IWMCodecInfo3::GetCodecProp method (wmsdkidl.h)
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The GetCodecProp method retrieves a codec property.
Syntax
HRESULT GetCodecProp(
[in] REFGUID guidType,
[in] DWORD dwCodecIndex,
[in] LPCWSTR pszName,
[out] WMT_ATTR_DATATYPE *pType,
[out] BYTE *pValue,
[in, out] DWORD *pdwSize
);
Parameters
[in] guidType
GUID identifying the major type of digital media. This must be one of the following constants.
| Constant | Description |
|---|---|
| WMMEDIATYPE_Video | Specifies a video codec. |
| WMMEDIATYPE_Audio | Specifies an audio codec. |
[in] dwCodecIndex
DWORD containing the codec index ranging from zero to one less than the number of supported codecs of the type specified by guidType. To retrieve the number of individual codecs supporting a major type, use the IWMCodecInfo::GetCodecInfoCount method.
[in] pszName
Pointer to a null-terminated string containing the name of the property to retrieve.
The following table lists the codec properties you can retrieve. The property dictates the data type and value; this information is also included in the table.
| Global constant | Data type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| g_wszComplexityMax | WMT_TYPE_DWORD | The value is the maximum complexity value for the codec. Codec complexity applies only to video codecs. The range of complexity values is from 0 to this value. |
| g_wszComplexityOffline | WMT_TYPE_DWORD | The value is the suggested complexity value for the codec when encoding files for local playback. Codec complexity applies only to video codecs. The range of complexity values is from 0 to the value retrieved with g_wszComplexityMax. |
| g_wszComplexityLive | WMT_TYPE_DWORD | The value is the suggested complexity value for the codec when encoding files for streaming playback. Codec complexity applies only to video codecs. The range of complexity values is from 0 to the value retrieved with g_wszComplexityMax. |
| g_wszIsVBRSupported | WMT_TYPE_BOOL | The value indicates whether the codec supports VBR. |
[out] pType
Pointer to a variable that will receive a member of the WMT_ATTR_DATATYPE enumeration type. This value specifies the type of information returned to the buffer at pValue.
[out] pValue
Pointer to a buffer that will receive the value of the property. The data returned is of a type specified by pType.
[in, out] pdwSize
Pointer to a DWORD value specifying the length of the buffer at pValue.
Return value
The method returns an HRESULT. Possible values include, but are not limited to, those in the following table.
| Return code | Description |
|---|---|
|
The method succeeded. |
|
pszName or pType or pdwSize is NULL.
OR guidType specifies an invalid input type. OR pszName specifies an invalid property name. |
Remarks
You should make two calls to GetCodecProp for each property you want to retrieve. On the first call, pass NULL as pValue. On return, the value of pdwSize will be set to the buffer size required to hold the value of the specified property. Then you can allocate the required amount of memory for the buffer and pass a pointer to it as pValue on the second call.
Requirements
| Requirement | Value |
|---|---|
| Minimum supported client | Windows 2000 Professional [desktop apps only],Windows Media Format 9 Series SDK, or later versions of the SDK |
| Minimum supported server | Windows 2000 Server [desktop apps only] |
| Target Platform | Windows |
| Header | wmsdkidl.h (include Wmsdk.h) |
| Library | Wmvcore.lib; WMStubDRM.lib (if you use DRM) |