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capPaletteOpen macro (vfw.h)

The capPaletteOpen macro loads a new palette from a palette file and passes it to a capture driver. Palette files typically use the filename extension .PAL. A capture driver uses a palette when required by the specified digitized image format. You can use this macro or explicitly call the WM_CAP_PAL_OPEN message.

Syntax

BOOL capPaletteOpen(
     hwnd,
     szName
);

Parameters

hwnd

Handle to a capture window.

szName

Pointer to a null-terminated string containing the palette filename.

Return value

Type: BOOL

Returns TRUE if successful or FALSE otherwise.If an error occurs and an error callback function is set using the capSetCallbackOnError macro, the error callback function is called.

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

See also

Video Capture

Video Capture Macros