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"GraphEdit is a visual tool for building and testing filter graphs. It is provided as an executable with the DirectX SDK. With GraphEdit, you can quickly build and test filter graphs to see if they function as you expect. You can even view a filter graph created by an application running in another process." (Taken from the GraphEdit help file)
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'''GraphEdit''' is a [[wikipedia:DirectShow|DirectShow]] filter graph tool created by Microsoft.
  
A filter in this case is the front end of a codec. GraphEdit lets you visually connect codecs together, allowing you to override default priorities of the codecs. Also allowing access to disabled codecs. GraphEdit was designed for the testing of codecs.
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To get the latest version download the [http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=484269E2-3B89-47E3-8EB7-1F2BE6D7123A&displaylang=en Platform SDK], [http://www.videohelp.com/tools/GraphEdit GraphEdit] only. The latest version of GraphEdit is 9.04.78.0000 Build 060303.
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'''GraphEdit''' is mostly useful to the AviSynth user as a way to select DirectShow decoding [[Filter|''filters'']] (codecs) manually, overriding the [[wikipedia:DirectShow|DirectShow]] defaults. It also lets you perform administrative tasks, such as changing filter priority (called "merit").
  
See also: [http://blog.monogram.sk/janos/tools/monogram-graphstudio/ Monogram GraphStudio], a newer, open-source alternative.
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To get the latest version download the [http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=484269E2-3B89-47E3-8EB7-1F2BE6D7123A&displaylang=en Platform SDK]. The latest version of GraphEdit is 9.04.78.0000 Build 060303.
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===== ''See also'' =====
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* [[wikipedia:GraphEdit|GraphEdit on Wikipedia]]
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* [http://www.videohelp.com/tools/GraphEdit GraphEdit standalone download] from Videohelp.
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* [http://blog.monogram.sk/janos/tools/monogram-graphstudio/ Monogram GraphStudio], an open-source alternative.
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* [http://github.com/cplussharp/graph-studio-next GraphStudioNext], an open-source GraphStudio fork/update.
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Revision as of 18:54, 1 October 2016

GraphEdit is a DirectShow filter graph tool created by Microsoft.

GraphStudioNext-example.png
shot of GraphStudioNext, with mouse creating a connection

GraphEdit is mostly useful to the AviSynth user as a way to select DirectShow decoding filters (codecs) manually, overriding the DirectShow defaults. It also lets you perform administrative tasks, such as changing filter priority (called "merit").

To get the latest version download the Platform SDK. The latest version of GraphEdit is 9.04.78.0000 Build 060303.

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