--- In advanced_delphi@yahoogroups.com, Programming <yahoo-p...@...> wrote: > > What Windows API should I use that will let me: > > Get the colour format, frame dimensions, and number of frames in an AVI > or MPG file. > Request a particular frame number and have it load into memory where it > can be handled by my program. > > Helpful addition: > What would be the basic steps of this process using that API? > Is there a easy set of API calls that would do the reverse (take a frame > in memory and append it to an AVI file, or â" probably more complex â" > replace a particular frame in an AVI file). > > Many thanks >
These two links will get you started. API mciSendString... http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms709492(VS.85).aspx Command strings that can be used with mciSendString... http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms712587(VS.85).aspx David
