Preview Property (ConvertCtrl)

public virtual bool Preview {get; set;}

public:
virtual property bool Preview {
   bool get();
   void set (    bool value);
}

'Declaration

Public Overridable Property Preview As Boolean

'Usage

Dim instance As ConvertCtrl
Dim value As Boolean
 
instance.Preview = value
 
value = instance.Preview

Property Value

true if Preview is enabled: otherwise it is false.

The default value is false.

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

Note: When setting this property, the convert control must be in the stopped state.

C#
Visual Basic

Imports Leadtools
Imports Leadtools.Multimedia
Imports LeadtoolsMultimediaExamples.Fixtures

Public _result As Boolean = False
Public _form As ConvertCtrlForm = New ConvertCtrlForm()
Public Sub HasDialogExample()
   ' reference the convert control
   Dim convertctrl As ConvertCtrl = _form.ConvertCtrl

   ' input and output files
   Dim inFile As String = Path.Combine(LEAD_VARS.MediaDir, "ConvertCtrl_Source.avi")
   Dim outFile As String = Path.Combine(LEAD_VARS.MediaDir, "ConvertCtrl_HasDialogExample.avi")

   Try
      ' set the source for conversion
      convertctrl.SourceFile = inFile

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

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

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

      ' The HasDialog method tells us that the control
      ' can display the desired settings dialog.
      ' check to see if the convert source dialog is available
      If convertctrl.HasDialog(ConvertDlg.TargetFormat) Then
         ' now show it
         convertctrl.ShowDialog(ConvertDlg.TargetFormat, _form)
         _result = True
      End If

      ' enable preview
      convertctrl.Preview = True

      ' set preview visible
      convertctrl.PreviewVisible = True

      ' start the capture process
      convertctrl.StartConvert()

      ' 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 convertctrl.State = ConvertState.Running
         Application.DoEvents()
      Loop

      ' see if there was an error
      If convertctrl.ConvertError <> 0 Then
         ' set the result to false
         _result = False
      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 19\Media"
End Class

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

public bool _result = false;
public ConvertCtrlForm _form = new ConvertCtrlForm();
public void HasDialogExample()
{
   // reference the convert control
   ConvertCtrl convertctrl = _form.ConvertCtrl;

   // input and output files
   string inFile = Path.Combine(LEAD_VARS.MediaDir,"ConvertCtrl_Source.avi");
   string outFile = Path.Combine(LEAD_VARS.MediaDir,"ConvertCtrl_HasDialogExample.avi");

   try
   {
      // set the source for conversion
      convertctrl.SourceFile = inFile;

      // set the video and audio compressors
      convertctrl.VideoCompressors.Mpeg2.Selected = true;
      convertctrl.AudioCompressors.AC3.Selected = true;

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

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

      // The HasDialog method tells us that the control
      // can display the desired settings dialog.
      // check to see if the convert source dialog is available
      if (convertctrl.HasDialog(ConvertDlg.TargetFormat))
      {
         // now show it
         convertctrl.ShowDialog(ConvertDlg.TargetFormat, _form);
         _result = true;
      }

      // enable preview
      convertctrl.Preview = true;

      // set preview visible
      convertctrl.PreviewVisible = true;

      // start the capture process
      convertctrl.StartConvert();

      // 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 (convertctrl.State == ConvertState.Running)
         Application.DoEvents();

      // see if there was an error
      if (convertctrl.ConvertError != 0)
      {
         // set the result to false
         _result = false;
      }
   }
   catch (Exception)
   {
      _result = false;
   }
}

static class LEAD_VARS
{
public const string MediaDir = @"C:\Program Files (x86)\LEAD Technologies\LEADTOOLS 19\Media";
}

Target Platforms

Reference

ConvertCtrl Class
ConvertCtrl Members
ForceNoRecompressionPreview Property