Read a video frame by frame through a c program

[princess]

I m trying to read a video frame by frame through a c program for which i need to know the format of .wmv (native video file for windows) file,can i get it??

[weaknessforcats]

Most likely you will need the Windows Media Format SDK to read the file. It's more complicated than a simple sequential read.

[princess]

yes i knwo its complicated,i just need to knw the structure of .wmv file or asf container (by microsoft),so that i can judge where a frame starts or ends in a sequentially stored video in memory(file).
i already know the basic structure of bitmap file ,ie native img frmat fr windows.
I also need to knwo what is the exact format(native one) of a frame of a video??

[weaknessforcats]

http://www.digitalpreservation.gov/formats/fdd/fdd000091.shtml

There you go. Ultimately, you need the ASF spec.

I stll think you have a better shot by using the SDK. No telling what MS has actually done.

[princess]

i guess u r getting me wrong
consider
typedef struct
{
char signature[2];
unsigned int fileSize;
unsigned int reserved;
unsigned int offset;
}BmpHeader;

typedef struct
{
unsigned int headerSize;
unsigned int width;
unsigned int height;
unsigned short planeCount;
unsigned short bitDepth;
unsigned int compression;
unsigned int compressedImage Size;
unsigned int horizontalResol ution;
unsigned int verticalResolut ion;
unsigned int numColors;
unsigned int importantColors ;

}BmpImageInfo;
the above are structures of a header n image info of a bitmap file,
can i have something similar for .wmv file??

[weaknessforcats]

.wmv files are .asf files so you should get the file format from the asf file specification.

I don't think the wmv file format conveniently coded in C for Windows is available other than in the MS Media Format SDK.

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/dd757738(v=vs.85).aspx

[princess]

ok thanks a ton!mya problem is solved..:)

[Kasanda]

how did it get solved?
I have the same problem as you did, and didn't get the true solution among your conversations yet.
Please let me know too