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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
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cr333
AFAIK CMU is LGPL
Dani van der Meer
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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
Dani van der Meer