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avformat_close_input() vs avformat_free_context()
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Description
to free the context format resource, avformat_close_input() is used. But the doc says explicitely to use avformat_free_context() for this task. so why is avformat_close_input() used ?
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Locate the tutorial example that calls avformat_close_input() and compare its cleanup path with the FFmpeg documentation for avformat_free_context(). Determine which resources each function releases and document why the tutorial uses the chosen function, with the API behavior and cleanup rationale clearly explained.
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- Tech stack
- c
- Domain
- audio-video-rtc
- Issue type
- Documentation
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
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- Quiet
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- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 45/100