * @param[out] loss_ptr Combination of flags informing you what kind of losses will occur.
 * @return The best pixel format to convert to or -1 if none was found.
 */
int avcodec_find_best_pix_fmt(int pix_fmt_mask, int src_pix_fmt,
                              int has_alpha, int *loss_ptr);


/**
 * Print in buf the string corresponding to the pixel format with
 * number pix_fmt, or an header if pix_fmt is negative.
 *
 * @param[in] buf the buffer where to write the string
 * @param[in] buf_size the size of buf
 * @param[in] pix_fmt the number of the pixel format to print the corresponding info string, or
 * a negative value to print the corresponding header.
 * Meaningful values for obtaining a pixel format info vary from 0 to PIX_FMT_NB -1.
 */
void avcodec_pix_fmt_string (char *buf, int buf_size, int pix_fmt);

#define FF_ALPHA_TRANSP       0x0001 /* image has some totally transparent pixels */
#define FF_ALPHA_SEMI_TRANSP  0x0002 /* image has some transparent pixels */

/**
 * Tell if an image really has transparent alpha values.
 * @return ored mask of FF_ALPHA_xxx constants
 */
int img_get_alpha_info(const AVPicture *src,
                       int pix_fmt, int width, int height);

#if LIBAVCODEC_VERSION_INT < ((52<<16)+(0<<8)+0)
/**
 * convert among pixel formats
 * @deprecated Use the software scaler (swscale) instead.
 */
attribute_deprecated int img_convert(AVPicture *dst, int dst_pix_fmt,
                const AVPicture *src, int pix_fmt,
                int width, int height);
#endif

/* deinterlace a picture */
/* deinterlace - if not supported return -1 */
int avpicture_deinterlace(AVPicture *dst, const AVPicture *src,
                          int pix_fmt, int width, int height);

/* external high level API */

#if LIBAVCODEC_VERSION_INT < ((52<<16)+(0<<8)+0)
extern AVCodec *first_avcodec;
#endif
AVCodec *av_codec_next(AVCodec *c);

/* returns LIBAVCODEC_VERSION_INT constant */
unsigned avcodec_version(void);
#if LIBAVCODEC_VERSION_INT < ((52<<16)+(0<<8)+0)
/* returns LIBAVCODEC_BUILD constant */
attribute_deprecated unsigned avcodec_build(void);
#endif

/**
 * Initializes libavcodec.
 *
 * @warning This function \e must be called before any other libavcodec
 * function.
 */
void avcodec_init(void);

void register_avcodec(AVCodec *format);

/**
 * Finds a registered encoder with a matching codec ID.
 *
 * @param id CodecID of the requested encoder
 * @return An encoder if one was found, NULL otherwise.
 */
AVCodec *avcodec_find_encoder(enum CodecID id);

/**
 * Finds a registered encoder with the specified name.
 *
 * @param name name of the requested encoder
 * @return An encoder if one was found, NULL otherwise.
 */
AVCodec *avcodec_find_encoder_by_name(const char *name);

/**
 * Finds a registered decoder with a matching codec ID.
 *
 * @param id CodecID of the requested decoder
 * @return A decoder if one was found, NULL otherwise.
 */
AVCodec *avcodec_find_decoder(enum CodecID id);

/**
 * Finds a registered decoder with the specified name.
 *
 * @param name name of the requested decoder
 * @return A decoder if one was found, NULL otherwise.
 */
AVCodec *avcodec_find_decoder_by_name(const char *name);
void avcodec_string(char *buf, int buf_size, AVCodecContext *enc, int encode);

/**
 * Sets the fields of the given AVCodecContext to default values.
 *
 * @param s The AVCodecContext of which the fields should be set to default values.
 */
void avcodec_get_context_defaults(AVCodecContext *s);

/** THIS FUNCTION IS NOT YET PART OF THE PUBLIC API!
 *  we WILL change its arguments and name a few times! */
void avcodec_get_context_defaults2(AVCodecContext *s, enum CodecType);

/**
 * Allocates an AVCodecContext and sets its fields to default values.  The
 * resulting struct can be deallocated by simply calling av_free().
 *
 * @return An AVCodecContext filled with default values or NULL on failure.
 * @see avcodec_get_context_defaults
 */
AVCodecContext *avcodec_alloc_context(void);

/** THIS FUNCTION IS NOT YET PART OF THE PUBLIC API!
 *  we WILL change its arguments and name a few times! */
AVCodecContext *avcodec_alloc_context2(enum CodecType);

/**
 * Sets the fields of the given AVFrame to default values.
 *
 * @param pic The AVFrame of which the fields should be set to default values.
 */
void avcodec_get_frame_defaults(AVFrame *pic);

/**
 * Allocates an AVFrame and sets its fields to default values.  The resulting
 * struct can be deallocated by simply calling av_free().
 *
 * @return An AVFrame filled with default values or NULL on failure.
 * @see avcodec_get_frame_defaults
 */
AVFrame *avcodec_alloc_frame(void);

int avcodec_default_get_buffer(AVCodecContext *s, AVFrame *pic);
void avcodec_default_release_buffer(AVCodecContext *s, AVFrame *pic);
int avcodec_default_reget_buffer(AVCodecContext *s, AVFrame *pic);
void avcodec_align_dimensions(AVCodecContext *s, int *width, int *height);

/**
 * Checks if the given dimension of a picture is valid, meaning that all
 * bytes of the picture can be addressed with a signed int.
 *
 * @param[in] w Width of the picture.
 * @param[in] h Height of the picture.
 * @return Zero if valid, a negative value if invalid.
 */
int avcodec_check_dimensions(void *av_log_ctx, unsigned int w, unsigned int h);
enum PixelFormat avcodec_default_get_format(struct AVCodecContext *s, const enum PixelFormat * fmt);

int avcodec_thread_init(AVCodecContext *s, int thread_count);
void avcodec_thread_free(AVCodecContext *s);
int avcodec_thread_execute(AVCodecContext *s, int (*func)(AVCodecContext *c2, void *arg2),void **arg, int *ret, int count);
int avcodec_default_execute(AVCodecContext *c, int (*func)(AVCodecContext *c2, void *arg2),void **arg, int *ret, int count);
//FIXME func typedef

/**
 * Initializes the AVCodecContext to use the given AVCodec. Prior to using this
 * function the context has to be allocated.
 *
 * The functions avcodec_find_decoder_by_name(), avcodec_find_encoder_by_name(),
 * avcodec_find_decoder() and avcodec_find_encoder() provide an easy way for
 * retrieving a codec.
 *
 * @warning This function is not thread safe!
 *
 * @code
 * avcodec_register_all();
 * codec = avcodec_find_decoder(CODEC_ID_H264);
 * if (!codec)
 *     exit(1);
 *
 * context = avcodec_alloc_context();
 *
 * if (avcodec_open(context, codec) < 0)
 *     exit(1);
 * @endcode
 *
 * @param avctx The context which will be set up to use the given codec.
 * @param codec The codec to use within the context.
 * @return zero on success, a negative value on error
 * @see avcodec_alloc_context, avcodec_find_decoder, avcodec_find_encoder
 */
int avcodec_open(AVCodecContext *avctx, AVCodec *codec);

/**
 * @deprecated Use avcodec_decode_audio2() instead.
 */
attribute_deprecated int avcodec_decode_audio(AVCodecContext *avctx, int16_t *samples,
                         int *frame_size_ptr,
                         const uint8_t *buf, int buf_size);

/**
 * Decodes an audio frame from \p buf into \p samples.
 * The avcodec_decode_audio2() function decodes an audio frame from the input
 * buffer \p buf of size \p buf_size. To decode it, it makes use of the
 * audio codec which was coupled with \p avctx using avcodec_open(). The
 * resulting decoded frame is stored in output buffer \p samples.  If no frame
 * could be decompressed, \p frame_size_ptr is zero. Otherwise, it is the
 * decompressed frame size in \e bytes.
 *
 * @warning You \e must set \p frame_size_ptr to the allocated size of the
 * output buffer before calling avcodec_decode_audio2().
 *
 * @warning The input buffer must be \c FF_INPUT_BUFFER_PADDING_SIZE larger than
 * the actual read bytes because some optimized bitstream readers read 32 or 64
 * bits at once and could read over the end.
 *
 * @warning The end of the input buffer \p buf should be set to 0 to ensure that
 * no overreading happens for damaged MPEG streams.
 *
 * @note You might have to align the input buffer \p buf and output buffer \p
 * samples. The alignment requirements depend on the CPU: On some CPUs it isn't
 * necessary at all, on others it won't work at all if not aligned and on others
 * it will work but it will have an impact on performance. In practice, the
 * bitstream should have 4 byte alignment at minimum and all sample data should
 * be 16 byte aligned unless the CPU doesn't need it (AltiVec and SSE do). If
 * the linesize is not a multiple of 16 then there's no sense in aligning the
 * start of the buffer to 16.
 *
 * @param avctx the codec context
 * @param[out] samples the output buffer
 * @param[in,out] frame_size_ptr the output buffer size in bytes
 * @param[in] buf the input buffer
 * @param[in] buf_size the input buffer size in bytes
 * @return On error a negative value is returned, otherwise the number of bytes
 * used or zero if no frame could be decompressed.
 */
int avcodec_decode_audio2(AVCodecContext *avctx, int16_t *samples,
                         int *frame_size_ptr,
                         const uint8_t *buf, int buf_size);

/**
 * Decodes a video frame from \p buf into \p picture.
 * The avcodec_decode_video() function decodes a video frame from the input
 * buffer \p buf of size \p buf_size. To decode it, it makes use of the
 * video codec which was coupled with \p avctx using avcodec_open(). The
 * resulting decoded frame is stored in \p picture.
 *
 * @warning The input buffer must be \c FF_INPUT_BUFFER_PADDING_SIZE larger than
 * the actual read bytes because some optimized bitstream readers read 32 or 64
 * bits at once and could read over the end.
 *
 * @warning The end of the input buffer \p buf should be set to 0 to ensure that
 * no overreading happens for damaged MPEG streams.
 *
 * @note You might have to align the input buffer \p buf and output buffer \p
 * samples. The alignment requirements depend on the CPU: on some CPUs it isn't
 * necessary at all, on others it won't work at all if not aligned and on others
 * it will work but it will have an impact on performance. In practice, the
 * bitstream should have 4 byte alignment at minimum and all sample data should
 * be 16 byte aligned unless the CPU doesn't need it (AltiVec and SSE do). If
 * the linesize is not a multiple of 16 then there's no sense in aligning the
 * start of the buffer to 16.
 *
 * @param avctx the codec context
 * @param[out] picture The AVFrame in which the decoded video frame will be stored.
 * @param[in] buf the input buffer
 * @param[in] buf_size the size of the input buffer in bytes
 * @param[in,out] got_picture_ptr Zero if no frame could be decompressed, otherwise, it is nonzero.
 * @return On error a negative value is returned, otherwise the number of bytes
 * used or zero if no frame could be decompressed.
 */
int avcodec_decode_video(AVCodecContext *avctx, AVFrame *picture,
                         int *got_picture_ptr,
                         const uint8_t *buf, int buf_size);

/* Decode a subtitle message. Return -1 if error, otherwise return the
 * number of bytes used. If no subtitle could be decompressed,
 * got_sub_ptr is zero. Otherwise, the subtitle is stored in *sub. */
int avcodec_decode_subtitle(AVCodecContext *avctx, AVSubtitle *sub,
                            int *got_sub_ptr,
                            const uint8_t *buf, int buf_size);
int avcodec_parse_frame(AVCodecContext *avctx, uint8_t **pdata,
                        int *data_size_ptr,
                        uint8_t *buf, int buf_size);

/**
 * Encodes an audio frame from \p samples into \p buf.
 * The avcodec_encode_audio() function encodes an audio frame from the input
 * buffer \p samples. To encode it, it makes use of the audio codec which was
 * coupled with \p avctx using avcodec_open(). The resulting encoded frame is
 * stored in output buffer \p buf.
 *
 * @note The output buffer should be at least \c FF_MIN_BUFFER_SIZE bytes large.
 *
 * @param avctx the codec context
 * @param[out] buf the output buffer
 * @param[in] buf_size the output buffer size
 * @param[in] samples the input buffer containing the samples
 * The number of samples read from this buffer is frame_size*channels,
 * both of which are defined in \p avctx.
 * For PCM audio the number of samples read from \p samples is equal to
 * \p buf_size * input_sample_size / output_sample_size.
 * @return On error a negative value is returned, on success zero or the number
 * of bytes used to encode the data read from the input buffer.
 */
int avcodec_encode_audio(AVCodecContext *avctx, uint8_t *buf, int buf_size,
                         const short *samples);

/**
 * Encodes a video frame from \p pict into \p buf.
 * The avcodec_encode_video() function encodes a video frame from the input
 * \p pict. To encode it, it makes use of the video codec which was coupled with
 * \p avctx using avcodec_open(). The resulting encoded bytes representing the
 * frame are stored in the output buffer \p buf. The input picture should be
 * stored using a specific format, namely \c avctx.pix_fmt.
 *
 * @param avctx the codec context
 * @param[out] buf the output buffer for the bitstream of encoded frame
 * @param[in] buf_size the size of the output buffer in bytes
 * @param[in] pict the input picture to encode
 * @return On error a negative value is returned, on success zero or the number
 * of bytes used from the input buffer.
 */
int avcodec_encode_video(AVCodecContext *avctx, uint8_t *buf, int buf_size,
                         const AVFrame *pict);
int avcodec_encode_subtitle(AVCodecContext *avctx, uint8_t *buf, int buf_size,
                            const AVSubtitle *sub);

int avcodec_close(AVCodecContext *avctx);

void avcodec_register_all(void);

/**
 * Flush buffers, should be called when seeking or when switching to a different stream.
 */
void avcodec_flush_buffers(AVCodecContext *avctx);

void avcodec_default_free_buffers(AVCodecContext *s);

/* misc useful functions */

/**
 * Returns a single letter to describe the given picture type \p pict_type.
 *
 * @param[in] pict_type the picture type
 * @return A single character representing the picture type.
 */
char av_get_pict_type_char(int pict_type);

/**
 * Returns codec bits per sample.
 *
 * @param[in] codec_id the codec
 * @return Number of bits per sample or zero if unknown for the given codec.
 */
int av_get_bits_per_sample(enum CodecID codec_id);

/**
 * Returns sample format bits per sample.
 *
 * @param[in] sample_fmt the sample format
 * @return Number of bits per sample or zero if unknown for the given sample format.
 */
int av_get_bits_per_sample_format(enum SampleFormat sample_fmt);

/* frame parsing */
typedef struct AVCodecParserContext {
    void *priv_data;
    struct AVCodecParser *parser;
    int64_t frame_offset; /* offset of the current frame */
    int64_t cur_offset; /* current offset
                           (incremented by each av_parser_parse()) */
    int64_t next_frame_offset; /* offset of the next frame */
    /* video info */
    int pict_type; /* XXX: Put it back in AVCodecContext. */
    int repeat_pict; /* XXX: Put it back in AVCodecContext. */
    int64_t pts;     /* pts of the current frame */
    int64_t dts;     /* dts of the current frame */

    /* private data */
    int64_t last_pts;
    int64_t last_dts;
    int fetch_timestamp;

#define AV_PARSER_PTS_NB 4
    int cur_frame_start_index;
    int64_t cur_frame_offset[AV_PARSER_PTS_NB];
    int64_t cur_frame_pts[AV_PARSER_PTS_NB];
    int64_t cur_frame_dts[AV_PARSER_PTS_NB];

    int flags;
#define PARSER_FLAG_COMPLETE_FRAMES           0x0001

    int64_t offset;      ///< byte offset from starting packet start
    int64_t cur_frame_end[AV_PARSER_PTS_NB];
} AVCodecParserContext;

typedef struct AVCodecParser {
    int codec_ids[5]; /* several codec IDs are permitted */
    int priv_data_size;
    int (*parser_init)(AVCodecParserContext *s);
    int (*parser_parse)(AVCodecParserContext *s,
                        AVCodecContext *avctx,
                        const uint8_t **poutbuf, int *poutbuf_size,
                        const uint8_t *buf, int buf_size);
    void (*parser_close)(AVCodecParserContext *s);
    int (*split)(AVCodecContext *avctx, const uint8_t *buf, int buf_size);
    struct AVCodecParser *next;
} AVCodecParser;

#if LIBAVCODEC_VERSION_INT < ((52<<16)+(0<<8)+0)
extern AVCodecParser *av_first_parser;
#endif
AVCodecParser *av_parser_next(AVCodecParser *c);

void av_register_codec_parser(AVCodecParser *parser);
AVCodecParserContext *av_parser_init(int codec_id);
int av_parser_parse(AVCodecParserContext *s,
                    AVCodecContext *avctx,
                    uint8_t **poutbuf, int *poutbuf_size,
                    const uint8_t *buf, int buf_size,
                    int64_t pts, int64_t dts);
int av_parser_change(AVCodecParserContext *s,
                     AVCodecContext *avctx,
                     uint8_t **poutbuf, int *poutbuf_size,
                     const uint8_t *buf, int buf_size, int keyframe);
void av_parser_close(AVCodecParserContext *s);


typedef struct AVBitStreamFilterContext {
    void *priv_data;
    struct AVBitStreamFilter *filter;
    AVCodecParserContext *parser;
    struct AVBitStreamFilterContext *next;
} AVBitStreamFilterContext;


typedef struct AVBitStreamFilter {
    const char *name;
    int priv_data_size;
    int (*filter)(AVBitStreamFilterContext *bsfc,
                  AVCodecContext *avctx, const char *args,
                  uint8_t **poutbuf, int *poutbuf_size,
                  const uint8_t *buf, int buf_size, int keyframe);
    void (*close)(AVBitStreamFilterContext *bsfc);
    struct AVBitStreamFilter *next;
} AVBitStreamFilter;

void av_register_bitstream_filter(AVBitStreamFilter *bsf);
AVBitStreamFilterContext *av_bitstream_filter_init(const char *name);
int av_bitstream_filter_filter(AVBitStreamFilterContext *bsfc,
                               AVCodecContext *avctx, const char *args,
                               uint8_t **poutbuf, int *poutbuf_size,
                               const uint8_t *buf, int buf_size, int keyframe);
void av_bitstream_filter_close(AVBitStreamFilterContext *bsf);

AVBitStreamFilter *av_bitstream_filter_next(AVBitStreamFilter *f);

/* memory */

/**
 * Reallocates the given block if it is not large enough, otherwise it
 * does nothing.
 *
 * @see av_realloc
 */
void *av_fast_realloc(void *ptr, unsigned int *size, unsigned int min_size);

/**
 * Copy image 'src' to 'dst'.
 */
void av_picture_copy(AVPicture *dst, const AVPicture *src,
              int pix_fmt, int width, int height);

/**
 * Crop image top and left side.
 */
int av_picture_crop(AVPicture *dst, const AVPicture *src,
             int pix_fmt, int top_band, int left_band);

/**
 * Pad image.
 */
int av_picture_pad(AVPicture *dst, const AVPicture *src, int height, int width, int pix_fmt,
            int padtop, int padbottom, int padleft, int padright, int *color);

#if LIBAVCODEC_VERSION_INT < ((52<<16)+(0<<8)+0)
/**
 * @deprecated Use the software scaler (swscale) instead.
 */
attribute_deprecated void img_copy(AVPicture *dst, const AVPicture *src,
              int pix_fmt, int width, int height);

/**
 * @deprecated Use the software scaler (swscale) instead.
 */
attribute_deprecated int img_crop(AVPicture *dst, const AVPicture *src,
             int pix_fmt, int top_band, int left_band);

/**
 * @deprecated Use the software scaler (swscale) instead.
 */
attribute_deprecated int img_pad(AVPicture *dst, const AVPicture *src, int height, int width, int pix_fmt,
            int padtop, int padbottom, int padleft, int padright, int *color);
#endif

extern unsigned int av_xiphlacing(unsigned char *s, unsigned int v);

/**
 * Parses \p str and put in \p width_ptr and \p height_ptr the detected values.
 *
 * @return 0 in case of a successful parsing, a negative value otherwise
 * @param[in] str the string to parse: it has to be a string in the format
 * <width>x<height> or a valid video frame size abbreviation.
 * @param[in,out] width_ptr pointer to the variable which will contain the detected
 * frame width value
 * @param[in,out] height_ptr pointer to the variable which will contain the detected
 * frame height value
 */
int av_parse_video_frame_size(int *width_ptr, int *height_ptr, const char *str);

/**
 * Parses \p str and put in \p frame_rate the detected values.
 *
 * @return 0 in case of a successful parsing, a negative value otherwise
 * @param[in] str the string to parse: it has to be a string in the format
 * <frame_rate_nom>/<frame_rate_den>, a float number or a valid video rate abbreviation