Bandi Capture LibraryBandicam SDK

Introduction

Do you want to add capture capability in your application?
You got it! Bandi Capture Library (BCL) provides capture capability as well as performance and stability!

Features

• Video capture in D3D8/9/10, OpenGL, GDI Device
• Audio capture
• Using widely used AVI container, directly playable in other player
• Supported OS: Win32/ C++/ Visual Studio 6.0, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2008
• No need to install any other Windows codec for recording video.
• Dynamically linked to application (.dll), not interfere with pre-existent code.

Benefits

• Stability

Video capturing is handled by independent Dynamic Linking Library (DLL) - bdcap32.dll -. So it doesn't affect to pre-existent program code.

• Optimized for Speed

Optimized for the games and us less CPU (or other resources) than any other capture programs.

• No Slowdown

If Core 2 Duo or higher, full screen video capture is possible without slowing down the computer. But low end machine might have frame skip.

• Small size of created file

With well proven video compression algorithm, produce very small size video file. - When MJPEG codec used in BCL, the recoded file size is 1/5 smaller than other capture program

- When MPEG4 codec used in BCL, the recoded file size is 1/20 smaller than other capture program

• High quality capture

If Core 2 DUO or higher, capture resolution is up to 2560x1600 and no frame drops. With resizing algorithm, it is independent to original window size.

• Easy to apply

It is very easy to add/apply this feature, only take less than 10 minutes. (Help page)

• No dependency of the external file

It doesn't use DirectShow, or Video for Windows, so that it doesn't make any codec problem

• Small program size

If compressed, only about 1MB in size. There is no burden to release an application.

• No need to install any other Windows codec for playing Video.

Who needs it?

• Marketers and Publishers who want to advertise

If you want to advertise a new game, screen shot is not enough.
In game recording functionality is the easiest solution to make UCC contents.
In addition, Bandi Capture Library can directly upload it to YouTube. (See Customers )


Check out UCC page, to see the BCL library's UCC uploading functionality.


• Developers who want to add replaying functionality.

Replay functionality is achieved by 'Video Recording' or 'Render State Recording'.
'Render State Recoding' is easy to apply. But it cannot be reusable to another application.
'Video Recording' uses video codecs and capture game screen, and video stream.
It is more complex but more flexible with easy to apply another games.
With BCL video is compressed to 1/20 compare to the original size. It can record long enough periods to see whole features of your game.

• Game Tool Developer and more

BCL can capture D3D9 screen, game tool with 3D functionality, and provide video help.
As a result, Game Tool Developer can improve their tools usability.