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NS_E_DVD_COMPATIBLE_VIDEO_CARD
Where this result occurs in the Player workflow
NS_E_DVD_COMPATIBLE_VIDEO_CARD (0xC00D1166) marks building a DVD renderer path supported by the active graphics adapter. For NS_E_DVD_COMPATIBLE_VIDEO_CARD, preserve that boundary even when the visible Player message is broader than the producing operation.
Mechanism
At the NS_E_DVD_COMPATIBLE_VIDEO_CARD checkpoint, dVD playback is built around the DirectShow DVD Navigator, which parses DVD-Video navigation data and exposes separate video, audio and subpicture outputs; Decoder availability, title-domain state, region policy, parental level and copy-protection negotiation are independent checkpoints. The page-specific boundary is building a DVD renderer path supported by the active graphics adapter.
For NS_E_DVD_COMPATIBLE_VIDEO_CARD, successful reading of files from the DVD volume does not prove that the navigation program, decoder graph or protected output path can be used. A representative way to reach this result is that the MPEG-2 decoder activates but cannot connect to the available video renderer.
State snapshot
| Evidence | Why it matters for compatible video card |
|---|---|
| Producing object and operation | disc path and media generation, DVD domain, title/chapter, region values for disc/drive/decoder, selected audio/video/subpicture streams, decoder CLSIDs, renderer and display mode, protection negotiation result and first DirectShow HRESULT |
| Decisive observation | adapter/driver, renderer type, overlay/acceleration capabilities and display format |
| Generation identity | Record the same disc, device, job or Player operation generation that returned NS_E_DVD_COMPATIBLE_VIDEO_CARD; a reconnect or media change creates a different test. |
| Underlying result | Keep the first device, filesystem, COM, codec, DirectShow, IMAPI or BITS result seen before the Player mapped it to NS_E_DVD_COMPATIBLE_VIDEO_CARD. |
| Controlled comparison | Repeat the producing call after changing only this condition: use a compatible renderer/driver or graphics adapter for the DVD decoder path. |
How to interpret the next test
| Observation | Interpretation |
|---|---|
| The recorded values match the boundary | The result is consistent with building a DVD renderer path supported by the active graphics adapter; correct that state before changing unrelated codecs, drivers or playlists. |
A lower layer failed before NS_E_DVD_COMPATIBLE_VIDEO_CARD | Preserve that earlier HRESULT or device result because NS_E_DVD_COMPATIBLE_VIDEO_CARD may be only the Player-level mapping. |
| The same call passes after one isolated change | The comparison supports the compatible video card diagnosis rather than a broad installation failure. |
The code changes after retesting NS_E_DVD_COMPATIBLE_VIDEO_CARD | The NS_E_DVD_COMPATIBLE_VIDEO_CARD boundary was passed; diagnose the new HRESULT as the next independent stage. |
NS_E_DVD_COMPATIBLE_VIDEO_CARD scopes the failure to building a DVD renderer path supported by the active graphics adapter. The presence of NS_E_DVD_COMPATIBLE_VIDEO_CARD does not establish a system-wide media failure; verify its owning operation before changing unrelated Player components.
Controlled diagnostic sequence
- Capture
0xC00D1166,NS_E_DVD_COMPATIBLE_VIDEO_CARD, the exact Player/API operation and the first timestamp at which it appears. - Save adapter/driver, renderer type, overlay/acceleration capabilities and display format; do this before ejecting media, reconnecting a device, canceling a job or rebuilding the Player object.
- For
NS_E_DVD_COMPATIBLE_VIDEO_CARD, correlate the result with disc path and media generation, DVD domain, title/chapter, region values for disc/drive/decoder, selected audio/video/subpicture streams, decoder CLSIDs, renderer and display mode, protection negotiation result and first DirectShow HRESULT. - Reproduce once with the original source and destination, then apply only this change: use a compatible renderer/driver or graphics adapter for the DVD decoder path.
- Create a fresh operation generation and verify that the original call advances beyond the compatible video card boundary.
Nearby codes with different owners
| Related result | Different diagnostic boundary |
|---|---|
NS_E_DVD_INVALID_DISC_REGION | comparing the DVD-Video disc region mask with the playback environment |
NS_E_DVD_MACROVISION | enabling required analog copy protection on the selected display output |
NS_E_DVD_AUTHORING_PROBLEM | parsing DVD-Video navigation structures that violate the supported format |
Focused correction
For this occurrence, use a compatible renderer/driver or graphics adapter for the DVD decoder path. Recreate only the object that produced NS_E_DVD_COMPATIBLE_VIDEO_CARD and repeat the original operation against the same controlled input.
When verifying NS_E_DVD_COMPATIBLE_VIDEO_CARD, do not bypass region or copy-protection checks; Diagnose the supported playback path by preserving the exact disc, drive, decoder and display connection involved.
Technical references for NS_E_DVD_COMPATIBLE_VIDEO_CARD
- DVD decoder support in Windows.
- DirectShow filters and DVD Navigator.
- DirectShow DVD error and success codes.
- IDvdControl2 interface.
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