AV_CODEC_HW_CONFIG_METHOD_HW_DEVICE_CTX

Undocumented in source but is binding to C. You might be able to learn more by searching the web for its name.

Values

ValueMeaning
AV_CODEC_HW_CONFIG_METHOD_HW_DEVICE_CTX0x01

The codec supports this format via the hw_device_ctx interface.

When selecting this format, AVCodecContext.hw_device_ctx should have been set to a device of the specified type before calling avcodec_open2().

AV_CODEC_HW_CONFIG_METHOD_HW_FRAMES_CTX0x02

The codec supports this format via the hw_frames_ctx interface.

When selecting this format for a decoder, AVCodecContext.hw_frames_ctx should be set to a suitable frames context inside the get_format() callback. The frames context must have been created on a device of the specified type.

AV_CODEC_HW_CONFIG_METHOD_INTERNAL0x04

The codec supports this format by some internal method.

This format can be selected without any additional configuration - no device or frames context is required.

AV_CODEC_HW_CONFIG_METHOD_AD_HOC0x08

The codec supports this format by some ad-hoc method.

Additional settings and/or function calls are required. See the codec-specific documentation for details. (Methods requiring this sort of configuration are deprecated and others should be used in preference.)

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