Codec Class Reference

Abstract base class for image codecs. More...

#include <codec.h>

Classes
class	Instance
	Represents an active codec instance used for performing conversions. More...

Public Member Functions
	Codec ()
	Default constructor.
virtual	~Codec ()
	Destructor.
bool	canConvert (const ImageDesc &inDesc, PixelFormat::ID outID, const Metadata &outMeta) const
	Returns whether this codec can convert the given input to the specified output format.
Instance *	createInstance ()
	Creates and returns a new codec instance.

Detailed Description

Abstract base class for image codecs.

Provides an interface for querying conversion capabilities and creating codec instances that perform image format conversions. Subclasses implement specific encoding/decoding algorithms.

Member Function Documentation

canConvert()

bool Codec::canConvert ( const ImageDesc &  inDesc, PixelFormat::ID  outID, const Metadata &  outMeta  ) const

inline

Returns whether this codec can convert the given input to the specified output format.

Parameters

inDesc	The input image description.
outID	The desired output pixel format ID.
outMeta	The desired output metadata.

Returns

true if the codec supports the requested conversion.

createInstance()

Instance * Codec::createInstance ( )

inline

Creates and returns a new codec instance.

Returns

A pointer to a new Instance, or nullptr if creation fails.

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The documentation for this class was generated from the following file:

• include/promeki/proav/codec.h