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DirectShow using DirectDraw

Started by mdias Nov 2, 2002 at 7:56 PM 0 replies 250+ views

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How can I render a video file to a DirectDraw Surface?? Kamikaze

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Nov 4, 2002 at 7:35 PM

The DirectShow SDK contains an interface or two to help out there. Check out IDDrawExclModeVideo or convert the animated 3D texture SDK sample to suit your needs (using a surface rather than a texture).

Jim Adams, Author"Programming Role-Playing Games with DirectX""Advanced Animation with DirectX""Programming Role-Playing Games with DirectX, 2nd Edition"

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