Re: TV Tuning with MSVidCtl? Other ActiveX Controls?

From: Andrew Enfield \(MS\) (andrewe_at_microsoft.com)
Date: 06/12/04

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    Check out the docs. I don't know off the top of my head if there's a single
    page that summarizes desktop & CE differences, but at a minimum you can see
    what is supported and work backwards from that. 

    -- 
Andrew Enfield
Programmer Writer, Windows CE
This posting is provided AS IS with no warranties, and confers no rights.
"Mark Johnson" <mark@no-reply.com> wrote in message 
news:%23lFK1BAUEHA.1284@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> What level of DisrectShow support DOES WinCE have?
>
> "Brian King [MS]" <BriaKing@online.Microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:40c81c61$1@news.microsoft.com...
>> Note that CE doesn't have the tuner APIs or DirectShow filters that
> MSVidCtl
>> would be communicating with either.
>>
>> As a work-around for now, I'd suggest that you first implement your own
> set
>> of tuning APIs, making those work first.  Next, I'd package that up into
>> your own ActiveX control which maps to the same CLSID and functionality 
>> of
>> MSVidCtl.
>>
>> While not ideal, it would unblock you and let you have a common model
> across
>> both XP and CE.
>>
>> Note: The next version of Windows CE will *not* have the MSVidCtl support
>> that you're looking for.  However, you should work with your CE
> distributor
>> to communicate this feature-request.
>>
>> -- 
>> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
> rights.
>> You assume all risk for your use. © 2004 Microsoft Corporation. All 
>> rights
>> reserved.
>>
>> Brian King, Software Developer
>> Portable Media Center
>> Microsoft Corporation
>>
>> "Mark Johnson" <mark@no-reply.com> wrote in message
>> news:uGrL0$oTEHA.204@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
>> > My company is working on porting a set top box application from XP to 
>> > CE
>> > right now.  We would like this application to work on a number of
>> different
>> > set top boxes with different hardware configurations (different tuner
>> cards,
>> > etc). We currently use these controls that I mentioned in the XP
> version,
>> so
>> > it would be much easier to port it if we could just use these same
>> controls
>> > in the CE version.
>> >
>> > Do you think MS would develop these if this was requested?  If so, who
> do
>> I
>> > contact about this?
>> >
>> > "Bruce Eitman (eMVP)" <beitmannospam@nospam.neo.rr.com> wrote in 
>> > message
>> > news:%23OueTomTEHA.904@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
>> > > I'm guessing here, it has to do with...money.  Microsoft does pay
>> > attention
>> > > to the bottom line and evaluates the ROI on these features.  If I 
>> > > were
>> > you,
>> > > I would contact your rep to let them know that this is a feature that
>> you
>> > > need.
>> > >
>> > > Are you an OEM working on a new device?  A third-party developing a
> new
>> > > card, or driver?
>> > >
>> > > -- 
>> > >    Bruce Eitman (eMVP)
>> > >    Senior Engineer
>> > >
>> > >
>> > >
>> >
>> >
>>
>>
>
>
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