This sample demonstrates how to select the correct msAudioCategory category for an audio-video (AV) stream in order to configure it as an audio playback stream.
Specifically, this sample does the following:
- Starts a media application with the "Media" msAudioCategory stream category set, listens for PBM notifications, and pauses when another media app starts.
- Starts a media application with a "communications" stream type.
This sample is exactly identical to the Playback Manager Companion Sample. It is provided to allow you to install and run two separate streaming media apps, and to study their interaction on the same computer.
This sample is written in JavaScript and also requires knowledge of HTML, Windows events, and event handlers.
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Related topics
- Adding multimedia
- Guidelines for developing audio-aware apps
- How to categorize an AV stream for audio streaming
- msAudioCategory
- Quickstart: adding audio to an app
- Windows 8 app samples
Operating system requirements
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Build the sample
- Start Visual Studio 2013 and select File > Open > Project/Solution.
- Go to the directory in which you unzipped the sample. Go to the directory named for the sample, and double-click the Microsoft Visual Studio Solution (.sln) file.
- Press F7 or use Build > Build Solution to build the sample.
Run the sample
To debug the app and then run it, press F5 or use Debug > Start Debugging. To run the app without debugging, press Ctrl+F5 or use Debug > Start Without Debugging.