BasicPlayback Sample

Shows how to use Microsoft Media Foundation to play audio and video files.

This sample was first published in the Windows SDK for Windows Vista. A significantly revised version was published in the Windows SDK for Windows Server 2008.

APIs Demonstrated

This sample demonstrates the following Media Foundation interfaces:

• IMFMediaSession
• IMFSourceResolver
• IMFTopology
• IMFVideoDisplayControl

Usage

The BasicPlayback sample builds a Windows application.

To play a local media file, select Open File from the File menu. To specify a file by URL, select Open URL from the File menu. After you select a file, playback begins automatically. To pause playback, press the SPACEBAR. To resume playback, press the SPACEBAR again.

Requirements

Product	Version
Windows SDK	Windows Vista
Windows	Windows Vista

 

Note  This sample was removed in the Windows SDK for Windows 7.

 

Downloading the Sample

This sample is available in the following locations.

Location	Path/URL
Windows SDK	SDK Root\Samples\multimedia\mediafoundation\BasicPlayback
MSDN Code Gallery	https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?linkid=188082

 

Related topics

Media Foundation SDK Samples

Audio/Video Playback