Video Capture SDK (Delphi / ActiveX)

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• Video capture to
  • AVI (using audio/video codecs like MJPEG, DivX, XviD, x264)
  • WMV (support of custom WMV profiles. You can configure streams to use variable bit rate encoding (VBR), uncompressed audio or video stream, video size, buffer size, frame rate, etc.)
  • DV and MPEG from DV/HDV Camcorders and TV Tuners with internal MPEG Encoder (DirectCapture technology)
  • DV (from any video capture device)
  • MPEG-1/2/4 (including VCD/SVCD/DVD profiles) and FLV using FFMPEG wrapper
  • WebM
  • MP4 H264 / AAC
  • custom output formats (using 3rd-party DirectShow filters)
• Audio capture to
  • WAV (compressed or PCM)
  • WMA (Windows Media Audio)
  • MP3 (using LAME)
• Frame capture to TBitmap class, HBITMAP Win32 handle or BMP, JPEG, and PNG files
• Video processing and effects
  • graphic overlay
  • text overlay
  • video transparency
  • brightness, contrast, saturation, hue, etc.
  • deinterlace
  • denoise
  • pan / zoom
  • resize to any resolution
  • chroma-key
  • 3-rd party DirectShow filters support
• Audio processing and effects
  • volume booster
  • equalizer
  • 3D-bass system
• TV Tuning
  • TV channels selecting
  • video formats selecting
  • input selection (TV-Tuner, FM-Tuner, S-Video, etc.)
  • TV frequency overrides
  • auto-tuning
• Video capture device control
  • video input (crossbar interface)
  • video format
  • frame rate
  • supports video cards with several inputs
  • camera control (brightness, saturation, etc.)
• Network streaming
  • in WMV format
  • to other media servers and devices using virtual camera/audio source
• Motion detection
• Closed captions support
• Custom interfaces support
• OSD (On-Screen Display)
• PIP (Picture-In-Picture)
• Video encryption
• Screen capture
• Virtual Camera output
• Multiply output screens support

• DV and HDV MPEG-2 camcorders
• USB web-cameras and other capture devices (including 4K devices)
• PCI capture cards
• TV Tuners (with and without internal MPEG Encoder)
• JPEG/MJPEG, MPEG-4 and H.264 HTTP / RTSP / RTMP IP cameras / servers, HD format supported
• ONVIF IP cameras (with PTZ)
• Audio capture devices and sound cards
• ASIO devices

• Visual Studio 2005 and later: Visual C#, Visual C++, Visual Basic .NET
• Delphi 6 / 7 / 2005 / 2006 / 2007 / 2009 / 2010 / XE / XE2 / XE3 / XE4 / XE5 / XE6 / XE7 / XE8 / 10 / 10.1 / 10.2 / 10.3 / 10.4
• Visual Studio 6: Visual C++, Visual Basic 6
• Borland C++ Builder 5 and later
• may be used with other ActiveX compatible applications like Microsoft Access, Word, Excel, FrontPage, Powerbuilder, etc.
• x86 and x64 versions

• 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

Royalty-free distribution.

The trial version overlays a nag-screen over the video window.

• 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

• Deployment of Video Capture SDK (Delphi/ActiveX)
• Installation - C++ Builder 2006 and later
• Installation - C++ Builder 5, 6
• Installation - Delphi 2005 and later
• Installation - Delphi 6, 7
• Installation - Visual Basic 6
• Installation - Visual Studio 2010 and later
• Delphi package installation problem with .otares
• Hardware video adjustments
• How to select a video renderer
• Code sample - Resize and crop
• Network streaming using WMV format (external profile)
• How to select the decoders used for MPEG-2 during video capturing
• FM Radio and TV Tuning
• DV camcorder controlling
• Video capture to MPEG-2 using TV Tuner with Internal MPEG encoder
• Video capture to DV with and without recompression
• Custom output formats
• Video capture to Windows Media Video (external profile)
• Video capture to AVI
• Audio capture with or without compression
• Audio capture to MP3 (using LAME)
• Screen capture
• Select audio output
• Select video input (configure crossbar)
• Select video and audio capture devices

SDK contains optional FFMPEG and libVLC engines. Original libraries licensed as LGPL v2.1.