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StopCapture Method

Summary

Stops capturing data.

Syntax

C++

public virtual void StopCapture()

Public Overridable Sub StopCapture()

public: 
virtual void StopCapture();

Remarks

Stops capturing data. Places the object in the CaptureState.Stopped state. If the method fails, an error is raised. For more information, refer to the Error Codes.

Example

using Leadtools; 
using Leadtools.Multimedia; 
using LeadtoolsMultimediaExamples.Fixtures; 
 
public bool _result = false; 
public CaptureCtrlForm _form = new CaptureCtrlForm(); 
 
public void CaptureImageExample() 
{ 
   // reference the capture control 
   CaptureCtrl capturectrl = _form.CaptureCtrl; 
 
   string inFile = Path.Combine(LEAD_VARS.MediaDir, "CaptureCtrl_Source.avi"); 
   string outFile = Path.Combine(LEAD_VARS.MediaDir, "CaptureCtrl_CaptureImageExample.jpg"); 
 
   try 
   { 
      // set the video capture device, use your capture device name here 
      if (capturectrl.VideoDevices["USB"] == null) 
         throw new Exception("No USB video device available"); 
 
      capturectrl.VideoDevices["USB"].Selected = true; 
 
      // capture the image 
      Image image = capturectrl.CaptureImage(); 
 
      if (image != null) 
         image.Save(outFile, ImageFormat.Jpeg); 
 
      // stop the capture 
      capturectrl.StopCapture(); 
 
      // check for the capture file and set the result 
      if (File.Exists(Path.Combine(Directory.GetCurrentDirectory(), outFile))) 
         _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(); 
} 
 
public void CaptureImage_Helper(object sender, EventArgs e) 
{ 
   // set result 
   _result = true; 
} 
 
static class LEAD_VARS 
{ 
   public const string MediaDir = @"C:\Program Files (x86)\LEAD Technologies\LEADTOOLS 20\Media"; 
}

Imports Leadtools 
Imports Leadtools.Multimedia 
Imports LeadtoolsMultimediaExamples.Fixtures 
 
Public _result As Boolean = False 
Public _form As CaptureCtrlForm = New CaptureCtrlForm() 
 
Public Sub CaptureImageExample() 
   ' reference the capture control 
   Dim capturectrl As CaptureCtrl = _form.CaptureCtrl 
 
   Dim inFile As String = Path.Combine(LEAD_VARS.MediaDir, "CaptureCtrl_Source.avi") 
   Dim outFile As String = Path.Combine(LEAD_VARS.MediaDir, "CaptureCtrl_CaptureImageExample.jpg") 
 
   Try 
      ' set the video capture device, use your capture device name here 
      If capturectrl.VideoDevices("USB") Is Nothing Then 
         Throw New Exception("No USB video device available") 
      End If 
 
      capturectrl.VideoDevices("USB").Selected = True 
 
      ' capture the image 
      Dim image As Image = capturectrl.CaptureImage() 
 
      If Not image Is Nothing Then 
         image.Save(outFile, ImageFormat.Jpeg) 
      End If 
 
      ' stop the capture 
      capturectrl.StopCapture() 
 
      ' check for the capture file and set the result 
      If File.Exists(Path.Combine(Directory.GetCurrentDirectory(), outFile)) Then 
         _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 Sub CaptureImage_Helper(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As EventArgs) 
   ' set result 
   _result = True 
End Sub 
 
Public NotInheritable Class LEAD_VARS 
   Public Const MediaDir As String = "C:\Program Files (x86)\LEAD Technologies\LEADTOOLS 20\Media" 
End Class

Requirements

Target Platforms

Reference

CaptureCtrl Class

CaptureCtrl Members

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Leadtools.Multimedia Assembly

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