EstimateOutputBitRate Method (CaptureCtrl)

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'Declaration
 
Public Overridable Function EstimateOutputBitRate() As Integer

'Usage
 
Dim instance As CaptureCtrl
Dim value As Integer
 
value = instance.EstimateOutputBitRate()

public virtual int EstimateOutputBitRate()

public:
virtual int EstimateOutputBitRate();

Return Value

estimated capture output bit rate, in bits per second.

The retrieved bit rate depends on the state of the capture object. If the object is in the running state, the retrieved bit rate is related to the actual number of bytes written. If the object is not running, the retrieved bit rate is a theoretical value that depends on the capture and selected encoder settings.

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Imports Leadtools
Imports Leadtools.Multimedia
Imports LeadtoolsMultimediaExamples.Fixtures

Public _result As Boolean = False
Public _form As CaptureCtrlForm = New CaptureCtrlForm()
Public _capturectrl As CaptureCtrl
Public Sub EstimateExample()
   ' reference the capture control
   _capturectrl = _form.CaptureCtrl

   ' output file 
   Dim outFile As String = Path.Combine(LEAD_VARS.MediaDir, "CaptureCtrl_EstimateOutputBitRateExample.avi")

   ' set the video capture device, use your capture device name here
   If _capturectrl.VideoDevices("USB") Is Nothing Then
      Throw New Exception("No USB video device available")
   End If

   _capturectrl.VideoDevices("USB").Selected = True

   Try
      ' set a video compressor
      _capturectrl.VideoCompressors.H264.Selected = True

      ' set the capture target file
      _capturectrl.TargetFile = outFile

      ' set the capture mode to still and start
      _capturectrl.ReadyCapture(CaptureMode.Video Or CaptureMode.InhibitRun)

      ' get the bit rate estimate
      Dim bitRate As Integer = _capturectrl.EstimateOutputBitRate()

           ' get file size estimate for 60 seconds
      Dim fileSize As Double = _capturectrl.EstimateOutputSize(60.0)

      ' set the result to what we expect
      _result = (bitRate <> 0 AndAlso fileSize <> 0.0)
   Catch e1 As Exception
      _result = False
   End Try
End Sub

Public NotInheritable Class LEAD_VARS
Public Const MediaDir As String = "C:\Program Files (x86)\LEAD Technologies\LEADTOOLS 18\Media"
End Class

using Leadtools;
using Leadtools.Multimedia;
using LeadtoolsMultimediaExamples.Fixtures;

public bool _result = false;
public CaptureCtrlForm _form = new CaptureCtrlForm();
public CaptureCtrl _capturectrl;
public void EstimateExample()
{
   // reference the capture control
   _capturectrl = _form.CaptureCtrl;

   // output file 
   string outFile = Path.Combine(LEAD_VARS.MediaDir,"CaptureCtrl_EstimateOutputBitRateExample.avi");

   // set the video capture device, use your capture device name here
   if (_capturectrl.VideoDevices["USB"] == null)
      throw new Exception("No USB video device available");

   _capturectrl.VideoDevices["USB"].Selected = true;

   try
   {
      // set a video compressor
      _capturectrl.VideoCompressors.H264.Selected = true;

      // set the capture target file
      _capturectrl.TargetFile = outFile;

      // set the capture mode to still and start
      _capturectrl.ReadyCapture(CaptureMode.Video | CaptureMode.InhibitRun);

      // get the bit rate estimate
      int bitRate = _capturectrl.EstimateOutputBitRate();

      // get file size estimate for 60 secs
      double fileSize = _capturectrl.EstimateOutputSize(60.0);

      // set the result to what we expect
      _result = (bitRate != 0 && fileSize != 0.0);
   }
   catch (Exception)
   {
      _result = false;
   }
}

static class LEAD_VARS
{
public const string MediaDir = @"C:\Program Files (x86)\LEAD Technologies\LEADTOOLS 18\Media";
}

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Reference

CaptureCtrl Class
CaptureCtrl Members