quality command

The quality command defines a custom quality level for either audio, video or still image data compression. Digital-video devices recognize this command.

To send this command, call the mciSendString function with the lpszCommand parameter set as follows.

_stprintf_s(
  lpszCommand, 
  TEXT("quality %s %s %s"), 
  lpszDeviceID, 
  lpszQuality, 
  lpszFlags
); 

Parameters

lpszDeviceID

Identifier of an MCI device. This identifier or alias is assigned when the device is opened.

lpszQuality

One or more of the following flags. (One of the three flags "audio", "still", and "video" must be present.)

Value	Meaning
algorithm algorithm	Associates the quality level with the specified algorithm. This algorithm must be supported by the device and be compatible with the "audio", "still", or "video" flag that is used. If omitted, the current algorithm is used.
audio name	Indicates this command specifies an "audio" quality level identified with name.
dialog	Requests that the device display a dialog box. This dialog box has algorithm-specific fields that are used internally by the device to create the structure describing a specific quality level.
handle handle	Specifies a handle to a structure that contains algorithmic-specific data describing a specific quality level. The structures for the data referenced by this handle are device specific.
still name	Indicates the command specifies a "still" quality level identified with name.
video name	Indicates the command specifies a "video" quality level identified with name.

lpszFlags

Can be "wait", "notify", "test", or a combination of these. For more information about these flags, see The Wait, Notify, and Test Flags.

Return Value

Returns zero if successful or an error otherwise.

Remarks

This command defines a string name for the quality level, which can then be used in a setvideo "quality", setvideo "still quality", or setaudio "quality" command to establish it as the current video, still, or audio-compression quality level.

Requirements

Requirement	Value
Minimum supported client	Windows 2000 Professional [desktop apps only]
Minimum supported server	Windows 2000 Server [desktop apps only]

See also

MCI

MCI Command Strings

setaudio

setvideo