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PlayReady DRM with Windows Media Foundation
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To use PlayReady DRM with Windows Media Foundation, you need to follow these steps:
Set up PlayReady DRM:
- Obtain a PlayReady DRM license from a DRM service provider or create your own license server.
- Ensure that your license server is properly configured to generate PlayReady licenses for your content.
Configure your Windows Media Foundation application:
- Set the appropriate DRM flags and configuration in your Windows Media Foundation application.
- Specify the DRM scheme and license acquisition URL in your media playback code.
Initialize Windows Media Foundation:
- Initialize the Windows Media Foundation platform by calling
MFStartup
function at the start of your application.
- Initialize the Windows Media Foundation platform by calling
Create Media Session:
- Create a media session using
MFCreateMediaSession
function to manage the media playback.
- Create a media session using
Configure Media Source:
- Create a media source for your protected content using
MFCreateProtectedSource
function. - Provide the necessary DRM initialization data and configuration options.
- Create a media source for your protected content using
Open Media Source:
- Open the media source by calling
IMFMediaSource::OpenAsync
method.
- Open the media source by calling
Handle DRM Events:
- Implement the necessary event handlers to handle DRM-related events such as license acquisition, renewals, and expiration.
- Use the
IMFMediaSession
interface and its event notifications to handle these events.
Start Playback:
- Once the media source is successfully opened and DRM licenses are acquired, start the playback by calling
IMFMediaSession::Start
method.
- Once the media source is successfully opened and DRM licenses are acquired, start the playback by calling
By following these steps, you can use PlayReady DRM with Windows Media Foundation to protect and playback DRM-encrypted content. It's important to familiarize yourself with the Windows Media Foundation documentation and APIs for detailed instructions and code examples specific to your programming language and application framework.