Cogitance News

VideoCog v2.3.322 is now available for download. This is a revision to the 2.3 release.  This download contains only the necessary files needed to update the VideoCog 2.3 release.

This version is compatible with all 2.x license codes.  Please see the Readme in the download for more information.


VideoCog v2.3.301 is now available for download. This is a revision to the 2.3 release.  This download contains only the necessary files needed to update the VideoCog 2.3 release.

This version is compatible with all 2.x license codes.  Please see the Readme in the download for more information.

This first tutorial illustrates how to quickly create a C# .NET application that performs simple image processing in real time on a file or live video stream using the VideoCog .NET component. Take the Tutorial >> Look for future tutorials covering increasingly advanced subjects, including tracking, multithreaded image processing, and more.

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VideoCog Version 2.3 is now available. This is a minor version change from version 2.2.

What's New:

• Improved TV Tuner support for simplified access to TV Tuner functions now integrated as properties of the VideoCogStream object.
• TVChannel property for setting/retrieving the TV channel
• TVTunerInput property for setting/retrieving tuner signal source (antenna ir cable).
• TVCountryCode property for setting/retrieving tuner country code.
• TVSignalFormat property for setting/retrieving analog format ( i.e. NTSC, PAL, etc)
• SourceInputIndex Property for setting input on devices with multiple input sources
• SourceInputCount Property for getting number of input sources on a device.
• ShowDecoderPage() method for displaying decoder filter property pages directly.
• ShowDevicePage() method for displaying device property pages directly.
• ShowRendererPage() method for displaying renderer property pages directly
• ShowTVTunerPage() method for displaying TV Tuner property pages directly.

Pricing And Availability:

VideoCog 2.3 is available now for US$750*. Competitive upgrades and Educational licenses, as well as volume discounts are also available. For more details contact sales, or order now online.

* v2.3 is a free upgrade for existing 2.x users and included as part of the VideoCog support agreement.

VideoCog version 2.2 is now available for immediate download. With this release comes significant enhancements, including DVizion, our high-performance image processing component designed specifically for live video processing. By including DVizion, developers can immediately begin processing live video on a frame-by-frame, pixel-by-pixel level.

Key features in version 2.2:

• DVizion real-time image processing library
• Improved multiple stream support
• JPEG output support
• New image processing samples
• New debugging support
• New support for Visual Studio 2005

Pricing And Availability:

VideoCog 2.2 is available now for US$750*. Competitive upgrades and Educational licenses, as well as volume discounts are also available. For more details contact sales, or order now online.

* v2.2 is a free upgrade for existing 2.0 and 2.1 users and included as part of the VideoCog support agreement.

We've released a new introductory sample on our Downloads page illustrating a basic motion detection and analysis technique using the VideoCog and the DVizion image processing library. This detection routine is based on Intel's OpenCV, the Open Computer Vision library. Complete Visual Studio 2005 project and source code (C#), as well as pre-compiled binaries are available for download now.

 

We've been working hard to separate the myth from the hype concerning software components and component based development. The results have been put into our latest whitepaper : Chasing Silver Bullets : Realities of Software Factories and Component Based Development. For developers and technical managers seeking to separate the wheat from the chaff.

From the abstract :

"Are we on the cusp of a manufacturing revolution in software development, the assembly of applications in software factories using interchangeable parts? Or is component based software development and “software factories” just another silver bullet? Developers are continually separating fact from hype, learning to integrate new tools within existing frameworks, and when proven effective leverage new processes along the way. The goal of this paper is to elucidate what component based development really means for developers. Specifically, what are the risks, rewards, and responsibilities of using components, how does it relate to our existing design and development models and tools, and how can we as developers use components to our competitive advantage."

Good news! Release 2.0 of our VideoCog digital video component has shipped. New features include:

• New support for multiple stream playback using the Video
  Mixing Renderer filter.
• New VCR device control function (playback, step, record).
• DVizion - our new image processing library is now included.

Download a free trial version, and get started processing digital video today.