[FFmpeg-devel] How to write frames in a memory buffer, instead of a file?

[Cristiano Belloni]

Cristiano Belloni wrote:
> Hi to all,
>
> I'm using ffmpeg to encode H263 and MPEG4 videos.
>
> I take frames from a shared memory buffer, and encode them in a file, 
> opening it with the url_fopen() function, and writing on it with 
> av_write_frame() after the avcodec_encode_video() call.
>
> As I' m streaming rtp packets with live555, I'd like to know if it's 
> possible to store in a memory buffer the frame I would write on the file 
> with the av_write_frame() function I use now.
>
> And if it's possible, how do you do it? (which functions of the API do 
> you use, and how?)
>
> Thanks to you all,
>
> Regards,
>
> Cristiano.
>
>   
I found this thread here: 
http://lists.mplayerhq.hu/pipermail/ffmpeg-devel/2007-March/024867.html

It says:

> [...] the suggested method of passing a pointer 
> through an url string is probably more robust against libavformat 
> internal changes. [...]

Is it possible to pass a pointer to a buffer through an url string? And how?

Also, this page, http://lab.dyne.org/Ffmpeg/UseUrlProtocol, despite 
giving an example of the tcp: protocol, names the function

url_open_dyn_buf (&format_context -> pb)


Is it the way to go? if I open a dynamic buffer and av_write_frame on 
it, the frame will be in the dynamic buffer?

Please, help me! :)

Thanks,

Cristiano.


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