Video devices that display data in a window on the computer display can have MCI commands for controlling the video display and window. These devices include animation movie players and video overlay devices. The following commands apply to video devices displayed in a window:
Sent by an application to stop video capture.
Sent by an application to define a source or destination clipping rectangle.
Sent by an application to tell a graphic device to realize its palette.
Sent by an application to restore video capture.
Sent by an application to tell a graphic device to update or paint the current frame.
Sent by an application to determine the extent of a clipping rectangle.
Sent by an application to specify a window and the characteristics of the window for a graphic device to use for its display.