VideoLab is a set of components for complex video processing with almost zero lines of code!

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What can I build with VideoLab?

With VideoLab you can do just about anything imaginable: synthesize, capture, process, and analyze; mix, listen, visualize and more.

Applications include:

Video Capture - Record videos from camcorder, Web Cam or IP Camera.
DVD Player - Plays DVDs.
Screen Capture - Record videos from the screen.
Combine - Mix, merge, split and transition videos.
Convert - converts video from one format to another.
Filtering - perform batch filtering on videos.
Jukeboxes, and Play Lists - play sequences with cool transition effects.
Transparency - mix videos by using transparent colors.
Broadcast - compress and broadcast the video.
Playback - create playback applications.
Video editing - create video editing and analysis applications.
Video streams - watch video from video streaming servers.

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

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

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Capture, process and record video and audio:

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Mix different video sources, record and display the result:

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Signals can be analyzed in real time of played later and post-processed:

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The latest version of VideoLab supports the old fashioned Windows API( Video For Windows ( VFW ), VCM, WaveAPI, ACM), the newer DirectShow, DMO, the free FreeFrame and even allows if needed any mixture of them. The developer can choose the technology and can switch from one to the other at any moment: VideoLab hides the complexity of the chosen technology and makes the components look almost identical from the developer's perspective.

Here is the full list of the supported technologies:

Win32 API:

Video For Windows ( VFW )
Video Compression Manager ( VCM )
Audio Compression Manager ( ACM )
WaveAPI

DirectX:

DirectShow
Direct Media Objects ( DMO )

Intel:

Intel MMX
Intel Performance Primitives ( IPP )

Free Third Party Libraries:

FreeFrame and FreeFrameGL
VirtualDub

The library includes AVI Player, AVI Logger with compression capabilities, DirectShow Video Player and Video Logger, Noise generators, Test Image generator, Video Display, and DirectShow video Render, Histogram, a large set of filters, geometric transformation components, Mixers, Effects, a Win32 API and DirectShow Video Capture component. Some additional components from the SignalLab and PlotLab have been added to allow processing Histogram Data, and components from AudioLab are included to allow basic audio processing and display.

Our component libraries come in 3 versions a VCL - Firemonkey version (for Delphi / C++ Builder / RAD Studio 10.3 or higher), an MFC compatible Visual C++ version, and a .NET 4.0 supporting Visual Studio 2005 or higher.

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 4.0 (4.5 and higher 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		Converts Wave Audio Data Buffers into Real Data Buffers
ALGenericFilter		User defined filter for Audio data
VLAudioSynchronize		Use this component to synchronize the video with the time from the audio stream

Audio generators

ALGenericGen

User defined generator for Audio data

Audio output components

ALAudioOut

Sends audio data to an audio output device

Color transformations

VLGrayScale		Converts the video to gray scale
VLColorTwist		Twists the colors of the image
VLGammaFilter		Gamma-corrects the image
VLImageAdjust		Adjusts the Brightness, Contrast, Saturation, Hue, and Lightness of the image
VLThreshold		Sets the pixels above/bellow a threshold to a color
VLHistogramEqualize		Equalizes the image histogram
VLColorLookup		Changes the pixel colors based on a lookup table

Converters

ALAudioToReal		Converts Wave Audio Data Buffers into Real Data Buffers
SLChangeRange		Changes the output range of the signal
SLDetectLevels		Detects levels in the input signal
SLPair		Pairs multiple data buffers together
SLMakeStructure		Combines elements into a strucrure
SLSplitStructure		Splits a structure into multiple elements

Custom Filters

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

DirectShow Audio output components

ALDSAudioOut

Sends audio data to an audio output device

DirectShow Video Compression

VLDSVideoCompressor		Compresses the video using DirectShow
VLDSVideoDecompressor		Decompresses compressed video using DirectShow

DirectShow Video Filters

VLDMOEffect		Performs a DMO effect over the video
VLDSVideoFilter		Passes video trough a DirectShow filter

DirectShow Video output components

VLDSImageDisplay		Video display component using DirectShow
VLDSVideoLogger		Records Video files using DirectShow
VLDSVideoOut		Sends video to an output device
VLASFLogger		Records ASF and WMV Video Files
VLASFBroadcast		Broadcasts ASF and WMV Video over Internet using TCP/IP socket and/or publishing point(s)
VLDSToSinkFilter		Sends video to a DirectShow filter

DirectShow Video source components

VLDSCapture		Captures Video from device using DirectShow
VLDSVideoPlayer		Plays Video files using DirectShow
VLDSFromSourceFilter		Captures video from DirectShow filter

DirectShow support components

VLDSVideoPreviewDock

Docking location for video preview

Displays

MLDSGraphView

DirectShow graph display

Effects

VLFire		Applies fire effect over the frames, or generates frames with fire
VLRipple		Applies water ripple effect over the frames, or generates frames with water ripple
VLAlphaTrail		Applies alpha trail effect over the video.

Generic Filters

SLGenericReal		User defined filter for Real data
SLGenericFilter		User defined filter for Binary data
SLGenericRealMatrix		User defined generator for Real matrix data
TLGenericTextFilter		User defined filter for Text data
TLGenericFilter		User defined timing filter

Generic Generators

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

Geometric transformations

VLResize		Resizes the image
VLCrop		Crops the video
VLMirror		Mirrors the image
VLRotate		Rotates the image
VLShear		Shears the image
VLWarp		Warps the image
VLFishEye		Applies FishEye effect over the image
VLSwirl		Applies FishEye effect over the image
VLCylinder		Applies Cylinder effect over the image
VLMovingLeastSquaresWarp		Applies Moving Least Squares Warp effect over the image

Noise generators

VLUniformNoise		Adds Uniform Random noise to the image
VLGaussNoise		Adds Gaussian distribution oise to the image

Other

VLDraw		Applies(draws) graphical layers over the video frames
VLSnapshot		Takes a snapshot frame
VLHistogram		Computes intensity histogram of image
VLCombine		Combines two videos
VLFrameChange		Combines two sequential frames
VLColorSplit		Splits the image into color components
VLApplyMask		Applies a picture mask over the image
VLTransparentColor		Merges two videos with transparent(see trough) color in one of them
VLQueuedSwitch		Multi-channel queued video and audio switch
VLDelay		Delays the video by a number of frames
VLChangeFormat		Changes the video format
VLSwitch		Enables or disables the video to go trough
VLColorsToReal		Splits the color components of a frame in real buffers
VLChangeRate		Changes the video frame rate
VLRealToFrame		Constructs frame from color space real buffers
VLColorMerge		Merges color components (RGB, YUV etc.) into a frame
VLHueVector		Computes the Hue Vector of image
VLApplyAlpha		Applies an Alpha channel over the image
VLVideoMixer		Mixes multiple video streams
VLFrameQueue		Video frames queue component
OpenWireStudio		Loads, executes, and exchanges data with OpenWire Studio projects

Plug In filters

VLFreeFrame		Applies a FreeFrame filter or effect
VLVirtualDub		Applies a VirtualDub filter or effect

Signal Filters

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

Signal Generators

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

Timing components

TLWatchDogTimer		Implements a Watch Dog Timer.
TLMainThredEvent		Allows other threads to generate main thread notifications.
TLClockGen		Provides clock for other components.
TLThreadEvent		Use this component to execute code in a separated thread
TLStopWatch		Use this component to implement a Stop Watch
TLFrequencyMeter		Use this component to implement a Frequency meter
TLCounter		Use this component to implement a Counter

Transformations

SLAverageValue

Use this component to average the input values

Video Compression

VLVideoDecompressor		Decompresses compressed video
VLVideoCompressor		Compresses the video
VLLAVVideoCompressor		Compresses video using FFMPeg/LibAV
VLLAVVideoDecompressor		Decompresses compressed video using FFMPeg/LibAV

Video filters

VLMorphFilter		Erodes or deludes the video
VLWienerFilter		Performs Wiener filter over the video
VLGenericFilter		User defined filter for Video data
VLBoxFilter		Performs Average, Min, Max or Median filter operation
VLFixedFilter		Performs predefined filter operation over the image
VLRectKernelFilter		Performs user defined rectangular kernel filter
VLGaussianBlur		Gaussian blur filter
VLHistory		Provides history for the last N frames.
VLUnsharp		Performs Unsharp masking over the image
VLNegative		Converts the image into a negative
VLSolarize		Applies Solarization effect over the image

Video output components

VLImageDisplay		Video display component
VLAVILogger		Records AVI Video files
VLNDIVideoBroadcast		Implements NDI Video Broadcast component
VLLAVVideoLogger		Records Video files using FFMPeg/LibAV
VLDebugDisplayWindow		Opens a debug window showing the video sent to the component

Video source components

VLImageGen		Generates video from image
VLAxisCapture		Captures Video from Axis IP Camera using the Axis media control
VLCapture		Captures Video from device
VLAVIPlayer		Plays AVI Video files
VLGenericGen		User defined generator for Video data
VLASFPlayer		Plays ASF and WMV Video Files
VLJaehneGen		Generates a test Jaehne image
VLScreenCapture		Captures Video from the screen
VLDVDPlayer		Plays DVDs
VLIPCamera		Use this component to capture video data from a generic IP Camera
VLNDIVideoReceiver		Implements NDI Video Receiver
VLVideoPlayer		Cross platform Video Player (Currently only MAC implementation)
VLFMXVideoCapture		Cross Platform FireMonkey Video Capture component
VLLAVVideoPlayer		Plays Video files using FFMpeg/LibAV

Visualization

SLScope		Visible Scope/Plot component for representing floating point data
SLWaterfall		Visible waterfall for representing Real(double) data

Video Layers

SLScopeLayer		A scope drawing layer. You can add this layer to any drawing component such as TVLDraw to render a video layer containing a scope
SLWaterfallLayer		A waterfall draw layer. You can add this layer to any drawing component such as TVLDraw to render a video layer containing a waterfall
VLDrawShapeLayer		Layer drawing simple shapes
VLDrawTextLayer		Layer drawing text labels
VLDrawPictureLayer		Layer drawing image
VLDrawMarkersLayer		Layer drawing markers
VLDrawXYFloatLayer		Layer drawing X,Y points
VLImageDisplayLayer		Layer drawing video
VLFireLayer		Fire effect video layer

Matrix Layers

SLExternalScopeMatrixLayer		A scope matrix component layer
SLExternalWaterfallMatrixLayer		A waterfall matrix component layer
VLExternalImageDisplayMatrixLayer		Matrix element drawing video

Control Element

SLExternalScopeElement		A scope component element
SLExternalWaterfallElement		A waterfall component element
VLExternalImageDisplayElement		Component element drawing video

VideoLab: What's New

New in Version 8.0.0.142 (released on 2025-03-26)

Added IGPGraphicsPath.ForFigure
Added option to preserve Dynamic Element Types when when serializing

New in Version 8.0.0.141 (released on 2025-03-20)

Added RAD Studio 12.3 Athens support
Added support for the new 64 bit RAD Studio IDE

New in Version 8.0.0.140 (released on 2025-03-09)

Improved IGDIPlus image codecs support
Added IGPMatrixStore.Restore method
Added IGPGraphics.ForHDC
Added IGPGraphics ForSavedRenderingOrigin, ForSavedCompositingMode, ForSavedCompositingQuality, ForSavedTextRenderingHint, ForSavedContrast, ForSavedInterpolationMode, ForSavedSmoothingMode, ForSavedPixelOffsetMode, ForSavedTransform, and ForSavedClip
Added DivideBy, Bottom, and Right to TIGPRect and TIGPRectF
Added TIGPFMXBitmap class
Added TIGPFMXBitmapHelper, TIGPFMXGraphics, and TIGPFMXCanvasHelper class helpers
Added ForGraphics to TIGPVclBitmapHelper, and TIGPVclCanvasHelper
TJsonParser renamed to JsonParser
Initial migration to using Make instead of Create class methods for creating interfaced objects
Improved performance
Added component name highlighting in the property editor
Improved Sockets error handling
Added option to pass multiple patterns to ForFiles
Added support for hint images
Improved 64 bit support
Added support for paste multiple items
Added ForNames and ReadAnyString to IReader
Added IsConnectedByIDs with Set parameter
Improved C++ Builder Win64x compatibility
ClockPin renamed to ClockInputPin in some of the components
Improved HEX editor
Added Playing, CanPlay, and CanStart properties to TVLVideoPlayer
Added OnPaint support for the VideoDisplays

New in Version 8.0.0.126 (released on 2024-08-19)

Improved Delphi 12 support
Improved Design time property and component editors
Added FrameSize property to the Image Display component
Added ImageToScreen method to the Image Display component
Added Image to Real format converter
Improved TTLMainThreadEvent implementation
Improved support for Packing/Unpacking Structure and Packet elements
Improved TALDSVideoPlayer on progress event implementation
Improved Scope implementation
PreviewPins renamed to PreviewOutputPin, and PreviewInputPin correspondingly
Improved Pause handling for TALDSVideoPlayer
Added closed caption overlay support in TVLDSCapture
Added option to resize the buffers when loading from files

New in Version 8.0.0.120 (released on 2024-06-14)

Improved Delphi 12.0 support
Improved Persistent Collections Editor
Improved LiveBinding editor performance
Added Terminate for IShellProcess
Added TFileHelper with ContentEquals method
Improved compatibility with the Delphi 12.0 Modern Compiler
Added Unsigned buffer support
Improved performance
Improved Scope/Waterfall screen refresh
Improved Debugger Visualizers

New in Version 8.0.0.108 (released on 2024-02-21)

Improved C++ Builder support
Improved Design time Performance

New in Version 8.0.0.101 (released on 2023-12-06)

Added Delphi 12 support
Redesigned installation not requiring Admin privileges when compiling the libraries
Improved Performance
Added Sets support
Improved Mitov TypeInfo
Improved Dynamic Type Info
Improved Mitov Design Time API
Redesigned Persistent Collection Editor
Modernized Dialogs
Improved Win64 support
Improved Container Classes
Added TDirecory helper
Large number of bug fixes
Improved Property and Component Editors
Added MouseHitPoint to Scope Channels, and Waterfall Highlighting
Improved LAVVideoPlayer

New in Version 8.0.0. 77 (released on 2022-04-30)

Improved DirectShow Video Capture component
Improved Scope Threading support

New in Version 8.0.0. 74 (released on 2022-04-25)

Updated maintenance release for RAD Studio/Delphi 10.4 Sydney with minor improvements

New in Version 8.0.0. 73 (released on 2022-04-20)

Updated maintenance release for RAD Studio/Delphi 10.3 Rio with minor improvements

New in Version 8.0.0. 69 (released on 2022-03-28)

Added support of indexed list collection enumebarbles
Improved MAC64 support
Improved OpenWire Graphical Editor
Improved performance
Improved support for drag-able Scope and Waterfall markers
Added mouse events for Scope and Waterfall marker cross hairs

New in Version 8.0.0. 63 (released on 2022-03-09)

Updated maintenance release for RAD Studio/Delphi 10.4 Sydney

New in Version 8.0.0. 62 (released on 2022-03-07)

Updated maintenance release for RAD Studio/Delphi 10.3 Rio

New in Version 8.0.0. 59 (released on 2022-03-02)

Improved RAD Studio 11 compatibility
Improved RGBW and RGBWAlpha color support
Improved Execute Process implementation
Improved support for OpenWire State pins
Improved Structure components support
Significantly expanded MouseHitPoint settings for the Scope, and Waterfall
Added Clock Event elements in Make/Split Structure components

New in Version 8.0.0. 48 (released on 2022-01-28)

Added basic RGBW and RGBWAlpha support
Number os small design time bug fixes

New in Version 8.0.0. 43 (released on 2021-12-21)

Improved Rad Studio 11 compatibility
Improved Mitov.Runtime collections
Improved performance
Improved Dynamic Type Info support
Improved Visual Live Binding support
Improved elements editor

New in Version 8.0.0. 36 (released on 2021-10-11)

Added RAD Studio 11 support
Improved Performance
Improved Property Editors
Improved Debugger Visualizers
Added more Format Converters
Improved JSON support
Improved FMX Waterfall implementation
Added 4bit grayscale image support
Added option for user provided polygons in the TVLDrawPolygonsLayer

New in Version 8.0.0. 27 (released on 2021-06-20)

Improved RAD Studio 10.4 Sydney support
Improved Dynamic Type Info implementation

New in Version 8.0.0. 21 (released on 2021-05-12)

Added RAD Studio 10.4 Sydney support
Improved Dynamic Type Info implementation

New in Version 8.0.0. 0 (released on 2020-11-26)

Added Visual Studio 2019 support
Redesigned Visual C++ support
Added Byte and Char visual live bindings
Significantly improved loading execution, and editing speed
Significantly improved JSON support
Improved IGDIPlus rendering performance
Modified to use interface class function methods instead of constructors
Redesigned pin path collection to significantly improve the speed
Redesigned to set pin and properties owner fields on creation
Improved pin information caching
CreateLock replaced by Create with Lock parameter
Improved FMX Design Time support
Improved FMX support
Improved zoom selecting in the scope

New in Version 7.8.3.72 (released on 2020-09-24)

Updated to RAD Studio 10.3 Rio Update 3
Added support for Boolean Buffers
Improved buffer visualizers
Improved TVLDraw implementation
Improved NDI support
Added initial Windows support for TVLVideoPlayer
Added Audio and Video support to the Packet and Structure components
Improved Unpacket implementation
Added UnpackedOutputPin to the Split Structure and Unpacket components
Significantly Improved FMX support for the Scope and Waterfall components
Improved Visual Live Bindings
Significantly redesigned OpenWire Editor
Added initial Quaternion and 3D Point support
Added OSX64 support
Improved overall performance and stability
Added option to use Const anonymous methods for improved performance
Improved FMX compatibility and support
Simplified JSON API
Improved JSON implementation
Improved sockets implementation
Added Sockets Multicast support
Significantly improved Execute Process implementation
Added support TStrings reverse enumerators and Query interface trough class helper
Improved Dynamic Type Info implementation
Improved Property Collection and Component Collection editors
Improved Property editors

New in Version 7.8.2.288 (released on 2018-12-21)

Added RAD Studio 10.3 Rio support
Improved Dynamic Type Info implementation
Improved property editors
Added optional override for Frame Rate, OnConnectionsCountChanged, and OnTallyChanged to the NDI Boroadcast
Added OnStreamsCountChanged to the NDI Receiver

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

Added Initial Linux support
Added Initial iOS support
Added RAD Studio 10.2 Tokyo support
Added Visual Studio 2017 support
Added 64 bit Visual C++ support
Improved MAC, and Android compatibility
Improved video players support when audio stream is not present
Added TVLHistory
Added TVLMovingLeastSquaresWarp
Added TVLUnsharp
Added TVLNegative
Added TVLSolarize
Added TVLNDIVideoReceiver
Added TVLNDIVideoBroadcast
Added LastFrameOnStop to the TVLVideoMixer
Improved IP Camera support
Improved GPU support
Added TVLVideoMixer.Close and IgnoreRate
Added VLVideoPlayer
Added TVLFMXVideoCapture
Added TVLDebugDisplayWindow component
Added ROI support for Mirror
Added IP Camera inplace display
Changed to allow cropping on/off during run
Improved UYVY support
Added OnDragged event for TSLDisplayCursor
Improved support for Scope Cursors
Added separated AutoScaling EnabledMin and EnabledMax properties
Added initial Waterfall Interpolate option
Added TSLWaterfallMarkers.AddAt
Added CursorTrail settings
Added GetXIndexesAtValue and GetYIndexesAtValue to the Scope Channels
Added serialization for ISLDataBuffer
Added buffer enumerators
Improved bindings API
Pins converted to use the new Mitov.Runtime serialization
Added OWRequiredPinAttribute support
Added TOWIntToCardinalFormatConverter and TOWCardinalToIntegerFormatConverter
Added TOWRealToRealComplexFormatConverter
Added TOWRealListStatePin and TOWIntegerListStatePin
Added Execute Process
Added Command Line parsing and Process Execute
Added option to disable the design time extentions
Added Socket Binding
Redesigned JSON Serialization
Added TPeriodicThread
Added initial Dynamic Type Info implementation
Added GetIndexedSubProperty in the RTTI
Added GetType for TObject in the RTTI
Added support for both object and class in TMethodInfo.Invoke in the RTTI
Enchanced Query functionality
Added IPairCollection
IArrayWriter renamed to ISequentialWriter
IArrayReader renamed to ISequentialReader
Improved Serialization Readers
Added Reserialize
Improved design time property editors support
Added option to replace property collection items while keeping all compatible settings
Added filtering for property collections
Added support for categorized list property selection
Added TreeView filtering support
Updated to use the latest Delphi language features

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

Added RAD Studio 10.1 Berlin support
Removed the old .NET 2.0 Assemblies
Added Negative, Solarize, and Unsharp components with Multi-core, and OpenCL GPU implementations
New mirrored border processing Multi-core, and OpenCL GPU Morph filter, all the Box Filters, Wiener Filter, Gaussian Blur, and Rectangle Kernel filter implementation
New Multi-core, and OpenCL GPU Image Adjust component
Added Visual Live Binding property editors
Added Reset to Default property editors
Added Enum property editors
Added Class events property editors
Added Multi-Event property editors
Improved RTSP/IPCamera
Added option to Enable the processing engines
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)

Added 10 Seattle support
Added support for VS2015
Added TOWBoolToIntFormatConverter
Improved threading support
Improved OpenWire Editor
Clock pins changed to MiltiSink
Improved Design Time Editors
Improved JSON support
Improved collections
Added more Live Binding types
Added support for hosting OpenWire Studio projects
Added serialization support in the buffers
Improved support for IP Cameras
Added TVLMovingLeastSquaresWarp
Added OnlyTimestamps option to the TVLChangeRate

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

Added TTLGenericFilter
Added more visual live binding types
Significantly improved property Delphi editors
Timestamps interfaced
IVLDateTime interfaced
IVLTimeCode interfaced
Added option to access Aplha Pixels in image buffer
Improved IP Camera support

New in Version 7.5.1.0 (released on 2014-12-20)

Improved .NET support
Enchanced OpenWire Editor
Added custom toolbar buttons, and images to the PlotLab components
Added more visual live bindings
Added custom Width for the display cursors to the PlotLab components
Improved TVLDSVideoModes and TALDSAudioModes support for the TVLDSCapture

New in Version 7.5.0.0 (released on 2014-11-18)

Improved IPCamera component
Added TVLSharedMemoryIn component
Added TVLSharedMemoryOut component
Added OpenCL and parallel processing support for TVLImageAdjust
Improved FFMpeg support
Added button events to the PlotLab components
Added selection mouse events to the PlotLab components
Added HoldWhileZooming to the PlotLab components
Added DisplayChannelLink custoom drawing to the PlotLab components
Includes the free Mitov.Runtime
Added XE7 support

New in Version 7.0.0.0 (released on 2014-04-15)

XE5 and XE6 support
Significantly enhanced OpenWire Editor
Improved Property and component editors
Improved FireMonkey support
Performance improvements
Added FFMPeg VideoLogger, VideoPlayer, VideoCompressor, and VideoDecompressor
Improved IPCamera component
Added TLPProcessingManager component
Added TTLSynchronize component
Added TVLHistory component
Added TVLVideoSynchronize component
Added support for DB signal data binding
Added support for VCL DB Components visual live binding
Improved Imadge Adjust component

New in Version 6.0 (released on 2013-06-12)

Added support for Delphi / C++ Builder / RAD Studio XE4
The OpenWire Editor and Visual Live Binding are now included in the install
Added TVLIPCapture component
Added TTLStopWatch component
Added TTLCounter component
Added TTLThreadEvent component
Added TTLFrequencyMeter component
Added TSLAverageValue component
Added FreeFrameGL support and FreeFrame 1.6 64 bit Beta specification compliant support
Added support for still image cameras in DirectShow
Improved Firemonkey support
Significantly improved threading model and performance
Significant code reduction due to upgrade to the latest language features such as generics, anonymous methods, and attributes
New design time API and functionality
Better integration with the OpenWire Editor including inplace editors in the OpenWire view
Discontinued support for Delphi and C++ Builder versions older than XE2 due to the lack of support for the latest language features in them
Redesigned DirectShow support
Improved .NET memory management
Improved .NET design time integration
Improved OpenWire Editor .NET integration

New in Version 5.0.3.1 (released on 2012-10-20)

Fixed a bug when populating existing buffers in .NET generic filters

New in Version 5.0.3 (released on 2012-10-10)

Added TMLDSMediaFilter component
Added TTLGenericTextFilter component
Added cursor pins for the Waterfall component
Added floating markers for the Scope component
Integrates with Visual Live Bindings
Can render video over any Firemonkey component that can accept bitmaps, including 3D textured components
Added support for Delphi / C++ Builder / RAD Studio XE3
Added support for Visual Studio 2012
Improved Firemonkey support
Fixed memory leak for .NET generic filters

New in Version 5.0.2 (released on 2012-04-16)

Added FireMonkey support.
Added 64 bit support for VCL, FireMonkey, and .NET
All .NET assemblies are now managed assemblies.
The .NET assemblies are reduced by half combining low level and high level assemblies, and simplifying deployment.
All .NET assemblies now contain the necessary 32 and 64 bit BPLs and DLLs internally simplifying the deployment.
The .NET Visual C++ redistributables are no longer needed.
Added access to IBaseFilter in the DirectShow video capture component.
Added PlotLab Waterfall Cursors, CursorLinks and Labels.
Added PlotLab Waterfall Cursor Intersection pins.

New in Version 5.0.1 (released on 2011-10-18)

The managed assemblies are now rewritten in C# for better .NET 4.0 compatibility.
Added support for .NET 4.0 and .NET 3.5 “Client Profile”.
Significantly improved .NET type converters.
Significantly optimized component loading performance in .NET.
Major improvements in the .NET property editors.
Small improvements in the Unicode support for VC++.
Improved VisualStudio 2010 .NET support.
.NET assemblies have been renamed to better match the Microsoft guidelines.
Added .NET 4.0 assemblies.

New in Version 5.0 (released on 2011-09-05)

Added Delphi XE and XE2 support.
Added video capture camera control.
Added 16 bit GrayScale, YV12, and IYUV video format support.
Added TVLAlphaTrail component.
Added DMO values, and envelopes.
Added Scope and Waterfall marker crosshairs.
Added ASF player attributes.
Brand new subsample Waterfall rendering mechanism.
Added optional user input for the video layers.
Significantly improved multithreading model adapted for multicore systems, with advanced relaxed interlocking, and with optional per-component, dedicated threads

New in Version 4.5

Added Visual Studio 2010 support.
Added DVD component.
Added TVLGaussianBlur component.
Added TVLDSVideoFilter component.
Added TMLDSGraphView component.
Added TSLGenericRealMatrix component.
Added SLGenericRealValue and TSLGenericRealValueGen components.
Improved DirectShow support.
Improved multithreading locks.
Improved Scope component.
Improved RAD Studio 2010 buffer debugger visualizes.

New in Version 4.3.1

Updated install.
Improved RAD Studio 2010 buffer debugger visualizes.

New in Version 4.3

Added RAD Studio 2010 support.
Added support for composite controls.
Added TVLDSToSinkFilter and TVLDSFromSourceFilter components.
Added screen capture component.
Added picture layer.
Added Image display layer.
Added Image display matrix layer.
Added Image display component element.
Added component elements support for the Scope and Waterfall components.
Improved .NET memory management.
Added RAD Studio 2010 buffer debugger visualizes.

New in Version 4.0.1

Added Axis support.
Added multiple axes support for the Scope cursors.
Added support for short, unsigned short and unsigned integer data for the scope and waterfall components.
Improved marker support for the Scope.
Improved installs.
Improved QueuedSwitch component.
Improved master pumping for the DSVideoPlayer.

New in Version 4.0

Full Visual Studio 2008 support.
Full RAD Studio 2009 support.
Added Prism support.
Improved .NET support.
The library is now fully Unicode compliant.
New higher performance multithreading locking for better multi core utilization.
Significantly enhanced buffer classes.
Full Alpha channel support across the library, including in mixers, geometric transformations, remap filters, histogram components, loggers, and players.
Improved DirectShow support, including improved BlackMagic DeckLink support.
Added TimingLab ClockGen, WatchDogTimer, and MainThredEvent components.
Added ChangeRange and DetectLevels components.
Added 4 more frame buffer video formats - UYVY, RGBA32, RGB565, and RGB555.
Added automatic format converters in OpenWire.
Added basic aspect ratio support.
Added Remap filters - FishEye, Swirl, Cylinder
Added color Lookup filter
Added multichannel video mixer.
Added Windows Media Format broadcasting component.
Added custom rectangular kernel filter.
Added VirtualDub plug-in support.
Added FrameQueue component.
Added VectorScope component.
Added video effects.
Added integrated GDI+ support.
Added layered drawing component. (Allows applying drawing layers over the video frames)
The Scope component supports multiple X and Y Axes.
Added Scope and Waterfall toolbar customization.
The Scope now allows data gaps.
Added Scope Automatic data down sampling for faster drawing of huge amounts of data.
Added Scope X Axis logarithmic support.
Added Scope channel links (Allow channels to be paired together to form a zone)
Circular and arbitrary zones added to the Scope component.
Added Scope Step channel mode.
Added scope panning navigation mode.
Added Scope directional zooming.
Added Scope and Waterfall Axis and Level configuration buttons.
Added new examples.

New in Version 3.1

All libraries are available under .NET.
All design time features are now available in .NET
All .NET assemblies are signed.
The assemblies are registered in GAC.
All DLLs are made embedded resources in the assemblies.
Fixed some minor OpenWire problems.
Full RAD Studio 2007 support.
Fixed problems with Reversed and Vertical scope.
Added new custom step modes to the Scope and Waterfall.
Added data access methods to the Waterfall.
Added number of new design editors.
Enhanced help files.
Delphi 2005, BDS 2006, and RAD 2007 help files are now integrated.
Added new examples.

New in Version 3.0

Added ChangeRate component.
Added RealToFrame component.
Added ColorMerge component.
Updated to IPP 5.1.
Added raw closed caption support (allows access to the CC text).
Improved video/audio capture when sharing device.
Added support for 8 bit AVI files in TVLAVIPlayer.
Added TVLColorsToReal component.
Added support for HLS, HSV, YUV, XYZ, YCbCr, YCC and CIELab color modes in the TVLHistogram and TVLColorSplit components.
Added TVLDSVideoCompressor.
The TVLDSCapture now can capture from DV devices and a separated audio source.
Added GrayScale buffer type support.
New faster multithreading buffer protection.
New faster buffer memory manager.
The DataAceessObjects for the buffers are now obsolete. The functionality is moved to the buffers.
The buffers raw data access methods now are called Read, Write and Modify. The ModifyData is split into Modify and Write to reduce unnecessary memory copy operations and to improve the performance.
Added 24 and 32 bit PCM audio buffer support.
Added higher than 44100 sample audio rates support.
Added multichannel (More than 2) audio support.
Added Generic generator components.
Added On/Off Switch component.
Added ChangeFormat component.
Fixed Enable/Disable TVLDSVideoLogger for video and audio logging.
Enhanced DirectShow TV Tuner support.
Enhanced ASF profile support.
Added basic WMR9 support.
Added basic Unicode support for Visual C++ MFC.
Fixed bug in CTStrings support in Visual C++ MFC.
Fixed bug in the Visual C++ version of ToBitmap.
Added Scope and Waterfall custom axis labels.
Added Scope channel value intersections support.
Added Scope and Waterfall Axis zooming and toolbars.
Added X/Y plotting support to the Scope.
Added Scope channel highlighting.
Added Scope Channel OnClick events.
Added Scope Cursor events.
Added Scope and Waterfall mouse value tip window.
Added Scope and Waterfall OnZoom events.

New in Version 2.2.1

Fixed a conflict with TChart.
Added Four CC property for the DirectShow Audio and Video compression.
Added initial support for vertical Scope.

New in Version 2.2

Added two Audio Out components from AudioLab.
Added BDS 2006 support.
Added Visual Studio 2005 support.
Added DV recording date and time support.
Added DV timecode support.
Added Scope measurements and selections.
Added basic mouse wheel support.
Enhanced property pages.
Allows adding cursors from the property pages.
Allows reversed X axes for the Waterfall component.
The cursors and the markers now are available in the legend.
The Scope and the Waterfall can receive focus.
Numerous fixes in the TVLDSCapture component.
New Snapshot component.
The Queued switch can work as a non-queued switch now.
Added Scope cursors, and property pages.
Enhanced Scope markers.
This version fully supports Visual C++.
Added Waterfall markers.
Added custom draw functionality in the Scope channels.
Added Undo/Redo zoom functionality.
Added channel editor for the Scope.
Added Marker editor for the Waterfall.
Improved Video Compression support.

New in Version 2.1

This version does not need any DLLs in order to work.
New compression and decompression components for Video over IP applications.
New cropping component.
New thresholding component.
New TVLDSVideoOut component for sending video to external video devices such as Camcorders, VCR or external monitors.
New histogram equalization component.
New video delay component.
New queued video switch component for rapid switching between video sources while running.
New Windows Media Format component for creating ASF and WMV files and protected content.
The TVLDSCapture component has been enchanted with better TV tuner support.
The TVLDSCapture component has been enchanted DV control support.
Closed captioning support has been added for the TVLDSCapture component.
The logging components have been redesigned to better support splitting video files.
Combine video supports offsets.
Improved master pumping.

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

VideoLab Examples

Capture from Video Camera, Camcorder, VCR, DVD Player, webcam or TV Tuner				Demo: Video Capture demo Tutorial: Write a DirectShow video capture application with VideoLab using Delphi or C++ Builder
Perform geometric transformations. Resize, Rotate, Mirror, Shear, Warp, Inverse Warp				Demo: Geometric Transforms demo
VL Perform image filters				Demo: Video Filters demo
Combine Video files				Demo: Combine Video demo
Perform Alpha Blending and add transparent bitmaps to the video				Demo: Transparent Colors demo
Create your own filters				Demo: Custom Video Filter demo
Capture bitmaps from video				Demo: Capture Bitmap demo
Generate Video from bitmaps				Demo: Generate Video from Bitmaps demo
Visualize the RGB Histogram				Demo: Video Histogram demo
Visualize the Audio				Demo: Audio Display demo
Use FreeFrame filters				Demo: FreeFrame demo

VideoLab: Frequently Asked Questions

Q: Does VideoLab support the format of my Video Files?

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

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

A: 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. VideoLab needs a codec available in the system in order to decode the file. A huge selection of codecs is available on the WEB.

Q: Do I have to purchase VideoLab?

A: VideoLab 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.

Q: Is VideoLab multithreading? Will it stop streaming while I move the window with the mouse?

A: Yes. VideoLab is fully multithreaded and will not stop streaming while the main thread is busy.

Q: Does VideoLab support DirectShow?

A: Yes. VideoLab supports DirectShow 8.1 or higher.

Q: What version of DirectShow I need to run VideoLab?

A: VideoLab supports DirectShow 8.1 or higher.

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

A: Yes. Check the CaptureBitmap in the demos directory.

Q: Can I create a movie from bitmaps?

A: Yes. Check the RecordBitmapsDemo in the demos directory.

Q: Can I process bitmap images with VideoLab?

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

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

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

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

A: Yes. VideoLab uses DirectShow to play and record files. Many formats do not allow easy positioning and can’t be used with DirectShow Editing Services. VideoLab 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.

Q: Can I play video files from a Web URL?

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

Q: I want to use VideoLab. Do I have to install DirectShow?

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

VideoLab Installers

Firemonkey and VCL Installer: VideoLab 8.0.0.142 VCL and FireMonkey for 12.3 Athens

Updated on 2025-03-26, downloaded 323 times.

Firemonkey and VCL Installer: VideoLab 8.0.0.77 VCL and FireMonkey 32 & 64 bit support for 11.X Alexandria

Updated on 2022-05-01, downloaded 576 times.

Firemonkey and VCL Installer: VideoLab 8.0.0.74 VCL and FireMonkey 32 & 64 bit support for 10.4 Sydney Update 2

Updated on 2022-04-25, downloaded 379 times.

Firemonkey and VCL Installer: VideoLab 8.0.0.73 VCL and FireMonkey 32 & 64 bit support for 10.3 Rio Update 3

Updated on 2022-04-20, downloaded 457 times.

Visual C++ Installer: VideoLab 8.0.0.0 for Visual C++ MFC

Updated on 2020-11-26, downloaded 13861 times.

.NET Installer: VideoLab 8.0.0.1 for Microsoft .NET 4.0 (4.5 and 4.6 compatible)

Updated on 2020-11-27, downloaded 35342 times.

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

Updated on 2018-12-22, downloaded 1319 times.

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

Updated on 2016-06-06, downloaded 2202 times.

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

Updated on 2015-10-28, downloaded 1414 times.

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

Updated on 2015-06-11, downloaded 1486 times.

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

Updated on 2014-11-18, downloaded 1648 times.

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

Updated on 2014-04-22, downloaded 1392 times.

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

Updated on 2013-06-13, downloaded 4423 times.

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

Updated on 2012-10-13, downloaded 1223 times.

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

Updated on 2012-10-11, downloaded 11144 times.

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

Updated on 2011-10-18, downloaded 70695 times.

Demos

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

Audio Display demo	Processes a video file and displays the audio signal in a scope
AVI Filter demo	Demonstrates applying a filter to an AVI input file and saving the output to a new file.
Combine Video demo	Demonstrates combining two or more video streams and displaying one stream inside another at arbitrary locations and orientations
Geometric Transforms demo	Demonstrates rotate, warp, mirror and other geometric transformations
FreeFrame demo	Demonstrates application of FreeFrame filters or effects ( http://freeframe.sourceforge.net/ )
Remap Filters demo	Applies Fish Eye, Swirl and other effects to video
Transparent Colors demo	Shows how to apply transparencies and alpha effects to video streams
Vector Scope demo	Demonstrates analyzing video color and displaying hue value in a Vector Scope
Video Compression demo	Demonstrates video compression
Video Effects demo	Fire, wind, text layering and other cool video effects
Video Filters demo	Demonstrates box, gamma-correction, gray scale, high pass and color twist effects
Video Histogram demo	Displays RGB values in a histogram plot

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