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Clips and Shows

This topic applies to Windows Media Player version 6.4 only.

The GetMediaInfoString method can retrieve the following information about the clip and show:

Clip information can be stored in the media file, a Windows Media metafile, or both. If the clip information is specified in a Windows Media metafile, the GetMediaInfoString method retrieves the information from the metafile, overriding the information contained in the clip.

Additional information can be placed in PARAM tags for each show and clip within the Windows Media metafile. You can add as many PARAM tags per clip as you like, storing custom information such as "Director," "Producer," or links to related sites. The information contained in these tags is accessed with the GetMediaParameter method.

The following properties return information about the size and duration of each clip:

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