1 files changed, 7 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/libavfilter/avfilter.h b/libavfilter/avfilter.h
index 52de7405e3..f039c1e228 100644
--- a/libavfilter/avfilter.h
+++ b/libavfilter/avfilter.h
@@ -447,6 +447,13 @@ typedef struct AVFilter {
      *          AVERROR(ENOSYS) on unsupported commands
      */
     int (*process_command)(AVFilterContext *, const char *cmd, const char *arg, char *res, int res_len, int flags);
+
+    /**
+     * Filter initialization function, alternative to the init()
+     * callback. Args contains the user-supplied parameters, opaque is
+     * used for providing binary data.
+     */
+    int (*init_opaque)(AVFilterContext *ctx, const char *args, void *opaque);
 } AVFilter;
 
 /** An instance of a filter */