Class RadWebCam

Represents a web cam control that displays the stream provided by a web cam.

Inheritance
System.Object
RadControl
RadWebCam
Inherited Members
Namespace: Telerik.WinControls.UI
Assembly: Telerik.WinControls.RadWebCam.dll

Syntax

[TelerikToolboxCategory("Data Controls")]
public class RadWebCam : RadControl, INotifyPropertyChanged, ISupportInitializeNotification, ISupportInitialize, IComponentTreeHandler, ILayoutHandler, IPCHost, IAnalyticsProvider, IMediaFoundationRenderSurface

Constructors

RadWebCam()

Initializes a new instance of the RadWebCam class.

Declaration
public RadWebCam()

Properties

AutoStart

Gets or sets whether the control will start the first webcam it finds upon starting the application.

Declaration
public bool AutoStart { get; set; }
Property Value
System.Boolean

CameraBorderElement

Gets the element representing the border of the camera.

Declaration
public LightVisualElement CameraBorderElement { get; }
Property Value
LightVisualElement

ControlPanelHeight

Gets or sets the height of the panel with the camera controls.

Declaration
public int ControlPanelHeight { get; set; }
Property Value
System.Int32

DefaultSize

Gets the default size of the control.

Declaration
protected override Size DefaultSize { get; }
Property Value
System.Drawing.Size

HasError

Gets a value indicating whether the camera is in a state where something is preventing normal operation.

Declaration
public bool HasError { get; protected set; }
Property Value
System.Boolean

IsPreviewingSnapshot

Gets or sets a value indicating whether the control is in snapshot preview mode.

Declaration
public bool IsPreviewingSnapshot { get; set; }
Property Value
System.Boolean

IsRecording

Gets or sets a value indicating whether the source content is being recorded to a file.

Declaration
public bool IsRecording { get; set; }
Property Value
System.Boolean

PreviewSnapshots

Gets or sets whether the control will go into preview mode when a snapshot is taken.

Declaration
public bool PreviewSnapshots { get; set; }
Property Value
System.Boolean

RecordingFilePath

Gets or sets the location where video files are stored when capturing.

Declaration
public string RecordingFilePath { get; set; }
Property Value
System.String

SnapshotPreviewElement

Gets the snapshot preview element.

Declaration
public LightVisualElement SnapshotPreviewElement { get; }
Property Value
LightVisualElement

VideoRecordingElapsedTimeFormat

Gets or sets the format of the elapsed time displayed during recording.

Declaration
public string VideoRecordingElapsedTimeFormat { get; set; }
Property Value
System.String

WebCamElement

Gets the main web cam control element.

Declaration
public RadWebCamElement WebCamElement { get; }
Property Value
RadWebCamElement

Methods

CreateCameraBorderElement()

Creates the camera border element.

Declaration
protected virtual LightVisualElement CreateCameraBorderElement()
Returns
LightVisualElement

CreateChildItems(RadElement)

Creates the child elements of the control.

Declaration
protected override void CreateChildItems(RadElement parent)
Parameters
RadElement parent

The root element of the control's element tree.
Overrides

CreateRootElement()

Creates the root RadElement of the control.

Declaration
protected override RootRadElement CreateRootElement()
Returns
RootRadElement

Overrides

CreateSnapshotPreviewElement()

Creates the snapshot preview element.

Declaration
protected virtual LightVisualElement CreateSnapshotPreviewElement()
Returns
LightVisualElement

CreateWebCamElement()

Creates the main RadWebCam element.

Declaration
protected virtual RadWebCamElement CreateWebCamElement()
Returns
RadWebCamElement

DiscardSnapshot()

Discards the taken snapshot when the control is in preview snapshot mode.

Declaration
public virtual void DiscardSnapshot()

Dispose(Boolean)

Releases the unmanaged resources used by the System.Windows.Forms.Control and its child controls and optionally releases the managed resources.

Declaration
protected override void Dispose(bool disposing)
Parameters
System.Boolean disposing

Overrides

GetAudioCaptureDevices()

Gets a list with all the available audio capture devices.

Declaration
public static ReadOnlyCollection<MediaFoundationDeviceInfo> GetAudioCaptureDevices()
Returns
System.Collections.ObjectModel.ReadOnlyCollection<MediaFoundationDeviceInfo>

GetVideoCaptureDevices()

Gets a list with all the available video capture devices.

Declaration
public static ReadOnlyCollection<MediaFoundationDeviceInfo> GetVideoCaptureDevices()
Returns
System.Collections.ObjectModel.ReadOnlyCollection<MediaFoundationDeviceInfo>

GetVideoFormats(MediaFoundationDeviceInfo, Boolean)

Gets a list with all the available video file formats for the provided device.

Declaration
public static ReadOnlyCollection<MediaFoundationVideoFormatInfo> GetVideoFormats(MediaFoundationDeviceInfo device, bool recordingFormatsOnly = false)
Parameters
MediaFoundationDeviceInfo device

The device for which to get the available formats.
System.Boolean recordingFormatsOnly

If set to true - only formats that allow saving to a video file will be returned.
Returns
System.Collections.ObjectModel.ReadOnlyCollection<MediaFoundationVideoFormatInfo>

Initialize(MediaFoundationDeviceInfo, MediaFoundationVideoFormatInfo)

Starts up the video pipeline and displays the video from the source inside of the control. The device to use as a video source. The format from the video source.

Declaration
public virtual void Initialize(MediaFoundationDeviceInfo videoDevice, MediaFoundationVideoFormatInfo videoFormat)
Parameters
MediaFoundationDeviceInfo videoDevice

MediaFoundationVideoFormatInfo videoFormat

Initialize(MediaFoundationDeviceInfo, MediaFoundationVideoFormatInfo, MediaFoundationDeviceInfo)

Starts up the video pipeline and displays the video from the source inside of the control. The device to use as a video source. The format from the video source. The device to use as a audio source.

Declaration
public virtual void Initialize(MediaFoundationDeviceInfo videoDevice, MediaFoundationVideoFormatInfo videoFormat, MediaFoundationDeviceInfo audioDevice)
Parameters
MediaFoundationDeviceInfo videoDevice

MediaFoundationVideoFormatInfo videoFormat

MediaFoundationDeviceInfo audioDevice

OnCameraError(CameraErrorEventArgs)

Fires the CameraError event.

Declaration
protected virtual void OnCameraError(CameraErrorEventArgs e)
Parameters
CameraErrorEventArgs e

The event arguments.

OnHandleCreated(EventArgs)

Raises the System.Windows.Forms.Control.HandleCreated event.

Declaration
protected override void OnHandleCreated(EventArgs e)
Parameters
System.EventArgs e

An System.EventArgs that contains the event data.

OnLoad(Size)

Notifies that the control is about to be visualized.

Declaration
protected override void OnLoad(Size desiredSize)
Parameters
System.Drawing.Size desiredSize

Overrides

OnRecordingEnded(EventArgs)

Fires the RecordingEnded event.

Declaration
protected virtual void OnRecordingEnded(EventArgs e)
Parameters
System.EventArgs e

The event arguments.

OnRecordingStarted(CancelEventArgs)

Fires the RecordingStarted event.

Declaration
protected virtual void OnRecordingStarted(CancelEventArgs e)
Parameters
System.ComponentModel.CancelEventArgs e

The event arguments.

OnSettingsDialogShowing(CameraSettingsDialogShowingEventArgs)

Fires the SettingsDialogShowing event.

Declaration
protected virtual void OnSettingsDialogShowing(CameraSettingsDialogShowingEventArgs e)
Parameters
CameraSettingsDialogShowingEventArgs e

The event arguments.

OnSnapshotTaken(SnapshotTakenEventArgs)

Fires the SnapshotTaken event.

Declaration
protected virtual void OnSnapshotTaken(SnapshotTakenEventArgs e)
Parameters
SnapshotTakenEventArgs e

The event arguments.

Pause()

Pauses the video pipeline and pauses displaying the video feed.

Declaration
public virtual void Pause()

SaveSnapshot()

Triggers the SnapshotTaken event when the control is in preview snapshot mode.

Declaration
public virtual void SaveSnapshot()

SetBoundsCore(Int32, Int32, Int32, Int32, BoundsSpecified)

Performs the work of setting the specified bounds of this control.

Declaration
protected override void SetBoundsCore(int x, int y, int width, int height, BoundsSpecified specified)
Parameters
System.Int32 x

System.Int32 y

System.Int32 width

System.Int32 height

System.Windows.Forms.BoundsSpecified specified

Overrides

ShowSettingsDialog()

Shows the camera settings dialog.

Declaration
public virtual void ShowSettingsDialog()

ShutDown()

Shuts down the video pipeline.

Declaration
public virtual void ShutDown()

Start()

Starts the video pipeline and starts displaying the video feed.

Declaration
public virtual void Start()

StartRecording()

Starts capturing the media source(s) to a file. The RecordingFilePath property must be set before calling this method.

Declaration
public virtual void StartRecording()

Stop()

Stops the video pipeline and stops displaying the video feed.

Declaration
public virtual void Stop()

StopRecording()

Stops the file capture.

Declaration
public virtual void StopRecording()

TakeSnapshot()

Takes a snapshot from the currently displayed video feed. To get the snapshot subscribe to the SnapshotTaken event.

Declaration
public virtual void TakeSnapshot()

Events

CameraError

Occurs when an error is preventing the camera from operating normally.

Declaration
public event EventHandler<CameraErrorEventArgs> CameraError
Event Type
System.EventHandler<CameraErrorEventArgs>

RecordingEnded

Occurs when video recording has ended.

Declaration
public event EventHandler RecordingEnded
Event Type
System.EventHandler

RecordingStarted

Occurs when video recording is started.

Declaration
public event EventHandler<CancelEventArgs> RecordingStarted
Event Type
System.EventHandler<System.ComponentModel.CancelEventArgs>

SettingsDialogShowing

Occurs when the settings dialog is about to be shown.

Declaration
public event EventHandler<CameraSettingsDialogShowingEventArgs> SettingsDialogShowing
Event Type
System.EventHandler<CameraSettingsDialogShowingEventArgs>

SnapshotTaken

Occurs when a snapshot is taken. If PreviewSnapshots is set to true the event is fired only if the SaveSnapshot button is pressed.

Declaration
public event EventHandler<SnapshotTakenEventArgs> SnapshotTaken
Event Type
System.EventHandler<SnapshotTakenEventArgs>

Explicit Interface Implementations

IMediaFoundationRenderSurface.GetHandle()

Declaration
IntPtr IMediaFoundationRenderSurface.GetHandle()
Returns
System.IntPtr

Implements

Extension Methods