TimeLimit Property

Summary
Gets or sets the capture time limit in seconds.
Syntax
C#
C++/CLI
public virtual double TimeLimit { get; set; } 
public: 
virtual property double TimeLimit { 
   double get(); 
   void set (    double ); 
} 

Property Value

A value representing the capture time limit.

Remarks

The property is only used if the value of UseTimeLimit property is set to True. Assignment can raise an error exception. For more information, refer to the Error Codes.

Example
C#
using Leadtools; 
using Leadtools.Multimedia; 
using LeadtoolsMultimediaExamples.Fixtures; 
 
 
public bool _result = false; 
public CaptureCtrlForm _form = new CaptureCtrlForm(); 
 
public void GetSubObjectExample() 
{ 
   // reference the capture control 
   CaptureCtrl capturectrl = _form.CaptureCtrl; 
 
   // input and output files 
   string inFile = Path.Combine(LEAD_VARS.MediaDir, "CaptureCtrl_Source.avi"); 
   string outFile = Path.Combine(LEAD_VARS.MediaDir, "CaptureCtrl_GetSubObjectExample.avi"); 
 
   try 
   { 
      // set the source video device 
      if (capturectrl.VideoDevices["USB"] == null) 
         throw new Exception("No USB video device available"); 
 
      capturectrl.VideoDevices["USB"].Selected = true; 
 
      // set the source audio device 
      if (capturectrl.AudioDevices["USB"] == null) 
         throw new Exception("No USB audio device available"); 
 
      capturectrl.AudioDevices["USB"].Selected = true; 
 
      // set the output files 
      capturectrl.TargetFile = outFile; 
 
      // set the audio and video compression 
      capturectrl.VideoCompressors.Mpeg2.Selected = true; 
      capturectrl.AudioCompressors.AC3.Selected = true; 
 
      // add the color adjustment processor 
      capturectrl.SelectedVideoProcessors.Add(capturectrl.VideoProcessors.Color); 
 
      // access the Color filter directly via the GetSubObject method 
      LMVColor lmvc = capturectrl.GetSubObject(CaptureObject.SelVideoProcessor) as LMVColor; 
 
      if (lmvc != null) 
      { 
         // change some settings 
         lmvc.Brightness = 85; 
         lmvc.Contrast = 85; 
         lmvc.Enabled = true; 
         lmvc.EffectAreaEnabled = false; 
 
         Marshal.ReleaseComObject(lmvc); 
      } 
 
      // 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; 
 
         // 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; 
   } 
 
   // 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(); 
   _result = true; 
} 
 
static class LEAD_VARS 
{ 
   public const string MediaDir = @"C:\LEADTOOLS22\Media"; 
} 
Requirements

Target Platforms

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