VideoVideoCodec Property

Returns the video codec used to record the video file.

Namespace: ASCOM.DriverAccess
Assembly: ASCOM.DriverAccess (in ASCOM.DriverAccess.dll) Version: 6.0.0.0 (6.6.9999.9999)

Syntax

C++

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public string VideoCodec { get; }

Public ReadOnly Property VideoCodec As String
	Get

public:
virtual property String^ VideoCodec {
	String^ get () sealed;
}

Property Value

String

Implements

IVideoVideoCodec

Exceptions

Exception	Condition
PropertyNotImplementedException	Must throw an exception if not implemented.
NotConnectedException	If the device is not connected
DriverException	An error occurred that is not described by one of the more specific ASCOM exceptions. The device did not successfully complete the request.

Remarks

For AVI files this is usually the FourCC identifier of the codec- e.g. XVID, DVSD, YUY2, HFYU etc. If the recorded video file doesn't use codecs an empty string must be returned.

Reference

Video Class

ASCOM.DriverAccess Namespace