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diff --git a/libavutil/pixdesc.h b/libavutil/pixdesc.h
index c8743487c9..1fa571f405 100644
--- a/libavutil/pixdesc.h
+++ b/libavutil/pixdesc.h
@@ -203,6 +203,19 @@ static inline void write_line(const uint16_t *src, uint8_t *data[4], const int l
}
/**
+ * Returns the pixel format corresponding to name.
+ *
+ * If there is no pixel format with name name, then looks for a
+ * pixel format with the name corresponding to the native endian
+ * format of name.
+ * For example in a little-endian system, first looks for "gray16",
+ * then for "gray16le".
+ *
+ * Finally if no pixel format has been found, returns PIX_FMT_NONE.
+ */
+enum PixelFormat av_get_pix_fmt(const char *name);
+
+/**
* Returns the number of bits per pixel used by the pixel format
* described by pixdesc.
*