http://awalsh128.com/tags/imapi/Recent content in IMAPI on Andrew WalshHugo -- gohugo.ioen-US© 2026 Andrew WalshWed, 03 Oct 2012 13:42:35 -0700http://awalsh128.com/imapi-version-2-managed-wrapper/Tue, 18 Sep 2012 00:00:00 -0700http://awalsh128.com/imapi-version-2-managed-wrapper/<h3 class="relative group">Introduction <div id="introduction" class="anchor"></div> <span class="absolute top-0 w-6 transition-opacity opacity-0 -start-6 not-prose group-hover:opacity-100 select-none"> <a class="text-primary-300 dark:text-neutral-700 !no-underline" href="#introduction" aria-label="Anchor">#</a> </span> </h3> <p>Microsoft <a href="http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/aa366450%28v=vs.85%29.aspx" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">introduced native image mastering</a> support in Vista, going forward. The library itself is not too complex but the latest version of the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image_Mastering_API" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">image mastering API (IMAPI)</a> has some quirks. This is well documented by <a href="http://www.codeproject.com/script/Membership/View.aspx?mid=208197" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Eric Haddan</a> in his <a href="http://www.codeproject.com/Articles/24544/Burning-and-Erasing-CD-DVD-Blu-ray-Media-with-C-an" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">article</a> describing how to build an interop file and use it from .NET.</p>