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1 files changed, 21 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/ext/libav/gstavutils.h b/ext/libav/gstavutils.h
index d18b979..7b41b66 100644
--- a/ext/libav/gstavutils.h
+++ b/ext/libav/gstavutils.h
@@ -29,6 +29,26 @@
#include <gst/gst.h>
+/* Introduced since ffmpeg version 4.3
+ *
+ * Note: Not all ffmpeg encoders seem to be reusable after flushing/draining.
+ * So if ffmpeg encoder doesn't support it, we should reopen encoding session.
+ *
+ * Before ffmpeg 4.3, avcodec_flush_buffers() was implemented in
+ * libavcodec/decodec.c but it was moved to libavcodec/utils.c and it would be
+ * accepted if encoder supports AV_CODEC_CAP_ENCODER_FLUSH flag.
+ * That implies that avcodec_flush_buffers() wasn't intended to be working
+ * properly for encoders.
+ */
+#ifndef AV_CODEC_CAP_ENCODER_FLUSH
+/*
+ * This encoder can be flushed using avcodec_flush_buffers(). If this flag is
+ * not set, the encoder must be closed and reopened to ensure that no frames
+ * remain pending.
+ */
+#define AV_CODEC_CAP_ENCODER_FLUSH (1 << 21)
+#endif
+
/*
*Get the size of an picture
*/
@@ -79,7 +99,7 @@ gst_ffmpeg_time_gst_to_ff (guint64 time, AVRational base)
return out;
}
-void
+void
gst_ffmpeg_init_pix_fmt_info(void);
int