I am using the video recording sample provided by microsoft here. I want to change the resolution of the video being recorded in my app. Currently its recording in highest resolution by default. How to do so?
videoCaptureDevice.DesiredFormat = new VideoFormat(PixelFormatType.Unknown, 480, 640, 30);
The above statement is throwing Argument Exception.
Also, if possible let me know how to capture from the front camera?
How to achieve this? Please help.
Second parameter for AudioVideoCaptureDevice.OpenAsync
is the resolution. And you can get the resolutions using AudioVideoCaptureDevice.GetAvailableCaptureResolutions(sensor)
.
You may try this one.
private AudioVideoCaptureDevice VideoRecordingDevice;
private Windows.Foundation.Size resolution = new Windows.Foundation.Size(320, 240);
VideoRecordingDevice = await AudioVideoCaptureDevice.OpenAsync(CameraSensorLocation.Back, resolution);
NB: Remember that it may only used for wp8 or later version.
The Solution is (With my knowledge)
VideoCaptureDevice webcam = CaptureDeviceConfiguration.GetDefaultVideoCaptureDevice();
int videoformatcount = webcam.SupportedFormats.Count(); //We will get the avilable video format
if (videoformatcount > 0)
{
var Temp = webcam.SupportedFormats;
VideoFormat objVideoFormat = Temp[videoformatcount - 1];
webcam.DesiredFormat = new VideoFormat(PixelFormatType.Format8bppGrayscale, objVideoFormat.PixelWidth, objVideoFormat.PixelHeight, 1);
}
captureSource.VideoCaptureDevice = webcam;
This will produce the lowest resolution video
Use AudioVideoCaptureDevice to recoed video
StorageFolder isoStore = await ApplicationData.Current.LocalFolder.GetFolderAsync("Shared");
var file = await isoStore.CreateFileAsync("foos1.wmv", CreationCollisionOption.ReplaceExisting);
using (var s = await file.OpenAsync(FileAccessMode.ReadWrite))
{
Windows.Foundation.Size resolution = new Windows.Foundation.Size(640, 480);
avDevice = await AudioVideoCaptureDevice.OpenAsync(CameraSensorLocation.Back,
AudioVideoCaptureDevice.GetAvailableCaptureResolutions(CameraSensorLocation.Back).Last());
VideoBrush videoRecorderBrush = new VideoBrush();
videoRecorderBrush.SetSource(avDevice);
viewfinderRectangle.Fill = videoRecorderBrush;
await avDevice.StartRecordingToStreamAsync(s);
Thread.Sleep(30000);
await avDevice.StopRecordingAsync();
}
new MediaPlayerLauncher()
{
Media = new Uri(file.Path, UriKind.Relative),
}.Show();