We have added two new editions of our line of video switcher software development kits, both centered around our ground-breaking real-time chroma key technology. Our Live Chroma Key SDK features the light version of the color key implementation, streaming support and most of the vision mixing features, but lacks broadcast-class capabilities like support for professional [...]

We are attending NAB Show in Las Vegas this year. If you would like to meet us, please let us know. For more information about the show – click here.
You can also call us +1 678 559 8206.

If you have a camera or capture card, you cannot use it in more than one application at the same time, and there is no standard Windows option that makes it possible. MediaLooks Virtual Device Splitter splits a single input stream, such as from a capture board or camera, into several steams and presents each [...]

An audio decoder filter is now available for download at the MediaLooks web site. The filter is based on ISO/IEC and ATSC standards and supports the following audio codecs: MPEG-1 Audio Layer 1 (MP1), MPEG-1 Audio Layer 2 (MP2), MPEG-1 Audio Layer 3 (MP3), AC-3 and AAC. MPEG-2 audio extensions are also supported.
All decoders are [...]

Blackmagic Design Inc. has recently announced DeckLink SDI and Decklink Studio, new models of capture cards specifically designed as a replacement for standard definition cards, but with increased analog connectivity for wide compatibility with older analog equipment as well as SD and HD-SDI for the latest digital equipment.
MediaLooks historically provides support for DeckLink video capture [...]

We have released a new completely rewritten version of our Time Shifting Engine (TSE) – a development component that buffers an audio/video stream to the hard drive and enables an application to play, pause and seek within the buffered data with the ability to switch between the time-shifted video and the live stream seamlessly. Any [...]

Join us at Broadcast India in Mumbai, 17-19 October at the Bombay Exhibition Center, booth number G-710. If you would like to book an appointment with a technical or sales representative, please let us know in advance. We can also provide you with a free entrance ticket.
For more information about the show, please see here.

We will be attending IBC this year. If you would like to meet up with us, please let us know. Our phone numbers will be routed to a local number in the Netherlands.
Our next planned event is Broadcast India in Mumbai 17-19 October. For more information please see our Events page.

There are 3 things that make Flash perfect for overlay over a video stream. First, the vector-based format can be scaled to HD resolutions without quality loss. Second, Flash has built-in alpha, that allows us to use high quality transparency effects. Lastly, Flash can be used to display dynamic content such as news, weather or [...]

Sometimes customers ask us why we have so many various SDKs and what is the difference. I will try to make this a bit more clear in this post.
In fact, we have only two SDKs. Both SDKs are built on a single framework, which we call the Multimedia Component Framework. The framework is a set [...]

The new Flash Source filter is gradually moving forward, and is now in version 2.0.0.3. Given the customer feedback so far, the two major problems that we had in the first version (1.0.*.*) – performance and transparency – appear to be fixed. However, of course, minor issues still remain, and we continue to work with [...]

MediaLooks Playout Studio was upgraded to version 1.1.0.4 and now supports streaming to Windows Media Services. We have also integrated the latest version of the Text & Graphics Overlay filter in this release.
Feedback about this application is very welcome.

A new, completely rewritten version of the Audio Mixer filter is now available for download.

We have released our MPEG-2 TS Splitter – a DirectShow filter for demultiplexing a transport stream, read either from file, or received via UDP.

Our DV Decoder is now out of beta. The DirectShow filter supports anything from DV to DVCPRO HD and is capable of using up to 8 CPUs for decoding.
The decoder will be part of the upcoming DV/DVCPRO HD SDK, featuring a DV Splitter, an MXF Demultiplexer and a DV Encoder.
The new SDK is already being [...]