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IMFMediaEngineEx::EnableWindowlessSwapchainMode method (mfmediaengine.h)

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Enables or disables windowless swap-chain mode.

Syntax

HRESULT EnableWindowlessSwapchainMode(
  [in] BOOL fEnable
);

Parameters

[in] fEnable

If TRUE, windowless swap-chain mode is enabled.

Return value

If this method succeeds, it returns S_OK. Otherwise, it returns an HRESULT error code.

Remarks

In windowless swap-chain mode, the Media Engine creates a windowless swap chain and presents video frames to the swap chain. To render the video, call IMFMediaEngineEx::GetVideoSwapchainHandle to get a handle to the swap chain, and then associate the handle with a Microsoft DirectComposition visual.

Requirements

Requirement Value
Minimum supported client Windows 8 [desktop apps | UWP apps]
Minimum supported server Windows Server 2012 [desktop apps | UWP apps]
Target Platform Windows
Header mfmediaengine.h

See also

IMFMediaEngineEx