AVIReader Class

AVI files reading using Video for Windows.

Inheritance Hierarchy

SystemObject
Accord.Video.VFWAVIReader

Namespace: Accord.Video.VFW
Assembly: Accord.Video.VFW (in Accord.Video.VFW.dll) Version: 3.8.0

Syntax

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public class AVIReader : IDisposable

Public Class AVIReader
	Implements IDisposable

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The AVIReader type exposes the following members.

Constructors

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

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Properties

	Name	Description
	Codec	Codec used for video compression.
	FrameRate	Desired playing frame rate.
	Height	Height of video frames.
	Length	Video stream length.
	Position	Current position in video stream.
	Start	Starting position of video stream.
	Width	Width of video frames.

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Methods

	Name	Description
	Close	Close video file.
	Dispose	Dispose the object.
	Dispose(Boolean)	Dispose the object.
	Equals	Determines whether the specified object is equal to the current object. (Inherited from Object.)
	Finalize	Destroys the instance of the AVIReader class. (Overrides ObjectFinalize.)
	GetHashCode	Serves as the default hash function. (Inherited from Object.)
	GetNextFrame	Get next frame of opened video stream.
	GetType	Gets the Type of the current instance. (Inherited from Object.)
	MemberwiseClone	Creates a shallow copy of the current Object. (Inherited from Object.)
	Open	Open AVI file.
	ToString	Returns a string that represents the current object. (Inherited from Object.)

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Extension Methods

	Name	Description
	HasMethod	Checks whether an object implements a method with the given name. (Defined by ExtensionMethods.)
	IsEqual	Compares two objects for equality, performing an elementwise comparison if the elements are vectors or matrices. (Defined by Matrix.)
	To(Type)	Overloaded. Converts an object into another type, irrespective of whether the conversion can be done at compile time or not. This can be used to convert generic types to numeric types during runtime. (Defined by ExtensionMethods.)
	ToT	Overloaded. Converts an object into another type, irrespective of whether the conversion can be done at compile time or not. This can be used to convert generic types to numeric types during runtime. (Defined by ExtensionMethods.)

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Remarks

The class allows to read AVI files using Video for Windows API.

Sample usage:

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// instantiate AVI reader
AVIReader reader = new AVIReader( );
// open video file
reader.Open( "test.avi" );
// read the video file
while ( reader.Position - reader.Start < reader.Length )
{
    // get next frame
    Bitmap image = reader.GetNextFrame( );
    // .. process the frame somehow or display it
}
reader.Close( );

Reference

Accord.Video.VFW Namespace