[FFmpeg-cvslog] r23009 - trunk/libavcodec/avcodec.h

[reimar]

Author: reimar
Date: Sun May  2 18:07:29 2010
New Revision: 23009

Log:
Clarify how allocation works for the picture argument for
avcodec_decode_video3.

Modified:
   trunk/libavcodec/avcodec.h

Modified: trunk/libavcodec/avcodec.h
==============================================================================
--- trunk/libavcodec/avcodec.h	Sat May  1 23:05:28 2010	(r23008)
+++ trunk/libavcodec/avcodec.h	Sun May  2 18:07:29 2010	(r23009)
@@ -3464,6 +3464,8 @@ attribute_deprecated int avcodec_decode_
  *
  * @param avctx the codec context
  * @param[out] picture The AVFrame in which the decoded video frame will be stored.
+ *             Use avcodec_alloc_frame to get an AVFrame, the codec will call
+ *             get_buffer to get memory for the actual image data.
  * @param[in] avpkt The input AVpacket containing the input buffer.
  *            You can create such packet with av_init_packet() and by then setting
  *            data and size, some decoders might in addition need other fields like