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IDirectDrawVideo::GetCaps method (amvideo.h)

[The feature associated with this page, DirectShow, is a legacy feature. It has been superseded by MediaPlayer, IMFMediaEngine, and Audio/Video Capture in Media Foundation. Those features have been optimized for Windows 10 and Windows 11. Microsoft strongly recommends that new code use MediaPlayer, IMFMediaEngine and Audio/Video Capture in Media Foundation instead of DirectShow, when possible. Microsoft suggests that existing code that uses the legacy APIs be rewritten to use the new APIs if possible.]

The GetCaps method retrieves a DirectDraw-defined DDCAPS structure containing the hardware capabilities.

Syntax

HRESULT GetCaps(
  DDCAPS *pCaps
);

Parameters

pCaps

Pointer to a DDCAPS structure containing the hardware capabilities.

Return value

Returns an HRESULT value.

Remarks

If the renderer has not loaded DirectDraw, this method returns E_FAIL.

Requirements

Requirement Value
Minimum supported client Windows 2000 Professional [desktop apps only]
Minimum supported server Windows 2000 Server [desktop apps only]
Target Platform Windows
Header amvideo.h (include Dshow.h)
Library Strmiids.lib

See also

Error and Success Codes

IDirectDrawVideo Interface