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18
19/**
20 * @file
21 * @ingroup lavu_frame
22 * reference-counted frame API
23 */
24
25#ifndef AVUTIL_FRAME_H
26#define AVUTIL_FRAME_H
27
28#include <stdint.h>
29
30#include "avutil.h"
31#include "buffer.h"
32#include "dict.h"
33#include "rational.h"
34#include "samplefmt.h"
35#include "pixfmt.h"
36#include "version.h"
37
38
39/**
40 * @defgroup lavu_frame AVFrame
41 * @ingroup lavu_data
42 *
43 * @{
44 * AVFrame is an abstraction for reference-counted raw multimedia data.
45 */
46
47enum AVFrameSideDataType {
48 /**
49 * The data is the AVPanScan struct defined in libavcodec.
50 */
51 AV_FRAME_DATA_PANSCAN,
52 /**
53 * ATSC A53 Part 4 Closed Captions.
54 * A53 CC bitstream is stored as uint8_t in AVFrameSideData.data.
55 * The number of bytes of CC data is AVFrameSideData.size.
56 */
57 AV_FRAME_DATA_A53_CC,
58 /**
59 * Stereoscopic 3d metadata.
60 * The data is the AVStereo3D struct defined in libavutil/stereo3d.h.
61 */
62 AV_FRAME_DATA_STEREO3D,
63 /**
64 * The data is the AVMatrixEncoding enum defined in libavutil/channel_layout.h.
65 */
66 AV_FRAME_DATA_MATRIXENCODING,
67 /**
68 * Metadata relevant to a downmix procedure.
69 * The data is the AVDownmixInfo struct defined in libavutil/downmix_info.h.
70 */
71 AV_FRAME_DATA_DOWNMIX_INFO,
72 /**
73 * ReplayGain information in the form of the AVReplayGain struct.
74 */
75 AV_FRAME_DATA_REPLAYGAIN,
76 /**
77 * This side data contains a 3x3 transformation matrix describing an affine
78 * transformation that needs to be applied to the frame for correct
79 * presentation.
80 *
81 * See libavutil/display.h for a detailed description of the data.
82 */
83 AV_FRAME_DATA_DISPLAYMATRIX,
84 /**
85 * Active Format Description data consisting of a single byte as specified
86 * in ETSI TS 101 154 using AVActiveFormatDescription enum.
87 */
88 AV_FRAME_DATA_AFD,
89 /**
90 * Motion vectors exported by some codecs (on demand through the export_mvs
91 * flag set in the libavcodec AVCodecContext flags2 option).
92 * The data is the AVMotionVector struct defined in
93 * libavutil/motion_vector.h.
94 */
95 AV_FRAME_DATA_MOTION_VECTORS,
96 /**
97 * Recommmends skipping the specified number of samples. This is exported
98 * only if the "skip_manual" AVOption is set in libavcodec.
99 * This has the same format as AV_PKT_DATA_SKIP_SAMPLES.
100 * @code
101 * u32le number of samples to skip from start of this packet
102 * u32le number of samples to skip from end of this packet
103 * u8 reason for start skip
104 * u8 reason for end skip (0=padding silence, 1=convergence)
105 * @endcode
106 */
107 AV_FRAME_DATA_SKIP_SAMPLES,
108 /**
109 * This side data must be associated with an audio frame and corresponds to
110 * enum AVAudioServiceType defined in avcodec.h.
111 */
112 AV_FRAME_DATA_AUDIO_SERVICE_TYPE,
113 /**
114 * Mastering display metadata associated with a video frame. The payload is
115 * an AVMasteringDisplayMetadata type and contains information about the
116 * mastering display color volume.
117 */
118 AV_FRAME_DATA_MASTERING_DISPLAY_METADATA,
119 /**
120 * The GOP timecode in 25 bit timecode format. Data format is 64-bit integer.
121 * This is set on the first frame of a GOP that has a temporal reference of 0.
122 */
123 AV_FRAME_DATA_GOP_TIMECODE,
124
125 /**
126 * The data represents the AVSphericalMapping structure defined in
127 * libavutil/spherical.h.
128 */
129 AV_FRAME_DATA_SPHERICAL,
130};
131
132enum AVActiveFormatDescription {
133 AV_AFD_SAME = 8,
134 AV_AFD_4_3 = 9,
135 AV_AFD_16_9 = 10,
136 AV_AFD_14_9 = 11,
137 AV_AFD_4_3_SP_14_9 = 13,
138 AV_AFD_16_9_SP_14_9 = 14,
139 AV_AFD_SP_4_3 = 15,
140};
141
142
143/**
144 * Structure to hold side data for an AVFrame.
145 *
146 * sizeof(AVFrameSideData) is not a part of the public ABI, so new fields may be added
147 * to the end with a minor bump.
148 */
149typedef struct AVFrameSideData {
150 enum AVFrameSideDataType type;
151 uint8_t *data;
152 int size;
153 AVDictionary *metadata;
154 AVBufferRef *buf;
155} AVFrameSideData;
156
157/**
158 * This structure describes decoded (raw) audio or video data.
159 *
160 * AVFrame must be allocated using av_frame_alloc(). Note that this only
161 * allocates the AVFrame itself, the buffers for the data must be managed
162 * through other means (see below).
163 * AVFrame must be freed with av_frame_free().
164 *
165 * AVFrame is typically allocated once and then reused multiple times to hold
166 * different data (e.g. a single AVFrame to hold frames received from a
167 * decoder). In such a case, av_frame_unref() will free any references held by
168 * the frame and reset it to its original clean state before it
169 * is reused again.
170 *
171 * The data described by an AVFrame is usually reference counted through the
172 * AVBuffer API. The underlying buffer references are stored in AVFrame.buf /
173 * AVFrame.extended_buf. An AVFrame is considered to be reference counted if at
174 * least one reference is set, i.e. if AVFrame.buf[0] != NULL. In such a case,
175 * every single data plane must be contained in one of the buffers in
176 * AVFrame.buf or AVFrame.extended_buf.
177 * There may be a single buffer for all the data, or one separate buffer for
178 * each plane, or anything in between.
179 *
180 * sizeof(AVFrame) is not a part of the public ABI, so new fields may be added
181 * to the end with a minor bump.
182 *
183 * Fields can be accessed through AVOptions, the name string used, matches the
184 * C structure field name for fields accessible through AVOptions. The AVClass
185 * for AVFrame can be obtained from avcodec_get_frame_class()
186 */
187typedef struct AVFrame {
188#define AV_NUM_DATA_POINTERS 8
189 /**
190 * pointer to the picture/channel planes.
191 * This might be different from the first allocated byte
192 *
193 * Some decoders access areas outside 0,0 - width,height, please
194 * see avcodec_align_dimensions2(). Some filters and swscale can read
195 * up to 16 bytes beyond the planes, if these filters are to be used,
196 * then 16 extra bytes must be allocated.
197 *
198 * NOTE: Except for hwaccel formats, pointers not needed by the format
199 * MUST be set to NULL.
200 */
201 uint8_t *data[AV_NUM_DATA_POINTERS];
202
203 /**
204 * For video, size in bytes of each picture line.
205 * For audio, size in bytes of each plane.
206 *
207 * For audio, only linesize[0] may be set. For planar audio, each channel
208 * plane must be the same size.
209 *
210 * For video the linesizes should be multiples of the CPUs alignment
211 * preference, this is 16 or 32 for modern desktop CPUs.
212 * Some code requires such alignment other code can be slower without
213 * correct alignment, for yet other it makes no difference.
214 *
215 * @note The linesize may be larger than the size of usable data -- there
216 * may be extra padding present for performance reasons.
217 */
218 int linesize[AV_NUM_DATA_POINTERS];
219
220 /**
221 * pointers to the data planes/channels.
222 *
223 * For video, this should simply point to data[].
224 *
225 * For planar audio, each channel has a separate data pointer, and
226 * linesize[0] contains the size of each channel buffer.
227 * For packed audio, there is just one data pointer, and linesize[0]
228 * contains the total size of the buffer for all channels.
229 *
230 * Note: Both data and extended_data should always be set in a valid frame,
231 * but for planar audio with more channels that can fit in data,
232 * extended_data must be used in order to access all channels.
233 */
234 uint8_t **extended_data;
235
236 /**
237 * width and height of the video frame
238 */
239 int width, height;
240
241 /**
242 * number of audio samples (per channel) described by this frame
243 */
244 int nb_samples;
245
246 /**
247 * format of the frame, -1 if unknown or unset
248 * Values correspond to enum AVPixelFormat for video frames,
249 * enum AVSampleFormat for audio)
250 */
251 int format;
252
253 /**
254 * 1 -> keyframe, 0-> not
255 */
256 int key_frame;
257
258 /**
259 * Picture type of the frame.
260 */
261 enum AVPictureType pict_type;
262
263 /**
264 * Sample aspect ratio for the video frame, 0/1 if unknown/unspecified.
265 */
266 AVRational sample_aspect_ratio;
267
268 /**
269 * Presentation timestamp in time_base units (time when frame should be shown to user).
270 */
271 int64_t pts;
272
273#if FF_API_PKT_PTS
274 /**
275 * PTS copied from the AVPacket that was decoded to produce this frame.
276 * @deprecated use the pts field instead
277 */
278 attribute_deprecated
279 int64_t pkt_pts;
280#endif
281
282 /**
283 * DTS copied from the AVPacket that triggered returning this frame. (if frame threading isn't used)
284 * This is also the Presentation time of this AVFrame calculated from
285 * only AVPacket.dts values without pts values.
286 */
287 int64_t pkt_dts;
288
289 /**
290 * picture number in bitstream order
291 */
292 int coded_picture_number;
293 /**
294 * picture number in display order
295 */
296 int display_picture_number;
297
298 /**
299 * quality (between 1 (good) and FF_LAMBDA_MAX (bad))
300 */
301 int quality;
302
303 /**
304 * for some private data of the user
305 */
306 void *opaque;
307
308#if FF_API_ERROR_FRAME
309 /**
310 * @deprecated unused
311 */
312 attribute_deprecated
313 uint64_t error[AV_NUM_DATA_POINTERS];
314#endif
315
316 /**
317 * When decoding, this signals how much the picture must be delayed.
318 * extra_delay = repeat_pict / (2*fps)
319 */
320 int repeat_pict;
321
322 /**
323 * The content of the picture is interlaced.
324 */
325 int interlaced_frame;
326
327 /**
328 * If the content is interlaced, is top field displayed first.
329 */
330 int top_field_first;
331
332 /**
333 * Tell user application that palette has changed from previous frame.
334 */
335 int palette_has_changed;
336
337 /**
338 * reordered opaque 64 bits (generally an integer or a double precision float
339 * PTS but can be anything).
340 * The user sets AVCodecContext.reordered_opaque to represent the input at
341 * that time,
342 * the decoder reorders values as needed and sets AVFrame.reordered_opaque
343 * to exactly one of the values provided by the user through AVCodecContext.reordered_opaque
344 * @deprecated in favor of pkt_pts
345 */
346 int64_t reordered_opaque;
347
348 /**
349 * Sample rate of the audio data.
350 */
351 int sample_rate;
352
353 /**
354 * Channel layout of the audio data.
355 */
356 uint64_t channel_layout;
357
358 /**
359 * AVBuffer references backing the data for this frame. If all elements of
360 * this array are NULL, then this frame is not reference counted. This array
361 * must be filled contiguously -- if buf[i] is non-NULL then buf[j] must
362 * also be non-NULL for all j < i.
363 *
364 * There may be at most one AVBuffer per data plane, so for video this array
365 * always contains all the references. For planar audio with more than
366 * AV_NUM_DATA_POINTERS channels, there may be more buffers than can fit in
367 * this array. Then the extra AVBufferRef pointers are stored in the
368 * extended_buf array.
369 */
370 AVBufferRef *buf[AV_NUM_DATA_POINTERS];
371
372 /**
373 * For planar audio which requires more than AV_NUM_DATA_POINTERS
374 * AVBufferRef pointers, this array will hold all the references which
375 * cannot fit into AVFrame.buf.
376 *
377 * Note that this is different from AVFrame.extended_data, which always
378 * contains all the pointers. This array only contains the extra pointers,
379 * which cannot fit into AVFrame.buf.
380 *
381 * This array is always allocated using av_malloc() by whoever constructs
382 * the frame. It is freed in av_frame_unref().
383 */
384 AVBufferRef **extended_buf;
385 /**
386 * Number of elements in extended_buf.
387 */
388 int nb_extended_buf;
389
390 AVFrameSideData **side_data;
391 int nb_side_data;
392
393/**
394 * @defgroup lavu_frame_flags AV_FRAME_FLAGS
395 * @ingroup lavu_frame
396 * Flags describing additional frame properties.
397 *
398 * @{
399 */
400
401/**
402 * The frame data may be corrupted, e.g. due to decoding errors.
403 */
404#define AV_FRAME_FLAG_CORRUPT (1 << 0)
405/**
406 * A flag to mark the frames which need to be decoded, but shouldn't be output.
407 */
408#define AV_FRAME_FLAG_DISCARD (1 << 2)
409/**
410 * @}
411 */
412
413 /**
414 * Frame flags, a combination of @ref lavu_frame_flags
415 */
416 int flags;
417
418 /**
419 * MPEG vs JPEG YUV range.
420 * - encoding: Set by user
421 * - decoding: Set by libavcodec
422 */
423 enum AVColorRange color_range;
424
425 enum AVColorPrimaries color_primaries;
426
427 enum AVColorTransferCharacteristic color_trc;
428
429 /**
430 * YUV colorspace type.
431 * - encoding: Set by user
432 * - decoding: Set by libavcodec
433 */
434 enum AVColorSpace colorspace;
435
436 enum AVChromaLocation chroma_location;
437
438 /**
439 * frame timestamp estimated using various heuristics, in stream time base
440 * - encoding: unused
441 * - decoding: set by libavcodec, read by user.
442 */
443 int64_t best_effort_timestamp;
444
445 /**
446 * reordered pos from the last AVPacket that has been input into the decoder
447 * - encoding: unused
448 * - decoding: Read by user.
449 */
450 int64_t pkt_pos;
451
452 /**
453 * duration of the corresponding packet, expressed in
454 * AVStream->time_base units, 0 if unknown.
455 * - encoding: unused
456 * - decoding: Read by user.
457 */
458 int64_t pkt_duration;
459
460 /**
461 * metadata.
462 * - encoding: Set by user.
463 * - decoding: Set by libavcodec.
464 */
465 AVDictionary *metadata;
466
467 /**
468 * decode error flags of the frame, set to a combination of
469 * FF_DECODE_ERROR_xxx flags if the decoder produced a frame, but there
470 * were errors during the decoding.
471 * - encoding: unused
472 * - decoding: set by libavcodec, read by user.
473 */
474 int decode_error_flags;
475#define FF_DECODE_ERROR_INVALID_BITSTREAM 1
476#define FF_DECODE_ERROR_MISSING_REFERENCE 2
477
478 /**
479 * number of audio channels, only used for audio.
480 * - encoding: unused
481 * - decoding: Read by user.
482 */
483 int channels;
484
485 /**
486 * size of the corresponding packet containing the compressed
487 * frame.
488 * It is set to a negative value if unknown.
489 * - encoding: unused
490 * - decoding: set by libavcodec, read by user.
491 */
492 int pkt_size;
493
494#if FF_API_FRAME_QP
495 /**
496 * QP table
497 */
498 attribute_deprecated
499 int8_t *qscale_table;
500 /**
501 * QP store stride
502 */
503 attribute_deprecated
504 int qstride;
505
506 attribute_deprecated
507 int qscale_type;
508
509 AVBufferRef *qp_table_buf;
510#endif
511 /**
512 * For hwaccel-format frames, this should be a reference to the
513 * AVHWFramesContext describing the frame.
514 */
515 AVBufferRef *hw_frames_ctx;
516
517 /**
518 * AVBufferRef for free use by the API user. FFmpeg will never check the
519 * contents of the buffer ref. FFmpeg calls av_buffer_unref() on it when
520 * the frame is unreferenced. av_frame_copy_props() calls create a new
521 * reference with av_buffer_ref() for the target frame's opaque_ref field.
522 *
523 * This is unrelated to the opaque field, although it serves a similar
524 * purpose.
525 */
526 AVBufferRef *opaque_ref;
527} AVFrame;
528
529/**
530 * Accessors for some AVFrame fields. These used to be provided for ABI
531 * compatibility, and do not need to be used anymore.
532 */
533int64_t av_frame_get_best_effort_timestamp(const AVFrame *frame);
534void av_frame_set_best_effort_timestamp(AVFrame *frame, int64_t val);
535int64_t av_frame_get_pkt_duration (const AVFrame *frame);
536void av_frame_set_pkt_duration (AVFrame *frame, int64_t val);
537int64_t av_frame_get_pkt_pos (const AVFrame *frame);
538void av_frame_set_pkt_pos (AVFrame *frame, int64_t val);
539int64_t av_frame_get_channel_layout (const AVFrame *frame);
540void av_frame_set_channel_layout (AVFrame *frame, int64_t val);
541int av_frame_get_channels (const AVFrame *frame);
542void av_frame_set_channels (AVFrame *frame, int val);
543int av_frame_get_sample_rate (const AVFrame *frame);
544void av_frame_set_sample_rate (AVFrame *frame, int val);
545AVDictionary *av_frame_get_metadata (const AVFrame *frame);
546void av_frame_set_metadata (AVFrame *frame, AVDictionary *val);
547int av_frame_get_decode_error_flags (const AVFrame *frame);
548void av_frame_set_decode_error_flags (AVFrame *frame, int val);
549int av_frame_get_pkt_size(const AVFrame *frame);
550void av_frame_set_pkt_size(AVFrame *frame, int val);
551AVDictionary **avpriv_frame_get_metadatap(AVFrame *frame);
552#if FF_API_FRAME_QP
553int8_t *av_frame_get_qp_table(AVFrame *f, int *stride, int *type);
554int av_frame_set_qp_table(AVFrame *f, AVBufferRef *buf, int stride, int type);
555#endif
556enum AVColorSpace av_frame_get_colorspace(const AVFrame *frame);
557void av_frame_set_colorspace(AVFrame *frame, enum AVColorSpace val);
558enum AVColorRange av_frame_get_color_range(const AVFrame *frame);
559void av_frame_set_color_range(AVFrame *frame, enum AVColorRange val);
560
561/**
562 * Get the name of a colorspace.
563 * @return a static string identifying the colorspace; can be NULL.
564 */
565const char *av_get_colorspace_name(enum AVColorSpace val);
566
567/**
568 * Allocate an AVFrame and set its fields to default values. The resulting
569 * struct must be freed using av_frame_free().
570 *
571 * @return An AVFrame filled with default values or NULL on failure.
572 *
573 * @note this only allocates the AVFrame itself, not the data buffers. Those
574 * must be allocated through other means, e.g. with av_frame_get_buffer() or
575 * manually.
576 */
577AVFrame *av_frame_alloc(void);
578
579/**
580 * Free the frame and any dynamically allocated objects in it,
581 * e.g. extended_data. If the frame is reference counted, it will be
582 * unreferenced first.
583 *
584 * @param frame frame to be freed. The pointer will be set to NULL.
585 */
586void av_frame_free(AVFrame **frame);
587
588/**
589 * Set up a new reference to the data described by the source frame.
590 *
591 * Copy frame properties from src to dst and create a new reference for each
592 * AVBufferRef from src.
593 *
594 * If src is not reference counted, new buffers are allocated and the data is
595 * copied.
596 *
597 * @warning: dst MUST have been either unreferenced with av_frame_unref(dst),
598 * or newly allocated with av_frame_alloc() before calling this
599 * function, or undefined behavior will occur.
600 *
601 * @return 0 on success, a negative AVERROR on error
602 */
603int av_frame_ref(AVFrame *dst, const AVFrame *src);
604
605/**
606 * Create a new frame that references the same data as src.
607 *
608 * This is a shortcut for av_frame_alloc()+av_frame_ref().
609 *
610 * @return newly created AVFrame on success, NULL on error.
611 */
612AVFrame *av_frame_clone(const AVFrame *src);
613
614/**
615 * Unreference all the buffers referenced by frame and reset the frame fields.
616 */
617void av_frame_unref(AVFrame *frame);
618
619/**
620 * Move everything contained in src to dst and reset src.
621 *
622 * @warning: dst is not unreferenced, but directly overwritten without reading
623 * or deallocating its contents. Call av_frame_unref(dst) manually
624 * before calling this function to ensure that no memory is leaked.
625 */
626void av_frame_move_ref(AVFrame *dst, AVFrame *src);
627
628/**
629 * Allocate new buffer(s) for audio or video data.
630 *
631 * The following fields must be set on frame before calling this function:
632 * - format (pixel format for video, sample format for audio)
633 * - width and height for video
634 * - nb_samples and channel_layout for audio
635 *
636 * This function will fill AVFrame.data and AVFrame.buf arrays and, if
637 * necessary, allocate and fill AVFrame.extended_data and AVFrame.extended_buf.
638 * For planar formats, one buffer will be allocated for each plane.
639 *
640 * @warning: if frame already has been allocated, calling this function will
641 * leak memory. In addition, undefined behavior can occur in certain
642 * cases.
643 *
644 * @param frame frame in which to store the new buffers.
645 * @param align required buffer size alignment
646 *
647 * @return 0 on success, a negative AVERROR on error.
648 */
649int av_frame_get_buffer(AVFrame *frame, int align);
650
651/**
652 * Check if the frame data is writable.
653 *
654 * @return A positive value if the frame data is writable (which is true if and
655 * only if each of the underlying buffers has only one reference, namely the one
656 * stored in this frame). Return 0 otherwise.
657 *
658 * If 1 is returned the answer is valid until av_buffer_ref() is called on any
659 * of the underlying AVBufferRefs (e.g. through av_frame_ref() or directly).
660 *
661 * @see av_frame_make_writable(), av_buffer_is_writable()
662 */
663int av_frame_is_writable(AVFrame *frame);
664
665/**
666 * Ensure that the frame data is writable, avoiding data copy if possible.
667 *
668 * Do nothing if the frame is writable, allocate new buffers and copy the data
669 * if it is not.
670 *
671 * @return 0 on success, a negative AVERROR on error.
672 *
673 * @see av_frame_is_writable(), av_buffer_is_writable(),
674 * av_buffer_make_writable()
675 */
676int av_frame_make_writable(AVFrame *frame);
677
678/**
679 * Copy the frame data from src to dst.
680 *
681 * This function does not allocate anything, dst must be already initialized and
682 * allocated with the same parameters as src.
683 *
684 * This function only copies the frame data (i.e. the contents of the data /
685 * extended data arrays), not any other properties.
686 *
687 * @return >= 0 on success, a negative AVERROR on error.
688 */
689int av_frame_copy(AVFrame *dst, const AVFrame *src);
690
691/**
692 * Copy only "metadata" fields from src to dst.
693 *
694 * Metadata for the purpose of this function are those fields that do not affect
695 * the data layout in the buffers. E.g. pts, sample rate (for audio) or sample
696 * aspect ratio (for video), but not width/height or channel layout.
697 * Side data is also copied.
698 */
699int av_frame_copy_props(AVFrame *dst, const AVFrame *src);
700
701/**
702 * Get the buffer reference a given data plane is stored in.
703 *
704 * @param plane index of the data plane of interest in frame->extended_data.
705 *
706 * @return the buffer reference that contains the plane or NULL if the input
707 * frame is not valid.
708 */
709AVBufferRef *av_frame_get_plane_buffer(AVFrame *frame, int plane);
710
711/**
712 * Add a new side data to a frame.
713 *
714 * @param frame a frame to which the side data should be added
715 * @param type type of the added side data
716 * @param size size of the side data
717 *
718 * @return newly added side data on success, NULL on error
719 */
720AVFrameSideData *av_frame_new_side_data(AVFrame *frame,
721 enum AVFrameSideDataType type,
722 int size);
723
724/**
725 * @return a pointer to the side data of a given type on success, NULL if there
726 * is no side data with such type in this frame.
727 */
728AVFrameSideData *av_frame_get_side_data(const AVFrame *frame,
729 enum AVFrameSideDataType type);
730
731/**
732 * If side data of the supplied type exists in the frame, free it and remove it
733 * from the frame.
734 */
735void av_frame_remove_side_data(AVFrame *frame, enum AVFrameSideDataType type);
736
737/**
738 * @return a string identifying the side data type
739 */
740const char *av_frame_side_data_name(enum AVFrameSideDataType type);
741
742/**
743 * @}
744 */
745
746#endif /* AVUTIL_FRAME_H */
747