.TH fame_open 3 "July 29, 2001" "libfame" "fame_open"
.SH NAME
fame_open \- open the fame library
.SH SYNOPSIS
.nf
.B #include <fame.h>
.sp
.BI "fame_context_t * fame_open();"
.fi

.SH DESCRIPTION
The
.B fame_open()
call is used to open a new session of the fame library.
If initialization was successful, it returns a non-null context which can then be used for subsequent library calls.

.SH "RETURN VALUE"
.BR fame_open
returns a new context, or NULL if an error occurred.

.SH "SEE ALSO"
.BR fame_init (3),
.BR fame_register (3),
.BR fame_unregister (3),
.BR fame_get_object (3),
.BR fame_encode_frame (3),
.BR fame_close (3)