How to Register DirectShow Filters

This article describes how to make a Microsoft DirectShow filter self-registering. It contains the following sections:

• Layout of the Registry Keys
• Declaring Filter Information
• Declaring the Factory Template
• Implementing DllRegisterServer
• Guidelines for Registering Filters
• Unregistering a Filter

This article does not describe how to create a DLL. For information on creating DLLs, see How to Create a DLL.