Medialooks Character Generator (CG) PluginMedialooks Character Generator (CG) Plugin

MedialooksAudio & Video Tools.NETActiveX / COM ComponentWindows DLL
Version v2.11.x (Dec 3, 2025)

Create dynamic text and graphics overlays for video streams.

  • Adds static and animated overlays to video streams.
  • Supports text, graphics, images, subtitles, and tickers.
  • Uses XML configuration and programmable composition control.
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Medialooks Character Generator (CG) Plugin
Medialooks Character Generator (CG) Plugin adds programmable text and graphics overlay capabilities to MFormat SDK and MPlatform SDK video workflows. Developers can create static or animated overlays, manage compositions, control item properties during playback, and build broadcast-style graphics such as tickers, subtitles, lower thirds, and branded visual elements.

Text And Graphics Overlays

The plugin overlays text, graphics, and images over a video stream. Developers can use it to add titles, labels, logos, information panels, and other visual elements directly within media applications that require dynamic on-screen presentation.

Static And Animated Output

Applications can create both static and animated overlay elements. The plugin supports smooth changes to item size, position, transparency, background, and visible area, allowing developers to build graphics that move or change during playback.

Programmable CG Object

Developers can program the Character Generator (CG) Component Object Model (COM) object directly from an application. This supports custom workflows where overlay behavior, item updates, and visual logic need to respond to application state or media events.

XML-Based Configuration

The plugin uses XML-based configuration for overlay definitions. This gives developers a structured way to describe graphics, text, images, layouts, and related properties, making overlay scenes easier to store, load, update, and manage.

Composition Management

Composition support helps developers organize overlay designs and switch between visual states. The plugin supports smooth transitions between compositions, which suits broadcast-style graphics, live production interfaces, and applications with multiple overlay layouts.

News Ticker Support

The plugin includes built-in support for news tickers with automatic file tracking. Applications can display scrolling or updating text content from external files, helping developers create information feeds for broadcast, streaming, and presentation workflows.

Subtitles And Rich Text

Applications can display subtitles from SubRip Subtitle (SRT) files and use rich text formatting inside text items. The plugin also supports images within text items, giving developers more control over styled captions and mixed-content overlays.

Visual Effects And Textures

The plugin supports effects such as shadow, glow, motion blur, and rotation. Developers can also use textures for text or graphics fill, outline, and background, helping applications create more expressive overlay designs.

Frame And Transition Events

Event and callback support lets applications react on each frame, at the end of a clip, or at the end of a transition. Developers can use these callbacks to coordinate overlay changes with media playback and application logic.

Scalable Vector-Based Text

The plugin uses a high-quality vector-based text generation algorithm and supports scaling without quality loss. This helps preserve text clarity when overlays resize, adapt to different video formats, or appear on lower-resolution devices.

Product Compatibility

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Component Type

  • .NET
  • ActiveX / COM Component
  • Windows DLL

.NET Version

  • .NET 4.8 or earlier

.NET Platform

  • .NET Class

IDE Support

  • C++Builder
  • Delphi
  • RAD Studio
  • Visual Studio