DirectShow

The Microsoft® DirectShow® application programming interface is a media-streaming architecture for the Microsoft Windows® platform. This documentation set covers all of the DirectShow functionality available in the DirectX® 8.1 software development kit, plus additional functionality available only on Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition and Windows XP Professional. Using DirectShow, your applications can perform high-quality video and audio playback or capture. The DirectShow documentation is divided into the following sections:

• Introduction to DirectShow
• Getting Started
• About DirectShow
• Using DirectShow
• Decoder Development
• DirectShow Tutorials
• DirectShow Samples
• DirectShow Reference
• Microsoft TV Technologies C++ Reference
• Microsoft TV Technologies Visual Basic and Script Reference
• DirectShow Editing Services C++ Reference
• DirectShow Editing Services Visual Basic Reference
• DirectX Media Objects
• Media Parameters
• Appendixes