Changes from Version 14.5 to Version 15

General changes:

$image\sqrblit.gif$ DVD burning.

$image\sqrblit.gif$ DVD conversion.

$image\sqrblit.gif$ Menu support in DVD Authoring.

$image\sqrblit.gif$ New Formats: ISO, MPEG2 DICOM.

$image\sqrblit.gif$ New Theora video CODEC that offers high quality, patent-free compression

$image\sqrblit.gif$ Ability to retrieve a pointer to (and show the dialog for) a target format The format to be used for the converted file. This includes the file format, any special settings used by that format, and which audio and/or video codec A COmpressor combined with a DECompressor, or encoder and a decoder, which allows you to both compress and decompress that same data. is to be used for the conversion, and any special settings used by the codecs. object (mux, sink, compressor , etc.)

$image\sqrblit.gif$ New still image format; PSP thumbnail.

$image\sqrblit.gif$ More flexible conversion; Pause, Run, Preview, still shots, and logging.

$image\sqrblit.gif$ Ability to retrieve the estimated output size while capturing and converting.

$image\sqrblit.gif$ Filter Caching: the toolkit has the ability to preload and reuse filters, instead of creating them each time they are needed.

$image\sqrblit.gif$ Enhanced deinterlace filter: Auto deinterlace, segment deinterlace, pattern deinterlace, ROI, Protected area,

$image\sqrblit.gif$ ROI, Protected area.

$image\sqrblit.gif$ Enhancements to many filters (version 2.0 filters now use an evaluation mechanism which allows you to unlock them as release with an unlock key).

Specific changes:

Capture:

$image\sqrblit.gif$ New capturing formats; ISO and MPEG2 DICOM.

$image\sqrblit.gif$ New still image format; the PSP thumbnail.

$image\sqrblit.gif$ Retrieve the estimated capturing output size for a specific duration of time.

Convert:

$image\sqrblit.gif$ New conversion formats; ISO and MPEG2 DICOM.

$image\sqrblit.gif$ Ability to pause and run the conversion.

$image\sqrblit.gif$ Ability to take still images from the convert object.

$image\sqrblit.gif$ Ability to retrieve the estimated conversion output size.

$image\sqrblit.gif$ Ability to preview during conversion.

$image\sqrblit.gif$ Ability to log the conversion process to a file.

Play:

$image\sqrblit.gif$ New still image format; the PSP thumbnail.

New filters:

$image\sqrblit.gif$ LEAD FLV Multiplexer

$image\sqrblit.gif$ LEAD ISO Multiplexer

$image\sqrblit.gif$ LEAD ISO Demultiplexer

$image\sqrblit.gif$ LEAD MPEG-4 Decoder

$image\sqrblit.gif$ LEAD MPEG-4 Encoder

$image\sqrblit.gif$ LEAD AAC Encoder

$image\sqrblit.gif$ LEAD AAC Decoder

$image\sqrblit.gif$ LEAD AC3 Encoder

$image\sqrblit.gif$ LEAD AMR Encoder

$image\sqrblit.gif$ LEAD AMR Decoder

$image\sqrblit.gif$ LEAD DVD Writer

$image\sqrblit.gif$ LEAD DVD Burner

$image\sqrblit.gif$ LEAD Network Multiplexer

$image\sqrblit.gif$ LEAD Network Sink

$image\sqrblit.gif$ LEAD Network Source

$image\sqrblit.gif$ LEAD Network Demultiplexer

$image\sqrblit.gif$ LEAD Network Protocol Manager Object

$image\sqrblit.gif$ LEAD DirectShow Kernel Object

$image\sqrblit.gif$ LEAD Theora Encoder

$image\sqrblit.gif$ LEAD Theora Decoder

The new release has the following new demos:

$image\sqrblit.gif$ DVD burner The driver that writes the data (burns the data) to the DVD. It is the software that burns the DVD image A set of files that contain all of the video and audio content for a DVD, organized with a table of contents (optional). See also: Title, Chapter, ISO Image. to the physical media. demo (C++ and VB)

$image\sqrblit.gif$ Video overlay demo (C++ and VB).

$image\sqrblit.gif$ Capture demo(VB .NET)

$image\sqrblit.gif$ ConcatSameSize Demo (VB .NET)

$image\sqrblit.gif$ Convert demo (VB .NET)

$image\sqrblit.gif$ DVD Authoring demo (VB .NET)

$image\sqrblit.gif$ Player demo (VB .NET)

$image\sqrblit.gif$ DrawOnVideo (C# .NET)

$image\sqrblit.gif$ GenerateAvi (C# .NET)

$image\sqrblit.gif$ VideoConferencing (C# .NET)

$image\sqrblit.gif$ DrawOnVideo (VB .NET)

$image\sqrblit.gif$ GenerateAvi (VB .NET)

$image\sqrblit.gif$ VideoConferencing (VB .NET)