Capture Video From Entire Screen - C++ (unmanaged)
Screen Capturing SDK sample in C++ (unmanaged) demonstrating ‘Capture Video From Entire Screen’
CaptureFromEntireScreen.cpp
// CaptureFromEntireScreen.cpp : Defines the entry point for the console application.
//
#include "stdafx.h"
#import "BytescoutScreenCapturing.dll"
using namespace BytescoutScreenCapturingLib;
using namespace std;
void usage(ICapturer* capturer);
void setParams(int argc, _TCHAR* argv[], ICapturer* capturer);
int _tmain(int argc, _TCHAR* argv[])
{
::CoInitialize(0);
// Create Capturer instance
CLSID clsid_ScreenCapturer;
CLSIDFromProgID(OLESTR("BytescoutScreenCapturing.Capturer"), &clsid_ScreenCapturer);
ICapturer* capturer = NULL;
::CoCreateInstance(clsid_ScreenCapturer, NULL, CLSCTX_ALL, __uuidof(ICapturer), (LPVOID*)&capturer);
if (!capturer)
{
_ftprintf(stdout, _T("Screen Capturer is not installed properly."));
::CoUninitialize();
return 1;
}
capturer->put_RegistrationName(_T("demo"));
capturer->put_RegistrationKey(_T("demo"));
// Set capturing type
capturer->put_CapturingType(catScreen);
// Set output video width and height
capturer->put_OutputWidth(640);
capturer->put_OutputHeight(480);
// WMV and WEBM output use WMVVideoBitrate property to control output video bitrate
// so try to increase it by x2 or x3 times if you think the output video are you are getting is laggy
// capturer->put_WMVVideoBitrate(capturer->WMVVideoBitrate * 2);
// Set output file name
capturer->OutputFileName = _T("Output.wmv");
// uncomment to enable recording of semitransparent or layered windows (Warning: may cause mouse cursor flickering)
// capturer->CaptureTransparentControls = true;
// Start capturing
HRESULT hr = capturer->Run();
// IMPORTANT: if you want to check for some code if need to stop the recording then make sure you are
// using Thread.Sleep(1) inside the checking loop, so you have the loop like
// Do
// Thread.Sleep(1)
// While StopButtonNotClicked
if (FAILED(hr))
{
// Error handling
CComBSTR s;
capturer->get_LastError(&s);
_ftprintf(stdout, _T("Capture failed: %s\n"), CString(s));
}
else
{
_tprintf(_T("Starting capture - Hit a key to stop ...\n"));
int i = 0;
TCHAR *spin = _T("|/-\\");
// Show some progress
while (!_kbhit())
{
_tprintf(_T("\rEncoding %c"), spin[i++]);
i %= 4;
Sleep(50);
}
// Stop after key press
capturer->Stop();
_tprintf(_T("\nDone."));
getchar();
}
// Release Capturer
capturer->Release();
capturer = NULL;
::CoUninitialize();
return 0;
}
stdafx.cpp
// stdafx.cpp : source file that includes just the standard includes
// CaptureFromEntireScreen.pch will be the pre-compiled header
// stdafx.obj will contain the pre-compiled type information
#include "stdafx.h"
// TODO: reference any additional headers you need in STDAFX.H
// and not in this file
stdafx.h
// stdafx.h : include file for standard system include files,
// or project specific include files that are used frequently, but
// are changed infrequently
//
#pragma once
#ifndef _WIN32_WINNT // Allow use of features specific to Windows XP or later.
#define _WIN32_WINNT 0x0501 // Change this to the appropriate value to target other versions of Windows.
#endif
#include <stdio.h>
#include <tchar.h>
#include <atlbase.h>
#include <atlstr.h>
#include <conio.h>