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

Guess the format based on the filename.

<code c>
AVOutputFormat *guess_format(const char *short_name,
                             const char *filename,
                             const char *mime_type);
</code>

====Parameters====
===short_name===
<code c>const char *short_name</code>
FIXME Figure out what this parameter does.
Unknown. Can be NULL.

===filename===
<code c>const char *filename</code>
The filename to use when guessing.

===mime_type===
<code c>const char *mime_type</code>
FIXME Figure out what this parameter does.
Unknown. Can be NULL.

====Return value====
A pointer to [[ffmpeg:AVOutputFormat]] containing info on the format, or NULL on failure;

====See also====
[[ffmpeg:av_guess_codec()]] and [[ffmpeg:guess_stream_format()]]
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