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VideoCap Pro Video Capture ActiveX SDK Changelog

What's new in VideoCap Pro Video Capture ActiveX SDK 17.0

Mar 15, 2024
  • Added Barcode reader plugin. Support read 1D, 2D Barcode. Supported UPC-A, UPC-E, EAN-8, EAN-13, Code 39, Code 93, Code 128, ITF, Codabar, MSI, RSS-14 (all variants), QR Code, Data Matrix, Aztec and PDF-417
  • Added BarcodeInterval property. Support read barcode at specific Interval.
  • Added BarcodeEnable property. Support enable or disable read barcode at run time.
  • Added BarcodeDetected event. Support Fired this event, return the barcode value when barcode detected.
  • Fixed Picture in Picture effect - PIPStart method cannot save to MP4 file.
  • Recreate all C#2010, C#2019, VB.NET 2010, VB.NET 2019 samples. Fixed Some old samples cannot open.
  • Added VB6, VB.NET2010, VB.NET2019, C#2010, C#2019 Barcode Reader samples.

New in VideoCap Pro Video Capture ActiveX SDK 16.5 (Jun 21, 2023)

  • Improved draw transparent PNG quality in DrawImage method. Please see this screenshot http://www.viscomsoft.com/doc/compare-issue.jpg
  • Added DrawImageEx method. It supports draw the images with a specific width and height.
  • Updated VB6, C#2010, C#2019, VB.NET 2010, VB.NET 2019, VC 's CaptureFile samples.

New in VideoCap Pro Video Capture ActiveX SDK 16.0 (Dec 1, 2022)

  • Fixed video quality when connected to RTSP IP Camera. Especially improved the quality of moving objects.
  • Fixed crash issue if connected to IP camera for few hours.
  • Improved a lot of artifacts or corruption in the lower/bottom part of the picture issue if connected RTSP IP camera.
  • Fixed connected to IP Camera, then save to MP4 file, cannot change MP4 properties. e.g. Mp4Width, Mp4Height, Mp4Videobitrate, Mp4Framerate.
  • Added IPCamSetBufferSize property, it may improve the corruption in the lower/bottom part of the picture.
  • Added IPCamWidth, IPCamHeight, IPCamFrameRate Properties. After connected to IP camera, you may know the resolution and frame rate.
  • Added IPCamEndofStream event, this event will fired when disconnected IP Camera.
  • Updated VB6, VB.NET 2010, VB.NET 2019, C# 2010, C# 2019, VC++'s IPCamera samples.

New in VideoCap Pro Video Capture ActiveX SDK 15.5 (Jul 18, 2022)

  • fixed so few video formats listed. now many video formats listed for selected video device.
  • fixed BlackMagic decklink 4 port card cannot preview.

New in VideoCap Pro Video Capture ActiveX SDK 15.0 (Feb 1, 2022)

  • Fixed snapshot exit application issue when preview MJPEG IP camera.
  • Added support use ShowFullScreen to enable full screen when preview IP camera.
  • Removed CapturePlaybackDevice property. Now added Viscomsoft Virtual Audio Speaker device. ( VirtualAudioSpeakerFilter.ax ) If you selected this audio device, it will capture the audio from specific playback device.
  • Fixed capture the audio from speaker or playback device to MP4, AVI, WMV file. It have audio lag issue.

New in VideoCap Pro Video Capture ActiveX SDK 14.0 (Jun 16, 2021)

  • What news:
  • Added support display Audio Spectrum Visualization feature, Customize bar color, size of Spectrum window, Stereo/Mono Mode.
  • Added UseSpectrum, SpectrumStereo, SpectrumBarColor1, SpectrumBarColor2, SpectrumSeparatorColor, SpectrumWidth, SpectrumHeight, SpectrumOwner properties.
  • Fixed cannot use Motion Detection, VideoFx and Video Painter Plugin.
  • Fixed cannot display selection rectangle on some computers when use Motion Detection, Video Fx and Video Painter Plugin .
  • Added EffectHideSelRectangle property, it can hide/show the selection rectangle when when use Motion Detection, Video Fx and Video Painter Plugin
  • Updated EffectMotionSetDetectedRect method, when set the motion detection zone, it will display selection rectangle on video now.
  • Update EffectPainterDrawingType property, now added Round Rectangle, Arc, Chord drawing tools.
  • Fixed change videoformat property , it cannot change the video resolution issue.
  • Fixed connected to IP camera failed, then call Snapshot, SnapShot2Picture, SnapShot2HBITMAP methods, the application exit issue.
  • Added SnapShot2ByteArray method.
  • Added C# 2010, C#2019 MotionDetection, VideoFx, VideoPainter samples.
  • Updated C# 2010, C#2019 CaptureFile, VB.NET 2010, VB.NET 2019 CaptureFile samples.

New in VideoCap Pro Video Capture ActiveX SDK 13.0 (Aug 9, 2020)

  • Updated videoformat list, now it will show support resolution only, it will not display video color format and duplicate item.
  • Added support display non english (e.g. Korean, Chinese, Japanese) name of video device, video format, audio device, audio input pin.
  • Added support use non english file name when save to avi, wmv, mp4 file.
  • Added support use non english name of Mp4Album,,Mp4Author,Mp4Comment, Mp4Copyright, Mp4Title properties when save mp4 file.
  • Added support capture audio from specific playback device or speaker when save to avi, wmv, mp4 file.
  • Added GetPlaybackDeviceCount method, Return the count of Playback Device.
  • Added GetPlaybackDeviceName method, Return the name of specific Playback Device.
  • Added PlaybackDevice property , Get/Set the active playback device.
  • Added CapturePlaybackDevice property,Enables/disables the capture the audio from playback device.
  • Updated VB6, C# 2010, C#2019, VB.NET 2010, VB.NET 2019 CaptureFile, CaptureFileMP4Encoder samples.

New in VideoCap Pro Video Capture ActiveX SDK 12.5 (Feb 3, 2020)

  • Added IPCameraOpenURL property, When call StartIPCamera method, you can set the time out value when open the URL of IP Camera.
  • Updated EffectChromaKeyVideoFile property that support WMV, WebM,MP4, MOV, AVI, DIVX, FLV, MPEG1, MPEG2, VOB AVCHD, MKV video for chroma key effect.
  • Added VB.NET 2019 , C# 2019 samples.
  • Updated VB6, C#2010, C#2019, VB.NET 2010, VB.NET 2019, VC 's IPCam and ChromaKey samples

New in VideoCap Pro Video Capture ActiveX SDK 12.0 (Mar 31, 2019)

  • Added Mp4GPUCodec property. When encoding to MP4 file with GPU Hardware Acceleration.It supoort use NVIDA , AMD and Inte Core GPU technologies to output MP4 file.
  • Added Mp4DetectGPU method, it support checking your computer whether support GPU Hardware Acceleration. e.g. NVIDA CUDA , AMD, and Intel Core™ technologies.
  • Fixed StartIPCamera method hang issue, if network connection problem or IP camera have not turn on. e.g. StartIPCamera("rtsp://192.168.0.123:554/mpeg4","","")
  • Fixed if called Start method many times , then it have black screen issue.
  • Added Mp4NVIDAPreset property that allow can minimize usage of CPU , let the output video quality is better. output Low-Latency mp4 video if the computer support NVIDA GPU.
  • Change MP4FrameRate to Mp4FrameRate.
  • Added viscomsoftmp4encoderplugin.dll file that will use some new dll files.
  • Added viscomsoftmp4encoderplugin-noGPU.dll file that will using on Windows XP only.
  • Updated the trial version installer that will installing viscomsoftmp4encoderplugin.dll or viscomsoftmp4encoderplugin-noGPU.dll depend on the OS.
  • Updated C#2010, C#2015, VB.NET 2010, VB.NET 2015, VB6, VC CaptureFileMP4Encoder samples.

New in VideoCap Pro Video Capture ActiveX SDK 11.5 (Sep 27, 2018)

  • Fixed output mp4 file, the ‘Date” is changed to 6/6/1905 on windows 10.
  • Added support MS Access 2016. added IsMsAccess property. if set to true, it can use on Ms Access 2016.
  • Added High DPI support on Windows 10 . Fixed If usere selected Windows Display setting, select Scale and layout from 100% to 125%,150% or another scale ratio on windows 10. The video preview windows will not display full size issue.
  • Added use the Video Mixing Renderer 9 automatically. If it cannot use Video Mixing Renderer 9 , it will use old video renderer.
  • Fixed save to avi file, then cannot save to wmv video issue.
  • Added UseOldVMR property.
  • Added Ms Access 2016 DatabasePreview.accdb ,DatabaseMP4Encoder.accdb and DatabaseIPCamera.accdb samples.

New in VideoCap Pro Video Capture ActiveX SDK 11.1 (Mar 29, 2018)

  • Fixed rebuild the project in C# or VB.NET , it will crash on IDE.
  • Updated C#2010 IP Camera sample.

New in VideoCap Pro Video Capture ActiveX SDK 11 (Feb 1, 2018)

  • Rewrite IP Camera engine, it support more IP camera.
  • Improves speed and accuracy for IP Camera feature.
  • Added support Listen to live audio from IP camera.
  • Added support RTSP H264 MPEG4 IP Camera (need H264 RTSP IP Camera plugin)
  • Added record the streams of IP Camera to a AVI. MP4 file without video
  • Transcoding.
  • Fixed if webcam have stillpin and set CustomVideoCard= true, preview black
  • Window issue.
  • Fixed VirtualScreenCaptureArea method that cannot change the specific capture
  • Area when selected virtual screen capture as video source.
  • Updated all VB6 samples, fixed MSCOMCTL.OCX could not be load failed error
  • Message.
  • Updated VB6, VB.NET 2010, VB.NET 2015, C# 2010, C#2015 VC IP Camera sample.

New in VideoCap Pro Video Capture ActiveX SDK 10.5 (Aug 23, 2017)

  • Added support scrolling banner text effect. custom define scrolling direction, font name, font size, background color, text color, alpha value and fade edge effect.
  • Fixed IP camera display active movie window.
  • Added support 90-degree rotation and 270-degree rotation with stretch mode in Rotate method.
  • Restore CaptureAudio property feature same as version 9.5, it will not listen to the audio when preview, because when capturing to video, the customer may not like listen the audio from speaker and added PreviewCaptureAudio property, set this property to true it will listen to the audio when preview.
  • Added EffectScrollTextDirection, EffectScrollTextFillBgColor, EffectScrollTextSpeed, EffectScrollTextSpeed proeprties.
  • added EffectScrollTextAdd, EffectScrollTextBgColor, EffectScrollTextColor, EffectScrollFadeEdge, EffectScrollTextFont, EffectScrollTextPos methods.
  • added VB6, VB.NET 2010, VB.NET 2015, VC Scrolling Banner samples.

New in VideoCap Pro Video Capture ActiveX SDK 10.0 (Jul 10, 2017)

  • Added Chroma Key plugin, it support Real Time Chroma Key effect for any video source or MP4, MOV video.
  • Support use eye dropper to select the transparent color, adjust Tolerance and Edge softness for remove background (green color) completely and it can add real time effects and save the mixed video into MP4, AVI, WMV file.
  • Added EffectChromaKeyBgColor, EffectChromaKeyCapAudioDevice, EffectChromaKeyDisplayMask, EffectChromaKeyEffect, EffectChromaKeyFreezeOverlay,EffectChromaKeyKeepLastFrame, EffectChromaKeyOverlayScale, EffectChromaKeyOverlayX, EffectChromaKeyOverlayY, EffectChromaKeySoftness, EffectChromaKeyTolerance, EffectChromaKeyVideoFile, EffectChromaKeyVideoIsBg properties.
  • Added EffectChromaKeyClearBgColor, EffectChromaKeyHideEyeDropper, EffectChromaKeyShowEyeDropper methods
  • Added ChromaKeyVideoFileEnded event.
  • Added PIPFastMode property, it can decrease the CPU usage.
  • Added InitControl method. fixed some development tools (Agilent VEE Pro,it looks like labview) cannot initialize the control automatically.
  • Added VB.NET 2015, VB.NET 2010, C# 2015, C# 2010, VB6, VC , VFP ChromaKey samples.

New in VideoCap Pro Video Capture ActiveX SDK 9.6 (Mar 22, 2017)

  • added iSecond, iOnedecimalplace parameter in Capturing event, now when capturing, you will know the duration of captured video.
  • added VirtualScreenShowMouseHighlight method , it allow enable or disable mouse highlight features with virtual screen capture.
  • updated VB6, C# 2010, VB.NET 2010, VC 6 CaptureFileMP4Encoder samples.

New in VideoCap Pro Video Capture ActiveX SDK 9.5 (Jan 27, 2017)

  • added support snapshot from Still Pin and get HD snapshot image.(If your webcam or camera support capture HD image from a Still Pin).
  • added support Enumerate Still Pin Video Formats. (If your webcam or camera support capture HD image from a Still Pin).
  • added CameraFocus object, fixed Focus object cannot use issue, For some development tools, e.g. VB.NET, C#, Focus object cannot use because name conflict.
  • fixed video resolution cannot changed and snapshot resolution cannot changed for some webcam e.g. Microsoft Camera Front, Microsoft Camera Rear.
  • added anti-alias handle on Virtual Screen Capture Plugin.
  • added StillPinVideoFormat, StillPinVideoFormats, CameraFocus Object.
  • added StillPinVideoFormat, IsUseStillPinGrabber properties.
  • added Still Pin Snapshot feature in VB6, VC , VB.NET 2010's CaptureFile samples.
  • updated VB.NET 2010, VB.NET 2015 Snapshot sample.

New in VideoCap Pro Video Capture ActiveX SDK 9.1 (Jul 8, 2016)

  • Fixed when preview or capture mode, the Click, DblClick, MouseMove, MouseDown, MouseUp events does not fired.

New in VideoCap Pro Video Capture ActiveX SDK 9.0 (May 23, 2016)

  • added support on Windows 10
  • fixed Microsoft Camera frame rate issue when save to avi file on windows 10
  • updated Snapshot, SnapShotJPEG methods's memory issue
  • added checking the range of supported frame rates when set FrameRate property
  • added Mp4AspectRatio property, allow enable or disable aspect ratio when output MP4 video
  • added VB.NET 2015 , C# 2015 samples

New in VideoCap Pro Video Capture ActiveX SDK 8.5 (Dec 14, 2015)

  • added new Virtual Screen Capture plugin, it support Screen Recording with
  • highlight color , left click effect, right click effect, custom cursor file and
  • support capture full screen or part of screen and support multi-monitor screen
  • recording
  • fixed DeviceChange event will fired two times on some web cam
  • fixed if no any USB webcam connected and run your application. Then plug the
  • USB WebCam, RefreshVideoDevice method cannot refresh the new WebCam issue
  • fixed save to AVI file first, then cannot save to WMV video issue
  • added VirtualScreenCursorFile, VirtualScreenShowSystemCursor
  • VirtualScreenRightClickColor, VirtualScreenLeftClickColor
  • VirtualScreenHighlightColor, VirtualScreenCaptureFullScreen methods
  • updated VB6, VB.NET 2010 VirtualScreen samples

New in VideoCap Pro Video Capture ActiveX SDK 8.0 (Aug 19, 2015)

  • rewrite MP4 Encoder plugin, now it can real time capturing to HD MP4 video on any windows OS. Fixed audio sync issue. Custom define MP4 resolution, Video/Audio Bitrate, Audio Sample rate, Audio Channels.
  • added support add metadata when output MP4 video.
  • added Mp4Album,Mp4Width,Mp4Height, Mp4FrameRate, Mp4Audiochannel,Mp4Author,Mp4Comment, Mp4Copyright, Mp4Title properties.
  • updated VC , VB.Net 2010, C# 2010, VB6 samples.

New in VideoCap Pro Video Capture ActiveX SDK 7.7 (Aug 19, 2015)

  • fixed crash issue in Visual Foxpro IDE.
  • fixed properties are not displaying in design mode issue.

New in VideoCap Pro Video Capture ActiveX SDK 7.6 (Aug 19, 2015)

  • fixed cannot use Zoom, Focus, Pan, Exposure, Tilt, Roll, Iris camera control features.
  • added allow set Auto property of all camera control features . e,g, Zoom, Focus, Pan, Exposure, Tilt, Roll, Iris, BacklightCompensation, Brightness, Contrast, Saturation.
  • fixed Auto property return not correct value of all camera control features . e,g, Zoom, Focus, Pan, Exposure, Tilt, Roll, Iris, BacklightCompensation, Brightness, Contrast, Saturation.
  • updated VB6, VC camera control samples.

New in VideoCap Pro Video Capture ActiveX SDK 7.5 (Aug 19, 2015)

  • added MP4 Encoder plugin that support capture to H264 MP4 video (need purchased MP4 encoder plugin)
  • fixed VideoFx preview issue when using on capture card.
  • added UseMP4EncoderPlugin, Mp4AudioSamplerate, Mp4Audiobitrate, Mp4H264Profile, Mp4VideoBitMode, Mp4Videobitrate properties.
  • added Capture to MP4 vb6, c#2010, vb.net 2010 vc samples.

New in VideoCap Pro Video Capture ActiveX SDK 7.0 (Aug 25, 2014)

  • added Face Detection Fx plugin. It allow custom threshold for face detection and capture the detected face to JPEG file. (need purchased our Face Detection Fx Plugin).
  • added Sample Grabber to PictureBox, Bitmap handle features.
  • added CustomVideoCard property. If VideoCap cannot preview your video device. You may try Set the custom video card =true, it may let videocap support more video devices. e.g. h830 AverMedia USB TV card model
  • added allow set the capture area and video format when using Virtual Screen
  • Capture. You may dynamic change the virtual screen capture area.
  • added SampleBuffer2HBITMAP, SampleBuffer2Picture, VirtualScreenCaptureArea, VirtualScreenVideoFormat, DeleteImageHandle, DeleteSampleBufferPicture methods.
  • added EffectFaceTrackBoxColor, EffectFaceCaptureFileName,
  • EffectFaceCaptureToFile, EffectFaceCaptureFaceOnly,
  • EffectFaceTrackBoxStyle, EffectFaceShowBackProjection, EffectFaceTemplateFile, EffectFaceThreshold methods.
  • added FaceDetected event
  • added Picture in Picture effect support 4 cams in same time.
  • added SampleBuffer2 event.
  • updated vb6, vb.net 2010 , c#2010 Sample Grabber samples. You may use sample grabber in .net now.
  • added vb6, vb.net 2010 4 Cams Picture in Picture effect samples.
  • added vb6, vb.net 2010 virtual screen samples.
  • added vb6, vc , vb.net 2010 face detection samples.

New in VideoCap Pro Video Capture ActiveX SDK 3.5 (Jun 17, 2009)

  • improved the sync issue when output avi, wmv file.
  • added select different sync mode.
  • added allow custom define video format(resolution)
  • improved show full screen mode and allow using keyboard key or mouse button to close the full screen.
  • updated ShowVideoCapturePropertyPage, ShowVideoFormatPropertyPage, ShowAudioCapturePropertyPage, ShowCrossbarPropertyPage methods. it can set the window handle of parent window.
  • added allow drawimage from HBITMAP handle.
  • added SyncMode, SyncStreamOffset properties
  • added UseOverlay, ClearFullScreenKey, ClearFullScreenMouseButton, ClearFullScreenType, CustomVideoColorFormat, CustomVideoHeight, CustomVideoWidth, ReceivedFullScreenHWnd properties.
  • added DeleteImageHandle, DrawImageHandle methods.
  • added CustomVideoFormatError, FullScreenKeyDown, FullScreenKeyup events.

New in VideoCap Pro Video Capture ActiveX SDK 3.1 (Jul 8, 2008)

  • Updated web sample .
  • The digitally signed the cab file when using on web.

New in VideoCap Pro Video Capture ActiveX SDK 3.0 (Apr 30, 2007)

  • added Capture Video stream From IP Camerea.
  • added Frame grabber to memory or clipboard.
  • added Detecting insert or remove USB device.
  • added Support FM Radio, AM Radio, Digital Satellite Service TV Tuner.
  • added full screen display.
  • fixed refresh video, audio device issue in.Net.