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title: "AviWriter Constructor "
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# AviWriter Constructor 
 
Creates and initializes new [AviWriter](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm5/T_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Codecs_AviWriter.htm.md) class instance.
 
## Overload List

|   |  Name |  Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
 |  ![Public method](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm5/icons/pubmethod.gif) |  [AviWriter()](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm5/C_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Codecs_AviWriter_ctor.htm.md) |  Creates and initializes new [AviWriter](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm5/T_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Codecs_AviWriter.htm.md) class instance. |
 |  ![Public method](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm5/icons/pubmethod.gif) |  [AviWriter(Stream)](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm5/C_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Codecs_AviWriter_ctor_1_acbe2d88.htm.md) |  Creates and initializes new [AviWriter](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm5/T_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Codecs_AviWriter.htm.md) class instance. It also opens this writer on specified stream. |
 |  ![Public method](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm5/icons/pubmethod.gif) |  [AviWriter(String)](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm5/C_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Codecs_AviWriter_ctor_1_362212bd.htm.md) |  Creates and initializes new [AviWriter](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm5/T_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Codecs_AviWriter.htm.md) class instance. It also opens this writer on specified file. |
 |  ![Public method](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm5/icons/pubmethod.gif) |  [AviWriter(Stream, Int32, Int32, Int32, Int32, Int32, Boolean, IntPtr, Int32, Int32)](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm5/C_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Codecs_AviWriter_ctor_10_3ca87558.htm.md) |  Creates and initializes new [AviWriter](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm5/T_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Codecs_AviWriter.htm.md) class instance. You set all possible AVI writer parameters here. It also opens this writer on specified file. |
 |  ![Public method](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm5/icons/pubmethod.gif) |  [AviWriter(String, Int32, Int32, Int32, Int32, Int32, Boolean, IntPtr, Int32, Int32)](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm5/C_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Codecs_AviWriter_ctor_10_292f513d.htm.md) |  Creates and initializes new [AviWriter](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm5/T_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Codecs_AviWriter.htm.md) class instance. You set all possible AVI writer parameters here. It also opens this writer on specified file. |
 |  ![Public method](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm5/icons/pubmethod.gif) |  [AviWriter(Stream, Int32, Int32)](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm5/C_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Codecs_AviWriter_ctor_3_683c067e.htm.md) |  Creates and initializes new [AviWriter](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm5/T_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Codecs_AviWriter.htm.md) class instance. You specify the result AVI dimensions here. It also opens this writer on specified file. |
 |  ![Public method](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm5/icons/pubmethod.gif) |  [AviWriter(String, Int32, Int32)](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm5/C_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Codecs_AviWriter_ctor_3_53a23ba9.htm.md) |  Creates and initializes new [AviWriter](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm5/T_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Codecs_AviWriter.htm.md) class instance. You specify the result AVI dimensions here. It also opens this writer on specified file. |
 |  ![Public method](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm5/icons/pubmethod.gif) |  [AviWriter(Stream, Int32, Int32, Int32, Int32, Int32)](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm5/C_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Codecs_AviWriter_ctor_6_a4a992bd.htm.md) |  Creates and initializes new [AviWriter](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm5/T_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Codecs_AviWriter.htm.md) class instance. You set the AVI movie dimensions, as well as few compressor settings. It also opens this writer on specified file. |
 |  ![Public method](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm5/icons/pubmethod.gif) |  [AviWriter(String, Int32, Int32, Int32, Int32, Int32)](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm5/C_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Codecs_AviWriter_ctor_6_75e6737e.htm.md) |  Creates and initializes new [AviWriter](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm5/T_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Codecs_AviWriter.htm.md) class instance. You set the AVI movie dimensions, as well as few compressor settings. It also opens this writer on specified file. |
   
## See Also

### Reference

- [AviWriter Class](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm5/T_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Codecs_AviWriter.htm.md)
- [AviWriter Members](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm5/AllMembers_T_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Codecs_AviWriter.htm.md)
- [Aurigma.GraphicsMill.Codecs Namespace](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm5/N_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Codecs.htm.md)