# Sources

Media Blocks SDK .Net

Sources are blocks that provide data to the pipeline. They are the first blocks in the pipeline.

SDK provides a lot of different sources for different purposes.

# Hardware sources

• System video source
• System audio source
• Decklink

# File sources

• Universal source (can be used as a file or a network source)

# Network sources

• RTSP source
• HTTP source
• NDI source
• Basler camera source
• GenICam source
• Spinnaker source (FLIR/Teledyne)
• SRT source
• SRT RAW source

# Other sources

• Screen source
• Virtual video source
• Virtual audio source