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Programming DirectShow applications in C#: A set of tutorials

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A collection of tutorials for programming DirectShow in C#.

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Introduction

Besides the Microsoft SDK documentation, the information needed to program DirectShow applications is limited. This web site supplies many of the most useful references for programming these applications in C#. In order to continue this tradition, I have created a help file (.chm) that contains ten tutorials that illustrate how DirectShow applications can be written in C#.

Background

In general, the resources for programming DirectShow applications are scarce. In the past few months, I have written many tutorials that illustrate how to perform many common tasks in DirectShow with C#. I have put all these tutorials in one .chm file and provided access to all the source code samples from it. Moreover, the CodeProject web site has a nice messaging system to support the users of the code provided on this site, which should make these tutorials even more useful.

Using the code

I have provided a Visual Studio project file for each tutorial, and I have also included a .cmd file to compile it from the command line. Sometimes, these .cmd files contain references that need to be changed to reflect your local settings. I have mentioned these in the tutorial "readme.txt" file. Some tutorials will only run on 32-bit machines.

Points of Interest

The tutorials show how a simple multimedia player, a simple capture, a jukebox, and an append utility application can be written. Moreover, we have implemented versions of the Picture-In-a-Picture, custom allocator/presenter, custom image compositor samples from the DirectShow SDK in C#. And we have implemented the functionality of the EzRbg24 filter in C#.

Limitations and known issues

As mentioned previously, some samples will only work correctly on 32-bit machines. Moreover, I don't claim that these are optimal solutions. Many years ago, when I was teaching a VC++/MFC class, one student asked me where I was taking the code that I was using during the lectures. I replied that I had two directories with more than eighty samples in each of them, that I had written over a while. I was just picking some of these and brushed them up a little before presenting them and asking the students to modify or extend them (during the lectures or for assignments). I give these samples in the same spirit; but I'm still a long way from having more than hundred and sixty samples to chose from ;-)

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GeneralMy vote of 2 Pin
seyyed hamed monem21-Oct-13 7:45
professionalseyyed hamed monem21-Oct-13 7:45 
BugFrame 0 is not being displayed Pin
Squall8315-Feb-12 2:23
Squall8315-Feb-12 2:23 
GeneralGreat tutorial! Pin
Beri30-May-11 11:24
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GeneralMy vote of 5 Pin
kingsk19-Oct-10 9:56
kingsk19-Oct-10 9:56 
nice tutorial
Generalmaking DirectShow filters compile in 64-bit Windows Pin
Marc Perrone16-Aug-10 4:40
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GeneralRe: making DirectShow filters compile in 64-bit Windows Pin
Marc Perrone16-Aug-10 4:42
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GeneralI cannot open the file Pin
Jan Kluson2-Aug-10 6:54
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SuggestionRe: I cannot open the file Pin
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GeneralMy vote of 1 Pin
qjaybee1-Jun-10 23:59
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GeneralResource file missing Pin
york z30-May-10 22:23
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GeneralAnti-flicker problem Pin
QuyLV19-Feb-09 21:37
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GeneralSave PIP as wmv file Pin
rama srinu23-Jan-09 5:09
rama srinu23-Jan-09 5:09 
GeneralMultiple Sample Grabber Objects Pin
kazim bhai11-Jun-08 5:42
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GeneralRe: Multiple Sample Grabber Objects Pin
daniel04912-Jun-08 11:18
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Generalcannot display this HTML help file Pin
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GeneralRe: cannot display this HTML help file Pin
HooNose_JJPH11-Jun-08 2:30
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GeneralRe: cannot display this HTML help file Pin
daniel04911-Jun-08 2:59
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GeneralGreately in need of help Pin
babu743-Jun-08 1:49
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General.net Compact Framework Pin
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GeneralRe: .net Compact Framework Pin
daniel0494-Aug-07 7:30
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GeneralJukebox: Step Forward works, but Step Backward has problems Pin
stringtheory_x5-Jul-07 19:22
stringtheory_x5-Jul-07 19:22 
GeneralRe: Jukebox: Step Forward works, but Step Backward has problems Pin
daniel0499-Jul-07 6:19
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QuestionHow to capture single frame Pin
Ali Habib22-Jun-07 4:35
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QuestionAccess to Running Object Table? Pin
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AnswerRe: Access to Running Object Table? Pin
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