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Features and platforms

The table below shows the features and platform support for each .Net SDK.

Input and output file formats

Output formatsWindowsLinuxMacOSAndroidiOS
MP4
WebM
MKV
AVI
ASF (WMV/WMA)
MPEG-PS
MPEG-TS
MOV
MXF
WMA
WAV
MP3
OGG

Also, cross-platform engines support all formats supported by FFMPEG and GStreamer.

Video encoders and decoders

SDK supports the following video codecs:

EncodersWindowsLinuxMacOSAndroidiOS
H264
H264/HEVC
VP8/VP9
AV1
MJPEG
WMV
MPEG-4 ASP
GIF
MPEG-1
MPEG-2
Theora
DNxHD
DV

GPU-accelerated encoding and decoding

The table below shows the support for hardware-accelerated encoding and decoding for each codec and platform.

CodecHardwareWindowsLinuxMacOSAndroidiOS
H264/HEVCIntelD / ED / ED / E
H264/HEVCNvidiaD / ED / ED / E
H264/HEVCAMDD / ED / ED / E
H264/HEVCAppleD / ED / E
H264/HEVCAndroid (1)D / E
AV1IntelD / ED / ED / E
AV1NvidiaD / ED / ED / E
AV1AMDD / ED / ED / E
AV1AppleDD
AV1Android (1)D
VP9IntelD / ED / ED / E
VP9NvidiaD / ED / ED / E
VP9AMDD / ED / ED / E
VP9AppleD (2)
VP9Android (1)D / E

(1) - MediaCodec compatible encoders and decoders, if supported by hardware

(2) - only on Apple Silicon

Audio encoders and decoders

The table below shows the support for audio codecs for each platform.

EncodersWindowsLinuxMacOSAndroidiOS
AAC
MP3
Vorbis
OPUS
Speex
FLAC
MP2
WMA
OPUS
Wavpack

Also, you can use any other audio or video encoder available in FFMPEG or GStreamer.

Devices

The table below shows the support for capture devices for each platform.

DevicesWindowsLinuxMacOSAndroidiOS
Webcams and other local capture sources
IP cameras and NVR (including ONVIF)
Screen
Blackmagic Decklink (input and output)
Camcorders
GenICam-supported USB3/GigE cameras
Teledyne/FLIR GigE/USB3 cameras
Basler GigE/USB3 cameras
Allied Vision GigE/USB3 cameras

Network protocols

The table below shows the support for network protocols for each platform.

ProtocolsWindowsLinuxMacOSAndroidiOS
RTP/RTSP
RTMP (YouTube, Facebook Live)
SRT
UDP
TCP
HTTP
NDI
VNC (source)
GenICam (source)
AWS S3