A cross-platform API for developing media applications on Windows*
- Fast video playback, encode, processing, media format conversion and video conferencing
- Acceleration of RAW video and image processing
- Audio decode & encode support
Take your client and mobile media applications for Windows* to the next level with Intel Media SDK acceleration.
Includes:
Foundation: Media SDK
Use the cross-platform API to get fast video playback, encoding and processing to applications for Windows.

Plug-in: Media RAW Accelerator for Windows*
Design products delivering visually stunning media by enabling RAW photo and 4K RAW video processing. This feature is builds on top of the Media SDK.

Plug-in: Audio for Windows*
Add a plug-in to deliver quality sound with audio encode & decode for AAC. MPEG-1 & MPEG-2

What's New
- 7th Generation Intel® Core™ Processors support
- 10 bit HEVC decoder & encoder, VP9 decoder
- Learn more in this blog
Technical Specifications
Required Hardware:
- 3rd Generation (or later) Intel® Core™ processors
- Intel® Core™ M processors
- Selected SKUs of Intel® Celeron™, Intel® Pentium™ and Intel® Atom™ processors with Intel HD Graphics supporting Intel® Quick Sync Video.
Required OS: Microsoft Windows* 7/8.1/10
Supported Languages: C and C++
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