1Never assume the API of libav* to be stable unless at least 1 month has passed
2since the last major version increase.
3
4The last version increases were:
5libavcodec:  2011-04-18
6libavdevice: 2011-04-18
7libavfilter: 2011-04-18
8libavformat: 2011-04-18
9libpostproc: 2011-04-18 (deprecated, to be removed later)
10libswscale:  2011-06-20
11libavutil:   2011-04-18
12
13
14API changes, most recent first:
15
162012-03-04 - 7f3f855 - lavu 51.22.1 - error.h
17  Add AVERROR_UNKNOWN
18
192012-02-29 - 2ad77c6 - lavf 53.21.1
20  Add avformat_get_riff_video_tags() and avformat_get_riff_audio_tags().
21
222012-02-29 - a1556d3 - lavu 51.22.0 - intfloat.h
23  Add a new installed header libavutil/intfloat.h with int/float punning
24  functions.
25
262012-02-17 - 350d06d - lavc 53.35.0
27  Add avcodec_is_open() function.
28
292012-01-15 - lavc 53.34.0
30  New audio encoding API:
31  b2c75b6 Add CODEC_CAP_VARIABLE_FRAME_SIZE capability for use by audio
32          encoders.
33  5ee5fa0 Add avcodec_fill_audio_frame() as a convenience function.
34  b2c75b6 Add avcodec_encode_audio2() and deprecate avcodec_encode_audio().
35          Add AVCodec.encode2().
36
372012-01-12 - 3167dc9 - lavfi 2.15.0
38  Add a new installed header -- libavfilter/version.h -- with version macros.
39
402011-01-03 - b73ec05 - lavu 51.21.0
41  Add av_popcount64
42
432011-12-25 - lavfi 2.14.0
44  e1d9dbf Add a new installed header - buffersrc.h
45  It contains a new function av_buffersrc_buffer() that allows passing
46  frames to the 'buffer' filter, but unlike av_vsrc_buffer_add_frame()
47  it allows for direct rendering.
48  1c9e340 Add avfilter_copy_frame_props() for copying properties from
49  AVFrame to AVFilterBufferRef.
50
512011-12-25 - lavc 53.31.0
52  Add the following new fields to AVFrame:
53    b58dbb5 sample_aspect_ratio
54    3a2ddf7 width, height
55    8a4a5f6 format
56
572011-12-18 - 8400b12 - lavc 53.28.1
58  Deprecate AVFrame.age. The field is unused.
59
602011-12-12 - 5266045 - lavf 53.17.0
61  Add avformat_close_input().
62  Deprecate av_close_input_file() and av_close_input_stream().
63
642011-12-02 - 0eea212 - lavc 53.25.0
65  Add nb_samples and extended_data fields to AVFrame.
66  Deprecate AVCODEC_MAX_AUDIO_FRAME_SIZE.
67  Deprecate avcodec_decode_audio3() in favor of avcodec_decode_audio4().
68  avcodec_decode_audio4() writes output samples to an AVFrame, which allows
69  audio decoders to use get_buffer().
70
712011-12-04 - 560f773 - lavc 53.24.0
72  Change AVFrame.data[4]/base[4]/linesize[4]/error[4] to [8] at next major bump.
73  Change AVPicture.data[4]/linesize[4] to [8] at next major bump.
74  Change AVCodecContext.error[4] to [8] at next major bump.
75  Add AV_NUM_DATA_POINTERS to simplify the bump transition.
76
772011-11-23 - bbb46f3 - lavu 51.18.0
78  Add av_samples_get_buffer_size(), av_samples_fill_arrays(), and
79  av_samples_alloc(), to samplefmt.h.
80
812011-11-23 - 8889cc4 - lavu 51.17.0
82  Add planar sample formats and av_sample_fmt_is_planar() to samplefmt.h.
83
842011-11-19 - f3a29b7 - lavc 53.21.0
85  Move some AVCodecContext fields to a new private struct, AVCodecInternal,
86  which is accessed from a new field, AVCodecContext.internal.
87  - fields moved:
88      AVCodecContext.internal_buffer       --> AVCodecInternal.buffer
89      AVCodecContext.internal_buffer_count --> AVCodecInternal.buffer_count
90      AVCodecContext.is_copy               --> AVCodecInternal.is_copy
91
922011-11-16 - 6270671 - lavu 51.16.0
93  Add av_timegm()
94
952011-11-13 - lavf 53.15.0
96  New interrupt callback API, allowing per-AVFormatContext/AVIOContext
97  interrupt callbacks.
98  6aa0b98 Add AVIOInterruptCB struct and the interrupt_callback field to
99          AVFormatContext.
100  1dee0ac Add avio_open2() with additional parameters. Those are
101          an interrupt callback and an options AVDictionary.
102          This will allow passing AVOptions to protocols after lavf
103          54.0.
104
1052011-11-06 - ba04ecf - lavu 51.14.0
106  Add av_strcasecmp() and av_strncasecmp() to avstring.h.
107
1082011-11-06 - 07b172f - lavu 51.13.0
109  Add av_toupper()/av_tolower()
110
1112011-11-05 - b6d08f4 - lavf 53.13.0
112  Add avformat_network_init()/avformat_network_uninit()
113
1142011-10-27 - 512557b - lavc 53.15.0
115  Remove avcodec_parse_frame.
116  Deprecate AVCodecContext.parse_only and CODEC_CAP_PARSE_ONLY.
117
1182011-10-19 - 569129a - lavf 53.10.0
119  Add avformat_new_stream(). Deprecate av_new_stream().
120
1212011-10-13 - b631fba - lavf 53.9.0
122  Add AVFMT_NO_BYTE_SEEK AVInputFormat flag.
123
1242011-10-12 - lavu 51.12.0
125  AVOptions API rewrite.
126
127  - 145f741 FF_OPT_TYPE* renamed to AV_OPT_TYPE_*
128  - new setting/getting functions with slightly different semantics:
129        dac66da av_set_string3 -> av_opt_set
130                av_set_double  -> av_opt_set_double
131                av_set_q       -> av_opt_set_q
132                av_set_int     -> av_opt_set_int
133
134        41d9d51 av_get_string  -> av_opt_get
135                av_get_double  -> av_opt_get_double
136                av_get_q       -> av_opt_get_q
137                av_get_int     -> av_opt_get_int
138
139  - 8c5dcaa trivial rename av_next_option -> av_opt_next
140  - 641c7af new functions - av_opt_child_next, av_opt_child_class_next
141    and av_opt_find2()
142
1432011-09-03 - fb4ca26 - lavc 53.10.0
144                       lavf 53.6.0
145                       lsws  2.1.0
146  Add {avcodec,avformat,sws}_get_class().
147
1482011-09-03 - c11fb82 - lavu 51.10.0
149  Add AV_OPT_SEARCH_FAKE_OBJ flag for av_opt_find() function.
150
1512011-08-26 - lavu 51.9.0
152  - f2011ed Add av_fifo_peek2(), deprecate av_fifo_peek().
153  - add41de..abc78a5 Do not include intfloat_readwrite.h,
154    mathematics.h, rational.h, pixfmt.h, or log.h from avutil.h.
155
1562011-08-16 - 48f9e45 - lavf 53.4.0
157  Add avformat_query_codec().
158
1592011-08-16 - bca06e7 - lavc 53.8.0
160  Add avcodec_get_type().
161
1622011-08-06 - 2f63440 - lavf 53.4.0
163  Add error_recognition to AVFormatContext.
164
1652011-08-02 - 9d39cbf - lavc 53.7.1
166  Add AV_PKT_FLAG_CORRUPT AVPacket flag.
167
1682011-07-10 - a67c061 - lavf 53.3.0
169  Add avformat_find_stream_info(), deprecate av_find_stream_info().
170
1712011-07-10 - 0b950fe - lavc 53.6.0
172  Add avcodec_open2(), deprecate avcodec_open().
173
1742011-06-23 - 67e9ae1 - lavu 51.8.0 - attributes.h
175  Add av_printf_format().
176
1772011-06-16 - 05e84c9, 25de595 - lavf 53.2.0 - avformat.h
178  Add avformat_open_input and avformat_write_header().
179  Deprecate av_open_input_stream, av_open_input_file,
180  AVFormatParameters and av_write_header.
181
1822011-06-16 - 7e83e1c, dc59ec5 - lavu 51.7.0 - opt.h
183  Add av_opt_set_dict() and av_opt_find().
184  Deprecate av_find_opt().
185  Add AV_DICT_APPEND flag.
186
1872011-06-10 - cb7c11c - lavu 51.6.0 - opt.h
188  Add av_opt_flag_is_set().
189
1902011-06-08 - d9f80ea - lavu 51.5.0 - AVMetadata
191  Move AVMetadata from lavf to lavu and rename it to
192  AVDictionary -- new installed header dict.h.
193  All av_metadata_* functions renamed to av_dict_*.
194
1952011-06-07 - a6703fa - lavu 51.4.0 - av_get_bytes_per_sample()
196  Add av_get_bytes_per_sample() in libavutil/samplefmt.h.
197  Deprecate av_get_bits_per_sample_fmt().
198
1992011-06-05 - b39b062 - lavu 51.3.0 - opt.h
200  Add av_opt_free convenience function.
201
2022011-05-28 - 0420bd7 - lavu 51.2.0 - pixdesc.h
203  Add av_get_pix_fmt_name() in libavutil/pixdesc.h, and deprecate
204  avcodec_get_pix_fmt_name() in libavcodec/avcodec.h in its favor.
205
2062011-05-25 - 30315a8 - lavf 53.1.0 - avformat.h
207  Add fps_probe_size to AVFormatContext.
208
2092011-05-18 - 64150ff - lavc 53.4.0 - AVCodecContext.request_sample_fmt
210  Add request_sample_fmt field to AVCodecContext.
211
2122011-05-10 - 188dea1 - lavc 53.3.0 - avcodec.h
213  Deprecate AVLPCType and the following fields in
214  AVCodecContext: lpc_coeff_precision, prediction_order_method,
215  min_partition_order, max_partition_order, lpc_type, lpc_passes.
216  Corresponding FLAC encoder options should be used instead.
217
2182011-04-26 - bebe72f - lavu 51.1.0 - avutil.h
219  Add AVPictureType enum and av_get_picture_type_char(), deprecate
220  FF_*_TYPE defines and av_get_pict_type_char() defined in
221  libavcodec/avcodec.h.
222
2232011-04-26 - 10d3940 - lavfi 2.3.0 - avfilter.h
224  Add pict_type and key_frame fields to AVFilterBufferRefVideo.
225
2262011-04-26 - 7a11c82 - lavfi 2.2.0 - vsrc_buffer
227  Add sample_aspect_ratio fields to vsrc_buffer arguments
228
2292011-04-21 - 94f7451 - lavc 53.1.0 - avcodec.h
230  Add CODEC_CAP_SLICE_THREADS for codecs supporting sliced threading.
231
2322011-04-15 - lavc 52.120.0 - avcodec.h
233  AVPacket structure got additional members for passing side information:
234    4de339e introduce side information for AVPacket
235    2d8591c make containers pass palette change in AVPacket
236
2372011-04-12 - lavf 52.107.0 - avio.h
238  Avio cleanup, part II - deprecate the entire URLContext API:
239    175389c add avio_check as a replacement for url_exist
240    ff1ec0c add avio_pause and avio_seek_time as replacements
241            for _av_url_read_fseek/fpause
242    cdc6a87 deprecate av_protocol_next(), avio_enum_protocols
243            should be used instead.
244    80c6e23 rename url_set_interrupt_cb->avio_set_interrupt_cb.
245    f87b1b3 rename open flags: URL_* -> AVIO_*
246    f8270bb add avio_enum_protocols.
247    5593f03 deprecate URLProtocol.
248    c486dad deprecate URLContext.
249    026e175 deprecate the typedef for URLInterruptCB
250    8e76a19 deprecate av_register_protocol2.
251    b840484 deprecate URL_PROTOCOL_FLAG_NESTED_SCHEME
252    1305d93 deprecate av_url_read_seek
253    fa104e1 deprecate av_url_read_pause
254    727c7aa deprecate url_get_filename().
255    5958df3 deprecate url_max_packet_size().
256    1869ea0 deprecate url_get_file_handle().
257    32a97d4 deprecate url_filesize().
258    e52a914 deprecate url_close().
259    58a48c6 deprecate url_seek().
260    925e908 deprecate url_write().
261    dce3756 deprecate url_read_complete().
262    bc371ac deprecate url_read().
263    0589da0 deprecate url_open().
264    62eaaea deprecate url_connect.
265    5652bb9 deprecate url_alloc.
266    333e894 deprecate url_open_protocol
267    e230705 deprecate url_poll and URLPollEntry
268
2692011-04-10 - lavu  50.40.0 - pixfmt.h
270  Add PIX_FMT_BGR48LE and PIX_FMT_BGR48BE pixel formats
271
2722011-04-08 - lavf 52.106.0 - avformat.h
273  Minor avformat.h cleanup:
274    a9bf9d8 deprecate av_guess_image2_codec
275    c3675df rename avf_sdp_create->av_sdp_create
276
2772011-04-03 - lavf 52.105.0 - avio.h
278  Large-scale renaming/deprecating of AVIOContext-related functions:
279    724f6a0 deprecate url_fdopen
280    403ee83 deprecate url_open_dyn_packet_buf
281    6dc7d80 rename url_close_dyn_buf       -> avio_close_dyn_buf
282    b92c545 rename url_open_dyn_buf        -> avio_open_dyn_buf
283    8978fed introduce an AVIOContext.seekable field as a replacement for
284            AVIOContext.is_streamed and url_is_streamed()
285    b64030f deprecate get_checksum()
286    4c4427a deprecate init_checksum()
287    4ec153b deprecate udp_set_remote_url/get_local_port
288    933e90a deprecate av_url_read_fseek/fpause
289    8d9769a deprecate url_fileno
290    b7f2fdd rename put_flush_packet -> avio_flush
291    35f1023 deprecate url_close_buf
292    83fddae deprecate url_open_buf
293    d9d86e0 rename url_fprintf -> avio_printf
294    59f65d9 deprecate url_setbufsize
295    3e68b3b deprecate url_ferror
296    66e5b1d deprecate url_feof
297    e8bb2e2 deprecate url_fget_max_packet_size
298    76aa876 rename url_fsize -> avio_size
299    e519753 deprecate url_fgetc
300    655e45e deprecate url_fgets
301    a2704c9 rename url_ftell -> avio_tell
302    e16ead0 deprecate get_strz() in favor of avio_get_str
303    0300db8,2af07d3 rename url_fskip -> avio_skip
304    6b4aa5d rename url_fseek -> avio_seek
305    61840b4 deprecate put_tag
306    22a3212 rename url_fopen/fclose -> avio_open/close.
307    0ac8e2b deprecate put_nbyte
308    77eb550 rename put_byte          -> avio_w8
309                   put_[b/l]e<type>  -> avio_w[b/l]<type>
310                   put_buffer        -> avio_write
311    b7effd4 rename get_byte          -> avio_r8,
312                   get_[b/l]e<type>  -> avio_r[b/l]<type>
313                   get_buffer        -> avio_read
314    b3db9ce deprecate get_partial_buffer
315    8d9ac96 rename av_alloc_put_byte -> avio_alloc_context
316
3172011-03-25 - 34b47d7 - lavc 52.115.0 - AVCodecContext.audio_service_type
318  Add audio_service_type field to AVCodecContext.
319
3202011-03-02 - 863c471 - lavf  52.103.0 - av_pkt_dump2, av_pkt_dump_log2
321  Add new functions av_pkt_dump2, av_pkt_dump_log2 that uses the
322  source stream timebase for outputting timestamps. Deprecate
323  av_pkt_dump and av_pkt_dump_log.
324
3252011-02-20 - e731b8d - lavf  52.102.0 - avio.h
326  * e731b8d - rename init_put_byte() to ffio_init_context(), deprecating the
327              original, and move it to a private header so it is no longer
328              part of our public API. Instead, use av_alloc_put_byte().
329  * ae628ec - rename ByteIOContext to AVIOContext.
330
3312011-02-16 - 09d171b - lavf  52.101.0 - avformat.h
332                       lavu  52.39.0  - parseutils.h
333  * 610219a - Add av_ prefix to dump_format().
334  * f6c7375 - Replace parse_date() in lavf with av_parse_time() in lavu.
335  * ab0287f - Move find_info_tag from lavf to lavu and add av_prefix to it.
336
3372011-02-15 - lavu 52.38.0 - merge libavcore
338  libavcore is merged back completely into libavutil
339
3402011-02-10 - 55bad0c - lavc 52.113.0 - vbv_delay
341  Add vbv_delay field to AVCodecContext
342
3432011-02-14 - 24a83bd - lavf 52.100.0 - AV_DISPOSITION_CLEAN_EFFECTS
344  Add AV_DISPOSITION_CLEAN_EFFECTS disposition flag.
345
3462011-02-14 - 910b5b8 - lavfi 1.76.0 - AVFilterLink sample_aspect_ratio
347  Add sample_aspect_ratio field to AVFilterLink.
348
3492011-02-10 - 12c14cd - lavf 52.99.0 - AVStream.disposition
350  Add AV_DISPOSITION_HEARING_IMPAIRED and AV_DISPOSITION_VISUAL_IMPAIRED.
351
3522011-02-09 - 5592734 - lavc 52.112.0 - avcodec_thread_init()
353  Deprecate avcodec_thread_init()/avcodec_thread_free() use; instead
354  set thread_count before calling avcodec_open.
355
3562011-02-09 - 778b08a - lavc 52.111.0 - threading API
357  Add CODEC_CAP_FRAME_THREADS with new restrictions on get_buffer()/
358  release_buffer()/draw_horiz_band() callbacks for appropriate codecs.
359  Add thread_type and active_thread_type fields to AVCodecContext.
360
3612011-02-08 - 3940caa - lavf 52.98.0 - av_probe_input_buffer
362  Add av_probe_input_buffer() to avformat.h for probing format from a
363  ByteIOContext.
364
3652011-02-06 - fe174fc - lavf 52.97.0 - avio.h
366  Add flag for non-blocking protocols: URL_FLAG_NONBLOCK
367
3682011-02-04 - f124b08 - lavf 52.96.0 - avformat_free_context()
369  Add avformat_free_context() in avformat.h.
370
3712011-02-03 - f5b82f4 - lavc 52.109.0 - add CODEC_ID_PRORES
372  Add CODEC_ID_PRORES to avcodec.h.
373
3742011-02-03 - fe9a3fb - lavc 52.109.0 - H.264 profile defines
375  Add defines for H.264 * Constrained Baseline and Intra profiles
376
3772011-02-02 - lavf 52.95.0
378  * 50196a9 - add a new installed header version.h.
379  * 4efd5cf, dccbd97, 93b78d1 - add several variants of public
380    avio_{put,get}_str* functions.  Deprecate corresponding semi-public
381    {put,get}_str*.
382
3832011-02-02 - dfd2a00 - lavu 50.37.0 - log.h
384  Make av_dlog public.
385
3862011-01-15 - r26374 - lavfi 1.74.0 - AVFilterBufferRefAudioProps
387  Rename AVFilterBufferRefAudioProps.samples_nb to nb_samples.
388
3892011-01-14 - r26330 - lavf 52.93.0 - av_metadata_copy()
390  Add av_metadata_copy() in avformat.h.
391
3922011-01-07 - r26262 - lavc 52.107.0 - deprecate reordered_opaque
393  Deprecate reordered_opaque in favor of pkt_pts/dts.
394
3952011-01-07 - r26261 - lavc 52.106.0 - pkt_dts
396  Add pkt_dts to AVFrame, this will in the future allow multithreading decoders
397  to not mess up dts.
398
3992011-01-07 - r26260 - lavc 52.105.0 - pkt_pts
400  Add pkt_pts to AVFrame.
401
4022011-01-07 - r26259 - lavc 52.104.0 - av_get_profile_name()
403  Add av_get_profile_name to libavcodec/avcodec.h.
404
4052010-12-27 - r26108 - lavfi 1.71.0 - AV_PERM_NEG_LINESIZES
406  Add AV_PERM_NEG_LINESIZES in avfilter.h.
407
4082010-12-27 - r26104 - lavf 52.91.0 - av_find_best_stream()
409  Add av_find_best_stream to libavformat/avformat.h.
410
4112010-12-27 - r26103 - lavf 52.90.0
412  Add AVFMT_NOSTREAMS flag for formats with no streams,
413  like e.g. text metadata.
414
4152010-12-22 - r26073 - lavu 50.36.0 - file.h
416  Add functions av_file_map() and av_file_unmap() in file.h.
417
4182010-12-19 - r26056 - lavu 50.35.0 - error.h
419  Add "not found" error codes:
420  AVERROR_DEMUXER_NOT_FOUND
421  AVERROR_MUXER_NOT_FOUND
422  AVERROR_DECODER_NOT_FOUND
423  AVERROR_ENCODER_NOT_FOUND
424  AVERROR_PROTOCOL_NOT_FOUND
425  AVERROR_FILTER_NOT_FOUND
426  AVERROR_BSF_NOT_FOUND
427  AVERROR_STREAM_NOT_FOUND
428
4292010-12-09 - r25923 - lavcore 0.16.0 - avcore.h
430  Move AV_NOPTS_VALUE, AV_TIME_BASE, AV_TIME_BASE_Q symbols from
431  avcodec.h to avcore.h.
432
4332010-12-04 - r25886 - lavc 52.98.0 - CODEC_CAP_NEG_LINESIZES
434  Add CODEC_CAP_NEG_LINESIZES codec capability flag in avcodec.h.
435
4362010-12-04 - r25879 - lavu 50.34.0 - av_get_pix_fmt_string()
437  Deprecate avcodec_pix_fmt_string() in favor of
438  pixdesc.h/av_get_pix_fmt_string().
439
4402010-12-04 - r25878 - lavcore 0.15.0 - av_image_alloc()
441  Add av_image_alloc() to libavcore/imgutils.h.
442
4432010-12-02 - r25862 - lavfi 1.67.0 - avfilter_graph_create_filter()
444  Add function avfilter_graph_create_filter() in avfiltergraph.h.
445
4462010-11-25 - r25826 - lavfi 1.65.0 - avfilter_get_video_buffer_ref_from_arrays()
447  Add function avfilter_get_video_buffer_ref_from_arrays() in
448  avfilter.h.
449
4502010-11-21 - r25787 - lavcore 0.14.0 - audioconvert.h
451  Add a public audio channel API in audioconvert.h, and deprecate the
452  corresponding functions in libavcodec:
453  avcodec_get_channel_name()
454  avcodec_get_channel_layout()
455  avcodec_get_channel_layout_string()
456  avcodec_channel_layout_num_channels()
457  and the CH_* macros defined in libavcodec/avcodec.h.
458
4592010-11-21 - r25777 - lavf 52.85.0 - avformat.h
460  Add av_append_packet().
461
4622010-11-21 - r25776 - lavc 52.97.0 - avcodec.h
463  Add av_grow_packet().
464
4652010-11-17 - r25761 - lavcore 0.13.0 - parseutils.h
466  Add av_parse_color() declared in libavcore/parseutils.h.
467
4682010-11-13 - r25745 - lavc 52.95.0 - AVCodecContext
469  Add AVCodecContext.subtitle_header and AVCodecContext.subtitle_header_size
470  fields.
471
4722010-11-13 - r25740 - lavfi 1.62.0 - avfiltergraph.h
473  Make avfiltergraph.h public.
474
4752010-11-13 - r25737 - lavfi 1.61.0 - avfiltergraph.h
476  Remove declarations from avfiltergraph.h for the functions:
477  avfilter_graph_check_validity()
478  avfilter_graph_config_links()
479  avfilter_graph_config_formats()
480  which are now internal.
481  Use avfilter_graph_config() instead.
482
4832010-11-08 - r25708 - lavu 50.33.0 - eval.h
484  Deprecate functions:
485  av_parse_and_eval_expr(),
486  av_parse_expr(),
487  av_eval_expr(),
488  av_free_expr(),
489  in favor of the functions:
490  av_expr_parse_and_eval(),
491  av_expr_parse(),
492  av_expr_eval(),
493  av_expr_free().
494
4952010-11-08 - r25707 - lavfi 1.59.0 - avfilter_free()
496  Rename avfilter_destroy() to avfilter_free().
497  This change breaks libavfilter API/ABI.
498
4992010-11-07 - r25705 - lavfi 1.58.0 - avfiltergraph.h
500  Remove graphparser.h header, move AVFilterInOut and
501  avfilter_graph_parse() declarations to libavfilter/avfiltergraph.h.
502
5032010-11-07 - r25700 - lavfi 1.57.0 - AVFilterInOut
504  Rename field AVFilterInOut.filter to AVFilterInOut.filter_ctx.
505  This change breaks libavfilter API.
506
5072010-11-04 - r25674 - lavfi 1.56.0 - avfilter_graph_free()
508  Rename avfilter_graph_destroy() to avfilter_graph_free().
509  This change breaks libavfilter API/ABI.
510
5112010-11-04 - r25673 - lavfi 1.55.0 - avfilter_graph_alloc()
512  Add avfilter_graph_alloc() to libavfilter/avfiltergraph.h.
513
5142010-11-02 - r25654 - lavcore 0.12.0 - av_get_bits_per_sample_fmt()
515  Add av_get_bits_per_sample_fmt() to libavcore/samplefmt.h and
516  deprecate av_get_bits_per_sample_format().
517
5182010-11-02 - r25653 - lavcore 0.11.0 - samplefmt.h
519  Add sample format functions in libavcore/samplefmt.h:
520  av_get_sample_fmt_name(),
521  av_get_sample_fmt(),
522  av_get_sample_fmt_string(),
523  and deprecate the corresponding libavcodec/audioconvert.h functions:
524  avcodec_get_sample_fmt_name(),
525  avcodec_get_sample_fmt(),
526  avcodec_sample_fmt_string().
527
5282010-11-02 - r25652 - lavcore 0.10.0 - samplefmt.h
529  Define enum AVSampleFormat in libavcore/samplefmt.h, deprecate enum
530  SampleFormat.
531
5322010-10-16 - r25502 - lavfi 1.52.0 - avfilter_graph_config()
533  Add the function avfilter_graph_config() in avfiltergraph.h.
534
5352010-10-15 - r25493 - lavf 52.83.0 - metadata API
536  Change demuxers to export metadata in generic format and
537  muxers to accept generic format. Deprecate the public
538  conversion API.
539
5402010-10-10 - r25441 - lavfi 1.49.0 - AVFilterLink.time_base
541  Add time_base field to AVFilterLink.
542
5432010-09-27 - r25236 - lavu 50.31.0 - av_set_options_string()
544  Move av_set_options_string() from libavfilter/parseutils.h to
545  libavutil/opt.h.
546
5472010-09-27 - r25227 - lavfi 1.47.0 - AVFilterLink
548  Make the AVFilterLink fields srcpad and dstpad store the pointers to
549  the source and destination pads, rather than their indexes.
550
5512010-09-27 - r25225 - lavu 50.30.0 - av_get_token()
552  Move av_get_token() from libavfilter/parseutils.h to
553  libavutil/avstring.h.
554
5552010-09-26 - r32368 - lsws 0.12.0 - swscale.h
556  Add the functions sws_alloc_context() and sws_init_context().
557
5582010-09-26 - r25210 - lavu 50.29.0 - opt.h
559  Move libavcodec/opt.h to libavutil/opt.h.
560
5612010-09-24 - r25174 - lavu 50.28.0 - av_log_set_flags()
562  Default of av_log() changed due to many problems to the old no repeat
563  detection. Read the docs of AV_LOG_SKIP_REPEATED in log.h before
564  enabling it for your app!.
565
5662010-09-24 - r25167 - lavc 52.90.0 - av_opt_show2()
567  Deprecate av_opt_show() in favor or av_opt_show2().
568
5692010-09-14 - r25120 - lavu 50.27.0 - av_popcount()
570  Add av_popcount() to libavutil/common.h.
571
5722010-09-08 - r25076 - lavu 50.26.0 - av_get_cpu_flags()
573  Add av_get_cpu_flags().
574
5752010-09-07 - r25067 - lavcore 0.9.0 - av_image_copy()
576  Add av_image_copy().
577
5782010-09-07 - r25064 - lavcore 0.8.0 - av_image_copy_plane()
579  Add av_image_copy_plane().
580
5812010-09-07 - r25057 - lavcore 0.7.0 - imgutils.h
582  Adopt hierarchical scheme for the imgutils.h function names,
583  deprecate the old names.
584
5852010-09-04 - r25040 - lavu 50.25.0 - AV_CPU_FLAG_*
586  Deprecate the FF_MM_* flags defined in libavcodec/avcodec.h in favor
587  of the AV_CPU_FLAG_* flags defined in libavutil/cpu.h.
588
5892010-08-26 - r24936 - lavc 52.87.0 - avcodec_get_channel_layout()
590  Add avcodec_get_channel_layout() in audioconvert.h.
591
5922010-08-20 - r24851 - lavcore 0.6.0 - av_fill_image_max_pixsteps()
593  Rename av_fill_image_max_pixstep() to av_fill_image_max_pixsteps().
594
5952010-08-18 - r24827 - lavcore 0.5.0 - av_fill_image_max_pixstep()
596  Add av_fill_image_max_pixstep() in imgutils.h.
597
5982010-08-17 - r24814 - lavu 50.24.0 - AV_NE()
599  Add the AV_NE macro.
600
6012010-08-17 - r24811 - lavfi 1.36.0 - audio framework
602  Implement AVFilterBufferRefAudioProps struct for audio properties,
603  get_audio_buffer(), filter_samples() functions and related changes.
604
6052010-08-12 - r24787 - lavcore 0.4.0 - av_get_image_linesize()
606  Add av_get_image_linesize() in imgutils.h.
607
6082010-08-11 - r24773 - lavfi 1.34.0 - AVFilterBufferRef
609  Resize data and linesize arrays in AVFilterBufferRef to 8.
610
611  This change breaks libavfilter API/ABI.
612
6132010-08-11 - r24768 - lavc 52.85.0 - av_picture_data_copy()
614  Add av_picture_data_copy in avcodec.h.
615
6162010-08-11 - r24765 - lavfi 1.33.0 - avfilter_open()
617  Change avfilter_open() signature:
618  AVFilterContext *avfilter_open(AVFilter *filter, const char *inst_name) ->
619  int avfilter_open(AVFilterContext **filter_ctx, AVFilter *filter, const char *inst_name);
620
621  This change breaks libavfilter API/ABI.
622
6232010-08-11 - r24763 - lavfi 1.32.0 - AVFilterBufferRef
624  Add a type field to AVFilterBufferRef, and move video specific
625  properties to AVFilterBufferRefVideoProps.
626
627  This change breaks libavfilter API/ABI.
628
6292010-08-07 - r24732 - lavfi 1.31.0 - AVFilterLink
630  Rename AVFilterLink fields:
631  AVFilterLink.srcpic    ->  AVFilterLink.src_buf
632  AVFilterLink.cur_pic   ->  AVFilterLink.cur_buf
633  AVFilterLink.outpic    ->  AVFilterLink.out_buf
634
6352010-08-07 - r24731 - lavfi 1.30.0
636  Rename functions and fields:
637  avfilter_(un)ref_pic       -> avfilter_(un)ref_buffer
638  avfilter_copy_picref_props -> avfilter_copy_buffer_ref_props
639  AVFilterBufferRef.pic      -> AVFilterBufferRef.buffer
640
6412010-08-07 - r24730 - lavfi 1.29.0 - AVFilterBufferRef
642  Rename AVFilterPicRef to AVFilterBufferRef.
643
6442010-08-07 - r24728 - lavfi 1.28.0 - AVFilterBuffer
645  Move format field from AVFilterBuffer to AVFilterPicRef.
646
6472010-08-06 - r24709 - lavcore 0.3.0 - av_check_image_size()
648  Deprecate avcodec_check_dimensions() in favor of the function
649  av_check_image_size() defined in libavcore/imgutils.h.
650
6512010-07-30 - r24592 - lavfi 1.27.0 - AVFilterBuffer
652  Increase size of the arrays AVFilterBuffer.data and
653  AVFilterBuffer.linesize from 4 to 8.
654
655  This change breaks libavfilter ABI.
656
6572010-07-29 - r24583 - lavcore 0.2.0 - imgutils.h
658  Add functions av_fill_image_linesizes() and
659  av_fill_image_pointers(), declared in libavcore/imgutils.h.
660
6612010-07-27 - r24518 - lavcore 0.1.0 - parseutils.h
662  Deprecate av_parse_video_frame_size() and av_parse_video_frame_rate()
663  defined in libavcodec in favor of the newly added functions
664  av_parse_video_size() and av_parse_video_rate() declared in
665  libavcore/parseutils.h.
666
6672010-07-23 - r24439 - lavu 50.23.0 - mathematics.h
668  Add the M_PHI constant definition.
669
6702010-07-22 - r24424 - lavfi 1.26.0 - media format generalization
671  Add a type field to AVFilterLink.
672
673  Change the field types:
674  enum PixelFormat format   -> int format   in AVFilterBuffer
675  enum PixelFormat *formats -> int *formats in AVFilterFormats
676  enum PixelFormat *format  -> int format   in AVFilterLink
677
678  Change the function signatures:
679  AVFilterFormats *avfilter_make_format_list(const enum PixelFormat *pix_fmts); ->
680  AVFilterFormats *avfilter_make_format_list(const int *fmts);
681
682  int avfilter_add_colorspace(AVFilterFormats **avff, enum PixelFormat pix_fmt); ->
683  int avfilter_add_format    (AVFilterFormats **avff, int fmt);
684
685  AVFilterFormats *avfilter_all_colorspaces(void); ->
686  AVFilterFormats *avfilter_all_formats    (enum AVMediaType type);
687
688  This change breaks libavfilter API/ABI.
689
6902010-07-21 - r24393 - lavcore 0.0.0
691  Add libavcore.
692
6932010-07-17 - r24291 - lavfi 1.25.0 - AVFilterBuffer
694  Remove w and h fields from AVFilterBuffer.
695
6962010-07-17 - r24284 - lavfi 1.24.0 - AVFilterBuffer
697  Rename AVFilterPic to AVFilterBuffer.
698
6992010-07-17 - r24278 - lavf 52.74.0 - url_fskip()
700  Make url_fskip() return an int error code instead of void.
701
7022010-07-11 - r24199 - lavc 52.83.0
703  Add AVCodecContext.lpc_type and AVCodecContext.lpc_passes fields.
704  Add AVLPCType enum.
705  Deprecate AVCodecContext.use_lpc.
706
7072010-07-11 - r24185 - lavc 52.82.0 - avsubtitle_free()
708  Add a function for free the contents of a AVSubtitle generated by
709  avcodec_decode_subtitle.
710
7112010-07-11 - r24174 - lavu 50.22.0 - bswap.h and intreadwrite.h
712  Make the bswap.h and intreadwrite.h API public.
713
7142010-07-08 - r24101 - lavu 50.21.0 - pixdesc.h
715  Rename read/write_line() to av_read/write_image_line().
716
7172010-07-07 - r24091 - lavfi 1.21.0 - avfilter_copy_picref_props()
718  Add avfilter_copy_picref_props().
719
7202010-07-03 - r24021 - lavc 52.79.0
721  Add FF_COMPLIANCE_UNOFFICIAL and change all instances of
722  FF_COMPLIANCE_INOFFICIAL to use FF_COMPLIANCE_UNOFFICIAL.
723
7242010-07-02 - r23985 - lavu 50.20.0 - lfg.h
725  Export av_lfg_init(), av_lfg_get(), av_mlfg_get(), and av_bmg_get() through
726  lfg.h.
727
7282010-06-28 - r23835 - lavfi 1.20.1 - av_parse_color()
729  Extend av_parse_color() syntax, make it accept an alpha value specifier and
730  set the alpha value to 255 by default.
731
7322010-06-22 - r23706 - lavf 52.71.0 - URLProtocol.priv_data_size, priv_data_class
733  Add priv_data_size and priv_data_class to URLProtocol.
734
7352010-06-22 - r23704 - lavf 52.70.0 - url_alloc(), url_connect()
736  Add url_alloc() and url_connect().
737
7382010-06-22 - r23702 - lavf 52.69.0 - av_register_protocol2()
739  Add av_register_protocol2(), deprecating av_register_protocol().
740
7412010-06-09 - r23551 - lavu 50.19.0 - av_compare_mod()
742  Add av_compare_mod() to libavutil/mathematics.h.
743
7442010-06-05 - r23485 - lavu 50.18.0 - eval API
745  Make the eval API public.
746
7472010-06-04 - r23461 - lavu 50.17.0 - AV_BASE64_SIZE
748  Add AV_BASE64_SIZE() macro.
749
7502010-06-02 - r23421 - lavc 52.73.0 - av_get_codec_tag_string()
751  Add av_get_codec_tag_string().
752
7532010-06-01 - r31301 - lsws 0.11.0 - convertPalette API
754  Add sws_convertPalette8ToPacked32() and sws_convertPalette8ToPacked24().
755
7562010-05-26 - r23334 - lavc 52.72.0 - CODEC_CAP_EXPERIMENTAL
757  Add CODEC_CAP_EXPERIMENTAL flag.
758  NOTE: this was backported to 0.6
759
7602010-05-23 - r23255 - lavu 50.16.0 - av_get_random_seed()
761  Add av_get_random_seed().
762
7632010-05-18 - r23161 - lavf 52.63.0 - AVFMT_FLAG_RTP_HINT
764  Add AVFMT_FLAG_RTP_HINT as possible value for AVFormatContext.flags.
765  NOTE: this was backported to 0.6
766
7672010-05-09 - r23066 - lavfi 1.20.0 - AVFilterPicRef
768  Add interlaced and top_field_first fields to AVFilterPicRef.
769
770------------------------------8<-------------------------------------
771                   0.6 branch was cut here
772----------------------------->8--------------------------------------
773
7742010-05-01 - r23002 - lavf 52.62.0 - probe function
775  Add av_probe_input_format2 to API, it allows ignoring probe
776  results below given score and returns the actual probe score.
777
7782010-04-01 - r22806 - lavf 52.61.0 - metadata API
779  Add a flag for av_metadata_set2() to disable overwriting of
780  existing tags.
781
7822010-04-01 - r22753 - lavc 52.66.0
783  Add avcodec_get_edge_width().
784
7852010-03-31 - r22750 - lavc 52.65.0
786  Add avcodec_copy_context().
787
7882010-03-31 - r22748 - lavf 52.60.0 - av_match_ext()
789  Make av_match_ext() public.
790
7912010-03-31 - r22736 - lavu 50.14.0 - AVMediaType
792  Move AVMediaType enum from libavcodec to libavutil.
793
7942010-03-31 - r22735 - lavc 52.64.0 - AVMediaType
795  Define AVMediaType enum, and use it instead of enum CodecType, which
796  is deprecated and will be dropped at the next major bump.
797
7982010-03-25 - r22684 - lavu 50.13.0 - av_strerror()
799  Implement av_strerror().
800
8012010-03-23 - r22649 - lavc 52.60.0 - av_dct_init()
802  Support DCT-I and DST-I.
803
8042010-03-15 - r22540 - lavf 52.56.0 - AVFormatContext.start_time_realtime
805  Add AVFormatContext.start_time_realtime field.
806
8072010-03-13 - r22506 - lavfi 1.18.0 - AVFilterPicRef.pos
808  Add AVFilterPicRef.pos field.
809
8102010-03-13 - r22501 - lavu 50.12.0 - error.h
811  Move error code definitions from libavcodec/avcodec.h to
812  the new public header libavutil/error.h.
813
8142010-03-07 - r22291 - lavc 52.56.0 - avfft.h
815  Add public FFT interface.
816
8172010-03-06 - r22251 - lavu 50.11.0 - av_stristr()
818  Add av_stristr().
819
8202010-03-03 - r22174 - lavu 50.10.0 - av_tree_enumerate()
821  Add av_tree_enumerate().
822
8232010-02-07 - r21673 - lavu 50.9.0 - av_compare_ts()
824  Add av_compare_ts().
825
8262010-02-05 - r30513 - lsws 0.10.0 - sws_getCoefficients()
827  Add sws_getCoefficients().
828
8292010-02-01 - r21587 - lavf 52.50.0 - metadata API
830  Add a list of generic tag names, change 'author' -> 'artist',
831  'year' -> 'date'.
832
8332010-01-30 - r21545 - lavu 50.8.0 - av_get_pix_fmt()
834  Add av_get_pix_fmt().
835
8362010-01-21 - r30381 - lsws 0.9.0 - sws_scale()
837  Change constness attributes of sws_scale() parameters.
838
8392010-01-10 - r21121 - lavfi 1.15.0 - avfilter_graph_config_links()
840  Add a log_ctx parameter to avfilter_graph_config_links().
841
8422010-01-07 - r30236 - lsws 0.8.0 - sws_isSupported{In,Out}put()
843  Add sws_isSupportedInput() and sws_isSupportedOutput() functions.
844
8452010-01-06 - r21035 - lavfi 1.14.0 - avfilter_add_colorspace()
846  Change the avfilter_add_colorspace() signature, make it accept an
847  (AVFilterFormats **) rather than an (AVFilterFormats *) as before.
848
8492010-01-03 - r21007 - lavfi 1.13.0 - avfilter_add_colorspace()
850  Add avfilter_add_colorspace().
851
8522010-01-02 - r20998 - lavf 52.46.0 - av_match_ext()
853  Add av_match_ext(), it should be used in place of match_ext().
854
8552010-01-01 - r20991 - lavf 52.45.0 - av_guess_format()
856  Add av_guess_format(), it should be used in place of guess_format().
857
8582009-12-13 - r20834 - lavf 52.43.0 - metadata API
859  Add av_metadata_set2(), AV_METADATA_DONT_STRDUP_KEY and
860  AV_METADATA_DONT_STRDUP_VAL.
861
8622009-12-13 - r20829 - lavu 50.7.0 - avstring.h API
863  Add av_d2str().
864
8652009-12-13 - r20826 - lavc 52.42.0 - AVStream
866  Add avg_frame_rate.
867
8682009-12-12 - r20808 - lavu 50.6.0 - av_bmg_next()
869  Introduce the av_bmg_next() function.
870
8712009-12-05 - r20734 - lavfi 1.12.0 - avfilter_draw_slice()
872  Add a slice_dir parameter to avfilter_draw_slice().
873
8742009-11-26 - r20611 - lavfi 1.11.0 - AVFilter
875  Remove the next field from AVFilter, this is not anymore required.
876
8772009-11-25 - r20607 - lavfi 1.10.0 - avfilter_next()
878  Introduce the avfilter_next() function.
879
8802009-11-25 - r20605 - lavfi 1.9.0 - avfilter_register()
881  Change the signature of avfilter_register() to make it return an
882  int. This is required since now the registration operation may fail.
883
8842009-11-25 - r20603 - lavu 50.5.0 - pixdesc.h API
885  Make the pixdesc.h API public.
886
8872009-10-27 - r20385 - lavfi 1.5.0 - AVFilter.next
888  Add a next field to AVFilter, this is used for simplifying the
889  registration and management of the registered filters.
890
8912009-10-23 - r20356 - lavfi 1.4.1 - AVFilter.description
892  Add a description field to AVFilter.
893
8942009-10-19 - r20302 - lavfi 1.3.0 - avfilter_make_format_list()
895  Change the interface of avfilter_make_format_list() from
896  avfilter_make_format_list(int n, ...) to
897  avfilter_make_format_list(enum PixelFormat *pix_fmts).
898
8992009-10-18 - r20272 - lavfi 1.0.0 - avfilter_get_video_buffer()
900  Make avfilter_get_video_buffer() recursive and add the w and h
901  parameters to it.
902
9032009-10-07 - r20189 - lavfi 0.5.1 - AVFilterPic
904  Add w and h fields to AVFilterPic.
905
9062009-06-22 - r19250 - lavf 52.34.1 - AVFormatContext.packet_size
907  This is now an unsigned int instead of a signed int.
908
9092009-06-19 - r19222 - lavc 52.32.0 - AVSubtitle.pts
910  Add a pts field to AVSubtitle which gives the subtitle packet pts
911  in AV_TIME_BASE. Some subtitle de-/encoders (e.g. XSUB) will
912  not work right without this.
913
9142009-06-03 - r19078 - lavc 52.30.2 - AV_PKT_FLAG_KEY
915  PKT_FLAG_KEY has been deprecated and will be dropped at the next
916  major version. Use AV_PKT_FLAG_KEY instead.
917
9182009-06-01 - r19025 - lavc 52.30.0 - av_lockmgr_register()
919  av_lockmgr_register() can be used to register a callback function
920  that lavc (and in the future, libraries that depend on lavc) can use
921  to implement mutexes. The application should provide a callback function
922  that implements the AV_LOCK_* operations described in avcodec.h.
923  When the lock manager is registered, FFmpeg is guaranteed to behave
924  correctly in a multi-threaded application.
925
9262009-04-30 - r18719 - lavc 52.28.0 - av_free_packet()
927  av_free_packet() is no longer an inline function. It is now exported.
928
9292009-04-11 - r18431 - lavc 52.25.0 - deprecate av_destruct_packet_nofree()
930  Please use NULL instead. This has been supported since r16506
931  (lavf > 52.23.1, lavc > 52.10.0).
932
9332009-04-07 - r18351 - lavc 52.23.0 - avcodec_decode_video/audio/subtitle
934  The old decoding functions are deprecated, all new code should use the
935  new functions avcodec_decode_video2(), avcodec_decode_audio3() and
936  avcodec_decode_subtitle2(). These new functions take an AVPacket *pkt
937  argument instead of a const uint8_t *buf / int buf_size pair.
938
9392009-04-03 - r18321 - lavu 50.3.0 - av_fifo_space()
940  Introduce the av_fifo_space() function.
941
9422009-04-02 - r18317 - lavc 52.23.0 - AVPacket
943  Move AVPacket declaration from libavformat/avformat.h to
944  libavcodec/avcodec.h.
945
9462009-03-22 - r18163 - lavu 50.2.0 - RGB32 pixel formats
947  Convert the pixel formats PIX_FMT_ARGB, PIX_FMT_RGBA, PIX_FMT_ABGR,
948  PIX_FMT_BGRA, which were defined as macros, into enum PixelFormat values.
949  Conversely PIX_FMT_RGB32, PIX_FMT_RGB32_1, PIX_FMT_BGR32 and
950  PIX_FMT_BGR32_1 are now macros.
951  avcodec_get_pix_fmt() now recognizes the "rgb32" and "bgr32" aliases.
952  Re-sort the enum PixelFormat list accordingly.
953  This change breaks API/ABI backward compatibility.
954
9552009-03-22 - r18133 - lavu 50.1.0 - PIX_FMT_RGB5X5 endian variants
956  Add the enum PixelFormat values:
957  PIX_FMT_RGB565BE, PIX_FMT_RGB565LE, PIX_FMT_RGB555BE, PIX_FMT_RGB555LE,
958  PIX_FMT_BGR565BE, PIX_FMT_BGR565LE, PIX_FMT_BGR555BE, PIX_FMT_BGR555LE.
959
9602009-03-21 - r18116 - lavu 50.0.0  - av_random*
961  The Mersenne Twister PRNG implemented through the av_random* functions
962  was removed. Use the lagged Fibonacci PRNG through the av_lfg* functions
963  instead.
964
9652009-03-08 - r17869 - lavu 50.0.0  - AVFifoBuffer
966  av_fifo_init, av_fifo_read, av_fifo_write and av_fifo_realloc were dropped
967  and replaced by av_fifo_alloc, av_fifo_generic_read, av_fifo_generic_write
968  and av_fifo_realloc2.
969  In addition, the order of the function arguments of av_fifo_generic_read
970  was changed to match av_fifo_generic_write.
971  The AVFifoBuffer/struct AVFifoBuffer may only be used in an opaque way by
972  applications, they may not use sizeof() or directly access members.
973
9742009-03-01 - r17682 - lavf 52.31.0 - Generic metadata API
975  Introduce a new metadata API (see av_metadata_get() and friends).
976  The old API is now deprecated and should not be used anymore. This especially
977  includes the following structure fields:
978    - AVFormatContext.title
979    - AVFormatContext.author
980    - AVFormatContext.copyright
981    - AVFormatContext.comment
982    - AVFormatContext.album
983    - AVFormatContext.year
984    - AVFormatContext.track
985    - AVFormatContext.genre
986    - AVStream.language
987    - AVStream.filename
988    - AVProgram.provider_name
989    - AVProgram.name
990    - AVChapter.title
991