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IAMClockSlave interface (strmif.h)

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The IAMClockSlave interface controls the tolerance of an audio renderer when it is matching rates with another clock.

If the audio renderer is matching rates with another clock, it allows the audio to drift up to the amount of the specified tolerance. If the audio drifts too far ahead, the renderer drops samples; if it drifts too far behind, the renderer inserts silent gaps. This interface enables an application to change the tolerance from the default.

Setting a larger tolerance is likely to result in the audio stream becoming out of sync with the video stream. Setting a smaller tolerance can cause audio jitter. Therefore, changing the tolerance setting is not recommended, unless you have a specific reason to do so.

Inheritance

The IAMClockSlave interface inherits from the IUnknown interface. IAMClockSlave also has these types of members:

Methods

The IAMClockSlave interface has these methods.

 
IAMClockSlave::GetErrorTolerance

The GetErrorTolerance method retrieves the audio renderer's rate-matching tolerance.
IAMClockSlave::SetErrorTolerance

The SetErrorTolerance method sets the audio renderer's rate-matching tolerance.

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)

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