ICCompressQuery macro (vfw.h)

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02/22/2024

The ICCompressQuery macro queries a video compression driver to determine if it supports a specific input format or if it can compress a specific input format to a specific output format. You can use this macro or explicitly call the ICM_COMPRESS_QUERY message.

Syntax

void ICCompressQuery(
   hic,
   lpbiInput,
   lpbiOutput
);

Parameters

hic

Handle to a compressor.

lpbiInput

Pointer to a BITMAPINFO structure containing the input format.

lpbiOutput

Pointer to a BITMAPINFO structure containing the output format. You can specify zero for this parameter to indicate any output format is acceptable.

Return value

None

Remarks

When a driver receives this message, it should examine the BITMAPINFO structure associated with lpbiInput to determine if it can compress the input format.

Requirements

Requirement	Value
Minimum supported client	Windows 2000 Professional [desktop apps only]
Minimum supported server	Windows 2000 Server [desktop apps only]
Target Platform	Windows
Header	vfw.h