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This section describes sample applications that demonstrate how to use Media Foundation.
| Sample | Description |
|---|---|
| Transcode | Shows how to reencode a media file to Windows Media format. |
| Sample | Description |
|---|---|
| BasicPlayback | Plays audio and video files by using the Media Session. This sample demonstrates how to create playback topologies, control the Media Session, and receive session events during playback. |
| MFPlayer | Demonstrates some playback functions that are not included in the BasicPlayback sample. |
| ProtectedPlayback | Plays protected audio and video files. This sample shows how to use the protected media path (PMP) session and how to use content enabler objects. |
| Sample | Sub-Area | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Decoder | Media Foundation transform (MFT) | Video decoder. |
| EVRPresenter | Miscellaneous | Custom presenter for the Enhanced Video Renderer (EVR). |
| MFT_AudioDelay | MFT | Audio effect transform. Shows how to write a basic MFT for audio processing. |
| MFT_Grayscale | MFT | Grayscale video effect. Shows how to write a basic MFT for video processing. |
| MPEG1Source | Media source | Parses MPEG-1 systems-layer streams. Shows how to write a custom media source and byte-stream handler. |
| WavSink | Media sink | An archive sink that writes .wav files. Shows how to write a custom media sink. |
| WavSource | Media source | Parses .wav files. Shows how to write a custom media source and byte-stream handler. |
| Sample | Description |
|---|---|
| Audio Clip | Uses the Source Reader to decode audio from a media file. |
| VideoThumbnail | Uses the Source Reader to get single frames from a video file. |
| Sample | Description |
|---|---|
| MFCaptureD3D | Shows how to preview video from a video capture device, using Direct3D to render the video. |
| MFCaptureToFile | Shows how to capture video from a video camera to a file. |
| Sample | Description |
|---|---|
| ASFParser | Shows how to parse data from an Advanced Systems Format (ASF) file. |
| DXVA-HD | Shows how to use Microsoft DirectX Video Acceleration High Definition (DXVA-HD). |
| DXVA2_VideoProc | Uses DirectX Video Acceleration (DXVA) 2.0 to create a stream of 4:2:2 YUV video. This sample shows how to use the video processing features of DXVA. |
| Sample | Description |
|---|---|
| MFPlayer2 | Demonstrates some advanced playback features of the MFPlay API. |
| PlaybackFX | Applies a grayscale effect to video. Shows how to insert MFTs into a playback topology. Note: This sample is no longer included in the SDK. |
| Playlist | Plays a sequence of audio files using the sequencer source. Note: This sample is no longer included in the SDK. |
| SimpleCapture | Shows how to preview video from a video capture device, using the MFPlay API. |
| SimplePlay | Shows how to play a media file using the MFPlay API. |
Training
Module
Choose the best UI framework for a native Windows development project - Training
Windows developers have various options for creating applications that run on Windows. This module introduces the native Windows UI frameworks that are available for Windows development. It also provides guidance on how to choose the best framework for your application.