LEADTOOLS DirectShow & Media Foundation Codecs

Below is a collection of LEAD's audio and video codecs for Microsoft DirectShow and Media Foundation. Multimedia files can be encoded with a variety of codecs, usually depending on the content and the objective of compressing the file. Whether you are creating files for playback on mobile devices, streaming over the web, archival, or any other purpose, LEAD Technologies has the right codec. LEAD's collection of codecs is optimized to excel in performance, and sets the standard in video compression.

All codecs below are included in the LEADTOOLS Multimedia SDK evaluation download

LEADTOOLS DirectShow & Media Foundation Video Codecs

• H.264
• MPEG-4
• MPEG-2
• H.263
• MCMW
• MJPEG
• MJPEG2000
• Theora
• VP8
• RLE
• Screen Capture

LEADTOOLS DirectShow & Media Foundation Audio Codecs

• AAC
• Vorbis
• AMR
• MPEG Layer 2 Audio Encoder
• AC3 Encoder

LEADTOOLS SDK Products that Include DirectShow & Media Foundation Audio Codecs

For a list of products that include these codecs, please see the Multimedia Product Comparison Chart.