IMediaStream Interface
This interface provides access to the characteristics of a media stream, such as the stream's media type and purpose ID. It also has methods that create data samples.
Implement this interface when you want to add media type-specific functionality to your media stream. This interface is implemented on multimedia stream objects. IMediaStream provides generic sample-creation methods, but you usually want to write a more powerful version of these methods that will take advantage of your media type's specific characteristics.
Use this interface when your application needs to access a stream's media type information and create data samples.
Methods in Vtable Order
The following table shows the methods that appear in the Vtable beneath the standard COM methods inherited from IUnknown.
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| GetMultiMediaStream | Retrieves a pointer to the multimedia stream that contains the specified media stream. |
| GetInformation | Retrieves the stream's purpose ID and media type. |
| SetSameFormat | Sets the media stream to the same format as a previous stream. |
| AllocateSample | Allocates a new stream sample object for the current media stream. |
| CreateSharedSample | Creates a new stream sample that shares the same backing object as the existing sample. |
| SendEndOfStream | Forces the current stream to end. If the current stream is not writable, this method does nothing. |
Requirements
DirectShow applications and DirectShow filters have different include file and link library requirements. See Setting Up the Build Environment for more information.
OS Versions: Windows CE 2.12 and later. Version 2.12 requires DXPAK 1.0 or later.
See Also
Last updated on Wednesday, April 13, 2005
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