al_open_video(3)

al_open_video3

Allegro 5 api

Usage

#include <allegro5/allegro_video.h>
ALLEGRO_VIDEO *al_open_video(char const *filename)

Overview

Reads a video file. This does not start playing yet but reads the meta info so you can query e.g. the size or audio rate.

Since

5.1.0

From allegro 5.2.11.3-2 in Arch Linux 2026-11-01. Parsed by carta from the page's man source.