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- AMCap - Version 9.05 README.TXT
- Copyright ⌐ 1997-2004, Microsoft Corporation March 2005
- Copyright ⌐ 2004-2005, Noδl Danjou <webmaster@noeld.com>
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- About AMCap
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-
- AMCap is a small yet fully functional video capture application.
- It is a program much like Microsoft VidCap but which adds support for
- DirectShow (formerly ActiveMovie, hence the name.) It is based on the sample
- AMCap source code from the Microsoft DirectX 9 SDK.
-
- I added some requested features:
-
- - still capture (Ctrl+L)
- - quick video capture (Ctrl+C)
- - support for compression (Windows Media 9 Series only)
- - remember Video Input, Compression, Standard and Size settings from a
- previous session
- - remember window position
- - full screen mode (ALT+Enter)
- - support for multi-monitor and deinterlacing [using VMR9] (DirectX 9.0+)
- - caption bar and menu on/off (F11)
- - always on top (F12)
- - quick TV channel switching (if a tuner is present)
-
-
-
- How to make still captures
- --------------------------
-
- 1. Configure the folder where still will be saved:
- click Capture > Still > Folder
- 2. Configure the format in which the still will be saved:
- click Capture > Still > Format
- 3. Optionally enable Hi-Resolution still capture:
- click Capture > Still > High Resolution
- 4. Enable still capture:
- click Capture > Still > Enable
- 5. Enable preview:
- Options > Preview
- 6. click Capture > Still > Snap or Ctrl+S to make captures
-
-
- Important note:
-
- GdiPlus.dll is required. On Windows 2000, 98 and ME, you need to
- install the redistributable file available at:
- http://www.microsoft.com/msdownload/platformsdk/sdkupdate/psdkredist.htm
- (click the GDI+ link)
-
- or
-
- http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?
- FamilyID=6a63ab9c-df12-4d41-933c-be590feaa05a&DisplayLang=en
- (copy and paste this link on a single line)
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-
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- How to make compressed captures
- -------------------------------
-
- 1. Enable Windows Media 9 Series compression:
- click Capture > Compression > Windows Media 9 Series
- 2. Configure the capture file:
- click File > Set Capture File...
- 3. Capture some video:
- click Capture > Start Capture
- (if you want to capture audio as well, first tick Capture > capture Audio)
- click OK
- 4. Hit Escape to stop capture
- 5. Save the captured file:
- click File > Save Captured Video...
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- Notes about graphic cards with Video Ports (VP)
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-
- - some features (Still capture and the VMR9/multi-monitor features) bypass
- the Video Port on such graphic cards so the rendering may be visibly slower
- than with the use of the fully accelerated VP. For better performances, use
- a graphic card compatible with DirectX 9 and VMR9.
- - graphic cards with a VP require the Video Port Manager filter (only
- available in Windows XP and later) to make still capture and the
- VMR9/multi-monitor feature possible.
-
-
-
- Keyboard shortcuts
- ------------------
-
- * Application
-
- Ctrl+C Starts a video capture
- Ctrl+H Displays the QuickHelp window
- Ctrl+L / Enter Makes a still capture if enabled
- Ctrl+S Saved captured video
- Ctrl+Z Toggles the zoom (VMR9 only)
- Alt+Enter Toggles full-screen mode
- F11 Toggles menu bar and caption on and off
- F12 Toggles "always pn top" state
- 0 .. 9 keys Selects a TV channel (type 01 for channel #1,
- etc.)
- PgUp / PgDn Next / Previous TV channel
- Esc Stops current capture
-
- * Device
-
- Ctrl+A Pause
- Ctrl+F / Media Next Fast-Forward
- Ctrl+P / Media Play Play
- Ctrl+R Record
- Ctrl+T / Media Stop Stop
- Ctrl+W / Media Prev Rewind
-
-
-
- History
- -------
-
-
- * April 12, 2005 - Version 9.05 (Build 48.2)
-
- - added support for mouse wheel to change the TV channel
-
-
- * March 25, 2005 - Version 9.05 (Build 47.5)
-
- - added Remember > Image Controls menu to optionally save and restore
- Brightness, Contrast, Hue, Saturation, Gamma, Sharpness, WhiteBalance,
- and Gain.
- - the settings are now saved and loaded to/from an AMCap.ini file which
- must be placed in the same folder as AMCap.exe. This allows easy
- preconfiguration.
- - added a Capture > Still > Format menu to specify the format in which
- still images are saved. JPEG and PNG are now supported.
-
-
- * February 5, 2005 - Version 9.04 (Build 44.6)
-
- - added keyboard accelerators for device control
-
-
- * January 31, 2005 - Version 9.04 (Build 44.1)
-
- - fixed: the application crashed if MPEG2 was selected but the device does
- not support it
-
-
- * November 4, 2004 - Version 9.04 (Build 43.4)
-
- - fixed: the selected video input was not correctly saved and restored
-
-
- * October 28, 2004 - Version 9.04 (Build 42.4)
-
- - added power management. Allows hibernation while previewing is active.
-
-
- * October 18, 2004 - Version 9.04 (Build 41.1)
-
- - added Zoom options for VMR9
-
-
- * October 12, 2004 - Version 9.04 (Build 40.1)
-
- - added Deinterlacing options for VMR9
- - save/restore the MPEG2 flag
- - added command-line parameters:
- /640 default to 640*480 on first launch
- /nocaption starts application w/o caption and menu bar
- /fullscreen starts application in fullscreen mode
-
-
- * July 23, 2004 - Version 9.03 (Build 33.5)
-
- - added delayed still capture
-
-
- * July 9, 2004 - Version 9.03 (Build 32.5)
-
- - disables screensaver while in fullscreen mode
- - fixed a possible crash when video capture reaches the 2GB size
-
-
- * June 17, 2004 - Version 9.03 (Build 29.4)
-
- - delay loaded WMVCore.dll in case Windows Media 9 Series is not installed
- - removed the "Mode" menu and replaced it with a toolbar. Only available when
- a DV camcorder is connected
- - fixed lack of audio in preview when used with a DV camcorder and VMR9 or
- still capture are enabled
- - fixed: keyboard shortcuts were not available in fullscreen mode (not VMR9)
-
-
- * May 31, 2004 - Version 9.02 (Build 23.1)
-
- - added support for hardware trigger (when hi-res still capture is enabled)
- - save/restore last TV channel
- - added the possibility of switching the TV channel by typing the channel on
- the keyboard. Always use 2 digits (e.g. channel #1 is 01) Use DEL or
- BACKSPACE to correct the first digit
- - added PgUp / PgDn to switch to next / previous TV channel
-
-
- * May 19, 2004 - Version 9.02 (Build 17.3)
-
- - fixed a problem with the Window menu
-
-
- * May 10, 2004 - Version 9.02 (Build 17.1)
-
- - fixed: "Audio Format..." in the Options menu was not visible
- - added the Window > Remember Position menu option
- - added a warning if the requested capture file size is too large for the
- file system of the partition on which it is created
- - added a "Mode" menu to control a DV camcorder. All commands may not be
- supported by the driver or the device
- - display full version numbers in About
- - added some links to my website in the Help menu
- - now shows progress while saving a WMV capture file
- - displays the actual capture file size after a capture
-
-
- * April 29, 2004 - Version 9.02 (Build 14.4)
-
- - added new shortcuts (capture, save)
- - arranged layout of controls in dialog boxes
- - remembers video compression/colorspace setting and compression settings
- - added an option to create a new capture file (in Allocate File Space) to
- preserve the current one(s)
-
-
- * April 16, 2004 - Version 9.01 (Build 12.5)
-
- - added support for full-screen mode support when VMR9 is enabled
- - added support for high-resolution still captures, only enabled if the
- driver implements a still pin
-
-
- * April 5, 2004 - Version 9.01 (Build 8.1)
-
- - remembers video standard and video size from previous session
- - added still capture
- - added Windows Media 9 Series compression
-
-
- * January 19, 2004 - Version 9.0 (Build 6.2)
-
- - added multi-monitor support (VMR9) requires DirectX 9.0 runtimes
- - remembers video input from previous session
- - added full screen mode support
-
-
- * Version 9.0 - 1st public custom version
-
- - added "caption bar and menu on and off" and "always on top" features
-
-
-
- * Version 9.0
-
- - inital build release by Microsoft in DirectX 9.0 SDK
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- Latest versions
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- The latest version of AMCap is always available from my web site:
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- http://noeld.com/programs.asp?cat=video#AMCap
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- Contact details
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- E-mail:
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- webmaster@noeld.com
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- WWW:
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- http://noeld.com
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