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Changes from Version 16.5 to Version 17

Version 17 has changed from Version 16.5 as follows:

New Features

LEADTOOLS Multimedia now has .NET interfaces for the Play, Convert, and Capture controls.
LEADTOOLS Multimedia now supports digital HDTV Capture devices. These new capture devices often support 1080p and 1080i resolutions, but other resolutions might also be available.
The UDP source filter now supports raw RTP streams (with H264, JPEG and uncompressed support). - The LEAD H.263 Encoder now has a new API level, H263_APILEVEL_2, which changes the default key frame interval settings.
You can now stream data from RTSP servers using the new LEAD MPEG-2 Transport RTSP Source Filter.
The LEAD H.264 Encoder can now generate RTP streams.
The LEAD H.264 Encoder can now output streams that are playable by Tandberg Video Conference devices.
The LEAD FLV Demultiplexer now supports FLV files with H.264 and AAC compression.
The LEAD FLV Multiplexer now supports FLV files with H.264 and AAC compression.
LEAD MPEG2 Transport Multiplexer can now generate files compatible with broadcast systems.
The LEAD MPEG2 Transport Multiplexer can now generate files with synchronous metadata conforming with MISB Standard 0604.1
The LEAD MPEG2 Transport Multiplexer can now generate streams compatible with Wowza Media Server.
The LEAD MPEG2 Transport Demultiplexer can now handle streams with synchronous metadata conforming with MISB Standard 0604.1.
- You can now pass AC3 and AAC surround sound signal to an external decoder using the LEAD Audio SPDIF Passthru filter.
You can now read and write MXF files.
You can now read and write Matroska (MKV) and WebM files.
You can now monitor the performance of the LEAD MPEG2 Transport UDP Sink filter through the ILMUDPSnk interface.
You can now choose between live playback and smooth playback in the LEAD Network Demultiplexer filter through the ILMNetDmx interface.
You can now convert DVDs with subtitles on Vista and Windows 7 using the LEAD Video Subpicture Mixer.
You can now enable and disable any filter; changing and retrieving filter merit through the ltmmFilterEnum interface.
You can now set a preferred Video Decompressor, Audio Decompressor and Demultiplexer using the ltmmConvert and ltmmPlay objects.
You can now stabilize shaky video using the new LEAD Video Stabilizer filter.
You can now manage extra DVD and video file metadata using the new LEAD Meta Info Object.
The LEAD MPEG2 Transport UDP Sink can now add RTP packets to MPEG2 transport streams sent to UDP ports.
You can now save Closed Captioning data as SubRip (SRT) or TEXT files.
You can now play and convert those Quicktime or MP4 files which have video streams that use RLE compression.
You can now push data to a Windows Media server using the new LEAD MMS Sink filter.
You can speed up the save of ISO/MP4 files using the Fast Save option in the LEAD ISO Multiplexer.
Changing channels and starting capture for HD capture devices is now faster.