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MF_E_OUT_OF_RANGE
Where the result originates
MF_E_OUT_OF_RANGE means a numeric attribute or parameter is outside the documented range for the receiving component.
The result comes from the API that validates the value before applying it. A representative case 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. A wrapper, user interface, or fallback path can report a less specific message afterward.
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: callback cookie, object instance, 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 comparison for this result changes exactly that variable; changing content, account, proxy, device, components, and version together makes attribution impossible.
| Outcome | Interpretation |
|---|---|
| The same operation now succeeds | The changed precondition was relevant to the failure. |
| 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 original 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. |
MF_E_INVALID_CODEC_MERIT | The registered codec merit is not valid. |
MF_E_DRM_UNSUPPORTED | No DRM support is available. |
The important distinction is this: MF_E_INVALIDTYPE rejects representation, whereas it accepts the type and rejects the magnitude. Use the symbolic constant and 0xC00D3702 value to distinguish states that share a similar visible message.
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.
References
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