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Simple example for capture and custom filename output?

PostPosted: Thu Jan 04, 2018 8:26 pm
by TotteKarlsson
Hi,
I have a H.264PRO Recorder, using windows 10.
I'm currently reading trough the SDK-Decklink manual, learning about the API.

However, are there any simple examples available showing how to

a) get a device instance in code
b) tell it to start capture into a custom named file
c) stop the capture

That's all I need the code todo in fact.

I'm able to use the device with Media Express and it works pretty well.
Regards,
tk

Re: Simple example for capture and custom filename output?

PostPosted: Thu Jan 04, 2018 11:01 pm
by TotteKarlsson
Just found examples in the SDK-Decklink distribution.
However, none of the examples seem to be able to find the H.264 PRO Recorder device.

And reading an 'old' product manual from 2012:

saying:

Third party software applications cannot currently be used to record video with the H.264 Pro Recorder
hardware.

Question: Is it possible to use the SDK-DeckLink API to control the H.264ProRecorder for capturing to a file?

Thanks
-tk

Re: Simple example for capture and custom filename output?

PostPosted: Sun Jan 07, 2018 7:07 pm
by Ian Morrish
I have been using this project https://github.com/baycom/MXPTiny without any problem for the H.264 Pro recorder and the old ATEM TVS.
It can capture to disk as well as providing network streaming.

Re: Simple example for capture and custom filename output?

PostPosted: Mon Jan 08, 2018 5:31 pm
by TotteKarlsson
Ian Morrish wrote:I have been using this project ... without any problem for the H.264 Pro recorder and the old ATEM TVS.
It can capture to disk as well as providing network streaming.


Thanks Ian. I found this project too, on Github, and is currently using it for the creation of a command line client application. Works great with the H.264Pro recorder indeed.

-tk