MF_MT_MAJOR_TYPE attribute

Major type GUID for a media type.

Data type

GUID

Syntax

GUID MF_MT_MAJOR_TYPE = {0x48eba18e,0xf8c9,0x4687,{0xbf,0x11,0x0a,0x74,0xc9,0xf9,0x6a,0x8f} }  

Remarks

The major type defines the overall category of the media data. Major types include video, audio, script, and so forth. For a list of possible values, see Major Media Types.

An alternate way to retrieve this attribute is to call IMFMediaType::GetMajorType.

The GUID constant for this attribute is exported from mfuuid.lib.

Requirements

Header: Declared in mfapi.h.