MediaExtensionManager Class

Definition

Namespace:

Windows.Media

Registers a media parser or codec.

public ref class MediaExtensionManager sealed

/// [Windows.Foundation.Metadata.ContractVersion(Windows.Foundation.UniversalApiContract, 65536)]
/// [Windows.Foundation.Metadata.MarshalingBehavior(Windows.Foundation.Metadata.MarshalingType.Agile)]
/// [Windows.Foundation.Metadata.Threading(Windows.Foundation.Metadata.ThreadingModel.Both)]
/// [Windows.Foundation.Metadata.Activatable(65536, "Windows.Foundation.UniversalApiContract")]
class MediaExtensionManager final

[Windows.Foundation.Metadata.ContractVersion(typeof(Windows.Foundation.UniversalApiContract), 65536)]
[Windows.Foundation.Metadata.MarshalingBehavior(Windows.Foundation.Metadata.MarshalingType.Agile)]
[Windows.Foundation.Metadata.Threading(Windows.Foundation.Metadata.ThreadingModel.Both)]
[Windows.Foundation.Metadata.Activatable(65536, "Windows.Foundation.UniversalApiContract")]
public sealed class MediaExtensionManager

function MediaExtensionManager()

Public NotInheritable Class MediaExtensionManager

Inheritance

Object Platform::Object IInspectable MediaExtensionManager

Attributes

ActivatableAttribute ContractVersionAttribute MarshalingBehaviorAttribute ThreadingAttribute

Windows requirements

Device family	Windows 10 (introduced in 10.0.10240.0)
API contract	Windows.Foundation.UniversalApiContract (introduced in v1.0)

Remarks

Media extensions have the following limitations.

• A plugin can override inbox media formats.
• The registration is local to the application and does not affect other applications.
• The registration persists for the lifetime of the MediaExtensionManager instance.

Version history

Windows version	SDK version	Value added
1703	15063	RegisterMediaExtensionForAppService

Constructors

MediaExtensionManager()

Creates a new MediaExtensionManager object that is used to register a media parser or codec.

Methods

RegisterAudioDecoder(String, Guid, Guid, IPropertySet)	Registers an audio decoder for the specified input and output media types with an optional configuration parameter.
RegisterAudioDecoder(String, Guid, Guid)	Registers an audio decoder for the specified input and output media types.
RegisterAudioEncoder(String, Guid, Guid, IPropertySet)	Registers an audio encoder for the specified input and output media types with an optional configuration parameter.
RegisterAudioEncoder(String, Guid, Guid)	Registers an audio encoder for the specified input and output media types.
RegisterByteStreamHandler(String, String, String, IPropertySet)	Registers a byte-stream handler by file name extension and MIME type, with an optional configuration parameter.
RegisterByteStreamHandler(String, String, String)	Registers a byte-stream handler by file name extension and MIME type.
RegisterMediaExtensionForAppService(IMediaExtension, AppServiceConnection)	Registers a media extension that provides a background task that decodes media.
RegisterSchemeHandler(String, String, IPropertySet)	Registers a scheme handler for the specified URL scheme with an optional configuration parameter.
RegisterSchemeHandler(String, String)	Registers a scheme handler for the specified URL scheme.
RegisterVideoDecoder(String, Guid, Guid, IPropertySet)	Registers a video decoder for the specified input and output media types with an optional configuration parameter.
RegisterVideoDecoder(String, Guid, Guid)	Registers an video decoder for the specified input and output media types.
RegisterVideoEncoder(String, Guid, Guid, IPropertySet)	Registers a video encoder for the specified input and output media types with an optional configuration parameter.
RegisterVideoEncoder(String, Guid, Guid)	Registers a video encoder for the specified input and output media types.

See also

• Media extension sample
• Transcoding Media Sample
• Real-time communication sample (Windows 10)