ClosedCaptionAvailable Property

Gets the closed captioning availability state.

Syntax

Visual Basic
C#
C++/CLI

'Declaration
 
Public Overridable ReadOnly Property ClosedCaptionAvailable As Boolean

'Usage
 
Dim instance As CaptureCtrl
Dim value As Boolean
 
value = instance.ClosedCaptionAvailable

public virtual bool ClosedCaptionAvailable {get;}

public:
virtual property bool ClosedCaptionAvailable {
   bool get();
}

Property Value

true if Closed Captioning is available; false, otherwise.

Example

Visual Basic
C#
WinRT C#
WinRT JavaScript
Silverlight C#
Silverlight VB

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Imports Leadtools
Imports Leadtools.Multimedia
Imports LeadtoolsMultimediaExamples.Fixtures

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

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

   Try
      ' try to find a Digital tuner, use your device name here
      If _capturectrl.VideoDevices("Analog") Is Nothing Then
         Throw New Exception("No Analog video device available")
      End If

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

      ' select video and audio compressors
      _capturectrl.VideoCompressors.Mpeg2.Selected = True
      _capturectrl.AudioCompressors.AC3.Selected = True

      ' set the target format to MPEG2 program
      _capturectrl.TargetFormat = TargetFormatType.MPEG2Program

      If _capturectrl.HasDialog(CaptureDlg.TargetFormat) Then
         _capturectrl.ShowDialog(CaptureDlg.TargetFormat, _form)
      End If

      ' tune to a channel with closed captions
      _capturectrl.TVTuner.SetChannel(28, -1, -1)

      ' set the target file
      _capturectrl.TargetFile = outFile

      ' enable the preview
      _capturectrl.Preview = True

      ' check if closed captioning is enabled
      If _capturectrl.ClosedCaptionAvailable AndAlso _capturectrl.ClosedCaptioning = False Then
         ' try to toggle closed captioning 
         _capturectrl.ToggleClosedCaptioning()

         ' set the result to what we expect
         If _capturectrl.ClosedCaptioning Then
            _result = True
         End If

         ' get the previewing cc state
         Dim _previewCC As Boolean = _capturectrl.PreviewingClosedCaption
      End If

      ' check if we have can capture video
      If _capturectrl.IsModeAvailable(CaptureMode.VideoAndAudio) Then
         _capturectrl.TimeLimit = 30 ' just 30 seconds of capture time
         _capturectrl.UseTimeLimit = True

         ' start the capture process
         _capturectrl.StartCapture(CaptureMode.VideoAndAudio)

         ' 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

         _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 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 CaptureCtrl _capturectrl;
public void ClosedCaptioningExample()
{
   // reference the capture control
   _capturectrl = _form.CaptureCtrl;

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

   try
   {
      // try to find a Digital tuner, use your device name here
      if (_capturectrl.VideoDevices["Analog"] == null)
         throw new Exception("No Analog video device available");

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

      // select video and audio compressors
      _capturectrl.VideoCompressors.Mpeg2.Selected = true;
      _capturectrl.AudioCompressors.AC3.Selected = true;

      // set the target format to MPEG2 program
      _capturectrl.TargetFormat = TargetFormatType.MPEG2Program;

      if (_capturectrl.HasDialog(CaptureDlg.TargetFormat))
         _capturectrl.ShowDialog(CaptureDlg.TargetFormat, _form);

      // tune to a channel with closed captions
      _capturectrl.TVTuner.SetChannel(28, -1, -1);

      // set the target file
      _capturectrl.TargetFile = outFile;

      // enable the preview
      _capturectrl.Preview = true;

      // check whether closed captioning is enabled
      if (_capturectrl.ClosedCaptionAvailable
         && _capturectrl.ClosedCaptioning == false)
      {
         // try to toggle closed captioning 
         _capturectrl.ToggleClosedCaptioning();

         // set the result to what we expect
         if (_capturectrl.ClosedCaptioning)
            _result = true;

         // get the previewing cc state
         bool _previewCC = _capturectrl.PreviewingClosedCaption;
      }

      // check whether we can capture video
      if (_capturectrl.IsModeAvailable(CaptureMode.VideoAndAudio))
      {
         _capturectrl.TimeLimit = 30;      // just 30 seconds of capture time
         _capturectrl.UseTimeLimit = true;

         // start the capture process
         _capturectrl.StartCapture(CaptureMode.VideoAndAudio);

         // 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();

         _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();
}

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

Requirements

Target Platforms

Reference

CaptureCtrl Class
CaptureCtrl Members