[gmpi] Re: DirectShow review

Thanks!  For the record, I am busily doing a requirements draft, still.  I
haven't forgotten!
 :)

>    renderers (e.g., that play out a sound card).  Note that software
>    synthesizers aren't directly supported by DirectShow, but require DXi
>    (an open extension to DirectShow created by Cakewalk).

Do we get a DXi review, too?

> 6. Time representation
> 
>    Time is represented in a type called REFERENCE_TIME, which is a 64-bit
>    signed integer whose durational unit is 100 nanoseconds.

Can you elaborate on the pros/cons of this?

> 7.1.2 Data-types
> 
>    Arbitrary data types are supported.  99% of all commercial DirectShow
>    plug-ins support 32-bit IEEE floating point data, definitely the
>    preferred format.

Can you elaborate on HOW?

> 7.2 In-place processing
> 
>    Plug-ins are free to process in-place, or not, depending on their
>    needs.  The DirectShow SDK provides samples of both kinds of
>    processing.

How does a plugin indicate this, and how does it work?  Host decided?

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Notice that as computers are becoming easier and easier to use,
suddenly there's a big market for "Dummies" books.  Cause and effect,
or merely an ironic juxtaposition of unrelated facts?


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