Changes from Version 14 to Version 14.5

Version 14.5 of the LEADTOOLS Multimedia COM has changed from Version 14 as follows:

General changes:

$image\sqrblit.gif$ DVD support; playing, authoring and burning.

$image\sqrblit.gif$ Video streaming

$image\sqrblit.gif$ Videoconferencing

$image\sqrblit.gif$ video-on-demand

$image\sqrblit.gif$ streaming for Microsoft Windows Media Servers

$image\sqrblit.gif$ Other new formats; including: OGG, Network, MPEG1/2, LEAD MP3.

$image\sqrblit.gif$ More control over MM processors, compressors, and formats.

$image\sqrblit.gif$ More control over video inputs, audio inputs, types and subtypes.

$image\sqrblit.gif$ Media file information.

$image\sqrblit.gif$ Camera control (Brightness, Contrast, Zoom, Pan, etc)

$image\sqrblit.gif$ Ability to save capture, convert, and play settings to files and streams.

$image\sqrblit.gif$ Saving still bitmaps (BMP, JPEG, CMP).

$image\sqrblit.gif$ More flexible capturing

Specific changes:

Capture:

$image\sqrblit.gif$ New capture modes: Mask, Inhibit Run, etc.

$image\sqrblit.gif$ New Target Formats: OGG, dvsd OGG, MPEG1 System, MPEG2 Program, LEAD MP3, DVD, and Network.

$image\sqrblit.gif$ A new capture object is exposed; the Sink object, ltmmCapture_Object_Sink.

$image\sqrblit.gif$ Controlling the interleaving mode when writing AVI files.

$image\sqrblit.gif$ Camera control (Brightness, Contrast, Zoom, Pan, etc)

$image\sqrblit.gif$ Editing mode: changing capturing configuration without rebuilding the graph speeds up the graph modification.

$image\sqrblit.gif$ Saving still bitmaps with control over format and quality.

$image\sqrblit.gif$ Saving capturing settings to files and streams; settings include: processors, compressors, devices, and controls.

$image\sqrblit.gif$ Support for built-in audio sources in video devices.

$image\sqrblit.gif$ Incoming video signal adjustment using the VideoProcAmp interface properties; Brightness, Contrast, Gamma, Hue, etc.

$image\sqrblit.gif$ More control over audio/video inputs, audio/video capture formats, and types and subtypes.

$image\sqrblit.gif$ Support for analog video capture device configuration.

Convert:

$image\sqrblit.gif$ New Target Formats: OGG, dvsd OGG, MPEG1 System, MPEG2 Program, LEAD MP3, DVD, and Network.

$image\sqrblit.gif$ A new capture object is exposed; the Sink object, ltmmCapture_Object_Sink.

$image\sqrblit.gif$ Controlling the interleaving mode when writing AVI files.

$image\sqrblit.gif$ Saving conversion settings to files and streams; settings include: processors, compressors, devices, and controls.

$image\sqrblit.gif$ Ability to use a preferred MPEG2 splitter when converting MPEG2 files.

$image\sqrblit.gif$ Support for DVD navigation. See the IltmmDVDControl interface.

$image\sqrblit.gif$ More control over conversion progress notification.

$image\sqrblit.gif$ More control over conversion process.

Play:

$image\sqrblit.gif$ Saving still bitmaps with control over format and quality.

$image\sqrblit.gif$ Saving player settings to files and streams; settings include: processors, flags, and controls.

$image\sqrblit.gif$ Ability to use a preferred MPEG2 splitter when playing MPEG2 files.

$image\sqrblit.gif$ Support for DVD navigation. See the IltmmDVDControl interface.

$image\sqrblit.gif$ Ability to choose the source for still image capture

Other objects:

$image\sqrblit.gif$ ltmmCompressor: The new get_Reliability function provides a way to check the reliability of a compressor.

$image\sqrblit.gif$ ltmmTargetFormat: A new set of functions provide the ability to check the validity of some compressors (with respect to the selected format), the ability to get the recommended audio and video compressors, and the ability to specify the streams that the format can have.

New objects:

$image\sqrblit.gif$ ILTDVDBurner: provides DVD burner capability.

$image\sqrblit.gif$ ltmmDVDControl: provides DVD navigation capability.

$image\sqrblit.gif$ lmmCameraControl: For controlling camera settings such as zoom, tilt, iris, etc.

$image\sqrblit.gif$ ltmmVideoProcAmp: For controlling the quality of the incoming video signal (brightness, contrast, etc).

$image\sqrblit.gif$ ltmmMediaInfo: Provides detailed information about media files.

$image\sqrblit.gif$ ltmmVideoFormat: Selecting a video format and retrieving information about the selected format.

$image\sqrblit.gif$ ltmmVideoFormats: A collection of video formats available for a video device. Provides enumeration and selection mechanisms.

$image\sqrblit.gif$ ltmmAudioFormat: Selecting an audio format and retrieving information about the selected format.

$image\sqrblit.gif$ ltmmAudioFormats: A collection of audio formats available for a audio device. Provides enumeration and selection mechanisms.

$image\sqrblit.gif$ ltmmCaptureSubType: Selecting a capture sub type and retrieving information about the selected subtype.

$image\sqrblit.gif$ ltmmCaptureSubTypes: A collection of video capture subtypes supported by the current video device. Provides enumeration and selection mechanisms.

$image\sqrblit.gif$ ltmmAnalogVideoDecoder: Analog video capture devices configuration.

MM Demos:

The new release has the following new demos:

$image\sqrblit.gif$ DVD Authoring demo. (C++ and VB)

$image\sqrblit.gif$ NetServer (videoconferencing) demo. (C++ and VB)

$image\sqrblit.gif$ Net Client (videoconferencing) demo. (C++ and VB)

$image\sqrblit.gif$ MediaInfo. (C++ and VB)

$image\sqrblit.gif$ Audio Video Detection demo. (C++)

$image\sqrblit.gif$ Audio replace demo. (C++ and VB)

$image\sqrblit.gif$ Audio callback demo (C++ and VB)

$image\sqrblit.gif$ ConcatAndResize demo, updated. (C++ and VB)

$image\sqrblit.gif$ ConcatSameSize demo, updated. (C++ and VB)