SDK sample codes.

[suefyzah]

hello.

i downloaded the windows sdk (DirectX) and used the playcap sample codes in C++.However, it can be compile and debug but all it appears is just a black window.

Is there anyone that can assist me in this ? Is there anything wrong with the codes?
or was it my mistake? Or is there by any chance that there are other sample codes that can capture and preview from the card itself?

Please do help.
Thanks in advance.

Sue.

[mpack]

Is there anyone that can assist me in this ? Is there anything wrong with the codes?
or was it my mistake? Or is there by any chance that there are other sample codes that can capture and preview from the card itself?

Possibly you simply haven't selected the correct input on the capture card, or you haven't set the capture card up correctly to match the source video. You can experiment with the "GraphEdit" application (which comes with the DirectX SDK) to see how to build a working capture graph, and apply that knowledge to your C/C++ code later.

[JohnnyMalaria]

The DirectX SDK is the wrong SDK. The DirectShow documentation and sample code were moved from the DirectX SDK to the main Windows Software Development Kit (it has various alternative names) some time ago. If your DirectX SDK has DirectShow stuff then it is significantly out of date.

[mpack]

If your DirectX SDK has DirectShow stuff then it is significantly out of date.

My copy is the DirectX 9.0 SDK, which has DirectShow docs in it. I've never bothered to keep this SDK up to date because my code already works. Is there something I desperately need from later versions?

[suefyzah]

Thank you for the reply. I have checked the settings and all, it's correct. I test the viewing of the camera, it works find.

The DirectShow documentation and sample code were moved from the DirectX SDK to the main Windows Software Development Kit (it has various alternative names) some time ago..

Therefore where can i have the updated SDK sample codes? Isit by downloading the Windows Software SDK?

Thanks again ( in advance).

Cheers,
sue.

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[Midzuki]

suefyzah wrote:

Therefore where can i have the updated SDK sample codes?

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[JohnnyMalaria]

Therefore where can i have the updated SDK sample codes? Isit by downloading the Windows Software SDK?

Yes, you need to download the latest SDK from Microsoft. There are some options:

Windows® Server 2003 SP1 Platform SDK

Windows SDK for Windows Server 2008 and .NET Framework 3.5

Microsoft® Windows® Software Development Kit Update for Windows Vista (not just Vista, though)

[suefyzah]

alright.
thanks a million (:

you're such a big help!
thanks again.

Cheers,
sue.