Microsoft DirectX 8.1 (C++)

IDDrawExclModeVideo::SetDDrawSurface

The SetDDrawSurface method specifies the DirectDraw surface to be used in subsequent drawing.

Syntax

HRESULT SetDDrawSurface(
  LPDIRECTDRAWSURFACE pDDrawSurface
);

Parameters

pDDrawSurface

[in] Pointer to the IDirectDrawSurface interface on the surface to use.

Return Values

Returns an HRESULT value that depends on the implementation of the interface.

The current DirectShow implementation return values include the following.

Return code Description
S_OK Success.
E_INVALIDARG Argument is invalid.
A DirectDraw error code A DirectDraw error is encountered when trying to set the specified surface on the Overlay Mixer.

Remarks

A game application can use this to share the DirectDraw surface it has created for itself to the Overlay Mixer filter so that the video can be drawn in a specified surface. This surface must be associated with the object specified in IDDrawExclModeVideo::SetDDrawObject.

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