=====av_alloc_format_context=====
====Overview====
Defined in ''avformat.h''\\

Allocates an [[ffmpeg:AVFormatContext]] without a file.\\

There are no av_open for output, so applications will need this.\\

<code c>
AVFormatContext *av_alloc_format_context(void);
</code>

====Return value====
A pointer to the new [[ffmpeg:AVFormatContext]], or NULL upon failure.

====See also====
[[ffmpeg:av_open_input_file]]

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