Making a video encoding / decoding program

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Hi,

I want to create a program that can take a audio/video stream and re-encode it to a different format/codec then view the new stream on my screen. But I've never worked with something like that.

I have some experience with C++ and a years of experience with C#.

Where would be the best place to start?

Thanks in advance

Posted 15-Jan-12 1:45am

willempipi

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OriginalGriff · Answer 1 · 2012-01-15T02:08:00

Solution 1

Don't! :laugh:

They do exist: http://video-converter.winavi.com/[^] and re-inventing the wheel is never fun.

Or you could look at VirtaulDub or VirtualDubMod as these are open source.

It is a lot of work, for little reward. You might be better off buying in a working solution (the WinAvi one is pretty good indeed and not that expensive - especially compared to your time)

Posted 15-Jan-12 2:08am

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willempipi 16-Jan-12 2:41am

Thank you for your input, but I've looked into VirtualDub and that´s a pretty sofisticated pierce of software, it's fully win32 C++, and really hard to crack for somebody who needs a basic point out where to start.

Also I was aware there are much more programs that can do the task that I asked about, the program I want to create will do more than only re-encode and view a audio/video stream, but it would not be relevant and maybe even confusing to add these specs to the question.

Jαved · Answer 2 · 2012-01-15T02:36:00

Solution 2

Go through the following-

Media files conversion using C#[^]

Posted 15-Jan-12 2:36am

Jαved

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willempipi 16-Jan-12 2:44am

Thanks, I'm downloading the source now.