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A typical DirectShow application performs these three basic steps:
- Creates an instance of the Filter Graph Manager, using the CoCreateInstancefunction.
- Uses the Filter Graph Manager to build a filter graph. (You might use other DirectShow helper components as well.)
- Controls the filter graph and responds to events.
To get started with DirectShow, read How to Play a File. It presents a simple console application that plays a file. This application is the DirectShow equivalent of the classic "Hello World" program. Setting the Video Windowand Responding to Eventsexpand the program into a simple Windows application
Last updated on Tuesday, May 18, 2004