AVCodecDescriptor Struct Reference
[Core functions/structures.]

This struct describes the properties of a single codec described by an AVCodecID. More...

#include <avcodec.h>

Data Fields
enum AVCodecID	id
enum AVMediaType	type
const char *	name
	Name of the codec described by this descriptor.
const char *	long_name
	A more descriptive name for this codec.
int	props
	Codec properties, a combination of AV_CODEC_PROP_* flags.

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Detailed Description

This struct describes the properties of a single codec described by an AVCodecID.

See also:

avcodec_get_descriptor()

Definition at line 483 of file avcodec.h.

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Field Documentation

enum AVCodecID AVCodecDescriptor::id

Definition at line 484 of file avcodec.h.

Referenced by find_codec_or_die(), print_codecs(), show_codecs(), and show_help_codec().

const char* AVCodecDescriptor::long_name

A more descriptive name for this codec.

May be NULL.

Definition at line 495 of file avcodec.h.

Referenced by show_codecs().

const char* AVCodecDescriptor::name

Name of the codec described by this descriptor.

It is non-empty and unique for each codec descriptor. It should contain alphanumeric characters and '_' only.

Definition at line 491 of file avcodec.h.

Referenced by avcodec_descriptor_get_by_name(), avcodec_get_name(), find_codec_or_die(), print_codecs(), show_codecs(), and show_help_muxer().

int AVCodecDescriptor::props

Codec properties, a combination of AV_CODEC_PROP_* flags.

Definition at line 499 of file avcodec.h.

Referenced by is_intra_only(), and show_codecs().

enum AVMediaType AVCodecDescriptor::type

Definition at line 485 of file avcodec.h.

Referenced by print_codecs(), and show_codecs().

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The documentation for this struct was generated from the following file:

• libavcodec/avcodec.h