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ColorEnable Property
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Leadtools.Multimedia Namespace > VideoProcAmp Class : ColorEnable Property



Gets or sets the setting for the ColorEnable property.

Syntax

Visual Basic (Declaration) 
Public Property ColorEnable As Boolean
Visual Basic (Usage)Copy Code
Dim instance As VideoProcAmp
Dim value As Boolean
 
instance.ColorEnable = value
 
value = instance.ColorEnable
C# 
public bool ColorEnable {get; set;}
C++/CLI 
public:
property bool ColorEnable {
   bool get();
   void set (    bool value);
}

Property Value

true if the color enable setting is on; false otherwise.

Example

Visual BasicCopy Code
Public _result As Boolean = False
      Public _form As CaptureCtrlForm = New CaptureCtrlForm()
      Public _outFile As String = Path.Combine(LEAD_VARS.MediaDir, "VideoProcAmp_GetExample.avi")
      Public Sub GetExample()
         ' reference the capture control
         Dim capturectrl As CaptureCtrl = _form.CaptureCtrl

         Try
            ' select the first device with analog in it's name
            ' Replace "Analog" with your video capture device name
            If capturectrl.VideoDevices("Analog") Is Nothing Then
               Throw New Exception("No Analog video devices available!")
            End If

            capturectrl.VideoDevices("Analog").Selected = True

            ' set a video compressor
            capturectrl.VideoCompressors.Mpeg2.Selected = True

            ' set the target file
            capturectrl.TargetFile = _outFile

            ' reference the video proc amp 
            Dim videoprocamp As VideoProcAmp = capturectrl.VideoProcAmp

            If Not videoprocamp Is Nothing Then
               ' set the auto brightness property 
               videoprocamp.AutoBrightness = True

               ' set to black and white
               videoprocamp.ColorEnable = False

               ' enable backlight compensation, if available
               videoprocamp.BacklightCompensation = True
            End If

            ' check for video capture available
            If capturectrl.IsModeAvailable(CaptureMode.Video) Then
               ' capture 15 seconds of video
               capturectrl.UseTimeLimit = True
               capturectrl.TimeLimit = 15

               ' subscribe to the compete event
               AddHandler capturectrl.Complete, AddressOf CaptureCtrl_Complete
               ' start the capture
               capturectrl.StartCapture(CaptureMode.Video)
            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

      Private Sub CaptureCtrl_Complete(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As EventArgs)
         ' set the result to what we expect
         _result = File.Exists(_outFile)
      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();
      public string _outFile = Path.Combine(LEAD_VARS.MediaDir, "VideoProcAmp_GetExample.avi");
      public void GetExample()
      {
         // reference the capture control
         CaptureCtrl capturectrl = _form.CaptureCtrl;

         try
         {
            // select the first device with analog in it's name
            // Replace "Analog" with your video capture device name
            if (capturectrl.VideoDevices["Analog"] == null)
               throw new Exception("No Analog video devices available!");

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

            // set a video compressor
            capturectrl.VideoCompressors.Mpeg2.Selected = true;

            // set the target file
            capturectrl.TargetFile = _outFile;

            // reference the video proc amp 
            VideoProcAmp videoprocamp = capturectrl.VideoProcAmp;

            if (videoprocamp != null)
            {
               // set the auto brightness property 
               videoprocamp.AutoBrightness = true;

               // set to black and white
               videoprocamp.ColorEnable = false;

               // enable backlight compensation, if available
               videoprocamp.BacklightCompensation = true;
            }

            // check for video capture available
            if (capturectrl.IsModeAvailable(CaptureMode.Video))
            {
               // capture 15 seconds of video
               capturectrl.UseTimeLimit = true;
               capturectrl.TimeLimit = 15;

               // subscribe to the compete event
               capturectrl.Complete += new EventHandler(CaptureCtrl_Complete);
               // start the capture
               capturectrl.StartCapture(CaptureMode.Video);
            }
         }
         catch (Exception)
         {
            _result = false;
         }

         // 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.
         while (capturectrl.State == CaptureState.Running)
            Application.DoEvents();
      }

      void CaptureCtrl_Complete(object sender, EventArgs e)
      {
         // set the result to what we expect
         _result = File.Exists(_outFile);
      }

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

Remarks

Gets the setting for the ColorEnable 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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