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VideoWidth Property
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Leadtools.Multimedia Namespace > CaptureCtrl Class : VideoWidth Property



Gets the current video width.

Syntax

Visual Basic (Declaration) 
Public Overridable ReadOnly Property VideoWidth As Single
Visual Basic (Usage)Copy Code
Dim instance As CaptureCtrl
Dim value As Single
 
value = instance.VideoWidth
C# 
public virtual float VideoWidth {get;}
C++/CLI 
public:
virtual property float VideoWidth {
   float get();
}

Property Value

A value representing the current video width.

Example

Visual BasicCopy Code
Public _result As Boolean = False
      Public _form As CaptureCtrlForm = New CaptureCtrlForm()
      Public _capturectrl As CaptureCtrl
      Public Sub VideoWidthExample()
         ' reference the capture control
         _capturectrl = _form.CaptureCtrl

         ' output file
         Dim outFile As String = Path.Combine(LEAD_VARS.MediaDir, "CaptureCtrl_VideoWidthExample.avi")

         ' video width
         Dim Width As Single = 0

         Try
            ' set the source video device, select using your device name here
            If _capturectrl.VideoDevices("USB") Is Nothing Then
               Throw New Exception("No USB video device available")
            End If

            _capturectrl.VideoDevices("USB").Selected = True

            ' select a video compressor
            _capturectrl.VideoCompressors.Mpeg4.Selected = True

            ' set the target output file
            _capturectrl.TargetFile = outFile

            If _capturectrl.IsModeAvailable(CaptureMode.Video) Then
               ' enable the preview
               _capturectrl.Preview = True

               ' get the video width
               Width = _capturectrl.VideoHeight

               ' set the result to what we expect
               _result = (Width <> 0)
            End If
         Catch e1 As Exception
            _result = False
         End Try

         ' we'll loop on the state and pump messages for this example.
         ' but you should not need to if running from a Windows Forms application.
         Do While _capturectrl.State = CaptureState.Running
            Application.DoEvents()
         Loop
      End Sub

Public NotInheritable Class LEAD_VARS
   Public Const MediaDir As String = "C:\Program Files (x86)\LEAD Technologies\LEADTOOLS 17\Media"
End Class
C#Copy Code
public bool _result = false;
      public CaptureCtrlForm _form = new CaptureCtrlForm();
      // capture control
      CaptureCtrl capturectrl;

      // output file
      string outFile = Path.Combine(LEAD_VARS.MediaDir,"CaptureCtrl_VideoWidthExample.avi");

      public void VideoWidthExample()
      {
         // reference the capture control
         capturectrl = _form.CaptureCtrl;

         // video width
         Single Width = 0;

         try
         {
            // set the source video device, select using your device name here
            if (capturectrl.VideoDevices["USB"] == null)
            {
               throw new Exception("No USB video device available");
            }

            capturectrl.VideoDevices["USB"].Selected = true;

            // select a video compressor
            capturectrl.VideoCompressors.Mpeg4.Selected = true;

            // set the target output file
            capturectrl.TargetFile = outFile;

            if (capturectrl.IsModeAvailable(CaptureMode.Video))
            {
               // enable the preview
               capturectrl.Preview = true;

               // get the video width
               Width = capturectrl.VideoWidth;

               // set the result to what we expect
               _result = (Width != 0);
            }
         }
         catch (COMException)
         {
            _result = false;
         }
         catch (Exception)
         {
            _result = false;
         }
      }

static class LEAD_VARS
{
   public const string MediaDir = @"C:\Program Files (x86)\LEAD Technologies\LEADTOOLS 17\Media";
}

Remarks

The value is in units specified by the ScaleMode property.

Requirements

Target Platforms: Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0, Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003 family, Windows Server 2008 family, Windows Vista, Windows 7

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