[MPlayer-dev-eng] Working on wmv9

[Felix Buenemann]

On Sunday 08 September 2002 21:43, Arpi wrote:
> > Loading DLL: 'wmvdmod.dll'
> > External func OLEAUT32.dll:8
> > Warning: DS_Filter() no such class object.  (DLL=wmvdmod.dll)
> > Failed to create DirectShow filter
>
> yes it doesn't answer teh dshow filter registartion functions :(
>
> > Window media objects are not ds filters... then they need new arch for
> > loading, I think also
> > micro$oft has made a sort of "protection" for these objects...
> >
> :(
>
> someone should try if the old wmp (which dosn't support wmo, but does
> dshow) can play such files by auto-downloading vfw/dshow codec from m$
> site. otherwise we have to implement a 3rd win32 interface - it takes years
> and i doubt we're 'clever' enough to do it :(((((
> (i have no experience in win32 hackings, nor in ms c++ structures nor in
> windows sdk and api)

I've already discussed this with alex, there are two solutions:
 - Implement DMO API (alex said it's simpler than DShow API)
 - Use Microsoft DShow wrapper, it wraps a dshow interface around DMO codecs

-- 
Best Regards,
        Atmos
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