Got "avformat_open_input error: -1094995529"

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Description

private AVFormatContext openInput(ByteBuffer buf) throws IOException {
        avfmtCtx = new AVFormatContext(null);
        BytePointer filePointer = new BytePointer(buf);
        int r = avformat.avformat_open_input(avfmtCtx, filePointer, null, null);
        filePointer.deallocate();
        if (r < 0) {
            avfmtCtx.close();
            throw new IOException("avformat_open_input error: " + r);
        }
        return avfmtCtx;
    }

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Research direction

Inspect the byte buffer format and ensure it is a valid video file or stream. Check the AVFormatContext initialization and the BytePointer usage.

Tech stack

java

Domain

api

Issue type

Bug

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2

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1-3 hours

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Active

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Needs investigation

Prerequisites

JavaFFmpeg

Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.

40