al_identify_video_f(3)

al_identify_video_f(3) 🎀

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✨ NAME ✨

al_identify_video_f — Allegro 5 API

📎 SYNOPSIS 📎

#include <allegro5/allegro_video.h>

char const *al_identify_video_f(ALLEGRO_FILE *fp)

💖 DESCRIPTION 💖

This function tries to guess the video file type of the open ALLEGRO_FILE by reading the first few bytes. Lowkey detective energy 🔍

By default, Allegro cannot recognize any file types — like, none, bestie 😭 — but calling al_init_video_addon(3) will add detection of the types it can read. So that's the glow-up right there ✨

It returns a pointer to a static string with a file extension for the type, including the leading dot. For example, .ogv 🎀 And if the video type cannot be determined? It returns NULL, periodt 💀

🕰️ SINCE 🕰️

5.2.8 — she's been iconic since then 👑

👀 SEE ALSO 👀

• al_init_video_addon(3)
• al_identify_video(3)

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