Video Input Device
Devices - Video Input Devices are used to capture video streams in Smode
Video Input Devices can be used to capture video content from hardware capture cards, webcams, or inter-process texture exchange.
To configure a Video Input Device, go to the Preferences panel panel [F11], in the Engine Preferences tab, select the Video Inputs section.
Add a new Video Input Device by clicking the Add button (1) and choose among the connected devices in the list (2).
Click Apply changes (3) to access the configuration settings.
On Windows, you can use the DirectShow driver or specialized drivers when available to achieve high-latency frame capture.
In order to use the video signal from your device in a
Compo
or
Processor
, use a
Video Input
.
Check out: Video interactivity .
Variables:
- Sync: Number of received frame, frame rate of the device and Sync status
- Size: Resolution of the current video input device picture in pixels (Read Only)
Direct Show
Use Direct Show Video as Input
DeltaCast
Use Native Delta Cast Video as Input
BlackMagic
Use Native BlackMagic Video as Input
NDI Input
Capture a NDI stream
Spout Input
Receive a video stream from Spout (check: Configure Spout )
OptiTrack
Use infrared video stream
2110 Rivermax Video input
Capture a video SMPTE 2110 stream via a Mellanox Card
Multi Video Input Synchronizer
When you have metadata, sync all video inputs based on the frame number (mainly for XR)
Video input synchronisation
Auto syncher
The synchronization settings for Video Input Device
Phase Wizard
Visualizer for synchronization between SMODE rendering and video input Devices