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IltmfCompressor::get_Name

Summary

Retrieves the compressors unique name.

Syntax

#include "ltmf.h"

Language	Syntax
C	HRESULT IltmfCompressor_get_Name(pCompressor, pVal)
C++	HRESULT get_Name(pVal)

Parameters

IltmfCompressor *pCompressor

Pointer to an IltmfCompressor interface.

BSTR *pVal

Pointer to a character string containing the compressors name.

Returns

Value	Meaning
S_OK	The function was successful.
<> S_OK	An error occurred. Refer to the Error Codes or the HRESULT error codes in the MediaFoundation documentation.

Comments

The returned string can be used to uniquely identify a compressor . A program can save this value to persistent storage and used later with the ltmfCompressors::Find function to restore the compressor selection.

If the function succeeds, the caller must free the returned BSTR by calling the SysFreeStringSysFreeString function.

Compressor

Also known as an encoder , this is a module or algorithm to compress data. Playing that data back requires a decompressor, or decoder .

Encoder

Also known as compressor, this is a module or algorithm to compress data. Playing that data back requires a decompressor, or decoder .

Decoder

Also known as a decompressor, this is a module or algorithm to decompress data.

Required DLLs and Libraries

LTMF
For a listing of the exact DLLs and Libraries needed, based on the toolkit version, refer to Files To Be Included With Your Application.

Platforms

Win32.

Example

For an example, refer to Selecting ltmfConvert Object Compressors for C++.

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