DMO GUIDs

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The following table lists the globally unique identifiers (GUIDs) defined for Microsoft DirectX Media Object (DMO) categories. These GUIDs are defined in the header file Dmoreg.h and exported by the Dmoguids.lib library.

To enumerate the DMOs registered in a category, pass the corresponding GUID to the DMOEnum function.

GUID Description
DMOCATEGORY_AUDIO_DECODER
Audio decoder
DMOCATEGORY_AUDIO_EFFECT
Audio effect
DMOCATEGORY_AUDIO_ENCODER
Audio encoder
DMOCATEGORY_VIDEO_DECODER
Video decoder
DMOCATEGORY_VIDEO_EFFECT
Video effect
DMOCATEGORY_VIDEO_ENCODER
Video encoder
DMOCATEGORY_AUDIO_CAPTURE_EFFECT
Audio capture effect

Requirements

Requirement Value
Header
Dmoreg.h

See also

DMO Constants