MFT_CATEGORY

The following GUIDs define categories for Media Foundation transforms (MFTs). These categories are used to register and enumerate MFTs.

Constant	Description
MFT_CATEGORY_AUDIO_DECODER	Audio decoders.
MFT_CATEGORY_AUDIO_EFFECT	Audio effects.
MFT_CATEGORY_AUDIO_ENCODER	Audio encoders.
MFT_CATEGORY_DEMULTIPLEXER	Demultiplexers.
MFT_CATEGORY_MULTIPLEXER	Multiplexers. Note: In Windows Vista, the Media Foundation pipeline does not support MFTs with more than one input. Multiple-input MFTs are supported in Windows 7.
MFT_CATEGORY_OTHER	Miscellaneous MFTs.
MFT_CATEGORY_VIDEO_DECODER	Video decoders.
MFT_CATEGORY_VIDEO_EFFECT	Video effects.
MFT_CATEGORY_VIDEO_RENDERER_EFFECT	Video renderer effects.
MFT_CATEGORY_VIDEO_ENCODER	Video encoders.
MFT_CATEGORY_VIDEO_PROCESSOR	Note: Introduced in Windows 7. Video processors. This category is limited to MFTs that perform format conversions on uncompressed video, including color-space conversions. For video effects that modify the appearance of the image (such as a blur effect or a color-to-grayscale transform), use the MFT_CATEGORY_VIDEO_EFFECT category.

Requirements

Requirement	Value
Minimum supported client	Windows Vista [desktop apps only]
Minimum supported server	Windows Server 2008 [desktop apps only]
Header	Mfapi.h

See also

Media Foundation Constants

Media Foundation Transforms

MFTEnum

MFTEnumEx

MFTRegister