This property sets the format for the file where the capture is saved.

[Visual Basic]   recordcontrolname.Format[ = VideoFormatConstants ]
[Visual C++]     [ long = ]recordcontrolname.GetFormat()
                       recordcontrolname.SetFormat(long Val)
[VB.NET]   recordcontrolname.Format[ = ImageKit10WebCamera(A)Lib.VideoFormatConstants ]
[C#.NET]   recordcontrolname.Format[ = ImageKit10WebCamera(A)Lib.VideoFormatConstants ]

* ImageKit10WebCameraALib refers to the ANSI version, ImageKit10WebCameraLib refers to the Unicode version.

Property Value

Value Explanation
0 Capture is saved in AVI format (uncompressed). Default
1 Capture is saved in WMV format (compressed)

The following constants may also be used: ikAvi=0, ikAsf=1

Explanation

The Format property sets the format for the file where the capture is saved. Please set this value before executing the Open method. The default value is 0 (ikAvi).

When saving in WMV format, please set the appropriate value in the BitRate property.

Setting this value

This value can be set at run-time

Retrieving this value

This value can be retrieved at run-time

 

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