VideoSubChannel Property

Summary
Gets the current video sub-channel.
Syntax
C#
C++/CLI
public int VideoSubChannel { get; } 
public: 
property int VideoSubChannel { 
   int get(); 
} 

Property Value

A TunerSubChannel enumeration value if default or not tuned; otherwise the current video sub-channel. For a list of frequencies for channels, refer to the Microsoft documentation on International Analog TV Tuning.

Remarks

Gets the current video sub-channel. This property is valid only for ATSC digital TV broadcasts.

Example
C#
using Leadtools; 
using Leadtools.MediaFoundation; 
using LeadtoolsMediaFoundationExamples.Fixtures; 
 
 
public bool _result = false; 
public CaptureCtrlForm _form = new CaptureCtrlForm(); 
 
public void DigitalTVTunerExample() 
{ 
   // reference the forms capture control and tv tuner 
   CaptureCtrl capturectrl = _form.CaptureCtrl; 
 
   string outFile = Path.Combine(LEAD_VARS.MediaDir, "TVTuner_DigitalTVTunerExample.wmv"); 
 
   int mainChannel = 27; 
   int subChannel = -1; 
   int newSubChannel = -1; 
   int[] subChannelList = null; 
 
   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 (capturectrl.VideoDevices["BDA"] != null) 
         capturectrl.VideoDevices["BDA"].Selected = true; 
 
      // get the TV Tuner device  
      TVTuner tvTuner = capturectrl.TVTuner; 
 
      // Check if TV tuner is valid  
      if (tvTuner != null) 
      { 
         // 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) 
         { 
            System.Diagnostics.Debug.WriteLine(" Main Channel: " + mainChannel); 
            subChannelList = new int[tvTuner.VideoSubChannelCount]; 
            for (int i = 0; i < tvTuner.VideoSubChannelCount; i++) 
            { 
               subChannelList[i] = tvTuner.VideoSubChannelValue(i); 
               System.Diagnostics.Debug.WriteLine(" Sub Channel: " + subChannelList[i]); 
            } 
         } 
 
         // select the first sub-channel in the list 
         if (subChannelList != null && subChannelList.Length > 0) 
         { 
            tvTuner.SetChannel(mainChannel, subChannelList[0], -1); 
            mainChannel = tvTuner.Channel; 
            newSubChannel = tvTuner.VideoSubChannel; 
            System.Diagnostics.Debug.WriteLine("Selected Channel: " + mainChannel + "." + subChannel); 
         } 
 
         // if the Main and Sub channel value are postive,  
         // it means tv tuner is happay and dandy, let starts capture 
         if (mainChannel > 0 && subChannel > 0) 
         { 
            System.Diagnostics.Debug.WriteLine("Start Capturing"); 
            capturectrl.TimeLimit = 30;     // just 30 seconds of capture time  
            capturectrl.UseTimeLimit = true; 
 
            capturectrl.TargetFormat = TargetFormatType.WMV; 
            capturectrl.TargetFile = outFile; 
 
            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(); 
 
      System.Diagnostics.Debug.WriteLine("Finish Capturing"); 
 
      // if TV tuner is valid  
      if (tvTuner != null) 
      { 
         // and set the result to what we expect  
         _result = (subChannel != newSubChannel); 
      } 
   } 
   catch (Exception ex) 
   { 
      _result = false; 
      System.Diagnostics.Debug.WriteLine(ex); 
   } 
} 
 
static class LEAD_VARS 
{ 
   public const string MediaDir = @"C:\LEADTOOLS22\Media"; 
} 
Requirements

Target Platforms

See Also

Reference

TVTuner Class

TVTuner Members

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