Microsoft DirectX 9.0

IAMTimeline Interface

The IAMTimeline interface provides methods for manipulating the timeline, the central object in Microsoft DirectShow Editing Services (DES). A timeline is a collection of time-ordered elements, such as video clips, audio clips, effects, and transitions between clips. The render engine uses the timeline to create a filter graph, from which the application can generate the rendered output.

IAMTimeline performs three basic services. It

To create the timeline object, call CoCreateInstance with the class identifier CLSID_AMTimeline.

In addition to the methods inherited from IUnknown, the IAMTimeline interface exposes the following methods.

Method Description
AddGroup Adds a group to the timeline.
ClearAllGroups Removes all groups from the timeline, along with all objects contained in those groups.
CreateEmptyNode Creates a new timeline object.
EffectsEnabled Determines whether effects are enabled.
EnableEffects Enables or disables all effects in the timeline.
EnableTransitions Enables or disables all transitions in the timeline.
GetCountOfType Retrieves the number of objects of the specified type that are contained in a specified group and all of its children.
GetDefaultEffect Retrieves the default effect.
GetDefaultEffectB Retrieves the default effect as a BSTR value.
GetDefaultFPS Retrieves the default output frame rate, in frames per second.
GetDefaultTransition Retrieves the default transition.
GetDefaultTransitionB Retrieves the default transition as a BSTR value.
GetDirtyRange Not supported.
GetDuration Retrieves the timeline duration.
GetDuration2 Retrieves the timeline duration as a double.
GetGroup Retrieves a specified group.
GetGroupCount Retrieves the number of groups that are contained in the timeline.
GetInsertMode Not supported.
IsDirty Not supported.
RemGroupFromList Not supported.
SetDefaultEffect Sets the default effect.
SetDefaultEffectB Sets the default effect as a BSTR value.
SetDefaultFPS Sets the default output frame rate, in frames per second.
SetDefaultTransition Sets the default transition.
SetDefaultTransitionB Sets the default transition as a BSTR value.
SetInsertMode Not implemented.
SetInterestRange Not implemented.
TransitionsEnabled Determines whether transitions are enabled.
ValidateSourceNames Validates source names in the timeline.

Requirements

Header: Include Qedit.h. This header file is not compatible with Microsoft® Direct3D® headers later than version 7.

Library: Use strmiids.lib.