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[Dipanwita]

i want to create an application that will play an avi file. I don't want to use RenderFile method. I want to build the application manually.How to do that??

[sicarie]

Do you know what format an avi file is in? How do decode it? I'd start by researching that.

[weaknessforcats]

You will also need to use COM and that implies you will need to be able to create a window and a filter graph.

I would start by learning to write a Windows program.