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GetStillImage Method

Summary

Gets a System.Drawing.Image object during a CaptureMode.Still capture.

Syntax

C++/CLI

public virtual Image GetStillImage( 
   int timeOut 
)

public: 
virtual Image^ GetStillImage(  
   int timeOut 
)

Parameters

timeOut
Value containing the maximum time to wait for the image, in milliseconds.

Return Value

Captured video image as a System.Drawing.Image

Remarks

Gets a System.Drawing.Image object during a CaptureMode.Still capture. If TimeOut is -1, the method's time-out interval never elapses. If the method fails, an error is raised. For more information, refer to the Error Codes.

Note: The frame data is retrieved from the underlying graph after the processing filters. If the capture needs to occur before the processing is completed use the LeadVideoCallBackFilter and place it first in the collection of processing filters.

Example

using Leadtools; 
using Leadtools.Multimedia; 
using LeadtoolsMultimediaExamples.Fixtures; 
 
 
public bool _result = false; 
public CaptureCtrlForm _form = new CaptureCtrlForm(); 
 
public void GetStillImageExample() 
{ 
   // reference the capture control 
   CaptureCtrl capturectrl = _form.CaptureCtrl; 
 
   // output file 
   string outFile = Path.Combine(LEAD_VARS.MediaDir, "CaptureCtrl_GetStillImageExample.jpg"); 
 
   try 
   { 
      // 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; 
 
      // set the capture mode to still and start 
      capturectrl.StartCapture(CaptureMode.Still); 
 
      // get a still image 
      Image image = capturectrl.GetStillImage(-1); 
      if (image != null) 
         image.Save(outFile, ImageFormat.Jpeg); 
 
      // stop the capture 
      capturectrl.StopCapture(); 
 
      // check for the capture file and set the result 
      if (File.Exists(Path.Combine(Directory.GetCurrentDirectory(), outFile))) 
         _result = true; 
   } 
   catch (Exception) 
   { 
      _result = false; 
   } 
} 
 
static class LEAD_VARS 
{ 
   public const string MediaDir = @"C:\LEADTOOLS22\Media"; 
}

Requirements

Target Platforms

Reference

CaptureCtrl Class

CaptureCtrl Members

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Leadtools.Multimedia Assembly

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Leadtools.Multimedia Namespace

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