Video In

Updated: 4 Dec 2023

Use input from a video capture device (DirectShow / Media Foundation).

Method #

Use input from a video capture source (DirectShow / Media Foundation).

See Video Capture for further details.

When using video capture sources in a media server (as a block), you would use a Video Loader node with an exposed parameter.

Attributes

These properties control the core behaviours of the node.

Parameter	Details
Preview In Viewport	Preview the generated image as an overlay in the viewport. Off : No preview is generated. RGBA : Preview the image blended with alpha in the viewport. RGB : Preview the colour channels in the viewport. Alpha : Preview the alpha channel in the viewport. PIP : Preview the image blended with alpha in the viewport, in a smaller picture in picture display, on top of the existing content.
Apply PostFX Before Alpha Image Input (Legacy)	When enabled, the alpha input image is applied after the postfx pass, overwriting any effects the postfx would have applied to the alpha channel.
Source Type	The source type. Any active : Use any active sources. Video Capture : Use the video capture input source. Spout : Use spout input source.
Source Index	The index of the video device to use for input.
Flip Image X	Flip the image along the x-axis.
Flip Image Y	Flip the image along the y-axis.

Name	Description	Typical Input
Effect Mask	Mask out areas that Post-FX applied to this node won’t be applied.	Loader
Alpha Image	Use a separate video nodes luminance values to overwrite the alpha channel of the image.	Loader