Adding assembly reference to QuartzTypeLib

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I am a new programmer using Visual Studio 2008. How can I add an reference to QuartzTypeLib. I have already checked the add reference folder and do not see a library for Quartz in the .net or com reference library. When trying to compile code I am receiving an error that states missing assembly reference.

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
using QuartzTypeLib;

namespace DirectShowCsharp
{
    class Program
    {
        static void Main(string[] args)
        {

       }
    }
}

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/wkze6zky%28v=vs.90%29.aspx — opewix, Dec 20 '14 at 02:54
See [this answer](https://stackoverflow.com/a/58211018/823321) for a working minimalistic example on how to use this library. — sɐunıɔןɐqɐp, Oct 03 '19 at 00:49

score 1 · Answer 1 · edited Oct 03 '19 at 04:25

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There is a complete solution that uses QuartzTypeLib to play videos.

Player

DirectShow MediaPlayer in C#

The relevant part of the source code is:

using QuartzTypeLib;

FilgraphManager FilterGraph = new FilgraphManager();
FilterGraph.RenderFile("test.mp3");
FilterGraph.Run();
// ...
FilterGraph.Stop();

edited Oct 03 '19 at 04:25

sɐunıɔןɐqɐp

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answered Jul 03 '15 at 06:09

Mohamad Shiralizadeh

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See also my comment on Vlad's answer regarding the `Prefer 32-bit` flag. – sɐunıɔןɐqɐp Oct 02 '19 at 23:58

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Feb 05 '18 at 19:20

AFAIK, DirectShow is considered as obsolete by Microsoft, probably this is the reason for not including this assembly into the latest Visual Studio.

I don't know how to automate the 1st action, but it is needed only once before the first build.

Run tlbimp tool (in your case path will be different):

"C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SDKs\Windows\v7.0A\Bin\TlbImp.exe" %windir%\system32\quartz.dll /out:QuartzTypeLib.dll
Add generated QuartzTypeLib.dll as a COM-reference to your project (click right mouse button on the project name in "Solution Explorer", then select "Add" menu item and then "Reference")
In your Project, expand the "References", find the QuartzTypeLib reference. Right click it and select properties, and change "Embed Interop Types" to false. (Otherwise you won't be able to use the FilgraphManagerClass in your project (and probably a couple of other ones)).

This answer worked for me. And I could only make QuartzTypeLib.dll 's `FilterGraph.RenderFile()` work properly by disabling the `Prefer 32-bit` option in my project settings, otherwise I get the Exception: `System.Runtime.InteropServices.COMException: Exception from HRESULT: 0x80040266` — sɐunıɔןɐqɐp, Oct 02 '19 at 23:51

score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Dec 20 '14 at 10:46

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In add reference select Browse on left and then select browse in the right down corner and browse to the location of your library .

answered Dec 20 '14 at 10:46

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The only problem is that I do not see a quartz library in the reference folder. – Kehlin Swain Dec 22 '14 at 17:00
what folder ? you should browse to where the library located. – niceman Dec 22 '14 at 17:02
if the library is installed I expect it to be found in this folder: C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\assembly\GAC_32 – niceman Dec 22 '14 at 17:08
or this: C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\assembly\GAC_MSIL – niceman Dec 22 '14 at 17:08
This library does not exist until you generate it with `tlbimp`. See Vlad's answer. – sɐunıɔןɐqɐp Oct 03 '19 at 00:00

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