Quoting James Almer (2023-10-04 14:28:42) > Explaining what or who may use it, and in what scenarios. > > Signed-off-by: James Almer <jamr...@gmail.com> > --- > libavcodec/packet.h | 19 +++++++++++++++++++ > 1 file changed, 19 insertions(+) > > diff --git a/libavcodec/packet.h b/libavcodec/packet.h > index 96fc0084d6..85b3eeb728 100644 > --- a/libavcodec/packet.h > +++ b/libavcodec/packet.h > @@ -312,6 +312,25 @@ enum AVPacketSideDataType { > > #define AV_PKT_DATA_QUALITY_FACTOR AV_PKT_DATA_QUALITY_STATS //DEPRECATED > > +/** > + * This structure stores information for decoding, presenting, or otherwise ^ I didn't mean for you to drop the 'auxiliary' that used to be here - it (or some other equivalent wording) should be here to make it clear that side data applies in additon/on top of the main coded bitstream.
> + * processing the coded stream. It is typically exported by demuxers and > + * encoders and can be fed to decoders and muxers in a per packet basis, or > as ^ / \ either > + * global side data (applying to the entire coded stream) as follows: The following bullet points apply only to the global side data, so you should start a new sentence that makes that explicit. > + * - During demuxing, it will be exported through global side data in > + * @ref AVStream.codecpar.side_data "AVStream's codec parameters", which > can > + * then be passed as input to decoders through the > + * @ref AVCodecContext.coded_side_data "decoder context's side data", for > + * initialization. > + * - For muxing, it can be fed through global side data in > + * @ref AVStream.codecpar.side_data "AVStream's codec parameters", > typically > + * the output of encoders through the @ref AVCodecContext.coded_side_data > + * "encoder context's side data", for initialization. > + * > + * Different modules may accept or export different types of side data > + * depending on media type and codec. Refer to @ref AVPacketSideDataType for > a > + * list of defined types and where they may be found or used. > + */ -- Anton Khirnov _______________________________________________ ffmpeg-devel mailing list ffmpeg-devel@ffmpeg.org https://ffmpeg.org/mailman/listinfo/ffmpeg-devel To unsubscribe, visit link above, or email ffmpeg-devel-requ...@ffmpeg.org with subject "unsubscribe".