| Microsoft DirectX 8.1 (C++) |
This topic applies to Windows XP Home Edition and Windows XP Professional only.
The UsingOverlay property indicates whether the Video Mixing Renderer (VMR) is using the hardware overlay.
Syntax
objMSVidVideoRenderer.UsingOverLay As Boolean
Parameters
This property takes no parameters.
Error Codes
If the property fails, an error is raised and Err.Number is set to a value other than zero.
Return Values
Returns True if the VMR is using the hardware overlay, or False otherwise.
Remarks
When the hardware overlay is not available, the VMR attempts to blit directly to video memory.
This property is read/write.
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