IOverlay::SetPalette method (strmif.h)

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07/27/2023

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The SetPalette method sets the palette.

Syntax

HRESULT SetPalette(
  [in] DWORD        dwColors,
  [in] PALETTEENTRY *pPalette
);

Parameters

[in] dwColors

Number of colors present.

[in] pPalette

Pointer to colors to use for the palette.

Return value

Returns S_OK if successful. If the method fails, it returns an HRESULT error code.

Remarks

This method sets a logical palette for the window. The window is not guaranteed to always have the colors requested in the actual system device palette. The Microsoft® Windows® operating system only guarantees those colors when the window is the foreground active window. The current device palette can be obtained by calling IOverlay::GetPalette.

If the device does not have a palette, it returns VFW_E_NO_DISPLAY_PALETTE.

The Overlay Mixer filter returns E_NOTIMPL.

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	strmif.h (include Dshow.h)
Library	Strmiids.lib