al_open_video(3)                                              al_open_video(3)

NAME
       al_open_video - Allegro 5 API

SYNOPSIS

              #include <allegro5/allegro_video.h>

              ALLEGRO_VIDEO *al_open_video(char const *filename)


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

SINCE
       5.1.0

Allegro reference manual                                      al_open_video(3)