IVideoFramePreviewBitmap Property
Returns a preview bitmap for the last video frame as an array of byte.

Namespace: ASCOM.DeviceInterface
Assembly: ASCOM.DeviceInterfaces (in ASCOM.DeviceInterfaces.dll) Version: 6.0.0.0 (6.2.0.2774)
Syntax
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byte[] PreviewBitmap { get; }

Property Value

Type: Byte
The preview bitmap image.
Remarks

Must be implemented, must not throw an ASCOM.PropertyNotImplementedException.

The application can use this bitmap to show a preview image of the last video frame when required. This is a convenience property for those applications that don't require to process the ImageArray but usually only adjust the video camera settings and then record a video file.

When a 24bit RGB image can be returned by the driver this should be the preferred format.

Examples
The following code can be used to create a Bitmap from the returned byte array
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using (var memStr = new MemoryStream(frame.PreviewBitmap))
{
    bmp = (Bitmap)Image.FromStream(memStr);
}
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