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-/*
- * 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
- */
-
-
-/* This file contains:
- * - the tables ff_codec_bmp_tags and ff_codec_wav_tags from FFmpeg's
- *   libavformat/riff.c, renamed to have an extra mp_ prefix, and with
- *   libavcodec version check added around CODEC_ID_ macros only available
- *   in latest libavcodec versions
- * - an implementation of av_codec_get_tag and av_codec_get_id from
- *   libavformat/utils.c, renamed to have an extra mp_ prefix
- */
-
-
-const struct mp_AVCodecTag mp_ff_codec_bmp_tags[] = {
-    { CODEC_ID_H264,         MKTAG('H', '2', '6', '4') },
-    { CODEC_ID_H264,         MKTAG('h', '2', '6', '4') },
-    { CODEC_ID_H264,         MKTAG('X', '2', '6', '4') },
-    { CODEC_ID_H264,         MKTAG('x', '2', '6', '4') },
-    { CODEC_ID_H264,         MKTAG('a', 'v', 'c', '1') },
-    { CODEC_ID_H264,         MKTAG('V', 'S', 'S', 'H') },
-    { CODEC_ID_H263,         MKTAG('H', '2', '6', '3') },
-    { CODEC_ID_H263,         MKTAG('X', '2', '6', '3') },
-    { CODEC_ID_H263,         MKTAG('T', '2', '6', '3') },
-    { CODEC_ID_H263,         MKTAG('L', '2', '6', '3') },
-    { CODEC_ID_H263,         MKTAG('V', 'X', '1', 'K') },
-    { CODEC_ID_H263,         MKTAG('Z', 'y', 'G', 'o') },
-    { CODEC_ID_H263P,        MKTAG('H', '2', '6', '3') },
-    { CODEC_ID_H263I,        MKTAG('I', '2', '6', '3') }, /* intel h263 */
-    { CODEC_ID_H261,         MKTAG('H', '2', '6', '1') },
-    { CODEC_ID_H263P,        MKTAG('U', '2', '6', '3') },
-    { CODEC_ID_H263P,        MKTAG('v', 'i', 'v', '1') },
-    { CODEC_ID_MPEG4,        MKTAG('F', 'M', 'P', '4') },
-    { CODEC_ID_MPEG4,        MKTAG('D', 'I', 'V', 'X') },
-    { CODEC_ID_MPEG4,        MKTAG('D', 'X', '5', '0') },
-    { CODEC_ID_MPEG4,        MKTAG('X', 'V', 'I', 'D') },
-    { CODEC_ID_MPEG4,        MKTAG('M', 'P', '4', 'S') },
-    { CODEC_ID_MPEG4,        MKTAG('M', '4', 'S', '2') },
-    { CODEC_ID_MPEG4,        MKTAG( 4 ,  0 ,  0 ,  0 ) }, /* some broken avi use this */
-    { CODEC_ID_MPEG4,        MKTAG('D', 'I', 'V', '1') },
-    { CODEC_ID_MPEG4,        MKTAG('B', 'L', 'Z', '0') },
-    { CODEC_ID_MPEG4,        MKTAG('m', 'p', '4', 'v') },
-    { CODEC_ID_MPEG4,        MKTAG('U', 'M', 'P', '4') },
-    { CODEC_ID_MPEG4,        MKTAG('W', 'V', '1', 'F') },
-    { CODEC_ID_MPEG4,        MKTAG('S', 'E', 'D', 'G') },
-    { CODEC_ID_MPEG4,        MKTAG('R', 'M', 'P', '4') },
-    { CODEC_ID_MPEG4,        MKTAG('3', 'I', 'V', '2') },
-    { CODEC_ID_MPEG4,        MKTAG('W', 'A', 'W', 'V') }, /* WaWv MPEG-4 Video Codec */
-    { CODEC_ID_MPEG4,        MKTAG('F', 'F', 'D', 'S') },
-    { CODEC_ID_MPEG4,        MKTAG('F', 'V', 'F', 'W') },
-    { CODEC_ID_MPEG4,        MKTAG('D', 'C', 'O', 'D') },
-    { CODEC_ID_MPEG4,        MKTAG('M', 'V', 'X', 'M') },
-    { CODEC_ID_MPEG4,        MKTAG('P', 'M', '4', 'V') },
-    { CODEC_ID_MPEG4,        MKTAG('S', 'M', 'P', '4') },
-    { CODEC_ID_MPEG4,        MKTAG('D', 'X', 'G', 'M') },
-    { CODEC_ID_MPEG4,        MKTAG('V', 'I', 'D', 'M') },
-    { CODEC_ID_MPEG4,        MKTAG('M', '4', 'T', '3') },
-    { CODEC_ID_MPEG4,        MKTAG('G', 'E', 'O', 'X') },
-    { CODEC_ID_MPEG4,        MKTAG('H', 'D', 'X', '4') }, /* flipped video */
-    { CODEC_ID_MPEG4,        MKTAG('D', 'M', 'K', '2') },
-    { CODEC_ID_MPEG4,        MKTAG('D', 'I', 'G', 'I') },
-    { CODEC_ID_MPEG4,        MKTAG('I', 'N', 'M', 'C') },
-    { CODEC_ID_MPEG4,        MKTAG('E', 'P', 'H', 'V') }, /* Ephv MPEG-4 */
-    { CODEC_ID_MPEG4,        MKTAG('E', 'M', '4', 'A') },
-    { CODEC_ID_MPEG4,        MKTAG('M', '4', 'C', 'C') }, /* Divio MPEG-4 */
-    { CODEC_ID_MPEG4,        MKTAG('S', 'N', '4', '0') },
-    { CODEC_ID_MPEG4,        MKTAG('V', 'S', 'P', 'X') },
-    { CODEC_ID_MPEG4,        MKTAG('U', 'L', 'D', 'X') },
-    { CODEC_ID_MPEG4,        MKTAG('G', 'E', 'O', 'V') },
-    { CODEC_ID_MPEG4,        MKTAG('S', 'I', 'P', 'P') }, /* Samsung SHR-6040 */
-    { CODEC_ID_MSMPEG4V3,    MKTAG('M', 'P', '4', '3') },
-    { CODEC_ID_MSMPEG4V3,    MKTAG('D', 'I', 'V', '3') },
-    { CODEC_ID_MSMPEG4V3,    MKTAG('M', 'P', 'G', '3') },
-    { CODEC_ID_MSMPEG4V3,    MKTAG('D', 'I', 'V', '5') },
-    { CODEC_ID_MSMPEG4V3,    MKTAG('D', 'I', 'V', '6') },
-    { CODEC_ID_MSMPEG4V3,    MKTAG('D', 'I', 'V', '4') },
-    { CODEC_ID_MSMPEG4V3,    MKTAG('D', 'V', 'X', '3') },
-    { CODEC_ID_MSMPEG4V3,    MKTAG('A', 'P', '4', '1') },
-    { CODEC_ID_MSMPEG4V3,    MKTAG('C', 'O', 'L', '1') },
-    { CODEC_ID_MSMPEG4V3,    MKTAG('C', 'O', 'L', '0') },
-    { CODEC_ID_MSMPEG4V2,    MKTAG('M', 'P', '4', '2') },
-    { CODEC_ID_MSMPEG4V2,    MKTAG('D', 'I', 'V', '2') },
-    { CODEC_ID_MSMPEG4V1,    MKTAG('M', 'P', 'G', '4') },
-    { CODEC_ID_MSMPEG4V1,    MKTAG('M', 'P', '4', '1') },
-    { CODEC_ID_WMV1,         MKTAG('W', 'M', 'V', '1') },
-    { CODEC_ID_WMV2,         MKTAG('W', 'M', 'V', '2') },
-    { CODEC_ID_DVVIDEO,      MKTAG('d', 'v', 's', 'd') },
-    { CODEC_ID_DVVIDEO,      MKTAG('d', 'v', 'h', 'd') },
-    { CODEC_ID_DVVIDEO,      MKTAG('d', 'v', 'h', '1') },
-    { CODEC_ID_DVVIDEO,      MKTAG('d', 'v', 's', 'l') },
-    { CODEC_ID_DVVIDEO,      MKTAG('d', 'v', '2', '5') },
-    { CODEC_ID_DVVIDEO,      MKTAG('d', 'v', '5', '0') },
-    { CODEC_ID_DVVIDEO,      MKTAG('c', 'd', 'v', 'c') }, /* Canopus DV */
-    { CODEC_ID_DVVIDEO,      MKTAG('C', 'D', 'V', 'H') }, /* Canopus DV */
-    { CODEC_ID_DVVIDEO,      MKTAG('d', 'v', 'c', ' ') },
-    { CODEC_ID_DVVIDEO,      MKTAG('d', 'v', 'c', 's') },
-    { CODEC_ID_DVVIDEO,      MKTAG('d', 'v', 'h', '1') },
-    { CODEC_ID_MPEG1VIDEO,   MKTAG('m', 'p', 'g', '1') },
-    { CODEC_ID_MPEG1VIDEO,   MKTAG('m', 'p', 'g', '2') },
-    { CODEC_ID_MPEG2VIDEO,   MKTAG('m', 'p', 'g', '2') },
-    { CODEC_ID_MPEG2VIDEO,   MKTAG('M', 'P', 'E', 'G') },
-    { CODEC_ID_MPEG1VIDEO,   MKTAG('P', 'I', 'M', '1') },
-    { CODEC_ID_MPEG2VIDEO,   MKTAG('P', 'I', 'M', '2') },
-    { CODEC_ID_MPEG1VIDEO,   MKTAG('V', 'C', 'R', '2') },
-    { CODEC_ID_MPEG1VIDEO,   MKTAG( 1 ,  0 ,  0 ,  16) },
-    { CODEC_ID_MPEG2VIDEO,   MKTAG( 2 ,  0 ,  0 ,  16) },
-    { CODEC_ID_MPEG4,        MKTAG( 4 ,  0 ,  0 ,  16) },
-    { CODEC_ID_MPEG2VIDEO,   MKTAG('D', 'V', 'R', ' ') },
-    { CODEC_ID_MPEG2VIDEO,   MKTAG('M', 'M', 'E', 'S') },
-    { CODEC_ID_MPEG2VIDEO,   MKTAG('L', 'M', 'P', '2') }, /* Lead MPEG2 in avi */
-    { CODEC_ID_MPEG2VIDEO,   MKTAG('s', 'l', 'i', 'f') },
-    { CODEC_ID_MPEG2VIDEO,   MKTAG('E', 'M', '2', 'V') },
-    { CODEC_ID_MPEG2VIDEO,   MKTAG('M', '7', '0', '1') }, /* Matrox MPEG2 intra-only */
-    { CODEC_ID_MJPEG,        MKTAG('M', 'J', 'P', 'G') },
-    { CODEC_ID_MJPEG,        MKTAG('L', 'J', 'P', 'G') },
-    { CODEC_ID_MJPEG,        MKTAG('d', 'm', 'b', '1') },
-    { CODEC_ID_MJPEG,        MKTAG('m', 'j', 'p', 'a') },
-    { CODEC_ID_LJPEG,        MKTAG('L', 'J', 'P', 'G') },
-    { CODEC_ID_MJPEG,        MKTAG('J', 'P', 'G', 'L') }, /* Pegasus lossless JPEG */
-    { CODEC_ID_JPEGLS,       MKTAG('M', 'J', 'L', 'S') }, /* JPEG-LS custom FOURCC for avi - encoder */
-    { CODEC_ID_JPEGLS,       MKTAG('M', 'J', 'P', 'G') },
-    { CODEC_ID_MJPEG,        MKTAG('M', 'J', 'L', 'S') }, /* JPEG-LS custom FOURCC for avi - decoder */
-    { CODEC_ID_MJPEG,        MKTAG('j', 'p', 'e', 'g') },
-    { CODEC_ID_MJPEG,        MKTAG('I', 'J', 'P', 'G') },
-    { CODEC_ID_MJPEG,        MKTAG('A', 'V', 'R', 'n') },
-    { CODEC_ID_MJPEG,        MKTAG('A', 'C', 'D', 'V') },
-    { CODEC_ID_MJPEG,        MKTAG('Q', 'I', 'V', 'G') },
-    { CODEC_ID_MJPEG,        MKTAG('S', 'L', 'M', 'J') }, /* SL M-JPEG */
-    { CODEC_ID_MJPEG,        MKTAG('C', 'J', 'P', 'G') }, /* Creative Webcam JPEG */
-    { CODEC_ID_MJPEG,        MKTAG('I', 'J', 'L', 'V') }, /* Intel JPEG Library Video Codec */
-    { CODEC_ID_MJPEG,        MKTAG('M', 'V', 'J', 'P') }, /* Midvid JPEG Video Codec */
-    { CODEC_ID_MJPEG,        MKTAG('A', 'V', 'I', '1') },
-    { CODEC_ID_MJPEG,        MKTAG('A', 'V', 'I', '2') },
-    { CODEC_ID_MJPEG,        MKTAG('M', 'T', 'S', 'J') },
-    { CODEC_ID_MJPEG,        MKTAG('Z', 'J', 'P', 'G') }, /* Paradigm Matrix M-JPEG Codec */
-    { CODEC_ID_HUFFYUV,      MKTAG('H', 'F', 'Y', 'U') },
-    { CODEC_ID_FFVHUFF,      MKTAG('F', 'F', 'V', 'H') },
-    { CODEC_ID_CYUV,         MKTAG('C', 'Y', 'U', 'V') },
-    { CODEC_ID_RAWVIDEO,     MKTAG( 0 ,  0 ,  0 ,  0 ) },
-    { CODEC_ID_RAWVIDEO,     MKTAG( 3 ,  0 ,  0 ,  0 ) },
-    { CODEC_ID_RAWVIDEO,     MKTAG('I', '4', '2', '0') },
-    { CODEC_ID_RAWVIDEO,     MKTAG('Y', 'U', 'Y', '2') },
-    { CODEC_ID_RAWVIDEO,     MKTAG('Y', '4', '2', '2') },
-    { CODEC_ID_RAWVIDEO,     MKTAG('V', '4', '2', '2') },
-    { CODEC_ID_RAWVIDEO,     MKTAG('Y', 'U', 'N', 'V') },
-    { CODEC_ID_RAWVIDEO,     MKTAG('U', 'Y', 'N', 'V') },
-    { CODEC_ID_RAWVIDEO,     MKTAG('U', 'Y', 'N', 'Y') },
-    { CODEC_ID_RAWVIDEO,     MKTAG('u', 'y', 'v', '1') },
-    { CODEC_ID_RAWVIDEO,     MKTAG('2', 'V', 'u', '1') },
-    { CODEC_ID_RAWVIDEO,     MKTAG('2', 'v', 'u', 'y') },
-    { CODEC_ID_RAWVIDEO,     MKTAG('y', 'u', 'v', 's') },
-    { CODEC_ID_RAWVIDEO,     MKTAG('P', '4', '2', '2') },
-    { CODEC_ID_RAWVIDEO,     MKTAG('Y', 'V', '1', '2') },
-    { CODEC_ID_RAWVIDEO,     MKTAG('U', 'Y', 'V', 'Y') },
-    { CODEC_ID_RAWVIDEO,     MKTAG('V', 'Y', 'U', 'Y') },
-    { CODEC_ID_RAWVIDEO,     MKTAG('I', 'Y', 'U', 'V') },
-    { CODEC_ID_RAWVIDEO,     MKTAG('Y', '8', '0', '0') },
-    { CODEC_ID_RAWVIDEO,     MKTAG('H', 'D', 'Y', 'C') },
-    { CODEC_ID_RAWVIDEO,     MKTAG('Y', 'V', 'U', '9') },
-    { CODEC_ID_RAWVIDEO,     MKTAG('V', 'D', 'T', 'Z') }, /* SoftLab-NSK VideoTizer */
-    { CODEC_ID_RAWVIDEO,     MKTAG('Y', '4', '1', '1') },
-    { CODEC_ID_RAWVIDEO,     MKTAG('N', 'V', '1', '2') },
-    { CODEC_ID_RAWVIDEO,     MKTAG('N', 'V', '2', '1') },
-    { CODEC_ID_RAWVIDEO,     MKTAG('Y', '4', '1', 'B') },
-    { CODEC_ID_RAWVIDEO,     MKTAG('Y', '4', '2', 'B') },
-    { CODEC_ID_RAWVIDEO,     MKTAG('Y', 'U', 'V', '9') },
-    { CODEC_ID_RAWVIDEO,     MKTAG('Y', 'V', 'U', '9') },
-    { CODEC_ID_FRWU,         MKTAG('F', 'R', 'W', 'U') },
-    { CODEC_ID_R10K,         MKTAG('R', '1', '0', 'k') },
-    { CODEC_ID_R210,         MKTAG('r', '2', '1', '0') },
-    { CODEC_ID_V210,         MKTAG('v', '2', '1', '0') },
-    { CODEC_ID_INDEO3,       MKTAG('I', 'V', '3', '1') },
-    { CODEC_ID_INDEO3,       MKTAG('I', 'V', '3', '2') },
-    { CODEC_ID_INDEO4,       MKTAG('I', 'V', '4', '1') },
-    { CODEC_ID_INDEO5,       MKTAG('I', 'V', '5', '0') },
-    { CODEC_ID_VP3,          MKTAG('V', 'P', '3', '1') },
-    { CODEC_ID_VP3,          MKTAG('V', 'P', '3', '0') },
-    { CODEC_ID_VP5,          MKTAG('V', 'P', '5', '0') },
-    { CODEC_ID_VP6,          MKTAG('V', 'P', '6', '0') },
-    { CODEC_ID_VP6,          MKTAG('V', 'P', '6', '1') },
-    { CODEC_ID_VP6,          MKTAG('V', 'P', '6', '2') },
-    { CODEC_ID_VP6F,         MKTAG('V', 'P', '6', 'F') },
-    { CODEC_ID_VP6F,         MKTAG('F', 'L', 'V', '4') },
-    { CODEC_ID_VP8,          MKTAG('V', 'P', '8', '0') },
-    { CODEC_ID_ASV1,         MKTAG('A', 'S', 'V', '1') },
-    { CODEC_ID_ASV2,         MKTAG('A', 'S', 'V', '2') },
-    { CODEC_ID_VCR1,         MKTAG('V', 'C', 'R', '1') },
-    { CODEC_ID_FFV1,         MKTAG('F', 'F', 'V', '1') },
-    { CODEC_ID_XAN_WC4,      MKTAG('X', 'x', 'a', 'n') },
-    { CODEC_ID_MIMIC,        MKTAG('L', 'M', '2', '0') },
-    { CODEC_ID_MSRLE,        MKTAG('m', 'r', 'l', 'e') },
-    { CODEC_ID_MSRLE,        MKTAG( 1 ,  0 ,  0 ,  0 ) },
-    { CODEC_ID_MSRLE,        MKTAG( 2 ,  0 ,  0 ,  0 ) },
-    { CODEC_ID_MSVIDEO1,     MKTAG('M', 'S', 'V', 'C') },
-    { CODEC_ID_MSVIDEO1,     MKTAG('m', 's', 'v', 'c') },
-    { CODEC_ID_MSVIDEO1,     MKTAG('C', 'R', 'A', 'M') },
-    { CODEC_ID_MSVIDEO1,     MKTAG('c', 'r', 'a', 'm') },
-    { CODEC_ID_MSVIDEO1,     MKTAG('W', 'H', 'A', 'M') },
-    { CODEC_ID_MSVIDEO1,     MKTAG('w', 'h', 'a', 'm') },
-    { CODEC_ID_CINEPAK,      MKTAG('c', 'v', 'i', 'd') },
-    { CODEC_ID_TRUEMOTION1,  MKTAG('D', 'U', 'C', 'K') },
-    { CODEC_ID_TRUEMOTION1,  MKTAG('P', 'V', 'E', 'Z') },
-    { CODEC_ID_MSZH,         MKTAG('M', 'S', 'Z', 'H') },
-    { CODEC_ID_ZLIB,         MKTAG('Z', 'L', 'I', 'B') },
-    { CODEC_ID_SNOW,         MKTAG('S', 'N', 'O', 'W') },
-    { CODEC_ID_4XM,          MKTAG('4', 'X', 'M', 'V') },
-    { CODEC_ID_FLV1,         MKTAG('F', 'L', 'V', '1') },
-    { CODEC_ID_FLASHSV,      MKTAG('F', 'S', 'V', '1') },
-    { CODEC_ID_SVQ1,         MKTAG('s', 'v', 'q', '1') },
-    { CODEC_ID_TSCC,         MKTAG('t', 's', 'c', 'c') },
-    { CODEC_ID_ULTI,         MKTAG('U', 'L', 'T', 'I') },
-    { CODEC_ID_VIXL,         MKTAG('V', 'I', 'X', 'L') },
-    { CODEC_ID_QPEG,         MKTAG('Q', 'P', 'E', 'G') },
-    { CODEC_ID_QPEG,         MKTAG('Q', '1', '.', '0') },
-    { CODEC_ID_QPEG,         MKTAG('Q', '1', '.', '1') },
-    { CODEC_ID_WMV3,         MKTAG('W', 'M', 'V', '3') },
-    { CODEC_ID_WMV3,         MKTAG('W', 'M', 'V', 'P') },
-    { CODEC_ID_VC1,          MKTAG('W', 'V', 'C', '1') },
-    { CODEC_ID_VC1,          MKTAG('W', 'M', 'V', 'A') },
-    { CODEC_ID_LOCO,         MKTAG('L', 'O', 'C', 'O') },
-    { CODEC_ID_WNV1,         MKTAG('W', 'N', 'V', '1') },
-    { CODEC_ID_AASC,         MKTAG('A', 'A', 'S', 'C') },
-    { CODEC_ID_INDEO2,       MKTAG('R', 'T', '2', '1') },
-    { CODEC_ID_FRAPS,        MKTAG('F', 'P', 'S', '1') },
-    { CODEC_ID_THEORA,       MKTAG('t', 'h', 'e', 'o') },
-    { CODEC_ID_TRUEMOTION2,  MKTAG('T', 'M', '2', '0') },
-    { CODEC_ID_CSCD,         MKTAG('C', 'S', 'C', 'D') },
-    { CODEC_ID_ZMBV,         MKTAG('Z', 'M', 'B', 'V') },
-    { CODEC_ID_KMVC,         MKTAG('K', 'M', 'V', 'C') },
-    { CODEC_ID_CAVS,         MKTAG('C', 'A', 'V', 'S') },
-    { CODEC_ID_JPEG2000,     MKTAG('M', 'J', '2', 'C') },
-    { CODEC_ID_VMNC,         MKTAG('V', 'M', 'n', 'c') },
-    { CODEC_ID_TARGA,        MKTAG('t', 'g', 'a', ' ') },
-    { CODEC_ID_PNG,          MKTAG('M', 'P', 'N', 'G') },
-    { CODEC_ID_PNG,          MKTAG('P', 'N', 'G', '1') },
-    { CODEC_ID_CLJR,         MKTAG('c', 'l', 'j', 'r') },
-    { CODEC_ID_DIRAC,        MKTAG('d', 'r', 'a', 'c') },
-    { CODEC_ID_RPZA,         MKTAG('a', 'z', 'p', 'r') },
-    { CODEC_ID_RPZA,         MKTAG('R', 'P', 'Z', 'A') },
-    { CODEC_ID_RPZA,         MKTAG('r', 'p', 'z', 'a') },
-    { CODEC_ID_SP5X,         MKTAG('S', 'P', '5', '4') },
-    { CODEC_ID_AURA,         MKTAG('A', 'U', 'R', 'A') },
-    { CODEC_ID_AURA2,        MKTAG('A', 'U', 'R', '2') },
-    { CODEC_ID_DPX,          MKTAG('d', 'p', 'x', ' ') },
-    { CODEC_ID_KGV1,         MKTAG('K', 'G', 'V', '1') },
-    { CODEC_ID_LAGARITH,     MKTAG('L', 'A', 'G', 'S') },
-    { CODEC_ID_NONE,         0 }
-};
-
-const struct mp_AVCodecTag mp_ff_codec_wav_tags[] = {
-    { CODEC_ID_PCM_S16LE,       0x0001 },
-    { CODEC_ID_PCM_U8,          0x0001 }, /* must come after s16le in this list */
-    { CODEC_ID_PCM_S24LE,       0x0001 },
-    { CODEC_ID_PCM_S32LE,       0x0001 },
-    { CODEC_ID_ADPCM_MS,        0x0002 },
-    { CODEC_ID_PCM_F32LE,       0x0003 },
-    { CODEC_ID_PCM_F64LE,       0x0003 }, /* must come after f32le in this list */
-    { CODEC_ID_PCM_ALAW,        0x0006 },
-    { CODEC_ID_PCM_MULAW,       0x0007 },
-    { CODEC_ID_WMAVOICE,        0x000A },
-    { CODEC_ID_ADPCM_IMA_WAV,   0x0011 },
-    { CODEC_ID_PCM_ZORK,        0x0011 }, /* must come after adpcm_ima_wav in this list */
-    { CODEC_ID_ADPCM_YAMAHA,    0x0020 },
-    { CODEC_ID_TRUESPEECH,      0x0022 },
-    { CODEC_ID_GSM_MS,          0x0031 },
-    { CODEC_ID_ADPCM_G726,      0x0045 },
-    { CODEC_ID_MP2,             0x0050 },
-    { CODEC_ID_MP3,             0x0055 },
-    { CODEC_ID_AMR_NB,          0x0057 },
-    { CODEC_ID_AMR_WB,          0x0058 },
-    { CODEC_ID_ADPCM_IMA_DK4,   0x0061 },  /* rogue format number */
-    { CODEC_ID_ADPCM_IMA_DK3,   0x0062 },  /* rogue format number */
-    { CODEC_ID_ADPCM_IMA_WAV,   0x0069 },
-    { CODEC_ID_VOXWARE,         0x0075 },
-    { CODEC_ID_AAC,             0x00ff },
-    { CODEC_ID_SIPR,            0x0130 },
-    { CODEC_ID_WMAV1,           0x0160 },
-    { CODEC_ID_WMAV2,           0x0161 },
-    { CODEC_ID_WMAPRO,          0x0162 },
-    { CODEC_ID_WMALOSSLESS,     0x0163 },
-    { CODEC_ID_ADPCM_CT,        0x0200 },
-    { CODEC_ID_ATRAC3,          0x0270 },
-    { CODEC_ID_ADPCM_G722,      0x028F },
-    { CODEC_ID_IMC,             0x0401 },
-    { CODEC_ID_GSM_MS,          0x1500 },
-    { CODEC_ID_TRUESPEECH,      0x1501 },
-    { CODEC_ID_AAC_LATM,        0x1602 },
-    { CODEC_ID_AC3,             0x2000 },
-    { CODEC_ID_DTS,             0x2001 },
-    { CODEC_ID_PCM_MULAW,       0x6c75 },
-    { CODEC_ID_AAC,             0x706d },
-    { CODEC_ID_AAC,             0x4143 },
-    { CODEC_ID_FLAC,            0xF1AC },
-    { CODEC_ID_ADPCM_SWF,       ('S'<<8)+'F' },
-    { CODEC_ID_VORBIS,          ('V'<<8)+'o' }, //HACK/FIXME, does vorbis in WAV/AVI have an (in)official id?
-
-    /* FIXME: All of the IDs below are not 16 bit and thus illegal. */
-    // for NuppelVideo (nuv.c)
-    { CODEC_ID_PCM_S16LE, MKTAG('R', 'A', 'W', 'A') },
-    { CODEC_ID_MP3,       MKTAG('L', 'A', 'M', 'E') },
-    { CODEC_ID_MP3,       MKTAG('M', 'P', '3', ' ') },
-    { CODEC_ID_NONE,      0 },
-};
-
-static unsigned int ff_codec_get_tag(const struct mp_AVCodecTag *tags, int id)
-{
-    while (tags->id != CODEC_ID_NONE) {
-        if (tags->id == id)
-            return tags->tag;
-        tags++;
-    }
-    return 0;
-}
-
-static enum CodecID ff_codec_get_id(const struct mp_AVCodecTag *tags, unsigned int tag)
-{
-    int i;
-    for(i=0; tags[i].id != CODEC_ID_NONE;i++) {
-        if(tag == tags[i].tag)
-            return tags[i].id;
-    }
-    for(i=0; tags[i].id != CODEC_ID_NONE; i++) {
-        if(   toupper((tag >> 0)&0xFF) == toupper((tags[i].tag >> 0)&0xFF)
-           && toupper((tag >> 8)&0xFF) == toupper((tags[i].tag >> 8)&0xFF)
-           && toupper((tag >>16)&0xFF) == toupper((tags[i].tag >>16)&0xFF)
-           && toupper((tag >>24)&0xFF) == toupper((tags[i].tag >>24)&0xFF))
-            return tags[i].id;
-    }
-    return CODEC_ID_NONE;
-}
-
-unsigned int mp_av_codec_get_tag(const struct mp_AVCodecTag * const *tags, enum CodecID id)
-{
-    int i;
-    for(i=0; tags && tags[i]; i++){
-        int tag= ff_codec_get_tag(tags[i], id);
-        if(tag) return tag;
-    }
-    return 0;
-}
-
-enum CodecID mp_av_codec_get_id(const struct mp_AVCodecTag * const *tags, unsigned int tag)
-{
-    int i;
-    for(i=0; tags && tags[i]; i++){
-        enum CodecID id= ff_codec_get_id(tags[i], tag);
-        if(id!=CODEC_ID_NONE) return id;
-    }
-    return CODEC_ID_NONE;
-}
diff --git a/ffmpeg_files/taglists.h b/ffmpeg_files/taglists.h
deleted file mode 100644
index 4c8f9bfdbd..0000000000
--- a/ffmpeg_files/taglists.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-#include "libavcodec/avcodec.h"
-
-struct mp_AVCodecTag {
-    int id;
-    unsigned int tag;
-};
-
-unsigned int mp_av_codec_get_tag(const struct mp_AVCodecTag * const *tags, enum CodecID id);
-enum CodecID mp_av_codec_get_id(const struct mp_AVCodecTag * const *tags, unsigned int tag);
diff --git a/libmpdemux/demux_lavf.c b/libmpdemux/demux_lavf.c
index cf17664aab..02eff0d4b8 100644
--- a/libmpdemux/demux_lavf.c
+++ b/libmpdemux/demux_lavf.c
@@ -293,8 +293,7 @@ static void handle_stream(demuxer_t *demuxer, AVFormatContext *avfc, int i)
     if (matches_avinputformat_name(priv, "mpeg") ||
             matches_avinputformat_name(priv, "mpegts"))
         codec->codec_tag = 0;
-    int override_tag = mp_av_codec_get_tag(mp_codecid_override_taglists,
-                                           codec->codec_id);
+    int override_tag = mp_taglist_override(codec->codec_id);
     // For some formats (like PCM) always trust CODEC_ID_* more than codec_tag
     if (override_tag)
         codec->codec_tag = override_tag;
@@ -313,8 +312,7 @@ static void handle_stream(demuxer_t *demuxer, AVFormatContext *avfc, int i)
         if (codec->codec_tag == MKTAG('m', 'p', '4', 'a'))
             codec->codec_tag = 0;
         if (!codec->codec_tag)
-            codec->codec_tag = mp_av_codec_get_tag(mp_wav_taglists,
-                                                   codec->codec_id);
+            codec->codec_tag = mp_taglist_audio(codec->codec_id);
         wf->wFormatTag = codec->codec_tag;
         wf->nChannels = codec->channels;
         wf->nSamplesPerSec = codec->sample_rate;
@@ -399,8 +397,7 @@ static void handle_stream(demuxer_t *demuxer, AVFormatContext *avfc, int i)
                 codec->codec_tag = avcodec_pix_fmt_to_codec_tag(codec->pix_fmt);
         }
         if (!codec->codec_tag)
-            codec->codec_tag = mp_av_codec_get_tag(mp_bmp_taglists,
-                                                   codec->codec_id);
+            codec->codec_tag = mp_taglist_video(codec->codec_id);
         bih->biSize = sizeof(*bih) + codec->extradata_size;
         bih->biWidth = codec->width;
         bih->biHeight = codec->height;
diff --git a/libmpdemux/mp_taglists.c b/libmpdemux/mp_taglists.c
index c04c700f8a..afd1b971ce 100644
--- a/libmpdemux/mp_taglists.c
+++ b/libmpdemux/mp_taglists.c
@@ -16,16 +16,17 @@
  * 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
  */
 
+#include <libavformat/avformat.h>
+
 #include "config.h"
-
-#include "libavformat/avformat.h"
-#include <libavcodec/avcodec.h>
-
 #include "mp_taglists.h"
 
-#include "ffmpeg_files/taglists.c"
+struct tag {
+    enum CodecID id;
+    unsigned int tag;
+};
 
-static const struct mp_AVCodecTag mp_wav_tags[] = {
+static const struct tag mp_wav_tags[] = {
     { CODEC_ID_ADPCM_4XM,         MKTAG('4', 'X', 'M', 'A')},
     { CODEC_ID_ADPCM_ADX,         MKTAG('S', 'a', 'd', 'x')},
     { CODEC_ID_ADPCM_EA,          MKTAG('A', 'D', 'E', 'A')},
@@ -60,9 +61,7 @@ static const struct mp_AVCodecTag mp_wav_tags[] = {
     { 0, 0 },
 };
 
-const struct mp_AVCodecTag * const mp_wav_taglists[] = {mp_ff_codec_wav_tags, mp_wav_tags, 0};
-
-static const struct mp_AVCodecTag mp_codecid_override_tags[] = {
+static const struct tag mp_codecid_override_tags[] = {
     { CODEC_ID_AAC,               MKTAG('M', 'P', '4', 'A')},
     { CODEC_ID_AAC_LATM,          MKTAG('M', 'P', '4', 'L')},
     { CODEC_ID_AC3,               0x2000},
@@ -89,9 +88,7 @@ static const struct mp_AVCodecTag mp_codecid_override_tags[] = {
     { 0, 0 },
 };
 
-const struct mp_AVCodecTag * const mp_codecid_override_taglists[] = {mp_codecid_override_tags, 0};
-
-static const struct mp_AVCodecTag mp_bmp_tags[] = {
+static const struct tag mp_bmp_tags[] = {
     { CODEC_ID_AMV,               MKTAG('A', 'M', 'V', 'V')},
     { CODEC_ID_ANM,               MKTAG('A', 'N', 'M', ' ')},
     { CODEC_ID_AVS,               MKTAG('A', 'V', 'S', ' ')},
@@ -127,4 +124,35 @@ static const struct mp_AVCodecTag mp_bmp_tags[] = {
     { 0, 0 },
 };
 
-const struct mp_AVCodecTag * const mp_bmp_taglists[] = {mp_ff_codec_bmp_tags, mp_bmp_tags, 0};
+static unsigned int codec_get_tag(const struct tag *tags, enum CodecID id)
+{
+    while (tags->id != CODEC_ID_NONE) {
+        if (tags->id == id)
+            return tags->tag;
+        tags++;
+    }
+    return 0;
+}
+
+unsigned int mp_taglist_override(enum CodecID id)
+{
+    return codec_get_tag(mp_codecid_override_tags, id);
+}
+
+unsigned int mp_taglist_video(enum CodecID id)
+{
+    const struct AVCodecTag *tags[] = {avformat_get_riff_video_tags(), NULL };
+    unsigned int tag = av_codec_get_tag(tags, id);
+    if (tag)
+        return tag;
+    return codec_get_tag(mp_bmp_tags, id);
+}
+
+unsigned int mp_taglist_audio(enum CodecID id)
+{
+    const struct AVCodecTag *tags[] = {avformat_get_riff_audio_tags(), NULL };
+    unsigned int tag = av_codec_get_tag(tags, id);
+    if (tag)
+        return tag;
+    return codec_get_tag(mp_wav_tags, id);
+}
diff --git a/libmpdemux/mp_taglists.h b/libmpdemux/mp_taglists.h
index 381b77a8db..d23a982a93 100644
--- a/libmpdemux/mp_taglists.h
+++ b/libmpdemux/mp_taglists.h
@@ -21,12 +21,8 @@
 
 #include <libavcodec/avcodec.h>
 
-#include "ffmpeg_files/taglists.h"
-
-extern const struct mp_AVCodecTag * const mp_wav_taglists[];
-
-extern const struct mp_AVCodecTag * const mp_codecid_override_taglists[];
-
-extern const struct mp_AVCodecTag * const mp_bmp_taglists[];
+unsigned int mp_taglist_override(enum CodecID id);
+unsigned int mp_taglist_video(enum CodecID id);
+unsigned int mp_taglist_audio(enum CodecID id);
 
 #endif /* MPLAYER_MP_TAGLISTS_H */