ltmmConvertCtrl.TargetFile Property

Visual Basic Example

Remarks

Gets or sets the media target file name.

This property allows the user to set the output of the conversion process to specified file name. If the target format The format to be used for the converted file. This includes the file format, any special settings used by that format, and which audio and/or video codec A COmpressor combined with a DECompressor, or encoder and a decoder, which allows you to both compress and decompress that same data. is to be used for the conversion, and any special settings used by the codecs. in the ltmmConvertCtrl.TargetFormat property is ltmmConvert_TargetFormat_DVD, then the ltmmConvertCtrl.TargetFile property contains the directory in which the DVD image A set of files that contain all of the video and audio content for a DVD, organized with a table of contents (optional). See also: Title The name for a group of related video files (called "Chapters") on your DVD. For example, for a DVD called "My Summer Vacation," you might have the titles "Water Skiing," "New Friends," and "Hiking." For each of those titles, you might have one or more different video files., Chapter The name for each individual video file on a DVD. For example, under the title "Water Skiing", you might have the chapters "My first try," "My first wreck," and "My first jump.", ISO Image An ISO image (.iso) is a disk image of a file system. It includes data files that are contained in the ISO image along with filesystem metadata. ISO images are an alternative to physical media for distribution of a "DVD" over the Internet. Most operating systems allow ISO images images to be "played" as if they were physical discs. See also: DVD Image.. is located. Otherwise, the ltmmConvertCtrl.TargetFile property contains the name of a media file. If the ltmmConvertCtrl.TargetFile property refers to a directory, it should contain the full path to the directory. A relative path can be used, but it is not recommended because relative paths are somewhat unpredictable. If the target format type is ltmmConvert_TargetFormat_DVD and the ltmmConvertCtrl.TargetFile property contains the name of an existing file, that file will be deleted, and a directory/folder will be created with the same name.

The filename can be used to indicate a regular file or a stream. For more details on the filename syntax, refer to: TargetFile syntax.

The ResetSource method should be called to stop the convert control from accessing the file or stream. The TargetType will be set to ltmmConvert_Target_File.

Assignment could raise an error exception. For more information, refer to the Error Codes.

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