# class Video

###

Module | solid
Namespace | Solid
Class | Video
Inherits | Solid::DeviceInterface

This device interface is available on video devices.

A video device provides access to a live stream of video, in contrast to a camera device which records individual frames or movies which are accessed discretely.

### methods

- Video (backendObject)

  returns ctor
  Not implemented
  KDE 4.1.0 and later only

  Argument | Type | Default
  --- | --- | ---
  backendObject | QObject |

  Creates a new Video object. You generally won't need this. It's created when necessary using Device.as().

  backendObject - the device interface object provided by the backend

  See also Solid.Device.as()

- Video (a0)

  returns ctor
  Not implemented
  before KDE 4.1.0 only

  Argument | Type | Default
  --- | --- | ---
  a0 | QObject |

- deviceInterfaceType ( )

  returns Solid::DeviceInterface.Type
  static

  Get the Solid.DeviceInterface.Type of the Video device interface.

  Returns the Video device interface type

  See also Solid.DeviceInterface.Type

- driverHandle (driver)

  returns QVariant

  Argument | Type | Default
  --- | --- | ---
  driver | QString |

  Retrieves a driver specific string allowing to access the device.

  For example for the "mtp" driver it will return the serial number of the device.

  Returns the driver specific data

- supportedDrivers (protocol)

  returns QStringList

  Argument | Type | Default
  --- | --- | ---
  protocol | QString | QString()

  Retrieves known installed device drivers that claim to handle this device using the requested protocol. If protocol is blank, returns a list of all drivers supporting the device.

  protocol - The protocol to get drivers for. Returns a list of installed drivers meeting the criteria

- supportedProtocols ( )

  returns QStringList

  Retrieves known protocols this device can speak. This list may be dependent on installed device driver libraries.

  Returns a list of known protocols this device can speak