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DVDs in WPF Land?

Apr 9

Written by: Jeremiah Morrill
4/9/2008 3:53 AM

I've read quite a few posts (and lots of bitching) about how the MediaElement does not support DVD playback. With the VideoRendererElement, this should be possible...but not without its hurdles.

It seems as the authors of the DVD decoder filters don't like you creating a sample sink (ie SampleGrabber filter), probably for obvious reasons, such as pirating. I need this sample sink so I can feed the VideoRendererElement some samples to render.

I have come across some commercial DVD filters that don't mind some sample sniffin! In a few days I hope to have an example online of a DVD playing in WPF rendering space - meaning we can put DVDs on 3D or composite ish over it. Hopefully I can simplify the DirectShow graph because right now I have to setup the graph like this:

I'd like to leave FFDSHOW out of the mix, but SampleGrabber doesn't appriciate the Video/SP decoder's MediaType :(.

-Jer

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Re: DVDs in WPF Land?

Oh boy you are my master, will really appreciate it if this is possible

By Wayne on 4/10/2008 4:44 AM

Re: DVDs in WPF Land?

Oh its possible. I have it working...sorta. Interactive menus on the DVD arent..well..interactive yet.

Right now I'm working on getting the DShow graph just right. The DVD decoder that comes with Windows won't cut it because it's filled with DRM.

I'll keep the blog updated on progress.

By Jeremiah Morrill on 4/10/2008 4:47 AM

Re: DVDs in WPF Land?

Good stuff, so the car system may have dvd after all :-)

By Wayne on 4/10/2008 5:08 AM

Re: DVDs in WPF Land?

I'm just working on getting FFDSHOW out of the loop. Right now it's doing some colorspace conversions. I don't think it's needed, just the SampleGrabber won't connect directly to the decoder.

-Jer

By Jeremiah Morrill on 4/10/2008 5:10 AM

Re: DVDs in WPF Land?

Next, it'd be really cool if you got Cyberlink's Blu-ray Disc filters rendering in WPF space. :)

By John Tasler on 5/25/2008 11:49 PM

Re: DVDs in WPF Land?

Hmmm, I can't seem to connect the Cyberlink video/SP Decoder to the the ffdshow Video Decoder. I am using V6 of Cyberlink, not V7. I suppose that could affect it...

By Mark on 8/17/2008 4:10 PM

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