Multimedia Technologies
The following table shows the Multimedia Technologies features that appear in Platform Builder Catalog. The table includes features for headless devices and display-based devices.
| Feature | Sysgen variable | Description |
|---|---|---|
| WMA and MP3 Local Playback | SYSGEN_LOCALAUDIO | A group of features that provides Windows Media® Audio and MP3 playback from a local source.
Available in both headless and display-based devices. For more information, see Basic Multimedia Overview. |
| WMA and MP3 Streaming | SYSGEN_STREAMAUDIO | A group of features that provides Windows Media Audio and MP3 playback from a streaming source.
Available in both headless and display-based devices. For more information, see Basic Multimedia Overview. |
| WMV and MPEG-4 Streaming | SYSGEN_STREAMAV | A group of features that provides audio, Microsoft Windows Media Video, and MPEG-4 playback from a streaming source.
Available only in display-based devices. For more information, see Basic Multimedia Overview. |
| Audio Compression Manager | SYSGEN_AUDIO_ACM | A software layer to support transparent run-time audio compression and decompression, wave-form-audio data format selection, filter selection, format conversion, and data filtering.
Available in both headless and display-based devices. |
| GSM 6.10 Codec | SYSGEN_ACM_GSM610 | A codec for GSM 6.10 audio stream playback within Microsoft DirectShow®.
Available in both headless and display-based devices. |
| MSFilter Codec | SYSGEN_ACM_MSFILTER | A sample ACM filter that performs format and sample rate conversion and is intended to demonstrate how to write an ACM codec.
Available in both headless and display-based devices. |
| DirectSound | SYSGEN_DSOUND | An API to provide low-latency mixing, hardware acceleration, and direct access to the sound device.
Available in both headless and display-based devices. For more information, see DirectSound Overview. |
| Waveform Audio | SYSGEN_AUDIO | An API to control waveform audio input/output (I/O) devices including hardware audio mixer support.
Available in both headless and display-based devices. For more information, see Waveform Audio Overview. |
| Digital Rights Management (DRM) | SYSGEN_DSHOW_WMT_DRMV7 | A method for protecting multimedia content from unauthorized playback or duplication.
Available in both headless and display-based devices. For more information, see Digital Rights Management Overview. |
| DRM for Portable Devices | SYSGEN_DSHOW_WMT_PDDRM | The core functionality for DRM. This feature allows users to transfer content from a desktop computer to the local store of a Windows CE device or to a supported portable media device connected to a Windows CE device.
Available in both headless and display-based devices. For more information, see DRM for Portable Devices. |
| DRM License Acquisition OCX | SYSGEN_DSHOW_WMT_DRMOCX | A Microsoft® ActiveX® control with which a device can negotiate the request, acceptance, and transfer of DRM licenses from Microsoft DRM license servers.
Available only in display-based devices. |
| Direct3D | SYSGEN_DIRECT3D | An API that supports interactive three-dimensional (3-D) graphics applications by providing device-dependent access to 3-D video display hardware in a device-independent manner.
Available only in display-based devices. For more information, see Direct3D Overview. |
| Reference Rasterizer | SYSGEN_DIRECT3D_RAST | A slow, high-quality software-based renderer used to check Microsoft Direct3D® driver compliance.
Available only in display-based devices. For more information, see Reference Device. |
| DirectDraw | SYSGEN_DDRAW | An API for two-dimensional (2-D) graphics. Using this feature, users can directly manipulate display memory and the hardware blitter. It also provides hardware overlay and flipping surface support.
Available only in display-based devices. For more information, see DirectDraw Overview. |
| ACM Wrapper Filter | SYSGEN_DSHOW_ACMWRAP | A filter to activate a standard Audio Compression Manager driver within DirectShow.
Available in both headless and display-based devices. For more information, see ACM Wrapper Filter. |
| DirectSound Audio Renderer | SYSGEN_DSHOW_DSNDOUT | A DirectShow filter that communicates with the Microsoft DirectSound® audio subsystem to render audio data.
Available in both headless and display-based devices. For more information, see DirectSound Audio Renderer. |
| G.711 Audio Codec | SYSGEN_DSHOW_MSG711 | A codec for G.711 audio stream playback within DirectShow.
Available in both headless and display-based devices. |
| GSM 6.10 Audio Codec | SYSGEN_DSHOW_MSGSM610 | A codec for GSM 6.10 audio stream playback within DirectShow.
Available in both headless and display-based devices. |
| IMA ADPCM Audio Codec | SYSGEN_DSHOW_IMAADPCM | A codec for IMA ADPCM audio stream playback within DirectShow.
Available in both headless and display-based devices. |
| MP3 Codec | SYSGEN_DSHOW_MP3 | A codec for MP3 file playback within DirectShow.
Available in both headless and display-based devices. |
| MPEG-1 Layer 1 and 2 Audio Codec | SYSGEN_DSHOW_MPEGA | A codec for MPEG-1 Layer 1 and 2 audio stream playback within DirectShow.
Available in both headless and display-based devices. |
| MS ADPCM Audio Codec | SYSGEN_DSHOW_MSADPCM | A codec for MS ADPCM audio stream playback within DirectShow.
Available in both headless and display-based devices. |
| Waveform Audio Renderer | SYSGEN_DSHOW_WAVEOUT | A renderer for waveform audio that can be used in a DirectShow filter graph.
Available in both headless and display-based devices. |
| WMA Codec | SYSGEN_DSHOW_WMA | A codec for Windows Media Audio stream playback within DirectShow. It includes support for Windows Media Audio versions 2.0, 7.0, 8.0, and 9.0.
Available in both headless and display-based devices. |
| WMA Voice Codec | SYSGEN_DSHOW_WMA_VOICE | Provides support for media files encoded with Windows Media Audio 9 Voice. |
| DirectShow Core | SYSGEN_DSHOW | An API that provides access to the underlying stream control architecture for applications, and simplifies media playback, format conversion, and capture tasks.
Available in both headless and display-based devices. |
| DirectShow Error Messages | SYSGEN_DSHOW_ERRORS | A feature that provides error logging through IGraphBuilder::SetLogFile when building filter graphs. |
| DMO Wrapper Filter | SYSGEN_DSHOW_DMO | A filter with which a DirectShow application can use a Microsoft DirectX® Media Object (DMO) within a filter graph.
Available only in display-based devices. For more information, see DMO Wrapper Filter. |
| AVI Filter | SYSGEN_DSHOW_AVI | A filter to playback legacy video formats through DirectShow.
Available only in display-based devices. |
| MIDI Filter | SYSGEN_DSHOW_MIDI | A filter playback MIDI encoded audio data.
Available only in display-based devices. |
| MPEG-1 Parser/Splitter | SYSGEN_DSHOW_MPEGSPLITTER | A filter that parses and splits MPEG-1 audio and video data for playback within DirectShow.
Available in both headless and display-based devices. |
| Wave/AIFF/au/snd File Parser | SYSGEN_DSHOW_WAV | A filter that parses the data from any of the following formats for playback within DirectShow: Wave, AIFF, au, and snd.
Available in both headless and display-based devices. |
| DirectShow Video Renderer | SYSGEN_DSHOW_VIDREND | A filter that provides video rendering support for multimedia data.
Available only in display-based devices. |
| MPEG-1 Video Codec | SYSGEN_DSHOW_MPEGV | A codec for MPEG-1 video stream playback within DirectShow.
Available only in display-based devices. |
| MS RLE Video Codec | SYSGEN_DSHOW_MSRLE | A codec for MS RLE video stream playback within DirectShow.
Available only in display-based devices. |
| Overlay Mixer | SYSGEN_DSHOW_OVMIXER | A feature that provides support for video port extensions (VPEs) that send decoded data directly to the graphics card rather than over the PCI bus. |
| Video/Image Compression Manager | SYSGEN_DSHOW_ICM | A feature that provides support for legacy third-party codecs based on the Video Compression Manager interface. |
| WMV/MPEG-4 Video Codec | SYSGEN_DSHOW_WMV | A codec for Windows Media Video stream playback within DirectShow. The codec includes support for MPEG-4 2.0 and 3.0, MS MPEG-4 ISO 1.0 and Windows Media 7.0, 8.0, and 9.0.
Available only in display-based devices. |
| DVD-Video | SYSGEN_DIRECTDVD | A complete middleware framework, including application and driver interfaces, for DVD-video playback applications.
Available in both headless and display-based devices. For more information, see DVD-Video API Overview. |
| Multiple Monitor Support | SYSGEN_MULTIMON | A feature that provides support for connecting multiple displays to a Windows CE–based device and for using the displays as one large combined display. |
| Gradient Fill Support | SYSGEN_GRADFILL | Provides support for filling areas with color gradients. |
| Windows Media Player Application | SYSGEN_CEPLAYER | A standalone application for playing back various multimedia data formats including Windows Media Audio and video.
Available only in display-based devices. |
| Windows Media Player OCX | SYSGEN_DSHOW_WMP | An ActiveX control you can use to add multimedia playback capabilities to Web pages or COM-based documents and applications.
Available in both headless and display-based devices. |
| Windows Media Technologies | SYSGEN_DSHOW_WMT | A rich set of components, along with state-of-the-art Windows Media audio/video codecs that provides audio and video streaming.
Available in both headless and display-based devices. For more information, see Windows Media Technologies Overview. |
| ASX v1 and M3U File Support | SYSGEN_DSHOW_WMT_ASXV1 | A feature that provides support for Advanced Stream Redirector (ASX) 1.0 and M3U play lists.
Available in both headless and display-based devices. |
| ASX v2 File Support | SYSGEN_DSHOW_WMT_ASXV2 | A feature that provides support for ASX 2.0.
Available in both headless and display-based devices. |
| ASX v3 File Support | SYSGEN_DSHOW_WMT_ASXV3 | A feature that provides support for ASX 3.0.
Available in both headless and display-based devices. |
| NSC File Support | SYSGEN_DSHOW_WMT_NSC | A feature that provides support for streaming from Windows Media Station (NSC) files.
Available in both headless and display-based devices. |
| Windows Media Multicast and Multi Bit Rate | SYSGEN_DSHOW_WMT_MULTI | A feature that provides support for IP multicast streaming through Windows Media Station files (NSC) and multibit rate content.
Available in both headless and display-based devices. |
| Windows Media Streaming from Local Storage | SYSGEN_DSHOW_WMT_LOCAL | A feature that provides support for playback of Windows Media data from local storage.
Available in both headless and display-based devices. |
| Windows Media Streaming over HTTP | SYSGEN_DSHOW_WMT_HTTP | A feature that provides support for playback of Windows Media data streamed from a Web server.
Available in both headless and display-based devices. |
| Windows Media Streaming over MMS | SYSGEN_DSHOW_WMT_MMS | A feature that provides support for playback of Windows Media data streamed from a Microsoft Media Server (MMS).
Available in both headless and display-based devices. |
See Also
DirectShow Overview | Windows Media Technologies Overview | Catalog Features
Last updated on Wednesday, April 13, 2005
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