MFormats SDK Releases

Released: Jul 3, 2020

Updates in v2.3.x

2.3.0.11963

Updated Jul 3, 2020

Features

  • Capture and playback devices
    • Added save and load functionality for AJA devices.
    • Added local time-based timecode data to NDI streams without original timecode.
    • Updated BMD components to 11.5.1 version.
    • Updated Bluefish444 components to 6.3.3.1 version.
  • Local files encoding and network streaming
    • Optimized encoding behavior if there are no new frames.
    • Optimized transwrapping functionality for multi-track audio sources.
    • Added the "external_audio.delay...

Released: Dec 11, 2019

Updates in v2.2.x

v2.2.1.11747

Updated Feb 13, 2020

Features

  • Common changes
    • New Decklink API implementation is enabled by default (bmd.new_api=true).
    • New encoding and decoding approaches are enabled by default (mfcodecs=true).
    • Implemented a feature of encoding to multiple destinations within a single process.
    • FFmpeg components are updated to 4.2.
  • Files and Network streams playback
    • Optimized fast playback of HDR video.
    • Added events for network streams disconnect and reconnect.
  • Network streaming and local files...

Released: Jul 18, 2019

Updates in v2.0.3.x

Features

  • General updates
    • Updated versions of DLLs - please re-add references into your projects.
    • Added new functionality to MDelay - you can export a part of the buffered video into a local file during the delay processing.
    • Optimized scaling quality in the CPU mode.
    • LUFS measurements - added a feature to choose channels for measurement.
    • Support for NVIDIA-powered video encoding in Cloud instances and RDP (in WDDM and TCC mode).
  • GPU pipeline updates
    • Added "wpf_preview.sync_texture" mode for WPF...

Released: Apr 8, 2019

Updates in v2.0.1.x

Features

  • Can now handle most of the video processing on the GPU leading to optimised CPU consumption.
  • Processes most frame operations on the GPU, making scaling and mixing extremely fast and lets you easily run 4K content.

Released: Nov 29, 2018

Updates in v1.7.17.x

Features

  • Files and network streams playback
    • Added support for SRT streams playback.
    • Optimized 10bit video decoding.
    • Added a possibility to set a target level of normalization higher than 23.
  • NDI
    • Added support for audio-only streams.
  • Network streaming
    • Added support for language metadata for DVB streaming.
    • Added mandatory tables (TDT, NIT, EIF) for DVB streaming.
    • Added SRT streaming support for x64.
    • Added RTP streaming support.
    • Added Pro-MPEG streaming support.
    • Added MJPEG encoder for UDP...

Released: Jul 26, 2018

Updates in v1.7.14.10129

Features

WebRTC

  • Added Closed Caption parsing for GPU encoders.

Fixes

Common

  • Img_default duration fix in case of transcoding.
  • Minor performance tuning.

Released: Jun 4, 2018

Updates in v1.7.13.10041

Features

  • Includes DVB streaming optimization and improvements.
  • Adds ability to set audio and video PIDs and stream several audio tracks at once.

Released: Apr 26, 2018

Updates in v1.7.12.9972

Features

Common

  • Updated manifest files for registration-free redistribution.
  • Changed logic of trial licenses for plugins:
    If you don't have a license for, e.g. Chroma Key, then you will have a graphics overlay on your video when you use the plugin. For core SDK license you'll get a message box when the trial has been expired.

WebRTC

  • Added SFU support.

Files and network streams playback

  • Improved reconnect response.

Fixes

WebRTC

  • Fixed WebRTC crash in case of GPU encoding.

Encoding and network...

Released: Mar 29, 2018

Updates in v1.7.11.9940

Features

  • Video input
    • Added support of 4K for Bluefish444 devices.
    • Updated Bluefish drivers up to 5.11.0.55 version.
    • Added VANC and HANC data support for AJA devices.
  • Files and network sources
    • Improved switching between TS programs and audio tracks in TS streams.
    • Improved timecode seeking.
  • Encoding and streaming
    • Added DVB-compliant streaming.
    • Fast transcoding.
    • Removed Nablet components.
    • Updated SCTE-35 triggers insertion.

Fixes

  • Common
    • Fixed problem with licenses using IMFCreator.
  • Video input...

Released: Jan 31, 2018

Updates in v1.7.9.9820

Features

MFReader

  • Added ability to open MXF files in read/write mode.
  • Added ability to enable low delay when receiving RTSP and UDP streams.

CharGen

  • Improved image sequences performance.

HTML5 Overlay plugin

  • Added Medialooks WebCapture device.

MFDeviceSL

  • Improved analog audio capturing.

WebRTC

  • Updated sSDPinterpretation to support multiple h264 codec options.
  • Added ability to await connection with exact peer.

Fixes

MFLive

  • Fixed Avermedia U3 high CPU usage problem.

MFWriter

  • Fixed Intel Quick Sync...