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Windows Media Video 9 Screen Encoder

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The Windows Media Video 9 Screen encoder is optimized for encoding sequential screen shots from computer monitors.

Class Identifier

The class identifier (CLSID) for the Windows Media Video 9 Screen encoder is represented by the constant CLSID_CMSSCEncMediaObject2. You can create an instance of the encoder by calling CoCreateInstance.

Input Types

The following input types are supported by the Version 9 Screen encoder when it is being used as a DirectX Media Object (DMO).

  • MEDIASUBTYPE_RGB24
  • MEDIASUBTYPE_RGB32
  • MEDIASUBTYPE_ARGB32
  • MEDIASUBTYPE_RGB565
  • MEDIASUBTYPE_RGB555
  • MEDIASUBTYPE_RGB8

The following input types are supported by the Version 9 Screen encoder when it is being used as a Media Foundation Transform (MFT).

  • MFVideoFormat_RGB24
  • MFVideoFormat_RGB32
  • MFVideoFormat_ARGB32
  • MFVideoFormat_RGB565
  • MFVideoFormat_RGB555
  • MFVideoFormat_RGB8

Output Types

The four-character code (FOURCC) for Windows Media Video Screen Version 9 encoded content is "MSS2".

The following output types are supported by the Version 9 Screen encoder.

  • MEDIASUBTYPE_MSS2

Encoder Properties

The Windows Media Video 9 Screen encoder supports the following properties.

Property Description
MFPKEY_ASFOVERHEADPERFRAME Specifies the overhead, in bytes per packet, required for the container that is used to store the compressed content.
Windows XP and later.
Write-only.
MFPKEY_BAVG Specifies the buffer window, in milliseconds, of a constrained variable-bit-rate (VBR) stream at its average bit rate (specified by MFPKEY_RAVG).
Windows XP and later.
Read/write.
MFPKEY_BMAX Specifies the buffer window, in milliseconds, of a constrained variable-bit-rate (VBR) stream at its peak bit rate (specified by MFPKEY_RMAX).
Windows XP and later.
Read/write.
MFPKEY_BUFFERFULLNESSINFIRSTBYTE Specifies whether the encoded video bit stream contains a buffer fullness value with every key frame.
Windows XP and later.
Read-only.
MFPKEY_CODEDFRAMES Specifies the number of video frames encoded by the codec.
Windows XP and later.
Read-only.
MFPKEY_CODEDNONZEROFRAMES Specifies the number of video frames encoded by the codec that actually contain data.
Windows XP and later.
Read-only.
MFPKEY_COMPLEXITY This property is superseded by MFPKEY_COMPLEXITYEX.
MFPKEY_COMPLEXITYEX Specifies the complexity of the encoder algorithm.
Windows Vista and later.
Write-only.
MFPKEY_CRISP Specifies a numeric representation of the tradeoff between motion smoothness and image quality in codec output.
Windows XP and later.
Write-only.
MFPKEY_DROPPEDFRAMES Specifies the number of video frames dropped during encoding.
Windows XP and later.
Read-only.
MFPKEY_ENDOFPASS Specifies the end of an encoding pass.
Windows XP and later.
Write-only.
MFPKEY_FOURCC Specifies the FOURCC that identifies the encoder you want to use.
Windows XP and later.
Write-only.
MFPKEY_KEYDIST Specifies the maximum time, in milliseconds, between key frames in the codec output.
Windows XP and later.
Write-only.
MFPKEY_LIVEENCODE Obsolete.
MFPKEY_PASSESRECOMMENDED Specifies the maximum number of passes supported by the codec.
Windows XP and later.
Read-only.
MFPKEY_PASSESUSED Windows XP and later. Read/write.
Specifies the number of passes that the codec will use to encode the content.
Windows XP and later.
Read/write.
MFPKEY_QPPERFRAME Specifies QP. Possible values are 1.0 through 31.0.
Windows Vista and later.
Write-only.
MFPKEY_RAVG Specifies the average bit rate, in bits per second, used for 2-pass variable-bit-rate (VBR) encoding.
Windows XP and later.
Read/write.
MFPKEY_RMAX Specifies the peak bit rate, in bits per second, used for constrained 2-pass variable-bit-rate (VBR) encoding.
Windows XP and later.
Read/write.
MFPKEY_TOTALFRAMES Specifies the number of video frames passed to the encoder during the encoding process.
Windows XP and later.
Read-only.
MFPKEY_VBRENABLED Specifies whether the codec will use variable-bit-rate (VBR) encoding.
Windows XP and later.
Read/write.
MFPKEY_VBRQUALITY Specifies the actual quality level for quality based (1-pass) variable-bit-rate (VBR) encoding.
Windows XP and later.
Write-only.
MFPKEY_VIDEOWINDOW The amount of content, in milliseconds, that can fit into the model buffer.
Windows XP and later,
Write-only.
MFPKEY_ZEROBYTEFRAMES Specifies the number of video frames that were skipped because they were duplicates of previous frames.
Windows XP and later.
Read-only.

 

Remarks

A screen encoder object exposes the IMediaObject interface so that the object can be used as a DirectX Media Object (DMO), and it exposes the IMFTransform interface so that the object can be used as a Media Foundation Transform (MFT).

A screen encoder behaves as a DMO or an MFT depending on which interfaces you obtain and which version of Windows is running. The following table shows the conditions under which a screen encoder behaves as a DMO or an MFT.

Operating system Encoder behavior
Windows XP A Windows Media Screen encoder always behaves as a DMO.
Windows Vista and Windows 7 By default, a Windows Media Screen encoder behaves as a DMO. If you obtain an IMFTransform interface on a screen encoder, it behaves as an MFT.

 

Requirements

Requirement Value
Client
 Windows XP, Windows Vista or Windows 7
Header
Wmcodecdsp.h
DLL
Wmvsencd.dll

See also

Codec Objects

Codec Implementation

Using the Windows Media Video 9 Screen Codec

Windows Media Video 9 Screen Decoder