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VAPIX® Library

The complete reference library to the open API to our products.
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What's new?

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Body Worn Integration API, Container name change in 11.11

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New release ACAP version 4.13

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Breaking changes: Removal of root-privileged access for ACAP applications

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Updated AXIS Joystick SDK - supporting AXIS TU90 joystick and keypad

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The next AXIS OS LTS track, is planned for launch in Q3, 2024. After which AXIS OS 12 will be released and with that some breaking changes will be introduced. Read more about upcoming AXIS OS versions and breaking changes in the AXIS OS portal.

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AXIS OS beta releases

The AXIS OS beta releases can be used to perform early compatibility tests.

Integration guidelines and examples

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ACAP SDK

ACAP version 4 contains two complementing SDKs addressing different needs.

AXIS Media Control SDK

Windows SDK for applications that stream live video and audio from Axis products.

AXIS Media Parser SDK

Windows SDK for video and audio recordings and synchronized playback

AXIS Dewarping SDK

Windows SDK for client-side dewarping, (stretching out 360° or 180° video from an Axis panoramic camera with a fisheye lens.)

AXIS Joystick SDK

Windows SDK for adding joystick and control board support to your software application.

AXIS Metadata Monitor

Capture and visualize the metadata stream produced by an Axis device.

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Axis devices are small, friendly Linux® devices. At Axis, we know this of course, but outside our company walls, it seems not to be common knowledge.

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Axis attends the 2023 GStreamer Conference in A Coruña

2024-01-31

In late September 2023, a group of Axis engineers from the Axis OS Development Department set off to A Coruña, Spain to attend the GStreamer conference at Palexco.

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Is green plastic making the products inferior?

2024-01-22

Is the move towards greener plastics making the products inferior compared to using conventional plastics, or could the opposite be true?