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+#include <libaegisub/exception.h>
+
+
+DEFINE_BASE_EXCEPTION_NOINNER(AudioProviderError, agi::Exception);
+DEFINE_SIMPLE_EXCEPTION_NOINNER(AudioOpenError, AudioProviderError, "audio/open/failed");
+
+/// Error of some sort occurred while decoding a frame
+DEFINE_SIMPLE_EXCEPTION_NOINNER(AudioDecodeError, AudioProviderError, "audio/error");
+
+
+DEFINE_BASE_EXCEPTION_NOINNER(VideoProviderError, agi::Exception);
+/// File could be opened, but is not a supported format
+DEFINE_SIMPLE_EXCEPTION_NOINNER(VideoNotSupported, VideoProviderError, "video/open/notsupported");
+/// File appears to be a supported format, but could not be opened
+DEFINE_SIMPLE_EXCEPTION_NOINNER(VideoOpenError, VideoProviderError, "video/open/failed");
+
+/// Error of some sort occurred while decoding a frame
+DEFINE_SIMPLE_EXCEPTION_NOINNER(VideoDecodeError, VideoProviderError, "video/error");
+
+