ToggleClosedCaptioning Method

Summary

Switches the state of the close captioning mode on or off.

Syntax
C#
VB
C++
public virtual void ToggleClosedCaptioning() 
Public Overridable Sub ToggleClosedCaptioning()  
public: 
virtual void ToggleClosedCaptioning();  

Remarks

This is a convenient method to turn the close captioning mode on and off. If the method fails, an error is raised. For more information, refer to the Error Codes.

Example
C#
VB
using Leadtools; 
using Leadtools.Multimedia; 
using LeadtoolsMultimediaExamples.Fixtures; 
 
public bool _result = false; 
public CaptureCtrlForm _form = new CaptureCtrlForm(); 
public CaptureCtrl _capturectrl; 
 
public void ClosedCaptioningExample() 
{ 
   // reference the capture control 
   _capturectrl = _form.CaptureCtrl; 
 
   // output file names 
   string outFile = Path.Combine(LEAD_VARS.MediaDir, "CaptureCtrl_ClosedCaptioningExample_DVD"); 
 
   try 
   { 
      // try to find a Digital tuner, use your device name here 
      if (_capturectrl.VideoDevices["Analog"] == null) 
         throw new Exception("No Analog video device available"); 
 
      _capturectrl.VideoDevices["Analog"].Selected = true; 
 
      // select video and audio compressors 
      _capturectrl.VideoCompressors.Mpeg2.Selected = true; 
      _capturectrl.AudioCompressors.AC3.Selected = true; 
 
      // set the target format to MPEG2 program 
      _capturectrl.TargetFormat = TargetFormatType.MPEG2Program; 
 
      if (_capturectrl.HasDialog(CaptureDlg.TargetFormat)) 
         _capturectrl.ShowDialog(CaptureDlg.TargetFormat, _form); 
 
      // tune to a channel with closed captions 
      _capturectrl.TVTuner.SetChannel(28, -1, -1); 
 
      // set the target file 
      _capturectrl.TargetFile = outFile; 
 
      // enable the preview 
      _capturectrl.Preview = true; 
 
      // check whether closed captioning is enabled 
      if (_capturectrl.ClosedCaptionAvailable 
         && _capturectrl.ClosedCaptioning == false) 
      { 
         // try to toggle closed captioning  
         _capturectrl.ToggleClosedCaptioning(); 
 
         // set the result to what we expect 
         if (_capturectrl.ClosedCaptioning) 
            _result = true; 
 
         // get the previewing cc state 
         bool _previewCC = _capturectrl.PreviewingClosedCaption; 
      } 
 
      // check whether we can capture video 
      if (_capturectrl.IsModeAvailable(CaptureMode.VideoAndAudio)) 
      { 
         _capturectrl.TimeLimit = 30;      // just 30 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(); 
 
         _result = true; 
      } 
   } 
   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(); 
} 
 
static class LEAD_VARS 
{ 
   public const string MediaDir = @"C:\Program Files (x86)\LEAD Technologies\LEADTOOLS 20\Media"; 
} 
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 ClosedCaptioningExample() 
   ' reference the capture control 
   _capturectrl = _form.CaptureCtrl 
 
   ' output file names 
   Dim outFile As String = Path.Combine(LEAD_VARS.MediaDir, "CaptureCtrl_ClosedCaptioningExample_DVD") 
 
   Try 
      ' try to find a Digital tuner, use your device name here 
      If _capturectrl.VideoDevices("Analog") Is Nothing Then 
         Throw New Exception("No Analog video device available") 
      End If 
 
      _capturectrl.VideoDevices("Analog").Selected = True 
 
      ' select video and audio compressors 
      _capturectrl.VideoCompressors.Mpeg2.Selected = True 
      _capturectrl.AudioCompressors.AC3.Selected = True 
 
      ' set the target format to MPEG2 program 
      _capturectrl.TargetFormat = TargetFormatType.MPEG2Program 
 
      If _capturectrl.HasDialog(CaptureDlg.TargetFormat) Then 
         _capturectrl.ShowDialog(CaptureDlg.TargetFormat, _form) 
      End If 
 
      ' tune to a channel with closed captions 
      _capturectrl.TVTuner.SetChannel(28, -1, -1) 
 
      ' set the target file 
      _capturectrl.TargetFile = outFile 
 
      ' enable the preview 
      _capturectrl.Preview = True 
 
      ' check if closed captioning is enabled 
      If _capturectrl.ClosedCaptionAvailable AndAlso _capturectrl.ClosedCaptioning = False Then 
         ' try to toggle closed captioning  
         _capturectrl.ToggleClosedCaptioning() 
 
         ' set the result to what we expect 
         If _capturectrl.ClosedCaptioning Then 
            _result = True 
         End If 
 
         ' get the previewing cc state 
         Dim _previewCC As Boolean = _capturectrl.PreviewingClosedCaption 
      End If 
 
      ' check if we have can capture video 
      If _capturectrl.IsModeAvailable(CaptureMode.VideoAndAudio) Then 
         _capturectrl.TimeLimit = 30 ' just 30 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. 
         Do While _capturectrl.State = CaptureState.Running 
            Application.DoEvents() 
         Loop 
 
         _result = True 
      End If 
   Catch e1 As Exception 
      _result = False 
   End Try 
 
   ' 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. 
   Do While _capturectrl.State = CaptureState.Running 
      Application.DoEvents() 
   Loop 
End Sub 
 
Public NotInheritable Class LEAD_VARS 
   Public Const MediaDir As String = "C:\Program Files (x86)\LEAD Technologies\LEADTOOLS 20\Media" 
End Class 

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