Recent update: 2008-3-21

Supported MNG File Editor?

240 byte By JeffWilliams at 2008-3-7
I'm looking for an MNG editor/creator. I've tried one called <strong>PNG/MNG Construction Set</strong>, but it does not create valid MNG files for the iHD spec. Anyone know of a program that will create valid MNG files? Thanks in advance.

Welcome to the Media Foundation Development Forum!

1415 byte By PrakashChannagiri-MSFT at 2008-3-7
Media Foundation is the next generation multimedia platform that we are shipping with Vista. We have built this platform from the ground up to embrace the wave of next generation premium content. Our focus has been on robustness, audio video quality, and seamless interoperability thereby making ...

Stretch image

52 byte By Closer at 2008-3-6
How I can stretch image on full size of DIV control?

About Windows Media Player

272 byte By yhl at 2008-3-6
Hello I have two problems: 1.Does the Windows Media Player 11 SDKs have the function of get the audio frequency fingerprint? 2.How I use the WMP SDK to write a value in just listen to of song, close WMP later, the value still exists. Thanks

Video Events

152 byte By Polina at 2008-3-5
<P>How can I handle video events in the script?</P> <P>For example, when new chapter started. Or when certain frame reached.</P> <P> </P> <P> </P>

Windows Media player security

277 byte By AmirAlis at 2008-3-5
Hi i have a windows XP pro with sp2, when ever that i want to play SWF object windows media player 10 said: "Your current security setting do not allow this action" what should i do, i change my security option but it doesnt any effect on it. tanks

namespace support

147 byte By donbox5 at 2008-3-3
Hello Everybody Can some one (from microsoft i suppose) guide about the extent of namespace support they have provided or will provide? Thanks

windows media player C# codeing

145 byte By AmirAlis at 2008-3-3
Hi I have two different sound card in my computer, how can i change the defult sound card for media player object in C#. Tanks

how to play samples in iHDSim

163 byte By rajabharathi at 2008-3-1
<span>mY pc has 512MB RAM, DISPLAY ADAPTER(intel(R)82845G/GL/GE/PE/GV Graphics controller). Do i need to install any other SW/HW to play samples in iHDSim. </span>

using WMVencoder9 .. :(

612 byte By JakobSternberg at 2008-3-1
′my question is: how do you compress more than one file at a time..i have about 20 avi's that i would like to compress thru WMVencoder, and one by one its going fine.. but i cant seem to figure out how to do a quelist.. i can add them yes, but next option is where to "save" your ...

z-order attribute in <PlaylistApplication>

393 byte By rekhareflection at 2008-2-28
As per specs all Playlist Application elements belong to thesame Application Block and only one PlaylistApplication element may beactivated in accordance with Menu Language System Parameter.Please explain then what is the need of z-order attributein <PlaylistApplication>; in other words ...

.SWF version supported in Windows Media Player?

354 byte By garthpatil at 2008-2-28
Hi,Sorry if this is miscategorized, but I couldn't find a forum specific to Windows Media Player. Does anyone know what versions of Flash .SWF files are supported by the various versions of Windows Media Player (9/10/11)? The documentation indicates that .SWF files are supported, but gives no ...

xml, java reference books

310 byte By WelshBird at 2008-2-27
I'm currently programming discs in iHD but could do with a bit more of a understanding of java and xml could anyone recommend any good books to use as a reference?I've seen the javascript and xml bibles and they seem to cover most things, but is there anything else somebody has that they ...

Reading sample from buffer,writestreamsample dropped all video sample?

672 byte By cyberlink at 2008-2-27
Body: I read a live source stream from a network port,then i put the received sample of getting throngh onstreamsample function to a queue buffer,waiting for a sencond,i get the sample from buffer,using writer's writestreamsample to send it to writer.The result asf file's size are ...

Can ACA (Archive File) be embedded?

44 byte By QimingLu at 2008-2-26
e.g. one ACA file contains another ACA file.

Directx 10

117 byte By MasterSilver at 2008-2-26
I wanted to know if to run directx 10, I have to change windows(xp to vista) and to buy a new graphical plate?

How do I play samples?

322 byte By wmerydith at 2008-2-25
I am unable to play the samples (included in the HD Jumpstart download) with the emulator. I've tried using both open disc and open path to launch the DAT file. When I use open disc is says unable to parse/read the DAT file. When I use open path I get no message, but the emulator screen ...

Question about audio fingerprinting

353 byte By ukalyan at 2008-2-25
hi,The only information I can find about Audio Fingerprinting is in WM10 it is done using metadata and in WM11 it is waveform fingerprinting. I have tested that and its working fine. But is there any literature on fingerprinting and is there any API for fingerprinting (finding id3 tag, album ...

Does iHD Simulator support the Network API?

197 byte By wmerydith at 2008-2-24
I wanted to test some elements of the network API - specifically reading an xml document over http. Does the current iHDSimulator support this? Also, how far away is the next release of the sim?

How to play DVD disk in windowless mode?

2042 byte By Closer at 2008-2-24
I am using the VMR7 or VMR9 Windowless mode to render the DVD disk in the VC++ 2003/win32. I am using following instructions - http://windowssdk.msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/directshow/htm/usingwindowlessmodewiththevmr.asp - ...

An interesting survey: HD-DVD vs. Blu-Ray

2098 byte By QimingLu at 2008-2-23
A survey from http://www.dvdtown.com/announcement/hddvdsurveybyipsos/3665/ 1. In response to the question “Which statement best describes how likely you would be to buy an HD DVD player,” respondents were over seven times more likely to buy an HD DVD player vs. a Blu-Ray player when all studios ...

How to write a presenter of evr

635 byte By Fei-tian at 2008-2-23
Hello,I wrote a presenter for evr, I got message MFVP_MESSAGE_INVALIDATEMEDIATYPE 3 times, but I never got MFVP_MESSAGE_PROCESSINPUTNOTIFY message. The window just show white screen.And someone calls queryinterface with iid {83A4CE40-7710-494B-A893-A472049AF630}, but I cannot search this GUID ...

iHD Script object Model in spec?

135 byte By wmerydith at 2008-2-22
Is the iHD Script Model detailed in the spec? I cannot find it. Specifically I am trying to get information on the method signatures.

Extracting DVD video

708 byte By Koruyucu at 2008-2-22
Hi everyone! I'm trying to write application to work with dvd disks recorded with camcoder. Its quite simple all i want it to do is to save save selected chapter to disk and encode it. To make it more convenient encoding will be done in 2 steps :copy selected chapter/title to the diskencode ...

Best way to start play of a title and play all?

1078 byte By wmerydith at 2008-2-22
The functional demo I'm making has a list of several titles. Each title is played by selecting a button. These are the two methods I have tried for kicking off a title:Player.playlist.titles["videoFoo"].chapters[0].top(); ...

Changes in Build 5456

410 byte By MarcGBeauchamp at 2008-2-22
I just finished upgrading from 5381 to 5456. There seem to have been some changes in the API. Some events have dissapeared, some methods parameters have changed.Would it be possible to get more information on changes, bug fixes, etc.The documentation in the new Windows SDK seems acurate but the ...

Background/Start Menu

16272 byte By wmerydith at 2008-2-21
I'm having trouble understanding how to set up a basic start menu, which goes away when video is selected (I have the spec now so feel free to refer me to specific sections/pages).Maybe I am going about this wrong but basically I have defined title 1 as not having any video asset. So at start ...

Audio

132 byte By n0valyfe at 2008-2-21
Where on these forums could i post a sound related problem i need answering? i need to know because im new to these forums thank you

Controlling the starting video

214 byte By wmerydith at 2008-2-20
I want to take my test and alter it so that it starts with a background image and buttons, but the video does not start playing until requested via a button. How do I prevent the video from playing from start up?

Live Audio/Video Streaming

287 byte By SohailGhanchi at 2008-2-20
Aslamualaykum, Hi, This is Sohail from khi, Pak. Iike to do <font color="#ff0000">Live Audio Streaming </font>by Windows Media Player anybody now how can i do that? Its is possible on my web page hosting or i get seprate hosting for this purpose? Regards, Sohail

Unsetting an 'actioned' button

18727 byte By wmerydith at 2008-2-19
Below is my js and markup. This is a basic button test with three states: normal, focused and selected/actioned. The test works, but I want a slightly different behavior. Right now when a button is pressed/selected, it stays actioned (in appearance) until I focus on another button.What I'd ...

Questions on DXVA2.0 and Media foundation

621 byte By MikkelHaugstrup at 2008-2-19
Hi1. How does IDirectXVideoAccelerationService, IDirectXVideoDecoderService and IDirectXVideoProcessorService differ?2. Will IDirectXVideoProcessorService make it possible to program the Video Processor as such on the nVidia Geforce 6/7 series, so ISV's could implement their own algortihms for ...

Background/Start Menu

16272 byte By wmerydith at 2008-2-18
I'm having trouble understanding how to set up a basic start menu, which goes away when video is selected (I have the spec now so feel free to refer me to specific sections/pages).Maybe I am going about this wrong but basically I have defined title 1 as not having any video asset. So at start ...

Do we have WMVCORE.DLL for x64 applications?

238 byte By RobinPeng at 2008-2-18
I'm using WM SDK in my application to generate WMV files. Just now I have got a task to port my application to x64 platform. I wonder if I need a new 64bit version of WMVCORE.DLL (or .lib)? If so, where can I get it? Thanks.

Re-routing the Windows system sounds?

286 byte By Mozartkugel at 2008-2-18
I would like to hook into the Windows system sound engine to output the Windows system sounds not to the default output device set in Windows sound settings but to an other device. Is this possible? (No, I don't want to change the default output device in Windows sound settings).

Supported MNG File Editor?

240 byte By JeffWilliams at 2008-2-17
I'm looking for an MNG editor/creator. I've tried one called <strong>PNG/MNG Construction Set</strong>, but it does not create valid MNG files for the iHD spec. Anyone know of a program that will create valid MNG files? Thanks in advance.

DRM Novice - Help Required.

469 byte By TanmaySony at 2008-2-17
Hello,I am novice in DRM field.I want to implement a DRM solution (client and server side) with .NET 2.0, with use of Microsoft DRM.Here are my most fundamental questions:1. How can I CONVERT the format of media content file? what are the possible source file formats supported? How do I ...

Controlling the starting video

214 byte By wmerydith at 2008-2-16
I want to take my test and alter it so that it starts with a background image and buttons, but the video does not start playing until requested via a button. How do I prevent the video from playing from start up?

MFT_MESSAGE_SET_D3D_MANAGER

273 byte By Fei-tian at 2008-2-16
Hi, all: How can I get MFT_MESSAGE_SET_D3D_MANAGER from ProcessMessage in a MFT? And where to assign MF_TOPONODE_D3DAWARE and MF_SA_D3D_AWARE attributes ? BTW, is it possible a MediaSource to get the D3DManager interface ? Thanks Fei-tian

Unsetting an 'actioned' button

18727 byte By wmerydith at 2008-2-15
Below is my js and markup. This is a basic button test with three states: normal, focused and selected/actioned. The test works, but I want a slightly different behavior. Right now when a button is pressed/selected, it stays actioned (in appearance) until I focus on another button.What I'd ...

How to output 2 streams into evr

468 byte By Fei-tian at 2008-2-15
Hi, all:I know EVR can mix two streams into a single frame. But when I create such topology and call start, I get a error code: MF_E_TOPO_UNSUPPORTED.So I have two questions:1) How to create such topology about mixing multi-streams into a single evr ?2) Due to async programming style, it is ...

Focused Buttons and State not working.

3593 byte By wmerydith at 2008-2-15
Code sample below. My buttons are acting kinda screwy. I can activate them by clicking, but they exhibit the focus and active states only when I click. Focus is not happening when I mouse over. Also the buttons quickly get out of sync or something. I wonder if I am not dealing with state ...

Sound card driver causes blue screen

400 byte By teJECSke at 2008-2-15
I just don't know where to report, but i got beta for find and report bugs, so i do so.I installed driver for my creative sbpci 128 having ensoniq chipset, it works fine except if it is not disabled at boot vistabeta2 got blue screen, and reboot, if i disable sound card in safe mode, it boots ...

How to implement various shape value in <area> ?

781 byte By rekhareflection at 2008-2-15
I am trying to implement area element; shape value iscircle.<area accessKey="U+0031" id="p1.png"coords="(100, 100, 7)" shape="circle"state:enabled="true" style:backgroundImage="url('P1.PNG')"state:focused="false" ...

Missing WMCreateWriter in wmvcore.lib

240 byte By A.M. at 2008-2-15
wmvcore.lib shipped with DirectShow (included in the latest PSDK) doesn't list many functions exported by wmvcore.dll (e.g. WMCreateWriter). Does anybody know the reason for this and where I can obtain wmvcore.lib that matches wmvcore.dll?

Running Multiple Script Files

536 byte By JeffWilliams at 2008-2-15
I'm running into a problem when I start to use more than one script file. From the little documentation I could find on this, the player should start with the first script file in the manifest, complile it, and move on to the next and store all the variables and functions for use when they are ...

audio/video streaming with .net framework 3 ?

244 byte By NehalSheth at 2008-2-15
Hello Friends, I wanna develop an application of video conferencing using .net framework 3. For that i wanna know is the .net framework 3.0 supports audio and video streaming ? If yes then how ? Thanks in advance. Nehal.

How to add HDMI support in video miniport driver?

370 byte By vicky_hu at 2008-2-15
I have some experience on VGA compatible video miniport driver development. Now the interface between the display card and monitor changes to HDMI from VGA interface. I don't know how to modify the video miniport driver to support HDMI interface. As I know in the VGA compatible video miniport ...

.Net Framework 3.0

164 byte By spshah at 2008-2-15
Hi everyone, i want to know whether .Net framework 3.0 supports audio and video streaming. Would it be possible to develop such application with WinFX.

W3 Schools free XML tutorials for beginners

171 byte By GerritL at 2008-2-14
Hi all, For all those who are just beginning (like me) with XML and other scripting, maybe this can be a good start : http://www.w3schools.com/ Hope it is of any use