LEADTOOLS Multimedia

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Create professional, high-quality multimedia applications. LEADTOOLS Multimedia SDK lets you add multimedia functionality such as Capture, Play, and Edit, as well as the latest DirectShow filters and multimedia file support - load/convert to and from many formats (WAV, AVI, ASF, WMA, WMV, MPEG-1, MPEG-2, OGG and more). Get programmatic control over multimedia processors, compressors, video and audio inputs, types and sub-types; as well as increased camera control (brightness, contrast, zoom, etc); more flexible capturing options and much more.

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LEADTOOLS Multimedia SDK V15.0

LEADTOOLS DVD Module V15.0 (Requires LEADTOOLS Multimedia SDK and Runtime Licenses)

LEADTOOLS Video Streaming Module V15.0 (Requires LEADTOOLS Multimedia SDK and Runtime Licenses)

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V15.0 New Features and Updates:

• DVD Burning.
• DVD Conversion.
• Menu support in DVD Authoring.
• New Formats: ISO, MPEG-2 DICOM.
• New still image format: PSP thumbnail.
• Ability to retrieve a pointer to (and show the dialog for) a target format object (mux, sink, compressor, etc.).
• More flexible conversion; Pause, Run, Preview, still shots, and logging.
• Ability to retrieve the estimated output size for capturing and conversion.
• New Convert features:
  • Pausing the conversion.
  • Take still images from the convert object.
  • Retrieve the estimated conversion output size.
  • Preview during conversion.
  • Log the conversion process to a file.
• New Filters
  • LEAD ISO Multiplexer/Demultiplexer
  • LEAD DVD Burner
  • LEAD MPEG4 Encoder/Decoder
  • LEAD AAC Encoder/Decoder
  • LEAD AC3 Encoder/Decoder
• New DVD Burning and Authoring Demos.

The LEADTOOLS collection of Multimedia SDKs gives developers the power to create professional multimedia applications with features ranging from audio/video capture (including DV), playback and convert (using DirectShow® technologies), to DVD image creation, Video on Demand, and custom video conferencing capabilities.
Other features include support for AVI, WMV, WMA, ASF, MPEG, MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPG, WAV, OGG, MIDI, QuickTime, SND, AIF files, video and audio processing filters (rotate, resize, deinterlace, etc), and more.

LEAD Technologies provides several multimedia programming tools to help you finish your multimedia project on time.
Developer Toolkits:

• LEADTOOLS Multimedia - Includes everything you need to create a multimedia converter, multimedia player and applications that capture from multimedia devices

Add-on Modules:

• LEADTOOLS DVD Module - The LEADTOOLS DVD Module extends the LEADTOOLS Multimedia toolkit by adding functionality for programmatically burning, converting, playing and creating DVD images. Includes LEAD MPEG-2 Standard Video Codec (Encoder/Decoder), and several DirectShow filters
• LEADTOOLS Video Streaming Module  - The LEADTOOLS Video Streaming Module is perfect for developers who need to serve Video on Demand across the Internet or via Intranets, or create custom video conferencing applications and utilities. The LEADTOOLS Video Streaming Module includes the LEAD H.264 Standard Encoder/Decoder and the MPEG-4 Standard Encoder/Decoder. All the tools you need to provide streaming multimedia content via the web

Runtime Licensing:
LEADTOOLS Multimedia ("Multimedia SDK") is distributed with demo versions of certain bundled software modules including DirectShow filters and video and audio codecs ("Licensed Filters"). Release versions of the Licensed Filters may be licensed for inclusion with the application being developed with the Multimedia SDK. The Licensed Filters require runtime licensing based on your use/deployment of the end user application that you develop using the applicable LEAD SDK ("Application Software").

LEADTOOLS Video Streaming Module and LEADTOOLS DVD Module will require runtime licenses.

Key Features:

• Multimedia Capture - Create applications that can capture from WDM, native DirectShow including DV, Video for Windows capture devices, control DV devices and more
• Multimedia Playback - Create applications that can play all formats supported by DirectShow. Get support for DVD navigation, saving player settings to files and streams, and more
• Multimedia Conversion - Add features to your application so your users can convert to and from AVI, Windows Media content, WAVE, and MPEG1 Audio (MP3) formats, select DV devices for output, and more
• Multimedia File Formats - The LEADTOOLS Multimedia product line facilitates the capture, playback, processing, compression and conversion of several different multimedia file formats. The list of support formats include:
• LEADTOOLS Multimedia products can playback any input file format supported by DirectShow, including:
  • AVI
  • WAV
  • Quicktime 2.0
  • WMA Windows Media Format
  • WMV Windows Media Format
  • ASF Windows Media Format
  • MPEG1 Layer-3 Audio (MP3)
  • MPEG
  • Still image formats including TIFF, JPEG, BMP, PSP thumbnail, etc.
  • DICOM support with a LEADTOOLS Medical Multimedia Filter Pack or LEADTOOLS Medical Imaging product
  • OGG (requires OGG DirectShow Filters)
• LEADTOOLS Multimedia products can convert any of the supported playback file formats to:
  • AVI (using any available video compressor on the computer)
  • WAV (using any available audio compressors on the computer)
  • WMA Windows Media Format
  • WMV Windows Media Format
  • ASF Windows Media Format
  • MPEG1 Layer-3 Audio (MP3)
  • Still image formats including TIFF, JPEG, BMP, etc.
  • ISO
  • MPEG-2 DICOM
  • DICOM support with a LEADTOOLS Medical Multimedia Filter Pack or LEADTOOLS Medical Imaging product
• Multimedia Compression - Add support to your applications for compressing individual samples with any available DirectShow filters (Memory to memory) and more. (Windows Media)
• Multimedia Processing - Add to your applications the ability to process AVI, Windows Media content, WAVE, and MPEG1Audio (MP3) formats or data as it is captured using DirectShow filters. Use the LEAD Video callback DirectShow filter to use any of the 200+ image processing functions to process movies during playback, conversion or capture and more
• DirectShow Filters - LEADTOOLS Multimedia includes 49 of LEAD's DirectShow filters. Also included are evaluation versions of all the LEAD Audio/Video Codecs, the DVD writer, DVD burner, MPEG-1 multiplexer, MPEG-2 multiplexer, ISO multiplexer, Screen capture filter, Network filters (source, mux, sink and protocol manager) and the following DirectShow filters: Frame Rate Control filter, Video Histogram Equalize filter, Video Overlay filter, Text Overlay filter, Video Unsharp Mask Filter, De-interlace filter, Motion detection filter, Audio detection filter, Video Resize filter, Video Crop filter, Video Callback filter and Video Rotation filter

All LEADTOOLS Multimedia SDK products include the following multimedia technology:

Capture:

• Support for WDM, native DirectShow including DV, and Video for Windows capture devices
• Compress Audio and Video while capturing
• Output compressed and uncompressed AVI, Windows Media content, OGG, DVSD OGG, WAVE, MPEG1Audio (MP3), MPEG1 System, MPEG2 Program, DVD, and Network formats
• Control the interleaving mode when writing AVI files
• Camera control (Brightness, Contrast, Zoom, Pan, etc)
• Editing mode: Change capturing configuration without rebuilding the graph – speeds up the graph modification
• Save still bitmaps with control over format and quality
• Save capture settings to files and streams; settings include processors, compressors, devices, and controls
• Support for built-in audio sources in video devices
• Incoming video signal adjustment using the VideoProcAmp interface properties - Brightness, Contrast, Gamma, Hue, etc
• Support for analog video capture devices configuration
• Capture directly to a file or grab images individually to memory.
• Video (Fit to window, stretch, 50%, 75%, 100%, 200%, and full screen) and audio preview during capture
• Use the audio source built into the video device or a different audio source
• Supports close captioning
• Supports TV tuners
• Support for multiple built-in configuration dialog boxes
• Obtain statistics during capture
• Support for video and audio processing filters
• Multiple capture modes:
• Streaming video and audio
• Automatically triggered video frame sequences
• Manually triggered video frame sequences
• Still images
• Mask
• Inhibit Run

Conversion:

• Convert to and from AVI, Windows Media content, OGG, dvsd OGG, WAVE, MPEG1Audio (MP3), MPEG1 System, MPEG2 Program, DVD**, and Network*** formats
• Custom compression for Video (AVI) and audio (AVI, OGG & WAV)
• Control the interleaving mode when writing AVI files
• Support for DVD navigation
• Save conversion settings to files and streams; settings include processors, compressors, devices, and controls
• Ability to use a preferred MPEG2 splitter when converting MPEG2 files
• Input support for disk, Internet memory, media source or custom (feed every sample or write your own source filter)
• Output support for disk, memory, media source or custom (you get every sample)
• Support for multiple built-in configuration dialog boxes
• Support for video and audio processing filters
• Show progress while converting

Playback:

• Plays all formats supported by DirectShow
• Support for disk, Internet memory, media source or custom (feed every sample or write your own source filter)
• Save still bitmaps with control over format and quality
• Save player settings to files and streams - settings include processors, flags and controls
• Support for DVD navigation
• Ability to use a preferred MPEG2 splitter when playing MPEG2 files
• Ability to choose the place from where the still images are captured
• Time-based, frame-based or synchronized with a track bar positioning
• Mark the portion you want to play
• Set infinite loop or repeat count
• Get content information such as Author, copyright, etc.
• Support for video and audio processing filters
• Fit to window, stretch, 50%, 75%, 100%, 200%, and full screen video options

Compression:

• Compress individual samples with any available DirectShow filters (memory to memory)

Audio/Video Filters: (The list of filters below are available for development. A separate deployment license may be required. Contact sales@componentsource.com for more information.) † Included in the LEADTOOLS Multimedia toolkit and do not require Runtime Licenses. †† Evaluation versions are included with LEADTOOLS Multimedia toolkit, you will require a Runtime License to deploy these filters.

*Video Filters:

Enhancements:

• LEAD Video Add Filter† - Brightens a frame by adding two or more frames. Useful in correcting video taken in low-light conditions. For example, astronomers or video surveillance applications should find this filter useful
• LEAD Auto Contrast Filter†-Changes the contrast without changing colors (hue). It makes the dark values darker and the light values lighter, which automatically enhances shadows and brightens the video stream
• LEAD Auto Intensity Filter† - Performs color leveling on the RGB channel (the sum of the R, G, and B channels), without changing colors. It makes the dark values darker and the light values lighter, which automatically enhances shadows and brightens the video stream. It also maximizes the tonal range of the image and enhances the contrast and intensity using the image's histogram and a color distribution-based algorithm
• LEAD Auto Level Filter† - Performs color leveling on the individual R, G and B channels, treating each of the R, G and B channels as a separate entity, without changing colors. It makes the dark values darker and the light values lighter, which automatically enhances shadows and brightens the video stream
• LEAD Video Color Replace Filter† - Replaces any range of colors in a video stream with another range of colors
• LEAD Video Color Filter† - Adjusts Hue, Saturation, Brightness, Contrast
• LEAD Video Deblocking Filter† -Smoothes edges and removes the blocky artifacts present in highly compressed MJPEG or MPEG movies. Extremely useful for improving movies created by digital cameras that can take highly compressed, small video clips
• LEAD Video Deinterlace Filter†† - Deinterlaces video with a pattern, deinterlaces only a region of interest (rectangle), and specifies segments in the video to deinterlace and how to deinterlace the segment (no deinterlace, interlace, deinterlace with pattern)
• LEAD Video Resize Filter†† - Resizes the video by adjusting the width and height of the frames using normal resize, resample (bilinear interpolation), bicubic interpolation
• LEAD Video Crop Filter††- Play, convert or capture only a specific rectangular area within the video
• LEAD Video Rotation Filter†† - Flips, Reverses, Rotates 90, 180, and 270 degrees. Very useful when certain devices capture video in a rotated state
• LEAD Video Unsharp Mask Filter†† - Powerful algorithm for edge enhancing. Improves the quality of some movies that look "washed out" because of resizing. The Video Unsharp Mask Filter produces better results than Video Edge Enhance
• LEAD Video Edge Enhance Filter† - Improves the quality of some movies that look "washed out" because of resizing. The LEAD Video Edge Enhance Filter is similar to Video Unsharp Mask Filter, but much faster
• LEAD Video Mosaic Filter†- Conceals a specific area in the video by making it blocky
• LEAD Video Gamma Correction Filter† - Applies Gamma Correction (nonlinear brightness) to a video
• LEAD Video Histogram Equalize Filter†† -Automatically increases the contrast and details in videos by using the histogram. This effect enhances videos that are too dark or too bright
• LEAD Video Text Overlay Filter†† - Adds static or moving text to videos with control over the font, font size, border and background. Additionally, an external XML file can be used to specify text to appear on specific frames
• LEAD Video Overlay Filter†† - Superimpose a logo over a video or play a video inside a video (PiP)
• LEAD Still Image Reader† - Adds support to DirectShow to read any file format supported by LEADTOOLS. (For example, open CMP or TIFF files in Media Player.) The filter registers the following extensions with DirectShow: pict, pct, pic, dib, gif, cmp, png, jpg, jff, jpe, jtf, fjif, tiff, tif, pcd, but can be customized to register any of the 120+ file formats supported by LEADTOOLS
• LEAD Still Image Writer† - Adds support to DirectShow to save any file format supported by LEADTOOLS. It can save several single images (movie0001.cmp, movie0002.cmp, etc) or, it can save all images in one multi-page file (movie.tif)
• LEAD YUV Converter† - Converts YUV data to RGB data. Supported YUV input formats: YUY2, YVYU, IYU2, IYU1, UYVY, Y41P, YVU9, IY41, IUYV, YV12. Supported RGB output formats: RGB32, RGB24, RGB565, RGB555, and RGB8
• LEAD Video Callback Filter†† - Each video sample is provided in a callback for additional processing before being forwarded to the next component in the graph. The filter can be used during capture, playback or conversion
• LEAD Video Motion Detection†† - Motion is emphasized by a frame around the motion and/or displaying a frame of only the motion (areas of the frame without motion are black). Programmatically, the filter will fire a callback each time a frame is received. If motion is detected, the bounding rectangles containing the motion can be retrieved. The possible notifications received with each frame are motion has started, motion, motion has stopped and still. Filter settings include object size, sensitivity and more

Special Effects:

• LEAD Video Emboss Filter†- Creates an embossed or bumpmap effect. Can also be used as a DirectX filter with in DirectShow Editing Services (DES)
• LEAD Video EFX Aging Filter† - Adds random scratches and noise to the movie giving it the appearance of old film
• LEAD Video EFX Brightness Filter† -"Hides" moving objects. In places where there is movement, the brightness of the background changes allowing you to see that there is movement, but you can only guess what it is by the shape
• LEAD Video EFX BumpMap Filter† - Applies a bumpmap effect to the video stream
• LEAD Video EFX Dizzy Filter† - Applies an effect to the movie that simulates a dizzy feeling
• LEAD Video EFX Fire Filter† - Makes moving objects appear to be on fire
• LEAD Video EFX Ghost Filter† - Renders moving objects as invisible
• LEAD Video EFX Glass Tile Filter† - Makes the video appear as if it is being viewed through glass tiles
• LEAD Video EFX Hologram Filter† - Draws a holographic-like shadow of moving objects
• LEAD Video EFX Lens Filter† - Adds a fish eye-like effect to the movie. Can also be used to magnify an area in a video
• LEAD Video EFX Lightning Filter† - Draws lightning sparks around moving objects
• LEAD Video EFX Maze Filter† - Distorts the movie into a crystal maze
• LEAD Video EFX Motion Blur Filter† - Makes moving objects blurry. It gives the appearance of a random glow around the motion
• LEAD Video EFX Motion Emboss Filter† - Makes moving objects embossed
• LEAD Video EFX Motion Mosaic Filter† - Makes moving objects blocky
• LEAD Video EFX Motion Scan Filter† - Scans one line per frame and draws it to the destination (Radar effect), distorting the moving objects
• LEAD Video EFX Particles Filter† - Renders moving objects into small particles, joining the particles to reform the object when it stops moving
• LEAD Video EFX Predator Filter† - Create video effects similar to the Predator movies
• LEAD Video EFX Rain Filter† - Adds rain drops to the video as if the video is a pool of water
• LEAD Video EFX Streak Filter† - Simulates very fast movement
• LEAD Video EFX Wave Filter† - Renders waves around moving objects. The video is the surface of a body of water and moving objects will generate concentric waves as if something touched the surface of the water

*Audio Filters:

• LEAD VUMeter Filter† - Detects the strength of an audio stream. Provides a visual indication of the audio level
• LEAD Echo Filter† - Adds an echo audio effect
• LEAD Volume Control Filter† - Adjusts the volume. Useful for bringing audio files to the same level so audio from one source is not louder than audio from another source
• LEAD Chorus Filter† - Create several layers of the same sound. This effect adds depth and resonance to a sound
• LEAD Flanger Filter† - Ghosting effect
• LEAD Phaser Filter† - Makes the audio thinner or fuller
• LEAD Audio Detection†† - Detects audio silence/noise. Very useful for applications such as security (starts capture when there is noise and stops capture when there is silence)
• LEAD Audio Callback† - Each audio sample is provided in a callback for additional processing before being forwarded to the next component in the graph. This filter can be used during capture, playback or conversion
• LEAD Ogg Splitter† - Play and convert OGG files
• LEAD OGG Mulitplexer† - Create OGG files using the LEAD Capture or Convert modules

*Other Filters:

• LEAD MPEG-1 Multiplexer† - Create MPEG-1 files
• LEAD MPEG-2 Multiplexer† - Create MPEG-2 files
• LEAD Frame Rate Control Filter†† - The Frame Rate Control filter provides changes the frame rate of the passing video stream
• LEAD RGB Converter† - Converts to and from RGB1 grayscale, RGB1 color, RGB4 grayscale, RGB4 color, RGB8 color, RGB8 grayscale, RGB15 (5:5:5), RGB16 (5:6:5), RGB24, RGB32 and 12 and 16 bit grayscale color spaces
• LEAD Screen Capture Filter† – Captures the screen. Use this filter to record video files for training or technical support purposes
• LEAD Screen Capture Codec†– Lossless video compression filter designed to be used with the screen capture filter. Provides very high compression ratios without any loss of quality
• DICOM Filters Evaluation† - Create and play DICOM files without programming. Just register the DICOM reader and view any DICOM file in LEAD's MM player or Windows Media Player. Use the DICOM writer filter to capture straight into a DICOM file or convert any video to a DICOM file. The writer uses a template DICOM file containing the non-image DICOM tags needed to create valid DICOM files. The writer also has built-in data compression support. The writer is also designed to integrate seamlessly with LEADTOOLS Medical Imaging toolkits where it can stream directly into a LEADTOOLS DICOM DataSet