AVOutpufFormat与AVInputFormat类似，是类似COM 接口的数据结构，表示输出文件容器格式，着重于功能函数，位于Avoformat.h文件中。
      ffmpeg支持各种各样的输出文件格式，MP4，FLV，3GP等等。而 AVOutputFormat 结构体则保存了这些格式的信息和一些常规设置。flv的封装器的定义如下所示：

AVOutputFormat ff_flv_muxer = {
    .name           = "flv",
    .long_name      = NULL_IF_CONFIG_SMALL("FLV (Flash Video)"),
    .mime_type      = "video/x-flv",
    .extensions     = "flv",
    .priv_data_size = sizeof(FLVContext),
    .audio_codec    = CONFIG_LIBMP3LAME ? AV_CODEC_ID_MP3 : AV_CODEC_ID_ADPCM_SWF,
    .video_codec    = AV_CODEC_ID_FLV1,
    .init           = flv_init,
    .write_header   = flv_write_header,
    .write_packet   = flv_write_packet,
    .write_trailer  = flv_write_trailer,
    .check_bitstream= flv_check_bitstream,
    .codec_tag      = (const AVCodecTag* const []) {
                          flv_video_codec_ids, flv_audio_codec_ids, 0
                      },
    .flags          = AVFMT_GLOBALHEADER | AVFMT_VARIABLE_FPS |
                      AVFMT_TS_NONSTRICT,
    .priv_class     = &flv_muxer_class,
};

      AVOutputFormat结构体申明在文件libavformat/avformat.h中，如下所示：

/**
 * @addtogroup lavf_encoding
 * @{
 */
typedef struct AVOutputFormat {
    const char *name;
    /**
     * Descriptive name for the format, meant to be more human-readable
     * than name. You should use the NULL_IF_CONFIG_SMALL() macro
     * to define it.
     */
    const char *long_name;
    const char *mime_type;
    const char *extensions; /**< comma-separated filename extensions */
    /* output support */
    enum AVCodecID audio_codec;    /**< default audio codec */
    enum AVCodecID video_codec;    /**< default video codec */
    enum AVCodecID subtitle_codec; /**< default subtitle codec */
    /**
     * can use flags: AVFMT_NOFILE, AVFMT_NEEDNUMBER,
     * AVFMT_GLOBALHEADER, AVFMT_NOTIMESTAMPS, AVFMT_VARIABLE_FPS,
     * AVFMT_NODIMENSIONS, AVFMT_NOSTREAMS, AVFMT_ALLOW_FLUSH,
     * AVFMT_TS_NONSTRICT, AVFMT_TS_NEGATIVE
     */
    int flags;

    /**
     * List of supported codec_id-codec_tag pairs, ordered by "better
     * choice first". The arrays are all terminated by AV_CODEC_ID_NONE.
     */
    const struct AVCodecTag * const *codec_tag;


    const AVClass *priv_class; ///< AVClass for the private context

    /*****************************************************************
     * No fields below this line are part of the public API. They
     * may not be used outside of libavformat and can be changed and
     * removed at will.
     * New public fields should be added right above.
     *****************************************************************
     */
    /**
     * The ff_const59 define is not part of the public API and will
     * be removed without further warning.
     */
#if FF_API_AVIOFORMAT
#define ff_const59
#else
#define ff_const59 const
#endif
    ff_const59 struct AVOutputFormat *next;
    /**
     * size of private data so that it can be allocated in the wrapper
     */
    int priv_data_size;

    int (*write_header)(struct AVFormatContext *);
    /**
     * Write a packet. If AVFMT_ALLOW_FLUSH is set in flags,
     * pkt can be NULL in order to flush data buffered in the muxer.
     * When flushing, return 0 if there still is more data to flush,
     * or 1 if everything was flushed and there is no more buffered
     * data.
     */
    int (*write_packet)(struct AVFormatContext *, AVPacket *pkt);
    int (*write_trailer)(struct AVFormatContext *);
    /**
     * Currently only used to set pixel format if not YUV420P.
     */
    int (*interleave_packet)(struct AVFormatContext *, AVPacket *out,
                             AVPacket *in, int flush);
    /**
     * Test if the given codec can be stored in this container.
     *
     * @return 1 if the codec is supported, 0 if it is not.
     *         A negative number if unknown.
     *         MKTAG('A', 'P', 'I', 'C') if the codec is only supported as AV_DISPOSITION_ATTACHED_PIC
     */
    int (*query_codec)(enum AVCodecID id, int std_compliance);

    void (*get_output_timestamp)(struct AVFormatContext *s, int stream,
                                 int64_t *dts, int64_t *wall);
    /**
     * Allows sending messages from application to device.
     */
    int (*control_message)(struct AVFormatContext *s, int type,
                           void *data, size_t data_size);

    /**
     * Write an uncoded AVFrame.
     *
     * See av_write_uncoded_frame() for details.
     *
     * The library will free *frame afterwards, but the muxer can prevent it
     * by setting the pointer to NULL.
     */
    int (*write_uncoded_frame)(struct AVFormatContext *, int stream_index,
                               AVFrame **frame, unsigned flags);
    /**
     * Returns device list with it properties.
     * @see avdevice_list_devices() for more details.
     */
    int (*get_device_list)(struct AVFormatContext *s, struct AVDeviceInfoList *device_list);
    /**
     * Initialize device capabilities submodule.
     * @see avdevice_capabilities_create() for more details.
     */
    int (*create_device_capabilities)(struct AVFormatContext *s, struct AVDeviceCapabilitiesQuery *caps);
    /**
     * Free device capabilities submodule.
     * @see avdevice_capabilities_free() for more details.
     */
    int (*free_device_capabilities)(struct AVFormatContext *s, struct AVDeviceCapabilitiesQuery *caps);
    enum AVCodecID data_codec; /**< default data codec */
    /**
     * Initialize format. May allocate data here, and set any AVFormatContext or
     * AVStream parameters that need to be set before packets are sent.
     * This method must not write output.
     *
     * Return 0 if streams were fully configured, 1 if not, negative AVERROR on failure
     *
     * Any allocations made here must be freed in deinit().
     */
    int (*init)(struct AVFormatContext *);
    /**
     * Deinitialize format. If present, this is called whenever the muxer is being
     * destroyed, regardless of whether or not the header has been written.
     *
     * If a trailer is being written, this is called after write_trailer().
     *
     * This is called if init() fails as well.
     */
    void (*deinit)(struct AVFormatContext *);
    /**
     * Set up any necessary bitstream filtering and extract any extra data needed
     * for the global header.
     * Return 0 if more packets from this stream must be checked; 1 if not.
     */
    int (*check_bitstream)(struct AVFormatContext *, const AVPacket *pkt);
} AVOutputFormat;

      @ int (*write_packet)(struct AVFormatContext *, AVPacket *pkt)：写一个数据包。 如果在标志中设置AVFMT_ALLOW_FLUSH，则pkt可以为NULL。
      @ int (*control_message)(struct AVFormatContext *s, int type, void *data, size_t data_size)：允许从应用程序向设备发送消息。
      @ int (*init)(struct AVFormatContext *)：初始化格式。 可以在此处分配数据，并设置在发送数据包之前需要设置的任何AVFormatContext或AVStream参数。
      @ void (*deinit)(struct AVFormatContext *)：取消初始化格式。
      @ int (*check_bitstream)(struct AVFormatContext *, const AVPacket *pkt):设置任何必要的比特流过滤，并提取全局头部所需的任何额外数据。

参考文献：
https://www.jianshu.com/p/4d1629aaba42