Audio and Video Capture Support.docVIP

Audio and Video Capture Support Applies to: Devices based on Windows Mobile Version 5.0 and later Although the DirectShow implementation on Windows CE is primarily designed to support media playback, it is also possible to create audio and video capture applications. The following topics provide additional information for capturing audio and video. Video Capture Windows Media Applications Pin Property Set Video Capture Applies to: Devices based on Windows Mobile Version 5.0 and later The term video capture, as used in this documentation, describes any application where video is received from a hardware device. Video capture devices are typically cameras but can also be other video sources. The captured video can be saved to disk or previewed live. This section describes some of the concepts you must understand to use DirectShow for video capture: Capture Performance Capture Graph Builder Building Graphs with the Capture Graph Builder Video Capture Filters Capture Device Selection Video Previews Camera Rotation Interfaces for Capture Applications Capturing Video to a File Controlling a Capture Graph Video Capture Tasks Advanced Capture Topics Architecture DirectShow uses an object called the Capture Graph Builder to help create filter graphs for video capture. For more information, see Capture Graph Builder. The structure of the filter graph it creates depends on the number of output pins provided by the camera driver. A two-pin camera driver has one pin for video capture and another pin for still image capture. For two-pin drivers, the Capture Graph Builder inserts the Smart Tee filter into the capture graph. This filter splits the incoming video stream into two separate output streams, one for the actual data capture and the other for a live preview of the data, typically for a cameras LCD preview display. The following diagram shows the architecture of a typical capture graph for a two-pin camera driver. A three-pin camera driver has an output