Tag: Video

DirectShowCaptureCapabilities and MediaFoundationCaptureCapabilities: API version of EnableFrameServerMode state

Both tools now include exact version of the API and also include an export or registry key related to frame server. mfcore.dll version of 10.0.14393.105 corresponds to Cumulative Update for Windows 10 Version 1607: August 31, 2016 also known as KB3176938 with DirectShow and Media Foundation improvement for Windows 10 Anniversary Update that restores availability…

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Anniversary Webcam Saga: It’s clear who’s guilty, now what to do? (Updated)

As new and new people discover the Windows 10 Anniversary Update breaking changes (expectedly running mad), let’s reiterate the possible solutions: You don’t like the idea that video sharing service adds latency, and adds man-in-the-middle access/spying over a video feed. See #6 below. You are consuming raw video from camera using one of the uncompressed…

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Video Capture in Windows 10 Anniversary Update Again: MJPG is still here but hidden by new Frame Server thing

The problem with video capture issues looks more or less clear. As explained by Mike M here, the breaking changes in Windows 10 Anniversary Update are caused by intentional redesign of the platform that enable shared access to video capture devices. … it is now possible for multiple applications to access the camera in ways…

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Video Capture Issues with Windows 10 Anniversary Update

Windows 10 Anniversary Update brought a breaking change that removed, in many cases, hardware compressed video formats from video capture APIs, even though the devices themselves are known to have respective capabilities. DirectShow MJPEG frame type in USB cameras is not working after Windows 10 anniversary update (1607) Webcam MJPG capture streams are unavailable on…

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Untweetable Video

Two H.264 MP4 files, close one to another. The files are playable, a sort of: Windows desktop players (except Media Foundation based), QuickTime, Android and iOS devices play them. The files are not flawless but make sense, hence the glitches. There is a problem with the second file, which is rejected by Twitter “Your media…

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