IMFMediaType interface
Represents a description of a media format.
Members
The IMFMediaType interface inherits from IMFAttributes. IMFMediaType also has these types of members:
Methods
The IMFMediaType interface has these methods.
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| FreeRepresentation |
Frees memory that was allocated by the GetRepresentation method. |
| GetMajorType |
Retrieves the major type of the format. |
| GetRepresentation |
Retrieves an alternative representation of the media type. |
| IsCompressedFormat |
Queries whether the media type is a compressed format. |
| IsEqual |
Compares two media types and determines whether they are identical. |
Remarks
To create a new media type, call MFCreateMediaType.
All of the information in a media type is stored as attributes. To clone a media type, call IMFAttributes::CopyAllItems.
This interface is available on the following platforms if the Windows Media Format 11 SDK redistributable components are installed:
- Windows XP with Service Pack 2 (SP2) and later.
- Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 with KB900325 (Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005) and KB925766 (October 2006 Update Rollup for Windows XP Media Center Edition) installed.
Requirements
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Minimum supported client |
Windows Vista [desktop apps | Windows Store apps] |
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Minimum supported server |
Windows Server 2008 [desktop apps | Windows Store apps] |
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