Directshow cant start capture twice - c++

I am trying to follow through the DirectShow examples on the windows dev center to make my own application that can capture screen and audio to video: Capturing Video to an AVI File
The first time capture starts all is ok, but at the second nothing happens, the file with video not appearing. Is it possible that I forgot to uninitialize sometfing?
UPDATE
The problem seems not to be in missing releasing. The second time stream writes the file 1.avi is creating but it empty and when the pMediaControl->Stop(); is done it automatically deletes
UPDATE2
At the second time I found that:
hr = pBuild->RenderStream(
&PIN_CATEGORY_CAPTURE, // Pin category.
&MEDIATYPE_Video, // Media type.
pCap, // Capture filter.
NULL, // Intermediate filter (optional).
pMux); // Mux or file sink filter.
returns E_INVALIDARG. So I added (using this):
if (a == 1) {
CComPtr<IPin> sourcePin;
CComPtr<IPin> dumpPin;
sourcePin = GetPin(pMux, PINDIR_OUTPUT);
dumpPin = GetPin(pCap, PINDIR_INPUT);
hr = ppGraph->Connect(sourcePin, dumpPin);
}
And I found thaht on the second time the dumpPin value is NULL .The hr = ppGraph->AddFilter(pCap, L"Capture Filter"); runs ok. Where can I dig next to find error?
(code is updated)
My code:
#include "stdafx.h"
#include <iostream>
#include <windows.h>
#include <dshow.h>
#include <atlbase.h>
#include <dshow.h>
#include <vector>
#include <string>
#pragma comment(lib, "strmiids")
IPin *GetPin(IBaseFilter *pFilter, PIN_DIRECTION PinDir)
{
BOOL bFound = FALSE;
IEnumPins *pEnum;
IPin *pPin;
pFilter->EnumPins(&pEnum);
while (pEnum->Next(1, &pPin, 0) == S_OK)
{
PIN_DIRECTION PinDirThis;
pPin->QueryDirection(&PinDirThis);
if (bFound = (PinDir == PinDirThis))
break;
pPin->Release();
}
pEnum->Release();
return (bFound ? pPin : 0);
}
HRESULT EnumerateDevices(REFGUID category, IEnumMoniker **ppEnum)
{
// Create the System Device Enumerator.
ICreateDevEnum *pDevEnum;
HRESULT hr = CoCreateInstance(CLSID_SystemDeviceEnum, NULL,
CLSCTX_INPROC_SERVER, IID_PPV_ARGS(&pDevEnum));
if (SUCCEEDED(hr))
{
// Create an enumerator for the category.
hr = pDevEnum->CreateClassEnumerator(category, ppEnum, 0);
if (hr == S_FALSE)
{
hr = VFW_E_NOT_FOUND; // The category is empty. Treat as an error.
}
pDevEnum->Release();
}
return hr;
}
HRESULT InitCaptureGraphBuilder(
IGraphBuilder **ppGraph, // Receives the pointer.
ICaptureGraphBuilder2 **ppBuild // Receives the pointer.
)
{
if (!ppGraph || !ppBuild)
{
return E_POINTER;
}
IGraphBuilder *pGraph = NULL;
ICaptureGraphBuilder2 *pBuild = NULL;
// Create the Capture Graph Builder.
HRESULT hr = CoCreateInstance(CLSID_CaptureGraphBuilder2, NULL,
CLSCTX_INPROC_SERVER, IID_ICaptureGraphBuilder2, (void**)&pBuild);
if (SUCCEEDED(hr))
{
// Create the Filter Graph Manager.
hr = CoCreateInstance(CLSID_FilterGraph, 0, CLSCTX_INPROC_SERVER,
IID_IGraphBuilder, (void**)&pGraph);
if (SUCCEEDED(hr))
{
// Initialize the Capture Graph Builder.
pBuild->SetFiltergraph(pGraph);
// Return both interface pointers to the caller.
*ppBuild = pBuild;
*ppGraph = pGraph; // The caller must release both interfaces.
return S_OK;
}
else
{
pBuild->Release();
}
}
return hr; // Failed
}
struct Capture {
IPropertyBag *pPropBag;
IGraphBuilder *ppGraph;
IBaseFilter *pCap;
ICaptureGraphBuilder2 *pBuild;
};
void DisplayDeviceInformation(IEnumMoniker *pEnum,int a)
{
IMoniker *pMoniker = NULL;
std::vector<Capture> captures;
while (pEnum->Next(1, &pMoniker, NULL) == S_OK)
{
IPropertyBag *pPropBag;
HRESULT hr = pMoniker->BindToStorage(0, 0, IID_PPV_ARGS(&pPropBag));
if (FAILED(hr))
{
pMoniker->Release();
continue;
}
VARIANT var;
VariantInit(&var);
hr = pPropBag->Read(L"DevicePath", &var, 0);
if (SUCCEEDED(hr))
{
// The device path is not intended for display.
printf("Device path: %S\n", var.bstrVal);
VariantClear(&var);
}
IGraphBuilder *ppGraph;
ICaptureGraphBuilder2 *pBuild; // Capture Graph Builder
hr = InitCaptureGraphBuilder(&ppGraph, &pBuild);
IBaseFilter *pCap; // Video capture filter.
hr = pMoniker->BindToObject(0, 0, IID_IBaseFilter, (void**)&pCap);
if (SUCCEEDED(hr))
{
std::wstring name = std::wstring(L"C:\\a\\") + std::to_wstring(a) + std::wstring(L".avi");
const wchar_t *cname = name.c_str();
hr = ppGraph->AddFilter(pCap, L"Capture Filter");
if (SUCCEEDED(hr)) {
IBaseFilter *pMux;
hr = pBuild->SetOutputFileName(
&MEDIASUBTYPE_Avi, // Specifies AVI for the target file.
cname, // File name.
&pMux, // Receives a pointer to the mux.
NULL); // (Optional) Receives a pointer to the file sink.
if (a == 1) {
CComPtr<IPin> sourcePin;
CComPtr<IPin> dumpPin;
sourcePin = GetPin(pMux, PINDIR_OUTPUT);
dumpPin = GetPin(pCap, PINDIR_INPUT);
hr = ppGraph->Connect(sourcePin, dumpPin);
}
hr = pBuild->RenderStream(
&PIN_CATEGORY_CAPTURE, // Pin category.
&MEDIATYPE_Video, // Media type.
pCap, // Capture filter.
NULL, // Intermediate filter (optional).
pMux); // Mux or file sink filter.
// Release the mux filter.
pMux->Release();
IConfigAviMux *pConfigMux = NULL;
hr = pMux->QueryInterface(IID_IConfigAviMux, (void**)&pConfigMux);
if (SUCCEEDED(hr))
{
pConfigMux->SetMasterStream(0);
pConfigMux->Release();
}
IConfigInterleaving *pInterleave = NULL;
hr = pMux->QueryInterface(IID_IConfigInterleaving, (void**)&pInterleave);
if (SUCCEEDED(hr))
{
pInterleave->put_Mode(INTERLEAVE_CAPTURE);
pInterleave->Release();
}
pMux->Release();
}
}
Capture capt;
capt.ppGraph = ppGraph;
capt.pPropBag = pPropBag;
capt.pCap = pCap;
capt.pBuild = pBuild;
captures.push_back(capt);
}
for (auto cap : captures)
{
IMediaControl* pMediaControl;
cap.ppGraph->QueryInterface(&pMediaControl);
pMediaControl->Run();
}
Sleep(5000);
for (auto cap : captures)
{
IMediaControl* pMediaControl;
cap.ppGraph->QueryInterface(&pMediaControl);
pMediaControl->Stop();
pMediaControl->Release();
cap.pCap->Release();
cap.ppGraph->Release();
cap.pBuild->Release();
cap.pPropBag->Release();
}
pMoniker->Release();
}
int _tmain(int argc, _TCHAR* argv[])
{
HRESULT hr = CoInitializeEx(NULL, COINIT_MULTITHREADED);
for (int a = 0; a <= 1; a++) {
if (SUCCEEDED(hr))
{
IEnumMoniker *pEnum;
hr = EnumerateDevices(CLSID_VideoInputDeviceCategory, &pEnum);
if (SUCCEEDED(hr))
{
DisplayDeviceInformation(pEnum,a);
pEnum->Release();
}
}
}
if (SUCCEEDED(hr))
{
CoUninitialize();
}
int i;
std::cin >> i;
return 0;
}

You might need to Release ppGraph, pBuild, pMediaControl and pCap at the end of DisplayDeviceInformation function and pMux at the end of the cycle. It will be better to use some sort of smart pointers instead.

I didn't figure out how too resolve this, so I just used spawn of external process.

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cannot readsample from IMFSource in synchronous mode

I am having trouble with a video recording application that I am writing using Microsoft Media Foundation.
Specifically, the read/write function (which I put on a loop that lives on it's own thread) doesn't make it pass the call to ReadSample:
HRESULT WinCapture::rwFunction(void) {
HRESULT hr;
DWORD streamIndex, flags;
LONGLONG llTimeStamp;
IMFSample *pSample = NULL;
EnterCriticalSection(&m_critsec);
// Read another sample.
hr = m_pReader->ReadSample(
(DWORD)MF_SOURCE_READER_FIRST_VIDEO_STREAM,
0,
&streamIndex, // actual
&flags,//NULL, // flags
&llTimeStamp,//NULL, // timestamp
&pSample // sample
);
if (FAILED(hr)) { goto done; }
hr = m_pWriter->WriteSample(0, pSample);
goto done;
done:
return hr;
SafeRelease(&pSample);
LeaveCriticalSection(&m_critsec);
}
The value of hr is an exception code: 0xc00d3704 so the code snippet skips the call to WriteSample.
It is a lot of steps, but I am fairly certain that I am setting up m_pReader (type IMFSource *) correctly.
HRESULT WinCapture::OpenMediaSource(IMFMediaSource *pSource)
{
HRESULT hr = S_OK;
IMFAttributes *pAttributes = NULL;
hr = MFCreateAttributes(&pAttributes, 2);
// use a callback
//if (SUCCEEDED(hr))
//{
// hr = pAttributes->SetUnknown(MF_SOURCE_READER_ASYNC_CALLBACK, this);
//}
// set the desired format type
DWORD dwFormatIndex = (DWORD)formatIdx;
IMFPresentationDescriptor *pPD = NULL;
IMFStreamDescriptor *pSD = NULL;
IMFMediaTypeHandler *pHandler = NULL;
IMFMediaType *pType = NULL;
// create the source reader
if (SUCCEEDED(hr))
{
hr = MFCreateSourceReaderFromMediaSource(
pSource,
pAttributes,
&m_pReader
);
}
// steps to set the selected format type
hr = pSource->CreatePresentationDescriptor(&pPD);
if (FAILED(hr))
{
goto done;
}
BOOL fSelected;
hr = pPD->GetStreamDescriptorByIndex(0, &fSelected, &pSD);
if (FAILED(hr))
{
goto done;
}
hr = pSD->GetMediaTypeHandler(&pHandler);
if (FAILED(hr))
{
goto done;
}
hr = pHandler->GetMediaTypeByIndex(dwFormatIndex, &pType);
if (FAILED(hr))
{
goto done;
}
hr = pHandler->SetCurrentMediaType(pType);
{
goto done;
}
hr = m_pReader->SetCurrentMediaType(
(DWORD)MF_SOURCE_READER_FIRST_VIDEO_STREAM,
NULL,
pType
);
// set to maximum framerate?
hr = pHandler->GetCurrentMediaType(&pType);
if (FAILED(hr))
{
goto done;
}
// Get the maximum frame rate for the selected capture format.
// Note: To get the minimum frame rate, use the
// MF_MT_FRAME_RATE_RANGE_MIN attribute instead.
PROPVARIANT var;
if (SUCCEEDED(pType->GetItem(MF_MT_FRAME_RATE_RANGE_MAX, &var)))
{
hr = pType->SetItem(MF_MT_FRAME_RATE, var);
PropVariantClear(&var);
if (FAILED(hr))
{
goto done;
}
hr = pHandler->SetCurrentMediaType(pType);
{
goto done;
}
hr = m_pReader->SetCurrentMediaType(
(DWORD)MF_SOURCE_READER_FIRST_VIDEO_STREAM,
NULL,
pType
);
}
goto done;
done:
SafeRelease(&pPD);
SafeRelease(&pSD);
SafeRelease(&pHandler);
SafeRelease(&pType);
SafeRelease(&pAttributes);
return hr;
}
This code is all copied from Microsoft documentation pages and the SDK sample code. The variable formatIdx is 0, I get it from enumerating the camera formats and choosing the first one.
UPDATE
I have rewritten this program so that it uses callbacks instead of a blocking read/write function and I have exactly the same issue.
Here I get the device and initiate the callback method:
HRESULT WinCapture::initCapture(const WCHAR *pwszFileName, IMFMediaSource *pSource) {
HRESULT hr = S_OK;
EncodingParameters params;
params.subtype = MFVideoFormat_WMV3; // TODO, paramterize this
params.bitrate = TARGET_BIT_RATE;
m_llBaseTime = 0;
IMFMediaType *pType = NULL;
DWORD sink_stream = 0;
EnterCriticalSection(&m_critsec);
hr = m_ppDevices[selectedDevice]->ActivateObject(IID_PPV_ARGS(&pSource));
//m_bIsCapturing = false; // this is set externally here
if (SUCCEEDED(hr))
hr = OpenMediaSource(pSource); // also creates the reader
if (SUCCEEDED(hr))
{
hr = m_pReader->GetCurrentMediaType(
(DWORD)MF_SOURCE_READER_FIRST_VIDEO_STREAM,
&pType
);
}
// Create the sink writer
if (SUCCEEDED(hr))
{
hr = MFCreateSinkWriterFromURL(
pwszFileName,
NULL,
NULL,
&m_pWriter
);
}
if (SUCCEEDED(hr))
hr = ConfigureEncoder(params, pType, m_pWriter, &sink_stream);
// kick off the recording
if (SUCCEEDED(hr))
{
m_llBaseTime = 0;
m_bIsCapturing = TRUE;
hr = m_pReader->ReadSample(
(DWORD)MF_SOURCE_READER_FIRST_VIDEO_STREAM,
0,
NULL,
NULL,
NULL,
NULL
);
}
SafeRelease(&pType);
SafeRelease(&pSource);
pType = NULL;
LeaveCriticalSection(&m_critsec);
return hr;
}
The OpenMediaSource method is here:
HRESULT WinCapture::OpenMediaSource(IMFMediaSource *pSource)
{
HRESULT hr = S_OK;
IMFAttributes *pAttributes = NULL;
hr = MFCreateAttributes(&pAttributes, 2);
// use a callback
if (SUCCEEDED(hr))
{
hr = pAttributes->SetUnknown(MF_SOURCE_READER_ASYNC_CALLBACK, this);
}
// set the desired format type
DWORD dwFormatIndex = (DWORD)formatIdx;
IMFPresentationDescriptor *pPD = NULL;
IMFStreamDescriptor *pSD = NULL;
IMFMediaTypeHandler *pHandler = NULL;
IMFMediaType *pType = NULL;
// create the source reader
if (SUCCEEDED(hr))
{
hr = MFCreateSourceReaderFromMediaSource(
pSource,
pAttributes,
&m_pReader
);
}
// steps to set the selected format type
if (SUCCEEDED(hr)) hr = pSource->CreatePresentationDescriptor(&pPD);
if (FAILED(hr))
{
goto done;
}
BOOL fSelected;
hr = pPD->GetStreamDescriptorByIndex(0, &fSelected, &pSD);
if (FAILED(hr))
{
goto done;
}
hr = pSD->GetMediaTypeHandler(&pHandler);
if (FAILED(hr))
{
goto done;
}
hr = pHandler->GetMediaTypeByIndex(dwFormatIndex, &pType);
if (FAILED(hr))
{
goto done;
}
hr = pHandler->SetCurrentMediaType(pType);
if (FAILED(hr))
{
goto done;
}
// get available framerates
hr = MFGetAttributeRatio(pType, MF_MT_FRAME_RATE, &frameRate, &denominator);
std::cout << "frameRate " << frameRate << " denominator " << denominator << std::endl;
hr = m_pReader->SetCurrentMediaType(
(DWORD)MF_SOURCE_READER_FIRST_VIDEO_STREAM,
NULL,
pType
);
// set to maximum framerate?
hr = pHandler->GetCurrentMediaType(&pType);
if (FAILED(hr))
{
goto done;
}
goto done;
done:
SafeRelease(&pPD);
SafeRelease(&pSD);
SafeRelease(&pHandler);
SafeRelease(&pType);
SafeRelease(&pAttributes);
return hr;
}
Here, formatIdx is a field of this class that get sets by the user via the GUI. I leave it 0 in order to test. So, I don't think I am missing any steps to get the camera going, but maybe I am.
When I inspect what applications are using the webcam (using this method) after the call to ActivateObject, I see that my application is using the webcam as expected. But, when I enter the callback routine, I see there are two instances of my application using the webcam. This is the same using a blocking method.
I don't know if that is good or bad, but when I enter my callback method:
HRESULT WinCapture::OnReadSample(
HRESULT hrStatus,
DWORD /*dwStreamIndex*/,
DWORD /*dwStreamFlags*/,
LONGLONG llTimeStamp,
IMFSample *pSample // Can be NULL
)
{
EnterCriticalSection(&m_critsec);
if (!IsCapturing() || m_bIsCapturing == false)
{
LeaveCriticalSection(&m_critsec);
return S_OK;
}
HRESULT hr = S_OK;
if (FAILED(hrStatus))
{
hr = hrStatus;
goto done;
}
if (pSample)
{
if (m_bFirstSample)
{
m_llBaseTime = llTimeStamp;
m_bFirstSample = FALSE;
}
// rebase the time stamp
llTimeStamp -= m_llBaseTime;
hr = pSample->SetSampleTime(llTimeStamp);
if (FAILED(hr)) { goto done; }
hr = m_pWriter->WriteSample(0, pSample);
if (FAILED(hr)) { goto done; }
}
// Read another sample.
hr = m_pReader->ReadSample(
(DWORD)MF_SOURCE_READER_FIRST_VIDEO_STREAM,
0,
NULL, // actual
NULL, // flags
NULL, // timestamp
NULL // sample
);
done:
if (FAILED(hr))
{
//NotifyError(hr);
}
LeaveCriticalSection(&m_critsec);
return hr;
}
hrStatus is the 0x00d3704 error I was getting before, and the callback goes straight to done thus killing the callbacks.
Finally, I should say that I am modeling (read, 'copying') my code from the example MFCaptureToFile in the Windows SDK Samples and that doesn't work either. Although, there I get this weird negative number for the failed HRESULT: -1072875772.
If you have got error [0xC00D3704] - it means that source does not initialized. Such error can be caused by mistake of initialization, busy camera by another application (process) or unsupport of the camera by UVC driver(old cameras support DirectShow driver with partly compatibleness with UVC. It is possible read some general info from old cameras via UVC as friendly name, symbolic link. However, old cameras support DirectShow models - PUSH, while camera pushes bytes into the pipeline, while Media Foundation PULL data - sends special signal and wait data).
For checking your code I would like advise to research articles about capturing video from web cam on site "CodeProject" - search "videoInput" name.

How to write an avi file with DirectShow

I'm trying to write an avi video file based on the streaming of my Decklink SDI card, after looking in the internet and here I wrote this code by my problem is that the program doesn't write the file here 's the code:
#include <Windows.h>
#include <DShow.h>
#include <iostream>
int main(void)
{
IGraphBuilder* pGraph = NULL;
ICaptureGraphBuilder2* pBuild = NULL;
IMediaControl* pControl = NULL;
ICreateDevEnum* pDevEnum = NULL;
IEnumMoniker* pEnum = NULL;
IMoniker *pMoniker = NULL;
IMoniker* goodMoniker = NULL;
IBaseFilter* pCap;
HRESULT hr;
//Initialize pGraph
hr = CoInitialize(NULL);
hr = CoCreateInstance(CLSID_FilterGraph, NULL, CLSCTX_INPROC_SERVER, IID_IGraphBuilder, (void **) &pGraph);
if(FAILED(hr))
{
printf("ERROR - Could not initialize COM library");
return 1;
}
//Initialize pBuild
hr = CoCreateInstance(CLSID_CaptureGraphBuilder2, NULL, CLSCTX_INPROC_SERVER, IID_ICaptureGraphBuilder2, (void**) &pBuild);
if(FAILED(hr))
{
printf("ERROR - Could not create the Filter Graph Manager.");
return 2;
}
pBuild->SetFiltergraph(pGraph);
hr = CoCreateInstance(CLSID_SystemDeviceEnum, NULL, CLSCTX_INPROC_SERVER, IID_ICreateDevEnum, reinterpret_cast<void**>(&pDevEnum));
if(SUCCEEDED(hr))
{
hr = pDevEnum->CreateClassEnumerator(CLSID_VideoInputDeviceCategory, &pEnum, 0);
}
HWND hList;
while(pEnum->Next(1, &pMoniker, NULL) == S_OK)
{
IPropertyBag* pPropBag;
hr = pMoniker->BindToStorage(0, 0, IID_IPropertyBag, (void**)(&pPropBag));
if(FAILED(hr))
{
pMoniker->Release();
continue;
}
VARIANT varName;
VariantInit(&varName);
hr = pPropBag->Read(L"Description", &varName, 0);
if(FAILED(hr))
{
hr = pPropBag->Read(L"FriendlyName", &varName, 0);
}
if(SUCCEEDED(hr))
{
for(int i=0;i<20;i++)
{
std::cout<<(char)*(varName.bstrVal + i);
}
char yn;
std::cin>>yn;
if(yn=='Y')
{
std::cout<<"SUCCESSFUL"<<std::endl;
goodMoniker = pMoniker;
VariantClear(&varName);
}
}
pPropBag->Release();
if(pMoniker != goodMoniker)
{
pMoniker->Release();
}
}
hr = goodMoniker->BindToObject(0, 0, IID_IBaseFilter, (void**)(&pCap));
if(SUCCEEDED(hr))
{
hr = pGraph->AddFilter(pCap, L"Capture Filter");
}
IBaseFilter *pMux = NULL;
// hr = pBuild->RenderStream(&PIN_CATEGORY_PREVIEW, &MEDIATYPE_Video, pCap, NULL, NULL);
hr = pBuild->SetOutputFileName(
&MEDIASUBTYPE_Avi, // Specifies AVI for the target file.
L"C:\\stuff.avi", // File name.
&pCap, // Receives a pointer to the mux.
NULL); // (Optional) Receives a pointer to the file sink.
hr =pBuild->RenderStream(
&PIN_CATEGORY_CAPTURE, // Pin category.
&MEDIATYPE_Video, // Media type.
pCap, // Capture filter.
NULL, // Intermediate filter (optional).
pMux); // Mux or file sink filter.
hr = pCap->QueryInterface(IID_IMediaControl,(void**) pControl);
printf("START ");
hr = pControl->Run();
Sleep(100000);
hr = pControl->Stop();
CoUninitialize();
pGraph->Release();
pBuild->Release();
pCap->Release();
}
here is the error message that I get when I try to debbug it :
Unhandled exception at 0x776015de in STREAMMMMM.exe: 0xC0000005: Access violation reading location 0x00000000.
the program crashes in this line :
r = pCap->QueryInterface(IID_IMediaControl,(void**) pControl);
There are tens, if not hundreds, of examples on how to write into AVI with DirectShow on Internet.
This particular code snippet does not even start writing. It only prepares the pipeline and you are not even doing IMediaControl::Run, what you are supposed to do. Further on, you should wait until you wrote enough, and then stop recording and only then release the interface pointers.
Have a look at this Q: Using a DirectShow filter without registering it, via a private CoCreateInstance on what you are missing to start actual capture and writing (IMediaControl::Run and Sleep in particular).

Previewing Webcam using DirectShow

I keep getting "E_INVALIDARG" when calling RenderStream().
My program output is:
SUCCESS - Initialized COM library.
SUCCESS - Created the Filter Graph Manager.
SUCCESS - Created the Media Control and Media Event Interfaces.
SUCCESS - Enumerated devices.
--------------DEVICE INFORMATION--------------
Integrated Webcam
------------END DEVICE INFORMATION------------
SUCCESS - Bound to moniker.
Here is the code:
#include "stdafx.h"
#include <dshow.h> //direct show
#include <windows.h> //windows
#pragma comment(lib,"Strmiids.lib") //used for direct show
HRESULT InitCaptureGraphBuilder(
IGraphBuilder **ppGraph, // Receives the pointer.
ICaptureGraphBuilder2 **ppBuild // Receives the pointer.
)
{
if (!ppGraph || !ppBuild)
{
return E_POINTER;
}
IGraphBuilder *pGraph = NULL;
ICaptureGraphBuilder2 *pBuild = NULL;
// Create the Capture Graph Builder.
HRESULT hr = CoCreateInstance(CLSID_CaptureGraphBuilder2, NULL,
CLSCTX_INPROC_SERVER, IID_ICaptureGraphBuilder2, (void**)&pBuild );
if (SUCCEEDED(hr))
{
// Create the Filter Graph Manager.
hr = CoCreateInstance(CLSID_FilterGraph, 0, CLSCTX_INPROC_SERVER,
IID_IGraphBuilder, (void**)&pGraph);
if (SUCCEEDED(hr))
{
// Initialize the Capture Graph Builder.
pBuild->SetFiltergraph(pGraph);
// Return both interface pointers to the caller.
*ppBuild = pBuild;
*ppGraph = pGraph; // The caller must release both interfaces.
return S_OK;
}
else
{
pBuild->Release();
}
}
return hr; // Failed
}
HRESULT EnumerateDevices(REFGUID category, IEnumMoniker **ppEnum)
{
// Create the System Device Enumerator.
ICreateDevEnum *pDevEnum;
HRESULT hr = CoCreateInstance(CLSID_SystemDeviceEnum, NULL,
CLSCTX_INPROC_SERVER, IID_PPV_ARGS(&pDevEnum));
if (SUCCEEDED(hr))
{
// Create an enumerator for the category.
hr = pDevEnum->CreateClassEnumerator(category, ppEnum, 0);
if (hr == S_FALSE)
{
hr = VFW_E_NOT_FOUND; // The category is empty. Treat as an error.
}
pDevEnum->Release();
}
return hr;
}
void DisplayDeviceInformation(IEnumMoniker *pEnum, IMoniker** pMoniker)
{
while (pEnum->Next(1, pMoniker, NULL) == S_OK)
{
IPropertyBag *pPropBag;
HRESULT hr = (*pMoniker)->BindToStorage(0, 0, IID_PPV_ARGS(&pPropBag));
if (FAILED(hr))
{
(*pMoniker)->Release();
continue;
}
VARIANT var;
VariantInit(&var);
// Get description or friendly name.
hr = pPropBag->Read(L"Description", &var, 0);
if (FAILED(hr))
{
hr = pPropBag->Read(L"FriendlyName", &var, 0);
}
if (SUCCEEDED(hr))
{
printf("%S\n", var.bstrVal);
if(0 == wcscmp(var.bstrVal, L"Integrated Webcam"))
{
VariantClear(&var);
pPropBag->Release();
return;
}
VariantClear(&var);
}
hr = pPropBag->Write(L"FriendlyName", &var);
pPropBag->Release();
}
}
void main()
{
HRESULT hr = CoInitializeEx(NULL, COINIT_MULTITHREADED);
IGraphBuilder *pGraph = NULL;
ICaptureGraphBuilder2 *pBuild = NULL;
IMediaControl *pControl = NULL;
IMediaEvent *pEvent = NULL;
if (FAILED(hr))
{
printf("ERROR - Could not initialize COM library\n");
return;
}
printf("SUCCESS - Initialized COM library.\n");
hr = InitCaptureGraphBuilder(&pGraph, &pBuild);
if (FAILED(hr))
{
printf("ERROR - Could not create the Filter Graph Manager.\n");
return;
}
printf("SUCCESS - Created the Filter Graph Manager.\n");
hr = pGraph->QueryInterface(IID_IMediaControl, (void **)&pControl);
hr = pGraph->QueryInterface(IID_IMediaEvent, (void **)&pEvent);
if (FAILED(hr))
{
printf("ERROR - Could not create the Media Control or Media Event Interfaces.\n");
return;
}
printf("SUCCESS - Created the Media Control and Media Event Interfaces.\n");
IEnumMoniker *pEnum;
hr = EnumerateDevices(CLSID_VideoInputDeviceCategory, &pEnum);
if(FAILED(hr))
{
printf("ERROR - Failed to enumerate devices.\n");
return;
}
printf("SUCCESS - Enumerated devices.\n");
IMoniker* pMoniker = NULL;
printf("--------------DEVICE INFORMATION--------------\n");
DisplayDeviceInformation(pEnum, &pMoniker);
printf("------------END DEVICE INFORMATION------------\n");
IBaseFilter *pCap = NULL;
hr = pMoniker->BindToObject(0, 0, IID_IBaseFilter, (void**)&pCap);
if(FAILED(hr))
{
printf("ERROR - Failed to bind to moniker.\n");
return;
}
printf("SUCCESS - Bound to moniker.\n");
hr = pBuild->RenderStream(&PIN_CATEGORY_PREVIEW, &MEDIATYPE_Video, pCap, NULL, NULL);
if(FAILED(hr))
{
printf("ERROR - RenderStream() failed.\n");
return;
}
printf("SUCCESS - RenderStream() succeeded.\n");
hr = pControl->Run();
if(FAILED(hr))
{
printf("ERROR - Run() failed.\n");
return;
}
printf("SUCCESS - Running.\n");
long evCode;
hr = pEvent->WaitForCompletion(INFINITE, &evCode);
if(FAILED(hr))
{
printf("ERROR - WaitForCompletion() failed.\n");
return;
}
hr = pControl->Stop();
if(FAILED(hr))
{
printf("ERROR - Stop() failed.\n");
return;
}
printf("SUCCESS - Stopping.\n");
pControl->Release();
pEvent->Release();
pGraph->Release();
pMoniker->Release();
pEnum->Release();
CoUninitialize();
}
Before using RenderStream you need to IGraphBuilder::AddFilter your camera filter to the graph.

DirectShow: webcam preview and image capture

After looking at a very similar question and seeing almost identical code, I've decided to ask this question separately. I want to show a video preview of the webcam's video stream to the default window DirectShow uses, and I also want the ability to "take a picture" of the video stream at any given moment.
I started with the DirectShow examples on MSDN, as well as the AMCap sample code, and have something I believe should should the preview part, but does not. I've found no examples of grabbing an image from the video stream except using SampleGrabber, which is deprecated and therefore I am trying not to use it.
Below is my code, line for line. Note that most of the code in EnumerateCameras is commented out. That code would've been for attaching to another window, which I don't want to do. In the MSDN documentation, it explicitly states that the VMR_7 creates its own window to display the video stream. I get no errors in my app, but this window never appears.
My question then is this: What am I doing wrong? Alternatively, if you know of a simple example of what I am trying to do, link me to it. AMCap is not a simple example, for reference.
NOTE: InitalizeVMR is for running in windowless state, which is my ultimate goal (integrating into a DirectX game). For now, however, i just want it to run in the simplest mode possible.
EDIT: The first portion of this question, that is previewing the camera stream, is solved. I am now just looking for an alternative to the deprecated SampleGrabber class so I can snap a photo at any moment and save it to a file.
EDIT: After looking for almost an hour on google, the general concensus seems to be that you HAVE to use ISampleGrabber. Please let me know if you find anything different.
Testing code (main.cpp):
CWebcam* camera = new CWebcam();
HRESULT hr = CoInitializeEx(NULL, COINIT_MULTITHREADED);
MessageBox(NULL, L"text", L"caption", NULL);
if (SUCCEEDED(hr))
{
camera->Create();
camera->EnumerateCameras();
camera->StartCamera();
}
int d;
cin >> d;
Webcam.cpp:
#include "Webcam.h"
CWebcam::CWebcam() {
HRESULT hr = CoInitializeEx(NULL, COINIT_MULTITHREADED);
//m_pTexInst = nullptr;
//m_pTexRes = nullptr;
}
CWebcam::~CWebcam() {
CoUninitialize();
m_pDeviceMonikers->Release();
m_pMediaController->Release();
}
BOOL CWebcam::Create() {
InitCaptureGraphBuilder(&m_pFilterGraph, &m_pCaptureGraph);
hr = m_pFilterGraph->QueryInterface(IID_IMediaControl, (void **)&m_pMediaController);
return TRUE;
}
void CWebcam::Destroy() {
}
void CWebcam::EnumerateCameras() {
HRESULT hr = EnumerateDevices(CLSID_VideoInputDeviceCategory, &m_pDeviceMonikers);
if (SUCCEEDED(hr))
{
//DisplayDeviceInformation(m_pDeviceMonikers);
//m_pDeviceMonikers->Release();
IMoniker *pMoniker = NULL;
if(m_pDeviceMonikers->Next(1, &pMoniker, NULL) == S_OK)
{
hr = pMoniker->BindToObject(0, 0, IID_IBaseFilter, (void**)&m_pCameraFilter);
if (SUCCEEDED(hr))
{
hr = m_pFilterGraph->AddFilter(m_pCameraFilter, L"Capture Filter");
}
}
// connect the output pin to the video renderer
if(SUCCEEDED(hr))
{
hr = m_pCaptureGraph->RenderStream(&PIN_CATEGORY_PREVIEW, &MEDIATYPE_Video,
m_pCameraFilter, NULL, NULL);
}
//InitializeVMR(hwnd, m_pFilterGraph, &m_pVMRControl, 1, FALSE);
//get the video window that will be displayed from the filter graph
IVideoWindow *pVideoWindow = NULL;
hr = m_pFilterGraph->QueryInterface(IID_IVideoWindow, (void **)&pVideoWindow);
/*if(hr != NOERROR)
{
printf("This graph cannot preview properly");
}
else
{
//get the video stream configurations
hr = m_pCaptureGraph->FindInterface(&PIN_CATEGORY_CAPTURE,
&MEDIATYPE_Video, m_pCameraFilter,
IID_IAMStreamConfig, (void **)&m_pVideoStreamConfig);
//Find out if this is a DV stream
AM_MEDIA_TYPE *pMediaTypeDV;
//fake window handle
HWND window = NULL;
if(m_pVideoStreamConfig && SUCCEEDED(m_pVideoStreamConfig->GetFormat(&pMediaTypeDV)))
{
if(pMediaTypeDV->formattype == FORMAT_DvInfo)
{
// in this case we want to set the size of the parent window to that of
// current DV resolution.
// We get that resolution from the IVideoWindow.
IBasicVideo* pBasivVideo;
// If we got here, gcap.pVW is not NULL
//ASSERT(pVideoWindow != NULL);
hr = pVideoWindow->QueryInterface(IID_IBasicVideo, (void**)&pBasivVideo);
/*if(SUCCEEDED(hr))
{
HRESULT hr1, hr2;
long lWidth, lHeight;
hr1 = pBasivVideo->get_VideoHeight(&lHeight);
hr2 = pBasivVideo->get_VideoWidth(&lWidth);
if(SUCCEEDED(hr1) && SUCCEEDED(hr2))
{
ResizeWindow(lWidth, abs(lHeight));
}
}
}
}
RECT rc;
pVideoWindow->put_Owner((OAHWND)window); // We own the window now
pVideoWindow->put_WindowStyle(WS_CHILD); // you are now a child
GetClientRect(window, &rc);
pVideoWindow->SetWindowPosition(0, 0, rc.right, rc.bottom); // be this big
pVideoWindow->put_Visible(OATRUE);
}*/
}
}
BOOL CWebcam::StartCamera() {
if(m_bIsStreaming == FALSE)
{
m_bIsStreaming = TRUE;
hr = m_pMediaController->Run();
if(FAILED(hr))
{
// stop parts that ran
m_pMediaController->Stop();
return FALSE;
}
return TRUE;
}
return FALSE;
}
void CWebcam::EndCamera() {
if(m_bIsStreaming)
{
hr = m_pMediaController->Stop();
m_bIsStreaming = FALSE;
//invalidate client rect as well so that it must redraw
}
}
BOOL CWebcam::CaptureToTexture() {
return TRUE;
}
HRESULT CWebcam::InitCaptureGraphBuilder(
IGraphBuilder **ppGraph, // Receives the pointer.
ICaptureGraphBuilder2 **ppBuild // Receives the pointer.
)
{
if (!ppGraph || !ppBuild)
{
return E_POINTER;
}
IGraphBuilder *pGraph = NULL;
ICaptureGraphBuilder2 *pBuild = NULL;
// Create the Capture Graph Builder.
HRESULT hr = CoCreateInstance(CLSID_CaptureGraphBuilder2, NULL,
CLSCTX_INPROC_SERVER, IID_ICaptureGraphBuilder2, (void**)&pBuild );
if (SUCCEEDED(hr))
{
// Create the Filter Graph Manager.
hr = CoCreateInstance(CLSID_FilterGraph, 0, CLSCTX_INPROC_SERVER,
IID_IGraphBuilder, (void**)&pGraph);
if (SUCCEEDED(hr))
{
// Initialize the Capture Graph Builder.
pBuild->SetFiltergraph(pGraph);
// Return both interface pointers to the caller.
*ppBuild = pBuild;
*ppGraph = pGraph; // The caller must release both interfaces.
return S_OK;
}
else
{
pBuild->Release();
}
}
return hr; // Failed
}
HRESULT CWebcam::EnumerateDevices(REFGUID category, IEnumMoniker **ppEnum)
{
// Create the System Device Enumerator.
ICreateDevEnum *pSystemDeviceEnumerator;
HRESULT hr = CoCreateInstance(CLSID_SystemDeviceEnum, NULL,
CLSCTX_INPROC_SERVER, IID_PPV_ARGS(&pSystemDeviceEnumerator));
if (SUCCEEDED(hr))
{
// Create an enumerator for the category.
hr = pSystemDeviceEnumerator->CreateClassEnumerator(category, ppEnum, 0);
if (hr == S_FALSE)
{
hr = VFW_E_NOT_FOUND; // The category is empty. Treat as an error.
}
pSystemDeviceEnumerator->Release();
}
return hr;
}
void CWebcam::DisplayDeviceInformation(IEnumMoniker *pEnum)
{
IMoniker *pMoniker = NULL;
int counter = 0;
while (pEnum->Next(1, &pMoniker, NULL) == S_OK)
{
IPropertyBag *pPropBag;
HRESULT hr = pMoniker->BindToStorage(0, 0, IID_PPV_ARGS(&pPropBag));
if (FAILED(hr))
{
pMoniker->Release();
continue;
}
VARIANT var;
VariantInit(&var);
// Get description or friendly name.
hr = pPropBag->Read(L"Description", &var, 0);
if (FAILED(hr))
{
hr = pPropBag->Read(L"FriendlyName", &var, 0);
}
if (SUCCEEDED(hr))
{
printf("%d: %S\n", counter, var.bstrVal);
VariantClear(&var);
}
hr = pPropBag->Write(L"FriendlyName", &var);
// WaveInID applies only to audio capture devices.
hr = pPropBag->Read(L"WaveInID", &var, 0);
if (SUCCEEDED(hr))
{
printf("%d: WaveIn ID: %d\n", counter, var.lVal);
VariantClear(&var);
}
hr = pPropBag->Read(L"DevicePath", &var, 0);
if (SUCCEEDED(hr))
{
// The device path is not intended for display.
printf("%d: Device path: %S\n", counter, var.bstrVal);
VariantClear(&var);
}
pPropBag->Release();
pMoniker->Release();
counter++;
}
}
HRESULT CWebcam::InitializeVMR(
HWND hwndApp, // Application window.
IGraphBuilder* pFG, // Pointer to the Filter Graph Manager.
IVMRWindowlessControl** ppWc, // Receives the interface.
DWORD dwNumStreams, // Number of streams to use.
BOOL fBlendAppImage // Are we alpha-blending a bitmap?
)
{
IBaseFilter* pVmr = NULL;
IVMRWindowlessControl* pWc = NULL;
*ppWc = NULL;
// Create the VMR and add it to the filter graph.
HRESULT hr = CoCreateInstance(CLSID_VideoMixingRenderer, NULL,
CLSCTX_INPROC, IID_IBaseFilter, (void**)&pVmr);
if (FAILED(hr))
{
return hr;
}
hr = pFG->AddFilter(pVmr, L"Video Mixing Renderer");
if (FAILED(hr))
{
pVmr->Release();
return hr;
}
// Set the rendering mode and number of streams.
IVMRFilterConfig* pConfig;
hr = pVmr->QueryInterface(IID_IVMRFilterConfig, (void**)&pConfig);
if (SUCCEEDED(hr))
{
pConfig->SetRenderingMode(VMRMode_Windowless);
// Set the VMR-7 to mixing mode if you want more than one video
// stream, or you want to mix a static bitmap over the video.
// (The VMR-9 defaults to mixing mode with four inputs.)
if (dwNumStreams > 1 || fBlendAppImage)
{
pConfig->SetNumberOfStreams(dwNumStreams);
}
pConfig->Release();
hr = pVmr->QueryInterface(IID_IVMRWindowlessControl, (void**)&pWc);
if (SUCCEEDED(hr))
{
pWc->SetVideoClippingWindow(hwndApp);
*ppWc = pWc; // The caller must release this interface.
}
}
pVmr->Release();
// Now the VMR can be connected to other filters.
return hr;
}
In windowless mode VMR would not create separate window. Since you started initialization for widnowless mode, you have to follow SetVideoClippingWindow with IVMRWindowlessControl::SetVideoPosition call to provide position within the window, see VMR Windowless Mode on MSDN.
Another sample code snippet for you: http://www.assembla.com/code/roatl-utilities/subversion/nodes/trunk/FullScreenWindowlessVmrSample01/MainDialog.h#ln188

How to get a list of video capture devices (web cameras) on windows? (C++)

So we have a simple C++ win32 console app. All we want is to print list of web cameras and other video capture devices that are avaliable. We want to use windows apis as much as possible - no external libs - after all - all we want is to print out a a list - not to fly onto the moon!) How to do such thing?
My own reserch:
I found this official msdn sample but I still do not get how to output device list onto screen=( (sorry - I am new to C++)
... some more reserch...
In one of simpliest ms samples on topic found this
HRESULT OnInitDialog(HWND hwnd, ChooseDeviceParam *pParam)
{
HRESULT hr = S_OK;
HWND hList = GetDlgItem(hwnd, IDC_DEVICE_LIST);
// Display a list of the devices.
for (DWORD i = 0; i < pParam->count; i++)
{
WCHAR *szFriendlyName = NULL;
hr = pParam->ppDevices[i]->GetAllocatedString(
MF_DEVSOURCE_ATTRIBUTE_FRIENDLY_NAME,
&szFriendlyName,
NULL
);
if (FAILED(hr))
{
break;
}
int index = ListBox_AddString(hList, szFriendlyName);
ListBox_SetItemData(hList, index, i);
CoTaskMemFree(szFriendlyName);
}
looks like it should do the job but I do not get how to include this into simple command line app so to output data...
also from this series:
How to get a list of video capture devices on linux? and special details on getting cameras NAMES with correct, tested answers
How to get a list of video capture devices on Mac OS? with correct, not yet tested by my answers
How to get a list of video capture devices on windows? with correct, tested answers
How to get a list video capture devices NAMES using Qt (crossplatform)?
From the examples shown, copy the following code into dev.c. Then open the command line with all the SDK variables set. At the command line link to ole32.lib and oleaut32.lib. It will then show you all the devices.
cl dev.c ole32.lib oleaut32.lib
dev.exe will give out the list on the command line.
#include <windows.h>
#include <dshow.h>
#pragma comment(lib, "strmiids")
HRESULT EnumerateDevices(REFGUID category, IEnumMoniker **ppEnum)
{
// Create the System Device Enumerator.
ICreateDevEnum *pDevEnum;
HRESULT hr = CoCreateInstance(CLSID_SystemDeviceEnum, NULL,
CLSCTX_INPROC_SERVER, IID_PPV_ARGS(&pDevEnum));
if (SUCCEEDED(hr))
{
// Create an enumerator for the category.
hr = pDevEnum->CreateClassEnumerator(category, ppEnum, 0);
if (hr == S_FALSE)
{
hr = VFW_E_NOT_FOUND; // The category is empty. Treat as an error.
}
pDevEnum->Release();
}
return hr;
}
void DisplayDeviceInformation(IEnumMoniker *pEnum)
{
IMoniker *pMoniker = NULL;
while (pEnum->Next(1, &pMoniker, NULL) == S_OK)
{
IPropertyBag *pPropBag;
HRESULT hr = pMoniker->BindToStorage(0, 0, IID_PPV_ARGS(&pPropBag));
if (FAILED(hr))
{
pMoniker->Release();
continue;
}
VARIANT var;
VariantInit(&var);
// Get description or friendly name.
hr = pPropBag->Read(L"Description", &var, 0);
if (FAILED(hr))
{
hr = pPropBag->Read(L"FriendlyName", &var, 0);
}
if (SUCCEEDED(hr))
{
printf("%S\n", var.bstrVal);
VariantClear(&var);
}
hr = pPropBag->Write(L"FriendlyName", &var);
// WaveInID applies only to audio capture devices.
hr = pPropBag->Read(L"WaveInID", &var, 0);
if (SUCCEEDED(hr))
{
printf("WaveIn ID: %d\n", var.lVal);
VariantClear(&var);
}
hr = pPropBag->Read(L"DevicePath", &var, 0);
if (SUCCEEDED(hr))
{
// The device path is not intended for display.
printf("Device path: %S\n", var.bstrVal);
VariantClear(&var);
}
pPropBag->Release();
pMoniker->Release();
}
}
void main()
{
HRESULT hr = CoInitializeEx(NULL, COINIT_MULTITHREADED);
if (SUCCEEDED(hr))
{
IEnumMoniker *pEnum;
hr = EnumerateDevices(CLSID_VideoInputDeviceCategory, &pEnum);
if (SUCCEEDED(hr))
{
DisplayDeviceInformation(pEnum);
pEnum->Release();
}
hr = EnumerateDevices(CLSID_AudioInputDeviceCategory, &pEnum);
if (SUCCEEDED(hr))
{
DisplayDeviceInformation(pEnum);
pEnum->Release();
}
CoUninitialize();
}
}
How to let user select a video recording device (web-cam) with OpenCV?
the answer isnt opencv specific
Here is C++ code to list connected webcams on a windows machine without any additional libraries
/* List connected webcams on windows machine
Build: g++ cameralist.cpp -lstrmiids -lole32 -loleaut32
microsoft docs https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/directshow/using-the-system-device-enumerator
*/
#include <windows.h>
#include <dshow.h>
HRESULT EnumerateDevices(REFGUID category, IEnumMoniker **ppEnum)
{
// Create the System Device Enumerator.
HRESULT hr;
ICreateDevEnum *pDevEnum = NULL;
hr = CoCreateInstance(CLSID_SystemDeviceEnum, NULL, CLSCTX_INPROC_SERVER,
IID_ICreateDevEnum, (void **)&pDevEnum);
if (SUCCEEDED(hr))
{
// Create an enumerator for the category.
hr = pDevEnum->CreateClassEnumerator(category, ppEnum, 0);
if (hr == S_FALSE)
{
hr = VFW_E_NOT_FOUND; // The category is empty. Treat as an error.
}
pDevEnum->Release();
}
return hr;
}
void DisplayDeviceInformation(IEnumMoniker *pEnum)
{
IMoniker *pMoniker = NULL;
while (pEnum->Next(1, &pMoniker, NULL) == S_OK)
{
IPropertyBag *pPropBag;
HRESULT hr = pMoniker->BindToStorage(0, 0, IID_PPV_ARGS(&pPropBag));
if (FAILED(hr))
{
pMoniker->Release();
continue;
}
VARIANT var;
VariantInit(&var);
// Get description or friendly name.
hr = pPropBag->Read(L"Description", &var, 0);
if (FAILED(hr))
{
hr = pPropBag->Read(L"FriendlyName", &var, 0);
}
if (SUCCEEDED(hr))
{
printf("%S\n", var.bstrVal);
VariantClear(&var);
}
hr = pPropBag->Write(L"FriendlyName", &var);
hr = pPropBag->Read(L"DevicePath", &var, 0);
if (SUCCEEDED(hr))
{
// The device path is not intended for display.
printf("Device path: %S\n", var.bstrVal);
VariantClear(&var);
}
pPropBag->Release();
pMoniker->Release();
}
}
int main()
{
HRESULT hr = CoInitializeEx(NULL, COINIT_MULTITHREADED);
if (SUCCEEDED(hr))
{
IEnumMoniker *pEnum;
hr = EnumerateDevices(CLSID_VideoInputDeviceCategory, &pEnum);
if (SUCCEEDED(hr))
{
DisplayDeviceInformation(pEnum);
pEnum->Release();
}
CoUninitialize();
}
return 0;
}