Question

I found a bit of code that gets me access to the raw pixel data from my webcam. However I need to know the image width, height, pixel format and preferably the data stride(pitch, memory padding or whatever you want to call it) if its ever gonna be something other than the width * bytes per pixel

#include <windows.h>
#include <dshow.h>

#pragma comment(lib,"Strmiids.lib")

#define DsHook(a,b,c) if (!c##_) { INT_PTR* p=b+*(INT_PTR**)a;   VirtualProtect(&c##_,4,PAGE_EXECUTE_READWRITE,&no);\
                                          *(INT_PTR*)&c##_=*p;   VirtualProtect(p,    4,PAGE_EXECUTE_READWRITE,&no);   *p=(INT_PTR)c; }


// Here you get image video data in buf / len. Process it before calling Receive_ because renderer dealocates it.
HRESULT ( __stdcall * Receive_ ) ( void* inst, IMediaSample *smp ) ; 
HRESULT   __stdcall   Receive    ( void* inst, IMediaSample *smp ) {     
    BYTE*     buf;    smp->GetPointer(&buf); DWORD len = smp->GetActualDataLength();
    //AM_MEDIA_TYPE* info;
    //smp->GetMediaType(&info);
    HRESULT   ret  =  Receive_   ( inst, smp );   
    return    ret; 
}

int WINAPI WinMain(HINSTANCE inst,HINSTANCE prev,LPSTR cmd,int show){
    HRESULT hr = CoInitialize(0); MSG msg={0}; DWORD no;

    IGraphBuilder*  graph= 0;  hr = CoCreateInstance( CLSID_FilterGraph, 0, CLSCTX_INPROC,IID_IGraphBuilder, (void **)&graph );
    IMediaControl*  ctrl = 0;  hr = graph->QueryInterface( IID_IMediaControl, (void **)&ctrl );

    ICreateDevEnum* devs = 0;  hr = CoCreateInstance (CLSID_SystemDeviceEnum, 0, CLSCTX_INPROC, IID_ICreateDevEnum, (void **) &devs);
    IEnumMoniker*   cams = 0;  hr = devs?devs->CreateClassEnumerator (CLSID_VideoInputDeviceCategory, &cams, 0):0;  
    IMoniker*       mon  = 0;  hr = cams->Next (1,&mon,0);  // get first found capture device (webcam?)    
    IBaseFilter*    cam  = 0;  hr = mon->BindToObject(0,0,IID_IBaseFilter, (void**)&cam);
                               hr = graph->AddFilter(cam, L"Capture Source"); // add web cam to graph as source
    IEnumPins*      pins = 0;  hr = cam?cam->EnumPins(&pins):0;   // we need output pin to autogenerate rest of the graph
    IPin*           pin  = 0;  hr = pins?pins->Next(1,&pin, 0):0; // via graph->Render
                               hr = graph->Render(pin); // graph builder now builds whole filter chain including MJPG decompression on some webcams
    IEnumFilters*   fil  = 0;  hr = graph->EnumFilters(&fil); // from all newly added filters
    IBaseFilter*    rnd  = 0;  hr = fil->Next(1,&rnd,0); // we find last one (renderer)
                               hr = rnd->EnumPins(&pins);  // because data we are intersted in are pumped to renderers input pin 
                               hr = pins->Next(1,&pin, 0); // via Receive member of IMemInputPin interface
    IMemInputPin*   mem  = 0;  hr = pin->QueryInterface(IID_IMemInputPin,(void**)&mem);

    DsHook(mem,6,Receive); // so we redirect it to our own proc to grab image data

    hr = ctrl->Run();   

    while ( GetMessage(   &msg, 0, 0, 0 ) ) {  
        TranslateMessage( &msg );   
        DispatchMessage(  &msg ); 
    }
};

Bonus points if you can tell me how get this thing not to render a window but still get me access to the image data.

Answer 1

That’s really ugly. Please don’t do that. Insert a pass-through filter like the sample grabber instead (as I replied to your other post on the same topic). Connecting the sample grabber to the null renderer gets you the bits in a clean, safe way without rendering the image.

To get the stride, you need to get the media type, either through ISampleGrabber or IPin::ConnectionMediaType. The format block will be either a VIDEOINFOHEADER or a VIDEOINFOHEADER2 (check the format GUID). The bitmapinfo header biWidth and biHeight defines the bitmap dimensions (and hence stride). If the RECT is not empty, then that defines the relevant image area within the bitmap.

I’m going to have to wash my hands now after touching this post.