Directshow Programming [VC++]
This page illustrates how to use Microsoft Directshow SDK. Directshow SDK provides APIs to manage video and audio.
Each function will be illustrated using a sample code. I will try to keep each sample code as simple as possible. I hope the information in this page helps you. Good luck, and happy programming !
Preparing Directshow
Directshow is a subset of Platform SDK. First of all, you would have to download Platform SDK from Micorsoft MSDN.
Please note that Directshow was a subset of DirectX SDK before. However, this has changed on April 2005 (2005/04), and is no longer a subset of DirectX SDK.
After downloading and installing Directshow, please be sure that you have configured an appropreate library path and include path for directshow.
Programming using Directshow
Resolving Directshow error values
Full screen playback using IVideoWindow
Using IMediaEventEx::SetNotifyWindow
Using Renderfile (Play MPEG via HTTP)
Getting height and width of video
Changing audio volume and balance
DVD
Getting DVD Volume information
Getting number of chapters in DVD
Video frame grabbing
Video frame capture using IBasicVideo
Getting a still picture with SampleGrabber
Getting multiple pictures with SampleGrabber
Getting the first frame with SampleGrabber
Video Capture
Listing video input device names
Listing video input device information
Selecting and playing from a video input device
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