CaptureVCRControl Property

public virtual VCRControl CaptureVCRControl {get;}

public bool _result = false;
      public ConvertCtrlForm _form = new ConvertCtrlForm();
      public ConvertCtrl _convertctrl;
      public bool _testing;
      public int _startTimeCode;
      public int _stopTimeCode;
      public void ReadTimecodeExample()
      {
         // reference the convert control
         _convertctrl = _form.ConvertCtrl;

         // input file
         string inFile =Path.Combine(LEAD_VARS.MediaDir, "ConvertCtrl_Source.avi");

         try
         {
            // check to see if we have the desired target device
            if (_convertctrl.TargetDevices["Microsoft DV Camera and VCR"] == null)
               throw new Exception("No Microsoft DV Camera target devices available!");

            // set the video capture device, use your capture device name here
            _convertctrl.SourceFile = inFile;

            // select video and audio compressors to none
            _convertctrl.VideoCompressors.Uncompressed.Selected = true;
            _convertctrl.AudioCompressors.Uncompressed.Selected = true;

            // select the target format
            _convertctrl.TargetFormats[TargetFormatType.DVSD].Selected = true;

            // select only Audio for this example
            _convertctrl.AllowedStreams = StreamFormatType.AudioVideo;

            // set a target device
            _convertctrl.TargetDevices["Microsoft DV Camera and VCR"].Selected = true;

            // check the target device VCRControl 
            if (_convertctrl.TargetVCRControl == null
               || (_convertctrl.TargetVCRControl.DeviceType == VCRControlDeviceType.NotPresent
                  || _convertctrl.TargetVCRControl.DeviceType == VCRControlDeviceType.Unknown))
               throw new Exception("MS DV Camera's Target VCR control is not present!");

            // subscribe to convert control events for VCR control input
            _convertctrl.Started += new EventHandler(ConvertCtrl_Started);
            _convertctrl.Complete += new EventHandler(ConvertCtrl_Complete);
            _convertctrl.Progress += new ProgressEventHandler(ConvertCtrl_Progress);
            _convertctrl.KeyPress += new Leadtools.Multimedia.KeyPressEventHandler(ConvertCtrl_KeyPress);

            // start the conversion
            _convertctrl.StartConvert();
         }
         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 (_convertctrl.State == ConvertState.Running)
            Application.DoEvents();

         // switch to playback and test
         _testing = true;

         // again, we'll loop and pump messages for this example for 
         // playback testing, (setting _testing == true will exit)
         while (_testing)
            Application.DoEvents();
      }

      void ConvertCtrl_Started(object sender, EventArgs e)
      {
         // start recording
         if (_convertctrl.TargetVCRControl.Mode != VCRControlMode.Record)
         {
            // pause the graph to prevent frame loss
            _convertctrl.PauseConvert();
            // start the record on the VCR control
            _convertctrl.TargetVCRControl.Record();
            // resume graph now
            _convertctrl.RunConvert();
         }

         // get our VCR start timecode
         _startTimeCode = _convertctrl.TargetVCRControl.ReadTimecode();
      }

      void ConvertCtrl_Complete(object sender, EventArgs e)
      {
         // stop recording
         if (_convertctrl.TargetVCRControl.Mode != VCRControlMode.Stop)
            _convertctrl.TargetVCRControl.Stop();

         // get our VCR start timecode
         _stopTimeCode = _convertctrl.TargetVCRControl.ReadTimecode();

         // set the result to what we expect
         _result = (_stopTimeCode > _startTimeCode);
      }

      void ConvertCtrl_KeyPress(object sender, Leadtools.Multimedia.KeyPressEventArgs e)
      {
         // if ok to perform playback functions 
         if (_testing && _convertctrl.TargetVCRControl != null)
         {
            // reference the target VCR control
            VCRControl vcr = _convertctrl.TargetVCRControl;
            switch ((char)e.keyAscii)
            {
               case '*':
                  // seek to the beginning of the capture 
                  if (vcr.Mode != VCRControlMode.Stop)
                     vcr.Stop();
                  vcr.SeekTimecode(_startTimeCode);
                  break;
               case '~':
                  // seek to the end of the capture
                  if (vcr.Mode != VCRControlMode.Stop)
                     vcr.Stop();
                  vcr.SeekTimecode(_stopTimeCode);
                  break;
               case 'p':
                  // start playback
                  if (vcr.Mode != VCRControlMode.Play)
                     vcr.Play();
                  break;
               case 's':
                  // skip ahead 1000 units from the current timecode 
                  vcr.Pause();
                  int tc = vcr.ReadTimecode();
                  vcr.SeekTimecode(tc + 1000);
                  vcr.Play();
                  break;
               case '+':
                  // step forward one frame
                  if (vcr.Mode != VCRControlMode.Pause)
                     vcr.Pause();
                  vcr.StepForward();
                  break;
               case '-':
                  // step backward one frame
                  if (vcr.Mode != VCRControlMode.Pause)
                     vcr.Pause();
                  vcr.StepBackward();
                  break;
               case 'f':
                  // slowest forward
                  vcr.SlowestForward();
                  break;
               case 'r':
                  // slowest reverse
                  vcr.SlowestReverse();
                  break;
               case '>':
                  // fastest forward
                  vcr.FastestForward();
                  break;
               case '<':
                  // fastest reverse
                  vcr.FastestReverse();
                  break;
               case 'x':
                  // stop playback and exit
                  if (vcr.Mode != VCRControlMode.Stop)
                     vcr.Stop();
                  _testing = false;
                  break;
            }
         }
      }

      void ConvertCtrl_Progress(object sender, ProgressEventArgs e)
      {
         if (_convertctrl.TargetVCRControl != null)
         {
            // reference the VCR control
            VCRControl vcr = _convertctrl.TargetVCRControl;

            // get the current time code
            int timeCode = vcr.ReadTimecode();
         }
      }

static class LEAD_VARS
{
   public const string MediaDir = @"C:\Program Files (x86)\LEAD Technologies\LEADTOOLS 175\Media";
}