DirectShow

The Microsoft® DirectShow® application programming interface (API) is a media-streaming architecture for the Microsoft® Windows® platform. Using DirectShow, your applications can perform high-quality video and audio playback or capture. The DirectShow documentation is divided into the following sections:

• Introduction to DirectShow
• Getting Started
• About DirectShow
• Using DirectShow
• Decoder Development
• DirectShow Tutorials
• DirectShow Reference
• DirectShow Samples
• DirectX Media Objects
• Media Parameters
• Appendixes
• Glossary

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