OpenVideo (DVR version only)

Description

Opens a specified video file (AVI or TIF) or previously recorded memory sequence for a playback. Used in combination with PlayVideo, StopVideo, CloseVideo.


Syntax

[VB]
objActiveGige.OpenVideo Source [, Sound = False ]

[C/C++]
HRESULT OpenVideo (bstr Source, bool Sound );


Data Types [VB]

Source : String
Sound : Boolean (optional)


Parameters [C/C++]

File [in]

The string containing the path to the AVI or TIF file; or "RAM" for a memory sequence.

Sound [in]

Optional boolean parameter for AVI files. If TRUE, the playback will be performed with the sound.

Return Values

S_OK

Success

E_FAIL

Failure.

E_INVALIDARG

Invalid file name.

Example

This VB example opens and plays a memory sequence.

Private Sub Play_Click()
ActiveGige1.OpenVideo "ram"
ActiveGige1.PlayVideo
End Sub


Remarks

For the Sound option to work, the AVI must contain the sound track.

If an AVI file is open with the Sound enabled, its maximum playback frame rate will be limited to x 16 of the recorded frame rate, and the synchronous playback will not be available.

Only one video file or memory sequence can be open at a time by one ActiveGige object. To play back several video sources, use several ActiveGige objects.