Manage Audio and Video

Use the methods on this page to manage audio and video in LiveSwitch.

Get Input Audio or Video Devices

Use the following asynchronous methods in the LocalMedia class to return arrays of audio and video input devices.

LocalMedia.GetMediaSourceInput

• CSharp

LocalMedia.GetAudioSourceInputs().Then(...);
LocalMedia.GetVideoSourceInputs().Then(...);

MediaTrack.GetSourceInputs

• CSharp

AudioTrack.GetSourceInputs().Then(...);
VideoTrack.GetSourceInputs().Then(...);

MediaSource.GetInputs

• CSharp

AudioSource.GetInputs().Then(...);
VideoSource.GetInputs().Then(...);

Get Output Audio or Video Devices

Use the following asynchronous methods in the RemoteMedia class to return arrays of audio and video output devices.

RemoteMedia.GetMediaSinkOutputs

• CSharp
• JavaScript

RemoteMedia.GetAudioSinkOutputs().Then(...);
RemoteMedia.GetVideoSinkOutputs().Then(...);

MediaTrack.GetSinkOutputs

These methods call into the underlying AudioTrack or VideoTrack of the RemoteMedia.

• CSharp
• JavaScript

AudioTrack.GetSinkOutputs().Then(...);
VideoTrack.GetSinkOutputs().Then(...);

MediaSink.GetOutputs

These methods call into the underlying AudioSink or VideoSink of the MediaTrack (non-JavaScript only).

• CSharp
• JavaScript

AudioSink.GetOutputs().Then(...);
VideoSink.GetOutputs().Then(...);

Change Input Audio or Video Devices

Use the following asynchronous methods in the LocalMedia class to change the audio and video input devices.

LocalMedia Change Source Input

These methods change the media source input of the media track while the media is active. If there are multiple media tracks in a custom media stack, these methods call into the first track.

• CSharp

LocalMedia.ChangeAudioSourceInput()
LocalMedia.ChangeVideoSourceInput()

Track Change Source Input

• CSharp

AudioTrack.ChangeSourceInput()
VideoTrack.ChangeSourceInput()

Source Change Input

These methods call into the underlying AudioSource or VideoSource of the MediaTrack.

Note

These methods are not for browser environments.

• CSharp

AudioSource.ChangeInput()
VideoSource.ChangeInput()

Change Output Audio or Video Devices

Use the following asynchronous methods in the RemoteMedia class to change audio and video output devices.

Change RemoteMedia Sink Output

• CSharp
• JavaScript

RemoteMedia.ChangeAudioSinkOutput()
RemoteMedia.ChangeVideoSinkOutput()

Change Sink Output

These methods call into the underlying AudioSink or VideoSink of the MediaTrack (for non-JavaScript environments only).

• CSharp
• JavaScript

AudioSink.ChangeOutput()
VideoSink.ChangeOutput()

Monitor Audio Levels

Use the following to attach an event handler to LocalMedia/RemoteMedia.OnAudioLevel.

Media.OnAudioLevel

• CSharp

media.OnAudioLevel += (level) =>
{
    // level ranges from 0.0-1.0.
};

AudioTrack.OnLevel

• CSharp

media.AudioTrack.OnLevel += (level) =>
{
    // level ranges from 0.0-1.0
};

Adjust Audio Levels

• CSharp
• JavaScript

The following AudioTrack properties affect audio levels:

• Volume: Affects hardware. For example, Volume can affect the speaker's level.
• Gain: Affects software. For example, Gain adjusts the amplitude of the signal in the track which also affects the remote side.

Note

Increasing Gain increases the signal's overall amplitude, including any noise in the signal. Increasing Gain too much can result in unusable audio due to the increased noise.

LocalMedia.AudioTrack.Volume

To increase Volume levels, adjust the AudioTrack.Volume property by giving it a value from 0 (min) to 1 (max).

For example:

LocalMedia.AudioTrack.Volume = .5;

LocalMedia.AudioTrack.Gain

To increase Gain levels, adjust the AudioTrack.Gain property by giving it a value from 0 (min) to 1 (max).

For example:

LocalMedia.AudioTrack.Gain = .5;

Monitor Video Size

Use LocalMedia.Videosize or RemoteMedia.VideoSize to get the local or remote video size.

Media.VideoSize

• CSharp

var size = media.VideoSize;
var width = size.Width;
var height = size.Height;

Media.OnVideoSize

You can also subscribe to the LocalMedia.OnVideoSize or RemoteMedia.OnVideoSize events.

• CSharp

media.OnVideoSize += (size) =>
{
    var width = size.Width;
    var height = size.Height;
};

VideoTrack.Size

Alternatively, you can check VideoTrack.Size.

• CSharp

var size = media.VideoTrack.Size;
var width = size.Width;
var height = size.Height;

VideoTrack.OnSize

You can also monitor video size by subscribing to the VideoTrack.OnSize event.

• CSharp

media.VideoTrack.OnSize += (size) =>
{
    var width = size.Width;
    var height = size.Height;
};