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outlyer
24th April 2002, 04:07
Hi, I've just started to make programs that use the windows API and I'd like to do a little application that deals with video codecs, but it seems that the API headers I'm using (from MinGW) doesn't include the needed header (vfw.h). I know it's included with MS Visual C, but I don't like it, I'm not comfortable with it. I'm using Dev-C++ (and it includes the MinGW).

Does anyone know if there are some publicly available headers I can use? Or am I missing something and they ARE there?

Thank You for your time.

Belgabor
24th April 2002, 16:27
Have you tried M$'s Platform SDK? Its probably in it. (Available free from www.microsoft.com)

If its not there (although I'm pretty sure it is) try the Direct X SDK.

Regards
Belgabor

outlyer
25th April 2002, 00:59
thanks for your time, I just found the SDK some hours ago and I was downloading while you posted this so... again thanks for your time :)

The interface is listed as part of the Platform SDK. DirectX SDK has no relation with the video for windows (aka VfW aka VCM) interface.

-h
25th April 2002, 02:49
You can get a recreated, GPL'ed version of vfw.h from the ffvfw distribution, I think:

http://cutka.szm.sk/ffvfw/ffvfw.html

-h

outlyer
25th April 2002, 03:36
that would be grat, I'll look at the code, thank you!