Working with Sources
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Working with Sources
A source object represents a single media stream from a source file. Sources provide the raw material for a project. Everything else in the timeline exists either to provide structure ( tracks , compositions , and groups ) or to modify sources (effects and transitions).
This article describes various details relating to sources in Microsoft® DirectShow® Editing Services (DES). For information on the basic steps needed to add a source to the timeline, see Constructing a Timeline.
This article contains the following sections.