SetChannel Method

Imports Leadtools
Imports Leadtools.Multimedia
Imports LeadtoolsMultimediaExamples.Fixtures

Public _result As Boolean = False
Public _form As CaptureCtrlForm = New CaptureCtrlForm()
Public Sub DigitalTVTunerExample()
   ' reference the forms capture control and tv tuner
   Dim capturectrl As CaptureCtrl = _form.CaptureCtrl

   Dim outFile As String = Path.Combine(LEAD_VARS.MediaDir, "TVTuner_DigitalTVTunerExample.avi")

   Dim mainChannel As Integer = 27
   Dim subChannel As Integer = -1
   Dim newSubChannel As Integer = -1
   Dim subChannelList As Integer() = Nothing

   Try
      capturectrl.Preview = True
      ' select the first digital tuner device with BDA in it's name 
      ' Replace "BDA" with your video capture device name 
      If Not capturectrl.VideoDevices("BDA") Is Nothing Then
         capturectrl.VideoDevices("BDA").Selected = True
      End If

      ' set the video and audio compressors 
      capturectrl.VideoCompressors.Mpeg2.Selected = True
      capturectrl.AudioCompressors.AC3.Selected = True

      ' get the TV Tuner device 
      Dim tvTuner As TVTuner = capturectrl.TVTuner

      ' Check if TV tuner is valid 
      If Not tvTuner Is Nothing Then
         ' set the input type to cable and set the channel 
         tvTuner.SetInputType(0, TunerInputType.Antenna)
         tvTuner.SetChannel(mainChannel, -1, -1)

         ' get the current video sub channel
         subChannel = tvTuner.VideoSubChannel

         ' list the sub-channels for the main channle first
         If tvTuner.VideoSubChannelCount > 0 Then
            System.Diagnostics.Debug.WriteLine(" Main Channel: " & mainChannel)
            subChannelList = New Integer(tvTuner.VideoSubChannelCount - 1) {}
            Dim i As Integer = 0
            Do While i < tvTuner.VideoSubChannelCount
               subChannelList(i) = tvTuner.VideoSubChannelValue(i)
               System.Diagnostics.Debug.WriteLine(" Sub Channel: " & subChannelList(i))
               i += 1
            Loop
         End If

         ' select the first sub-channel in the list
         If Not subChannelList Is Nothing AndAlso subChannelList.Length > 0 Then
            tvTuner.SetChannel(mainChannel, subChannelList(0), -1)
            mainChannel = tvTuner.Channel
            newSubChannel = tvTuner.VideoSubChannel
            System.Diagnostics.Debug.WriteLine("Selected Channel: " & mainChannel & "." & subChannel)
         End If

         ' if the Main and Sub channel value are postive, it means tv tuner is happay and dandy, let starts capture
         If mainChannel > 0 AndAlso subChannel > 0 Then
            System.Diagnostics.Debug.WriteLine("Start Capturing")
            capturectrl.TimeLimit = 30 ' just 30 seconds of capture time
            capturectrl.UseTimeLimit = True

            capturectrl.TargetFormat = TargetFormatType.AVI
            capturectrl.TargetFile = outFile

            capturectrl.StartCapture(CaptureMode.VideoAndAudio)
         End If
      End If

      ' 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

      System.Diagnostics.Debug.WriteLine("Finish Capturing")

      ' if TV tuner is valid 
      If Not tvTuner Is Nothing Then
         ' and set the result to what we expect 
         _result = (subChannel <> newSubChannel)
      End If
   Catch ex As Exception
      _result = False
      System.Diagnostics.Debug.WriteLine(ex)
   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