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UseTimeLimit Property

Summary

Gets or sets the option to use the time limit specified by the TimeLimit property.

Syntax

C++/CLI

public virtual bool UseTimeLimit { get; set; }

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

Property Value

true if the TimeLimit property is enabled; otherwise, it is false.

Remarks

Assignment can raise an error exception. For more information, refer to the Error Codes.

Example

using Leadtools; 
using Leadtools.MediaFoundation; 
using LeadtoolsMediaFoundationExamples.Fixtures; 
 
 
public bool _result = false; 
public CaptureCtrlForm _form = new CaptureCtrlForm(false); 
 
public void CapturePreviewExample() 
{ 
   // 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 the target output file 
      capturectrl.TargetFile = outFile; 
 
      // set the target output format 
      capturectrl.TargetFormat = TargetFormatType.MP4; 
 
      // set the preview and preview source 
      capturectrl.PreviewSource = CapturePreview.VideoAndAudio; 
      capturectrl.Preview = true; 
 
      // check if we have 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; 
 
         // 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; 
   } 
} 
 
public void CaptureCtrl_Complete(object sender, EventArgs e) 
{ 
   // set result 
   _result = true; 
} 
 
static class LEAD_VARS 
{ 
   public const string MediaDir = @"C:\LEADTOOLS23\Media"; 
}

Requirements

Target Platforms

Reference

CaptureCtrl Class

CaptureCtrl Members

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