Help converting BMP to AVI C# Code to .NET

I found some code on the net that is supposed to convert a BMP file into a AVI file.

http://www.adp-gmbh.ch/csharp/avi/write_avi.html

The example is in C# so i converted it using a C# to VB.NET converter and fixed a few of the conversion bugs. The code executes but fails on the line 'Throw New AviException("error for AVIFileOpen")' saying 'AVI exception unhandled'. Perhaps someone could fix the code or tell me what i have done wrong.

Code supplied in next post due to size restriction on forum posts:

Code:

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Imports System
Imports System.Runtime.InteropServices
Imports System.Drawing
Imports System.Drawing.Imaging

Public Class Form1

    <StructLayout(LayoutKind.Sequential, Pack:=1)> _
    Private Structure AVISTREAMINFOW
        Public fccType, fccHandler, dwFlags, dwCaps As UInt32
        Public wPriority, wLanguage As UInt16
        Public dwScale, dwRate, dwStart, dwLength, dwInitialFrames, dwSuggestedBufferSize, dwQuality, dwSampleSize, rect_left, rect_top, rect_right, rect_bottom, dwEditCount, dwFormatChangeCount As UInt32
        'Public szName0, szName1, ..... szName63 As UInt16
        Public szName0, szName1, szName63 As UInt16
    End Structure 'AVISTREAMINFOW
    <StructLayout(LayoutKind.Sequential, Pack:=1)> _
    Private Structure AVICOMPRESSOPTIONS
        Public fccType As UInt32
        Public fccHandler As UInt32
        Public dwKeyFrameEvery As UInt32 ' only used with AVICOMRPESSF_KEYFRAMES
        Public dwQuality As UInt32
        Public dwBytesPerSecond As UInt32 ' only used with AVICOMPRESSF_DATARATE
        Public dwFlags As UInt32
        Public lpFormat As IntPtr
        Public cbFormat As UInt32
        Public lpParms As IntPtr
        Public cbParms As UInt32
        Public dwInterleaveEvery As UInt32
    End Structure 'AVICOMPRESSOPTIONS
    <StructLayout(LayoutKind.Sequential, Pack:=1)> _
    Public Structure BITMAPINFOHEADER
        Public biSize As UInt32
        Public biWidth As Int32
        Public biHeight As Int32
        Public biPlanes As Int16
        Public biBitCount As Int16
        Public biCompression As UInt32
        Public biSizeImage As UInt32
        Public biXPelsPerMeter As Int32
        Public biYPelsPerMeter As Int32
        Public biClrUsed As UInt32
        Public biClrImportant As UInt32
    End Structure 'BITMAPINFOHEADER

    Public Class AviException
        Inherits ApplicationException

        Public Sub New(ByVal s As String)
            MyBase.New(s)
        End Sub 'New

        Public Sub New(ByVal s As String, ByVal hr As Int32)
            MyBase.New(s)

            If hr = AVIERR_BADPARAM Then
                err_msg = "AVIERR_BADPARAM"
            Else
                err_msg = "unknown"
            End If
        End Sub 'New

        Public Function ErrMsg() As String
            Return err_msg
        End Function 'ErrMsg
        Private AVIERR_BADPARAM As Int32 = -2147205018
        Private err_msg As String
    End Class 'AviException

    Private Const OF_WRITE As Long = &H1
    Private Const OF_CREATE As Long = &H1000
    Private Const OF_SHARE_DENY_NONE As Long = &H40
    Private Const AVIIF_KEYFRAME As Long = &H10L

    Public Function Open(ByVal fileName As String, ByVal frameRate As UInt32, ByVal width As Integer, ByVal height As Integer) As Bitmap
        frameRate_ = frameRate
        width_ = width
        height_ = height
        bmp_ = New Bitmap(width, height, PixelFormat.Format24bppRgb)
        Dim bmpDat As BitmapData = bmp_.LockBits(New Rectangle(0, 0, width, height), ImageLockMode.ReadOnly, PixelFormat.Format24bppRgb)
        stride_ = bmpDat.Stride
        bmp_.UnlockBits(bmpDat)
        AVIFileInit()
        Dim hr As Integer = AVIFileOpen(pfile_, fileName, OF_CREATE Or OF_WRITE Or OF_SHARE_DENY_NONE, 0)

        If hr <> 0 Then
            Throw New AviException("error for AVIFileOpen")
        End If

        CreateStream()
        SetOptions()

        Return bmp_
    End Function 'Open

    Public Sub AddFrame()

        Dim bmpDat As BitmapData = bmp_.LockBits(New Rectangle(0, 0, CInt(width_), CInt(height_)), ImageLockMode.ReadOnly, PixelFormat.Format24bppRgb)
        Dim hr As Integer = AVIStreamWrite(psCompressed_, count_, 1, bmpDat.Scan0, CType(stride_ * height_, Int32), 0, 0, 0)

        If hr <> 0 Then
            Throw New AviException("AVIStreamWrite")
        End If

        bmp_.UnlockBits(bmpDat)

        count_ += 1
    End Sub 'AddFrame

    Public Sub Close()
        AVIStreamRelease(ps_)
        AVIStreamRelease(psCompressed_)
        AVIFileRelease(pfile_)
        AVIFileExit()
    End Sub 'Close

    Private Sub CreateStream()
        Dim strhdr As New AVISTREAMINFOW
        strhdr.fccType = fccType_
        strhdr.fccHandler = fccHandler_
        strhdr.dwFlags = Convert.ToUInt32(0)
        strhdr.dwCaps = Convert.ToUInt32(0)
        strhdr.wPriority = Convert.ToInt16(0)
        strhdr.wLanguage = Convert.ToInt16(0)
        strhdr.dwScale = Convert.ToUInt32(0)
        strhdr.dwRate = frameRate_ ' Frames per Second
        strhdr.dwStart = Convert.ToUInt32(0)
        strhdr.dwLength = Convert.ToUInt32(0)
        strhdr.dwInitialFrames = Convert.ToUInt32(0)
        strhdr.dwSuggestedBufferSize = Convert.ToUInt32(height_ * stride_)
        strhdr.dwQuality = Convert.ToUInt32(4294967295)
        strhdr.dwSampleSize = Convert.ToUInt32(0)
        strhdr.rect_top = Convert.ToUInt32(0)
        strhdr.rect_left = Convert.ToUInt32(0)
        strhdr.rect_bottom = Convert.ToUInt32(height_)
        strhdr.rect_right = Convert.ToUInt32(width_)
        strhdr.dwEditCount = Convert.ToUInt32(0)
        strhdr.dwFormatChangeCount = Convert.ToUInt32(0)
        strhdr.szName0 = Convert.ToInt16(0)
        strhdr.szName1 = Convert.ToInt16(0)

        Dim hr As Integer = AVIFileCreateStream(pfile_, ps_, strhdr)

        If hr <> 0 Then
            Throw New AviException("AVIFileCreateStream")
        End If
    End Sub 'CreateStream

    Private Sub SetOptions()
        Dim opts As New AVICOMPRESSOPTIONS
        opts.fccType = Convert.ToInt32(0) 'fccType_;
        opts.fccHandler = Convert.ToInt32(0) 'fccHandler_;
        opts.dwKeyFrameEvery = Convert.ToInt32(0)
        opts.dwQuality = Convert.ToInt32(0) ' 0 .. 10000
        opts.dwFlags = Convert.ToInt32(0) ' AVICOMRPESSF_KEYFRAMES = 4
        opts.dwBytesPerSecond = Convert.ToInt32(0)
        opts.lpFormat = New IntPtr(0)
        opts.cbFormat = Convert.ToInt32(0)
        opts.lpParms = New IntPtr(0)
        opts.cbParms = Convert.ToInt32(0)
        opts.dwInterleaveEvery = Convert.ToInt32(0)

        Dim p As AVICOMPRESSOPTIONS
        Dim pp As AVICOMPRESSOPTIONS

        Dim x As IntPtr = ps_
        Dim ptr_ps As IntPtr

        AVISaveOptions(0, Convert.ToInt32(0), 1, ptr_ps, pp)
        Dim hr As Integer = AVIMakeCompressedStream(psCompressed_, ps_, opts, 0)
        If hr <> 0 Then
            Throw New AviException("AVIMakeCompressedStream")
        End If

        Dim bi As New BITMAPINFOHEADER
        bi.biSize = Convert.ToInt32(40)
        bi.biWidth = Convert.ToDecimal(width_)
        bi.biHeight = Convert.ToDecimal(height_)
        bi.biPlanes = 1
        bi.biBitCount = 24
        bi.biCompression = Convert.ToInt32(0) ' 0 = BI_RGB
        bi.biSizeImage = Convert.ToInt32(stride_ * height_)
        bi.biXPelsPerMeter = 0
        bi.biYPelsPerMeter = 0
        bi.biClrUsed = Convert.ToInt32(0)
        bi.biClrImportant = Convert.ToInt32(0)

        hr = AVIStreamSetFormat(psCompressed_, 0, bi, 40)
        If hr <> 0 Then
            Throw New AviException("AVIStreamSetFormat", hr)
        End If
    End Sub 'SetOptions

    Private Declare Sub AVIFileInit Lib "avifil32.dll" ()

    Private Declare Sub AVIFileExit Lib "avifil32.dll" ()

    Private Declare Function AVIFileOpen Lib "avifil32.dll" _
      (ByRef ptr_pfile As Integer, ByVal fileName As String, _
        ByVal flags As Integer, ByRef dummy As Integer) As Integer 'byval

    Private Declare Function AVIFileOpenW Lib "avifil32.dll" _
      (ByRef ptr_pfile As Integer, ByVal fileName As String, _
        ByVal flags As Integer, ByRef dummy As Integer) As Integer 'byval

    Private Declare Function AVIFileCreateStream Lib "avifil32.dll" _
        (ByVal ptr_pfile As Integer, ByRef ptr_ptr_avi As IntPtr, _
        ByRef ptr_streaminfo As AVISTREAMINFOW) As Long

    Private Declare Function AVIMakeCompressedStream Lib "avifil32.dll" _
        (ByRef ppsCompressed As IntPtr, ByVal aviStream As IntPtr, _
      ByRef ao As AVICOMPRESSOPTIONS, ByVal dummy As Integer) As Integer

    Private Declare Function AVIStreamSetFormat Lib "avifil32.dll" _
        (ByVal aviStream As IntPtr, ByVal lPos As Int32, _
      ByRef lpFormat As BITMAPINFOHEADER, ByVal cbFormat As Int32) As Integer

    Private Declare Function AVISaveOptions Lib "avifil32.dll" _
      (ByVal hwnd As Integer, ByVal flags As UInt32, _
        ByVal nStreams As Integer, _
        ByRef ptr_ptr_avi As IntPtr, ByRef ao As AVICOMPRESSOPTIONS) As Integer 'byval

    Private Declare Function AVIStreamWrite Lib "avifil32.dll" _
      (ByVal aviStream As IntPtr, ByVal lStart As Int32, _
      ByVal lSamples As Int32, ByVal lpBuffer As IntPtr, _
      ByVal cbBuffer As Int32, ByVal dwFlags As Int32, _
      ByRef dummy1 As Int32, ByRef dummy2 As Int32) As Integer 'byval

    Private Declare Function AVIStreamRelease Lib "avifil32.dll" _
        (ByVal aviStream As IntPtr) As Integer

    Private Declare Function AVIFileRelease Lib "avifil32.dll" _
        (ByVal pfile As Integer) As Integer

    Private pfile_ As Integer = 0
    Private ps_ As New IntPtr(0)
    Private psCompressed_ As New IntPtr(0)
    Private frameRate_ As UInt32 = Convert.ToInt32(0)
    Private count_ As Integer = 0
    Private width_ As Integer = 0
    Private stride_ As Integer = 0
    Private height_ As Integer = 0
    Private fccType_ As UInt32 = Convert.ToInt32(1935960438) ' vids
    Private fccHandler_ As UInt32 = Convert.ToInt32(808810089) ' IV50
    '1145656899;  // CVID
    Private bmp_ As Bitmap

    Private Sub Button1_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Button1.Click

        Open("C:\Image1.bmp", 25, 320, 240)

    End Sub

End Class

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That code is doing precisely what it is supposed to. It is throwing an AviException which you have not handled. This is an example of bubbling up. Essentially, if you wrapped the above code in a class called Converter, you would then probably call it's function like this:

Code:

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Dim bm As Bitmap

Using cv As New Converter()
    bm = cv.Open("C:\test.avi", 54, 200, 200)
End Using

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But sometimes things go wrong and the function Open throws an exception. By throwing the exception, the method is increasing flexibility by allowing you as the programmer to choose how you want to handle that exception. Which you would so something like this:

Code:

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Dim bm As Bitmap

Using cv As New Converter()
    Try   
        bm = cv.Open("C:\test.avi", 54, 200, 200)   
    Catch (avie As AviException)
        MessageBox.Show(avie.ErrMsg)
    End Try
End Using

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By using a try-catch, we are handling the potential error and we can choose what we want to do. I've decided to pop up a messagebox with the error message.

As for your particular situation, your hr variable is obviously not returning 0. I think it's trying to open the file exclusively and failing.

Thanks for your help

As the code wasnt developed by me and ive never seen it working im a little confused how this code is supposed to operate. Its not obvious to me which part of the program requires me to point it to a .bmp image for eg. Also where in the code does it specify where the finished .avi file will be saved. I have followed the code through but as i dont understand many of these statements im finding it hard to work out whats going on in the code. This is generally why i avoid doing conversions from VB6 / C# whenever possible as it rarely works.

Any help getting the above code to do something would be greatly appreciated

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Originally Posted by appolospb

Thanks for your help

As the code wasnt developed by me and ive never seen it working im a little confused how this code is supposed to operate. Its not obvious to me which part of the program requires me to point it to a .bmp image for eg. Also where in the code does it specify where the finished .avi file will be saved. I have followed the code through but as i dont understand many of these statements im finding it hard to work out whats going on in the code. This is generally why i avoid doing conversions from VB6 / C# whenever possible as it rarely works.

Any help getting the above code to do something would be greatly appreciated

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One of the reason you are getting an error is because this code is trying to open an AVI file without a path to the file. You will need to create an AVI File First then you can add BMP files to it.

I have posted an example of how to read AVI file information, you can use it as an example of what happens while opening your file and how to pass information to your AVIstream function. The code is located on ess-image.com

I hope this helps you out

Thanks , ill take a look at it sometime in the next couple of days. In the meantime i went down the Windows Media Encoder SDK route and that didnt work out as had hoped. So i am definitely intrested in other methods of outputting video to avi such as this thread details.