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IAMVideoCompression Interface (Compact 2013)

3/26/2014

This interface sets and retrieves video compression properties. It is supported by some video compression filters, and also by some video capture filters that output compressed video. Filters that support this interface expose it through their output pins.

An application can use this interface to control how video is compressed, including characteristics such as the key-frame rate or the compression quality.

A filter that supports this interface might not support every method. Use the IAMVideoCompression::GetInfo method to determine which methods the filter supports.

Note

To use this interface on a capture filter, you might need to connect the filter to another filter in the graph.

In addition to the methods inherited from IUnknown, this interface exposes the following methods.

Method

Description

IAMVideoCompression::get_KeyFrameRate

Retrieves the key-frame rate.

IAMVideoCompression::get_PFramesPerKeyFrame

Retrieves the P frame frequency.

IAMVideoCompression::get_Quality

Retrieves the compression quality.

IAMVideoCompression::get_WindowSize

Retrieves the number of frames over which the compressor must maintain an average data rate.

IAMVideoCompression::GetInfo

Retrieves information about the filter's compression properties, including capabilities and default values.

IAMVideoCompression::OverrideFrameSize

Overrides a particular frame's data rate.

IAMVideoCompression::OverrideKeyFrame

Forces a particular frame to be a key frame.

IAMVideoCompression::put_KeyFrameRate

Sets the key-frame rate.

IAMVideoCompression::put_PFramesPerKeyFrame

Sets the predicted (P) frame frequency.

IAMVideoCompression::put_Quality

Sets the compression quality.

IAMVideoCompression::put_WindowSize

Sets the number of frames over which the compressor must maintain an average data rate.

Remarks

Video capture filters automatically exposes this interface if the driver supports the PROPSETID_VIDCAP_VIDEOCOMPRESSION property set.

Requirements

Header

dshow.h

Library

Strmiids.lib

See Also

Reference

DirectShow Interfaces
IAMVideoCompression::GetInfo