User`s guide

SelectedSourceName

Purpose Specify name of currently selected video source

Description The SelectedSour ceNa me property specifies the name of the video

source object from which the video input object acquires data. The name

is specified as a string. By default, the video input ob je ct selects the

first available video source object stored in the

Source property.

The too lbox defines a video source as one or more hardware inputs

that are treated as a single entity. For example, hardware supporting

multiple RGB sources, each of which is made up of three physical

connections (red-g reen-blue), is treated as a single video source object.

Characteristics

Access Read only while running

Data type

String

Values The video input obje ct assigns a name to each video

source object it creates. Names are defined at object

creation time and are vendor specific.

By default, the toolbox uses the first available source

name.

Examples To see a list of all available sources, create a video input object.

vid = videoinput('mat rox');

Use the set functi on to view a list of all available video source objects.

src_names = set(vid,' SelectedSourceName') ;