AVStream filter-centric simulated capture sample driver (Avssamp)
The AVStream filter-centric simulated capture sample driver (Avssamp) provides a filter-centric AVStream capture driver with functional audio. This streaming media driver performs video captures at 320 x 240 pixel resolution in RGB24 or YUV422 format while playing a user-provided Pulse Code Modulation (PCM) wave audio file in a loop. The sample demonstrates how to write a filter-centric AVStream minidriver.
Installation instructions
Copy AVssamp.inf to a directory, for example, C:\Avstream\.
In this directory, create a new subdirectory named objfre_x86 if the target operating system is x86-based, or objfre_amd64 for an x64-based target operating system, for example, C:\AVstream\objfre_x86\.
Copy the processor-appropriate Avssamp.sys file to the objfre_* directory.
Start a command prompt with administrator privilege and run the processor-specific WDK tool Devcon.exe to launch the installation. For example:
C:\WinDDK\7600.16384.0\tools\devcon\i386\devcon.exe install C:\AVstream\avssamp.inf SW\{20698827-7099-4c4e-861A-4879D639A35F}
Programming tour
DriverEntry in Avssamp.cpp is the initial point of entry into the driver. This routine passes control to AVStream by calling KsInitializeDriver. In this call, the minidriver passes the device descriptor, an AVStream structure that recursively defines the AVStream object hierarchy for a driver. This is common behavior for an AVStream minidriver.
Filter.cpp is where the sample lays out the KSPIN_DESCRIPTOR_EX structure for the single capture pin. Audio.cpp contains the KSPIN_DESCRIPTOR_EX structure for the audio capture pin. This pin is dynamically created only if C:\avssamp.wav exists and is a valid and readable PCM format wave file.
The filter dispatch structure KSFILTER_DISPATCH in Filter.cpp provides dispatches to create and process data. The DispatchProcess method is defined inline in Filter.h. It calls the Process method in Filter.cpp in the context of the CCaptureFilter class. Be aware that the process dispatch is provided in KSFILTER_DISPATCH because this sample is filter-centric.
Audio.cpp lays out a KSPIN_DISPATCH pin dispatch structure, which contains the dispatch table for the audio pin. Be aware that the Process member of this structure is NULL because the sample is filter-centric. Similarly, Video.cpp contains the KSPIN_DISPATCH structure for the video capture pin, again with the Process member set to NULL.
For more information, see the comments in all .cpp files.
File manifest
| File | Description |
|---|---|
| Audio.cpp | Audio capture pin implementation |
| Audio.h | Header file for Audio.cpp |
| Avssamp.cpp | Main file for the AVStream filter-centric sample. |
| Avssamp.h | Main header for the AVStream filter-centric sample. |
| Avssamp.inf | Installation information for the AVStream sample driver (avssamp.sys). |
| Capture.cpp | Capture pin implementation for all capture pins on the sample filter. |
| Capture .h | Capture pin level header for all capture pins on the sample filter. |
| Filter.cpp | Capture filter implementation (including frame synthesis) for the fake capture filter. |
| Filter.h | Filter level header for the filter-centric capture filter. |
| Image.cpp | Image synthesis and overlay code. These objects provide image synthesis (pixel, color-bar, etc) onto RGB24 and UYVY buffers as well as software string overlay into these buffers. |
| Image.h | Image synthesis and overlay header |
| Purecall.h | _purecall stub necessary for virtual function usage in drivers. |
| Video.cpp | Video capture pin implementation |
| Video.h | Video capture pin header |
| Wave.cpp | Wave object implementation |
| Wave.h | Wave object header |