Epiphan VGA2USB Pro - Manual (Page 38)

11. About Epiphan frame grabbing technology The video capture workstation
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performs on-device cropping, handles video mode changes and
also supports KVM functions if you are using a KVM2USB frame
grabber.
The Epiphan capture API is an alternative to using DirectShow to
capture images. The Epiphan capture API delivers captured
images to the Epiphan video capture application. You can use the
Epiphan software development kit (SDK) to create your own
custom video capture application to record captured images from
the Epiphan capture API.
The Epiphan video capture application
The Epiphan video capture application receives and processes
captured images from the Epiphan capture API. Using the
Epiphan video capture application you can:
• Display, print, and copy captured images to the Windows
clipboard to be pasted into another application.
• Record captured images as bmp, jpeg, or png image files.
• Record captured images by sending them to a video codec so
that they can be saved as Windows AVI video files.
• Share captured images by broadcasting them over the Internet
in real time.
Using the Epiphan SDK you can create your own custom video
capture application for processing and recording captured
images received from DirectShow or from the Epiphan capture
API. By developing your own custom software application you
can include the features that you need according to your
requirements.
Video codecs
Many different video codecs are available for recording captured
images as video files. The Epiphan video capture application is
compatible with most Windows AVI video codecs. To use a video
codec you must obtain and install the video codec software.