Video Generator
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DirectShow filter for generating a video stream with the necessary parameters, for creating video frames for checking chroma key, for outputting an audio stream synchronized with video, and much more.
Video Generator
Overview
The Video Generator filter is designed to test DirectShow applications and filters by generating a video stream and a synchronized audio stream.
Features
- Selecting the source mode ("Live" or "File") with choice of stream duration in "File source" mode or time , conversions, stamp source in "Live Source" mode.
- Selecting properties of generated video frames (progressive/field 1 top/field 1 bottom, colorimetry, etc.)
- Selecting the parameters of the video stream (resolution, FPS, interlace type and flags)
- Choice of output color space (out of 20 possible color spaces)
- Selecting the video output format (VideoInfo or VideoInfo2)
- Selecting the parameters of the audio stream (sampling frequency, duration of DirectShow samples, sound frequency)
- Selecting a test to check the operation of the connected filters
- Special feature to check latency of the remoted filters (in pair with Video Transformer filter)
- Special function to check the network delay (paired with the Video Transformer filter)
