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GetSubtypeName function

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[The feature associated with this page, DirectShow, is a legacy feature. It has been superseded by MediaPlayer, IMFMediaEngine, and Audio/Video Capture in Media Foundation. Those features have been optimized for Windows 10 and Windows 11. Microsoft strongly recommends that new code use MediaPlayer, IMFMediaEngine and Audio/Video Capture in Media Foundation instead of DirectShow, when possible. Microsoft suggests that existing code that uses the legacy APIs be rewritten to use the new APIs if possible.]

The GetSubtypeName function retrieves the human-readable name of a video subtype.

Syntax

TCHAR* GetSubtypeName(
   const GUID *pSubtype
);

Parameters

pSubtype

Pointer to a video subtype GUID.

Return value

Returns a string containing the name.

Requirements

Requirement Value
Header
Wxutil.h (include Streams.h)
Library
Strmbase.lib (retail builds);
Strmbasd.lib (debug builds)

See also

Video and Image Functions