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Select video and audio capture devices

Products: Video Capture SDK .Net

You can download the sample project from GitHub.

Sample code​

Select video source​

1. Get a list of available video capture devices, and fill combo-box​

foreach (var device in VideoCapture1.Video_CaptureDevices)
{
    cbVideoInputDevice.Items.Add(device.Name);                
}

2. Create video source device settings​

VideoCapture1.Video_CaptureDevice = new VideoCaptureSource(cbVideoInputDevice.Text);

3. Get a list of available video formats and frame rates, fill combo-box​

var deviceItem = VideoCapture1.Video_CaptureDevices.First(device => device.Name == cbVideoInputDevice.Text);
if (deviceItem == null)
{
    return;
}

cbVideoInputFormat.Items.Clear();
foreach (string format in deviceItem.VideoFormats)
{
    cbVideoInputFormat.Items.Add(format);
}

cbFramerate.Items.Clear(); 
foreach (string frameRate in deviceItem.VideoFrameRates) 
{ 
    cbVideoFrameRate.Items.Add(frameRate); 
}

4. Select the video format​

VideoCapture1.Video_CaptureDevice.Format = cbVideoInputFormat.Text;

or automatically choose the best video format​

VideoCapture1.Video_CaptureDevice.Format_UseBest = true;

5. Select the frame rate​

VideoCapture1.Video_CaptureDevice.FrameRate = Convert.ToDouble(cbVideoFrameRate.Text);

6. Select needed video input (configure crossbar) if needed​

Select audio source​

1. Get a list of available audio capture devices, and fill combo-box​

foreach (var device in VideoCapture1.Audio_CaptureDevices)
{
    cbAudioInputDevice.Items.Add(device.Name);                
}

2. Create audio source device settings​

VideoCapture1.Audio_CaptureDevice = new AudioCaptureSource(cbAudioInputDevice.Text);

3. Get a list of available audio formats, and fill combo-box​

var deviceItem = VideoCapture1.Audio_CaptureDevices.FirstOrDefault(device => device.Name == cbAudioInputDevice.Text);

if (deviceItem != null)
{
  foreach (string format in deviceItem.Formats)
  {
    cbAudioInputFormat.Items.Add(format);
  }
}

2. Select the format​

VideoCapture1.Audio_CaptureDevice.Format = cbAudioInputFormat.Text;

or automatically choose the best audio format​

VideoCapture1.Audio_CaptureDevice.Format_UseBest = true;

3. Select input (line)​

VideoCapture1.Audio_CaptureDevice.Line = cbAudioInputLine.Text;

Required redists​

How to install the required redists or deploy them to the user's PC?

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