Broadcast video infrastructure Ā· in production since 2006

Build broadcast-grade video workflows faster

APIs and infrastructure for ingest, playout, replay, remote production, and IP video workflows.

SDI Ā· NDI Ā· SRT Ā· WebRTC Blackmagic Ā· AJA Ā· Magewell GPU Processing
Input
SDI NDI SRT WebRTC RTMP HLS Files
Medialooks SDK
Capture Decode Sync Mix Encode Record Overlay GPU
Your application
Playout Replay Ingest Live production IP gateway
Core Capabilities
SDI NDI SRT WebRTC RTMP HLS GPU acceleration Multi-channel ingest Playout Time-shift Replay Overlays Encoding Recording
What Are You Building?

Start with the workflow, not the product

Choose the type of system you're building and get to the right Medialooks technology faster.

Playout automation systems

Build scheduled, multi-channel playout for broadcast, OTT, and channel-in-a-box workflows.

Powered by Video SDK
Explore playout solutions
Live production platforms

Create real-time switching, mixing, graphics, monitoring, and production control tools for studio or remote environments.

Powered by Video SDK + Video Transport
Explore live production
Sports replay and slow-motion systems

Build instant replay, time-shift, highlight generation, and multi-camera review workflows for live sports.

Powered by Video SDK
Explore replay workflows
Multi-channel ingest pipelines

Capture, preview, synchronize, and record multiple live feeds from SDI, NDI, SRT, IP streams, and file-based sources.

Powered by Video SDK + Direct Take
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Remote contribution workflows

Transport low-latency video feeds between locations and make remote SDI/NDI sources available in production environments.

Powered by Video Transport
Explore remote contribution
WebRTC and browser-based contribution

Add real-time browser contribution, guest links, previews, or hybrid WebRTC workflows to professional video systems.

Powered by Video SDK + Video Transport
Explore WebRTC workflows
Graphics and overlay engines

Integrate titles, captions, branding, dynamic data, and overlay logic into live and file-based video pipelines.

Powered by Video SDK
Explore graphics capabilities
IP video gateways

Bridge SDI, NDI, SRT, RTMP, HLS, WebRTC, and file-based workflows across production and distribution systems.

Powered by Video SDK + Video Transport
Explore IP video workflows
Built for Real Media Pipelines

The video layer behind professional applications

Medialooks is designed for production systems where format flexibility, low latency, frame accuracy, and hardware compatibility matter.

Use it to build around:

Built for production systems, not prototypes.
  • SDI capture and playback hardware
  • NDI-based production environments
  • SRT and low-latency contribution workflows
  • WebRTC real-time streaming
  • Multi-format encoding and decoding
  • GPU-accelerated video processing
  • Frame-accurate playback and sync
  • Time-shift and buffer workflows
  • Multi-channel audio and video routing
  • Text, graphics, captions, and overlays
  • File recording and playback
  • File export workflows
Why Engineering Teams Use Medialooks

Less pipeline engineering. More product development.

Video infrastructure is often the hardest and most fragile part of a broadcast or media application.

Reduce time spent building capture, playback, sync, and encoding pipelines

Avoid maintaining codec, hardware, and format complexity in-house

Add professional video features without rebuilding the media engine

Support multiple inputs, outputs, protocols, and delivery formats

Integrate with Windows-based broadcast and production environments

Move from prototype to production faster and keep engineering focused on the application layer

Proven Workflows

Used where reliability matters

Broadcast playout systems

Multi-channel ingest and compliance recording tools

Sports replay and slow-motion platforms

Live studio production systems

Remote production and contribution workflows

IP video transport and gateway components

Graphics, overlay, and automation tools

For systems where downtime, sync issues, dropped frames, or format incompatibility can become business-critical problems, the media layer has to be dependable from the start.

Products

Choose the right starting point

SDK
Video SDK

The core API layer for building professional video applications: ingest, playout, mixing, overlays, encoding, streaming, time-shift, graphics, and hardware integration.

Best for teams building their own commercial or internal video products.
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Transport
Video Transport

Low-latency video transport for remote production, contribution, monitoring, and SDI/NDI-over-IP workflows.

Best for teams connecting production locations and remote sources.
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Software
Direct Take

Ready-to-use multi-channel recording software for synchronized capture, routing, monitoring, and file-based production workflows.

Best for production teams that need a finished recording tool, not an SDK.
Explore Direct Take
Get Started

Stop building the video pipeline from scratch

Build your product on top of proven broadcast-grade video infrastructure.