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I could not find anything stating this definitively, but most information about MF seems to indicate that DirectShow is not a way forward, and there was a lot of clean-up and removal of obsolete artifacts from the Windows 8 SDK. However, while Windows 8 will still run DirectShow programs in a normal desktop, it might be that DirectShow samples will never be included in the Windows 8 SDK or new Windows Dev Center because it is considered deprecated. Microsoft representatives have stated that DirectShow will not be supported in Metro UI apps. I think that's been the intention since Windows Vista, although at that time MF was not capable enough to replace DirectShow. I believe DirectShow is to be phased out and replaced by Microsoft Media Foundation (MF).
