1) API ------ * libavcodec is the library containing the codecs (both encoding and decoding). See libavcodec/apiexample.c to see how to use it. * libav is the library containing the file formats handling (mux and demux code for several formats). (no example yet, the API is likely to evolve). 2) Coding Rules --------------- ffmpeg is programmed in ANSI C language. GCC extension are tolerated. TAB size is 4. The identation is the one specified by 'indent -i4 -kr'. Main priority in ffmpeg is simplicity and small code size (=less bugs).