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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 <stddef.h>
29#include <stdint.h>
30
31#include "avutil.h"
32#include "buffer.h"
33#include "channel_layout.h"
34#include "dict.h"
35#include "rational.h"
36#include "samplefmt.h"
37#include "pixfmt.h"
38#include "version.h"
39
40
41/**
42 * @defgroup lavu_frame AVFrame
43 * @ingroup lavu_data
44 *
45 * @{
46 * AVFrame is an abstraction for reference-counted raw multimedia data.
47 */
48
49enum AVFrameSideDataType {
50    /**
51     * The data is the AVPanScan struct defined in libavcodec.
52     */
53    AV_FRAME_DATA_PANSCAN,
54    /**
55     * ATSC A53 Part 4 Closed Captions.
56     * A53 CC bitstream is stored as uint8_t in AVFrameSideData.data.
57     * The number of bytes of CC data is AVFrameSideData.size.
58     */
59    AV_FRAME_DATA_A53_CC,
60    /**
61     * Stereoscopic 3d metadata.
62     * The data is the AVStereo3D struct defined in libavutil/stereo3d.h.
63     */
64    AV_FRAME_DATA_STEREO3D,
65    /**
66     * The data is the AVMatrixEncoding enum defined in libavutil/channel_layout.h.
67     */
68    AV_FRAME_DATA_MATRIXENCODING,
69    /**
70     * Metadata relevant to a downmix procedure.
71     * The data is the AVDownmixInfo struct defined in libavutil/downmix_info.h.
72     */
73    AV_FRAME_DATA_DOWNMIX_INFO,
74    /**
75     * ReplayGain information in the form of the AVReplayGain struct.
76     */
77    AV_FRAME_DATA_REPLAYGAIN,
78    /**
79     * This side data contains a 3x3 transformation matrix describing an affine
80     * transformation that needs to be applied to the frame for correct
81     * presentation.
82     *
83     * See libavutil/display.h for a detailed description of the data.
84     */
85    AV_FRAME_DATA_DISPLAYMATRIX,
86    /**
87     * Active Format Description data consisting of a single byte as specified
88     * in ETSI TS 101 154 using AVActiveFormatDescription enum.
89     */
90    AV_FRAME_DATA_AFD,
91    /**
92     * Motion vectors exported by some codecs (on demand through the export_mvs
93     * flag set in the libavcodec AVCodecContext flags2 option).
94     * The data is the AVMotionVector struct defined in
95     * libavutil/motion_vector.h.
96     */
97    AV_FRAME_DATA_MOTION_VECTORS,
98    /**
99     * Recommmends skipping the specified number of samples. This is exported
100     * only if the "skip_manual" AVOption is set in libavcodec.
101     * This has the same format as AV_PKT_DATA_SKIP_SAMPLES.
102     * @code
103     * u32le number of samples to skip from start of this packet
104     * u32le number of samples to skip from end of this packet
105     * u8    reason for start skip
106     * u8    reason for end   skip (0=padding silence, 1=convergence)
107     * @endcode
108     */
109    AV_FRAME_DATA_SKIP_SAMPLES,
110    /**
111     * This side data must be associated with an audio frame and corresponds to
112     * enum AVAudioServiceType defined in avcodec.h.
113     */
114    AV_FRAME_DATA_AUDIO_SERVICE_TYPE,
115    /**
116     * Mastering display metadata associated with a video frame. The payload is
117     * an AVMasteringDisplayMetadata type and contains information about the
118     * mastering display color volume.
119     */
120    AV_FRAME_DATA_MASTERING_DISPLAY_METADATA,
121    /**
122     * The GOP timecode in 25 bit timecode format. Data format is 64-bit integer.
123     * This is set on the first frame of a GOP that has a temporal reference of 0.
124     */
125    AV_FRAME_DATA_GOP_TIMECODE,
126
127    /**
128     * The data represents the AVSphericalMapping structure defined in
129     * libavutil/spherical.h.
130     */
131    AV_FRAME_DATA_SPHERICAL,
132
133    /**
134     * Content light level (based on CTA-861.3). This payload contains data in
135     * the form of the AVContentLightMetadata struct.
136     */
137    AV_FRAME_DATA_CONTENT_LIGHT_LEVEL,
138
139    /**
140     * The data contains an ICC profile as an opaque octet buffer following the
141     * format described by ISO 15076-1 with an optional name defined in the
142     * metadata key entry "name".
143     */
144    AV_FRAME_DATA_ICC_PROFILE,
145
146    /**
147     * Timecode which conforms to SMPTE ST 12-1. The data is an array of 4 uint32_t
148     * where the first uint32_t describes how many (1-3) of the other timecodes are used.
149     * The timecode format is described in the documentation of av_timecode_get_smpte_from_framenum()
150     * function in libavutil/timecode.h.
151     */
152    AV_FRAME_DATA_S12M_TIMECODE,
153
154    /**
155     * HDR dynamic metadata associated with a video frame. The payload is
156     * an AVDynamicHDRPlus type and contains information for color
157     * volume transform - application 4 of SMPTE 2094-40:2016 standard.
158     */
159    AV_FRAME_DATA_DYNAMIC_HDR_PLUS,
160
161    /**
162     * Regions Of Interest, the data is an array of AVRegionOfInterest type, the number of
163     * array element is implied by AVFrameSideData.size / AVRegionOfInterest.self_size.
164     */
165    AV_FRAME_DATA_REGIONS_OF_INTEREST,
166
167    /**
168     * Encoding parameters for a video frame, as described by AVVideoEncParams.
169     */
170    AV_FRAME_DATA_VIDEO_ENC_PARAMS,
171
172    /**
173     * User data unregistered metadata associated with a video frame.
174     * This is the H.26[45] UDU SEI message, and shouldn't be used for any other purpose
175     * The data is stored as uint8_t in AVFrameSideData.data which is 16 bytes of
176     * uuid_iso_iec_11578 followed by AVFrameSideData.size - 16 bytes of user_data_payload_byte.
177     */
178    AV_FRAME_DATA_SEI_UNREGISTERED,
179
180    /**
181     * Film grain parameters for a frame, described by AVFilmGrainParams.
182     * Must be present for every frame which should have film grain applied.
183     */
184    AV_FRAME_DATA_FILM_GRAIN_PARAMS,
185
186    /**
187     * Bounding boxes for object detection and classification,
188     * as described by AVDetectionBBoxHeader.
189     */
190    AV_FRAME_DATA_DETECTION_BBOXES,
191
192    /**
193     * Dolby Vision RPU raw data, suitable for passing to x265
194     * or other libraries. Array of uint8_t, with NAL emulation
195     * bytes intact.
196     */
197    AV_FRAME_DATA_DOVI_RPU_BUFFER,
198
199    /**
200     * Parsed Dolby Vision metadata, suitable for passing to a software
201     * implementation. The payload is the AVDOVIMetadata struct defined in
202     * libavutil/dovi_meta.h.
203     */
204    AV_FRAME_DATA_DOVI_METADATA,
205
206    /**
207     * HDR Vivid dynamic metadata associated with a video frame. The payload is
208     * an AVDynamicHDRVivid type and contains information for color
209     * volume transform - CUVA 005.1-2021.
210     */
211    AV_FRAME_DATA_DYNAMIC_HDR_VIVID,
212};
213
214enum AVActiveFormatDescription {
215    AV_AFD_SAME         = 8,
216    AV_AFD_4_3          = 9,
217    AV_AFD_16_9         = 10,
218    AV_AFD_14_9         = 11,
219    AV_AFD_4_3_SP_14_9  = 13,
220    AV_AFD_16_9_SP_14_9 = 14,
221    AV_AFD_SP_4_3       = 15,
222};
223
224
225/**
226 * Structure to hold side data for an AVFrame.
227 *
228 * sizeof(AVFrameSideData) is not a part of the public ABI, so new fields may be added
229 * to the end with a minor bump.
230 */
231typedef struct AVFrameSideData {
232    enum AVFrameSideDataType type;
233    uint8_t *data;
234    size_t   size;
235    AVDictionary *metadata;
236    AVBufferRef *buf;
237} AVFrameSideData;
238
239/**
240 * Structure describing a single Region Of Interest.
241 *
242 * When multiple regions are defined in a single side-data block, they
243 * should be ordered from most to least important - some encoders are only
244 * capable of supporting a limited number of distinct regions, so will have
245 * to truncate the list.
246 *
247 * When overlapping regions are defined, the first region containing a given
248 * area of the frame applies.
249 */
250typedef struct AVRegionOfInterest {
251    /**
252     * Must be set to the size of this data structure (that is,
253     * sizeof(AVRegionOfInterest)).
254     */
255    uint32_t self_size;
256    /**
257     * Distance in pixels from the top edge of the frame to the top and
258     * bottom edges and from the left edge of the frame to the left and
259     * right edges of the rectangle defining this region of interest.
260     *
261     * The constraints on a region are encoder dependent, so the region
262     * actually affected may be slightly larger for alignment or other
263     * reasons.
264     */
265    int top;
266    int bottom;
267    int left;
268    int right;
269    /**
270     * Quantisation offset.
271     *
272     * Must be in the range -1 to +1.  A value of zero indicates no quality
273     * change.  A negative value asks for better quality (less quantisation),
274     * while a positive value asks for worse quality (greater quantisation).
275     *
276     * The range is calibrated so that the extreme values indicate the
277     * largest possible offset - if the rest of the frame is encoded with the
278     * worst possible quality, an offset of -1 indicates that this region
279     * should be encoded with the best possible quality anyway.  Intermediate
280     * values are then interpolated in some codec-dependent way.
281     *
282     * For example, in 10-bit H.264 the quantisation parameter varies between
283     * -12 and 51.  A typical qoffset value of -1/10 therefore indicates that
284     * this region should be encoded with a QP around one-tenth of the full
285     * range better than the rest of the frame.  So, if most of the frame
286     * were to be encoded with a QP of around 30, this region would get a QP
287     * of around 24 (an offset of approximately -1/10 * (51 - -12) = -6.3).
288     * An extreme value of -1 would indicate that this region should be
289     * encoded with the best possible quality regardless of the treatment of
290     * the rest of the frame - that is, should be encoded at a QP of -12.
291     */
292    AVRational qoffset;
293} AVRegionOfInterest;
294
295/**
296 * This structure describes decoded (raw) audio or video data.
297 *
298 * AVFrame must be allocated using av_frame_alloc(). Note that this only
299 * allocates the AVFrame itself, the buffers for the data must be managed
300 * through other means (see below).
301 * AVFrame must be freed with av_frame_free().
302 *
303 * AVFrame is typically allocated once and then reused multiple times to hold
304 * different data (e.g. a single AVFrame to hold frames received from a
305 * decoder). In such a case, av_frame_unref() will free any references held by
306 * the frame and reset it to its original clean state before it
307 * is reused again.
308 *
309 * The data described by an AVFrame is usually reference counted through the
310 * AVBuffer API. The underlying buffer references are stored in AVFrame.buf /
311 * AVFrame.extended_buf. An AVFrame is considered to be reference counted if at
312 * least one reference is set, i.e. if AVFrame.buf[0] != NULL. In such a case,
313 * every single data plane must be contained in one of the buffers in
314 * AVFrame.buf or AVFrame.extended_buf.
315 * There may be a single buffer for all the data, or one separate buffer for
316 * each plane, or anything in between.
317 *
318 * sizeof(AVFrame) is not a part of the public ABI, so new fields may be added
319 * to the end with a minor bump.
320 *
321 * Fields can be accessed through AVOptions, the name string used, matches the
322 * C structure field name for fields accessible through AVOptions. The AVClass
323 * for AVFrame can be obtained from avcodec_get_frame_class()
324 */
325typedef struct AVFrame {
326#define AV_NUM_DATA_POINTERS 8
327    /**
328     * pointer to the picture/channel planes.
329     * This might be different from the first allocated byte. For video,
330     * it could even point to the end of the image data.
331     *
332     * All pointers in data and extended_data must point into one of the
333     * AVBufferRef in buf or extended_buf.
334     *
335     * Some decoders access areas outside 0,0 - width,height, please
336     * see avcodec_align_dimensions2(). Some filters and swscale can read
337     * up to 16 bytes beyond the planes, if these filters are to be used,
338     * then 16 extra bytes must be allocated.
339     *
340     * NOTE: Pointers not needed by the format MUST be set to NULL.
341     *
342     * @attention In case of video, the data[] pointers can point to the
343     * end of image data in order to reverse line order, when used in
344     * combination with negative values in the linesize[] array.
345     */
346    uint8_t *data[AV_NUM_DATA_POINTERS];
347
348    /**
349     * For video, a positive or negative value, which is typically indicating
350     * the size in bytes of each picture line, but it can also be:
351     * - the negative byte size of lines for vertical flipping
352     *   (with data[n] pointing to the end of the data
353     * - a positive or negative multiple of the byte size as for accessing
354     *   even and odd fields of a frame (possibly flipped)
355     *
356     * For audio, only linesize[0] may be set. For planar audio, each channel
357     * plane must be the same size.
358     *
359     * For video the linesizes should be multiples of the CPUs alignment
360     * preference, this is 16 or 32 for modern desktop CPUs.
361     * Some code requires such alignment other code can be slower without
362     * correct alignment, for yet other it makes no difference.
363     *
364     * @note The linesize may be larger than the size of usable data -- there
365     * may be extra padding present for performance reasons.
366     *
367     * @attention In case of video, line size values can be negative to achieve
368     * a vertically inverted iteration over image lines.
369     */
370    int linesize[AV_NUM_DATA_POINTERS];
371
372    /**
373     * pointers to the data planes/channels.
374     *
375     * For video, this should simply point to data[].
376     *
377     * For planar audio, each channel has a separate data pointer, and
378     * linesize[0] contains the size of each channel buffer.
379     * For packed audio, there is just one data pointer, and linesize[0]
380     * contains the total size of the buffer for all channels.
381     *
382     * Note: Both data and extended_data should always be set in a valid frame,
383     * but for planar audio with more channels that can fit in data,
384     * extended_data must be used in order to access all channels.
385     */
386    uint8_t **extended_data;
387
388    /**
389     * @name Video dimensions
390     * Video frames only. The coded dimensions (in pixels) of the video frame,
391     * i.e. the size of the rectangle that contains some well-defined values.
392     *
393     * @note The part of the frame intended for display/presentation is further
394     * restricted by the @ref cropping "Cropping rectangle".
395     * @{
396     */
397    int width, height;
398    /**
399     * @}
400     */
401
402    /**
403     * number of audio samples (per channel) described by this frame
404     */
405    int nb_samples;
406
407    /**
408     * format of the frame, -1 if unknown or unset
409     * Values correspond to enum AVPixelFormat for video frames,
410     * enum AVSampleFormat for audio)
411     */
412    int format;
413
414    /**
415     * 1 -> keyframe, 0-> not
416     */
417    int key_frame;
418
419    /**
420     * Picture type of the frame.
421     */
422    enum AVPictureType pict_type;
423
424    /**
425     * Sample aspect ratio for the video frame, 0/1 if unknown/unspecified.
426     */
427    AVRational sample_aspect_ratio;
428
429    /**
430     * Presentation timestamp in time_base units (time when frame should be shown to user).
431     */
432    int64_t pts;
433
434    /**
435     * DTS copied from the AVPacket that triggered returning this frame. (if frame threading isn't used)
436     * This is also the Presentation time of this AVFrame calculated from
437     * only AVPacket.dts values without pts values.
438     */
439    int64_t pkt_dts;
440
441    /**
442     * Time base for the timestamps in this frame.
443     * In the future, this field may be set on frames output by decoders or
444     * filters, but its value will be by default ignored on input to encoders
445     * or filters.
446     */
447    AVRational time_base;
448
449    /**
450     * picture number in bitstream order
451     */
452    int coded_picture_number;
453    /**
454     * picture number in display order
455     */
456    int display_picture_number;
457
458    /**
459     * quality (between 1 (good) and FF_LAMBDA_MAX (bad))
460     */
461    int quality;
462
463    /**
464     * for some private data of the user
465     */
466    void *opaque;
467
468    /**
469     * When decoding, this signals how much the picture must be delayed.
470     * extra_delay = repeat_pict / (2*fps)
471     */
472    int repeat_pict;
473
474    /**
475     * The content of the picture is interlaced.
476     */
477    int interlaced_frame;
478
479    /**
480     * If the content is interlaced, is top field displayed first.
481     */
482    int top_field_first;
483
484    /**
485     * Tell user application that palette has changed from previous frame.
486     */
487    int palette_has_changed;
488
489    /**
490     * reordered opaque 64 bits (generally an integer or a double precision float
491     * PTS but can be anything).
492     * The user sets AVCodecContext.reordered_opaque to represent the input at
493     * that time,
494     * the decoder reorders values as needed and sets AVFrame.reordered_opaque
495     * to exactly one of the values provided by the user through AVCodecContext.reordered_opaque
496     */
497    int64_t reordered_opaque;
498
499    /**
500     * Sample rate of the audio data.
501     */
502    int sample_rate;
503
504#if FF_API_OLD_CHANNEL_LAYOUT
505    /**
506     * Channel layout of the audio data.
507     * @deprecated use ch_layout instead
508     */
509    attribute_deprecated
510    uint64_t channel_layout;
511#endif
512
513    /**
514     * AVBuffer references backing the data for this frame. All the pointers in
515     * data and extended_data must point inside one of the buffers in buf or
516     * extended_buf. This array must be filled contiguously -- if buf[i] is
517     * non-NULL then buf[j] must also be non-NULL for all j < i.
518     *
519     * There may be at most one AVBuffer per data plane, so for video this array
520     * always contains all the references. For planar audio with more than
521     * AV_NUM_DATA_POINTERS channels, there may be more buffers than can fit in
522     * this array. Then the extra AVBufferRef pointers are stored in the
523     * extended_buf array.
524     */
525    AVBufferRef *buf[AV_NUM_DATA_POINTERS];
526
527    /**
528     * For planar audio which requires more than AV_NUM_DATA_POINTERS
529     * AVBufferRef pointers, this array will hold all the references which
530     * cannot fit into AVFrame.buf.
531     *
532     * Note that this is different from AVFrame.extended_data, which always
533     * contains all the pointers. This array only contains the extra pointers,
534     * which cannot fit into AVFrame.buf.
535     *
536     * This array is always allocated using av_malloc() by whoever constructs
537     * the frame. It is freed in av_frame_unref().
538     */
539    AVBufferRef **extended_buf;
540    /**
541     * Number of elements in extended_buf.
542     */
543    int        nb_extended_buf;
544
545    AVFrameSideData **side_data;
546    int            nb_side_data;
547
548/**
549 * @defgroup lavu_frame_flags AV_FRAME_FLAGS
550 * @ingroup lavu_frame
551 * Flags describing additional frame properties.
552 *
553 * @{
554 */
555
556/**
557 * The frame data may be corrupted, e.g. due to decoding errors.
558 */
559#define AV_FRAME_FLAG_CORRUPT       (1 << 0)
560/**
561 * A flag to mark the frames which need to be decoded, but shouldn't be output.
562 */
563#define AV_FRAME_FLAG_DISCARD   (1 << 2)
564/**
565 * @}
566 */
567
568    /**
569     * Frame flags, a combination of @ref lavu_frame_flags
570     */
571    int flags;
572
573    /**
574     * MPEG vs JPEG YUV range.
575     * - encoding: Set by user
576     * - decoding: Set by libavcodec
577     */
578    enum AVColorRange color_range;
579
580    enum AVColorPrimaries color_primaries;
581
582    enum AVColorTransferCharacteristic color_trc;
583
584    /**
585     * YUV colorspace type.
586     * - encoding: Set by user
587     * - decoding: Set by libavcodec
588     */
589    enum AVColorSpace colorspace;
590
591    enum AVChromaLocation chroma_location;
592
593    /**
594     * frame timestamp estimated using various heuristics, in stream time base
595     * - encoding: unused
596     * - decoding: set by libavcodec, read by user.
597     */
598    int64_t best_effort_timestamp;
599
600    /**
601     * reordered pos from the last AVPacket that has been input into the decoder
602     * - encoding: unused
603     * - decoding: Read by user.
604     */
605    int64_t pkt_pos;
606
607    /**
608     * duration of the corresponding packet, expressed in
609     * AVStream->time_base units, 0 if unknown.
610     * - encoding: unused
611     * - decoding: Read by user.
612     */
613    int64_t pkt_duration;
614
615    /**
616     * metadata.
617     * - encoding: Set by user.
618     * - decoding: Set by libavcodec.
619     */
620    AVDictionary *metadata;
621
622    /**
623     * decode error flags of the frame, set to a combination of
624     * FF_DECODE_ERROR_xxx flags if the decoder produced a frame, but there
625     * were errors during the decoding.
626     * - encoding: unused
627     * - decoding: set by libavcodec, read by user.
628     */
629    int decode_error_flags;
630#define FF_DECODE_ERROR_INVALID_BITSTREAM   1
631#define FF_DECODE_ERROR_MISSING_REFERENCE   2
632#define FF_DECODE_ERROR_CONCEALMENT_ACTIVE  4
633#define FF_DECODE_ERROR_DECODE_SLICES       8
634
635#if FF_API_OLD_CHANNEL_LAYOUT
636    /**
637     * number of audio channels, only used for audio.
638     * - encoding: unused
639     * - decoding: Read by user.
640     * @deprecated use ch_layout instead
641     */
642    attribute_deprecated
643    int channels;
644#endif
645
646    /**
647     * size of the corresponding packet containing the compressed
648     * frame.
649     * It is set to a negative value if unknown.
650     * - encoding: unused
651     * - decoding: set by libavcodec, read by user.
652     */
653    int pkt_size;
654
655    /**
656     * For hwaccel-format frames, this should be a reference to the
657     * AVHWFramesContext describing the frame.
658     */
659    AVBufferRef *hw_frames_ctx;
660
661    /**
662     * AVBufferRef for free use by the API user. FFmpeg will never check the
663     * contents of the buffer ref. FFmpeg calls av_buffer_unref() on it when
664     * the frame is unreferenced. av_frame_copy_props() calls create a new
665     * reference with av_buffer_ref() for the target frame's opaque_ref field.
666     *
667     * This is unrelated to the opaque field, although it serves a similar
668     * purpose.
669     */
670    AVBufferRef *opaque_ref;
671
672    /**
673     * @anchor cropping
674     * @name Cropping
675     * Video frames only. The number of pixels to discard from the the
676     * top/bottom/left/right border of the frame to obtain the sub-rectangle of
677     * the frame intended for presentation.
678     * @{
679     */
680    size_t crop_top;
681    size_t crop_bottom;
682    size_t crop_left;
683    size_t crop_right;
684    /**
685     * @}
686     */
687
688    /**
689     * AVBufferRef for internal use by a single libav* library.
690     * Must not be used to transfer data between libraries.
691     * Has to be NULL when ownership of the frame leaves the respective library.
692     *
693     * Code outside the FFmpeg libs should never check or change the contents of the buffer ref.
694     *
695     * FFmpeg calls av_buffer_unref() on it when the frame is unreferenced.
696     * av_frame_copy_props() calls create a new reference with av_buffer_ref()
697     * for the target frame's private_ref field.
698     */
699    AVBufferRef *private_ref;
700
701    /**
702     * Channel layout of the audio data.
703     */
704    AVChannelLayout ch_layout;
705} AVFrame;
706
707
708#if FF_API_COLORSPACE_NAME
709/**
710 * Get the name of a colorspace.
711 * @return a static string identifying the colorspace; can be NULL.
712 * @deprecated use av_color_space_name()
713 */
714attribute_deprecated
715const char *av_get_colorspace_name(enum AVColorSpace val);
716#endif
717/**
718 * Allocate an AVFrame and set its fields to default values.  The resulting
719 * struct must be freed using av_frame_free().
720 *
721 * @return An AVFrame filled with default values or NULL on failure.
722 *
723 * @note this only allocates the AVFrame itself, not the data buffers. Those
724 * must be allocated through other means, e.g. with av_frame_get_buffer() or
725 * manually.
726 */
727AVFrame *av_frame_alloc(void);
728
729/**
730 * Free the frame and any dynamically allocated objects in it,
731 * e.g. extended_data. If the frame is reference counted, it will be
732 * unreferenced first.
733 *
734 * @param frame frame to be freed. The pointer will be set to NULL.
735 */
736void av_frame_free(AVFrame **frame);
737
738/**
739 * Set up a new reference to the data described by the source frame.
740 *
741 * Copy frame properties from src to dst and create a new reference for each
742 * AVBufferRef from src.
743 *
744 * If src is not reference counted, new buffers are allocated and the data is
745 * copied.
746 *
747 * @warning: dst MUST have been either unreferenced with av_frame_unref(dst),
748 *           or newly allocated with av_frame_alloc() before calling this
749 *           function, or undefined behavior will occur.
750 *
751 * @return 0 on success, a negative AVERROR on error
752 */
753int av_frame_ref(AVFrame *dst, const AVFrame *src);
754
755/**
756 * Create a new frame that references the same data as src.
757 *
758 * This is a shortcut for av_frame_alloc()+av_frame_ref().
759 *
760 * @return newly created AVFrame on success, NULL on error.
761 */
762AVFrame *av_frame_clone(const AVFrame *src);
763
764/**
765 * Unreference all the buffers referenced by frame and reset the frame fields.
766 */
767void av_frame_unref(AVFrame *frame);
768
769/**
770 * Move everything contained in src to dst and reset src.
771 *
772 * @warning: dst is not unreferenced, but directly overwritten without reading
773 *           or deallocating its contents. Call av_frame_unref(dst) manually
774 *           before calling this function to ensure that no memory is leaked.
775 */
776void av_frame_move_ref(AVFrame *dst, AVFrame *src);
777
778/**
779 * Allocate new buffer(s) for audio or video data.
780 *
781 * The following fields must be set on frame before calling this function:
782 * - format (pixel format for video, sample format for audio)
783 * - width and height for video
784 * - nb_samples and ch_layout for audio
785 *
786 * This function will fill AVFrame.data and AVFrame.buf arrays and, if
787 * necessary, allocate and fill AVFrame.extended_data and AVFrame.extended_buf.
788 * For planar formats, one buffer will be allocated for each plane.
789 *
790 * @warning: if frame already has been allocated, calling this function will
791 *           leak memory. In addition, undefined behavior can occur in certain
792 *           cases.
793 *
794 * @param frame frame in which to store the new buffers.
795 * @param align Required buffer size alignment. If equal to 0, alignment will be
796 *              chosen automatically for the current CPU. It is highly
797 *              recommended to pass 0 here unless you know what you are doing.
798 *
799 * @return 0 on success, a negative AVERROR on error.
800 */
801int av_frame_get_buffer(AVFrame *frame, int align);
802
803/**
804 * Check if the frame data is writable.
805 *
806 * @return A positive value if the frame data is writable (which is true if and
807 * only if each of the underlying buffers has only one reference, namely the one
808 * stored in this frame). Return 0 otherwise.
809 *
810 * If 1 is returned the answer is valid until av_buffer_ref() is called on any
811 * of the underlying AVBufferRefs (e.g. through av_frame_ref() or directly).
812 *
813 * @see av_frame_make_writable(), av_buffer_is_writable()
814 */
815int av_frame_is_writable(AVFrame *frame);
816
817/**
818 * Ensure that the frame data is writable, avoiding data copy if possible.
819 *
820 * Do nothing if the frame is writable, allocate new buffers and copy the data
821 * if it is not.
822 *
823 * @return 0 on success, a negative AVERROR on error.
824 *
825 * @see av_frame_is_writable(), av_buffer_is_writable(),
826 * av_buffer_make_writable()
827 */
828int av_frame_make_writable(AVFrame *frame);
829
830/**
831 * Copy the frame data from src to dst.
832 *
833 * This function does not allocate anything, dst must be already initialized and
834 * allocated with the same parameters as src.
835 *
836 * This function only copies the frame data (i.e. the contents of the data /
837 * extended data arrays), not any other properties.
838 *
839 * @return >= 0 on success, a negative AVERROR on error.
840 */
841int av_frame_copy(AVFrame *dst, const AVFrame *src);
842
843/**
844 * Copy only "metadata" fields from src to dst.
845 *
846 * Metadata for the purpose of this function are those fields that do not affect
847 * the data layout in the buffers.  E.g. pts, sample rate (for audio) or sample
848 * aspect ratio (for video), but not width/height or channel layout.
849 * Side data is also copied.
850 */
851int av_frame_copy_props(AVFrame *dst, const AVFrame *src);
852
853/**
854 * Get the buffer reference a given data plane is stored in.
855 *
856 * @param plane index of the data plane of interest in frame->extended_data.
857 *
858 * @return the buffer reference that contains the plane or NULL if the input
859 * frame is not valid.
860 */
861AVBufferRef *av_frame_get_plane_buffer(AVFrame *frame, int plane);
862
863/**
864 * Add a new side data to a frame.
865 *
866 * @param frame a frame to which the side data should be added
867 * @param type type of the added side data
868 * @param size size of the side data
869 *
870 * @return newly added side data on success, NULL on error
871 */
872AVFrameSideData *av_frame_new_side_data(AVFrame *frame,
873                                        enum AVFrameSideDataType type,
874                                        size_t size);
875
876/**
877 * Add a new side data to a frame from an existing AVBufferRef
878 *
879 * @param frame a frame to which the side data should be added
880 * @param type  the type of the added side data
881 * @param buf   an AVBufferRef to add as side data. The ownership of
882 *              the reference is transferred to the frame.
883 *
884 * @return newly added side data on success, NULL on error. On failure
885 *         the frame is unchanged and the AVBufferRef remains owned by
886 *         the caller.
887 */
888AVFrameSideData *av_frame_new_side_data_from_buf(AVFrame *frame,
889                                                 enum AVFrameSideDataType type,
890                                                 AVBufferRef *buf);
891
892/**
893 * @return a pointer to the side data of a given type on success, NULL if there
894 * is no side data with such type in this frame.
895 */
896AVFrameSideData *av_frame_get_side_data(const AVFrame *frame,
897                                        enum AVFrameSideDataType type);
898
899/**
900 * Remove and free all side data instances of the given type.
901 */
902void av_frame_remove_side_data(AVFrame *frame, enum AVFrameSideDataType type);
903
904
905/**
906 * Flags for frame cropping.
907 */
908enum {
909    /**
910     * Apply the maximum possible cropping, even if it requires setting the
911     * AVFrame.data[] entries to unaligned pointers. Passing unaligned data
912     * to FFmpeg API is generally not allowed, and causes undefined behavior
913     * (such as crashes). You can pass unaligned data only to FFmpeg APIs that
914     * are explicitly documented to accept it. Use this flag only if you
915     * absolutely know what you are doing.
916     */
917    AV_FRAME_CROP_UNALIGNED     = 1 << 0,
918};
919
920/**
921 * Crop the given video AVFrame according to its crop_left/crop_top/crop_right/
922 * crop_bottom fields. If cropping is successful, the function will adjust the
923 * data pointers and the width/height fields, and set the crop fields to 0.
924 *
925 * In all cases, the cropping boundaries will be rounded to the inherent
926 * alignment of the pixel format. In some cases, such as for opaque hwaccel
927 * formats, the left/top cropping is ignored. The crop fields are set to 0 even
928 * if the cropping was rounded or ignored.
929 *
930 * @param frame the frame which should be cropped
931 * @param flags Some combination of AV_FRAME_CROP_* flags, or 0.
932 *
933 * @return >= 0 on success, a negative AVERROR on error. If the cropping fields
934 * were invalid, AVERROR(ERANGE) is returned, and nothing is changed.
935 */
936int av_frame_apply_cropping(AVFrame *frame, int flags);
937
938/**
939 * @return a string identifying the side data type
940 */
941const char *av_frame_side_data_name(enum AVFrameSideDataType type);
942
943/**
944 * @}
945 */
946
947#endif /* AVUTIL_FRAME_H */
948