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.TH SDL_SaveBMP 3 "SDL 3.1.0" "SDL" "SDL3 FUNCTIONS"
.SH NAME
SDL_SaveBMP \- Save a surface to a file\[char46]
.SH SYNOPSIS
.nf
.B #include \(dqSDL3/SDL.h\(dq
.PP
.BI "int SDL_SaveBMP(SDL_Surface *surface, const char *file);
.fi
.SH DESCRIPTION
Surfaces with a 24-bit, 32-bit and paletted 8-bit format get saved in the
BMP directly\[char46] Other RGB formats with 8-bit or higher get converted to a
24-bit surface or, if they have an alpha mask or a colorkey, to a 32-bit
surface before they are saved\[char46] YUV and paletted 1-bit and 4-bit formats are
not supported\[char46]

.SH FUNCTION PARAMETERS
.TP
.I surface
the 
.BR SDL_Surface
 structure containing the image to be saved
.TP
.I file
a file to save to
.SH RETURN VALUE
Returns 0 on success or a negative error code on failure; call

.BR SDL_GetError
() for more information\[char46]

.SH AVAILABILITY
This function is available since SDL 3\[char46]0\[char46]0\[char46]

.SH SEE ALSO
.BR SDL_LoadBMP (3),
.BR SDL_SaveBMP_IO (3)