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I cannot find a list describing all of the different options for video capture in Windows. I would like to keep this list to non-proprietary SDKs (i.e. ImageSource has their own SDK that works with only ImageSource capture cards). To set an age limit on suggestions, everything should be able to run on Windows XP or newer. Include as much information you want about your suggestion. Just to start things off:

  1. DirectShow (Microsoft)
  2. MediaFoundation (Microsoft)
  3. LeadTools Multimedia Capture SDK (Lead Technologies) - Commercial
  4. Video Capture SDK (visioforge) - Commercial
  5. VideoLAN (VLC Project) - GPL
bsruth
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  • Number 2 on your list won't run on Windows XP; it's Vista and later only. –  Oct 13 '10 at 17:48
  • I meant that if it ran only up to Win2K that it wouldn't count. I changed the limits to better reflect my intent. – bsruth Oct 13 '10 at 22:10
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    LeadTools and visioforge are no real sdk's they are just wrappers for directshow + some custom filters from them. – CPlusSharp Jun 08 '12 at 13:46

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cr333
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One more video capture SDK is Datastead: http://datastead.com/

Saurabh Gandhi
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Also:

  • Medialooks MPlatform - for things like 24/7 video logging, time shifting, simultaneous streaming, etc. Fully integrated with Blackmagic, Deltacast and Stream Labs hardware; web cams and cameras supported via DirectShow. Windows XP is also supported.
Andrew Okunev
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Just for clarification:

attwad
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Just a few more:

  • Twain - Mainly for scanners and similar devices, but also supported for some cameras. AFAIK Twain has its own license and is free of charge.
  • libdc1394 - LGPL
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