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06.02.08AVT Active FirePackage
A new powerful and easy-to-use SDK from Allied Vision Technologies
A new powerful and easy-to-use SDK from Allied Vision Technologies
This new AVT software package is a software development kit (SDK) that has been created for programmers who are familiar with ActiveX controls, COM, DirectShow or TWAIN, and who want to achieve their goals quickly in a comfortable way by using application development tools such as Visual C++, Visual Basic, VB.NET, C#, Java, Delphi, or others.
As the name suggests, AVT Active FirePackage (AFP) focuses on ActiveX Control based programming. Just drop an AVTActiveCam control on the surface of your application, which could also be Microsoft Word or PowerPoint and have a live video of any AVT camera connected to your system.
The new SDK is compatible with Microsoft Windows (Vista, XP, 2000) and includes an IEEE1394 digital camera system driver that is based on the Windows Driver Model (WDM). The driver can be installed manually, or via an automatic driver install tool.
The AFP is not the successor of the AVT Direct FirePackage, which provides a DirectShow Stream Class driver and thus focuses on DirectShow. Nevertheless, the AFP is a powerful alternative that offers high-performance color conversion and image display with very efficient CPU usage.
Functional Highlights
- Drag & Drop compatibility with popular development environments like Visual Studio (.NET), Borland C++ Builder, Delphi, etc.
- Enhanced thread-scheduling for dual-CPU and hyper-threading support
- Very low CPU usage for color conversion and image display
- Ability to acquire images from several cameras simultaneously
- Adjust camera parameters in real-time
- Ability to save/reload camera settings in memory channels
- Save images in BMP, TIFF and JPEG formats
- Record AVI files or sequentially-named image files
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