Overview of the Timeline Components
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The timeline in DirectShow Editing Services (DES) is a COM component. The objects inside the timeline are also COM components. This article provides an overview of the interfaces exposed by the various objects.
This article contains the following topics:
For more information about timelines, see The Timeline Model. For a list of components in DES, see DirectShow Editing Services Objects.
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