[FFmpeg-devel] [PATCH] ffmpeg: add option recast_media

[Gyan Doshi]

Allows forcing decoders of different media type.
Needed to decode media data muxed as data streams.
---
 doc/ffmpeg.texi      | 5 +++++
 fftools/ffmpeg_opt.c | 7 ++++++-
 2 files changed, 11 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/doc/ffmpeg.texi b/doc/ffmpeg.texi
index 7827291755..c1065086e5 100644
--- a/doc/ffmpeg.texi
+++ b/doc/ffmpeg.texi
@@ -449,6 +449,11 @@ output file already exists.
 Set number of times input stream shall be looped. Loop 0 means no loop,
 loop -1 means infinite loop.
 
+ at item -recast_media (@emph{global})
+Enable to allow forcing a decoder of a different media type than
+the one detected or designated by the demuxer. Useful for decoding
+media data muxed as data streams.
+
 @item -c[:@var{stream_specifier}] @var{codec} (@emph{input/output,per-stream})
 @itemx -codec[:@var{stream_specifier}] @var{codec} (@emph{input/output,per-stream})
 Select an encoder (when used before an output file) or a decoder (when used
diff --git a/fftools/ffmpeg_opt.c b/fftools/ffmpeg_opt.c
index a63bed54cf..76a220c21c 100644
--- a/fftools/ffmpeg_opt.c
+++ b/fftools/ffmpeg_opt.c
@@ -186,6 +186,7 @@ static int input_sync;
 static int input_stream_potentially_available = 0;
 static int ignore_unknown_streams = 0;
 static int copy_unknown_streams = 0;
+static int recast_media = 0;
 static int find_stream_info = 1;
 
 static void uninit_options(OptionsContext *o)
@@ -759,7 +760,7 @@ static const AVCodec *find_codec_or_die(const char *name, enum AVMediaType type,
         av_log(NULL, AV_LOG_FATAL, "Unknown %s '%s'\n", codec_string, name);
         exit_program(1);
     }
-    if (codec->type != type) {
+    if (codec->type != type && !recast_media) {
         av_log(NULL, AV_LOG_FATAL, "Invalid %s type '%s'\n", codec_string, name);
         exit_program(1);
     }
@@ -774,6 +775,8 @@ static const AVCodec *choose_decoder(OptionsContext *o, AVFormatContext *s, AVSt
     if (codec_name) {
         const AVCodec *codec = find_codec_or_die(codec_name, st->codecpar->codec_type, 0);
         st->codecpar->codec_id = codec->id;
+        if (recast_media && st->codecpar->codec_type != codec->type)
+            st->codecpar->codec_type = codec->type;
         return codec;
     } else
         return avcodec_find_decoder(st->codecpar->codec_id);
@@ -3429,6 +3432,8 @@ const OptionDef options[] = {
         "Ignore unknown stream types" },
     { "copy_unknown",   OPT_BOOL | OPT_EXPERT,                       {              &copy_unknown_streams },
         "Copy unknown stream types" },
+    { "recast_media",   OPT_BOOL | OPT_EXPERT,                       {              &recast_media },
+        "recast stream type in order to force a decoder of different media type" },
     { "c",              HAS_ARG | OPT_STRING | OPT_SPEC |
                         OPT_INPUT | OPT_OUTPUT,                      { .off       = OFFSET(codec_names) },
         "codec name", "codec" },
-- 
2.32.0