The best replacement for directshow is media foundation.

The best alternatives to directshow are rated as following:
★★★★★  media foundation
★★★★  wia
★★★  directx
★★★  vfw
★★  gstreamer
★★  windows media foundation
★★  ffmpeg
★  wave api
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