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node-av / lib / avGetPixFmtFromName

Function: avGetPixFmtFromName()

avGetPixFmtFromName(name): AVPixelFormat

Defined in: src/lib/utilities.ts:245

Get pixel format from name.

Returns the pixel format enum value from its string name.

Direct mapping to av_get_pix_fmt().

Parameters

name

string

Pixel format name

Returns

AVPixelFormat

Pixel format enum, or AV_PIX_FMT_NONE if unknown

Example

typescript
const fmt1 = avGetPixFmtFromName("yuv420p"); // Returns AV_PIX_FMT_YUV420P
const fmt2 = avGetPixFmtFromName("rgb24");   // Returns AV_PIX_FMT_RGB24
const none = avGetPixFmtFromName("invalid"); // Returns AV_PIX_FMT_NONE

See

av_get_pix_fmt - FFmpeg Doxygen