* encoding: set by the user
*/
int id;
- AVCodecContext *codec; /**< codec context */
+ /**
+ * Codec context associated with this stream. Allocated and freed by
+ * libavformat.
+ *
+ * - decoding: The demuxer exports codec information stored in the headers
+ * here.
+ * - encoding: The user sets codec information, the muxer writes it to the
+ * output. Mandatory fields as specified in AVCodecContext
+ * documentation must be set even if this AVCodecContext is
+ * not actually used for encoding.
+ */
+ AVCodecContext *codec;
/**
* Real base framerate of the stream.
* This is the lowest framerate with which all timestamps can be