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DXVADDI_VIDEOLIGHTING enumeration (d3dumddi.h)

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The DXVADDI_VIDEOLIGHTING enumeration type contains values that identify lighting conditions for viewing video.

Syntax

typedef enum _DXVADDI_VIDEOLIGHTING {
  DXVADDI_VideoLightingMask,
  DXVADDI_VideoLighting_Unknown,
  DXVADDI_VideoLighting_bright,
  DXVADDI_VideoLighting_office,
  DXVADDI_VideoLighting_dim,
  DXVADDI_VideoLighting_dark
} DXVADDI_VIDEOLIGHTING;

Constants

 
DXVADDI_VideoLightingMask
The video lighting mask. The first 4 (0x0F) bits of a DWORD can be used to specify video lighting.
DXVADDI_VideoLighting_Unknown
The video lighting condition is not specified. The default is dim.
DXVADDI_VideoLighting_bright
A bright light for viewing video (for example, outside lighting conditions).
DXVADDI_VideoLighting_office
A medium brightness light for viewing video (for example, lighting conditions in home offices).
DXVADDI_VideoLighting_dim
A dim light for viewing video (for example, low-level lighting in a living room while watching television).
DXVADDI_VideoLighting_dark
Near-darkness for viewing video (for example, movie-theatre lighting).

Remarks

One of the values of DXVADDI_VIDEOLIGHTING can be specified in the VideoLighting member of the DXVADDI_EXTENDEDFORMAT.

The video lighting values can be used to alter the gamma to generate a comparable experience in a different lighting condition.

Requirements

Requirement Value
Minimum supported client Available in Windows Vista and later versions of the Windows operating systems.
Header d3dumddi.h (include D3dumddi.h)

See also

DXVADDI_EXTENDEDFORMAT