IVMRSurfaceAllocatorNotify::ChangeDDrawDevice method (strmif.h)

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02/22/2024

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The ChangeDDrawDevice method notifies the VMR that the DirectDraw playback device has changed. For example, on a multi-monitor system, the user has moved the video rectangle from one monitor to another.

Syntax

HRESULT ChangeDDrawDevice(
  [in] LPDIRECTDRAW7 lpDDrawDevice,
  [in] HMONITOR      hMonitor
);

Parameters

[in] lpDDrawDevice

Specifies the DirectDraw device.

[in] hMonitor

Specifies the handle to the monitor associated with the DirectDraw device.

Return value

If the method succeeds, it returns S_OK. If it fails, it returns an error code.

Remarks

The VMR needs to know which DirectDraw device is being used at any given time in order to associate the Direct3D surfaces being created in the mixer component with that device.

Requirements

Requirement	Value
Minimum supported client	Windows XP with SP1 [desktop apps only]
Minimum supported server	Windows Server 2003 [desktop apps only]
Target Platform	Windows
Header	strmif.h (include Dshow.h)
Library	Strmiids.lib