Using LEADTOOLS DVR Components to Create a DirectShow Player Application

Perform the following steps to create and run a multimedia player DVR application using the LEADTOOLS Multimedia ConvertCtrl and PlayCtrl controls and the DVR components of the LEADTOOLS MPEG-2 Transport Module.

1. Start Visual Studio .NET.

2. Choose File->New->Project... from the menu.

3. In the New Project dialog box, choose either "Visual C# Projects" or "VB Projects" in the Projects Type List, and choose "Windows Forms Application " in the Templates List.

4. Type the project name as "Multimedia Player DVR" in the Project Name field, and then choose OK. If desired, type a new location for your project or select a directory using the Browse button, and then click OK.

5. To add a reference to the Leadtools.Multimedia.dll right-click the "References" folder in the Solution Explorer window. Select "Add Reference..." from the context menu. In the "Add Reference" dialog box, select the ".NET" tab and select Leadtools.Multimedia.dll and click OK.

6. Next, add the reference to the LEADTOOLS COM Objects. Right-click the "References" folder, and select "Add Reference..." from the context menu. In the "Add Reference" dialog box, select the "COM" tab and select the following:

   • LEAD MPEG-2 Transport Multiplexer Library
   • LEAD MPEG2 Transport Demultiplexer Library
   • LEAD DVR Sink Library

   Note: The above COM objects must be registered; in case they were not; using regsvr32. For more information, refer to DirectShow Registry-free Activation. Next click OK to add the references.

7. Make sure Form1 is in design view. Go to the toolbox (View->Toolbox) and drag a ConvertCtrl control and a PlayCtrl control on the form. NOTE: If you do not have ConvertCtrl or PlayCtrl controls in your toolbox, select Tools->Choose Toolbox Items from the menu. Click Browse and then select Leadtools.Multimedia.dll from "<LEADTOOLS_INSTALLDIR>\Bin\Dotnet\Win32" and then click Open and then click OK. After adding these controls to the form, set the following properties:

   Property	Value
   Name	_convertctrl
   Anchor	Top, Left
   BackColor	Black
   Name	_playctrl
   Anchor	Top, Bottom, Left, Right
   AutoStart	False

8. Go to the toolbox (View->Toolbox) and drag a Text control on the form (below the convert control) and set the following properties:

   Property	Value
   Name	_txtSrcFile
   Anchor	Bottom, Left
   Locked	True

9. Go to the toolbox (View->Toolbox) and drag a Button control to the right of the text control and set the following properties:

   Property	Value
   Name	_buttonBrowse
   Text	...
   Anchor	Bottom, Left

10. Go to the toolbox (View->Toolbox) and drag a TrackBar control on the form (below the play control) and set the following properties:

    Property	Value
    Name	_track
    Anchor	Bottom, Left, Right
    Maximum	10000

11. Go to the toolbox (View->Toolbox) and drag six Button controls to the bottom of the form (first one below the convert control and the others below the play control) and set the following properties:

    Property	Value
    Name	_buttonStartStop
    Text	Start
    Anchor	Bottom, Left

    Property	Value
    Name	_buttonStop
    Text	Stop
    Anchor	Bottom, Right

    Property	Value
    Name	_buttonPlayMPEG2StreamWithDVRBuffer
    Text	Play MPEG2 Stream With DVR Buffer
    Anchor	Bottom, Right

    Property	Value
    Name	_buttonPlayDVRBufferFile
    Text	Play DVR Buffer File
    Anchor	Bottom, Right

    Property	Value
    Name	_buttonSetDVRBufferLocations
    Text	Set DVR Buffer Locations
    Anchor	Bottom, Right

    Property	Value
    Name	_buttonCopyBufferedDVRData
    Text	Copy Buffered DVR Data
    Anchor	Bottom, Right

12. Switch Form1 to code view (right-click Form1 in the Solution Explorer then choose View Code) and add the following lines to the beginning of the file:

    VB

          Imports Leadtools.Multimedia 
          Imports System.Runtime.InteropServices 
          Imports LMMpg2MxTLib 
          Imports LMMpgDmxTLib 
          Imports LMDVRSinkLib 
           

    C#

          using Leadtools.Multimedia; 
          using System.Runtime.InteropServices; 
          using LMMpg2MxTLib; 
          using LMMpgDmxTLib; 
          using LMDVRSinkLib; 
           

13. Declare the following private variable:

    VB

          Private Const SLIDER_MAX As Integer = 10000 
          Private _streaming As Boolean = False 
          Private _firstPTS As Double 
          Private _lastPTS As Double 
           

    C#

          Private const int SLIDER_MAX = 10000; 
          Private bool _streaming = false; 
          Private double _firstPTS; 
          Private double _lastPTS; 
           

14. Add an event handler to the _convertctrl Started event and add the following code:

    VB

          Private Sub _convertCtrl_Started(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As EventArgs) Handles _convertCtrl.Started 
             _streaming = True 
             _buttonBrowse.Enabled = False 
             _buttonPlayMPEG2StreamWithDVRBuffer.Enabled = True 
             _buttonSetDVRBufferLocations.Enabled = True 
             _buttonCopyBufferedDVRData.Enabled = True 
          End Sub 
           

    C#

          void _convertCtrl_Started(object sender, EventArgs e) 
          { 
             _streaming = true; 
             _buttonBrowse.Enabled = false; 
             _buttonPlayMPEG2StreamWithDVRBuffer.Enabled = True; 
             _buttonSetDVRBufferLocations.Enabled = True; 
             _buttonCopyBufferedDVRData.Enabled = True; 
          } 
           

15. Add an event handler to the _convertctrl Complete event and add the following code:

    VB

          Private Sub _convertCtrl_Complete(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As EventArgs) Handles _convertCtrl.Complete 
             If _streaming = True Then 
                _convertCtrl.StartConvert() 
             Else 
                _buttonStartStop.Text = "Start" 
                _buttonBrowse.Enabled = True 
                _buttonPlayMPEG2StreamWithDVRBuffer.Enabled = False 
                _buttonSetDVRBufferLocations.Enabled = False 
                _buttonCopyBufferedDVRData.Enabled = False 
             End If 
          End Sub 
           

    C#

          void _convertCtrl_Complete(object sender, EventArgs e) 
          { 
             if (_streaming == true) 
                _convertCtrl.StartConvert(); 
             else 
             { 
                _buttonStartStop.Text = "Start"; 
                _buttonBrowse.Enabled = true; 
                _buttonPlayMPEG2StreamWithDVRBuffer.Enabled = False; 
                _buttonSetDVRBufferLocations.Enabled = False; 
                _buttonCopyBufferedDVRData.Enabled = False; 
             } 
          } 
           

16. Add an event handler to the _playctrl TrackingPositionChanged event and add the following code:

    VB

          Private Sub _playctrl_TrackingPositionChanged(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As TrackingPositionChangedEventArgs) Handles _playctrl.TrackingPositionChanged 
             Dim demux As LMMpgDmxT = TryCast(_playctrl.GetSubObject(PlayObject.Splitter), LMMpgDmxT) 
             If Not demux Is Nothing Then 
                demux.RefreshPosition(0) 
                _firstPTS = demux.FirstStreamPTS 
                _lastPTS = demux.LastStreamPTS 
                _track.Value = PTSToSliderPosition(demux.CurrentStreamPTS) 
                Marshal.ReleaseComObject(demux) 
             End If 
          End Sub 
           

    C#

          void _playctrl_TrackingPositionChanged(object sender, TrackingPositionChangedEventArgs e) 
          { 
             LMMpgDmxT demux = _playctrl.GetSubObject(PlayObject.Splitter) as LMMpgDmxT; 
             if (demux != null) 
             { 
                demux.RefreshPosition(0); 
                _firstPTS = demux.FirstStreamPTS; 
                _lastPTS = demux.LastStreamPTS; 
                _track.Value = PTSToSliderPosition(demux.CurrentStreamPTS); 
                Marshal.ReleaseComObject(demux); 
             } 
          } 
           

17. Add an event handler to the _track Scroll event and add the following code:

    VB

          Private Sub _track_Scroll(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As EventArgs) Handles _track.Scroll 
             Dim demux As LMMpgDmxT = TryCast(_playctrl.GetSubObject(PlayObject.Splitter), LMMpgDmxT) 
             If Not demux Is Nothing Then 
                demux.RefreshPosition(0) 
                demux.CurrentStreamPTS = SliderPositionToPTS(_track.Value) 
                Marshal.ReleaseComObject(demux) 
             End If 
          End Sub 
           

    C#

          private void _track_Scroll(object sender, EventArgs e) 
          { 
             LMMpgDmxT demux = _playctrl.GetSubObject(PlayObject.Splitter) as LMMpgDmxT; 
             if (demux != null) 
             { 
                demux.RefreshPosition(0); 
                demux.CurrentStreamPTS = SliderPositionToPTS(_track.Value); 
                Marshal.ReleaseComObject(demux); 
             } 
          } 
           

18. Add the following helper methods for use by the _track control's scroll and _playctrl track positioning handlers:

    VB

          Private Function PTSToSliderPosition(ByVal curPTS As Double) As Integer 
             Dim retVal As Integer = 0 
             If curPTS <= _firstPTS Then 
                retVal = 0 
             ElseIf curPTS >= _lastPTS Then 
                retVal = SLIDER_MAX 
             Else 
                retVal = CInt(((curPTS - _firstPTS) * SLIDER_MAX) / (_lastPTS - _firstPTS) + 0.5) 
             End If 
             Return retVal 
          End Function 
          Private Function SliderPositionToPTS(ByVal nPos As Integer) As Double 
             Return _firstPTS + CDbl(nPos) * (_lastPTS - _firstPTS) / CDbl(SLIDER_MAX) 
          End Function 
           

    C#

          private int PTSToSliderPosition(double curPTS) 
          { 
             int retVal = 0; 
             if (curPTS <= _firstPTS) 
                retVal = 0; 
             else if (curPTS >= _lastPTS) 
                retVal = SLIDER_MAX; 
             else 
                retVal = (int)(((curPTS - _firstPTS) * SLIDER_MAX) / (_lastPTS - _firstPTS) + 0.5); 
             return retVal; 
          } 
          private double SliderPositionToPTS(int nPos) 
          { 
             return _firstPTS + (double)nPos * (_lastPTS - _firstPTS) / (double)SLIDER_MAX; 
          } 
           

19. Add an event handler to the _buttonBrowse Click event and add the following code:

    VB

          Private Sub _btnBrowse_Click(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As EventArgs) Handles _buttonBrowse.Click 
             Dim ofn As OpenFileDialog = New OpenFileDialog() 
             ofn.FileName = _txtSrcFile.Text 
             ofn.FilterIndex = 0 
             If _txtSrcFile.Text <> String.Empty Then 
                ofn.InitialDirectory = Path.GetDirectoryName(_txtSrcFile.Text) 
             Else 
                ofn.InitialDirectory = Directory.GetCurrentDirectory() 
             End If 
             ofn.Multiselect = False 
             ofn.Title = "Select Source Video" 
             ofn.CheckFileExists = True 
             ofn.Filter = "MPEG2 Video Files (*.mpg)|*.mpg |   All files (*.*)|*.*" 
             If ofn.ShowDialog() = DialogResult.OK Then 
                _txtSrcFile.Text = ofn.FileName 
             End If 
          End Sub 
           

    C#

          private void _btnBrowse_Click(object sender, EventArgs e) 
          { 
             OpenFileDialog ofn = new OpenFileDialog(); 
             ofn.FileName = _txtSrcFile.Text; 
             ofn.FilterIndex = 0; 
                          
             if (_txtSrcFile.Text != string.Empty) 
                ofn.InitialDirectory = Path.GetDirectoryName(_txtSrcFile.Text); 
             else 
                ofn.InitialDirectory = Directory.GetCurrentDirectory(); 
             ofn.Multiselect = false; 
             ofn.Title = "Select Source Video"; 
             ofn.CheckFileExists = true; 
             ofn.Filter = "MPEG2 Video Files (*.mpg)|*.mpg |   All files (*.*)|*.*"; 
             if (ofn.ShowDialog() == DialogResult.OK) 
             { 
                _txtSrcFile.Text = ofn.FileName; 
             } 
          } 
           

20. Add an event handler to the _buttonStartStop Click event and add the following code:

    VB

          Private Sub _btnStartStop_Click(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As EventArgs) Handles _buttonStartStop.Click 
             Dim srcFile As String = _txtSrcFile.Text 
             If _streaming = False Then 
                If srcFile <> String.Empty AndAlso File.Exists(srcFile) Then 
                   _convertCtrl.SourceFile = srcFile 
                   _convertCtrl.AllowedStreams = StreamFormatType.AudioVideoCC 
                   _convertCtrl.PreferredMPEG2Splitter = Leadtools.Multimedia.Constants.Filter_MPEG2_Transport_Demux 
                   _convertCtrl.TargetFormat = TargetFormatType.MPEG2Transport 
                   _convertCtrl.Preview = True 
                   _convertCtrl.TargetFile = "udp://127.0.0.1:9005" 
                   Dim mux As LMMpg2MxT = TryCast(_convertCtrl.GetSubObject(ConvertObject.TargetFilter), LMMpg2MxT) 
                   If Not mux Is Nothing Then 
                      mux.OutputType = CInt(LMMpg2MxTLib.Mpg2MxT_OutputType.Mpg2MxT_OutputType_Broadcast) 
                      mux.ResyncInterval = 10 
                      Marshal.ReleaseComObject(mux) 
                   End If 
                   Try 
                      _convertCtrl.StartConvert() 
                      _buttonStartStop.Text = "Stop" 
                      _buttonBrowse.Enabled = False 
                   Catch e1 As Exception 
                   End Try 
                End If 
             Else 
                If _streaming = True Then 
                   _convertCtrl.StopConvert() 
                   _buttonStartStop.Text = "Start" 
                   _buttonBrowse.Enabled = True 
                End If 
             End If 
          End Sub 
           

    C#

          private void _btnStartStop_Click(object sender, EventArgs e) 
          { 
             string srcFile = _txtSrcFile.Text; 
             if (_streaming == false) 
             { 
                if (srcFile != string.Empty && File.Exists(srcFile)) 
                { 
                   _convertCtrl.SourceFile = srcFile; 
                   _convertCtrl.AllowedStreams = StreamFormatType.AudioVideoCC; 
                   _convertCtrl.PreferredMPEG2Splitter = Constants.Filter_MPEG2_Transport_Demux; 
                   _convertCtrl.TargetFormat = TargetFormatType.MPEG2Transport; 
                   _convertCtrl.Preview = true; 
                   _convertCtrl.TargetFile = @"udp://127.0.0.1:9005"; 
                   LMMpg2MxT mux = _convertCtrl.GetSubObject(ConvertObject.TargetFilter) as LMMpg2MxT; 
                   if (mux != null) 
                   { 
                      mux.OutputType = (int)LMMpg2MxTLib.Mpg2MxT_OutputType.Mpg2MxT_OutputType_Broadcast; 
                      mux.ResyncInterval = 10; 
                      Marshal.ReleaseComObject(mux); 
                   } 
                   try 
                   { 
                      _convertCtrl.StartConvert(); 
                      _buttonStartStop.Text = "Stop"; 
                      _buttonBrowse.Enabled = false; 
                   } 
                   catch (Exception) { } 
                } 
             } 
             else 
             { 
                if (_streaming == true) 
                { 
                   _convertCtrl.StopConvert(); 
                   _buttonStartStop.Text = "Start"; 
                   _buttonBrowse.Enabled = true; 
                } 
             } 
          } 
           

21. Add an event handler to the _buttonStop Click event and code it as follows:

    VB

          Private Sub _buttonStop_Click(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As EventArgs) Handles _buttonStop.Click 
             If _playctrl.State = PlayState.Running Then 
                _playctrl.Stop() 
             End If 
          End Sub 
           

    C#

          private void _buttonStop_Click(object sender, EventArgs e) 
          { 
             if (_playctrl.State == PlayState.Running) 
             { 
                _playctrl.Stop(); 
             } 
          } 
           

22. Add an event handler to the _buttonPlayMPEG2StreamWithDVRBuffer Click event to play a UDP MPEG2 Stream with DVR Buffering and add the following code:

    VB

          Private Sub _buttonPlayMPEG2StreamWithDVRBuffer_Click(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As EventArgs) Handles _buttonPlayMPEG2StreamWithDVRBuffer.Click 
                          
             Try 
                ' Open the UDP Stream, but don't auto start  
                _playctrl.AutoStart = False 
                _playctrl.SourceFile = "udp://127.0.0.1:9005" 
                Dim DVRSink As LMDVRSinkLib.LMDVRSink 
                DVRSink = DirectCast(_playctrl.GetSubObject(PlayObject.SourceFilter), LMDVRSinkLib.LMDVRSink) 
               ' Tell the DVR Sink that settings are about to change 
               DVRSink.StartChangingAttributes() 
               ' Set only one DVR buffer folder  
               DVRSink.FolderCount = 1 
               ' Set the buffer base file name to 'Capture.LBL'  
               DVRSink.BaseName = "Capture.LBL" 
               ' Set the buffer folder location to 'C:\Temp\DVR'  
               DVRSink.FolderName(0) = ("C:\Temp\DVR") 
               ' Set the buffer folder to have 5 buffer data files, each at 100MB max size  
                DVRSink.SetBufferSize(0, 5, 102400000) 
               ' Commit the changed settings now  
               DVRSink.StopChangingAttributes(False) 
               ' Run the stream     
               _playctrl.Run() 
            Catch ex As Exception 
               MessageBox.Show(Me, ex.Message) 
            End Try 
                          
          End Sub 
           

    C#

          private void _buttonPlayMPEG2StreamWithDVRBuffer_Click(object sender, EventArgs e) 
          { 
             try 
               { 
                  // Open the UDP Stream, but don't auto start  
                  _playctrl.AutoStart = false; 
                  _playctrl.SourceFile = "udp://127.0.0.1:9005"; 
                  LMDVRSinkLib.LMDVRSink DVRSink; 
                  DVRSink = (LMDVRSinkLib.LMDVRSink)(_playctrl.GetSubObject(PlayObject.SourceFilter)); 
                  // Tell the DVR Sink that settings are about to change 
                  DVRSink.StartChangingAttributes(); 
                  // Set only one DVR buffer folder  
                  DVRSink.FolderCount = 1; 
                  // Set the buffer base file name to 'Capture.LBL'  
                  DVRSink.BaseName = "Capture.LBL"; 
                  // Set the buffer folder location to 'C:\Temp\DVR'  
                  DVRSink.set_FolderName(0, "C:\\Temp\\DVR"); 
                  // Set the buffer folder to have 5 buffer data files, each at 100MB max size  
                  DVRSink.SetBufferSize(0, 5, 102400000); 
                  // Commit the changed settings now  
                  DVRSink.StopChangingAttributes(false); 
                  // Run the stream     
                  _playctrl.Run(); 
               } 
               catch (Exception ex) 
               { 
                  MessageBox.Show(this, ex.Message); 
               } 
          } 
           

23. Add an event handler to the _buttonPlayDVRBufferFile Click event to play a DVR buffer file and add the following code:

    VB

          Private Sub _buttonPlayDVRBufferFile_Click(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As EventArgs) Handles _buttonPlayDVRBufferFile.Click 
                       
            Try 
               ' Set the source file on the player  
               _playctrl.SourceFile = "C:\Temp\DVR\Capture.LBL" 
                            
               ' Run the player     
               _playctrl.Run() 
            Catch ex As Exception 
               MessageBox.Show(Me, ex.Message) 
            End Try 
                         
          End Sub 
           

    C#

          private void _buttonPlayDVRBufferFile_Click(object sender, EventArgs e) 
          { 
               try 
               { 
                  // Set the source file on the player  
                  _playctrl.SourceFile = "C:\\Temp\\DVR\\Capture.LBL"; 
                               
                  // Run the stream     
                  _playctrl.Run(); 
               } 
               catch (Exception ex) 
               { 
                  MessageBox.Show(this, ex.Message); 
               } 
          } 
           

24. Add an event handler to the _buttonSetDVRBufferLocations Click event to Set DVR Buffer Locations on More Than One Physical Disk and code it as follows:

    VB

          Private Sub _buttonSetDVRBufferLocations_Click(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As EventArgs) Handles _buttonSetDVRBufferLocations.Click 
                       
            Try 
                         
               ' Open the UDP Stream, but don't auto start 
               _playctrl.AutoStart = false 
               _playctrl.SourceFile = "udp://127.0.0.1:9005" 
                            
               Dim DVRSink As LMDVRSinkLib.LMDVRSink 
               DVRSink = DirectCast(_playctrl.GetSubObject(PlayObject.SourceFilter), LMDVRSinkLib.LMDVRSink) 
               ' Tell sink we are starting to change settings 
               DVRSink.StartChangingAttributes() 
               ' Set Two buffer locations  
               DVRSink.FolderCount = 2 
               ' Set base file name  
               DVRSink.BaseName = "Capture.LBL" 
               ' Set buffer folder 1 location 
               DVRSink.FolderName(0) = "C:\Temp\DVR" 
               ' Set buffer folder 1 to have 2 buffer data files, each at 16MB max file size 
               DVRSink.SetBufferSize(0, 2, 16 * 1024000) 
               ' Set buffer folder 2 location 
               DVRSink.FolderName(1) = "D:\Temp\DVR" 
               ' Set buffer folder 2 to have 4 buffer data files, each at 8MB max file size 
               DVRSink.SetBufferSize(1, 4, 8192000) 
               ' Tell sink to apply the changes  
               DVRSink.StopChangingAttributes(False) 
                            
               ' Run the player     
               _playctrl.Run() 
            Catch ex As Exception 
               MessageBox.Show(Me, ex.Message) 
            End Try 
     
          End Sub 
           

    C#

          private void _buttonSetDVRBufferLocations_Click(object sender, EventArgs e) 
          { 
               try 
               { 
                  // Open the UDP Stream, but don't auto start 
                  _playctrl.AutoStart = false; 
                  _playctrl.SourceFile = "udp://127.0.0.1:9005"; 
                               
                  LMDVRSinkLib.LMDVRSink DVRSink; 
                  DVRSink = (LMDVRSinkLib.LMDVRSink)(_playctrl.GetSubObject(PlayObject.SourceFilter)); 
                  // Tell sink we are starting to change settings 
                  DVRSink.StartChangingAttributes(); 
                  // Set Two buffer locations  
                  DVRSink.FolderCount = 2; 
                  // Set base file name  
                  DVRSink.BaseName = "Capture.LBL"; 
                  // Set buffer folder 1 location 
                  DVRSink.set_FolderName(0, "C:\\Temp\\DVR"); 
                  // Set buffer folder 1 to have 2 buffer data files, each at 16MB max file size 
                  DVRSink.SetBufferSize(0, 2, 16 * 1024000); 
                  // Set buffer folder 2 location 
                  DVRSink.set_FolderName(1, "D:\\Temp\\DVR"); 
                  // Set buffer folder 2 to have 4 buffer data files, each at 8MB max file size 
                  DVRSink.SetBufferSize(1, 4, 8192000); 
                  // Tell sink to apply the changes  
                  DVRSink.StopChangingAttributes(false); 
                                  
                  // Run the player     
                  _playctrl.Run(); 
               } 
               catch (Exception ex) 
               { 
                  MessageBox.Show(this, ex.Message); 
               } 
          } 
           

25. Add an event handler to the _buttonCopyBufferedDVRData Click event to play a DVR buffer file and add the following code:

    VB

          Private Sub _buttonCopyBufferedDVRData_Click(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As EventArgs) Handles _buttonCopyBufferedDVRData.Click 
                       
          Try 
               Dim first As Double 
               Dim last As Double 
               Dim total As Double 
               _playctrl.AutoStart = False 
               _playctrl.SourceFile = "udp://127.0.0.1:9005" 
               Dim DVRSink As LMDVRSinkLib.LMDVRSink 
               DVRSink = DirectCast(_playctrl.GetSubObject(PlayObject.SourceFilter), LMDVRSinkLib.LMDVRSink) 
               ' Get available range to copy  
               DVRSink.GetAvailabilityInfo(first, last, total) 
               ' Copy the data to the new file  
               DVRSink.CopyBufferToFile("C:\Temp\DVR\Copied_Capture.mpg", first, last) 
                           Catch ex As Exception 
               MessageBox.Show(Me, ex.Message) 
                           End Try 
                         
          End Sub 
           

    C#

          private void _buttonCopyBufferedDVRData_Click(object sender, EventArgs e) 
          { 
               try 
               { 
                  double first; 
                  double last; 
                  double total; 
                  // Open the UDP Stream, but don't auto start  
                  _playctrl.AutoStart = false; 
                  _playctrl.SourceFile = "udp://127.0.0.1:9005"; 
                  LMDVRSinkLib.LMDVRSink DVRSink; 
                  DVRSink = (LMDVRSinkLib.LMDVRSink)(_playctrl.GetSubObject(PlayObject.SourceFilter)); 
                  // Get available range to copy  
                  DVRSink.GetAvailabilityInfo(out first, out last, out total); 
                  // Copy the data to the new file  
                  DVRSink.CopyBufferToFile("C:\\Temp\\DVR\\Copied_Capture.mpg", first, last); 
               } 
               catch (Exception ex) 
               { 
                  MessageBox.Show(this, ex.Message); 
               } 
          } 
           

26. Build, and Run the program to test it. Click the [...] browse button to locate a video file for the convert / streaming output. Then click the Start button to begin streaming. Click the Play MPEG2 Stream With DVR Buffer button to test playing a UDP MPEG2 Stream with DVR Buffering. Click the Play DVR Buffer button to test playing a DVR buffer file. Click the Set DVR Buffer Locations button to test Setting DVR Buffer Locations on More Than One Physical Disk and play a UDP MPEG2 Stream with DVR Buffering. Click the Copy Buffered DVR Data button to test copy buffered DVR data to a new file. Finally, drag the track bar control to reposition the stream playback.