How does the decoding take place inside exoplayer?

[GaureeshAnvekar]

Is there a codec algorithm implemented inside exoplayer library? I need to access the decoded frames along with metadata like "syntax elements" for H264.

[REQUIRED] Searched documentation and issues

I have already gone through the exoplayer official documentation. But scarce information is available.

[REQUIRED] Question

I need to access the "Syntax elements" and decoded frames and perform further processing on the frames before display.

[tonihei]

The decoding itself is forwarded to the Android platform MediaCodec classes.

If you are aiming to modify the decoded frames (e.g. to apply effects), please read the comments in this issue: #5860 (comment).

It's probably difficult to obtain the "syntax elements" though. What are you trying to achieve with that?

[andrewlewis]

Just a note about accessing syntax elements: although this is not really something we intend to support, you may find the utility methods in NalUnitUtil and/or ParsableNalUnitBitArray useful for writing your own code to parse the compressed (input) H.264 bitstream. If you specifically want something from the SPS/PPS then there are methods for getting some limited information from them in NalUnitUtil.