Code sample - Custom output formats

Delphi and C# (ActiveX) sample code.

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Currently, there are several options for connecting third-party DirectShow filters for you to be able to get the necessary format. 

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First option

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An audio codec, a video codec and a multiplexer - different filters You can use both DS filters and regular codecs as codecs. 

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Second option 

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A multiplexer, a video codec and an audio codec – one and the same filter. 

Another difference is whether the filter can write to a file itself, or you should use the standard File Writer filter, or you need another special filter. 

In the first two cases, VisioForge Video Capture will detect it automatically and set the necessary parameters, but you have to specify the necessary filter yourself in the third case. 

And now let us see what the code for different options looks like.

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First option 

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Get lists of audio and video codecs 

for I := 0 to VideoCapture1.Video_Codecs_GetCount - 1 do
  cbCustomVideoCodec.Items.Add(VideoCapture1.Video_Codecs_GetItem(i));

for I := 0 to VideoCapture1.Audio_Codecs_GetCount - 1 do
  cbCustomAudioCodec.Items.Add(VideoCapture1.Audio_Codecs_GetItem(i));

for (int i = 0; i < VideoCapture1.Video_Codecs_GetCount(); i++)
  cbCustomVideoCodecs.Items.Add(VideoCapture1.Video_Codecs_GetItem(i));

for (int i = 0; i < VideoCapture1.Audio_Codecs_GetCount(); i++)
  cbCustomAudioCodecs.Items.Add(VideoCapture1.Audio_Codecs_GetItem(i));

Get list of DirectShow filters 

for I := 0 to VideoCapture1.DirectShow_Filters_GetCount - 1 do
  begin
    cbCustomDSFilterV.Items.Add(VideoCapture1.DirectShow_Filters_GetItem(i));
    cbCustomDSFilterA.Items.Add(VideoCapture1.DirectShow_Filters_GetItem(i));
    cbCustomMuxer.Items.Add(VideoCapture1.DirectShow_Filters_GetItem(i));
    cbCustomFilewriter.Items.Add(VideoCapture1.DirectShow_Filters_GetItem(i));
  end;

for (int i = 0; i < VideoCapture1.DirectShow_Filters_GetCount(); i++)
  {
    cbCustomDSFilterA.Items.Add(VideoCapture1.DirectShow_Filters_GetItem(i));
    cbCustomDSFilterV.Items.Add(VideoCapture1.DirectShow_Filters_GetItem(i));
    cbCustomMuxer.Items.Add(VideoCapture1.DirectShow_Filters_GetItem(i));
    cbCustomFilewriter.Items.Add(VideoCapture1.DirectShow_Filters_GetItem(i));
  }

Select filters and codecs 

if rbCustomUseVideoCodecsCat.Checked then
  begin
    VideoCapture1.Custom_Output_Video_Codec := cbCustomVideoCodec.Items[cbCustomVideoCodec.ItemIndex];
    VideoCapture1.Custom_Output_Video_Codec_Use_Filters_Category := false;
  end
else
  begin
    VideoCapture1.Custom_Output_Video_Codec := cbCustomDSFilterV.Items[cbCustomDSFilterV.ItemIndex];
    VideoCapture1.Custom_Output_Video_Codec_Use_Filters_Category := true;
  end;

if rbCustomUseAudioCodecsCat.Checked then
  begin
    VideoCapture1.Custom_Output_Audio_Codec := cbCustomAudioCodec.Items[cbCustomAudioCodec.ItemIndex];
    VideoCapture1.Custom_Output_Audio_Codec_Use_Filters_Category := false;
  end
else
  begin
    VideoCapture1.Custom_Output_Audio_Codec := cbCustomDSFilterA.Items[cbCustomDSFilterA.ItemIndex];
    VideoCapture1.Custom_Output_Audio_Codec_Use_Filters_Category := true;
  end;

VideoCapture1. Custom_Output_Mux_Filter_Name := cbCustomMuxer.Items[cbCustomMuxer.ItemIndex];

if (rbCustomUseVideoCodecsCat.Checked)
{
  VideoCapture1.Custom_Output_Video_Codec = cbCustomVideoCodecs.Text;
  VideoCapture1.Custom_Output_Video_Codec_Use_Filters_Category = false;
}
else
{
  VideoCapture1.Custom_Output_Video_Codec = cbCustomDSFilterV.Text;
  VideoCapture1.Custom_Output_Video_Codec_Use_Filters_Category = true;
};

if (rbCustomUseAudioCodecsCat.Checked)
{
  VideoCapture1.Custom_Output_Audio_Codec = cbCustomAudioCodecs.Text;
  VideoCapture1.Custom_Output_Audio_Codec_Use_Filters_Category = false;
}
else
{
  VideoCapture1.Custom_Output_Audio_Codec = cbCustomDSFilterA.Text;
  VideoCapture1.Custom_Output_Audio_Codec_Use_Filters_Category = true;
};

VideoCapture1.Custom_Output_Mux_Filter_Name = cbCustomMuxer.Text;

Second option 

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Get lists of DirectShow filters. 

for I := 0 to VideoCapture1.DirectShow_Filters_GetCount - 1 do
  begin
    cbCustomDSFilterV.Items.Add(VideoCapture1.DirectShow_Filters_GetItem(i));
    cbCustomDSFilterA.Items.Add(VideoCapture1.DirectShow_Filters_GetItem(i));
    cbCustomMuxer.Items.Add(VideoCapture1.DirectShow_Filters_GetItem(i));
    cbCustomFilewriter.Items.Add(VideoCapture1.DirectShow_Filters_GetItem(i));
  end;

for (int i = 0; i < VideoCapture1.DirectShow_Filters_GetCount(); i++)
{
  cbCustomDSFilterA.Items.Add(VideoCapture1.DirectShow_Filters_GetItem(i));
  cbCustomDSFilterV.Items.Add(VideoCapture1.DirectShow_Filters_GetItem(i));
  cbCustomMuxer.Items.Add(VideoCapture1.DirectShow_Filters_GetItem(i));
  cbCustomFilewriter.Items.Add(VideoCapture1.DirectShow_Filters_GetItem(i));
}

Select multiplexer (mux) filter 

VideoCapture1.Custom_Output_Mux_Filter_Name := cbCustomMuxer.Items[cbCustomMuxer.ItemIndex];
VideoCapture1.Custom_Output_Mux_Filter_Is_Encoder := cbCustomMuxFilterIsEncoder.Checked;

VideoCapture1.Custom_Output_Mux_Filter_Name = cbCustomMuxer.Text;
VideoCapture1.Custom_Output_Mux_Filter_Is_Encoder = cbCustomMuxFilterIsEncoder.Checked;

If you need a special File Writer filter, you should specify it. It is true for both options described above. 

VideoCapture1.Custom_Output_Special_FileWriter_Needed := cbUseSpecialFilewriter.Checked;
VideoCapture1.Custom_Output_Special_FileWriter_Filter_Name := cbCustomFilewriter.Items[cbCustomFilewriter.ItemIndex];

VideoCapture1.Custom_Output_Special_FileWriter_Needed = cbUseSpecialFilewriter.Checked;
VideoCapture1.Custom_Output_Special_FileWriter_Filter_Name = cbCustomFilewriter.Text;

Start capture 

VideoCapture1.Start;

VideoCapture1.Start();