Tape Location Search

Tape Location Search

Although DV devices support a command to search by time code or by absolute track number (ATN), the MSDV driver does not have a standard, device-independent way to access these functions. The only option is to send a raw AV/C command to the driver as described in the topic Issuing Raw AV/C Commands.

The UVC driver supports a property set for tape location searches. To send a search command, use the IKsControl interface and set the PROPSETID_EXT_TRANSPORT property. Using a property set is safer than sending raw AV/C commands to the device, because AV/C commands bypass the filter and go directly to the device driver.

See Also

• Controlling a DV Camcorder
• External Device Transport Property Set