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MPEG-2 Splitter Media Types

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The MPEG-2 Splitter filter currently supports audio and video. Dolby AC-3 is supported as a substream as defined by DVD. The filter also supports MPEG-2 audio. The media types depend on whether the MPEG-2 splitter is delivering PES packets or PES payloads.

Video

For MPEG-2 video, the media types are as follows.

PES output Payload output
Major type MEDIATYPE_MPEG2_PES MEDIATYPE_Video
Subtype MEDIASUBTYPE_MPEG2_VIDEO MEDIASUBTYPE_MPEG2_VIDEO
Format type FORMAT_MPEG2Video FORMAT_MPEG2Video
Format structure MPEG2VIDEOINFO MPEG2VIDEOINFO

 

AC-3 Audio

For AC-3 audio, the media types are as follows.

PES output Payload output
Major type MEDIATYPE_MPEG2_PES MEDIATYPE_Audio
Subtype MEDIASUBTYPE_DOLBY_AC3 MEDIASUBTYPE_DOLBY_AC3
Format type FORMAT_WaveFormatEx FORMAT_WaveFormatEx
Format structure WAVEFORMATEX WAVEFORMATEX

 

The WAVEFORMATEX structure's wFormatTag member for AC-3 is currently WAVE_FORMAT_UNKNOWN, but this might change.

MPEG-2 Audio

For MPEG-2 audio, the media types are as follows.

PES output Payload output
Major type MEDIATYPE_MPEG2_PES MEDIATYPE_Audio
Subtype MEDIASUBTYE_MPEG2_AUDIO MEDIASUBTYPE_MPEG2_AUDIO
Format type FORMAT_WaveFormatEx FORMAT_WaveFormatEx
Format structure WAVEFORMATEX WAVEFORMATEX

 

The WAVEFORMATEX structure's wFormatTag member for MPEG-2 Audio is currently WAVE_FORMAT_UNKNOWN, but this might change.

The MPEG-2 Splitter assumes that streams D0 through DF are used for the multichannel extension stream, as they are for DVD MPEG-2 audio. Therefore, whenever stream C x is selected, the splitter forwards the packets for stream D x as well.

LPCM Audio

For LPCM audio, the media types are as follows.

PES output Payload output
Major type MEDIATYPE_MPEG2_PES MEDIATYPE_Audio
Subtype MEDIASUBTYPE_DVD_LPCM_AUDIO MEDIASUBTYPE_DVD_LPCM_AUDIO
Format type FORMAT_WaveFormatEx FORMAT_WaveFormatEx
Format structure WAVEFORMATEX WAVEFORMATEX

 

The WAVEFORMATEX structure's wFormatTag member for LPCM audio is currently WAVE_FORMAT_UNKNOWN, but this might change.

MPEG-2 Media Types