MPEG-1 Media Types

The following information summarizes the media types used by Microsoft® DirectShow® for MPEG data.

MPEG-1 System Stream

Major type: MEDIATYPE_Stream

Minor type: MEDIASUBTYPE_MPEG1System

Format: None

Sample contents: BYTE stream; no alignment

MPEG-1 System Stream off Video CD

Major type: MEDIATYPE_Stream

Minor type: MEDIASUBTYPE_MPEG1VideoCD

Format: None

Sample contents: BYTE stream; no alignment

MPEG-1 Audio Packet

Major type: MEDIATYPE_Audio

Minor type: MEDIASUBTYPE_MPEG1Packet

Format: MPEG1WAVEFORMAT

Sample contents: Single MPEG-1 packet including packet header

MPEG-1 Audio payload

Major type: MEDIATYPE_Audio

Minor type: MEDIASUBTYPE_MPEG1Payload

Format: MPEG1WAVEFORMAT

Sample contents: Byte-aligned MPEG-1 audio data

MPEG-1 Video Packet

Major type: MEDIATYPE_Video

Minor type: MEDIASUBTYPE_MPEG1Packet

Format: VIDEOINFO + Video sequence header

Sample contents: Single MPEG-1 packet including packet header

MPEG-1 Video payload

Major type: MEDIATYPE_Video

Minor type: MEDIASUBTYPE_MPEG1Payload

Format: VIDEOINFO + Video sequence header

Sample contents: Byte-aligned MPEG-1 video data

MPEG-1 Native Video Stream

Major type: MEDIATYPE_Stream

Minor type: MEDIASUBTYPE_ MPEG1Video

Format: None

Sample contents: Array of video stream bytes (no system layer)

MPEG-1 Native Audio Stream

Major type: MEDIATYPE_Stream

Minor type: MEDIASUBTYPE_ MPEG1Audio

Format: None

Sample contents: Array of audio stream bytes (no system layer)

The various filters will support pins as follows:

Filter	Direction	Media type(s)
System layer splitter	Input	MPEG-1 system stream MPEG-1 system stream off Video CD
System layer splitter	Output	MPEG-1 Audio packet or MPEG-1 Audio data
System layer splitter	Output	MPEG-1 Video packet or MPEG-1 Video data
Software Audio CODEC	Input	MPEG-1 Audio data or MPEG-1 Audio packet
Software Video CODEC	Input	MPEG-1 Video data or MPEG-1 Video packet
Software Audio CODEC	Output	PCM audio mono or stereo, input sampling rate, input sampling rate divided by 2 or input sampling rate divided by 4
Software Video CODEC	Output	Uncompressed video in Y41P, YUY2, UYVY, RGB24, RGB32, RGB565, RGB555 and RGB8 formats

MPEG-1 Video packet and payload media types contain a complete sequence header so that data can be played from the middle of a file without needing a sequence header to initialize the video playback.

The video sequence header is appended to the video data type for MPEG video so that play can begin from the middle of a stream. The length of this field is up to 140 bytes (it includes the sequence header start code—0x000001B3—at the start and any quantization matrices found in the first sequence header encountered).