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== Introducing a new demuxer ==
== Demuxer structure ==


A demuxer let the application access the codec data and metadata stored within a container, a muxer let you store codec data and metadata using the container format chosen.
== Protocol structure ==
 
== Introducing a new demuxer or a new protocol ==
 
A demuxer let the application access the codec data and metadata stored within a container, a muxer let you store codec data and metadata using the container format chosen, a protocol provides an I/O abstraction to network or system storage.


In order to make available the new demuxer you have to edit '''libavformat/allformats.c''' and '''libavformat/Makefile'''.
In order to make available the new demuxer you have to edit '''libavformat/allformats.c''' and '''libavformat/Makefile'''.
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=== libavformat/Makefile ===
=== libavformat/Makefile ===
==== Demuxer specific ====


The convention regarding the file structure is to use, for a format named '''name''', '''name'''enc.c for muxer code and '''name'''dec.c for demuxer code, common code should go in '''name'''.c
The convention regarding the file structure is to use, for a format named '''name''', '''name'''enc.c for muxer code and '''name'''dec.c for demuxer code, common code should go in '''name'''.c
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  OBJS-$(CONFIG_NAME_DEMUXER)    += namedec.o name.o
  OBJS-$(CONFIG_NAME_DEMUXER)    += namedec.o name.o


to the Makefile in order to build the additional code.
to the Makefile in order to build.


=== libavformat/allformats.c ===
==== Protocol specific ====


In order to add a demuxer:
The convention regarding the file structure is to use use directly the protocol name, so for a protocol named '''name''', '''name'''.c.
REGISTER_DEMUXER(NAME, '''name''')
If the protocol is tightly bound to a specific demuxer or could be mismatched is advised to use '''name'''proto.c (e.g. rtmpproto.c)


In order to add a muxer:
Add
  REGISTER_MUXER(NAME, '''name''')
  OBJS-$(CONFIG_NAME_PROTOCOL)       += nameproto.o


In order to add muxer and demuxer in a single line:
to the Makefile in order to build.
REGISTER_MUXDEMU(NAME, '''name''')


The macro will register ff_'''name'''_demuxer or/and ff_'''name'''_muxer to the available formats.
=== libavformat/allformats.c ===


Modifying allformats.c will trigger a build system warning:
Modifying allformats.c will trigger a build system warning:
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In order to build the new code. Make sure you properly edited Makefile and allformats.c .
In order to build the new code. Make sure you properly edited Makefile and allformats.c .
==== Demuxer specific ====
In order to add a demuxer:
REGISTER_DEMUXER(NAME, '''name''')
In order to add a muxer:
REGISTER_MUXER(NAME, '''name''')
In order to add muxer and demuxer in a single line:
REGISTER_MUXDEMU(NAME, '''name''')
The macro will add ff_'''name'''_demuxer or/and ff_'''name'''_muxer to the available formats.
==== Protocol specific ====
In order to add a protoco:
REGISTER_PROTOCOL(NAME, '''name''')
The macro will add ff_'''name'''_protocol to the available protocols.


== Introducing a new protocol ==
== Introducing a new protocol ==

Revision as of 19:33, 15 November 2011

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Demuxer structure

Protocol structure

Introducing a new demuxer or a new protocol

A demuxer let the application access the codec data and metadata stored within a container, a muxer let you store codec data and metadata using the container format chosen, a protocol provides an I/O abstraction to network or system storage.

In order to make available the new demuxer you have to edit libavformat/allformats.c and libavformat/Makefile. The former holds a list of available demuxers and protocol and is parsed by configure to generate build system variables for it, the latter keeps the actual build directives.

libavformat/Makefile

Demuxer specific

The convention regarding the file structure is to use, for a format named name, nameenc.c for muxer code and namedec.c for demuxer code, common code should go in name.c

Add

OBJS-$(CONFIG_NAME_MUXER)      += nameenc.o name.o
OBJS-$(CONFIG_NAME_DEMUXER)    += namedec.o name.o

to the Makefile in order to build.

Protocol specific

The convention regarding the file structure is to use use directly the protocol name, so for a protocol named name, name.c. If the protocol is tightly bound to a specific demuxer or could be mismatched is advised to use nameproto.c (e.g. rtmpproto.c)

Add

OBJS-$(CONFIG_NAME_PROTOCOL)        += nameproto.o

to the Makefile in order to build.

libavformat/allformats.c

Modifying allformats.c will trigger a build system warning:

Run configure in the top level directory and make clean, as config.h will be automatically modified.

It is advised to run:

make clean
make configure
make

In order to build the new code. Make sure you properly edited Makefile and allformats.c .

Demuxer specific

In order to add a demuxer:

REGISTER_DEMUXER(NAME, name)

In order to add a muxer:

REGISTER_MUXER(NAME, name)

In order to add muxer and demuxer in a single line:

REGISTER_MUXDEMU(NAME, name)

The macro will add ff_name_demuxer or/and ff_name_muxer to the available formats.

Protocol specific

In order to add a protoco:

REGISTER_PROTOCOL(NAME, name)

The macro will add ff_name_protocol to the available protocols.

Introducing a new protocol

Protocols let you access container formats through any kind of storage or delivery system, being that a filesystem access (e.g. pipe, file), a low level network protocol (tcp, udp) or a application level protocol (rtmp, http, tls)

libavformat/Makefile

libavformat/allformats.c

Example code

This section is merely an overview; please look at an actual demuxer for a more in depth and up to date example. libavformat/avformat.h shows the different structure of a muxer (AVOutputFormat) and a demuxer (AVInputFormat)

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