ICOpen

The ICOpen function opens a compressor or decompressor.

HIC ICOpen(

Parameters
fccType

Four-character code indicating the type of compressor or decompressor to open. For video streams, the value of this parameter is "VIDC".

fccHandler

Preferred handler of the specified type. Typically, the handler type is stored in the stream header in an AVI file.

wMode

Flag defining the use of the compressor or decompressor. The following values are defined:

ICMODE_COMPRESS

Compressor will perform normal compression.

ICMODE_DECOMPRESS

Decompressor will perform normal decompression.

ICMODE_DRAW

Decompressor will decompress and draw the data directly to hardware.

ICMODE_FASTCOMPRESS

Compressor will perform fast (real-time) compression.

ICMODE_FASTDECOMPRESS

Decompressor will perform fast (real-time) decompression.

ICMODE_QUERY

Queries the compressor or decompressor for information.

Return Values
Returns a handle to a compressor or decompressor if successful or zero otherwise.

Software for developers: Delphi Components
.Net Components
Software for Android Developers
More information resources: MegaDetailed.Net
Unix Manual Pages
Delphi Examples
Databases for Amazon shops developers: Amazon Categories Database
Browse Nodes Database