ShowDialog Method (CaptureCtrl)

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'Declaration
 
Public Overridable Sub ShowDialog( _
   ByVal dialog As CaptureDlg, _
   ByVal hWnd As IWin32Window _
)

'Usage
 
Dim instance As CaptureCtrl
Dim dialog As CaptureDlg
Dim hWnd As IWin32Window
 
instance.ShowDialog(dialog, hWnd)

public virtual void ShowDialog( 
   CaptureDlg dialog,
   IWin32Window hWnd
)

public:
virtual void ShowDialog( 
   CaptureDlg dialog,
   IWin32Window^ hWnd
)

Parameters

dialog: Value that specifies which dialog to show. Must be one of the CaptureDlg enumeration values.
hWnd: Value that specifies the dialog owner's window handle.

Shows a specified property dialog. If the method fails, an error is raised.

For more information, refer to the Error Codes.

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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 HasDialogExample()
   ' reference the capture control
   Dim capturectrl As CaptureCtrl = _form.CaptureCtrl

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

   Try
      ' try to find a USB camera
      If capturectrl.VideoDevices("USB") Is Nothing Then
         Throw New Exception("No USB video device available")
      End If

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

      ' try to find a USB audio device
      If capturectrl.AudioDevices("USB") Is Nothing Then
         Throw New Exception("No USB audio device available")
      End If

      capturectrl.AudioDevices("USB").Selected = True

      ' The HasDialog method tells us that the control
      ' can display the desired settings dialog.
      ' check to see if the Capture properties dialog is available
      If capturectrl.HasDialog(CaptureDlg.Capture) Then
         ' now show it to change some settings
         capturectrl.ShowDialog(CaptureDlg.Capture, _form)
         _result = True
      End If

      ' set MPEG2 as the video compressor
      capturectrl.VideoCompressors.Mpeg2.Selected = True

      ' set AC3 as the audio compressor
      capturectrl.AudioCompressors.AC3.Selected = True

      ' set the target output file and format
      capturectrl.TargetFile = outFile

      ' set the target output format
      capturectrl.TargetFormat = TargetFormatType.AVI

      ' check if we have can capture video and audio
      If capturectrl.IsModeAvailable(CaptureMode.VideoAndAudio) Then
         capturectrl.FrameRate = 5 ' 5 frames per second
         capturectrl.UseFrameRate = True
         capturectrl.TimeLimit = 10 ' just 10 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
      End If
   Catch e1 As Exception
      _result = False
   End Try
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 HasDialogExample()
{
   // reference the capture control
   CaptureCtrl capturectrl = _form.CaptureCtrl;

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

   try
   {
      // try to find a USB camera
      if (capturectrl.VideoDevices["USB"] == null)
         throw new Exception("No USB video device available");

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

      // try to find a USB audio device
      if (capturectrl.AudioDevices["USB"] == null)
         throw new Exception("No USB audio device available");

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

      // The HasDialog method tells us that the control
      // can display the desired settings dialog.
      // check to see if the Capture properties dialog is available
      if (capturectrl.HasDialog(CaptureDlg.Capture))
      {
         // now show it to change some settings
         capturectrl.ShowDialog(CaptureDlg.Capture, _form);
         _result = true;
      }

      // set MPEG2 as the video compressor
      capturectrl.VideoCompressors.Mpeg2.Selected = true;

      // set AC3 as the audio compressor
      capturectrl.AudioCompressors.AC3.Selected = true;

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

      // set the target output format
      capturectrl.TargetFormat = TargetFormatType.AVI;

      // check whether we can capture video and audio
      if (capturectrl.IsModeAvailable(CaptureMode.VideoAndAudio))
      {
         capturectrl.FrameRate = 5;       // 5 frames per second 
         capturectrl.UseFrameRate = true;
         capturectrl.TimeLimit = 10;      // just 10 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();
      }
   }
   catch (Exception)
   {
      _result = false;
   }
}

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