IRenderEngine::RenderOutputPins method

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Note

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

 

The RenderOutputPins method creates the previewing portion of the filter graph.

Syntax

HRESULT RenderOutputPins();

Parameters

This method has no parameters.

Return value

Returns an HRESULT values. The following are possible values:

Return code	Description
S_OK	Success.
VFW_S_AUDIO_NOT_RENDERED	Cannot play back the audio stream.
E_INVALIDARG	Invalid argument.
E_RENDER_ENGINE_IS_BROKEN	Operation failed because project was not rendered successfully.
E_UNEXPECTED	Unexpected error.

 

Remarks

Before calling this method, call IRenderEngine::ConnectFrontEnd to build the front end of the graph. To perform an operation other than preview, do not call this method. Instead, call IRenderEngine::GetGroupOutputPin to obtain pointers to the output pins.

If there is no sound card on the user's computer, this method returns VFW_S_AUDIO_NOT_RENDERED. There will not be audio preview in this case, but video preview is unaffected.

If the pin is from a video group, this method creates a video window. The calling thread must dispatch messages—for example, to move the window, or respond to mouse clicks in the window's client area.

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