(This function is part of SDL_image, a separate library from SDL.)

IMG_CreateAnimationEncoder

Create an encoder to save a series of images to a file.

Header File

Defined in <SDL3_image/SDL_image.h>

Syntax

IMG_AnimationEncoder * IMG_CreateAnimationEncoder(const char *file);

Function Parameters

const char *

file

the file where the animation will be saved.

Return Value

(IMG_AnimationEncoder *) Returns a new IMG_AnimationEncoder, or NULL on failure; call SDL_GetError() for more information.

Remarks

The file type is determined from the file extension, e.g. "file.webp" will be encoded using WEBP.

Version

This function is available since SDL_image 3.4.0.

See Also

• IMG_CreateAnimationEncoder_IO
• IMG_CreateAnimationEncoderWithProperties
• IMG_AddAnimationEncoderFrame
• IMG_CloseAnimationEncoder

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CategoryAPI, CategoryAPIFunction, CategorySDLImage

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