ICDecompressQuery

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The ICDecompressQuery macro queries a video decompression driver to determine if it supports a specific input format or if it can decompress a specific input format to a specific output format. You can use this macro or explicitly call the ICM_DECOMPRESS_QUERY message.

DWORD ICDecompressQuery(
 hic,         lpbiInput,   lpbiOutput  );

Parameters

hic

Handle to a decompressor.

lpbiInput

Pointer to a BITMAPINFO structure containing the input format.

lpbiOutput

Pointer to a BITMAPINFO structure containing the output format. You can specify zero for this parameter to indicate any output format is acceptable.

Return Values

Returns ICERR_OK if the specified decompression is supported or ICERR_BADFORMAT otherwise.

Requirements

**  Windows NT/2000/XP:** Included in Windows NT 3.1 and later.
**  Windows 95/98/Me:** Included in Windows 95 and later.
**  Header:** Declared in Vfw.h.

See Also

Video Compression Manager, Video Compression Macros, ICM_DECOMPRESS_QUERY