How to see application graph

[Kokoro9]

I'm currently trying to learn something about graphs. I'd find it much easier if I could actually see how the graphs are constructed and how the filters connect to each other.
Is there a way to force an application to make the graph available to graphedit while it's encoding?

[squid_80]

Hmmm, you can get ffdshow to insert itself into almost any graph by cranking up the merit and I seem to remember it having an option to expose the graph to graphedit but now can't find where that setting is.

[foxyshadis]

I had no idea you could do anything like this, but it turns out you can: http://forum.inmatrix.com/lofiversion/index.php?t4439.html

I just tested with MPC and graphedit's connect to remote graph, it showed up and let me look around (but crashed graphedit shortly).

[JohnnyMalaria]

Is there a way to force an application to make the graph available to graphedit while it's encoding?

Only if the application has been written to support that function. So, some applications' graphs will be visible. But you can't make every application behave as such.

(In theory, you could make it happen but it is rather convoluted. It requires creating a wrapper filter for an existing filter that you know will be in the graph, configure the OS to use the wrapper instead of the existing filter and have the wrapper publicize the graph.)