unicap provides a uniform interface to video capture devices. It allows applications to use any supported video capture device via a single API.

Building applications with a graphical user interface is made especially easy with the unicapGTK widget set.

The ucil library provides easy to use functions to render text and graphic overlays onto video images.

 

unicap offers a high level of hardware abstraction while maintaining maximum performance. Zero copy capture of video buffers is possible for devices supporting it allowing fast video capture with low CPU usage even on low-speed architectures.

unicap is dual licensed under either the terms of the General Public License (GPL) or a commercial license.