IRenderEngine::GetFilterGraph method

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Note

[Deprecated. This API may be removed from future releases of Windows.]

 

The GetFilterGraph method retrieves the filter graph that the render engine has constructed, if any.

Syntax

HRESULT GetFilterGraph(
  [out] IGraphBuilder **ppFG
);

Parameters

ppFG [out]

Receives a pointer to the filter graph's IGraphBuilder interface. It receives the value NULL if there is no filter graph.

Return value

Returns one of the following HRESULT values:

Return code	Description
S_OK	Success.
E_MUST_INIT_RENDERER	Render engine failed to initialize.
E_POINTER	Invalid pointer.

 

Remarks

Use the IRenderEngine::ConnectFrontEnd method to build the front end of the filter graph. For preview, use the IRenderEngine::RenderOutputPins to complete the graph. For file output, connect the front end to a mux/file writer combination. For more information, see Rendering a Project.

The resulting graph can be run, paused, stopped, and seeked; the playback rate cannot be changed, however.

On return, if the value of *ppFG is non-NULL, the IGraphBuilder interface has an outstanding reference count. Be sure to release the interface when you are finished using it.

Note

The header file Qedit.h is not compatible with Direct3D headers later than version 7.

 

Note

To obtain Qedit.h, download the Microsoft Windows SDK Update for Windows Vista and .NET Framework 3.0. Qedit.h is not available in the Microsoft Windows SDK for Windows 7 and .NET Framework 3.5 Service Pack 1.

 

Requirements

Requirement	Value
Header	Qedit.h
Library	Strmiids.lib

See also

IRenderEngine Interface

Error and Success Codes