C# get process output while running
Use Process.OutputDataReceived event from the process, to recieve the data you need.
Example:
var myProc= new Process();
...
myProc.StartInfo.RedirectStandardOutput = true;
myProc.OutputDataReceived += new DataReceivedEventHandler(MyProcOutputHandler);
...
private static void MyProcOutputHandler(object sendingProcess,
DataReceivedEventArgs outLine)
{
// Collect the sort command output.
if (!String.IsNullOrEmpty(outLine.Data))
{
....
}
}
So after a little more digging I found out that ffmpeg uses stderr for output. Here is my modified code to get the output.
Process p = new Process();
p.StartInfo.UseShellExecute = false;
p.StartInfo.RedirectStandardOutput = true;
p.StartInfo.RedirectStandardError = true;
p.StartInfo.Arguments = String.Format("-y -i \"{0}\" -target ntsc-dvd -sameq -s 720x480 \"{1}\"", tempDir + "out.avi", tempDir + "out.mpg");
p.StartInfo.FileName = "ffmpeg.exe";
p.ErrorDataReceived += new DataReceivedEventHandler(p_ErrorDataReceived);
p.OutputDataReceived += new DataReceivedEventHandler(p_OutputDataReceived);
p.Start();
p.BeginErrorReadLine();
p.WaitForExit();