About BasicVideo

What can I build with BasicVideo?

BasicVideo is a set of components for fast video capture, recording and playback. The library allows very fast complex video manipulations with zero lines of program code.

 
BasicVideo is an inexpensive subset of VideoLab components designed for developers who need a low cost, robust and flexible capture, recording and playback functionality without complex video processing, analysis and manipulation.
 
Here are some examples of what can be done with BasicVideo

 

Capture and record video and audio (see .NET or VCL tutorial):

 

Play recorded video (see .NET or VCL tutorial):

 

Our component libraries come in 3 versions a VCL – Firemonkey version (for Delphi / C++ Builder / RAD Studio XE4 to 10.1 Berlin), an MFC compatible Visual C++ version, and a .NET 2.0 and 4.0 (4.5 and 4.6 compatible) supporting Visual Studio 2005 to 2015.
 
The RAD Studio version is a set of native VCL and Firemonkey components of which all include now the powerful Mitov Runtime.
 
The Visual C++ version is a set of native Visual C++ classes (components).
 
The NET 2.0 and 4.0 (4.5 and 4.6 compatible) version is a set of managed .NET components.  The .NET version has the same performance as the native versions, and supports all the Microsoft .NET languages including Visual Basic, C#, J#, F# and C++/CLI.
 
Due to the unique architecture of the OpenWire platform, the components are implemented the same way in Managed .NET and native Windows (32 and 64 bit) environments. The code to control a component from VB.NET, C++/CLI, C#, and J#, Visual C++ MFC, Delphi, and C++ Builder is almost identical. This allows the developers to migrate and share code between the different environments thus significantly improving the productivity.
 
OpenWire Libraries: for fast, complex data stream processing with almost zero lines of code!

 

 

 

Audio Filters

ALAudioToReal ALAudioToReal Converts Wave Audio Data Buffers into Real Data Buffers
ALGenericFilter ALGenericFilter User defined filter for Audio data

Audio generators

ALGenericGen ALGenericGen User defined generator for Audio data

Audio output components

ALAudioOut ALAudioOut Sends audio data to an audio output device

Converters

ALAudioToReal ALAudioToReal Converts Wave Audio Data Buffers into Real Data Buffers
SLPair SLPair Pairs multiple data buffers together

Custom Filters

SLGenericReal SLGenericReal User defined filter for Real data
SLGenericFilter SLGenericFilter User defined filter for Binary data
SLGenericRealMatrix SLGenericRealMatrix User defined generator for Real matrix data

DirectShow Audio output components

ALDSAudioOut ALDSAudioOut Sends audio data to an audio output device

DirectShow Video output components

VLDSImageDisplay VLDSImageDisplay Video display component using DirectShow
VLDSVideoLogger VLDSVideoLogger Records Video files using DirectShow

DirectShow Video source components

VLDSCapture VLDSCapture Captures Video from device using DirectShow
VLDSVideoPlayer VLDSVideoPlayer Plays Video files using DirectShow

DirectShow support components

VLDSVideoPreviewDock VLDSVideoPreviewDock Docking location for video preview

Displays

MLDSGraphView MLDSGraphView DirectShow graph display

Generic Filters

SLGenericReal SLGenericReal User defined filter for Real data
SLGenericFilter SLGenericFilter User defined filter for Binary data
SLGenericRealMatrix SLGenericRealMatrix User defined generator for Real matrix data

Generic Generators

SLGenericGen SLGenericGen  User defined generator for Binary data
SLGenericRealGen  SLGenericRealGen User defined generator for Real data

Other

OpenWireStudio  OpenWireStudio  Loads, executes, and exchanges data with OpenWire Studio projects

Signal Filters

SLGenericReal SLGenericReal  User defined filter for Real data
SLGenericFilter SLGenericFilter User defined filter for Binary data
SLGenericRealMatrix  SLGenericRealMatrix User defined generator for Real matrix data

Signal Generators

SLGenericGen SLGenericGen  User defined generator for Binary data
SLGenericRealGen  SLGenericRealGen User defined generator for Real data

Video filters

VLGenericFilter  VLGenericFilter  User defined filter for Video data

Video output components

VLImageDisplay  VLImageDisplay  Video display component
VLAVILogger VLAVILogger Records AVI Video files

Video source components

VLCapture VLCapture  Captures Video from device
VLAVIPlayer VLAVIPlayer Plays AVI Video files
VLGenericGen  VLGenericGen User defined generator for Video data
VLASFPlayer VLASFPlayer Plays ASF and WMV Video Files
VLFMXVideoCapture  VLFMXVideoCapture Cross Platform FireMonkey Video Capture component

Video Layers

VLImageDisplayLayer  VLImageDisplayLayer  Layer drawing video

Matrix Layers

VLExternalImageDisplayMatrixLayer  VLExternalImageDisplayMatrixLayer  Matrix element drawing video

Control Element

VLExternalImageDisplayElement  VLExternalImageDisplayElement  Component element drawing video

 

BasicVideo: What’s New

New in Version 7.8.2.271 (released on 2018-11-12)

  1. Added Initial Linux support
  2. Added Initial iOS support
  3. Added RAD Studio 10.2 Tokyo support
  4. Added Visual Studio 2017 support
  5. Added 64 bit Visual C++ support
  6. Improved MAC, and Android compatibility
  7. Improved UYVY support
  8. Added serialization for ISLDataBuffer
  9. Added buffer enumerators
  10. Improved bindings API
  11. Pins converted to use the new Mitov.Runtime serialization
  12. Added OWRequiredPinAttribute support
  13. Added TOWIntToCardinalFormatConverter and TOWCardinalToIntegerFormatConverter
  14. Added TOWRealToRealComplexFormatConverter
  15. Added TOWRealListStatePin and TOWIntegerListStatePin
  16. Added Execute Process
  17. Added Command Line parsing and Process Execute
  18. Added option to disable the design time extentions
  19. Added Socket Binding
  20. Redesigned JSON Serialization
  21. Added TPeriodicThread
  22. Added initial Dynamic Type Info implementation
  23. Added GetIndexedSubProperty in the RTTI
  24. Added GetType for TObject in the RTTI
  25. Added support for both object and class in TMethodInfo.Invoke in the RTTI
  26. Enchanced Query functionality
  27. Added IPairCollection
  28. IArrayWriter renamed to ISequentialWriter
  29. IArrayReader renamed to ISequentialReader
  30. Improved Serialization Readers
  31. Added Reserialize
  32. Improved design time property editors support
  33. Added option to replace property collection items while keeping all compatible settings
  34. Added filtering for property collections
  35. Added support for categorized list property selection
  36. Added TreeView filtering support
  37. Updated to use the latest Delphi language features

New in Version 7.8.0.0 (released on 2016-05-03)

  1. Added RAD Studio 10.1 Berlin support
  2. Removed the old .NET 2.0 Assemblies
  3. Added Visual Live Binding property editors
  4. Added Reset to Default property editors
  5. Added Enum property editors
  6. Added Class events property editors
  7. Added Multi-Event property editors
  8. Added Make/Split Structure components
  9. Added option to Enable the processing engines
  10. Introduced MAC support for some of the components when compiling with source code
 

New in Version 7.7.0.0 (released on 2015-10-28)

  1. Added 10 Seattle support
  2. Added support for VS2015
  3. Added TOWBoolToIntFormatConverter
  4. Improved threading support
  5. Improved OpenWire Editor
  6. Clock pins changed to MiltiSink
  7. Improved Design Time Editors
  8. Improved JSON support
  9. Improved collections
  10. Added more Live Binding types
  11. Added support for hosting OpenWire Studio projects
  12. Added serialization support in the buffers

New in Version 7.6.0.0 (released on 2015-04-17)

  1. Added TTLGenericFilter
  2. Added more visual live binding types
  3. Significantly improved property Delphi editors
  4. Timestamps interfaced
  5. IVLDateTime interfaced
  6. IVLTimeCode interfaced
  7. Added option to access Aplha Pixels in image buffer

 

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BasicVideo EXAMPLES

 

 
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BasicVideo FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Does BasicVideo support the format of my Video Files?

BasicVideo supports both Win32 API and DirectShow technologies. Win32 API will allow you to play only AVI files. If you decide to use DirectShow BasicVideo will use any DirectShow filter available on your system. If you have a DirectShow filter for a particular video format BasicVideo will recognize the format and use the proper filter. This means that BasicVideo is capable of using any format available today. If you have a file that you can’t play in BasicVideo, it means that you probably don’t have the proper DirectShow filter. Please search the web and download the filter needed for the particular format.

I can’t play my video file! What is wrong?

In order to play format other then basic AVI you must use the DirectShow TVLDSVideoPlayer component. If you still can’t play the file, please check if you have installed a DirectShow codec for the file format. BasicVideo needs a codec available in the system in order to decode the file. A huge selection of codecs is available on the WEB.

Do I have to purchase BasicVideo?

BasicVideo is free for non commercial purposes. This means that you can use it for personal pleasure, hobby, or evaluation purposes. If you are student you can also use it for free for your educational needs including school projects. If you are a tutor at present you also can use it for free for your classes. However in the near future a low cost tutor license will be available, and you will have to purchase it. Your students however will not need license to use the product at class.

Is BasicVideo multithreading? Will it stop streaming while I move the window with the mouse?

Yes. BasicVideo is fully multithreaded and will not stop streaming while the main thread is busy.

Does BasicVideo support DirectShow?

Yes. BasicVideo supports DirectShow 8.1 or higher.

What version of DirectShow I need to run BasicVideo?

BasicVideo supports DirectShow 8.1 or higher.

Can I capture and save bitmaps out of the video stream?

Yes. Check the CaptureBitmap in the demos directory.

Can I create a movie from bitmaps?

Yes. Check the RecordBitmapsDemo in the demos directory.

Can I process bitmap images with BasicVideo?

Yes. Check the ProcessBitmap demo project in the demos directory.

Can I process the video faster than the normal video speed.

Yes. Check the VideoConvertDemo demo in the DirectShow demoes directory.

I want to copy and paste parts of the video into a new file. Can BasicVideo do that?

Yes. BasicVideo uses DirectShow to play and record files. Many formats do not allow easy positioning and can’t be used with DirectShow Editing Services. BasicVideo offers a different approach. It allows you to play even non seek enabled file to a specific position and copy a portion of the file into a new one. Check the VideoConvertDemo demo in the DirectShow demoes directory.

Can I play video files from a Web URL?

Yes. You can use the TVLDSVideoPlayer to play files as well as any video URL from the web.

I want to use BasicVideo. Do I have to install DirectShow?

DirectShow is not required on your system if you are not planning to write application using the DirectShow components of the package.

 

BasicVideo  INSTALLERS

Firemonkey and VCL Installer: Basic Video 7.8.2.288 VCL and FireMonkey 32 & 64 bit support for 10.2 Tokyo and 10.3 Rio

Updated on 2018-11-08, downloaded 11 times.

Visual C++ Installer: BasicVideo 7.8.2.152 for Visual C++ MFC

Updated on 2018-11-12, downloaded 1848 times.

.NET Installer: BasicVideo 7.8.2.271 for Microsoft .NET 4.0 (4.5 and 4.6 compatible)

Updated on 2018-11-08, downloaded 4099 times.

Legacy Firemonkey and VCL Installer: Basic Video 7.8.2.0 VCL and FireMonkey 32 & 64 bit support for XE8 to 10.1 Berlin

Updated on 2016-06-07, downloaded 849 times.

Legacy Firemonkey and VCL Installer: Basic Video 7.7.0.0 VCL and FireMonkey 32 & 64 bit support for XE7 to 10 Seattle

Updated on 2015-10-28, downloaded 533 times.

Legacy Firemonkey and VCL Installer: Basic Video 7.6.1.0 VCL and FireMonkey 32 & 64 bit support for XE6 to XE8

Updated on 2015-06-11, downloaded 602 times.

Legacy Firemonkey and VCL Installer: Basic Video 7.5.0.0 VCL and FireMonkey 32 & 64 bit support for XE4 to XE7

Updated on 2014-11-18, downloaded 682 times.

Legacy Firemonkey and VCL Installer: BasicVideo 7.0.0.0 VCL and FireMonkey 32 & 64 bit support for XE3 to XE6

Updated on 2014-04-22, downloaded 637 times.

Legacy Firemonkey and VCL Installer: BasicVideo 6.0.0 VCL and FireMonkey (Windows only) 32 and 64 bit support for XE2 to XE4

Updated on 2013-06-13, downloaded 713 times.

Legacy Firemonkey and VCL Installer: BasicVideo 5.0.3 VCL and FireMonkey for XE2 Update4 Hotfix1

Updated on 2012-10-13, downloaded 731 times.

Legacy Firemonkey and VCL Installer: Legacy BasicVideo 5.0.3 VCL and FireMonkey (Windows only) 32 and 64 bit support for 2010 to XE

Updated on 2012-10-11, downloaded 1838 times.

Legacy Firemonkey and VCL Installer: BasicVideo 5.0.1 for Delphi/C++ Builder 5 to 2009

Updated on 2011-10-18, downloaded 5963 times.

DEMOS

These demos are executable after downloading.   Also see: Demo source code downloads

Generate Video from Bitmaps  Demonstrates how to generate and record a video file from bitmap file(s)

Video Capture demo Demonstrates basic video capture and recording

Capture Bitmap demo Demonstrates capturing bitmaps from video streams

Custom Video Filter demo Apply interesting custom filters to video to get mirror and other effects

Custom Paint demo Demonstrates painting test or graphics onto playing video

Simple Video demo A basic video file player

 

Mitov License

 

If you do not have a custom licensing agreement with Mitov Software then the following license applies:
 
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