| Previous | Next |
| MF_E_UNAUTHORIZED | MF_E_INVALID_CODEC_MERIT |
MF_E_OUT_OF_RANGE
Locate the failing boundary
MF_E_OUT_OF_RANGE (0xC00D3702) is a failure result from Windows Media Foundation. The generated section above already contains the platform message; the useful extra information is that this result isolates a numeric attribute or parameter is outside the documented range for the receiving component.
The producer is the API that validates the value before applying it, so diagnosis should begin with that object and its state rather than with a broad reinstall or an unrelated codec change. A representative occurrence is a rate, quality level, stream number, frame dimension, or buffer count exceeds the component limit.
Read the call sequence as a timeline. First, the application reaches the API that validates the value before applying it. Next, the component evaluates a numeric attribute or parameter is outside the documented range for the receiving component. Only after the checkpoint can a wrapper, user interface, or fallback path emit a less specific message.
Evidence that survives retries
- Exact request: method name, all identifiers, units, flags, stream number, requested action, and this result.
- Object state: the exact value, units, signedness, documented min/max, related media attributes, and whether arithmetic overflow occurred.
- Correlation for it: callback cookie, object generation, URL or file identity, device identity, and timestamps from the same attempt.
- Underlying cause: the first Win32, COM, network, driver, policy, or component error reported before
0xC00D3702.
A controlled verification sequence
Use one controlled experiment: retry with the nearest documented in-range value while keeping the media type and state fixed. A useful this result comparison changes exactly that variable; changing content, account, proxy, device, components, and version together makes attribution impossible.
| Outcome | Interpretation |
|---|---|
| The same checkpoint now succeeds | The changed condition belongs to the producing boundary for it. |
| A more specific earlier HRESULT appears | Preserve it; this result was probably a wrapper or terminal state. |
| The operation advances and fails later | The condition is fixed even though the complete workflow still has another defect. |
| No behavior changes | Restore the result baseline and test another documented prerequisite instead of stacking workarounds. |
Nearby results that mean something else
| Related code | Why it is not interchangeable |
|---|---|
MF_E_UNAUTHORIZED | This operation is not authorized; compare this boundary specifically with it. |
MF_E_INVALID_CODEC_MERIT | The registered codec merit is not valid; compare this boundary specifically with it. |
MF_E_DRM_UNSUPPORTED | No DRM support is available; compare this boundary specifically with it. |
The important distinction is this: MF_E_INVALIDTYPE rejects representation, whereas it accepts the type and rejects the magnitude. Searching only for the visible English message collapses different states; the constant and 0xC00D3702 retain the boundary.
Repair at the owning layer
Apply the narrow remedy: validate units and bounds at the caller and avoid lossy casts between 32-bit and 64-bit values. Then discard stale media objects, pending callbacks, cached provider sessions, or installer state as appropriate and rerun the exact request that originally returned it.
A confirmed it repair produces the requested stream, attribute, state transition, license decision, store callback, or setup result. Suppressing it, broadly enabling legacy controls, or falling back to unrelated content is not proof of repair.
References
- Media Foundation architecture — reference used for the checkpoint.
- Media Foundation error codes — reference used for the checkpoint.
- About Media Foundation transforms — reference used for the checkpoint.
- Media types — reference used for the checkpoint.
Looking for a different code? Search another status or error code.