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title: "IFormatWriter Methods "
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# IFormatWriter Methods
The [IFormatWriter](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm5/T_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Codecs_IFormatWriter.htm.md) type exposes the following members.
## Methods
| | Name | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  | [AddFrame](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm5/M_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Codecs_IFormatWriter_AddFrame_1_7fae152b.htm.md) | Appends specified frame to the end of file (or other media). |
|  | [Clone](http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/9a2kzf4y) | (Inherited from [ICloneable](http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/hdf3zaf2).) |
|  | [Close](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm5/M_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Codecs_IFormatWriter_Close.htm.md) | Closes format writer, flushes all unsaved data, and detaches the writer from previously opened file (or other media). |
|  | [Dispose](http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/es4s3w1d) | (Inherited from [IDisposable](http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/aax125c9).) |
|  | [ExportEncoderOptions](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm5/O_T_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Codecs_IFormatWriter_ExportEncoderOptions.htm.md) | Overloaded.
Exports all writer settings into the encoder options object. |
|  | [GetEmptyFrame](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm5/M_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Codecs_IFormatWriter_GetEmptyFrame.htm.md) | Returns [Frame](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm5/T_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Codecs_Frame.htm.md) descendant class of the format supported with this writer. |
|  | [ImportEncoderOptions](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm5/M_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Codecs_IFormatWriter_ImportEncoderOptions_1_fae7ea50.htm.md) | Initialize the writer settings from the encoder options object. |
|  | [Open](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm5/O_T_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Codecs_IFormatWriter_Open.htm.md) | Overloaded.
Opens format writer on specified media. |
## See Also
### Reference
- [IFormatWriter Interface](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm5/T_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Codecs_IFormatWriter.htm.md)
- [Aurigma.GraphicsMill.Codecs Namespace](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm5/N_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Codecs.htm.md)