VisioForge Video Capture SDK, compatible with Delphi and ActiveX, equips developers with the tools to seamlessly embed video capture and processing features within their applications. This SDK is designed to handle and capture video and audio streams across various sources, including TV tuners, USB capture devices, digital video cameras, PCI capture cards, and IP cameras.
Principal capabilities of the VisioForge Video Capture SDK (Delphi / ActiveX) consist of:
Video preview
Recording video streams to various formats, including:
AVI files with support for multiple codecs like MJPEG, DivX, XviD, and x264
WMV files offer compatibility with custom WMV profiles and settings such as variable bit rate encoding (VBR), uncompressed audio or video streams, video sizing, buffering adjustments, frame rate customization, etc.
DV and MPEG files directly from DV/HDV camcorders and TV tuners using an internal MPEG Encoder (via DirectCapture technology)
DV files acquisition from any compatible video capture device
MPEG-1/2/4 files, inclusive of VCD/SVCD/DVD standard profiles and FLV via an FFMPEG wrapper
WebM files
MP4 files with H264/HEVC + AAC codecs, utilizing CPU or GPU acceleration (Nvidia, AMD/ATI, Intel)
Customized output options through 3rd-party DirectShow filters
Audio capture capabilities to various formats, including:
WAV, with options for compressed or PCM format
WMA (Windows Media Audio)
MP3, using LAME encoding
Ogg Vorbis
Capture of frames to TBitmap class, HBITMAP Win32 handle, or as BMP, JPEG, and PNG image files
Video processing and effects:
image and text overlays
adjustable video transparency
controls for brightness, contrast, saturation, and hue
may be used with other ActiveX-compatible applications like Microsoft Access, Word, Excel, FrontPage, Powerbuilder, etc.
x86 and x64 versions
System requirements
Windows 11, Windows 10, Windows 8/8.1, Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2012, and later
.Net Framework 4.0 or later (for ActiveX-based .Net demo applications)
DirectX 9 or later
Distribution rights
Royalty-free distribution.
Trial limitations
The trial version displays a watermark on the video window.
EDITION
STANDARD
PROFESSIONAL
PREMIUM
Supported input devices and other sources
Web cameras
TV tuners
DV and MPEG camcorders
Screen capture
HTTP / RTSP / ONVIF IP cameras
UDP, TCP, RTMP and other network streams
Additional engines for network streams
Video preview
Frame grabber
Video processing
Audio processing
HD and 4K video support
TV tuning
Network streaming in WMV format
Network streaming using RTMP / RTSP / UDP
Chroma-key
Motion detection
Video processing using DirectShow filters
OSD (On-Screen Display)
Picture-In-Picture
Changing output file name on-the-fly
Multiple output screens
GPU-accelerated video effects
Output to Virtual Camera SDK
Video Encryption SDK support
Output formats
AVI
WMV (Windows Media Video)
WMA (Windows Media Audio)
WAV
MP3
Ogg Vorbis
DV video
DV / MPEG-1/2/4 (using TV tuner with internal MPEG encoder or DV/HDV camcorder)
Flash Video (FLV) using FFMPEG
WebM
Custom output formats using external DirectShow filters
MPEG-1/2/4 using FFMPEG
MP4 H264/AAC using software, Intel QuickSync or nVidia NVENC / CUDA
Purchase of Video Capture SDK (Delphi / ActiveX) will give you the following benefits:
Unlimited usage
No nag-screen
Free minor and major upgrades within one year (after one year, SDK will work the same as before) for a regular license and unlimited updates for unlimited time for the lifetime license
Priority support and fixes
The regular license is billed annually and automatically renewed each year. You can cancel your subscription at any time.