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Where to download directshow sdk?

I've just downloaded directx9 SDK, and directShow isn't there.
Did they move it?

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# 1

If I remember correctly it is in Platform SDK.

MikeDanes at 2007-9-8 >

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# 2

I have the same problem. Anyone knows about the last version or if the microsoft still developing directshow. thanks.

Diogo at 2007-9-8 >

# 3

I've checked my Platform SDK download. Direct Show it's there.

MikeDanes at 2007-9-8 >

# 4

Try DirectX 9.0 SDK Update (Febrary 2005) Extras

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=8af0afa9-1383-44b4-bc8b-7d6315212323&DisplayLang=en

Diogo at 2007-9-8 >

# 5

FYI, I had the same porblem a little while back. I have read that Microsoft is moving DirectShow to the Windows SDK, and are no longer recommending that API for game development. I don't know if they plan to continue to develop updates to improve the API or not. But, it will still be around a while at the very least.

Nimrand at 2007-9-8 >

# 6

DirectShow is now included in the Platform SDK.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=A55B6B43-E24F-4EA3-A93E-40C0EC4F68E5&displaylang=en

Note: if you are looking for graphedit.exe it was renamed to graphedt.exe and is no longer available from the start menu when you install the platform SDK like it was under DirectX. Search the bin directory and you shall find it in the Platform SDK installation.

BLH at 2007-9-8 >

# 7

Hello,

if I have installed Visual C++.net 2003 Standard, do I have installed

the Platform SDK, too? If yes, does this mean I need "only" the DirectX

SDK and the DirectX SDK Extras to start programming with DirectShow?

Thanks in advance for any help,

lauviss

lauviss at 2007-9-8 >

# 8

A prerelease version of the Platform SDK is included with VS .NET 2003 but new releases for the Platform SDK are made more often than releases for the development tools. Since 2003 is a bit old you may want to get the latest Platform SDK anyway. You must download the Platform SDK for DirectShow as it is no longer included with DirectX.

For DirectX download the December 2005 release at this link:

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=7D29004E-7A8D-4F0A-B199-6A740D8F27BB&displaylang=en

For DirectShow download the PlatformSDK at this link:

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=A55B6B43-E24F-4EA3-A93E-40C0EC4F68E5&displaylang=en

You may want the "DirectX Extras" but so far I have not used or needed them to compile many useful DirectX samples. If anything, you will want the latest video card to support in hardware all the great new features of DirectX9.

DirectShow does require installing DirectX as some of the headers used by DirectShow are located in DirectX (ie ddraw.h) However, if you only want to program DirectX, than you do not need DirectShow to get the samples to compile.

BLH at 2007-9-8 >

# 9

The "DirectX 9.0 SDK Update (February 2005) Extras" even not have the "DirectShow\BaseClasses" folder.

The "Microsoft Platform SDK for Windows XP SP2" not include the DirectShow.

The "Windows? Server 2003 SP1 Platform SDK" may have it. I will have a try.

qxj at 2007-9-8 >

# 10

I just checked, and the DX Feb. 2005 Extras download does include the DirectShow base classes. They are installed under Extras\DirectShow\Samples\C++\DirectShow\BaseClasses

You can also get DirectShow from

- Platform SDK for Server 2003 SP1. (Unfortunately, the samples use makefiles instead of Visual Studio workspaces.)

- Windows SDK for Vista (currently available in beta). For this version, the samples have VS 2005 projects.

-
Mike Wasson, DirectShow SDK Documentation
This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights. You assume all risk for your use.

MikeWasson-MSFT at 2007-9-8 >

# 11

I down loaded the platform sdk and after hassling for a half a day finally have things building in MS Visual Studio .NET 2003. But how does one go about building the DirectShow samples ?

Hans-Gustav at 2007-9-8 >

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