Merge libavcore into libavutil

It is pretty hopeless that other considerable projects will adopt
libavutil alone in other projects. Projects that need small footprint
are better off with more specialized libraries such as gnulib or rather
just copy the necessary parts that they need. With this in mind, nobody
is helped by having libavutil and libavcore split. In order to ease
maintenance inside and around FFmpeg and to reduce confusion where to
put common code, avcore's functionality is merged (back) to avutil.

Signed-off-by: Reinhard Tartler <siretart@tauware.de>

10 files changed, 1371 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/libavutil/Makefile b/libavutil/Makefile
index fe0302c3b4..300acb1896 100644
--- a/libavutil/Makefile
+++ b/libavutil/Makefile
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ NAME = avutil
 
 HEADERS = adler32.h                                                     \
           attributes.h                                                  \
+          audioconvert.h                                                \
           avassert.h                                                    \
           avstring.h                                                    \
           avutil.h                                                      \
@@ -16,6 +17,7 @@ HEADERS = adler32.h                                                     \
           eval.h                                                        \
           fifo.h                                                        \
           file.h                                                        \
+          imgutils.h                                                    \
           intfloat_readwrite.h                                          \
           intreadwrite.h                                                \
           lfg.h                                                         \
@@ -25,16 +27,19 @@ HEADERS = adler32.h                                                     \
           md5.h                                                         \
           mem.h                                                         \
           opt.h                                                         \
+          parseutils.h                                                  \
           pixdesc.h                                                     \
           pixfmt.h                                                      \
           random_seed.h                                                 \
           rational.h                                                    \
+          samplefmt.h                                                   \
           sha1.h                                                        \
 
 BUILT_HEADERS = avconfig.h
 
 OBJS = adler32.o                                                        \
        aes.o                                                            \
+       audioconvert.o                                                   \
        avstring.o                                                       \
        base64.o                                                         \
        cpu.o                                                            \
@@ -44,6 +49,7 @@ OBJS = adler32.o                                                        \
        eval.o                                                           \
        fifo.o                                                           \
        file.o                                                           \
+       imgutils.o                                                       \
        intfloat_readwrite.o                                             \
        inverse.o                                                        \
        lfg.o                                                            \
@@ -54,10 +60,12 @@ OBJS = adler32.o                                                        \
        md5.o                                                            \
        mem.o                                                            \
        opt.o                                                            \
+       parseutils.o                                                     \
        pixdesc.o                                                        \
        random_seed.o                                                    \
        rational.o                                                       \
        rc4.o                                                            \
+       samplefmt.o                                                      \
        sha.o                                                            \
        tree.o                                                           \
        utils.o                                                          \
diff --git a/libavutil/audioconvert.c b/libavutil/audioconvert.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8bc43f8936
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libavutil/audioconvert.c
@@ -0,0 +1,117 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2006 Michael Niedermayer <michaelni@gmx.at>
+ *
+ * This file is part of FFmpeg.
+ *
+ * FFmpeg is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+ * version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * FFmpeg is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+ * Lesser General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ * License along with FFmpeg; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA
+ */
+
+/**
+ * @file
+ * audio conversion routines
+ */
+
+#include "libavutil/avutil.h"
+#include "libavutil/avstring.h"
+#include "audioconvert.h"
+
+static const char * const channel_names[] = {
+    "FL", "FR", "FC", "LFE", "BL",  "BR",  "FLC", "FRC",
+    "BC", "SL", "SR", "TC",  "TFL", "TFC", "TFR", "TBL",
+    "TBC", "TBR",
+    [29] = "DL",
+    [30] = "DR",
+};
+
+static const char *get_channel_name(int channel_id)
+{
+    if (channel_id < 0 || channel_id >= FF_ARRAY_ELEMS(channel_names))
+        return NULL;
+    return channel_names[channel_id];
+}
+
+static const struct {
+    const char *name;
+    int         nb_channels;
+    int64_t     layout;
+} channel_layout_map[] = {
+    { "mono",        1,  AV_CH_LAYOUT_MONO },
+    { "stereo",      2,  AV_CH_LAYOUT_STEREO },
+    { "4.0",         4,  AV_CH_LAYOUT_4POINT0 },
+    { "quad",        4,  AV_CH_LAYOUT_QUAD },
+    { "5.0",         5,  AV_CH_LAYOUT_5POINT0 },
+    { "5.0",         5,  AV_CH_LAYOUT_5POINT0_BACK },
+    { "5.1",         6,  AV_CH_LAYOUT_5POINT1 },
+    { "5.1",         6,  AV_CH_LAYOUT_5POINT1_BACK },
+    { "5.1+downmix", 8,  AV_CH_LAYOUT_5POINT1|AV_CH_LAYOUT_STEREO_DOWNMIX, },
+    { "7.1",         8,  AV_CH_LAYOUT_7POINT1 },
+    { "7.1(wide)",   8,  AV_CH_LAYOUT_7POINT1_WIDE },
+    { "7.1+downmix", 10, AV_CH_LAYOUT_7POINT1|AV_CH_LAYOUT_STEREO_DOWNMIX, },
+    { 0 }
+};
+
+int64_t av_get_channel_layout(const char *name)
+{
+    int i = 0;
+    do {
+        if (!strcmp(channel_layout_map[i].name, name))
+            return channel_layout_map[i].layout;
+        i++;
+    } while (channel_layout_map[i].name);
+
+    return 0;
+}
+
+void av_get_channel_layout_string(char *buf, int buf_size,
+                                  int nb_channels, int64_t channel_layout)
+{
+    int i;
+
+    if (nb_channels <= 0)
+        nb_channels = av_get_channel_layout_nb_channels(channel_layout);
+
+    for (i = 0; channel_layout_map[i].name; i++)
+        if (nb_channels    == channel_layout_map[i].nb_channels &&
+            channel_layout == channel_layout_map[i].layout) {
+            av_strlcpy(buf, channel_layout_map[i].name, buf_size);
+            return;
+        }
+
+    snprintf(buf, buf_size, "%d channels", nb_channels);
+    if (channel_layout) {
+        int i,ch;
+        av_strlcat(buf, " (", buf_size);
+        for(i=0,ch=0; i<64; i++) {
+            if ((channel_layout & (1L<<i))) {
+                const char *name = get_channel_name(i);
+                if (name) {
+                    if (ch>0) av_strlcat(buf, "|", buf_size);
+                    av_strlcat(buf, name, buf_size);
+                }
+                ch++;
+            }
+        }
+        av_strlcat(buf, ")", buf_size);
+    }
+}
+
+int av_get_channel_layout_nb_channels(int64_t channel_layout)
+{
+    int count;
+    uint64_t x = channel_layout;
+    for (count = 0; x; count++)
+        x &= x-1; // unset lowest set bit
+    return count;
+}
diff --git a/libavutil/audioconvert.h b/libavutil/audioconvert.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..134c6107c9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libavutil/audioconvert.h
@@ -0,0 +1,95 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2006 Michael Niedermayer <michaelni@gmx.at>
+ * Copyright (c) 2008 Peter Ross
+ *
+ * This file is part of FFmpeg.
+ *
+ * FFmpeg is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+ * version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * FFmpeg is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+ * Lesser General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ * License along with FFmpeg; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA
+ */
+
+#ifndef AVUTIL_AUDIOCONVERT_H
+#define AVUTIL_AUDIOCONVERT_H
+
+#include <stdint.h>
+
+/**
+ * @file
+ * audio conversion routines
+ */
+
+/* Audio channel masks */
+#define AV_CH_FRONT_LEFT             0x00000001
+#define AV_CH_FRONT_RIGHT            0x00000002
+#define AV_CH_FRONT_CENTER           0x00000004
+#define AV_CH_LOW_FREQUENCY          0x00000008
+#define AV_CH_BACK_LEFT              0x00000010
+#define AV_CH_BACK_RIGHT             0x00000020
+#define AV_CH_FRONT_LEFT_OF_CENTER   0x00000040
+#define AV_CH_FRONT_RIGHT_OF_CENTER  0x00000080
+#define AV_CH_BACK_CENTER            0x00000100
+#define AV_CH_SIDE_LEFT              0x00000200
+#define AV_CH_SIDE_RIGHT             0x00000400
+#define AV_CH_TOP_CENTER             0x00000800
+#define AV_CH_TOP_FRONT_LEFT         0x00001000
+#define AV_CH_TOP_FRONT_CENTER       0x00002000
+#define AV_CH_TOP_FRONT_RIGHT        0x00004000
+#define AV_CH_TOP_BACK_LEFT          0x00008000
+#define AV_CH_TOP_BACK_CENTER        0x00010000
+#define AV_CH_TOP_BACK_RIGHT         0x00020000
+#define AV_CH_STEREO_LEFT            0x20000000  ///< Stereo downmix.
+#define AV_CH_STEREO_RIGHT           0x40000000  ///< See AV_CH_STEREO_LEFT.
+
+/** Channel mask value used for AVCodecContext.request_channel_layout
+    to indicate that the user requests the channel order of the decoder output
+    to be the native codec channel order. */
+#define AV_CH_LAYOUT_NATIVE          0x8000000000000000LL
+
+/* Audio channel convenience macros */
+#define AV_CH_LAYOUT_MONO              (AV_CH_FRONT_CENTER)
+#define AV_CH_LAYOUT_STEREO            (AV_CH_FRONT_LEFT|AV_CH_FRONT_RIGHT)
+#define AV_CH_LAYOUT_2_1               (AV_CH_LAYOUT_STEREO|AV_CH_BACK_CENTER)
+#define AV_CH_LAYOUT_SURROUND          (AV_CH_LAYOUT_STEREO|AV_CH_FRONT_CENTER)
+#define AV_CH_LAYOUT_4POINT0           (AV_CH_LAYOUT_SURROUND|AV_CH_BACK_CENTER)
+#define AV_CH_LAYOUT_2_2               (AV_CH_LAYOUT_STEREO|AV_CH_SIDE_LEFT|AV_CH_SIDE_RIGHT)
+#define AV_CH_LAYOUT_QUAD              (AV_CH_LAYOUT_STEREO|AV_CH_BACK_LEFT|AV_CH_BACK_RIGHT)
+#define AV_CH_LAYOUT_5POINT0           (AV_CH_LAYOUT_SURROUND|AV_CH_SIDE_LEFT|AV_CH_SIDE_RIGHT)
+#define AV_CH_LAYOUT_5POINT1           (AV_CH_LAYOUT_5POINT0|AV_CH_LOW_FREQUENCY)
+#define AV_CH_LAYOUT_5POINT0_BACK      (AV_CH_LAYOUT_SURROUND|AV_CH_BACK_LEFT|AV_CH_BACK_RIGHT)
+#define AV_CH_LAYOUT_5POINT1_BACK      (AV_CH_LAYOUT_5POINT0_BACK|AV_CH_LOW_FREQUENCY)
+#define AV_CH_LAYOUT_7POINT0           (AV_CH_LAYOUT_5POINT0|AV_CH_BACK_LEFT|AV_CH_BACK_RIGHT)
+#define AV_CH_LAYOUT_7POINT1           (AV_CH_LAYOUT_5POINT1|AV_CH_BACK_LEFT|AV_CH_BACK_RIGHT)
+#define AV_CH_LAYOUT_7POINT1_WIDE      (AV_CH_LAYOUT_5POINT1_BACK|AV_CH_FRONT_LEFT_OF_CENTER|AV_CH_FRONT_RIGHT_OF_CENTER)
+#define AV_CH_LAYOUT_STEREO_DOWNMIX    (AV_CH_STEREO_LEFT|AV_CH_STEREO_RIGHT)
+
+/**
+ * Return a channel layout id that matches name, 0 if no match.
+ */
+int64_t av_get_channel_layout(const char *name);
+
+/**
+ * Return a description of a channel layout.
+ * If nb_channels is <= 0, it is guessed from the channel_layout.
+ *
+ * @param buf put here the string containing the channel layout
+ * @param buf_size size in bytes of the buffer
+ */
+void av_get_channel_layout_string(char *buf, int buf_size, int nb_channels, int64_t channel_layout);
+
+/**
+ * Return the number of channels in the channel layout.
+ */
+int av_get_channel_layout_nb_channels(int64_t channel_layout);
+
+#endif /* AVUTIL_AUDIOCONVERT_H */
diff --git a/libavutil/avutil.h b/libavutil/avutil.h
index d6338a7689..7d1d4ccd0f 100644
--- a/libavutil/avutil.h
+++ b/libavutil/avutil.h
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
 #define AV_VERSION(a, b, c) AV_VERSION_DOT(a, b, c)
 
 #define LIBAVUTIL_VERSION_MAJOR 50
-#define LIBAVUTIL_VERSION_MINOR 37
+#define LIBAVUTIL_VERSION_MINOR 38
 #define LIBAVUTIL_VERSION_MICRO  0
 
 #define LIBAVUTIL_VERSION_INT   AV_VERSION_INT(LIBAVUTIL_VERSION_MAJOR, \
@@ -93,6 +93,18 @@ enum AVMediaType {
 
 #define FF_QUALITY_SCALE FF_LAMBDA_SCALE //FIXME maybe remove
 
+#define AV_NOPTS_VALUE          INT64_C(0x8000000000000000)
+#define AV_TIME_BASE            1000000
+#define AV_TIME_BASE_Q          (AVRational){1, AV_TIME_BASE}
+
+/**
+ * Those FF_API_* defines are not part of public API.
+ * They may change, break or disappear at any time.
+ */
+#ifndef FF_API_OLD_IMAGE_NAMES
+#define FF_API_OLD_IMAGE_NAMES (LIBAVUTIL_VERSION_MAJOR < 51)
+#endif
+
 #include "common.h"
 #include "error.h"
 #include "mathematics.h"
diff --git a/libavutil/imgutils.c b/libavutil/imgutils.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0f449ff427
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libavutil/imgutils.c
@@ -0,0 +1,297 @@
+/*
+ * This file is part of FFmpeg.
+ *
+ * FFmpeg is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+ * version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * FFmpeg is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+ * Lesser General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ * License along with FFmpeg; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA
+ */
+
+/**
+ * @file
+ * misc image utilities
+ */
+
+#include "imgutils.h"
+#include "internal.h"
+#include "libavutil/pixdesc.h"
+
+void av_image_fill_max_pixsteps(int max_pixsteps[4], int max_pixstep_comps[4],
+                                const AVPixFmtDescriptor *pixdesc)
+{
+    int i;
+    memset(max_pixsteps, 0, 4*sizeof(max_pixsteps[0]));
+    if (max_pixstep_comps)
+        memset(max_pixstep_comps, 0, 4*sizeof(max_pixstep_comps[0]));
+
+    for (i = 0; i < 4; i++) {
+        const AVComponentDescriptor *comp = &(pixdesc->comp[i]);
+        if ((comp->step_minus1+1) > max_pixsteps[comp->plane]) {
+            max_pixsteps[comp->plane] = comp->step_minus1+1;
+            if (max_pixstep_comps)
+                max_pixstep_comps[comp->plane] = i;
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+int av_image_get_linesize(enum PixelFormat pix_fmt, int width, int plane)
+{
+    const AVPixFmtDescriptor *desc = &av_pix_fmt_descriptors[pix_fmt];
+    int max_step     [4];       /* max pixel step for each plane */
+    int max_step_comp[4];       /* the component for each plane which has the max pixel step */
+    int s;
+
+    if (desc->flags & PIX_FMT_BITSTREAM)
+        return (width * (desc->comp[0].step_minus1+1) + 7) >> 3;
+
+    av_image_fill_max_pixsteps(max_step, max_step_comp, desc);
+    s = (max_step_comp[plane] == 1 || max_step_comp[plane] == 2) ? desc->log2_chroma_w : 0;
+    return max_step[plane] * (((width + (1 << s) - 1)) >> s);
+}
+
+int av_image_fill_linesizes(int linesizes[4], enum PixelFormat pix_fmt, int width)
+{
+    int i;
+    const AVPixFmtDescriptor *desc = &av_pix_fmt_descriptors[pix_fmt];
+    int max_step     [4];       /* max pixel step for each plane */
+    int max_step_comp[4];       /* the component for each plane which has the max pixel step */
+
+    memset(linesizes, 0, 4*sizeof(linesizes[0]));
+
+    if ((unsigned)pix_fmt >= PIX_FMT_NB || desc->flags & PIX_FMT_HWACCEL)
+        return AVERROR(EINVAL);
+
+    if (desc->flags & PIX_FMT_BITSTREAM) {
+        if (width > (INT_MAX -7) / (desc->comp[0].step_minus1+1))
+            return AVERROR(EINVAL);
+        linesizes[0] = (width * (desc->comp[0].step_minus1+1) + 7) >> 3;
+        return 0;
+    }
+
+    av_image_fill_max_pixsteps(max_step, max_step_comp, desc);
+    for (i = 0; i < 4; i++) {
+        int s = (max_step_comp[i] == 1 || max_step_comp[i] == 2) ? desc->log2_chroma_w : 0;
+        int shifted_w = ((width + (1 << s) - 1)) >> s;
+        if (max_step[i] > INT_MAX / shifted_w)
+            return AVERROR(EINVAL);
+        linesizes[i] = max_step[i] * shifted_w;
+    }
+
+    return 0;
+}
+
+int av_image_fill_pointers(uint8_t *data[4], enum PixelFormat pix_fmt, int height,
+                           uint8_t *ptr, const int linesizes[4])
+{
+    int i, total_size, size[4], has_plane[4];
+
+    const AVPixFmtDescriptor *desc = &av_pix_fmt_descriptors[pix_fmt];
+    memset(data     , 0, sizeof(data[0])*4);
+    memset(size     , 0, sizeof(size));
+    memset(has_plane, 0, sizeof(has_plane));
+
+    if ((unsigned)pix_fmt >= PIX_FMT_NB || desc->flags & PIX_FMT_HWACCEL)
+        return AVERROR(EINVAL);
+
+    data[0] = ptr;
+    if (linesizes[0] > (INT_MAX - 1024) / height)
+        return AVERROR(EINVAL);
+    size[0] = linesizes[0] * height;
+
+    if (desc->flags & PIX_FMT_PAL) {
+        size[0] = (size[0] + 3) & ~3;
+        data[1] = ptr + size[0]; /* palette is stored here as 256 32 bits words */
+        return size[0] + 256 * 4;
+    }
+
+    for (i = 0; i < 4; i++)
+        has_plane[desc->comp[i].plane] = 1;
+
+    total_size = size[0];
+    for (i = 1; has_plane[i] && i < 4; i++) {
+        int h, s = (i == 1 || i == 2) ? desc->log2_chroma_h : 0;
+        data[i] = data[i-1] + size[i-1];
+        h = (height + (1 << s) - 1) >> s;
+        if (linesizes[i] > INT_MAX / h)
+            return AVERROR(EINVAL);
+        size[i] = h * linesizes[i];
+        if (total_size > INT_MAX - size[i])
+            return AVERROR(EINVAL);
+        total_size += size[i];
+    }
+
+    return total_size;
+}
+
+int ff_set_systematic_pal2(uint32_t pal[256], enum PixelFormat pix_fmt)
+{
+    int i;
+
+    for (i = 0; i < 256; i++) {
+        int r, g, b;
+
+        switch (pix_fmt) {
+        case PIX_FMT_RGB8:
+            r = (i>>5    )*36;
+            g = ((i>>2)&7)*36;
+            b = (i&3     )*85;
+            break;
+        case PIX_FMT_BGR8:
+            b = (i>>6    )*85;
+            g = ((i>>3)&7)*36;
+            r = (i&7     )*36;
+            break;
+        case PIX_FMT_RGB4_BYTE:
+            r = (i>>3    )*255;
+            g = ((i>>1)&3)*85;
+            b = (i&1     )*255;
+            break;
+        case PIX_FMT_BGR4_BYTE:
+            b = (i>>3    )*255;
+            g = ((i>>1)&3)*85;
+            r = (i&1     )*255;
+            break;
+        case PIX_FMT_GRAY8:
+            r = b = g = i;
+            break;
+        default:
+            return AVERROR(EINVAL);
+        }
+        pal[i] = b + (g<<8) + (r<<16);
+    }
+
+    return 0;
+}
+
+int av_image_alloc(uint8_t *pointers[4], int linesizes[4],
+                   int w, int h, enum PixelFormat pix_fmt, int align)
+{
+    int i, ret;
+    uint8_t *buf;
+
+    if ((ret = av_image_check_size(w, h, 0, NULL)) < 0)
+        return ret;
+    if ((ret = av_image_fill_linesizes(linesizes, pix_fmt, w)) < 0)
+        return ret;
+
+    for (i = 0; i < 4; i++)
+        linesizes[i] = FFALIGN(linesizes[i], align);
+
+    if ((ret = av_image_fill_pointers(pointers, pix_fmt, h, NULL, linesizes)) < 0)
+        return ret;
+    buf = av_malloc(ret + align);
+    if (!buf)
+        return AVERROR(ENOMEM);
+    if ((ret = av_image_fill_pointers(pointers, pix_fmt, h, buf, linesizes)) < 0) {
+        av_free(buf);
+        return ret;
+    }
+    if (av_pix_fmt_descriptors[pix_fmt].flags & PIX_FMT_PAL)
+        ff_set_systematic_pal2((uint32_t*)pointers[1], pix_fmt);
+
+    return ret;
+}
+
+typedef struct ImgUtils {
+    const AVClass *class;
+    int   log_offset;
+    void *log_ctx;
+} ImgUtils;
+
+static const AVClass imgutils_class = { "IMGUTILS", av_default_item_name, NULL, LIBAVUTIL_VERSION_INT, offsetof(ImgUtils, log_offset), offsetof(ImgUtils, log_ctx) };
+
+int av_image_check_size(unsigned int w, unsigned int h, int log_offset, void *log_ctx)
+{
+    ImgUtils imgutils = { &imgutils_class, log_offset, log_ctx };
+
+    if ((int)w>0 && (int)h>0 && (w+128)*(uint64_t)(h+128) < INT_MAX/8)
+        return 0;
+
+    av_log(&imgutils, AV_LOG_ERROR, "Picture size %ux%u is invalid\n", w, h);
+    return AVERROR(EINVAL);
+}
+
+void av_image_copy_plane(uint8_t       *dst, int dst_linesize,
+                         const uint8_t *src, int src_linesize,
+                         int bytewidth, int height)
+{
+    if (!dst || !src)
+        return;
+    for (;height > 0; height--) {
+        memcpy(dst, src, bytewidth);
+        dst += dst_linesize;
+        src += src_linesize;
+    }
+}
+
+void av_image_copy(uint8_t *dst_data[4], int dst_linesizes[4],
+                   const uint8_t *src_data[4], const int src_linesizes[4],
+                   enum PixelFormat pix_fmt, int width, int height)
+{
+    const AVPixFmtDescriptor *desc = &av_pix_fmt_descriptors[pix_fmt];
+
+    if (desc->flags & PIX_FMT_HWACCEL)
+        return;
+
+    if (desc->flags & PIX_FMT_PAL) {
+        av_image_copy_plane(dst_data[0], dst_linesizes[0],
+                            src_data[0], src_linesizes[0],
+                            width, height);
+        /* copy the palette */
+        memcpy(dst_data[1], src_data[1], 4*256);
+    } else {
+        int i, planes_nb = 0;
+
+        for (i = 0; i < desc->nb_components; i++)
+            planes_nb = FFMAX(planes_nb, desc->comp[i].plane + 1);
+
+        for (i = 0; i < planes_nb; i++) {
+            int h = height;
+            int bwidth = av_image_get_linesize(pix_fmt, width, i);
+            if (i == 1 || i == 2) {
+                h= -((-height)>>desc->log2_chroma_h);
+            }
+            av_image_copy_plane(dst_data[i], dst_linesizes[i],
+                                src_data[i], src_linesizes[i],
+                                bwidth, h);
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+#if FF_API_OLD_IMAGE_NAMES
+void av_fill_image_max_pixsteps(int max_pixsteps[4], int max_pixstep_comps[4],
+                                const AVPixFmtDescriptor *pixdesc)
+{
+    av_image_fill_max_pixsteps(max_pixsteps, max_pixstep_comps, pixdesc);
+}
+
+int av_get_image_linesize(enum PixelFormat pix_fmt, int width, int plane)
+{
+    return av_image_get_linesize(pix_fmt, width, plane);
+}
+
+int av_fill_image_linesizes(int linesizes[4], enum PixelFormat pix_fmt, int width)
+{
+    return av_image_fill_linesizes(linesizes, pix_fmt, width);
+}
+
+int av_fill_image_pointers(uint8_t *data[4], enum PixelFormat pix_fmt, int height,
+                           uint8_t *ptr, const int linesizes[4])
+{
+    return av_image_fill_pointers(data, pix_fmt, height, ptr, linesizes);
+}
+
+int av_check_image_size(unsigned int w, unsigned int h, int log_offset, void *log_ctx)
+{
+    return av_image_check_size(w, h, log_offset, log_ctx);
+}
+#endif
diff --git a/libavutil/imgutils.h b/libavutil/imgutils.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c181863579
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libavutil/imgutils.h
@@ -0,0 +1,149 @@
+/*
+ * This file is part of FFmpeg.
+ *
+ * FFmpeg is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+ * version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * FFmpeg is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+ * Lesser General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ * License along with FFmpeg; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA
+ */
+
+#ifndef AVUTIL_IMGUTILS_H
+#define AVUTIL_IMGUTILS_H
+
+/**
+ * @file
+ * misc image utilities
+ */
+
+#include "libavutil/pixdesc.h"
+#include "avutil.h"
+
+/**
+ * Compute the max pixel step for each plane of an image with a
+ * format described by pixdesc.
+ *
+ * The pixel step is the distance in bytes between the first byte of
+ * the group of bytes which describe a pixel component and the first
+ * byte of the successive group in the same plane for the same
+ * component.
+ *
+ * @param max_pixsteps an array which is filled with the max pixel step
+ * for each plane. Since a plane may contain different pixel
+ * components, the computed max_pixsteps[plane] is relative to the
+ * component in the plane with the max pixel step.
+ * @param max_pixstep_comps an array which is filled with the component
+ * for each plane which has the max pixel step. May be NULL.
+ */
+void av_image_fill_max_pixsteps(int max_pixsteps[4], int max_pixstep_comps[4],
+                                const AVPixFmtDescriptor *pixdesc);
+
+/**
+ * Compute the size of an image line with format pix_fmt and width
+ * width for the plane plane.
+ *
+ * @return the computed size in bytes
+ */
+int av_image_get_linesize(enum PixelFormat pix_fmt, int width, int plane);
+
+/**
+ * Fill plane linesizes for an image with pixel format pix_fmt and
+ * width width.
+ *
+ * @param linesizes array to be filled with the linesize for each plane
+ * @return >= 0 in case of success, a negative error code otherwise
+ */
+int av_image_fill_linesizes(int linesizes[4], enum PixelFormat pix_fmt, int width);
+
+/**
+ * Fill plane data pointers for an image with pixel format pix_fmt and
+ * height height.
+ *
+ * @param data pointers array to be filled with the pointer for each image plane
+ * @param ptr the pointer to a buffer which will contain the image
+ * @param linesizes[4] the array containing the linesize for each
+ * plane, should be filled by av_image_fill_linesizes()
+ * @return the size in bytes required for the image buffer, a negative
+ * error code in case of failure
+ */
+int av_image_fill_pointers(uint8_t *data[4], enum PixelFormat pix_fmt, int height,
+                           uint8_t *ptr, const int linesizes[4]);
+
+/**
+ * Allocate an image with size w and h and pixel format pix_fmt, and
+ * fill pointers and linesizes accordingly.
+ * The allocated image buffer has to be freed by using
+ * av_freep(&pointers[0]).
+ *
+ * @param align the value to use for buffer size alignment
+ * @return the size in bytes required for the image buffer, a negative
+ * error code in case of failure
+ */
+int av_image_alloc(uint8_t *pointers[4], int linesizes[4],
+                   int w, int h, enum PixelFormat pix_fmt, int align);
+
+/**
+ * Copy image plane from src to dst.
+ * That is, copy "height" number of lines of "bytewidth" bytes each.
+ * The first byte of each successive line is separated by *_linesize
+ * bytes.
+ *
+ * @param dst_linesize linesize for the image plane in dst
+ * @param src_linesize linesize for the image plane in src
+ */
+void av_image_copy_plane(uint8_t       *dst, int dst_linesize,
+                         const uint8_t *src, int src_linesize,
+                         int bytewidth, int height);
+
+/**
+ * Copy image in src_data to dst_data.
+ *
+ * @param dst_linesize linesizes for the image in dst_data
+ * @param src_linesize linesizes for the image in src_data
+ */
+void av_image_copy(uint8_t *dst_data[4], int dst_linesizes[4],
+                   const uint8_t *src_data[4], const int src_linesizes[4],
+                   enum PixelFormat pix_fmt, int width, int height);
+
+/**
+ * Check if the given dimension of an image is valid, meaning that all
+ * bytes of the image can be addressed with a signed int.
+ *
+ * @param w the width of the picture
+ * @param h the height of the picture
+ * @param log_offset the offset to sum to the log level for logging with log_ctx
+ * @param log_ctx the parent logging context, it may be NULL
+ * @return >= 0 if valid, a negative error code otherwise
+ */
+int av_image_check_size(unsigned int w, unsigned int h, int log_offset, void *log_ctx);
+
+int ff_set_systematic_pal2(uint32_t pal[256], enum PixelFormat pix_fmt);
+
+#if FF_API_OLD_IMAGE_NAMES
+attribute_deprecated
+void av_fill_image_max_pixsteps(int max_pixsteps[4], int max_pixstep_comps[4],
+                                const AVPixFmtDescriptor *pixdesc);
+
+attribute_deprecated
+int av_get_image_linesize(enum PixelFormat pix_fmt, int width, int plane);
+
+attribute_deprecated
+int av_fill_image_linesizes(int linesizes[4], enum PixelFormat pix_fmt, int width);
+
+attribute_deprecated
+int av_fill_image_pointers(uint8_t *data[4], enum PixelFormat pix_fmt, int height,
+                           uint8_t *ptr, const int linesizes[4]);
+
+attribute_deprecated
+int av_check_image_size(unsigned int w, unsigned int h, int log_offset, void *log_ctx);
+#endif
+
+#endif /* AVUTIL_IMGUTILS_H */
diff --git a/libavutil/parseutils.c b/libavutil/parseutils.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..09eebcf56f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libavutil/parseutils.c
@@ -0,0 +1,474 @@
+/*
+ * This file is part of FFmpeg.
+ *
+ * FFmpeg is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+ * version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * FFmpeg is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+ * Lesser General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ * License along with FFmpeg; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA
+ */
+
+/**
+ * @file
+ * misc parsing utilities
+ */
+
+#include <strings.h>
+#include "parseutils.h"
+#include "libavutil/avutil.h"
+#include "libavutil/eval.h"
+#include "libavutil/avstring.h"
+#include "libavutil/random_seed.h"
+
+typedef struct {
+    const char *abbr;
+    int width, height;
+} VideoSizeAbbr;
+
+typedef struct {
+    const char *abbr;
+    AVRational rate;
+} VideoRateAbbr;
+
+static const VideoSizeAbbr video_size_abbrs[] = {
+    { "ntsc",      720, 480 },
+    { "pal",       720, 576 },
+    { "qntsc",     352, 240 }, /* VCD compliant NTSC */
+    { "qpal",      352, 288 }, /* VCD compliant PAL */
+    { "sntsc",     640, 480 }, /* square pixel NTSC */
+    { "spal",      768, 576 }, /* square pixel PAL */
+    { "film",      352, 240 },
+    { "ntsc-film", 352, 240 },
+    { "sqcif",     128,  96 },
+    { "qcif",      176, 144 },
+    { "cif",       352, 288 },
+    { "4cif",      704, 576 },
+    { "16cif",    1408,1152 },
+    { "qqvga",     160, 120 },
+    { "qvga",      320, 240 },
+    { "vga",       640, 480 },
+    { "svga",      800, 600 },
+    { "xga",      1024, 768 },
+    { "uxga",     1600,1200 },
+    { "qxga",     2048,1536 },
+    { "sxga",     1280,1024 },
+    { "qsxga",    2560,2048 },
+    { "hsxga",    5120,4096 },
+    { "wvga",      852, 480 },
+    { "wxga",     1366, 768 },
+    { "wsxga",    1600,1024 },
+    { "wuxga",    1920,1200 },
+    { "woxga",    2560,1600 },
+    { "wqsxga",   3200,2048 },
+    { "wquxga",   3840,2400 },
+    { "whsxga",   6400,4096 },
+    { "whuxga",   7680,4800 },
+    { "cga",       320, 200 },
+    { "ega",       640, 350 },
+    { "hd480",     852, 480 },
+    { "hd720",    1280, 720 },
+    { "hd1080",   1920,1080 },
+};
+
+static const VideoRateAbbr video_rate_abbrs[]= {
+    { "ntsc",      { 30000, 1001 } },
+    { "pal",       {    25,    1 } },
+    { "qntsc",     { 30000, 1001 } }, /* VCD compliant NTSC */
+    { "qpal",      {    25,    1 } }, /* VCD compliant PAL */
+    { "sntsc",     { 30000, 1001 } }, /* square pixel NTSC */
+    { "spal",      {    25,    1 } }, /* square pixel PAL */
+    { "film",      {    24,    1 } },
+    { "ntsc-film", { 24000, 1001 } },
+};
+
+int av_parse_video_size(int *width_ptr, int *height_ptr, const char *str)
+{
+    int i;
+    int n = FF_ARRAY_ELEMS(video_size_abbrs);
+    char *p;
+    int width = 0, height = 0;
+
+    for (i = 0; i < n; i++) {
+        if (!strcmp(video_size_abbrs[i].abbr, str)) {
+            width  = video_size_abbrs[i].width;
+            height = video_size_abbrs[i].height;
+            break;
+        }
+    }
+    if (i == n) {
+        p = str;
+        width = strtol(p, &p, 10);
+        if (*p)
+            p++;
+        height = strtol(p, &p, 10);
+    }
+    if (width <= 0 || height <= 0)
+        return AVERROR(EINVAL);
+    *width_ptr  = width;
+    *height_ptr = height;
+    return 0;
+}
+
+int av_parse_video_rate(AVRational *rate, const char *arg)
+{
+    int i, ret;
+    int n = FF_ARRAY_ELEMS(video_rate_abbrs);
+    double res;
+
+    /* First, we check our abbreviation table */
+    for (i = 0; i < n; ++i)
+        if (!strcmp(video_rate_abbrs[i].abbr, arg)) {
+            *rate = video_rate_abbrs[i].rate;
+            return 0;
+        }
+
+    /* Then, we try to parse it as fraction */
+    if ((ret = av_expr_parse_and_eval(&res, arg, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL,
+                                      NULL, 0, NULL)) < 0)
+        return ret;
+    *rate = av_d2q(res, 1001000);
+    if (rate->num <= 0 || rate->den <= 0)
+        return AVERROR(EINVAL);
+    return 0;
+}
+
+typedef struct {
+    const char *name;            ///< a string representing the name of the color
+    uint8_t     rgb_color[3];    ///< RGB values for the color
+} ColorEntry;
+
+static ColorEntry color_table[] = {
+    { "AliceBlue",            { 0xF0, 0xF8, 0xFF } },
+    { "AntiqueWhite",         { 0xFA, 0xEB, 0xD7 } },
+    { "Aqua",                 { 0x00, 0xFF, 0xFF } },
+    { "Aquamarine",           { 0x7F, 0xFF, 0xD4 } },
+    { "Azure",                { 0xF0, 0xFF, 0xFF } },
+    { "Beige",                { 0xF5, 0xF5, 0xDC } },
+    { "Bisque",               { 0xFF, 0xE4, 0xC4 } },
+    { "Black",                { 0x00, 0x00, 0x00 } },
+    { "BlanchedAlmond",       { 0xFF, 0xEB, 0xCD } },
+    { "Blue",                 { 0x00, 0x00, 0xFF } },
+    { "BlueViolet",           { 0x8A, 0x2B, 0xE2 } },
+    { "Brown",                { 0xA5, 0x2A, 0x2A } },
+    { "BurlyWood",            { 0xDE, 0xB8, 0x87 } },
+    { "CadetBlue",            { 0x5F, 0x9E, 0xA0 } },
+    { "Chartreuse",           { 0x7F, 0xFF, 0x00 } },
+    { "Chocolate",            { 0xD2, 0x69, 0x1E } },
+    { "Coral",                { 0xFF, 0x7F, 0x50 } },
+    { "CornflowerBlue",       { 0x64, 0x95, 0xED } },
+    { "Cornsilk",             { 0xFF, 0xF8, 0xDC } },
+    { "Crimson",              { 0xDC, 0x14, 0x3C } },
+    { "Cyan",                 { 0x00, 0xFF, 0xFF } },
+    { "DarkBlue",             { 0x00, 0x00, 0x8B } },
+    { "DarkCyan",             { 0x00, 0x8B, 0x8B } },
+    { "DarkGoldenRod",        { 0xB8, 0x86, 0x0B } },
+    { "DarkGray",             { 0xA9, 0xA9, 0xA9 } },
+    { "DarkGreen",            { 0x00, 0x64, 0x00 } },
+    { "DarkKhaki",            { 0xBD, 0xB7, 0x6B } },
+    { "DarkMagenta",          { 0x8B, 0x00, 0x8B } },
+    { "DarkOliveGreen",       { 0x55, 0x6B, 0x2F } },
+    { "Darkorange",           { 0xFF, 0x8C, 0x00 } },
+    { "DarkOrchid",           { 0x99, 0x32, 0xCC } },
+    { "DarkRed",              { 0x8B, 0x00, 0x00 } },
+    { "DarkSalmon",           { 0xE9, 0x96, 0x7A } },
+    { "DarkSeaGreen",         { 0x8F, 0xBC, 0x8F } },
+    { "DarkSlateBlue",        { 0x48, 0x3D, 0x8B } },
+    { "DarkSlateGray",        { 0x2F, 0x4F, 0x4F } },
+    { "DarkTurquoise",        { 0x00, 0xCE, 0xD1 } },
+    { "DarkViolet",           { 0x94, 0x00, 0xD3 } },
+    { "DeepPink",             { 0xFF, 0x14, 0x93 } },
+    { "DeepSkyBlue",          { 0x00, 0xBF, 0xFF } },
+    { "DimGray",              { 0x69, 0x69, 0x69 } },
+    { "DodgerBlue",           { 0x1E, 0x90, 0xFF } },
+    { "FireBrick",            { 0xB2, 0x22, 0x22 } },
+    { "FloralWhite",          { 0xFF, 0xFA, 0xF0 } },
+    { "ForestGreen",          { 0x22, 0x8B, 0x22 } },
+    { "Fuchsia",              { 0xFF, 0x00, 0xFF } },
+    { "Gainsboro",            { 0xDC, 0xDC, 0xDC } },
+    { "GhostWhite",           { 0xF8, 0xF8, 0xFF } },
+    { "Gold",                 { 0xFF, 0xD7, 0x00 } },
+    { "GoldenRod",            { 0xDA, 0xA5, 0x20 } },
+    { "Gray",                 { 0x80, 0x80, 0x80 } },
+    { "Green",                { 0x00, 0x80, 0x00 } },
+    { "GreenYellow",          { 0xAD, 0xFF, 0x2F } },
+    { "HoneyDew",             { 0xF0, 0xFF, 0xF0 } },
+    { "HotPink",              { 0xFF, 0x69, 0xB4 } },
+    { "IndianRed",            { 0xCD, 0x5C, 0x5C } },
+    { "Indigo",               { 0x4B, 0x00, 0x82 } },
+    { "Ivory",                { 0xFF, 0xFF, 0xF0 } },
+    { "Khaki",                { 0xF0, 0xE6, 0x8C } },
+    { "Lavender",             { 0xE6, 0xE6, 0xFA } },
+    { "LavenderBlush",        { 0xFF, 0xF0, 0xF5 } },
+    { "LawnGreen",            { 0x7C, 0xFC, 0x00 } },
+    { "LemonChiffon",         { 0xFF, 0xFA, 0xCD } },
+    { "LightBlue",            { 0xAD, 0xD8, 0xE6 } },
+    { "LightCoral",           { 0xF0, 0x80, 0x80 } },
+    { "LightCyan",            { 0xE0, 0xFF, 0xFF } },
+    { "LightGoldenRodYellow", { 0xFA, 0xFA, 0xD2 } },
+    { "LightGrey",            { 0xD3, 0xD3, 0xD3 } },
+    { "LightGreen",           { 0x90, 0xEE, 0x90 } },
+    { "LightPink",            { 0xFF, 0xB6, 0xC1 } },
+    { "LightSalmon",          { 0xFF, 0xA0, 0x7A } },
+    { "LightSeaGreen",        { 0x20, 0xB2, 0xAA } },
+    { "LightSkyBlue",         { 0x87, 0xCE, 0xFA } },
+    { "LightSlateGray",       { 0x77, 0x88, 0x99 } },
+    { "LightSteelBlue",       { 0xB0, 0xC4, 0xDE } },
+    { "LightYellow",          { 0xFF, 0xFF, 0xE0 } },
+    { "Lime",                 { 0x00, 0xFF, 0x00 } },
+    { "LimeGreen",            { 0x32, 0xCD, 0x32 } },
+    { "Linen",                { 0xFA, 0xF0, 0xE6 } },
+    { "Magenta",              { 0xFF, 0x00, 0xFF } },
+    { "Maroon",               { 0x80, 0x00, 0x00 } },
+    { "MediumAquaMarine",     { 0x66, 0xCD, 0xAA } },
+    { "MediumBlue",           { 0x00, 0x00, 0xCD } },
+    { "MediumOrchid",         { 0xBA, 0x55, 0xD3 } },
+    { "MediumPurple",         { 0x93, 0x70, 0xD8 } },
+    { "MediumSeaGreen",       { 0x3C, 0xB3, 0x71 } },
+    { "MediumSlateBlue",      { 0x7B, 0x68, 0xEE } },
+    { "MediumSpringGreen",    { 0x00, 0xFA, 0x9A } },
+    { "MediumTurquoise",      { 0x48, 0xD1, 0xCC } },
+    { "MediumVioletRed",      { 0xC7, 0x15, 0x85 } },
+    { "MidnightBlue",         { 0x19, 0x19, 0x70 } },
+    { "MintCream",            { 0xF5, 0xFF, 0xFA } },
+    { "MistyRose",            { 0xFF, 0xE4, 0xE1 } },
+    { "Moccasin",             { 0xFF, 0xE4, 0xB5 } },
+    { "NavajoWhite",          { 0xFF, 0xDE, 0xAD } },
+    { "Navy",                 { 0x00, 0x00, 0x80 } },
+    { "OldLace",              { 0xFD, 0xF5, 0xE6 } },
+    { "Olive",                { 0x80, 0x80, 0x00 } },
+    { "OliveDrab",            { 0x6B, 0x8E, 0x23 } },
+    { "Orange",               { 0xFF, 0xA5, 0x00 } },
+    { "OrangeRed",            { 0xFF, 0x45, 0x00 } },
+    { "Orchid",               { 0xDA, 0x70, 0xD6 } },
+    { "PaleGoldenRod",        { 0xEE, 0xE8, 0xAA } },
+    { "PaleGreen",            { 0x98, 0xFB, 0x98 } },
+    { "PaleTurquoise",        { 0xAF, 0xEE, 0xEE } },
+    { "PaleVioletRed",        { 0xD8, 0x70, 0x93 } },
+    { "PapayaWhip",           { 0xFF, 0xEF, 0xD5 } },
+    { "PeachPuff",            { 0xFF, 0xDA, 0xB9 } },
+    { "Peru",                 { 0xCD, 0x85, 0x3F } },
+    { "Pink",                 { 0xFF, 0xC0, 0xCB } },
+    { "Plum",                 { 0xDD, 0xA0, 0xDD } },
+    { "PowderBlue",           { 0xB0, 0xE0, 0xE6 } },
+    { "Purple",               { 0x80, 0x00, 0x80 } },
+    { "Red",                  { 0xFF, 0x00, 0x00 } },
+    { "RosyBrown",            { 0xBC, 0x8F, 0x8F } },
+    { "RoyalBlue",            { 0x41, 0x69, 0xE1 } },
+    { "SaddleBrown",          { 0x8B, 0x45, 0x13 } },
+    { "Salmon",               { 0xFA, 0x80, 0x72 } },
+    { "SandyBrown",           { 0xF4, 0xA4, 0x60 } },
+    { "SeaGreen",             { 0x2E, 0x8B, 0x57 } },
+    { "SeaShell",             { 0xFF, 0xF5, 0xEE } },
+    { "Sienna",               { 0xA0, 0x52, 0x2D } },
+    { "Silver",               { 0xC0, 0xC0, 0xC0 } },
+    { "SkyBlue",              { 0x87, 0xCE, 0xEB } },
+    { "SlateBlue",            { 0x6A, 0x5A, 0xCD } },
+    { "SlateGray",            { 0x70, 0x80, 0x90 } },
+    { "Snow",                 { 0xFF, 0xFA, 0xFA } },
+    { "SpringGreen",          { 0x00, 0xFF, 0x7F } },
+    { "SteelBlue",            { 0x46, 0x82, 0xB4 } },
+    { "Tan",                  { 0xD2, 0xB4, 0x8C } },
+    { "Teal",                 { 0x00, 0x80, 0x80 } },
+    { "Thistle",              { 0xD8, 0xBF, 0xD8 } },
+    { "Tomato",               { 0xFF, 0x63, 0x47 } },
+    { "Turquoise",            { 0x40, 0xE0, 0xD0 } },
+    { "Violet",               { 0xEE, 0x82, 0xEE } },
+    { "Wheat",                { 0xF5, 0xDE, 0xB3 } },
+    { "White",                { 0xFF, 0xFF, 0xFF } },
+    { "WhiteSmoke",           { 0xF5, 0xF5, 0xF5 } },
+    { "Yellow",               { 0xFF, 0xFF, 0x00 } },
+    { "YellowGreen",          { 0x9A, 0xCD, 0x32 } },
+};
+
+static int color_table_compare(const void *lhs, const void *rhs)
+{
+    return strcasecmp(lhs, ((const ColorEntry *)rhs)->name);
+}
+
+#define ALPHA_SEP '@'
+
+int av_parse_color(uint8_t *rgba_color, const char *color_string, int slen,
+                   void *log_ctx)
+{
+    char *tail, color_string2[128];
+    const ColorEntry *entry;
+    int len, hex_offset = 0;
+
+    if (color_string[0] == '#') {
+        hex_offset = 1;
+    } else if (!strncmp(color_string, "0x", 2))
+        hex_offset = 2;
+
+    if (slen < 0)
+        slen = strlen(color_string);
+    av_strlcpy(color_string2, color_string + hex_offset,
+               FFMIN(slen-hex_offset+1, sizeof(color_string2)));
+    if ((tail = strchr(color_string2, ALPHA_SEP)))
+        *tail++ = 0;
+    len = strlen(color_string2);
+    rgba_color[3] = 255;
+
+    if (!strcasecmp(color_string2, "random") || !strcasecmp(color_string2, "bikeshed")) {
+        int rgba = av_get_random_seed();
+        rgba_color[0] = rgba >> 24;
+        rgba_color[1] = rgba >> 16;
+        rgba_color[2] = rgba >> 8;
+        rgba_color[3] = rgba;
+    } else if (hex_offset ||
+               strspn(color_string2, "0123456789ABCDEFabcdef") == len) {
+        char *tail;
+        unsigned int rgba = strtoul(color_string2, &tail, 16);
+
+        if (*tail || (len != 6 && len != 8)) {
+            av_log(log_ctx, AV_LOG_ERROR, "Invalid 0xRRGGBB[AA] color string: '%s'\n", color_string2);
+            return AVERROR(EINVAL);
+        }
+        if (len == 8) {
+            rgba_color[3] = rgba;
+            rgba >>= 8;
+        }
+        rgba_color[0] = rgba >> 16;
+        rgba_color[1] = rgba >> 8;
+        rgba_color[2] = rgba;
+    } else {
+        entry = bsearch(color_string2,
+                        color_table,
+                        FF_ARRAY_ELEMS(color_table),
+                        sizeof(ColorEntry),
+                        color_table_compare);
+        if (!entry) {
+            av_log(log_ctx, AV_LOG_ERROR, "Cannot find color '%s'\n", color_string2);
+            return AVERROR(EINVAL);
+        }
+        memcpy(rgba_color, entry->rgb_color, 3);
+    }
+
+    if (tail) {
+        unsigned long int alpha;
+        const char *alpha_string = tail;
+        if (!strncmp(alpha_string, "0x", 2)) {
+            alpha = strtoul(alpha_string, &tail, 16);
+        } else {
+            alpha = 255 * strtod(alpha_string, &tail);
+        }
+
+        if (tail == alpha_string || *tail || alpha > 255) {
+            av_log(log_ctx, AV_LOG_ERROR, "Invalid alpha value specifier '%s' in '%s'\n",
+                   alpha_string, color_string);
+            return AVERROR(EINVAL);
+        }
+        rgba_color[3] = alpha;
+    }
+
+    return 0;
+}
+
+#ifdef TEST
+
+#undef printf
+
+int main(void)
+{
+    printf("Testing av_parse_video_rate()\n");
+    {
+        int i;
+        const char *rates[] = {
+            "-inf",
+            "inf",
+            "nan",
+            "123/0",
+            "-123 / 0",
+            "",
+            "/",
+            " 123  /  321",
+            "foo/foo",
+            "foo/1",
+            "1/foo",
+            "0/0",
+            "/0",
+            "1/",
+            "1",
+            "0",
+            "-123/123",
+            "-foo",
+            "123.23",
+            ".23",
+            "-.23",
+            "-0.234",
+            "-0.0000001",
+            "  21332.2324   ",
+            " -21332.2324   ",
+        };
+
+        for (i = 0; i < FF_ARRAY_ELEMS(rates); i++) {
+            int ret;
+            AVRational q = (AVRational){0, 0};
+            ret = av_parse_video_rate(&q, rates[i]),
+            printf("'%s' -> %d/%d ret:%d\n",
+                   rates[i], q.num, q.den, ret);
+        }
+    }
+
+    printf("\nTesting av_parse_color()\n");
+    {
+        int i;
+        uint8_t rgba[4];
+        const char *color_names[] = {
+            "bikeshed",
+            "RaNdOm",
+            "foo",
+            "red",
+            "Red ",
+            "RED",
+            "Violet",
+            "Yellow",
+            "Red",
+            "0x000000",
+            "0x0000000",
+            "0xff000000",
+            "0x3e34ff",
+            "0x3e34ffaa",
+            "0xffXXee",
+            "0xfoobar",
+            "0xffffeeeeeeee",
+            "#ff0000",
+            "#ffXX00",
+            "ff0000",
+            "ffXX00",
+            "red@foo",
+            "random@10",
+            "0xff0000@1.0",
+            "red@",
+            "red@0xfff",
+            "red@0xf",
+            "red@2",
+            "red@0.1",
+            "red@-1",
+            "red@0.5",
+            "red@1.0",
+            "red@256",
+            "red@10foo",
+            "red@-1.0",
+            "red@-0.0",
+        };
+
+        av_log_set_level(AV_LOG_DEBUG);
+
+        for (i = 0;  i < FF_ARRAY_ELEMS(color_names); i++) {
+            if (av_parse_color(rgba, color_names[i], -1, NULL) >= 0)
+                printf("%s -> R(%d) G(%d) B(%d) A(%d)\n", color_names[i], rgba[0], rgba[1], rgba[2], rgba[3]);
+        }
+    }
+
+    return 0;
+}
+
+#endif /* TEST */
diff --git a/libavutil/parseutils.h b/libavutil/parseutils.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2c99872289
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libavutil/parseutils.h
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+/*
+ * This file is part of FFmpeg.
+ *
+ * FFmpeg is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+ * version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * FFmpeg is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+ * Lesser General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ * License along with FFmpeg; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA
+ */
+
+#ifndef AVUTIL_PARSEUTILS_H
+#define AVUTIL_PARSEUTILS_H
+
+#include "libavutil/rational.h"
+
+/**
+ * @file
+ * misc parsing utilities
+ */
+
+/**
+ * Parse str and put in width_ptr and height_ptr the detected values.
+ *
+ * @param[in,out] width_ptr pointer to the variable which will contain the detected
+ * width value
+ * @param[in,out] height_ptr pointer to the variable which will contain the detected
+ * height value
+ * @param[in] str the string to parse: it has to be a string in the format
+ * width x height or a valid video size abbreviation.
+ * @return >= 0 on success, a negative error code otherwise
+ */
+int av_parse_video_size(int *width_ptr, int *height_ptr, const char *str);
+
+/**
+ * Parse str and store the detected values in *rate.
+ *
+ * @param[in,out] rate pointer to the AVRational which will contain the detected
+ * frame rate
+ * @param[in] str the string to parse: it has to be a string in the format
+ * rate_num / rate_den, a float number or a valid video rate abbreviation
+ * @return >= 0 on success, a negative error code otherwise
+ */
+int av_parse_video_rate(AVRational *rate, const char *str);
+
+/**
+ * Put the RGBA values that correspond to color_string in rgba_color.
+ *
+ * @param color_string a string specifying a color. It can be the name of
+ * a color (case insensitive match) or a [0x|#]RRGGBB[AA] sequence,
+ * possibly followed by "@" and a string representing the alpha
+ * component.
+ * The alpha component may be a string composed by "0x" followed by an
+ * hexadecimal number or a decimal number between 0.0 and 1.0, which
+ * represents the opacity value (0x00/0.0 means completely transparent,
+ * 0xff/1.0 completely opaque).
+ * If the alpha component is not specified then 0xff is assumed.
+ * The string "random" will result in a random color.
+ * @param slen length of the initial part of color_string containing the
+ * color. It can be set to -1 if color_string is a null terminated string
+ * containing nothing else than the color.
+ * @return >= 0 in case of success, a negative value in case of
+ * failure (for example if color_string cannot be parsed).
+ */
+int av_parse_color(uint8_t *rgba_color, const char *color_string, int slen,
+                   void *log_ctx);
+
+#endif /* AVUTIL_PARSEUTILS_H */
diff --git a/libavutil/samplefmt.c b/libavutil/samplefmt.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c9ffd1ac55
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libavutil/samplefmt.c
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+/*
+ * This file is part of FFmpeg.
+ *
+ * FFmpeg is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+ * version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * FFmpeg is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+ * Lesser General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ * License along with FFmpeg; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA
+ */
+
+#include "samplefmt.h"
+
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <string.h>
+
+typedef struct SampleFmtInfo {
+    const char *name;
+    int bits;
+} SampleFmtInfo;
+
+/** this table gives more information about formats */
+static const SampleFmtInfo sample_fmt_info[AV_SAMPLE_FMT_NB] = {
+    [AV_SAMPLE_FMT_U8]  = { .name = "u8",  .bits = 8 },
+    [AV_SAMPLE_FMT_S16] = { .name = "s16", .bits = 16 },
+    [AV_SAMPLE_FMT_S32] = { .name = "s32", .bits = 32 },
+    [AV_SAMPLE_FMT_FLT] = { .name = "flt", .bits = 32 },
+    [AV_SAMPLE_FMT_DBL] = { .name = "dbl", .bits = 64 },
+};
+
+const char *av_get_sample_fmt_name(enum AVSampleFormat sample_fmt)
+{
+    if (sample_fmt < 0 || sample_fmt >= AV_SAMPLE_FMT_NB)
+        return NULL;
+    return sample_fmt_info[sample_fmt].name;
+}
+
+enum AVSampleFormat av_get_sample_fmt(const char *name)
+{
+    int i;
+
+    for (i = 0; i < AV_SAMPLE_FMT_NB; i++)
+        if (!strcmp(sample_fmt_info[i].name, name))
+            return i;
+    return AV_SAMPLE_FMT_NONE;
+}
+
+char *av_get_sample_fmt_string (char *buf, int buf_size, enum AVSampleFormat sample_fmt)
+{
+    /* print header */
+    if (sample_fmt < 0)
+        snprintf(buf, buf_size, "name  " " depth");
+    else if (sample_fmt < AV_SAMPLE_FMT_NB) {
+        SampleFmtInfo info = sample_fmt_info[sample_fmt];
+        snprintf (buf, buf_size, "%-6s" "   %2d ", info.name, info.bits);
+    }
+
+    return buf;
+}
+
+int av_get_bits_per_sample_fmt(enum AVSampleFormat sample_fmt)
+{
+    return sample_fmt < 0 || sample_fmt >= AV_SAMPLE_FMT_NB ?
+        0 : sample_fmt_info[sample_fmt].bits;
+}
diff --git a/libavutil/samplefmt.h b/libavutil/samplefmt.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0604580a7a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libavutil/samplefmt.h
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+/*
+ * This file is part of FFmpeg.
+ *
+ * FFmpeg is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+ * version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * FFmpeg is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+ * Lesser General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ * License along with FFmpeg; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA
+ */
+
+#ifndef AVUTIL_SAMPLEFMT_H
+#define AVUTIL_SAMPLEFMT_H
+
+/**
+ * all in native-endian format
+ */
+enum AVSampleFormat {
+    AV_SAMPLE_FMT_NONE = -1,
+    AV_SAMPLE_FMT_U8,          ///< unsigned 8 bits
+    AV_SAMPLE_FMT_S16,         ///< signed 16 bits
+    AV_SAMPLE_FMT_S32,         ///< signed 32 bits
+    AV_SAMPLE_FMT_FLT,         ///< float
+    AV_SAMPLE_FMT_DBL,         ///< double
+    AV_SAMPLE_FMT_NB           ///< Number of sample formats. DO NOT USE if linking dynamically
+};
+
+/**
+ * Return the name of sample_fmt, or NULL if sample_fmt is not
+ * recognized.
+ */
+const char *av_get_sample_fmt_name(enum AVSampleFormat sample_fmt);
+
+/**
+ * Return a sample format corresponding to name, or AV_SAMPLE_FMT_NONE
+ * on error.
+ */
+enum AVSampleFormat av_get_sample_fmt(const char *name);
+
+/**
+ * Generate a string corresponding to the sample format with
+ * sample_fmt, or a header if sample_fmt is negative.
+ *
+ * @param buf the buffer where to write the string
+ * @param buf_size the size of buf
+ * @param sample_fmt the number of the sample format to print the
+ * corresponding info string, or a negative value to print the
+ * corresponding header.
+ * @return the pointer to the filled buffer or NULL if sample_fmt is
+ * unknown or in case of other errors
+ */
+char *av_get_sample_fmt_string(char *buf, int buf_size, enum AVSampleFormat sample_fmt);
+
+/**
+ * Return sample format bits per sample.
+ *
+ * @param sample_fmt the sample format
+ * @return number of bits per sample or zero if unknown for the given
+ * sample format
+ */
+int av_get_bits_per_sample_fmt(enum AVSampleFormat sample_fmt);
+
+#endif /* AVUTIL_SAMPLEFMT_H */