Video editing capablities

Question

Hi All

I am building a desktop application ( .NET) for which basic video editing capabilities like adding music ,captions ,editing etc is required. Are there any open source options or third party libraries any one can recommend

Thanks in advance

Anon

Answer 1

You could try using ffmpeg-sharp, a .NET wrapper for the powerful ffmpeg library.

Answer 2

Microsoft had an API as part of DirectX called DirectShow, specifically geared toward encoding, decoding and editing sound and video. Unfortunately, it is no longer being actively developed, but there is a .NET wrapper available here if you'd like to experiment:

http://directshownet.sourceforge.net/

I've also found a wrapper around AVIFile, but that is pretty old, too:

http://www.codeproject.com/KB/audio-video/avifilewrapper.aspx

The codeproject article details adding bitmaps to video files, so it may be a useful resource for you. Best of luck!