ByteScout Image To Video SDK – C# – Simple Slideshow

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simple slideshow in C# using ByteScout Image To Video SDK

simple slideshow in C#

Source code documentation samples provide quick and easy way to add a required functionality into your application. Simple slideshow in C# can be implemented with ByteScout Image To Video SDK. ByteScout Image To Video SDK is the software development kit that can take a set of images and generate video slide show from them. Includes built-in support for 100+ of 2-D and 3-D slide transitions effects. Supports output in WMV, AVI, WEBM video formats.

This rich sample source code in C# for ByteScout Image To Video SDK includes the number of functions and options you should do calling the API to implement simple slideshow. This C# sample code should be copied and pasted into your application’s code editor. Then just compile and run it to see how it works. C# application implementation typically includes multiple stages of the software development so even if the functionality works please test it with your data and the production environment.

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Program.cs

      using System;
using System.Diagnostics;
using BytescoutImageToVideo;

namespace SimpleSlideshow
{
	class Program
	{
		static void Main(string[] args)
		{
			try
			{
            	Console.WriteLine("Converting JPG slides to video, please wait...");

				// Create BytescoutImageToVideoLib.ImageToVideo object instance
				ImageToVideo converter = new ImageToVideo();

				// Activate the component
				converter.RegistrationName = "demo";
				converter.RegistrationKey = "demo";

				// Add images and set the duration for every slide
				Slide slide;
				slide = converter.AddImageFromFileName("..\\..\\..\\..\\slide1.jpg");
				slide.Duration = 3000; // 3000ms = 3s
				slide = converter.AddImageFromFileName("..\\..\\..\\..\\slide2.jpg");
				slide.Duration = 3000;
				slide = converter.AddImageFromFileName("..\\..\\..\\..\\slide3.jpg");
				slide.Duration = 3000;

				// Set output video size
				converter.OutputWidth = 640;
				converter.OutputHeight = 480;

				// Set output video file name
				converter.OutputVideoFileName = "result.wmv";

				// Run the conversion
				converter.RunAndWait();

				// Release resources
				System.Runtime.InteropServices.Marshal.ReleaseComObject(converter);

				// Open the result video file in default media player
				Process.Start("result.wmv");

        		Console.WriteLine("Done. Press any key to continue..");
        		Console.ReadKey();
            }
            catch(Exception e)
			{
                Console.WriteLine("Error: " + e.ToString());
                Console.WriteLine("\nPress any key to exit.");
                Console.ReadKey();
            }
		}
	}
}