I am trying to understand a DirectShow library implementation.
What is a IEEE1394-id in DirectShow terminology?
IEEE1394 is firewire.
Does it usually also describe ids for USB devices?
it gets retrieved by IAMExtDevice::get_ExternalDeviceID()
A:
Short answer, no. IEEE1394 is the standard for highspeed communications with peripheral devices defined as a replacement for SCSI, among other things. It's techincally called IEEE1394, whereas Firewire is merely a brand (Apple) and is also called i.LINK (Sony).
USB is a separate standard defined about a year later, although it's gone through a couple of revisions - USB 2.0 and USB3.0, but was defined by an industry group (USB-IF - USB Implementors Forum), members of which included Intel, IBM and Microsoft.
Some handy links for more information:
Mark Mayo
2009-09-18 16:02:35
I know that. I want to know, If in the DirectShow world, it means the same for all capture devices, USB as well as FireWire/I.Link
AndreasT
2009-09-18 16:09:27