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chroma burst

Provides color information about the active line of video to the color decoder.

class factory

A COM object that implements the IClassFactory interface and that creates one or more instances of an object identified by a given class identifier (CLSID).

class factory template

A template that contains information about a class that is vital to its framework. The DirectShow COM framework developers to provide a class factory template for each C++ class implementing a COM object. Class factory templates are defined using two global variables (g_Templates and g_cTemplates). For more information, see COM Objects in DirectShow.

codec

Compressor/decompressor. See compression filter.

compression filter

A specialized type of transform filter. Compression filters (compressors) accept data, use a compression scheme to transform the data, and pass the compressed data downstream.

cutlist

A collection of cutlist elements (clips). When you play a cutlist, it appears as if you're playing back one media file, but it is actually composed of clips from one or more media files. See About Cutlists for more information.

cutlist element

A piece (clip) from a media file. Cutlist elements make up a cutlist. See About Cutlists for more information.

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