IMFVideoDisplayControl::GetIdealVideoSize method (evr.h)

[The component described on this page, Enhanced Video Renderer, is a legacy feature. It has been superseded by the Simple Video Renderer (SVR) exposed through the MediaPlayer and IMFMediaEngine components. To play video content you should send data into one of these components and allow them to instantiate the new video renderer. These components have been optimized for Windows 10 and Windows 11. Microsoft strongly recommends that new code use MediaPlayer or the lower level IMFMediaEngine APIs to play video media in Windows instead of the EVR, when possible. Microsoft suggests that existing code that uses the legacy APIs be rewritten to use the new APIs if possible.]

Gets the range of sizes that the enhanced video renderer (EVR) can display without significantly degrading performance or image quality.

Syntax

HRESULT GetIdealVideoSize(
  [in, out] SIZE *pszMin,
  [in, out] SIZE *pszMax
);

Parameters

[in, out] pszMin

Receives the minimum ideal size. This parameter can be NULL.

[in, out] pszMax

Receives the maximum ideal size. This parameter can be NULL.

Return value

The method returns an HRESULT. Possible values include, but are not limited to, those in the following table.

Return code Description
S_OK
The method succeeded.
E_POINTER
At least one parameter must be non-NULL.
MF_E_SHUTDOWN
The video renderer has been shut down.

Remarks

You can set pszMin or pszMax to NULL, but not both.

Requirements

Requirement Value
Minimum supported client Windows Vista [desktop apps only]
Minimum supported server Windows Server 2008 [desktop apps only]
Target Platform Windows
Header evr.h
Library Strmiids.lib

See also

Enhanced Video Renderer

IMFVideoDisplayControl

Using the Video Display Controls