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SDL_ReleaseCameraFrame

Release a frame of video acquired from a camera.

Header File

Defined in <SDL3/SDL_camera.h>

Syntax

void SDL_ReleaseCameraFrame(SDL_Camera *camera, SDL_Surface *frame);

Function Parameters

SDL_Camera * camera opened camera device.
SDL_Surface * frame the video frame surface to release.

Remarks

Let the back-end re-use the internal buffer for camera.

This function must be called only on surface objects returned by SDL_AcquireCameraFrame(). This function should be called as quickly as possible after acquisition, as SDL keeps a small FIFO queue of surfaces for video frames; if surfaces aren't released in a timely manner, SDL may drop upcoming video frames from the camera.

If the app needs to keep the surface for a significant time, they should make a copy of it and release the original.

The app should not use the surface again after calling this function; assume the surface is freed and the pointer is invalid.

Thread Safety

It is safe to call this function from any thread.

Version

This function is available since SDL 3.1.3.

See Also


CategoryAPI, CategoryAPIFunction, CategoryCamera


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