CaptureImage Method

Visual Basic
C#
C++/CLI

'Declaration
 
Public Overridable Function CaptureImage() As Image

'Usage
 
Dim instance As CaptureCtrl
Dim value As Image
 
value = instance.CaptureImage()

public virtual Image CaptureImage()

public:
virtual Image^ CaptureImage();

Return Value

captured video image as a System.Drawing.Image.

This method will capture a video image to a System.Drawing.Image object.

If the method fails, an error is raised. For more information, refer to the Error Codes.

Note: Internally this method calls StartCapture with the capture mode set to CaptureMode.Still. It then waits for the current capture delay setting (specified by CaptureStillDelay), before capturing the still picture. Finally, it stops the graph by calling StopCapture.

Note: The frame data is retrieved from the underlying graph after the processing filters. If the capture needs to occur before the processing is completed use the LeadVideoCallBackFilter and place it first in the collection of processing filters.

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Imports Leadtools
Imports Leadtools.Multimedia
Imports LeadtoolsMultimediaExamples.Fixtures

Public _result As Boolean = False
Public _form As CaptureCtrlForm = New CaptureCtrlForm()
Public Sub CaptureImageExample()
   ' reference the capture control
   Dim capturectrl As CaptureCtrl = _form.CaptureCtrl

   Dim inFile As String = Path.Combine(LEAD_VARS.MediaDir, "CaptureCtrl_Source.avi")
   Dim outFile As String = Path.Combine(LEAD_VARS.MediaDir, "CaptureCtrl_CaptureImageExample.jpg")

   Try
      ' set the video capture device, use your capture 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

      ' capture the image
      Dim image As Image = capturectrl.CaptureImage()

      If Not image Is Nothing Then
         image.Save(outFile, ImageFormat.Jpeg)
      End If

      ' stop the capture
      capturectrl.StopCapture()

      ' check for the capture file and set the result
      If File.Exists(Path.Combine(Directory.GetCurrentDirectory(), outFile)) Then
         _result = True
      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 Sub CaptureImage_Helper(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As EventArgs)
   ' set result
   _result = True
End Sub

Public NotInheritable Class LEAD_VARS
Public Const MediaDir As String = "C:\Program Files (x86)\LEAD Technologies\LEADTOOLS 18\Media"
End Class

using Leadtools;
using Leadtools.Multimedia;
using LeadtoolsMultimediaExamples.Fixtures;

public bool _result = false;
public CaptureCtrlForm _form = new CaptureCtrlForm();
public void CaptureImageExample()
{
   // reference the capture control
   CaptureCtrl capturectrl = _form.CaptureCtrl;

   string inFile = Path.Combine(LEAD_VARS.MediaDir,"CaptureCtrl_Source.avi");
   string outFile = Path.Combine(LEAD_VARS.MediaDir,"CaptureCtrl_CaptureImageExample.jpg");

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

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

      // capture the image
      Image image = capturectrl.CaptureImage();

      if (image != null)
         image.Save(outFile, ImageFormat.Jpeg);

      // stop the capture
      capturectrl.StopCapture();

      // check for the capture file and set the result
      if (File.Exists(Path.Combine(Directory.GetCurrentDirectory(), outFile)))
         _result = true;
   }
   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();
}

public void CaptureImage_Helper(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
   // set result
   _result = true;
}

static class LEAD_VARS
{
public const string MediaDir = @"C:\Program Files (x86)\LEAD Technologies\LEADTOOLS 18\Media";
}

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Reference

CaptureCtrl Class
CaptureCtrl Members