

Some features of the SDK apply to Windows Media Player, the Windows Media Player ActiveX control, and Windows Media Player Mobile. Integration between the Player and an online digital media store enables the user to locate content, download and manage files, play content, and copy content to CDs or devices. Windows Media Player provides functionality that enables digital media content providers to integrate their services with Windows Media Player. Playlists are files that use XML elements to define either a dynamic "smart" playlist of media items or a static set of media items. Metafiles can be used to organize media items into playlists that can include functionality for seamless stream switching, ad insertion, and other features. Windows Media Metafiles are XML documents that provide information about a media item and its presentation. Windows Media Player Mobile plug-in support is also described in this section. Plug-in types include custom visualizations, user interface plug-ins, DSP plug-ins, and rendering plug-ins. Plug-ins are objects that extend Windows Media Player functionality in a variety of ways. You can also use Windows Media Player Mobile skins to customize the user interface of Windows Media Player Mobile. Skins are an XML-based technology used to customize the user interface of Windows Media Player.

It provides a programming interface for rendering digital media files and streams. The Microsoft Windows Media Player control is a Microsoft ActiveX control used for adding digital media playback capabilities to webpages.
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It includes a section about new features and information about how to use the samples included with the SDK. This section provides details about how to find specific information in the SDK. These technologies are documented in the following sections: Section The Windows Media Player SDK documents programming technologies that can be used to extend the capabilities of Windows Media Player and Windows Media Player Mobile. Other media components include the Microsoft Media Foundation SDK, the Microsoft Windows Media Format SDK, and the Microsoft Windows Media Services SDK. The Windows Media Player SDK is one of the components of the Microsoft Windows SDK.
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This documentation describes the Microsoft Windows Media Player Software Development Kit (SDK).
