LEADTOOLS Multimedia - Summary

by LEAD Technologies - Product Type: Component / ActiveX OCX

Summary

LEADTOOLS Multimedia by LEAD Technologies

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.

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

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.

PartNumbers: PC-512633-89711 512633-89711 PC-512633-89816 512633-89816 PC-512633-89817 512633-89817 PC-512633-89712 512633-89712 PC-512633-89713 512633-89713 PC-512633-89858 512633-89858 PC-512633-89859 512633-89859 PC-512633-89714 512633-89714 PC-512633-89715 512633-89715 PC-512633-89860 512633-89860 PC-512633-89861 512633-89861 PC-512633-89775 512633-89775

Publisher PartNumbers: DVDMOD15 MULTMED15 UDVD15 UMULT14.5 UVIDMOD15 VIDMOD15

PurchaseOptions: LEADTOOLS Multimedia SDK V15.0 1 Developer License , LEADTOOLS Multimedia SDK V15.0 5 Developer Team License , LEADTOOLS Multimedia SDK V15.0 10 Developer Team License , LEADTOOLS Multimedia SDK V15.0 1 Developer Upgrade License from V14.5 , LEADTOOLS DVD Module V15.0 (Requires LEADTOOLS Multimedia SDK and Runtime Licenses) 1 Developer License , LEADTOOLS DVD Module V15.0 (Requires LEADTOOLS Multimedia SDK and Runtime Licenses) 5 Developer Team License , LEADTOOLS DVD Module V15.0 (Requires LEADTOOLS Multimedia SDK and Runtime Licenses) 10 Developer Team License , LEADTOOLS DVD Module V15.0 (Requires LEADTOOLS Multimedia SDK and Runtime Licenses) 1 Developer Upgrade License from LEADTOOLS DVD Imager SDK V14.5 (includes LEADTOOLS Multimedia SDK V15.0 + DVD Module) , LEADTOOLS Video Streaming Module V15.0 (Requires LEADTOOLS Multimedia SDK and Runtime Licenses) 1 Developer License , LEADTOOLS Video Streaming Module V15.0 (Requires LEADTOOLS Multimedia SDK and Runtime Licenses) 5 Developer Team License , LEADTOOLS Video Streaming Module V15.0 (Requires LEADTOOLS Multimedia SDK and Runtime Licenses) 10 Developer Team License , LEADTOOLS Video Streaming Module V15.0 (Requires LEADTOOLS Multimedia SDK and Runtime Licenses) 1 Developer Upgrade License from LEADTOOLS Video Conferencing SDK V14.5 or LEADTOOLS Video on Demand SDK V14.5 (includes LEADTOOLS Multimedia SDK V15.0 + Video Streaming Module)

Resources: Browse the LEADTOOLS Multimedia Feature Comparison Chart Web page, Read the Leadtools Multimedia COM help file, Read the Leadtools Multimedia DLL help file, Read the LEADTOOLS Imaging help file, Read the LEADTOOLS Licensing help file, Download the LEADTOOLS Multimedia V15.0 evaluation on to your computer - Expires after 30 days

Operating System for Deployment: Windows Vista, Windows XP, Windows 2000

Architecture of Product: 32Bit, 64Bit

Product Type: Component

Component Type: ActiveX OCX

Built Using: MFC V4.2 / V6.0, ActiveX Template Library (ATL)

Compatible Containers: Microsoft Visual Studio 6.0, Microsoft Visual Studio 97, Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0, Microsoft Visual Basic 5.0, Microsoft Visual Basic 4.0, Microsoft Visual C++ 6.0, Microsoft Visual C++ 5.0, Microsoft Visual C++ 4.0, Microsoft Visual InterDev 6.0, Microsoft Visual InterDev 1.0, Microsoft Visual FoxPro 6.0, Microsoft ActiveX Control Pad, Microsoft Office 2000, Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft FrontPage, Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0, Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5, Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0

Product Class: User Interface Components

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