=====avcodec_encode_video=====
====Overview====
Defined in ''avcodec.h''\\

Encodes a video frame from ''pict'' into ''buf''.\\
The [[ffmpeg:avcodec_encode_video()]] function encodes a video frame from the input ''pict''. To encode it, it makes use of the video codec which was coupled with ''avctx'' using [[ffmpeg:avcodec_open()]]. The resulting encoded bytes representing the frame are stored in the output buffer ''buf''. The input picture should be stored using a specific format, namely ''avctx.pix_fmt''.

<code c>
int avcodec_encode_video(AVCodecContext *avctx,
                         uint8_t *buf,
                         int buf_size,
                         const AVFrame *pict);
</code>

====Parameters====
===avctx===
<code c>AVCodecContext *avctx</code>
avctx the [[ffmpeg:AVCodecContext]] codec context.

===buf===
<code c>uint8_t *buf</code>
The output buffer for the bitstream of encoded frame.

===buf_size===
<code c>int buf_size</code>
The size of the output buffer in bytes.

===pict===
<code c>const AVFrame *pict</code>
The input picture to encode in an [[ffmpeg:AVFrame]].

====Return value====
On error a negative value is returned, on success zero or the number of bytes used from the input buffer.

====See also====
[[ffmpeg:avcodec_encode_audio()]], [[ffmpeg:avcodec_encode_subtitle()]]

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