C# how to install Windows.Media.Transcoding

Question

In my current project I need to use the Windows Media Transcoding API. However, I can't manage to install it.

Here you can see I'm using the correct namespace.

using System.Windows.Media.Transcoding;

I looked around on NuGet, but couldn't find it there. I read the Microsoft page about it, but that only told me the namespace. I also couldn't find it's Assembly. Could someone please help me install it.

Sorry for being so nooby, I can already feel the down votes :( — Jonty Morris, Dec 12 '16 at 07:56
This is not a separate Nuget package, its part of Windows Runtime APi..are you targeting UWP? — Oleg Bogdanov, Dec 12 '16 at 08:01
using what framework and targeting what? WinForms, WPF, Console? — Oleg Bogdanov, Dec 12 '16 at 08:10

score 3 · Accepted Answer · answered Dec 21 '16 at 10:15

You can follow these instructions:

Modify the target platform by opening your .csproj file with an external editor and add the line

<TargetPlatformVersion>8.0</TargetPlatformVersion>

as for this example

<PropertyGroup>
    <Configuration Condition=" '$(Configuration)' == '' ">Debug</Configuration>
    <Platform Condition=" '$(Platform)' == '' ">AnyCPU</Platform>
    <ProjectGuid>{6D41F51D-5A85-4826-9868-14FB3591F280}</ProjectGuid>
    <OutputType>WinExe</OutputType>
    <AppDesignerFolder>Properties</AppDesignerFolder>
    <RootNamespace>WindowsFormsApplication1</RootNamespace>
    <AssemblyName>UseWindowsMediaTranscodingAPI</AssemblyName>
    <TargetFrameworkVersion>v4.6.1</TargetFrameworkVersion>
    <FileAlignment>512</FileAlignment>
    <AutoGenerateBindingRedirects>true</AutoGenerateBindingRedirects>
    <TargetPlatformVersion>8.0</TargetPlatformVersion>
</PropertyGroup>

Reload the solution and add a reference to Windows Core Media DLL

This should already compile.

Additionally to be able handle events and async methods mapping you should add the reference to the system dll:

C:\Program Files (x86)\Reference Assemblies\Microsoft\Framework.NETCore\v4.5\System.Runtime.InteropServices.WindowsRuntime

Remember that the application will work only on Windows 10.

Source: https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/cdndevs/2013/10/02/using-windows-8-winrt-apis-in-net-desktop-applications/

C# how to install Windows.Media.Transcoding

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