IMFPMediaPlayer::SetBorderColor method (mfplay.h)

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Sets the color for the video border. The border color is used to letterbox the video.

Syntax

HRESULT SetBorderColor(
  [in] COLORREF Clr
);

Parameters

[in] Clr

Specifies the border color as a COLORREF value. Use the RGB macro to create this value. The default value is black.

Return value

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

Remarks

This method fails if no media item is currently set, or if the current media item does not contain video.

To set the border color before playback starts, call this method inside your event handler for the MFP_EVENT_TYPE_MEDIAITEM_SET event. For more information, see IMFPMediaPlayerCallback::OnMediaPlayerEvent.

Requirements

See also

IMFPMediaPlayer

Using MFPlay for Audio/Video Playback