directshow decoder

hi, guys.
I use the directshow to display some videos, but I must provide the decoder installer for some specific files.
So my question is how can I code the decoder into the program, or just something like dll?

When you build your graph , i guess you are not specifying the decoder filter but using Intelliconnect to just connect the source filter with the renderer filter ?


If that is the case , I`d suggest using GraphEdit to visually see exactly which decoder is being used

If that decoder is one of those which are shipped with Windows , already no need to re-distribute anything , otherwise

you should find the binary/binaries , which actually is a COM object , and in the installation process you should ensure that it will be registered

on target system ( regsvr stuff)



If you are able to write the necessary decoding algorithm , you can either build your filter or you can execute the algorithm as embedded

into application in ISampleGrabber interface

thanks a lot

But where can I find the binaries? And how to register them?

Is there a dll that contain the decode filter? I wish to add filter to graph in codes instead of registering it while installing.

To find out which binary is the filter you are looking for , you can either make a search in registry or use a friendly tool like this one : http://www.softella.com/dsfm/index.en.htm

After finding its binary , if you want to run a graph employing this filter in target system , in console you should type "regsvr32 binary" or if you want to make this process programatically

you can call DLLRegisterServer function : http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms682162(v=vs.85).aspx



If you want to embed into your code , you need to implement it.