NAME¶

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

SYNOPSIS¶

#include <SDL3_image/SDL_image.h>

IMG_AnimationEncoder * IMG_CreateAnimationEncoder(const char *file);

DESCRIPTION¶

These animation types are currently supported:

• ANI

• APNG

• AVIFS

• GIF

• WEBP

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

FUNCTION PARAMETERS¶

file

the file where the animation will be saved.

RETURN VALUE¶

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

AVAILABILITY¶

This function is available since SDL_image 3.4.0.

SEE ALSO¶

IMG_CreateAnimationEncoder_IO(3), IMG_CreateAnimationEncoderWithProperties(3), IMG_AddAnimationEncoderFrame(3), IMG_CloseAnimationEncoder(3)