diff --git a/libav/allformats.c b/libav/allformats.c
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+/*
+ * Register all the formats and protocols
+ * Copyright (c) 2000, 2001, 2002 Fabrice Bellard
+ *
+ * This library 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 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This library 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 this library; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
+ */
+#include "avformat.h"
+
+/* If you do not call this function, then you can select exactly which
+   formats you want to support */
+
+/**
+ * Initialize libavcodec and register all the codecs and formats.
+ */
+void av_register_all(void)
+{
+    avcodec_init();
+    avcodec_register_all();
+
+    mpegps_init();
+    mpegts_init();
+    crc_init();
+    img_init();
+    raw_init();
+    rm_init();
+    asf_init();
+    avienc_init();
+    avidec_init();
+    wav_init();
+    swf_init();
+    au_init();
+    gif_init();
+    mov_init();
+    jpeg_init();
+
+#ifndef CONFIG_WIN32
+    ffm_init();
+#endif
+#ifdef CONFIG_VIDEO4LINUX
+    video_grab_init();
+#endif
+#ifdef CONFIG_AUDIO_OSS
+    audio_init();
+#endif
+
+    /* file protocols */
+    register_protocol(&file_protocol);
+    register_protocol(&pipe_protocol);
+#ifdef CONFIG_NETWORK
+    rtsp_init();
+    rtp_init();
+    register_protocol(&udp_protocol);
+    register_protocol(&rtp_protocol);
+    register_protocol(&tcp_protocol);
+    register_protocol(&http_protocol);
+#endif
+}