Building video application on Windows 8 – things you want to know
If you want to build video applications on Windows 8 platform, you may find this blog useful. We (Windows Azure Media Services team) ships Smooth Streaming Client SDK for Windows 8 and Microsoft Media Platform Player framework (MMPPF) in addition to Windows 8 Media Foundation to help you build rich media applications.
Building Video application on Windows 8 – what are supported?
If you are building a video application on Windows 8 and your video source is H.264 (.MP4) for instance: Read More Here