Tag Archives: DirectShow

Another adventure in downgrading, part 4: Fixed function

A few months ago, I discussed downgrading a modern codebase to .NET 4 and Windows XP. I managed to get the code working to the point that all functionality worked, aside from web views, given that browsers no longer support … Continue reading

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Another adventure in downgrading, part 3: XP

Taking the application down even further than last time. Windows XP? You’re probably thinking: “Direct3D 11, Media Foundation, WIC, that’s never going to work in XP! What are you thinking?” And you’d be right. If the codebase was entirely aimed … Continue reading

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GPU-accelerated video decoding

Picking up where I left off last time, I’d like to discuss a few more things when using video decoding libraries in your own graphics pipeline. Actually, the previous article was just meant as the introduction to the more technical … Continue reading

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Video codecs and 4k

Recently I was optimizing some code to reliably play 4k video content at 60 fps through a 3D pipeline on low-end hardware. And it gave me a deja-vu of earlier situations with video. It seems that there is this endless … Continue reading

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