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1.12.3
Setting up devices for DirectShow usage
In order to be able to access a device through the mvIMPACT Acquire driver stack from an application through
DirectShow a registration procedure is needed. This can either be done using mvDeviceConfigure or by a command
line tool that is part of the Windows operating system.
Note
Please be sure to register the MV device for DirectShow with a matching version of
mvDeviceConfigure
. I.e.
if you have installed the 32-bit version of the VLC Media Player, Virtual Dub, etc., you have to register devices
with the 32-bit version of mvDeviceConfigure (
"C:\Program Files\MATRIX VISION\mvIMPACT Acquire\bin"
,
the 64-bit version resides in
"C:\Program Files\MATRIX VISION\mvIMPACT Acquire\bin\x64"
)!
1.12.3.1
Registering devices
To register all devices currently recognized by the mvIMPACT Acquire driver stack for access with DirectShow the
following registration procedure is needed:
1.
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mvDeviceConfigure needs to be started(with elevated rights).
If no device has been registered the application will more or less (depending on the installed devices) look
like this.
mvDeviceConfigure - After Start
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