Streaming Media Playback (Windows Embedded CE 6.0)
1/6/2010
This Catalog item provides support for playing Windows Media Video (.wmv) or MPEG-4 files from a streaming source. It also enables playback from local storage such as system memory or Compact Flash memory. This Catalog item provides both audio and video output for .wmv and MPEG-4 sources. All media decoding is done through DirectShow filters.
Implementation Considerations
The following table shows the Sysgen variables for streaming media playback.
| Sysgen variable | Description |
|---|---|
SYSGEN_STREAMAV |
Set this Sysgen to add streaming media support to your OS design. |
Modules and Components
Instead of adding its own modules and components to your OS design, this Catalog item invokes a collection of other Catalog items. The modules and components from those Catalog items are added to your OS design. The following table shows the Catalog items invoked by the Streaming Media Playback Catalog item.
| Catalog Item | Sysgen variable |
|---|---|
Wave/AIFF/au/snd File Parser |
SYSGEN_DSHOW_WAV |
MP3 Codec |
SYSGEN_DSHOW_MP3 |
WMA Codec |
SYSGEN_DSHOW_WMA |
WMA Voice Codec |
SYSGEN_DSHOW_WMA_VOICE |
WMV/MPEG-4 Video Codec |
SYSGEN_DSHOW_WMV |
ASX v1 and M3U File Support |
SYSGEN_DSHOW_WMT_ASXV1 |
ASX v2 File Support |
SYSGEN_DSHOW_WMT_ASXV2 |
ASX v3 File Support |
SYSGEN_DSHOW_WMT_ASXV3 |
NSC File Support |
SYSGEN_DSHOW_WMT_NSC |
Windows Media Streaming over HTTP |
SYSGEN_DSHOW_WMT_HTTP |
Windows Media Streaming over MMS |
SYSGEN_DSHOW_WMT_MMS |
Windows Media Multicast and Multi-Bit Rate |
SYSGEN_DSHOW_WMT_MULTI |
Windows Media Streaming from Local Storage |
SYSGEN_DSHOW_WMT_LOCAL |
DirectShow Display |
SYSGEN_DSHOW_DISPLAY |
Windows Media Player Application |
SYSGEN_CEPLAYER |
Hardware Considerations
There are no special hardware considerations for this Catalog item.
Dependencies
This Catalog item is dependent on the Catalog items listed in the table above. The following table lists the additional Catalog item dependencies that most directly relate to this item's functionality. There are additional dependencies as well. For more information on determining the complete list of dependencies for this Catalog item, see Catalog Item Dependencies.
| Catalog Item | Sysgen variable |
|---|---|
ACM Wrapper Filter |
SYSGEN_DSHOW_ACMWRAP |
DirectShow Core |
SYSGEN_DSHOW |
DMO Wrapper Filter |
SYSGEN_DSHOW_DMO |
SYSGEN_GRADFILL |
|
IP Helper API |
SYSGEN_IPHLPAPI |
Minimal GDI Configuration |
SYSGEN_MINGDI |
Minimal GWES Configuration |
SYSGEN_MINGWES |
Minimal Input Configuration |
SYSGEN_MININPUT |
Minimal Window Manager Configuration |
SYSGEN_MINWMGR |
SYSGEN_TCPIP |
|
SYSGEN_AUDIO |
|
SYSGEN_WININET |
|
SYSGEN_DSHOW_WMT |
|
SYSGEN_WINSOCK |