The format is a per-frame property, having it in AVFrame simplify the operation of extraction of that information, since avoids the need to access the codec/stream context.
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| 14 | API changes, most recent first: | 14 | API changes, most recent first: |
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| 16 | 2011-05-07 - xxxxxxx - lavc 53.5.0 - AVFrame | ||
| 17 | Add format field to AVFrame. | ||
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| 16 | 2011-05-07 - xxxxxxx - lavc 53.4.0 - AVFrame | 19 | 2011-05-07 - xxxxxxx - lavc 53.4.0 - AVFrame |
| 17 | Add width and height fields to AVFrame. | 20 | Add width and height fields to AVFrame. |
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