diff --git a/src/app/VideoBackendFactory.cpp b/src/app/VideoBackendFactory.cpp
index def8f4e..72b3055 100644
--- a/src/app/VideoBackendFactory.cpp
+++ b/src/app/VideoBackendFactory.cpp
@@ -7,9 +7,13 @@
 #include "video/decklink/DeckLinkOutput.h"
 
 #include <algorithm>
+#include <cctype>
 #include <chrono>
+#include <functional>
 #include <memory>
+#include <string_view>
 #include <thread>
+#include <vector>
 
 namespace RenderCadenceCompositor
 {
@@ -26,15 +30,9 @@ std::string NormalizeBackendName(std::string name)
 	return name;
 }
 
-bool IsDeckLinkBackend(const std::string& name)
+bool BackendNameMatches(std::string_view normalizedName, const std::vector<std::string_view>& aliases)
 {
-	return NormalizeBackendName(name) == "decklink";
-}
-
-bool IsNoneBackend(const std::string& name)
-{
-	const std::string normalized = NormalizeBackendName(name);
-	return normalized == "none" || normalized == "disabled" || normalized == "off";
+	return std::find(aliases.begin(), aliases.end(), normalizedName) != aliases.end();
 }
 
 bool WaitForInputWarmup(InputFrameMailbox& mailbox, std::size_t targetReadyFrames, std::chrono::milliseconds timeout)
@@ -50,6 +48,32 @@ bool WaitForInputWarmup(InputFrameMailbox& mailbox, std::size_t targetReadyFrame
 	return false;
 }
 
+struct VideoInputBackendStartContext
+{
+	const AppConfig& config;
+	InputFrameMailbox& mailbox;
+	InputFrameMailboxConfig& mailboxConfig;
+	const VideoFormat& inputVideoMode;
+	bool inputVideoModeResolved = false;
+};
+
+using VideoOutputBackendCreateFn = std::unique_ptr<IVideoOutputEdge> (*)();
+using VideoInputBackendStartFn = std::unique_ptr<VideoInputBackendSession> (*)(const VideoInputBackendStartContext&);
+
+struct VideoOutputBackendRegistration
+{
+	std::vector<std::string_view> aliases;
+	bool requiresCom = false;
+	VideoOutputBackendCreateFn create = nullptr;
+};
+
+struct VideoInputBackendRegistration
+{
+	std::vector<std::string_view> aliases;
+	bool requiresCom = false;
+	VideoInputBackendStartFn start = nullptr;
+};
+
 class DisabledVideoOutputEdge final : public IVideoOutputEdge
 {
 public:
@@ -174,20 +198,95 @@ private:
 	DeckLinkInputThread mThread;
 	bool mStarted = false;
 };
+
+std::unique_ptr<IVideoOutputEdge> CreateDeckLinkOutputBackend()
+{
+	return std::make_unique<DeckLinkOutput>();
+}
+
+std::unique_ptr<IVideoOutputEdge> CreateDisabledOutputBackend()
+{
+	return std::make_unique<DisabledVideoOutputEdge>("Video output backend is disabled by config.");
+}
+
+std::unique_ptr<VideoInputBackendSession> StartNoInputBackend(const VideoInputBackendStartContext&)
+{
+	Log("app", "Video input backend disabled by config.");
+	return std::make_unique<NoInputBackendSession>("none");
+}
+
+std::unique_ptr<VideoInputBackendSession> StartDeckLinkInputBackend(const VideoInputBackendStartContext& context)
+{
+	if (!context.inputVideoModeResolved)
+	{
+		LogWarning("app", "DeckLink input mode was not resolved; runtime shaders will use fallback input until a real input edge is available.");
+		return std::make_unique<NoInputBackendSession>("decklink");
+	}
+
+	auto session = std::make_unique<DeckLinkInputBackendSession>(context.mailbox);
+	std::string error;
+	if (!session->Start(context.mailbox, context.mailboxConfig, context.inputVideoMode, error))
+	{
+		LogWarning("app", "DeckLink input edge unavailable; runtime shaders will use fallback input until a real input edge is available. " + error);
+		return std::make_unique<NoInputBackendSession>("decklink");
+	}
+	return session;
+}
+
+const std::vector<VideoOutputBackendRegistration>& VideoOutputBackendRegistry()
+{
+	static const std::vector<VideoOutputBackendRegistration> registry = {
+		VideoOutputBackendRegistration{ { "decklink" }, true, &CreateDeckLinkOutputBackend },
+		VideoOutputBackendRegistration{ { "none", "disabled", "off" }, false, &CreateDisabledOutputBackend },
+	};
+	return registry;
+}
+
+const std::vector<VideoInputBackendRegistration>& VideoInputBackendRegistry()
+{
+	static const std::vector<VideoInputBackendRegistration> registry = {
+		VideoInputBackendRegistration{ { "decklink" }, true, &StartDeckLinkInputBackend },
+		VideoInputBackendRegistration{ { "none", "disabled", "off" }, false, &StartNoInputBackend },
+	};
+	return registry;
+}
+
+const VideoOutputBackendRegistration* FindVideoOutputBackend(std::string_view backendName)
+{
+	for (const VideoOutputBackendRegistration& backend : VideoOutputBackendRegistry())
+	{
+		if (BackendNameMatches(backendName, backend.aliases))
+			return &backend;
+	}
+	return nullptr;
+}
+
+const VideoInputBackendRegistration* FindVideoInputBackend(std::string_view backendName)
+{
+	for (const VideoInputBackendRegistration& backend : VideoInputBackendRegistry())
+	{
+		if (BackendNameMatches(backendName, backend.aliases))
+			return &backend;
+	}
+	return nullptr;
+}
 }
 
 bool VideoBackendsRequireCom(const AppConfig& config)
 {
-	return IsDeckLinkBackend(config.videoInputBackend) || IsDeckLinkBackend(config.videoOutputBackend);
+	const std::string inputBackend = NormalizeBackendName(config.videoInputBackend);
+	const std::string outputBackend = NormalizeBackendName(config.videoOutputBackend);
+	const VideoInputBackendRegistration* input = FindVideoInputBackend(inputBackend);
+	const VideoOutputBackendRegistration* output = FindVideoOutputBackend(outputBackend);
+	return (input != nullptr && input->requiresCom) || (output != nullptr && output->requiresCom);
 }
 
 std::unique_ptr<IVideoOutputEdge> CreateVideoOutputBackend(const AppConfig& config)
 {
-	if (IsDeckLinkBackend(config.videoOutputBackend))
-		return std::make_unique<DeckLinkOutput>();
-
-	if (IsNoneBackend(config.videoOutputBackend))
-		return std::make_unique<DisabledVideoOutputEdge>("Video output backend is disabled by config.");
+	const std::string backendName = NormalizeBackendName(config.videoOutputBackend);
+	const VideoOutputBackendRegistration* backend = FindVideoOutputBackend(backendName);
+	if (backend != nullptr && backend->create != nullptr)
+		return backend->create();
 
 	return std::make_unique<DisabledVideoOutputEdge>("Unsupported videoOutputBackend: " + config.videoOutputBackend);
 }
@@ -199,31 +298,15 @@ std::unique_ptr<VideoInputBackendSession> StartVideoInputBackend(
 	const VideoFormat& inputVideoMode,
 	bool inputVideoModeResolved)
 {
-	if (IsNoneBackend(config.videoInputBackend))
+	const std::string backendName = NormalizeBackendName(config.videoInputBackend);
+	const VideoInputBackendRegistration* backend = FindVideoInputBackend(backendName);
+	if (backend != nullptr && backend->start != nullptr)
 	{
-		Log("app", "Video input backend disabled by config.");
-		return std::make_unique<NoInputBackendSession>("none");
+		VideoInputBackendStartContext context{ config, mailbox, mailboxConfig, inputVideoMode, inputVideoModeResolved };
+		return backend->start(context);
 	}
 
-	if (!IsDeckLinkBackend(config.videoInputBackend))
-	{
-		LogWarning("app", "Unsupported videoInputBackend '" + config.videoInputBackend + "'; runtime shaders will use fallback input.");
-		return std::make_unique<NoInputBackendSession>(config.videoInputBackend);
-	}
-
-	if (!inputVideoModeResolved)
-	{
-		LogWarning("app", "DeckLink input mode was not resolved; runtime shaders will use fallback input until a real input edge is available.");
-		return std::make_unique<NoInputBackendSession>("decklink");
-	}
-
-	auto session = std::make_unique<DeckLinkInputBackendSession>(mailbox);
-	std::string error;
-	if (!session->Start(mailbox, mailboxConfig, inputVideoMode, error))
-	{
-		LogWarning("app", "DeckLink input edge unavailable; runtime shaders will use fallback input until a real input edge is available. " + error);
-		return std::make_unique<NoInputBackendSession>("decklink");
-	}
-	return session;
+	LogWarning("app", "Unsupported videoInputBackend '" + config.videoInputBackend + "'; runtime shaders will use fallback input.");
+	return std::make_unique<NoInputBackendSession>(config.videoInputBackend);
 }
 }