# CV\_CAP\_DSHOW, CV\_CAP\_MSMF What is different?

**URL:** <https://forum.opencv.org/t/cv-cap-dshow-cv-cap-msmf-what-is-different/8254>\
**Category:** C++\
**Created:** [April 4, 2022, 7:12am UTC](https://forum.opencv.org/t/cv-cap-dshow-cv-cap-msmf-what-is-different/8254 "2022-04-04T07:12:16Z")\
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**Author:** ![Louis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ecb155/32.png) [@Louis](https://forum.opencv.org/u/Louis)\
**Post date:** [April 4, 2022, 7:12am UTC](https://forum.opencv.org/t/cv-cap-dshow-cv-cap-msmf-what-is-different/8254/1 "2022-04-04T07:12:16Z")

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CV\_CAP\_DSHOW

CV\_CAP\_MSMF

directshow has memory leak. Is Microsoft Media Foundation Different? And is the video capture method the same?