examples: move API examples to a dedicated dir in doc

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diff --git a/doc/examples/Makefile b/doc/examples/Makefile
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+# use pkg-config for getting CFLAGS abd LDFLAGS
+FFMPEG_LIBS=libavdevice libavformat libavfilter libavcodec libswscale libavutil
+CFLAGS+=$(shell pkg-config  --cflags $(FFMPEG_LIBS))
+LDFLAGS+=$(shell pkg-config --libs $(FFMPEG_LIBS))
+
+EXAMPLES=api-example output-example
+
+OBJS=$(addsuffix .o,$(EXAMPLES))
+
+%: %.o
+	$(CC) $< $(LDFLAGS) -o $@
+
+%.o: %.c
+	$(CC) $< $(CFLAGS) -c -o $@
+
+.phony: all clean
+
+all: $(OBJS) $(EXAMPLES)
+
+clean:
+	rm -rf $(EXAMPLES) $(OBJS)
diff --git a/doc/examples/api-example.c b/doc/examples/api-example.c
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+/*
+ * copyright (c) 2001 Fabrice Bellard
+ *
+ * This file is part of FFmpeg.
+ *
+ * FFmpeg is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+ * version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * FFmpeg is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+ * Lesser General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ * License along with FFmpeg; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA
+ */
+
+/**
+ * @file
+ * avcodec API use example.
+ *
+ * Note that this library only handles codecs (mpeg, mpeg4, etc...),
+ * not file formats (avi, vob, etc...). See library 'libavformat' for the
+ * format handling
+ */
+
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <string.h>
+
+#ifdef HAVE_AV_CONFIG_H
+#undef HAVE_AV_CONFIG_H
+#endif
+
+#include "libavcodec/avcodec.h"
+#include "libavutil/mathematics.h"
+
+#define INBUF_SIZE 4096
+#define AUDIO_INBUF_SIZE 20480
+#define AUDIO_REFILL_THRESH 4096
+
+/*
+ * Audio encoding example
+ */
+static void audio_encode_example(const char *filename)
+{
+    AVCodec *codec;
+    AVCodecContext *c= NULL;
+    int frame_size, i, j, out_size, outbuf_size;
+    FILE *f;
+    short *samples;
+    float t, tincr;
+    uint8_t *outbuf;
+
+    printf("Audio encoding\n");
+
+    /* find the MP2 encoder */
+    codec = avcodec_find_encoder(CODEC_ID_MP2);
+    if (!codec) {
+        fprintf(stderr, "codec not found\n");
+        exit(1);
+    }
+
+    c= avcodec_alloc_context();
+
+    /* put sample parameters */
+    c->bit_rate = 64000;
+    c->sample_rate = 44100;
+    c->channels = 2;
+
+    /* open it */
+    if (avcodec_open(c, codec) < 0) {
+        fprintf(stderr, "could not open codec\n");
+        exit(1);
+    }
+
+    /* the codec gives us the frame size, in samples */
+    frame_size = c->frame_size;
+    samples = malloc(frame_size * 2 * c->channels);
+    outbuf_size = 10000;
+    outbuf = malloc(outbuf_size);
+
+    f = fopen(filename, "wb");
+    if (!f) {
+        fprintf(stderr, "could not open %s\n", filename);
+        exit(1);
+    }
+
+    /* encode a single tone sound */
+    t = 0;
+    tincr = 2 * M_PI * 440.0 / c->sample_rate;
+    for(i=0;i<200;i++) {
+        for(j=0;j<frame_size;j++) {
+            samples[2*j] = (int)(sin(t) * 10000);
+            samples[2*j+1] = samples[2*j];
+            t += tincr;
+        }
+        /* encode the samples */
+        out_size = avcodec_encode_audio(c, outbuf, outbuf_size, samples);
+        fwrite(outbuf, 1, out_size, f);
+    }
+    fclose(f);
+    free(outbuf);
+    free(samples);
+
+    avcodec_close(c);
+    av_free(c);
+}
+
+/*
+ * Audio decoding.
+ */
+static void audio_decode_example(const char *outfilename, const char *filename)
+{
+    AVCodec *codec;
+    AVCodecContext *c= NULL;
+    int out_size, len;
+    FILE *f, *outfile;
+    uint8_t *outbuf;
+    uint8_t inbuf[AUDIO_INBUF_SIZE + FF_INPUT_BUFFER_PADDING_SIZE];
+    AVPacket avpkt;
+
+    av_init_packet(&avpkt);
+
+    printf("Audio decoding\n");
+
+    /* find the mpeg audio decoder */
+    codec = avcodec_find_decoder(CODEC_ID_MP2);
+    if (!codec) {
+        fprintf(stderr, "codec not found\n");
+        exit(1);
+    }
+
+    c= avcodec_alloc_context();
+
+    /* open it */
+    if (avcodec_open(c, codec) < 0) {
+        fprintf(stderr, "could not open codec\n");
+        exit(1);
+    }
+
+    outbuf = malloc(AVCODEC_MAX_AUDIO_FRAME_SIZE);
+
+    f = fopen(filename, "rb");
+    if (!f) {
+        fprintf(stderr, "could not open %s\n", filename);
+        exit(1);
+    }
+    outfile = fopen(outfilename, "wb");
+    if (!outfile) {
+        av_free(c);
+        exit(1);
+    }
+
+    /* decode until eof */
+    avpkt.data = inbuf;
+    avpkt.size = fread(inbuf, 1, AUDIO_INBUF_SIZE, f);
+
+    while (avpkt.size > 0) {
+        out_size = AVCODEC_MAX_AUDIO_FRAME_SIZE;
+        len = avcodec_decode_audio3(c, (short *)outbuf, &out_size, &avpkt);
+        if (len < 0) {
+            fprintf(stderr, "Error while decoding\n");
+            exit(1);
+        }
+        if (out_size > 0) {
+            /* if a frame has been decoded, output it */
+            fwrite(outbuf, 1, out_size, outfile);
+        }
+        avpkt.size -= len;
+        avpkt.data += len;
+        if (avpkt.size < AUDIO_REFILL_THRESH) {
+            /* Refill the input buffer, to avoid trying to decode
+             * incomplete frames. Instead of this, one could also use
+             * a parser, or use a proper container format through
+             * libavformat. */
+            memmove(inbuf, avpkt.data, avpkt.size);
+            avpkt.data = inbuf;
+            len = fread(avpkt.data + avpkt.size, 1,
+                        AUDIO_INBUF_SIZE - avpkt.size, f);
+            if (len > 0)
+                avpkt.size += len;
+        }
+    }
+
+    fclose(outfile);
+    fclose(f);
+    free(outbuf);
+
+    avcodec_close(c);
+    av_free(c);
+}
+
+/*
+ * Video encoding example
+ */
+static void video_encode_example(const char *filename)
+{
+    AVCodec *codec;
+    AVCodecContext *c= NULL;
+    int i, out_size, size, x, y, outbuf_size;
+    FILE *f;
+    AVFrame *picture;
+    uint8_t *outbuf, *picture_buf;
+
+    printf("Video encoding\n");
+
+    /* find the mpeg1 video encoder */
+    codec = avcodec_find_encoder(CODEC_ID_MPEG1VIDEO);
+    if (!codec) {
+        fprintf(stderr, "codec not found\n");
+        exit(1);
+    }
+
+    c= avcodec_alloc_context();
+    picture= avcodec_alloc_frame();
+
+    /* put sample parameters */
+    c->bit_rate = 400000;
+    /* resolution must be a multiple of two */
+    c->width = 352;
+    c->height = 288;
+    /* frames per second */
+    c->time_base= (AVRational){1,25};
+    c->gop_size = 10; /* emit one intra frame every ten frames */
+    c->max_b_frames=1;
+    c->pix_fmt = PIX_FMT_YUV420P;
+
+    /* open it */
+    if (avcodec_open(c, codec) < 0) {
+        fprintf(stderr, "could not open codec\n");
+        exit(1);
+    }
+
+    f = fopen(filename, "wb");
+    if (!f) {
+        fprintf(stderr, "could not open %s\n", filename);
+        exit(1);
+    }
+
+    /* alloc image and output buffer */
+    outbuf_size = 100000;
+    outbuf = malloc(outbuf_size);
+    size = c->width * c->height;
+    picture_buf = malloc((size * 3) / 2); /* size for YUV 420 */
+
+    picture->data[0] = picture_buf;
+    picture->data[1] = picture->data[0] + size;
+    picture->data[2] = picture->data[1] + size / 4;
+    picture->linesize[0] = c->width;
+    picture->linesize[1] = c->width / 2;
+    picture->linesize[2] = c->width / 2;
+
+    /* encode 1 second of video */
+    for(i=0;i<25;i++) {
+        fflush(stdout);
+        /* prepare a dummy image */
+        /* Y */
+        for(y=0;y<c->height;y++) {
+            for(x=0;x<c->width;x++) {
+                picture->data[0][y * picture->linesize[0] + x] = x + y + i * 3;
+            }
+        }
+
+        /* Cb and Cr */
+        for(y=0;y<c->height/2;y++) {
+            for(x=0;x<c->width/2;x++) {
+                picture->data[1][y * picture->linesize[1] + x] = 128 + y + i * 2;
+                picture->data[2][y * picture->linesize[2] + x] = 64 + x + i * 5;
+            }
+        }
+
+        /* encode the image */
+        out_size = avcodec_encode_video(c, outbuf, outbuf_size, picture);
+        printf("encoding frame %3d (size=%5d)\n", i, out_size);
+        fwrite(outbuf, 1, out_size, f);
+    }
+
+    /* get the delayed frames */
+    for(; out_size; i++) {
+        fflush(stdout);
+
+        out_size = avcodec_encode_video(c, outbuf, outbuf_size, NULL);
+        printf("write frame %3d (size=%5d)\n", i, out_size);
+        fwrite(outbuf, 1, out_size, f);
+    }
+
+    /* add sequence end code to have a real mpeg file */
+    outbuf[0] = 0x00;
+    outbuf[1] = 0x00;
+    outbuf[2] = 0x01;
+    outbuf[3] = 0xb7;
+    fwrite(outbuf, 1, 4, f);
+    fclose(f);
+    free(picture_buf);
+    free(outbuf);
+
+    avcodec_close(c);
+    av_free(c);
+    av_free(picture);
+    printf("\n");
+}
+
+/*
+ * Video decoding example
+ */
+
+static void pgm_save(unsigned char *buf, int wrap, int xsize, int ysize,
+                     char *filename)
+{
+    FILE *f;
+    int i;
+
+    f=fopen(filename,"w");
+    fprintf(f,"P5\n%d %d\n%d\n",xsize,ysize,255);
+    for(i=0;i<ysize;i++)
+        fwrite(buf + i * wrap,1,xsize,f);
+    fclose(f);
+}
+
+static void video_decode_example(const char *outfilename, const char *filename)
+{
+    AVCodec *codec;
+    AVCodecContext *c= NULL;
+    int frame, got_picture, len;
+    FILE *f;
+    AVFrame *picture;
+    uint8_t inbuf[INBUF_SIZE + FF_INPUT_BUFFER_PADDING_SIZE];
+    char buf[1024];
+    AVPacket avpkt;
+
+    av_init_packet(&avpkt);
+
+    /* set end of buffer to 0 (this ensures that no overreading happens for damaged mpeg streams) */
+    memset(inbuf + INBUF_SIZE, 0, FF_INPUT_BUFFER_PADDING_SIZE);
+
+    printf("Video decoding\n");
+
+    /* find the mpeg1 video decoder */
+    codec = avcodec_find_decoder(CODEC_ID_MPEG1VIDEO);
+    if (!codec) {
+        fprintf(stderr, "codec not found\n");
+        exit(1);
+    }
+
+    c= avcodec_alloc_context();
+    picture= avcodec_alloc_frame();
+
+    if(codec->capabilities&CODEC_CAP_TRUNCATED)
+        c->flags|= CODEC_FLAG_TRUNCATED; /* we do not send complete frames */
+
+    /* For some codecs, such as msmpeg4 and mpeg4, width and height
+       MUST be initialized there because this information is not
+       available in the bitstream. */
+
+    /* open it */
+    if (avcodec_open(c, codec) < 0) {
+        fprintf(stderr, "could not open codec\n");
+        exit(1);
+    }
+
+    /* the codec gives us the frame size, in samples */
+
+    f = fopen(filename, "rb");
+    if (!f) {
+        fprintf(stderr, "could not open %s\n", filename);
+        exit(1);
+    }
+
+    frame = 0;
+    for(;;) {
+        avpkt.size = fread(inbuf, 1, INBUF_SIZE, f);
+        if (avpkt.size == 0)
+            break;
+
+        /* NOTE1: some codecs are stream based (mpegvideo, mpegaudio)
+           and this is the only method to use them because you cannot
+           know the compressed data size before analysing it.
+
+           BUT some other codecs (msmpeg4, mpeg4) are inherently frame
+           based, so you must call them with all the data for one
+           frame exactly. You must also initialize 'width' and
+           'height' before initializing them. */
+
+        /* NOTE2: some codecs allow the raw parameters (frame size,
+           sample rate) to be changed at any frame. We handle this, so
+           you should also take care of it */
+
+        /* here, we use a stream based decoder (mpeg1video), so we
+           feed decoder and see if it could decode a frame */
+        avpkt.data = inbuf;
+        while (avpkt.size > 0) {
+            len = avcodec_decode_video2(c, picture, &got_picture, &avpkt);
+            if (len < 0) {
+                fprintf(stderr, "Error while decoding frame %d\n", frame);
+                exit(1);
+            }
+            if (got_picture) {
+                printf("saving frame %3d\n", frame);
+                fflush(stdout);
+
+                /* the picture is allocated by the decoder. no need to
+                   free it */
+                snprintf(buf, sizeof(buf), outfilename, frame);
+                pgm_save(picture->data[0], picture->linesize[0],
+                         c->width, c->height, buf);
+                frame++;
+            }
+            avpkt.size -= len;
+            avpkt.data += len;
+        }
+    }
+
+    /* some codecs, such as MPEG, transmit the I and P frame with a
+       latency of one frame. You must do the following to have a
+       chance to get the last frame of the video */
+    avpkt.data = NULL;
+    avpkt.size = 0;
+    len = avcodec_decode_video2(c, picture, &got_picture, &avpkt);
+    if (got_picture) {
+        printf("saving last frame %3d\n", frame);
+        fflush(stdout);
+
+        /* the picture is allocated by the decoder. no need to
+           free it */
+        snprintf(buf, sizeof(buf), outfilename, frame);
+        pgm_save(picture->data[0], picture->linesize[0],
+                 c->width, c->height, buf);
+        frame++;
+    }
+
+    fclose(f);
+
+    avcodec_close(c);
+    av_free(c);
+    av_free(picture);
+    printf("\n");
+}
+
+int main(int argc, char **argv)
+{
+    const char *filename;
+
+    /* must be called before using avcodec lib */
+    avcodec_init();
+
+    /* register all the codecs */
+    avcodec_register_all();
+
+    if (argc <= 1) {
+        audio_encode_example("/tmp/test.mp2");
+        audio_decode_example("/tmp/test.sw", "/tmp/test.mp2");
+
+        video_encode_example("/tmp/test.mpg");
+        filename = "/tmp/test.mpg";
+    } else {
+        filename = argv[1];
+    }
+
+    //    audio_decode_example("/tmp/test.sw", filename);
+    video_decode_example("/tmp/test%d.pgm", filename);
+
+    return 0;
+}
diff --git a/doc/examples/output-example.c b/doc/examples/output-example.c
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+/*
+ * Libavformat API example: Output a media file in any supported
+ * libavformat format. The default codecs are used.
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2003 Fabrice Bellard
+ *
+ * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+ * of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+ * in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+ * to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+ * copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+ * furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+ *
+ * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
+ * all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+ *
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+ * IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL
+ * THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+ * LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+ * OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN
+ * THE SOFTWARE.
+ */
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <math.h>
+
+#include "libavformat/avformat.h"
+#include "libswscale/swscale.h"
+
+#undef exit
+
+/* 5 seconds stream duration */
+#define STREAM_DURATION   5.0
+#define STREAM_FRAME_RATE 25 /* 25 images/s */
+#define STREAM_NB_FRAMES  ((int)(STREAM_DURATION * STREAM_FRAME_RATE))
+#define STREAM_PIX_FMT PIX_FMT_YUV420P /* default pix_fmt */
+
+static int sws_flags = SWS_BICUBIC;
+
+/**************************************************************/
+/* audio output */
+
+float t, tincr, tincr2;
+int16_t *samples;
+uint8_t *audio_outbuf;
+int audio_outbuf_size;
+int audio_input_frame_size;
+
+/*
+ * add an audio output stream
+ */
+static AVStream *add_audio_stream(AVFormatContext *oc, enum CodecID codec_id)
+{
+    AVCodecContext *c;
+    AVStream *st;
+
+    st = av_new_stream(oc, 1);
+    if (!st) {
+        fprintf(stderr, "Could not alloc stream\n");
+        exit(1);
+    }
+
+    c = st->codec;
+    c->codec_id = codec_id;
+    c->codec_type = AVMEDIA_TYPE_AUDIO;
+
+    /* put sample parameters */
+    c->sample_fmt = AV_SAMPLE_FMT_S16;
+    c->bit_rate = 64000;
+    c->sample_rate = 44100;
+    c->channels = 2;
+
+    // some formats want stream headers to be separate
+    if(oc->oformat->flags & AVFMT_GLOBALHEADER)
+        c->flags |= CODEC_FLAG_GLOBAL_HEADER;
+
+    return st;
+}
+
+static void open_audio(AVFormatContext *oc, AVStream *st)
+{
+    AVCodecContext *c;
+    AVCodec *codec;
+
+    c = st->codec;
+
+    /* find the audio encoder */
+    codec = avcodec_find_encoder(c->codec_id);
+    if (!codec) {
+        fprintf(stderr, "codec not found\n");
+        exit(1);
+    }
+
+    /* open it */
+    if (avcodec_open(c, codec) < 0) {
+        fprintf(stderr, "could not open codec\n");
+        exit(1);
+    }
+
+    /* init signal generator */
+    t = 0;
+    tincr = 2 * M_PI * 110.0 / c->sample_rate;
+    /* increment frequency by 110 Hz per second */
+    tincr2 = 2 * M_PI * 110.0 / c->sample_rate / c->sample_rate;
+
+    audio_outbuf_size = 10000;
+    audio_outbuf = av_malloc(audio_outbuf_size);
+
+    /* ugly hack for PCM codecs (will be removed ASAP with new PCM
+       support to compute the input frame size in samples */
+    if (c->frame_size <= 1) {
+        audio_input_frame_size = audio_outbuf_size / c->channels;
+        switch(st->codec->codec_id) {
+        case CODEC_ID_PCM_S16LE:
+        case CODEC_ID_PCM_S16BE:
+        case CODEC_ID_PCM_U16LE:
+        case CODEC_ID_PCM_U16BE:
+            audio_input_frame_size >>= 1;
+            break;
+        default:
+            break;
+        }
+    } else {
+        audio_input_frame_size = c->frame_size;
+    }
+    samples = av_malloc(audio_input_frame_size * 2 * c->channels);
+}
+
+/* prepare a 16 bit dummy audio frame of 'frame_size' samples and
+   'nb_channels' channels */
+static void get_audio_frame(int16_t *samples, int frame_size, int nb_channels)
+{
+    int j, i, v;
+    int16_t *q;
+
+    q = samples;
+    for(j=0;j<frame_size;j++) {
+        v = (int)(sin(t) * 10000);
+        for(i = 0; i < nb_channels; i++)
+            *q++ = v;
+        t += tincr;
+        tincr += tincr2;
+    }
+}
+
+static void write_audio_frame(AVFormatContext *oc, AVStream *st)
+{
+    AVCodecContext *c;
+    AVPacket pkt;
+    av_init_packet(&pkt);
+
+    c = st->codec;
+
+    get_audio_frame(samples, audio_input_frame_size, c->channels);
+
+    pkt.size= avcodec_encode_audio(c, audio_outbuf, audio_outbuf_size, samples);
+
+    if (c->coded_frame && c->coded_frame->pts != AV_NOPTS_VALUE)
+        pkt.pts= av_rescale_q(c->coded_frame->pts, c->time_base, st->time_base);
+    pkt.flags |= AV_PKT_FLAG_KEY;
+    pkt.stream_index= st->index;
+    pkt.data= audio_outbuf;
+
+    /* write the compressed frame in the media file */
+    if (av_interleaved_write_frame(oc, &pkt) != 0) {
+        fprintf(stderr, "Error while writing audio frame\n");
+        exit(1);
+    }
+}
+
+static void close_audio(AVFormatContext *oc, AVStream *st)
+{
+    avcodec_close(st->codec);
+
+    av_free(samples);
+    av_free(audio_outbuf);
+}
+
+/**************************************************************/
+/* video output */
+
+AVFrame *picture, *tmp_picture;
+uint8_t *video_outbuf;
+int frame_count, video_outbuf_size;
+
+/* add a video output stream */
+static AVStream *add_video_stream(AVFormatContext *oc, enum CodecID codec_id)
+{
+    AVCodecContext *c;
+    AVStream *st;
+
+    st = av_new_stream(oc, 0);
+    if (!st) {
+        fprintf(stderr, "Could not alloc stream\n");
+        exit(1);
+    }
+
+    c = st->codec;
+    c->codec_id = codec_id;
+    c->codec_type = AVMEDIA_TYPE_VIDEO;
+
+    /* put sample parameters */
+    c->bit_rate = 400000;
+    /* resolution must be a multiple of two */
+    c->width = 352;
+    c->height = 288;
+    /* time base: this is the fundamental unit of time (in seconds) in terms
+       of which frame timestamps are represented. for fixed-fps content,
+       timebase should be 1/framerate and timestamp increments should be
+       identically 1. */
+    c->time_base.den = STREAM_FRAME_RATE;
+    c->time_base.num = 1;
+    c->gop_size = 12; /* emit one intra frame every twelve frames at most */
+    c->pix_fmt = STREAM_PIX_FMT;
+    if (c->codec_id == CODEC_ID_MPEG2VIDEO) {
+        /* just for testing, we also add B frames */
+        c->max_b_frames = 2;
+    }
+    if (c->codec_id == CODEC_ID_MPEG1VIDEO){
+        /* Needed to avoid using macroblocks in which some coeffs overflow.
+           This does not happen with normal video, it just happens here as
+           the motion of the chroma plane does not match the luma plane. */
+        c->mb_decision=2;
+    }
+    // some formats want stream headers to be separate
+    if(oc->oformat->flags & AVFMT_GLOBALHEADER)
+        c->flags |= CODEC_FLAG_GLOBAL_HEADER;
+
+    return st;
+}
+
+static AVFrame *alloc_picture(enum PixelFormat pix_fmt, int width, int height)
+{
+    AVFrame *picture;
+    uint8_t *picture_buf;
+    int size;
+
+    picture = avcodec_alloc_frame();
+    if (!picture)
+        return NULL;
+    size = avpicture_get_size(pix_fmt, width, height);
+    picture_buf = av_malloc(size);
+    if (!picture_buf) {
+        av_free(picture);
+        return NULL;
+    }
+    avpicture_fill((AVPicture *)picture, picture_buf,
+                   pix_fmt, width, height);
+    return picture;
+}
+
+static void open_video(AVFormatContext *oc, AVStream *st)
+{
+    AVCodec *codec;
+    AVCodecContext *c;
+
+    c = st->codec;
+
+    /* find the video encoder */
+    codec = avcodec_find_encoder(c->codec_id);
+    if (!codec) {
+        fprintf(stderr, "codec not found\n");
+        exit(1);
+    }
+
+    /* open the codec */
+    if (avcodec_open(c, codec) < 0) {
+        fprintf(stderr, "could not open codec\n");
+        exit(1);
+    }
+
+    video_outbuf = NULL;
+    if (!(oc->oformat->flags & AVFMT_RAWPICTURE)) {
+        /* allocate output buffer */
+        /* XXX: API change will be done */
+        /* buffers passed into lav* can be allocated any way you prefer,
+           as long as they're aligned enough for the architecture, and
+           they're freed appropriately (such as using av_free for buffers
+           allocated with av_malloc) */
+        video_outbuf_size = 200000;
+        video_outbuf = av_malloc(video_outbuf_size);
+    }
+
+    /* allocate the encoded raw picture */
+    picture = alloc_picture(c->pix_fmt, c->width, c->height);
+    if (!picture) {
+        fprintf(stderr, "Could not allocate picture\n");
+        exit(1);
+    }
+
+    /* if the output format is not YUV420P, then a temporary YUV420P
+       picture is needed too. It is then converted to the required
+       output format */
+    tmp_picture = NULL;
+    if (c->pix_fmt != PIX_FMT_YUV420P) {
+        tmp_picture = alloc_picture(PIX_FMT_YUV420P, c->width, c->height);
+        if (!tmp_picture) {
+            fprintf(stderr, "Could not allocate temporary picture\n");
+            exit(1);
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+/* prepare a dummy image */
+static void fill_yuv_image(AVFrame *pict, int frame_index, int width, int height)
+{
+    int x, y, i;
+
+    i = frame_index;
+
+    /* Y */
+    for(y=0;y<height;y++) {
+        for(x=0;x<width;x++) {
+            pict->data[0][y * pict->linesize[0] + x] = x + y + i * 3;
+        }
+    }
+
+    /* Cb and Cr */
+    for(y=0;y<height/2;y++) {
+        for(x=0;x<width/2;x++) {
+            pict->data[1][y * pict->linesize[1] + x] = 128 + y + i * 2;
+            pict->data[2][y * pict->linesize[2] + x] = 64 + x + i * 5;
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+static void write_video_frame(AVFormatContext *oc, AVStream *st)
+{
+    int out_size, ret;
+    AVCodecContext *c;
+    static struct SwsContext *img_convert_ctx;
+
+    c = st->codec;
+
+    if (frame_count >= STREAM_NB_FRAMES) {
+        /* no more frame to compress. The codec has a latency of a few
+           frames if using B frames, so we get the last frames by
+           passing the same picture again */
+    } else {
+        if (c->pix_fmt != PIX_FMT_YUV420P) {
+            /* as we only generate a YUV420P picture, we must convert it
+               to the codec pixel format if needed */
+            if (img_convert_ctx == NULL) {
+                img_convert_ctx = sws_getContext(c->width, c->height,
+                                                 PIX_FMT_YUV420P,
+                                                 c->width, c->height,
+                                                 c->pix_fmt,
+                                                 sws_flags, NULL, NULL, NULL);
+                if (img_convert_ctx == NULL) {
+                    fprintf(stderr, "Cannot initialize the conversion context\n");
+                    exit(1);
+                }
+            }
+            fill_yuv_image(tmp_picture, frame_count, c->width, c->height);
+            sws_scale(img_convert_ctx, tmp_picture->data, tmp_picture->linesize,
+                      0, c->height, picture->data, picture->linesize);
+        } else {
+            fill_yuv_image(picture, frame_count, c->width, c->height);
+        }
+    }
+
+
+    if (oc->oformat->flags & AVFMT_RAWPICTURE) {
+        /* raw video case. The API will change slightly in the near
+           futur for that */
+        AVPacket pkt;
+        av_init_packet(&pkt);
+
+        pkt.flags |= AV_PKT_FLAG_KEY;
+        pkt.stream_index= st->index;
+        pkt.data= (uint8_t *)picture;
+        pkt.size= sizeof(AVPicture);
+
+        ret = av_interleaved_write_frame(oc, &pkt);
+    } else {
+        /* encode the image */
+        out_size = avcodec_encode_video(c, video_outbuf, video_outbuf_size, picture);
+        /* if zero size, it means the image was buffered */
+        if (out_size > 0) {
+            AVPacket pkt;
+            av_init_packet(&pkt);
+
+            if (c->coded_frame->pts != AV_NOPTS_VALUE)
+                pkt.pts= av_rescale_q(c->coded_frame->pts, c->time_base, st->time_base);
+            if(c->coded_frame->key_frame)
+                pkt.flags |= AV_PKT_FLAG_KEY;
+            pkt.stream_index= st->index;
+            pkt.data= video_outbuf;
+            pkt.size= out_size;
+
+            /* write the compressed frame in the media file */
+            ret = av_interleaved_write_frame(oc, &pkt);
+        } else {
+            ret = 0;
+        }
+    }
+    if (ret != 0) {
+        fprintf(stderr, "Error while writing video frame\n");
+        exit(1);
+    }
+    frame_count++;
+}
+
+static void close_video(AVFormatContext *oc, AVStream *st)
+{
+    avcodec_close(st->codec);
+    av_free(picture->data[0]);
+    av_free(picture);
+    if (tmp_picture) {
+        av_free(tmp_picture->data[0]);
+        av_free(tmp_picture);
+    }
+    av_free(video_outbuf);
+}
+
+/**************************************************************/
+/* media file output */
+
+int main(int argc, char **argv)
+{
+    const char *filename;
+    AVOutputFormat *fmt;
+    AVFormatContext *oc;
+    AVStream *audio_st, *video_st;
+    double audio_pts, video_pts;
+    int i;
+
+    /* initialize libavcodec, and register all codecs and formats */
+    av_register_all();
+
+    if (argc != 2) {
+        printf("usage: %s output_file\n"
+               "API example program to output a media file with libavformat.\n"
+               "The output format is automatically guessed according to the file extension.\n"
+               "Raw images can also be output by using '%%d' in the filename\n"
+               "\n", argv[0]);
+        exit(1);
+    }
+
+    filename = argv[1];
+
+    /* allocate the output media context */
+    avformat_alloc_output_context2(&oc, NULL, NULL, filename);
+    if (!oc) {
+        printf("Could not deduce output format from file extension: using MPEG.\n");
+        avformat_alloc_output_context2(&oc, NULL, "mpeg", filename);
+    }
+    if (!oc) {
+        exit(1);
+    }
+    fmt= oc->oformat;
+
+    /* add the audio and video streams using the default format codecs
+       and initialize the codecs */
+    video_st = NULL;
+    audio_st = NULL;
+    if (fmt->video_codec != CODEC_ID_NONE) {
+        video_st = add_video_stream(oc, fmt->video_codec);
+    }
+    if (fmt->audio_codec != CODEC_ID_NONE) {
+        audio_st = add_audio_stream(oc, fmt->audio_codec);
+    }
+
+    av_dump_format(oc, 0, filename, 1);
+
+    /* now that all the parameters are set, we can open the audio and
+       video codecs and allocate the necessary encode buffers */
+    if (video_st)
+        open_video(oc, video_st);
+    if (audio_st)
+        open_audio(oc, audio_st);
+
+    /* open the output file, if needed */
+    if (!(fmt->flags & AVFMT_NOFILE)) {
+        if (avio_open(&oc->pb, filename, AVIO_FLAG_WRITE) < 0) {
+            fprintf(stderr, "Could not open '%s'\n", filename);
+            exit(1);
+        }
+    }
+
+    /* write the stream header, if any */
+    av_write_header(oc);
+
+    for(;;) {
+        /* compute current audio and video time */
+        if (audio_st)
+            audio_pts = (double)audio_st->pts.val * audio_st->time_base.num / audio_st->time_base.den;
+        else
+            audio_pts = 0.0;
+
+        if (video_st)
+            video_pts = (double)video_st->pts.val * video_st->time_base.num / video_st->time_base.den;
+        else
+            video_pts = 0.0;
+
+        if ((!audio_st || audio_pts >= STREAM_DURATION) &&
+            (!video_st || video_pts >= STREAM_DURATION))
+            break;
+
+        /* write interleaved audio and video frames */
+        if (!video_st || (video_st && audio_st && audio_pts < video_pts)) {
+            write_audio_frame(oc, audio_st);
+        } else {
+            write_video_frame(oc, video_st);
+        }
+    }
+
+    /* write the trailer, if any.  the trailer must be written
+     * before you close the CodecContexts open when you wrote the
+     * header; otherwise write_trailer may try to use memory that
+     * was freed on av_codec_close() */
+    av_write_trailer(oc);
+
+    /* close each codec */
+    if (video_st)
+        close_video(oc, video_st);
+    if (audio_st)
+        close_audio(oc, audio_st);
+
+    /* free the streams */
+    for(i = 0; i < oc->nb_streams; i++) {
+        av_freep(&oc->streams[i]->codec);
+        av_freep(&oc->streams[i]);
+    }
+
+    if (!(fmt->flags & AVFMT_NOFILE)) {
+        /* close the output file */
+        avio_close(oc->pb);
+    }
+
+    /* free the stream */
+    av_free(oc);
+
+    return 0;
+}