.NET SDK: Supported Features and Platforms¶

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Discover the comprehensive feature set and broad platform compatibility of VisioForge .NET SDKs. The tables below detail supported input/output formats, video/audio codecs, hardware acceleration, capture devices, and network protocols across Windows, Linux, macOS, Android, and iOS.

Input and output file formats¶

Output formats	Windows	Linux	MacOS	Android	iOS
MP4	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
WebM	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
MKV	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
AVI	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
ASF (WMV/WMA)	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
MPEG-PS	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
MPEG-TS	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
MOV	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
MXF	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
WMA	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
WAV	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
MP3	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
OGG	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔

Also, cross-platform engines support all formats supported by FFMPEG and GStreamer.

Video encoders and decoders¶

SDK supports the following video codecs:

Encoders	Windows	Linux	MacOS	Android	iOS
H264	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
H264/HEVC	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
VP8/VP9	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
AV1	✔	✔	✔	✔	✘ (*)
MJPEG	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
WMV	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
MPEG-4 ASP	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
GIF	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
MPEG-1	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
MPEG-2	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
Theora	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
DNxHD	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
DV	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔

(*) AV1 decoding is available on iOS - through VideoToolbox on A17 Pro and later, and through the software dav1d decoder everywhere else. AV1 encoding is not: Apple ships no AV1 hardware encoder on any chip, and the software AV1 encoders are not part of the iOS redist.

GPU-accelerated encoding and decoding¶

The table below shows the support for hardware-accelerated encoding and decoding for each codec and platform.

Codec	Hardware	Windows	Linux	MacOS	Android	iOS
H264/HEVC	Intel	D / E	D / E	D / E	✘	✘
H264/HEVC	Nvidia	D / E	D / E	D / E	✘	✘
H264/HEVC	AMD	D / E	D / E	D / E	✘	✘
H264/HEVC	Apple	✘	✘	D / E	✘	D / E
H264/HEVC	Android (1)	✘	✘	✘	D / E	✘
AV1	Intel	D / E	D / E	D / E	✘	✘
AV1	Nvidia	D / E	D / E	D / E	✘	✘
AV1	AMD	D / E	D / E	D / E	✘	✘
AV1	Apple	✘	✘	D	✘	D
AV1	Android (1)	✘	✘	✘	D	✘
VP9	Intel	D / E	D / E	D / E	✘	✘
VP9	Nvidia	D / E	D / E	D / E	✘	✘
VP9	AMD	D / E	D / E	D / E	✘	✘
VP9	Apple	✘	✘	D (2)	✘	✘
VP9	Android (1)	✘	✘	✘	D / E	✘

(1) - MediaCodec compatible encoders and decoders, if supported by hardware

(2) - only on Apple Silicon

Audio encoders and decoders¶

The table below shows the support for audio codecs for each platform.

Encoders	Windows	Linux	MacOS	Android	iOS
AAC	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
MP3	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
Vorbis	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
OPUS	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
Speex	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
FLAC	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
MP2	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
WMA	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
OPUS	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
Wavpack	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔

Also, you can use any other audio or video encoder available in FFMPEG or GStreamer.

Devices¶

The table below shows the support for capture devices for each platform.

Devices	Windows	Linux	MacOS	Android	iOS
Webcams and other local capture sources	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
IP cameras and NVR (including ONVIF)	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
Screen	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
Blackmagic Decklink (input and output)	✔	✔	✔	✘	✘
Camcorders	✔	✔	✔	✘	✘
GenICam-supported USB3/GigE cameras	✔	✔	✔	✘	✘
Teledyne/FLIR GigE/USB3 cameras	✔	✘	✘	✘	✘
Basler GigE/USB3 cameras	✔	✘	✘	✘	✘
Allied Vision GigE/USB3 cameras	✔	✘	✘	✘	✘

Network protocols¶

The table below shows the support for network protocols for each platform.

Protocols	Windows	Linux	MacOS	Android	iOS
RTP/RTSP	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
RTMP (YouTube, Facebook Live)	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
SRT	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
UDP	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
TCP	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
HTTP	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
NDI	✔	✔	✔	✔	✘
VNC (source)	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
GenICam (source)	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
AWS S3	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔

NDI on Windows covers x86 and x64; it is not available in a native Windows ARM64 process. NDI is not available on iOS: the SDK's iOS GStreamer runtime does not include the NDI plugin. On Android, NDI receive works once the vendor's NDI SDK library (libndi.so) is packaged with the app, and the SDK finds it at runtime; NDI output is not available on Android.