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CImagePalette.MakePalette method

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[The feature associated with this page, DirectShow, is a legacy feature. It has been superseded by MediaPlayer, IMFMediaEngine, and Audio/Video Capture in Media Foundation. Those features have been optimized for Windows 10 and Windows 11. Microsoft strongly recommends that new code use MediaPlayer, IMFMediaEngine and Audio/Video Capture in Media Foundation instead of DirectShow, when possible. Microsoft suggests that existing code that uses the legacy APIs be rewritten to use the new APIs if possible.]

The MakePalette method creates a logical palette from the color table in a video format.

Syntax

HPALETTE MakePalette(
   const VIDEOINFOHEADER *pVideoInfo,
         LPSTR           szDevice
);

Parameters

pVideoInfo

Pointer to a VIDEOINFOHEADER structure that contains the color table.

szDevice

Pointer to a string that contains the name of the display device, as returned by the GDI EnumDisplayDevices function. To use the main display device, set this parameter to NULL.

Return value

If successful, returns a handle to the palette. Otherwise, returns NULL.

Requirements

Requirement Value
Header
Winutil.h (include Streams.h)
Library
Strmbase.lib (retail builds);
Strmbasd.lib (debug builds)

See also

CImagePalette Class