Flash Overlay


DirectShow filter to overlay Flash animation over a video stream.

Overview

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Type: DirectShow Filter
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Status: Released
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • DLL Name: MLFlashOverlayPXT.dll
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Download: Flash Overlay
Similarly to Text & Graphics Overlay, Flash Overlay allows a video stream to be overlayed with Flash. If you want an .SWF file to be a video source in you application, use Flash DirectShow Source Filter.

Possible Uses

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Overlay animated logo.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Overlay dynamic content (such as chat messages, weather or stock info feeded from an external source).

Features

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Unlimited number of Flash items to overlay.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Support for native Flash alpha-channel.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Interlacing support of Flash items (for smooth animation on interlaced video - e.g. for PAL, NTSC, 1080i broadcasting).
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Ability to change size, transparency, background color (with transparency) for each overlayed item.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Smooth position, size, transparency changes.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Fade In/Fade Out effects.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Ability to pause/play flash animation.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Ability to pass the variables into Flash items (e.g. for ActiveScript control).

Flash Advantages

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Vector-based Flash animation can be scaled to any resolution (up to 1080) without any degradation of quality.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Internal alpha-channel support allows for quality transparency effects.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Support for dynamic content.

Future Features

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • "Scenes" support to easily change the screen layout.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Smooth transitions between "scenes".

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