Vision Mixer SDK
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A rapid software development kit to create software vision mixing solutions.
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MediaLooks Vision Mixer SDK includes components for real-time PC-based mixing of media streams and files. It is also equipped with broadcasting features such as high-quality scaling and support for professional video hardware such as Blackmagic, BlueFish444 and AJA video boards.
[edit] Use Cases
- Software vision switcher/production switcher
- Multi-camera vision mixing and streaming of sport events
- Software multi-viewer
[edit] Features & Comparison Chart
| Video Mixing Features | Live Chroma Key SDK | Vision Mixer SDK | Virtual Studio SDK |
|---|---|---|---|
| Real-time mixing of audio/video from live sources, streams or files | √ | √ | √ |
| Frame-accurate mixing of files | √ | √ | √ |
| Playlists support (with gapless playout) | √ | √ | √ |
| Custom alpha mask for each output video block | √ | √ | √ |
| Geometric transforms (e.g. perspective transform or 3D projection) | √ | √ | |
| Transition effects | √ | √ | |
| Save video mixing configurations into "scenes" and apply smooth transitions between "scenes" | √ | √ | √ |
| Chroma keying (Basic) | √ | √ | |
| Chroma keying (Pro) | √ | ||
| CG Basic: multi-language text, graphics and image overlays | √ | √ | √ |
| CG Pro: advanced support for news tickers (crawls and rolls) | Optional | Optional | Optional |
| CG Flash: overlay vector-based Flash animation with transparency | Optional | Optional | Optional |
| Built-in audio/video synchronization | √ | √ | √ |
| In/Out Features | Live Chroma Key SDK | Vision Mixer SDK | Virtual Studio SDK |
| Capture/ingest from DV/HDV sources, web cameras, TV tuners, etc.| | √ | √ | √ |
| In/out compatiblity with Blackmagic devices (DeckLink, Intensity, etc.) | √ | √ | |
| In/out compatibility with BlueFish444 and AJA boards | √ | √ | |
| Simultaneous output to more than one device | √ | √ | |
| External device control via RS-422 interface | √ | √ | |
| Output or file capture in different formats (via built-in video scaling and audio resampling) | √ | √ | √ |
| Stream to Windows Media Services/Silverlight | √ | √ | √ |
| Stream via Flash Media Encoder, ON2 Flix, Real Producer and other applications | √ | √ | √ |
| Save to AVI and WMV files | √ | √ | √ |
| Playout Formats | Live Chroma Key SDK | Vision Mixer SDK | Virtual Studio SDK |
| RTSP, MMS & HTTP Windows Media streams (WMV/ASF media) | √ | √ | √ |
| Windows Media (.WMV files) | √ | √ | √ |
| QuickTime media (.MOV and .MP4 files) | Optional | Optional | Optional |
| Flash animation (.SWF) and Flash Video (.FLV) | Optional | Optional | Optional |
| MXF | Optional | Optional | Optional |
| DV and DVCPRO HD | Optional | Optional | Optional |
| MPEG-2 | Optional | Optional | Optional |
| MPEG-4 | Optional | Optional | Optional |
| H.264/AVC | Optional | Optional | Optional |
| MP3, AC-3 and AAC audio | Optional | Optional | Optional |
| Capture Formats | Live Chroma Key SDK | Vision Mixer SDK | Virtual Studio SDK |
| Windows Media | √ | √ | √ |
| DV and DVCPRO HD | Optional | Optional | Optional |
| MPEG-2 | Optional | Optional | Optional |
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