IDirectDrawVideoPort::StartVideo

The IDirectDrawVideoPort::StartVideo method enables the hardware video port and starts the flow of video data into the currently specified surface.

HRESULT StartVideo(
  LPDDVIDEOPORTINFO lpVideoInfo  
);

Parameters

lpVideoInfo

Address of a pointer to a DDVIDEOPORTINFO structure.

Return Values

If the method succeeds, the return value is DD_OK.

If it fails, the method can return one of the following error values:

Requirements

  Windows NT/2000: Requires Windows 2000.
  Windows 95/98: Requires Windows 95 or later. Available as a redistributable for Windows 95.
  Header: Declared in dvp.h.
  Import Library: Use ddraw.lib.

See Also

IDirectDrawVideoPort::SetTargetSurface, IDirectDrawVideoPort::StopVideo, IDirectDrawVideoPort::UpdateVideo