CaptureSource Class

[ This article is for Windows Phone 8 developers. If you’re developing for Windows 10, see the latest documentation. ]

Provides methods that work with specific audio or video captures from the associated capture device.

Inheritance Hierarchy

System..::.Object
  System.Windows..::.DependencyObject
    System.Windows.Media..::.CaptureSource

Namespace:  System.Windows.Media
Assembly:  System.Windows (in System.Windows.dll)

Syntax

Public NotInheritable Class CaptureSource _
    Inherits DependencyObject
public sealed class CaptureSource : DependencyObject

The CaptureSource type exposes the following members.

Constructors

  Name Description
CaptureSource Initializes a new instance of the CaptureSource class.

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Properties

  Name Description
AudioCaptureDevice Gets or sets the associated audio capture device that is relevant to this capture.
Dispatcher Gets the Dispatcher this object is associated with. (Inherited from DependencyObject.)
State Gets the CaptureState of this capture. State might indicate that the capture is still ongoing or has failed.
VideoCaptureDevice Gets or sets the associated video capture device that is relevant to this capture.

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Methods

  Name Description
CaptureImageAsync Initiates an asynchronous image capture request. Retrieve the returned image by handling the CaptureImageCompleted event on this CaptureSource.
CheckAccess Determines whether the calling thread has access to this object. (Inherited from DependencyObject.)
ClearValue Clears the local value of a dependency property. (Inherited from DependencyObject.)
Equals(Object) Determines whether the specified Object is equal to the current Object. (Inherited from Object.)
Finalize Allows an object to try to free resources and perform other cleanup operations before the Object is reclaimed by garbage collection. (Inherited from Object.)
GetAnimationBaseValue Returns any base value established for a Windows Phone dependency property, which would apply in cases where an animation is not active. (Inherited from DependencyObject.)
GetHashCode Serves as a hash function for a particular type. (Inherited from Object.)
GetType Gets the Type of the current instance. (Inherited from Object.)
GetValue Returns the current effective value of a dependency property from a DependencyObject. (Inherited from DependencyObject.)
MemberwiseClone Creates a shallow copy of the current Object. (Inherited from Object.)
ReadLocalValue Returns the local value of a dependency property, if a local value is set. (Inherited from DependencyObject.)
SetValue Sets the local value of a dependency property on a DependencyObject. (Inherited from DependencyObject.)
Start Initiates capture from all capture devices that are relevant to this CaptureSource.
Stop Stops capture from all capture devices that are relevant to this CaptureSource.
ToString Returns a string that represents the current object. (Inherited from Object.)

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Events

  Name Description
CaptureFailed Occurs when a requested capture operation does not generate a captured sample.
CaptureImageCompleted Occurs when an asynchronous image capture request has returned a captured image.

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Fields

  Name Description
AudioCaptureDeviceProperty Identifies the AudioCaptureDevice dependency property.
VideoCaptureDeviceProperty Identifies the VideoCaptureDevice dependency property.

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Remarks

By using CaptureSource APIs, you can enable the following scenarios:

CaptureSource does not enable access to raw audio or video. To access this data, you must provide overrides for AudioSink..::.OnSamples or VideoSink..::.OnSample. You use Start and Stop for raw-format scenarios to start and stop the captures so that the sinks can process the resulting streams.

Tip

To save video to a file, you can use the FileSink class.

Capabilities

If you use this API in your app, you must specify the following capabilities in the app manifest. Otherwise, your app might not work correctly or it might exit unexpectedly.

ID_CAP_ISV_CAMERA

Windows Phone 8, Windows Phone OS 7.1

ID_CAP_MICROPHONE

Windows Phone 8, Windows Phone OS 7.1

For more info, see App capabilities and hardware requirements for Windows Phone 8.

Version Notes

 Windows Phone OS 7.1

 

In Windows Phone applications that use the CaptureSource class, you must also use the Microsoft.Devices..::.Camera, Microsoft.Devices..::.PhotoCamera, or Microsoft.Xna.Framework.Audio.Microphone class to enable audio capture and accurate capability detection in the application.

Version Information

Windows Phone OS

Supported in: 8.1, 8.0, 7.1

Platforms

Windows Phone

Thread Safety

Any public static (Shared in Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.

See Also

Reference

System.Windows.Media Namespace

AudioSink..::.CaptureSource

VideoSink..::.CaptureSource