### 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 the method fails, the return value may be one of the following error values:

DDERR_INVALIDOBJECT
DDERR_INVALIDPARAMS
DDERR_SURFACELOST

##### See Also

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