GetBitsPerChannel

Description

Returns the number of bits per color component of a pixel.


Syntax

[VB]
Value=objActiveGige.GetBitsPerChannel()

[C/C++]
HRESULT GetBitsPerChannel(long* pValue );


Data Types [VB]

Return value: Long


Parameters [C/C++]

pValue [out,retval]

Pointer to the number of bytes per pixel

Return Values

S_OK

Success

E_FAIL

Failure

Example

This VB example reads and displays the pixel depth:

value=ActiveGige1.GetBitsPerChannel()
MsgBox value

Remarks

The method returns the pixel depth of the internal image buffer of the ActiveGige object after the unpacking and color interpolation is performed. Depending on the selected format, the following value will be returned:

Pixel Format	Bits per channel
Mono8, Mono8Signed	8
Mono10, Mono10Packed	10
Mono12, Mono12Packed	12
Mono16	16
Bayer**8, RGB8Packed, BGR8Packed, RGBA8Packed, BGRA8Packed, YUV411PAcked, YUV422Packed, YUV444Packed, RGB8Planar	8
Bayer**10, RGB10Packed, BGR10Packed, BGR10V1Packed, BGR10V2Packed, RGB10Planar	10
Bayer**12, RGB12Packed, BGR12Packed, RGB12Planar	16
RGB16Planar	16