SEPTEMBER 10, 2002 Video-for-Windows Applications With DirectX In our last newsletter we took a look at the topic of 'standardization'. We discussed the need to completely separate the application software from the hardware using the operating system. For image processing purposes, Windows provides DirectX/DirectShow for this task. On our IEEE 1394 web site, we have grouped together several pieces of hardware and software that are conform to DirectX/DirectShow. Please take a look for yourself: http://www.theimagingsource.com Many readers of the last newsletter have asked whether they can modify their existing Video-for-Windows based application software. What at first sign looks like a tall order, is actually possible: In fact as of Windows 2000 this happens automatically! The reasoning for this is that Microsoft has a large interest in promoting the transition from Video-for-Windows to DirectShow. Let us assume that your application software currently runs with a Video-for-Windows device. First of all, connect to your PC another video source that does not ship with a Video-for-Windows driver, but one that is conform to DirectShow. Then, without having to do anything else, you will be able to address your device as if it were a Video-for-Windows device. Many of our customers have used this technique to make their old software compatible with our new Video-to-FireWire converter DFG/1394-1e, for example. Learn more: DFG/1394-1e. The only area of concern is for end users that have never used Video-for-Windows - they may run into difficulties when they try to activate their old software using the Video-for-Windows procedure. As always, should you like to speak to us about any topic related to image processing, please get in contact with us. Best regards The Newsletter Team The Imaging Source respects your online time and privacy. We only send this newsletter to our machine vision customers and people who have signed up to receive it. However, if you would prefer not to receive future issues of the newsletter, you may unsubscribe at any time. If you received this newsletter forwarded from a colleague or friend, you may wish to subscribe directly. The Imaging Source Europe GmbH; Firmensitz: Sommerstrasse 36, D-28215 Bremen; Registergericht: Amtsgericht Bremen HRB 11 927; Geschäftsführer: Rolf Bollhorst. Imprint | Unsubscribe | Subscribe © 2012 The Imaging Source Europe GmbH