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PreviewSource Property

Summary

Gets or sets the preview source setting.

Syntax

C++/CLI

public virtual CapturePreview PreviewSource { get; set; }

public: 
virtual property CapturePreview PreviewSource { 
   CapturePreview get(); 
   void set (    CapturePreview ); 
}

Property Value

A CapturePreview value.

Remarks

The value must be one of the CapturePreview enumeration values. Assignment can raise an error exception. 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 IsModeAvailableExample() 
{ 
   // reference the capture control 
   CaptureCtrl capturectrl = _form.CaptureCtrl; 
 
   // output file for processor settings 
   string outFile = Path.Combine(LEAD_VARS.MediaDir, "CaptureCtrl_IsModeAvailableExample.avi"); 
 
   try 
   { 
      // try to find a USB camera 
      if (capturectrl.VideoDevices["USB"] == null) 
         throw new Exception("No USB video device available"); 
 
      capturectrl.VideoDevices["USB"].Selected = true; 
 
      // try to find a USB audio device 
      if (capturectrl.AudioDevices["USB"] == null) 
         throw new Exception("No USB audio device available"); 
 
      capturectrl.AudioDevices["USB"].Selected = true; 
 
      // set MPEG2 as the video compressor 
      capturectrl.VideoCompressors.Mpeg2.Selected = true; 
 
      // set AC3 as the audio compressor 
      capturectrl.AudioCompressors.AC3.Selected = true; 
 
      // set the target output file 
      capturectrl.TargetFile = outFile; 
 
      // set the target output format 
      capturectrl.TargetFormat = TargetFormatType.AVI; 
 
      // check whether we can capture video 
      if (capturectrl.IsModeAvailable(CaptureMode.VideoAndAudio)) 
      { 
         capturectrl.FrameRate = 5;       // 5 frames per second  
         capturectrl.UseFrameRate = true; 
         capturectrl.TimeLimit = 10;      // just 10 seconds of capture time 
         capturectrl.UseTimeLimit = true; 
 
         // check to see if we can preview compressed output 
         if (capturectrl.IsPreviewTapSupported(CapturePreview.Video, CapturePreviewTap.Compressor)) 
         { 
            // enable preview 
            capturectrl.Preview = true; 
 
            // enable preview video 
            capturectrl.PreviewSource = CapturePreview.Video; 
 
            // set the preview tap location 
            capturectrl.PreviewTap = CapturePreviewTap.Compressor; 
         } 
 
         // subscribe to the complete event 
         capturectrl.Complete += new EventHandler(CaptureCtrl_Complete); 
 
         // start the capture process 
         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(); 
      } 
   } 
   catch (Exception) 
   { 
      _result = false; 
   } 
} 
 
void CaptureCtrl_Complete(object sender, EventArgs e) 
{ 
   _result = true; 
} 
 
static class LEAD_VARS 
{ 
   public const string MediaDir = @"C:\LEADTOOLS22\Media"; 
}

Requirements

Target Platforms

Reference

CaptureCtrl Class

CaptureCtrl Members

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Leadtools.Multimedia Assembly

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