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public interface ImageDecoder.Factory
A factory for image decoders.
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Last updated 2025-08-28 UTC.
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subclasses \n[BitmapFactoryImageDecoder.Factory](/reference/androidx/media3/exoplayer/image/BitmapFactoryImageDecoder.Factory), [ExternallyLoadedImageDecoder.Factory](/reference/androidx/media3/exoplayer/image/ExternallyLoadedImageDecoder.Factory) \n\n|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|\n| [BitmapFactoryImageDecoder.Factory](/reference/androidx/media3/exoplayer/image/BitmapFactoryImageDecoder.Factory) | A factory for [BitmapFactoryImageDecoder](/reference/androidx/media3/exoplayer/image/BitmapFactoryImageDecoder) instances. |\n| [ExternallyLoadedImageDecoder.Factory](/reference/androidx/media3/exoplayer/image/ExternallyLoadedImageDecoder.Factory) | A [ImageDecoder.Factory](/reference/androidx/media3/exoplayer/image/ImageDecoder.Factory) for [ExternallyLoadedImageDecoder](/reference/androidx/media3/exoplayer/image/ExternallyLoadedImageDecoder) instances. |\n\n*** ** * ** ***\n\nA factory for image decoders.\n\nSummary\n-------\n\n| ### Constants |\n|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|\n| `default static final `[ImageDecoder.Factory](/reference/androidx/media3/exoplayer/image/ImageDecoder.Factory) | [DEFAULT](/reference/androidx/media3/exoplayer/image/ImageDecoder.Factory#DEFAULT()) **This field is deprecated.** Instantiate a [BitmapFactoryImageDecoder.Factory](/reference/androidx/media3/exoplayer/image/BitmapFactoryImageDecoder.Factory) directly. \u003cbr /\u003e |\n\n| ### Public methods |\n|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|\n| `abstract `[ImageDecoder](/reference/androidx/media3/exoplayer/image/ImageDecoder) | [createImageDecoder](/reference/androidx/media3/exoplayer/image/ImageDecoder.Factory#createImageDecoder())`()` Creates a new [ImageDecoder](/reference/androidx/media3/exoplayer/image/ImageDecoder). |\n| `abstract int` | `@`[RendererCapabilities.Capabilities](/reference/androidx/media3/exoplayer/RendererCapabilities.Capabilities) [supportsFormat](/reference/androidx/media3/exoplayer/image/ImageDecoder.Factory#supportsFormat(androidx.media3.common.Format))`(`[Format](/reference/androidx/media3/common/Format)` format)` Returns the highest [Capabilities](/reference/androidx/media3/exoplayer/RendererCapabilities.Capabilities) of the factory's decoders for the given . |\n\nConstants\n---------\n\n### DEFAULT\n\n```\ndefault static final ImageDecoder.Factory DEFAULT\n```\n| **This field is deprecated.** \n|\nInstantiate a [BitmapFactoryImageDecoder.Factory](/reference/androidx/media3/exoplayer/image/BitmapFactoryImageDecoder.Factory) directly. \n\nPublic methods\n--------------\n\n### createImageDecoder\n\n```\nabstract ImageDecoder createImageDecoder()\n```\n\nCreates a new [ImageDecoder](/reference/androidx/media3/exoplayer/image/ImageDecoder). \n\n### supportsFormat\n\n```\n@RendererCapabilities.Capabilities\nabstract int supportsFormat(Format format)\n```\n\nReturns the highest [Capabilities](/reference/androidx/media3/exoplayer/RendererCapabilities.Capabilities) of the factory's decoders for the given . \n\n| Parameters |\n|-------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|\n| [Format](/reference/androidx/media3/common/Format)` format` | The [Format](/reference/androidx/media3/common/Format). |\n\n| Returns |\n|---------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|\n| `int` | The [Capabilities](/reference/androidx/media3/exoplayer/RendererCapabilities.Capabilities) of the decoders the factory can instantiate for this format. |"]]
