IltmmMediaTypeDisp Interface

The ltmmMediaType Object is accessed through the IltmmMediaTypeDisp Interface. For more information about the IltmmObjectWrapper Interface, refer to IltmmObjectWrapper. The IltmmMediaTypeDisp Interface lets the user set and get information about an ltmmMediaType object. The media type describes the format of media samples. Since the ltmmMediaTypeDisp Interface is derived from the IDispatch Interface, the IltmmMediaTypeDisp Interface accesses the IDispatch functions, etc. In addition to these functions, the IltmmMediaTypeDisp Interface accesses the following functions:

Functions

IltmmMediaTypeDisp::get_FixedSizeSamples

IltmmMediaTypeDisp::get_Format

IltmmMediaTypeDisp::get_FormatSize

IltmmMediaTypeDisp::get_FormatType

IltmmMediaTypeDisp::get_SampleSize

IltmmMediaTypeDisp::get_Subtype

IltmmMediaTypeDisp::get_TemporalCompression

IltmmMediaTypeDisp::get_Type

IltmmMediaTypeDisp::GetFormatData

IltmmMediaTypeDisp::GetPortableType

IltmmMediaTypeDisp::put_FixedSizeSamples

IltmmMediaTypeDisp::put_FormatSize

IltmmMediaTypeDisp::put_FormatType

IltmmMediaTypeDisp::put_SampleSize

IltmmMediaTypeDisp::put_Subtype

IltmmMediaTypeDisp::put_TemporalCompression

IltmmMediaTypeDisp::put_Type

IltmmMediaTypeDisp::SetFormatData

IltmmMediaTypeDisp::SetPortableType

IltmmMediaTypeDisp::ResetMediaType

IltmmMediaTypeDisp::ResetFormat

Before sending samples or receiving samples, a Sample Source object or Sample Target object should set the media type sent or accepted by that object.

LEADTOOLS Multimedia offers both a high level and a low level method for handling the media type.

High level

The media type information can be obtained in a flat or "portable" format that contains all the necessary information to fully reconstruct the media type. This prevents the user from having to worry about the specific type, subtype, and format information. To get this "portable" media type information, use the IltmmMediaTypeDisp::GetPortableType function.

Once the media type has been obtained by calling the IltmmMediaTypeDisp::GetPortableType function, it can then be used to set the media type for other objects by using the IltmmMediaTypeDisp::SetPortableType function. Please note that only data retrieved using the IltmmMediaTypeDisp::GetPortableType function should be passed to the IltmmMediaTypeDisp::SetPortableType function. These two functions allow the user to get a media type from one sample and use that media type to set another sample.

Low level

The low level method for handling the media type requires the user to be familiar with media types, subtypes and any format types that may be encountered. This information can all be obtained and set individually, using the following functions:

IltmmMediaTypeDisp::get_FixedSizeSamples

IltmmMediaTypeDisp::get_Format

IltmmMediaTypeDisp::get_FormatSize

IltmmMediaTypeDisp::get_FormatType

IltmmMediaTypeDisp::get_SampleSize

IltmmMediaTypeDisp::get_Subtype

IltmmMediaTypeDisp::get_TemporalCompression

IltmmMediaTypeDisp::get_Type

IltmmMediaTypeDisp::GetFormatData

IltmmMediaTypeDisp::put_FixedSizeSamples

IltmmMediaTypeDisp::put_FormatSize

IltmmMediaTypeDisp::put_FormatType

IltmmMediaTypeDisp::put_SampleSize

IltmmMediaTypeDisp::put_Subtype

IltmmMediaTypeDisp::put_TemporalCompression

IltmmMediaTypeDisp::put_Type

IltmmMediaTypeDisp::SetFormatData

IltmmMediaTypeDisp::ResetMediaType

IltmmMediaTypeDisp::ResetFormat

The media samples sent from a Sample Source object or to a Sample Target object may be of a fixed (the same) size, or may be of different sizes. The IltmmMediaTypeDisp::get_FixedSizeSamples function indicates whether the samples are of fixed (the same) size or not. The IltmmMediaTypeDisp::get_SampleSize function provides the size of the sample. To change or set the "Fixed size" state of a sample, use the IltmmMediaTypeDisp::put_FixedSizeSamples. To change or set the size of the sample, use IltmmMediaTypeDisp::put_SampleSize.

A media sample has a certain media type. Each "media type" consists of three attributes, the Type, Subtype and FormatType. The "Type" of the sample may be MEDIATYPE_Video, or MEDIATYPE_Stream, or some other type. To determine the major media type of a media sample, use IltmmMediaTypeDisp::get_Type. To set the type of a media sample, use IltmmMediaTypeDisp::put_Type.

A format type may also have a subtype. For "Type" MEDIATYPE_Video, the "Subtype" may be MEDIASUBTYPE_RGB24. To determine the subtype, use the IltmmMediaTypeDisp::get_Subtype function. To set the subtype, use IltmmMediaTypeDisp::put_Subtype.

The "FormatType" specifies additional information for a specific Type-Subtype combination. The IltmmMediaTypeDisp::get_FormatType function provides information on the kind of data found in the Format buffer. To set the kind of data that the format buffer will contain, use IltmmMediaTypeDisp::put_FormatType. The Format buffer can be accessed directly, by calling the IltmmMediaTypeDisp::get_Format function, or a copy of the buffer can be obtained by calling the IltmmMediaTypeDisp::GetFormatData function. The format data itself must actually be copied to the format buffer. This is done using the IltmmMediaTypeDisp::SetFormatData function. To determine the size of the format buffer, use the IltmmMediaTypeDisp::get_FormatSize function. To set or change the size of the format buffer, use IltmmMediaTypeDisp::put_FormatSize. For more information on available "Types", "Subtypes" and "FormatTypes", refer to the DirectShow documentation.

Media samples can be compressed using temporal or interframe compression. The IltmmMediaTypeDisp::get_TemporalCompression function can be used to determine whether samples are compressed using temporal compression. To change or set the value that indicates whether temporal compression is used in the media sample, use IltmmMediaTypeDisp::put_TemporalCompression.

Platforms

Win32, x64