IVideoVideoCodec Property

Returns the video codec used to record the video file.

Definition

Namespace: ASCOM.Common.DeviceInterfaces
Assembly: ASCOM.Common (in ASCOM.Common.dll) Version: 3.0.0-rc.1+86c25ce733aebb4d8b1b8a62e84770ea5e972bea
C#
string VideoCodec { get; }

Property Value

String

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.

Exceptions

NotImplementedExceptionMust throw exception if not implemented.
NotConnectedExceptionWhen Connected is False.
DriverExceptionAn error occurred that is not described by one of the more specific ASCOM exceptions. Include sufficient detail in the message text to enable the issue to be accurately diagnosed by someone other than yourself.

Version Information

.NET Standard

Supported in: 2.0

See Also