DVD Media Types and Formats
This article outlines the DVD media types and formats. For the definitions of Microsoft® DirectShow®-supported interlaced media types and picture aspect ratios, see VIDEOINFOHEADER2. MPEG2VIDEOINFO also contains relevant information.
The following diagram and tables specify the DVD media types and formats supported by DirectShow.
| Connection | Major type | Subtype |
|---|---|---|
| A | MEDIATYPE_DVD_ENCRYPTED_PACK | MEDIASUBTYPE_MPEG2_VIDEO |
| B | MEDIATYPE_DVD_ENCRYPTED_PACK | MEDIASUBTYPE_DVD_SUBPICTURE |
| C | MEDIATYPE_DVD_ENCRYPTED_PACK | MEDIASUBTYPE_DOLBY_AC3 |
| C | MEDIATYPE_DVD_ENCRYPTED_PACK | MEDIASUBTYPE_DVD_LPCM_AUDIO |
| D | MEDIATYPE_AUDIO | NULL |
| E | MEDIATYPE_AUXLine21Data | MEDIASUBTYPE_Line21_GOPPacket |
| F | MEDIATYPE_VIDEO | MEDIASUBTYPE_VideoPort—see Note |
| G | MEDIATYPE_VIDEO | Standard video subtypes |
| H | MEDIATYPE_VIDEO | MEDIASUBTYPE_Overlay |
| Connection | Format block type | Format block structure |
|---|---|---|
| A | FORMAT_MPEG2Video | MPEG2VIDEOINFO |
| B | FORMAT_VideoInfo2 | MPEG2VIDEOINFO |
| C | FORMAT_WaveFormatEx | WAVEFORMATEX |
| C | FORMAT_WaveFormatEx | WAVEFORMATEX |
| D | FORMAT_WaveFormatEx | WAVEFORMATEX |
| E | FORMAT_VideoInfo2 | VIDEOINFOHEADER |
| F | FORMAT_VideoInfo2 | VIDEOINFOHEADER2 |
| G | FORMAT_VideoInfo2 | VIDEOINFOHEADER |
| H | FORMAT_VideoInfo | VIDEOINFOHEADER |
Note DirectShow determines the appropriate video port pixel formats during transport phase negotiation with the IVPConfig interface.
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